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Newspaper
Fremont Eagle
Location
Fremont, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1898
Page
2
A concise roundup notes miscellaneous items including several crimes, minor fires, political happenings, and religious news. The brief survey highlights notable incidents and public concerns from the period without sensational detail.
The Cabinet reviewed draft directives for Cuban and Puerto Rican military commissions. Day prepared instructions, but Cabinet views require revision in the next days. Commissions will oversee occupation, revenue collection, and peace while Spain withdraws. They will assume governmental functions and receive surrendered arms. Sailing to posts expected soon.
Eight men died with ten feared dead and five injured at the Carnegie tunnel on the Panhandle Railroad Charleston division. Workers were preparing to pull the west wall when a cave in buried those at the tunnel end. Most laborers were Italians identified only by numbers.
John Underwood aged 110 was shot near his home seven miles southeast of Carrollton Missouri by Eugene Paddy age 20 and Dave Underwood son of the victim was badly shot and may die Paddy surrendered after a knife slash by one of the Underwoods. The quarrel stemmed from an old feud.
The Minister of War read a telegram from Blanco reporting insurgents continuing attacks on Spaniards. The Council ordered Blanco to resume offensive against insurgents only. Admiral Montero is chosen to replace Laudero as Spanish Commissioner for Cuba.
Fort Wayne schedule for August 28 lists Robison Park theater acts such as The Musical Ravens Musical Act Mile Chester Living Statues Murray Sisters Singers and Dancers. St Paul return to Merchant Service and naval service notes. The auxiliary cruiser St Vaul arrives at Cramps shipyard Philadelphia awaiting condition restoration.
The Pall Mall Gazette reports the International Arbitration Commission meeting in Quebec aims to bury superficial differences between Great Britain and the United States. It calls the talks a long step toward clearing ground, though without a formal or informal alliance the effort may fail.
A cablegram to the State Department says the British Government has directed the Hong Kong Governor to accept Admiral Dewey's request to dock and clear ships at Mou Kong. The note places the event in a diplomatic exchange involving the Shipa Ambassador Hay and the American government.
A visiting correspondent reports strong American sentiment in San Juan and surrounding areas rivaling that seen around Punce. The presence of Spaniards is said to suppress open enthusiasm.
The Navy plans to award the contract to build a coaling station at Pago Pago harbor in the Samoan Islands by the first of next month. The department has set aside $290,000 for the project.
A dynamite cartridge exploded at the Mor gan Park home of John E Hill Sr leader of the anti gambling crusade in Chicago while he and Mrs Hill slept no injuries reported authorities investigate motive and suspect possible attack on prominent reform figure
James Benton a Wichita horse dealer fatally shoots J H Summer a young cattleman in a rural road confrontation after Summer brings Benton’s daughter Lola on an elopement bid. Benton had followed the couple with police help and halted the pursuit by force.
A large boiler explosion at the Santa Fe Prescott and Phoenix Railroad roundhouse in Prescott Arizona killed two machinists and injured two or three others. Joseph Brown died minutes after being crushed while adjusting a valve atop engine No. 2. KE Seamans suffered severe injuries including loss of limb and head wounds, and Charles Chambers was seriously hurt as the roundhouse was left a wreck.
Roh Shizuo Kondo, president of the Japan ese-American Commercial and Industrial Association, promotes trade with Japan from New York. He notes Japan has grown since 1890 and offers inducements to American exporters, citing a 65 percent rise in exports to the U.S. and plans for further increases.
London gossip grows as Queen Victoria attends to royal duties amid coronation talk for the Holland queen. The Prince of Wales leads a large entourage with the royal party to Amsterdam and The Hague. A dazzling diamond bracelet gift from the Jubilee era is said to be offered on behalf of Victoria.
Christian Zellner and his wife were found dead in their room at 601 Martin Street Milwaukee. Their faces were covered with chloroform soaked handkerchiefs. Both were over sixty years old and had endured a hard life, choosing to die together.
A Lake Shore Railroad collision one mile west of Laporte Indiana injured six ice cars and caused serious injuries to the conductor and two brakemen. The engineer and fireman escaped with shaking but no major harm. Passengers were thrown about but mostly suffered only slight bruises.
Bradstreet reports England has loaded seventeen Pocahontas coal cargoes totaling 70 128 tons in Norfolk for eleven British stations across the globe. The shipments include Montevideo St Michaels Kingston Singapore India Cape Town and London with the India alone delivering 9 100 tons to Singapore. An unlimited British government coal contract is alleged to back these exports as war preparations intensify.
Bradstreet’s Commercial Report highlights renewed confidence in merchants ahead of the fall trade period. It cites rising bank clearings, strong iron and steel demand, favorable railway earnings, and active distributive trade in the west and south with growing interest in eastern markets, spurred by crop prospects and peace.
A blaze destroyed the National and Windsor hotels at Hot Springs Arkansas with six fatalities. Five bodies recovered and several injured from jumping from windows. A cottage owned by Col O'Brien and the Kentucky livery stable also burned. Fire began in the National Hotel and quickly spread. Some guests escaped via stairs while others leaped in night attire to save themselves. The livery stable horses and carriages were saved. Republican Nominations In Wisconsin At state convention in Milwaukee the ticket included Edward Scofield for Governor Jesse Stone for Lieutenant Governor W H Frothing for Secretary of State J D Davidson for Treasurer T R Hicks for Attorney General TL Harvey for Superintendent of Public Instruction Graham L Rice for Railroad Commissioner Emil Giljoann for Insurance Commissioner.
Rebels are defeated by Gen Mawhe in Tai Wong Kong with 100 killed and 40 taken prisoner. Local magistrates receive 10 to 20 rebels for execution in Paklan and Wungun districts. Roy Eckley and Andre Spolir bound over to Dayton Common Pleas for $5,000 each in the murder of Jaling Kruse. Ervin Gettier implicated but not arrested.
A Paris man named Dehlander killed his two children in a brutal act at a wall after binding their eyes and beating them. Other reports note a wife murder in Norristown, a man shooting his housekeeper in Louisville, and several suicides linked to love or despair. Fusion ticket for California governor is led by James G Maguire.
A blaze at the Peter Foy farm near Stanley Iowa destroyed a barn trapping the Foy children in a loft. Thomas 18 Lewis 16 George 11 and Blanche 9 perished as flames seized the ladder entry leaving no escape. Neighbors and parents endured harrowing screams before the building collapsed.
Reports from Pittsburg Pennsylvania describe a cloudburst along Saw Mill Run Temperanceville flooding the south bank of the Ohio River. Five persons drowned and several others missing after the bank caved in near the river. Missing include Regis Loftus Irene Loftus Mrs Mary Shaughnessy Geneva Shaughnessy Ignatio Saltze and an unknown man.
News from San Francisco notes most vessels freed from ice with relief sent, except the Belvedere. Capt Millard reached a safe bay but remains trapped near Point Barrow while Fearless Jeanie Newport Rosario Wanderer reach Fort Clarence. Whalers Alexander John and Winthrop Cayhead Jeanette Karluk and William Bayliss cited with whale counts. Captain Tilton of Narwhal reported dead.
A long work train with a passenger coach plunged through a trestle over the Trent River between the wharf and Union City in British Columbia, killing at least six people. The incident halted open foreign traffic on the line as regulators gauge safety lapses.
The market reports show Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Toledo Milwaukee Buffalo and New York listings for cattle hogs and sheep with price ranges. Wheat corn oats rye and butter and eggs prices are given in No 2 and white grades across multiple hubs plus specific ranges for shipping and local sale.
New York hosts a massive celebration as the fleet led by the New York and Brooklyn returns from Guantanamo. Admirals Sampson and Schley receive cheers while tens of thousands line rivers and shores. The event honors Santiago squadron veterans with a grand harbor procession and Grant’s tomb ovation.
Brief notice reports a roach infestation in the northern part of West Philadelphia. The Piccadilly Club of Cincinnati plans to present a loving cup to Admiral Dewey. A remark asserts Spain never learns or forgets and will remember the Maine. J. N. Taylor, 64, died by self inflicted gunshot eight miles south of Marshall Missouri. Divers in Lake Huron have recovered.
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