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Newspaper
Fremont Eagle
Location
Fremont, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1900
Page
2
A severed head found tied in a grain sack near Cedar Lake is identified by a silver tooth plate with two false incisors. The corpse was packed in quick lime to erase features, making positive recognition impossible and promising a murder mystery rivaling the Guidesuppe case.
A San Francisco dispatch reports the United States circuit court of appeals quashed indictments against ten men arrested at Coeur d’Alene during last year’s mining strike for interfering with the mails. The men, held at San Quentin, will be released when the decision and papers reach Idaho and are sent to the San Quentin warden.
Berlin special reports Emperor William I blames Chinese emperor rulers for the outrages and says punishment of the offenders will atone to all nations. He offers full protection to the Chinese ruler if he returns to Pekin and cooperates.
The Michigan Supreme Court, in a unanimous decision, held the 1897 law granting a one cent per pound bounty on beet sugar production unconstitutional. The ruling followed a mandamus request by the Michigan Sugar Company of Bay City to compel payment of earned bounty.
The British steamship Eagle Point from London to Philadelphia reports a collision with the British steamer Bella from New York for Manchester England. Bella sank. all crew were rescued from the Bella before it went down. Eagle Point sustained bow damage.
John Sealy, chairman of the finance committee and custodian of the Galveston relief fund, reports that subscriptions received to date total 7XL043 dollars. He notes the funds come from a sub committee of the Galveston centre relief committee.
Akron dispatch reports a special grand jury investigating the riot has prepared a panel report not yet released. It indicates sixty six indictments have been returned against rioters.
In a rural incident near Wetr umpeka, Winfield Townsend alias Floyd, a Black man, was burned at the stake after an alleged attempted assault on Mrs. Lonnie Harrington. Her husband set the blaze that reduced Townsend to ashes.
A Milan dispatch reports the arrest of five suspected anarchists from the United States. One was found in possession of a revolver and a poniard. They were supplied with ammunition and English money.
The State Department has received a dispatch from Minister Conger announcing the withdrawal and departure of the Russian legation from Pekin.
Cumming's Stock Company performs during the week of October 8 at the Fort Wayne Masonic Temple with additional show on October 18 featuring the play Because She Loved Him So.
lawyer W J Abbot returns from Porto Rico reporting smooth civil government continuing reforms under military rule. Election on November 6 to select a Congress delegate and legislature members plus municipal officers. Voter qualifications to be set by the executive council. Island recovering from the hurricane. sugar plantations repaired. coffee will take years to rebalance. Citrus fruits grow wild. Florida orange growers plan to start groves.
Labor troubles in Chicago are described as virtually over with most trades employing union and nonunion workers. Contractors and union leaders claim large shares of current building work, while a key conference two months earlier failed to produce a formal agreement.
Justice Archer Martin of British Columbia led a British claim over the Porcupine mining district in Alaska. A dispatch from near Porcupine City reports he raised the British flag on September 17 and took possession of the area recently declared British territory, at least temporarily, by the international boundary commission.
Miss Mary Gilbert in Columbus faces a will condition to wed I J Eldridge’s eldest son for a $60,000 legacy. If she refuses, the prize goes to another. She weighs the demand from the Chicagoan uncle’s will and has not decided.
Conservative estimates place storm damage across Texas at about 1 million dollars with gulf coast disaster on September 8 included in the total. Property losses top 30 million dollars and deaths reach 6,000.
A Southern Pacific train derailed at Gartner Siding near the Utah Nevada line. Train No 4 went into the ditch and one woman was killed with fifteen others injured.
More than four thousand prospective American citizens were processed at the New York barge office. The crowd hailed from across Europe as officials reported the large intake of applicants. Soldiers Killed In Wreck on Transbaikal Line. A Russian military train derailed halfway, killing eleven soldiers and injuring many while twenty cars were destroyed.
St. G. Dun & Co. notes the anthracite coal strike paralyzing the industry with broader business effects. Steel rails rise to 26, Bessemer pig sells at 13.75, while overall iron and steel products stay unchanged and shipments rise in boots and shoes. Wool sales drop sharply. 204 U.S. failures versus 147 last year. Canada 18 versus 21.
United States Consul W W Milla reports to San Antonio and Washington detailing an insult to the American flag over the Chihuahua consulate on Sept 16, the Mexican independence anniversary. A mob torn down the U S colors while flags were displayed in honor.
A fast freight train collided with a switch engine at Durand Michigan on the Detroit Grand Haven and Milwaukee Railroad. Engineer Thomas Hamlin of Detroit and Fireman John Linden of Tonia were killed. Twenty four loaded cars burned and both engines demolished.
Reports say Solomon City at the river mouth was wiped out by a fierce storm east of Alaska. All 200 residents are homeless and destitute after waves and wind destroyed buildings.
A Native American tribe in Wisconsin names Neganigifig as chief after the murder of Chief Charley on the Lac du Flambeau reservation. The killer, Causa, fled the area amid enraged townspeople following the crime.
Judge Ensign sentenced Ruandes Abram hamson fifteen years old who confessed to setting thirteen fires in Chuduth last spring to ten years at hard labor in the penitentiary. He was convicted of setting fire to a constable in which no human life was lost.
In Chillicothe Ohio David Brooks was killed by his brother Amos after a hunting trip near the city. A quarrel over a dog led Amos to seize the gun from David and fire, killing him instantly. Amos fled to the woods and attempted suicide before being arrested.
Charles A. Collier was found lying at the foot of the stairs in the yard tack of his residence in Atlanta Gr with a bullet wound to the left side near the heart. Before lapsing into unconsciousness he whispered burglars.
The battleship Wisconsin is docked at Port Orchard after weathering a severe gale. Crews report the ship rode the northwest swell well since clearing the Golden Gate on its voyage to Washington.
Mrs Orn Horsman of Lynn Massachusetts is said to be worth perhaps 1,000,000 due to benevolence from Mrs William Porter of Boston. Mrs Porter has provided nursing and care for Mrs Horsman.
Arch ie Kinsaula, condemned for murder, was hanged twice but did not die from the drop. He ultimately died by strangulation in Charlotte, North Carolina, in a case marked by repeated executions on the scaffold.
The Reselan minister and troops are withdrawn from Tekin as a protest against the arme of Germany. The move signals strong diplomatic action by Rusala against German policy.
William Dailey and Thomas Radcliffe confessed to killing James Hogue aboard a Big Four freight train near Terre Haute and to robbing a railroad worker in Mattoon. Dailey and Radcliffe corroborated each other with Radcliffe admitting Dailey spoke the truth.
Thomas Burns arrived in Marion Ohio hauling his wife and two children in an old wagon. His horse died north of Bucyrus and he cannot afford a new animal, so he works as the draft horse to move the family, who are in destitute circumstances. Elizabeth Van Lew, Civil War heroine, died in Richmond after aiding Union prisoners and serving as postmaster under General Grant.
Fire in Sheldon Indiana destroyed four brick business buildings with losses estimated at 25000 dollars and insured. The blaze began in a drug store from an unknown cause and once threatened the entire district. Help from Kankakee arrived but the local department checked the blaze.
Coal operators and miners reach an agreement to end the anthracite strike. The deal grants a ten percent wage increase to miners, ending the labor stoppage after negotiations. In China, Empress Dowager replaces Prince Tuan with Wan Wen Chao, and Boxer leader Kang Yi reportedly dies by his own hand, signaling a shift away from Boxer influence.
George A. August a Topeka Kansas clothing salesman about 35 years old died by self inflicted gunshot in his third floor room at the Hotel George New York. His body was found by hotel staff leading to an unresolved suicide incident.
Two freight trains on the Philadelphia and Reading line collided near Gantham Pennsylvania killing three trainmen and injuring two others.
The report lists multiple city markets with price ranges for cattle hogs sheep and grains. Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Toledo Milwaukee Buffalo New York with values for wheat corn oats rye butter eggs and clover seed. Prices quoted in cents per unit and dollars per head vary by market and grade.
A committee of independent imbra vite mine operators met coal road presidents to protest higher wages. Roads offered 10 percent raises and $1.70 a key to lure workers back, but independents refused. United Mine Workers demand enforcement of laws, fair wages, and fair purchase terms for tools, plus a readjusted wage scale. Strikes expand in Lehigh valley as Oneida colliery and others suspend or limit work amid tactics in Lattimer and Teddo.
Lord Roberts promoted to commander in chief of the British army after his pivotal campaigns in South Africa. The Unionist party announced the reorganization is to be carried out, with Chan Bal Ler named as possible successor as Marshal Roberts retires. Roberts, born in India of Irish descent, began military service in a mountain battery unit in Peshawar.
Lymph from the Ismobattaay blandy of goats is used in trials for apoplexy. Manila customs fund road improvements in the Philippines. Diamond thefts in South Africa exceed one million dollars annually.
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