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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1892
Page
1
Beaver Falls plant talks under Frick Leishman and officials while mills weigh resuming work and possible relocation to Duquesne. The union concerns and prior strikes loom as leaders discuss conditions and timelines.
The New York Herald reports Blaine denies plans for speeches or letters and clarifies he will spend the winter in Washington after a New York visit. The Sun notes Blaine's denial of interviews, his mood, and that he will travel to Washington soon with his family.
The Protestant Episcopal convention resolved on Minneapolis Minnesota as the meeting site for 1895 after three commissions and debates over Saratoga Springs Louisville Denver San Francisco and other options. Both bishops and deputies finally endorsed Minneapolis.
Pierssure Oct 24 The Pennsylvania Supreme Court refused to restrain Allegheny County from using the Baker law ballots as prepared by the county commissioners. Justice Sterrett returned the papers and the court declined to assume jurisdiction. The commissioners will proceed with the Market sheet ballot per the act specifications.
Seven negroes drown crossing Elliotts ferry twelve miles south of Lexpos when the rope broke in midstream. Only one survivor. bodies not recovered by nightfall. Also reports on Cleveland Harrison illness sympathy from England and Powderly addressing a defense fund for James A. Hughes in Rochester.
New York October 24 Mayor Grant declined the earlier offer of forty thousand dollars to become president of a Louisville distillery company.
Fire at the Carnegie Homestead mill boarding house in Honesteap, Pa., used by 125 non union workers, was started with oily waste placed under the rear. Deputies pursued a fleeing man, fired at him, and saved the building before guarding non union lodging at night.
A letter from October 21, 1892 argues against tariff protectionism using nails as a focal point. It contends tariffs artificially keep nail prices high, mocks protectionist claims, and cautions against industry "scalping knives" while urging readers to question duties on nails and linseed oil.
Mrs Harrison dies at the White House after a long illness. The funeral plans are set with private services in the Blue Room and a Pennsylvania Limited train carriage to Indianapolis for services at the First Presbyterian Church. The president and family express deep grief as flags lower and public condolences pour in.
The Rev. D. J. Gaston a respected minister in Spexcer Indiana declares his shift from the Republican to the Democratic ticket. He cites the people’s government principle, protections’ impact on farmers, and past Indiana laws as reasons, promising to exercise his right as an American citizen.
At a Pratxkeep, Indiana political meeting Hon. G W Cooper spoke in the town hall when rowdies disrupted the event. Alvin Williams tried to calm the crowd as Henry Allison fired a revolver, killing Williams almost instantly. No arrest reported.
In New York on October 22 General Martin McMahon refused to run as an independent or county democracy candidate for Congress. He insisted on a Democratic nomination and maintained General Sickles is ineligible, citing the constitutional ban on dual service. In Seattle on October 25 Mr Snively filed libel suits against the Seattle Post Intelligencer and Seattle Press Times seeking 100000 dollars in damages per case for accusations of swindling.
Samuel W Shockney, a 35 year old released from jail after a drinking spell, attempted to kill himself with a torn coat noose tied to an iron bar in his cell. Officer Quinn, Joe Kopp, and Officer Limecooley intervened as he fought guards and mauled his garments. Shockney, once a minister and author of Fighting Fate for Twenty-five Years, has a long history of Keeley Institute treatment and repeated jail terms across Ohio Indiana and Illinois. He was kept in the hospital department after the incident.
Senator Voorhees spoke on tariff issues, detailing who benefited and naming proponents of tariff policy. Captain George W. Bell followed with a highly praised address. The event, preceded by a city parade, was the campaign’s largest and most enthusiastic gathering at Randall Mall.
The Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons of Indiana met in Indianapolis for its forty seventh annual session led by Grand High Priest Edward J. Church of La Porte. A large delegation attended with only six of eighty four chapters unrepresented. Officers elected included Edward S. Ross of Wabash grand high priest and Orlando W. Brownback of Pendleton as grand king.
Treasurer Martin H. Rice and grand secretary William H. Smythe, both of Indianapolis, plus grand captain Henry W. Mordhurst of Fort Wayne and grand royal arch captain John E. Redmond of Logansport, are listed among senior officers.
A Big Four special train carrying Cincinnati and Kentucky sports was blocked by three Black men in Dayton. Dr Wilson, Newport and Campbell county coroner, was assaulted. A melee ensued with Charley Vokes and Mike Gillespie helping defeat the trio, who were later put off at Springfield station and jailed.
Indiana plans a major educational exhibit at the World’s Fair seeking 15000 square feet of space with 10000 at least likely. Dr Hallman heads the project showing county by county work and a public view of one county at a time. The State Teachers and Reading Circles will present growth in teachers and pupils plus shaded charts. Receipts from penny collections fall short of the $10000 goal, at about half.
Emma Morgan of Galluhrous Ohio shot and killed her sweetheart Harry Jones during a quarrel over a rival, Rich ards. She retrieved her father's revolver from a rear room and fired twice through the right eye and abdomen. no arrest has been made.
Lawrence Merkt a hed carrier aged forty four died at the central police station in Lacisaw Michigan after choking himself with torn undershirt pieces while in custody for drunkenness. Doctors removed fragments from his throat and he leaves a family.
A Wells Fargo train wrecked at Leiters on the Chicago and Erie railroad injuring engineer Frederick and fireman Metz fatally. The wreck is blamed on an open awiteh and occurred last night in Hoentxctay Indiana.
Timothy J. Sullivan, a 28 year old Pennsylvania Railroad brakeman, died after a day of illness at his Melita Street home. Reports conflicted about a possible railroad collision or other injury, but doctors offered no conclusive cause. the family refused a post mortem. Sullivan, unmarried, left a mother and five sisters and was the main support of the family.
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