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Newspaper
Fremont Eagle
Location
Fremont, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1905
Page
1
A crivel walk site in Independence uncovers twenty nine skeletons believed to be DeSoto era soldiers killed by Indians. Nineteen skeletons in one hole show intact bodies except for severed skulls, suggesting massacre and burial in a heap.
The governor praises twelve years of honest state government and pledges nonpartisan management of benevolent and penal institutions. He calls for personnel removals based on merit, economy in operations, a nonpartisan hospital commission, and legal reforms to curb railroad passes and remonstrance abuses while urging structural changes to protect state finances and debt reduction.
The report notes that 22459 Russian private soldiers were still able to bear arms at surrender, plus wounded and sailors, indicating a much larger force held as prisoners at Port Arthur than previously estimated. It also discusses the Baltic Fleet’s possible return to Europe and Russian plans to counter Japanese offensives with renewed actions by Kouropatkin.
The House reconvened after a holiday recess with tributes to late Congressman William F. Mahoney of Illinois and adjournment in his memory. Senate action included votes on statehood for Oklahoma and New Mexico, regulation of corporations, and Southern dispute over cotton statistics. The merchant marine commission pressed steel tariff concerns while other measures covered Army and medical department reorganization, and a public building at Pontiac, Illinois.
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