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Newspaper
Fremont Eagle
Location
Fremont, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1895
Page
2
Dispatches report strong Republican wins in Ohio New York New Jersey and Maryland with Tammany losses in New York City and victories for Hardin and Lowndes in Kentucky and Maryland respectively Massachusetts re elects Greenhalge and Utah adopts its constitution. A mysterious barn fire near Shelbyville Indiana uncovers a charred body and clues suggesting foul play.
Mrs. Helen Langdorf of Cleveland died in a house fire that also razed an adjoining home. Her husband and children barely escaped as investigators probe the blaze believed caused by coal oil used to start the fire. The body was found on a side porch after neighbors raised the alarm.
Firemen were injured as a blaze started in the Keepa shirt factory at Broadway and Bleecker streets New York. The fire spread across the street causing about 1,000,000 in damage. The nearby Manhattan saving institution building was destroyed and two other structures damaged by fire and water. Twenty five firemen were injured and many residents had narrow escapes.
Dr. Stafford was robbed by masked highwaymen on the way home, losing his watch and about $100. Thirty minutes later John and Charles Hudgell, also returning home on the same road, were robbed as well with a haul described as several hundred dollars.
The treasury statement shows October receipts of 28,000,000 against 34,000,000 disbursements, leaving a October deficit trimmed from 10.5 million to 6.161 million. For four months the shortfall totals 16.045 million, near the four-month average under the Cleveland regime. Internal revenue runs 200,000 to 300,000 a day higher, with customs slightly above last year.
Senator Morgan, chair of the Foreign Relations Committee, says the United States should support a potential Russia China treaty over Port Arthur and the Manchuria railroad. He argues such an arrangement is likely and favors narrowing England's Asian trade influence while expanding U S trade access.
Peter Fleck a farmer from near Milo Iowa traveled to Chicago for a brief vacation and was robbed on Custom House place by two armed women who seized his wallet containing 1400 dollars after bolting a door. He reported the crime to a police captain while thieves fled, with the money unrecovered an hour later. Nearby tremors from an earthquake rattled Chicago and much of the Mississippi Valley causing shaking and minor damage but no reported deaths.
Mrs Wheeler of Los Angeles was arrested in Santa Barbara on insanity charges. At her door she held a revolver and warned officers to back off. After fifteen hours of standoff she weakened from hunger and surrendered. In Tennessee, Sheriff Been was shot and fatally wounded by a mob led by Gam Smith near Celine in the Cumberland region. the assailants fled into Kentucky with most of their group.
The Nogales land grant dispute, a test case on Mexican era titles from 1836 to 1843, was argued at the United States Supreme Court. It covers about 25,000 acres including Nogales and its mining districts, with many town sites. The decision will set precedent for roughly 25,000 more acres and related grants in Arizona.
A broken wheel caused a major wreck on the Baltimore and Ohio line near Elm Grove, killing Mrs. Miranda Hare of Kittanning and Lawrence Bartley’s infant, injuring thirty three others as three cars burned. officials call it an unaccountable accident. H. H. Holmes was convicted in Philadelphia of Benjamin F. Pitzel’s murder and faces death with tight prison guard protection and renewed prosecution efforts.
R G Dun weekly review notes cotton recovery and sterling exchange improvements did not raise confidence. Demand for manufacturing products shows a bit better, retail distribution is encouraging, and fewer factory closings occur for the season. It is a period of waiting with uncertainty expected to continue for weeks.
The statistical report for Gloucester shows fewer losses in the year ending November 1. Eleven vessels valued at 70 thousand dollars were lost and ninety sailors perished, below the twenty year average though higher than last year when 137 men died.
Washington reports indicate the Nicaraguan Canal Commission has signed its inspection report and will forward it to the State Department. The document is believed to favor canal construction under government management with an estimated cost around 100 million dollars. Mexicans in Mexico City allege clergy plotting to annex to the United States and fund an American church led by American clergy. In Bloomington, Illinois, the community mourns Lieut Leonard Prince US Army who died after an operation in Chicago. he suffered injuries from a football accident three years ago and was noted for intellect and athletic ability.
Judge postpones motorcycle race at the request of more than twenty manufacturers and inventors who entered the contest. The delay follows a petition urging more time to prepare and address unresolved entry details.
Reports in Constantinople say three Armenian notables of Trebizond including a leading cleric face execution for rioting. Armenian circles claim around 800 Armenians died at Bitlis, while Turks report lighter losses. Advices from Moosh describe talks between local Armenians and Turkish authorities to avert further disorders. American missionaries aiding Sassun are asked to withdraw within three days, with Terrell warning Turkey of US responsibility for their safety.
Milwaukee dispatch reports Bay View plant workers facing a new contract plan by Illinois Steel Company that would strip parent rights and shield the firm from damages for any injury or death of minor employees including in cases of alleged company negligence. Also noted is the arrest of a man for the murder of Edward Histon near Topeka Kansas. the suspect claims accidental discharge and hid the body.
A new $20,000 damages suit begins in Canton as Mrs. Alice N. Rex sues Mrs. A. St. Demuta over a year-old feather theft accusation linked to a millionaire’s son. A murder case in Newmarket, Missouri reports Henry Huguley, son of Boston magnate H. W. Huguley, identified. body exhumed by a detective. Jack Dempsey, famed heavyweight, dies of consumption in Portland, Oregon.
The report compiles cattle hogs and grain prices from Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Toledo Buffalo Milwaukee and New York. Prices vary by grade with corn at No 2 across regions from 2c to 8c and wheat No 2 red ranging roughly 40c to 60c.
Theodore Durrant, Sunday school assistant at Emanuel Baptist Church, was found guilty of Blanche Lamont's murder. The jury returned a death sentence after a swift verdict on the first ballot amid a tumultuous courtroom scene. Judge Murphy set sentence and pending trial for Minnie Williams.
Durrant rises but unable to stand as his mother embraces him and tears mix with smiles among Blanche Lamont's relatives. Maud Lamont and Mrs. Noble react with excitement while Blanche Lamont's sister claps. The verdict will be appealed to the Supreme Court, with a decision anticipated in about a year.
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