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Newspaper
Fremont Eagle
Location
Fremont, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1895
Page
2
Dr. Robert W. Buchanan the wife poisoner was electrocuted at Sing Sing prison New York. The current was applied in stages totaling fifty eight seconds with 1740 volt surges and 23 seconds at full power before death at 11 23 a m.
A blaze at Brackenridge and Gougar in Otterbein Indiana destroyed an elevator and the Lake Erie and Western Railroad depot. Seventeen box cars burned into Timmins and Smith livery barn and damaged Taylor Company lumber yards in Lafayette. Estimated total loss about 30000 dollars with varied insurance coverages across multiple companies.
A Berlin based diplomat close to Prince Bismarck says reports of an imminent war between Russia and Japan are incorrect. He believes Britain and Japan have a secret alliance and warns of consequences across Europe Asia and Africa due to Germany's inconsistent policy.
Governor Matthews issues proclamation putting into force laws passed by Indiana's last Legislature with an exception for the State House Custodian appointment power. Some areas reportedly ignore the Nicholson temperance law but Brewers' Association urges saloonkeepers to comply until the Supreme Court rules.
Albany Ga special reports Miss Daisy Green died from blood poisoning after a mosquito bite on the lip while she slept. Pimples appeared next morning with inflammation leading to death. She studied at Wesleyan Female College in Macon and was a noted Albany society belle.
A barefoot wild man with shredded clothes and a butcher knife was captured in northern Sandusky County Ohio after terrorizing residents for days. He claims no home and says he came from Elmont. he will be held at the County Jail until his domicile is determined.
Crawford Gertin aged 33 was intoxicated and walked along the Big Four track two miles east of Greencastle Indiana. He sat on a cross-tie and was killed by an east bound passenger train. A search party later found his remains near his home.
Burglars broke into George Schealer home in Goodland Indiana reaching the second floor via a step ladder and an open window then chloroformed the inmates. They took 74 dollars jewelry and other valuables.
German authorities impose a ban on American dried apples citing zinc plate drying. Further tests reveal many German produced dried apples use the same zinc drying method.
The United States minted 1.75 million dollars in gold and 440 thousand dollars in silver during June. It also produced 244 thousand dollars worth of twenty cent pieces for Ecuador.
Expenditures for four years of civilian management total about 3.39 million dollars ending June 30. Current year outlays are forecast at 835 thousand with appropriations of 878 thousand, leaving an estimated treasury surplus of 43 thousand. Civilian costs average 840 thousand yearly versus 924 thousand under military rule, with growing efficiency and surpluses in earlier civilian years.
The U S consul at Foo Chow reports the Sama Disease, identical to last year’s Hong Kong plague, now an epidemic confined to the city and its immediate suburbs. He warns sanitation is impossible and fears extensive misery for about a million and a half residents unless the outbreak ends.
William Murray asserts he has found the original Lost Cabin mine near Redding California. He describes a lode 500 feet wide and 400 feet high and says the site has been sought for thirty years.
Minnie Lynch a 19 year old Chicago girl killed herself at home by carbolic acid after failing final exams at Lake High School. She had studied in Washington DC private academy and was considered a bright pupil though she alleged teacher prejudice and faced despondency from the failure.
Foreign envoys press Turkey for a clear reply to a note outlining reforms for Armenia. Ankara cites inability to specify points, risking a new note with a fixed deadline. News arrives of two defeated insurgent bands in Macedonia as the porte acts to quell revolt amid fears of wider disturbance.
The Springfield armory reports rapid progress on the new small bore rifles. Infantry is completed, artillery and cavalry carbine underway, with full army supply expected by next winter. Militia rifles will follow, funded from state allocations until Congress approves more funds.
Harry T. Hayward, jailed in Minneapolis under death sentence for Catherine Ging's murder, applied to New York Life and Travelers' Accident Insurance for 10 000 life insurance on the victim. Executors of Miss Ging's estate will sue to overturn the policy assignment as fraudulent.
Captain Sumner will command the U S cruiser Columbia in a test from Southampton to New York to gauge triple-screw speed without overstraining the vessel. The test aims to observe performance in real service conditions not at maximum effort. Volcanic activity is reported in the Cocopah country of Lower California.
Two daring freight car thieves operating in the West were arrested near Spokane Washington after attempting to offload stolen dry goods boots and shoes valued at 300 dollars. They planned to board moving trains and drop off loot as they slowed. The second hand dealer coordinated with Chief Mertz to buy the stolen goods.
A bottle on the Missouri riverbank carried a lead pencil note from R. Tandy of Bellefontaine farm claiming captors hold two men A. P. Pilford and John Buckmaster on an island in the Platte near Omaha. The missive dated 6 12 05 asks for swift rescue.
The report lists cattle, hogs, sheep, wheat, corn, oats, rye, butter, eggs, potatoes, broom corn and other items in multiple markets. Prices show wide spreads by city from Chicago to New York with notable hogs and cattle values and mixed grain quotes.
A sprawling Indiana roundup notes Jakko incidents and local developments from Kokomo to Lafayette. Drownings near Kokomo and Brazil deaths follow falls from heights. Wages rise at Union Steel Works in Alexandria and Tin Plate Works at Elwood. Polls and tax actions, shale and brick found in Parke Cayuga areas, plus a pardoned Lafayatte riot participant.
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