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Newspaper
Fremont Eagle
Location
Fremont, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1896
Page
1
The News Record reports Chicago election outcomes with Republicans winning several town seats by margins of one to four thousand. Aldermen races show mixed party lines amid a push by citizens to oust the city’s old guardians. In all, 34 Aldermen were elected: 13 Democrats, 18 Republicans, and 3 independents.
In Lodianapoli hundreds of Marrison and Success buttons appear amid political fervor. The episode links to Congressman Lorimer of Chicago, a St. Louis delegate, and Harrison voting pledges, while a separate tragedy in Poldaburg, Indiana sees Coons, a druggist, die by his own hand after declaring he would poison himself at dinner.
An annual conference of the reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Basins convened at the old Mormon Temple in Kirtland Ohio. Delegates arrived from Canada California Maine Mississippi and other regions. Four of the members of the original church attended the gathering.
Reports confirm a Barmaida stipulation has secured recruits and supplies for Cuban insurgents. Correspondents describe a notable victory claim tied to Maceo and Pi Bar Deb.
The Scott Jackson murder trial in Newport Kentucky was postponed to April on the defense attorney’s application for more time to prepare. The garbled text mentions Masovic Temple Theater Ft Wayne Andras April and Telp to Chinatown with unclear remnants.
Brigadier General Edward Fielding of the Salvation Army northwest division and several staff officers have resigned to join Balintgon Booth's Volunteers. The move is described as the severest blow since the Booth recall and is expected to trigger defections nationwide. Emma Fielding, Washington Blackhurst, Christopher Herron, Bertha Herron, Duncan, and Lieutenant Gallaway also resign.
Captain General Weyler, badly worried by Cuban insurgents seizing Pinar del Rio and Santa Clara, has ordered Gen. Luis Maria Pando and Gen. Alvaro Suarez Valdez to return to Spain. The flames consumed most of Pinar del Rio, with only a few dozen houses spared. The Spanish press urges readiness for a U.S. Congress vote recognizing Cuban belligerency, framing it as sympathy for Cuba.
The St. Louis Taxpayers League sues to halt Mayor Cyrus P. Walbridge’s March salary, arguing he has repeatedly left the city and drawn 1100 dollars in the last year. The suit seeks an injunction against City Treasurer Charles Scadder from paying or the mayor from accepting the March salary.
The Genesee River in Rochester New York rises higher than in twenty years flooding the southern wards washing away part of the Erie tracks. Houses are surrounded by water on Exchange Street from Clarissa Court nearly a mile and residents have to desert their homes. City officials fear bank failures could unleash a large flood into the residential area.
A West Pennsylvania Railway train wreck near Freeport Virginia injured five people. The Butler express derailed after rails spread causing two rear coaches to plunge down an embankment. Fire started shortly after and passengers narrowly escaped. the front car stayed on track.
The British Government plans to dispatch 5 000 troops to the Cape of Good Hope amid grave affairs in South Africa. Directors of the British South Africa Company asked for 500 regular troops from Cape Town to Bulawayo, for immediate action against emergencies. Eight crew members were killed when the monitor Hussar's main steam pipe burst at Valparaiso after docking at Paleahuina. In Georgetown British Guiana, fortifications are readied with two rapid fire guns as protection. Philadelphia Times editor Thomas Wharton died after falling from a fourth-story window, with suspected suicide.
The Carlisle report notes 4,031 failures this quarter with liabilities of 57.4 million, up from last year and 1894 figures. Manufacturing and trading failures rise, banking defaults total 51 with 4.75 million in liabilities, many in the Northern states. Spring hopes, unemployment, and a steel combination influence markets and bolster speculative buying.
Washington dispatch: Secretary Carlisle declines to enter the race for the Democratic nomination. In a letter to the Kentucky State Central Committee chairman he refuses consent to use his name, urging the convention to choose an acceptable candidate and reduce party contention.
Unanimous consent allows consideration of a bill to authorize a third bridge across the Mississippi at St Louis. Debate notes potential navigation impact from a bridge within two miles and cites high tolls as justification for passage. Judge Galley in North Dakota rules a tax suit too late to challenge city indebtedness, affecting bondholders and city revenue.
The Agricultural Department sent notices to all Senators and Representatives detailing quotas for this year. Each will receive 2,000 packets of vegetable seeds in 15 variety assortments and 1,400 packets of flower seeds in 280 packages of 5 packets each. Southern members' allotments will be distributed first due to the advancing season.
Westinghouse Electric Company calls a stockholders meeting in Pittsburg on June 4 to approve raising capital from 10 million to 15 million dollars. The move aims to wipe out floating debt and provide funds for reduced business under the arrangement with General Electric Company.
Gov Holcoth issues quarantine against cattle in districts hit by Texas fever with Nebraska action. The affected zone covers much of California and all of Virginia and North Carolina, while Tennessee, Kansas and Missouri are removed from the list.
A major Brunswick fire at 1 30 p m destroyed many leading businesses. Loss about 500000 with 400000 covered by insurance. Wind aided flames and Brunswick firemen were powerless until Savannah Waycross and Jacksonville sent aid. One man, Charles Smith, died from heat. Several sailing vessels were endangered but saved. Found in Minneapolis, William S Hale, missing since March 3, reappears with tale of beating and kidnapping in Syracuse Central yards. He walked seventy five miles to Minneapolis and intends to return to Syracuse family notified.
The Iowa Senate defeated a bill to permit liquor manufacture after twelve hours of discussion over two days. The measure drew twenty two votes with seven Democrats supporting it while twenty seven opposed. Absentee Healy urged the record to show he would have voted against the bill. Frisco Bridge Project eyed a suspension bridge across the San Francisco Bay, announced by Col. Lyman Bridges for the Terminal Company as plans for a major structure proceed.
A J Testament was acquitted after a hard fought fourth trial for the murder of Rev Burrell Simms. Causes Advance in Nails and liabilities exceed 100000 dollars. Wright and Bacon jewelry firms file assignments totaling over 100000. T Simon Sam named president of Hayte to succeed Hippolyte. William Vaughn killed by cartridges exploding in his pipe in Harper County Kansas.
Market summaries from Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Toledo Milwaukee Buffalo and New York list prices for cattle hogs sheep and various grains and dairy. Prices show wide ranges by city and grade with corn oats wheat rye and butter and eggs noted in cents and dollars.
The Cincinnati Enquirer details a motorman’s demanding life amid winter cold and summer heat, highlighting William Frazer on the Cumminaville line. It features his recovery from indigestion after using Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People, praising their effects on digestion, nerves, and blood, with purchase options from 50 cents a box.
Three House members Monroe H. Kulp Shamokin Pa George B. McClellan New York City and John Simpkins Yarmouth Mass are termed triplets for their similar heavy build hairless faces and identical dress Their parties are Kulp and Simpkins Republicans while McClellan is a Democrat They are among the wealthiest congressmen and colleagues note their striking resemblance and confusion in crowds and chambers.
The Cripple Creek mining district in Colorado draws crowds as spring arrivals surge. The Santa Fe Route from Chicago or Kansas City offers direct standard gauge service with through Pullman sleepers and free chair cars, landing travelers eight miles from Cripple Creek. Inquire at the nearest ticket office or BR address for details.
Experiments warming passenger cars on French railways use an outside stove to heat the car. A single stove reportedly suffices for the whole car and costs are low, with about twenty six pounds of coal lasting for roughly 200 miles. The warmed air circulates inside the vehicle. The excerpt adds a reflection: man resembles a tree judged by his bark.
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