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Newspaper
Galveston Leader
Location
Galveston, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1900
Page
2
News in brief reports gusts and events from far lands including crimes fires weather and naval notes. The Telegraph-Latest from foreign shores highlights diverse incidents and conditions around the world with terse summaries.
In a fierce gale off Erie Pennsylvania the iron barge Charles Foster towed by the Iron Duke sank with 8 lives lost. The Foster carried 1500 tons of ore from Duluth to Erie. Captain Ashley of the Iron Duke reported the vessel submerged after a massive wave as the crew perished without a cry.
The Hancock arrived in San Francisco from Manila with about 1500 sailors and soldiers who died in battle or of disease in the Philippines, China, Guam and Honolulu. It is the largest return of war dead since the Spanish American War. The ship carried 2 cabin passengers and 500 steerage, with eleven deaths en route. The bodies will go to the Presidio for pending interment or shipment to relatives.
In Greenville Michigan residents mourn Lew Campbell an elderly Grand Army veteran found murdered with his skull crushed, buried in a hay shed on the Dodge place. Coroner's jury rules death by a blow from Samuel Aplin an ex convict detectives search for the suspect.
Colorado Governor Thomas says he did not refuse to honor Governor Mount of Indiana’s extradition papers for Clinton Oxman. He explains the papers were incorrect and sent back for rectification, contrasting rumors that linked the issue to former Kentucky Governor W. S. Taylor. Oxman is charged with swindling a Valparaiso man of $10,000.
The Philippine Commission prepared a bill to fix import and export duties with a public discussion planned. It provides dutiable imports from the United States into the Islands and prohibits explosives adulterated wines articles under fair trade marks and gaming apparatus. Duty rates are not yet finalized.
A Thirty seventh regiment detachment captured fifty two prisoners in the suburbs of San Antonio and San Benito. Many escaped but a portion were hauled in by the gun boat Lanana de Bay.
A collision on the Clover Leaf Road at Greentown Indiana destroyed two engines six freight cars and a caboose as fire finished the wreckage.
Three killed in a Southern Railway wreck near Sanford Tennessee. Conductor David L. Glover and two unidentified tramps perished in the freight accident reported by the St correspondent of the Lessden Times.
General Doulet presented credentials to the State Department as Persia's new minister the first from that country in ten years. The prior envoy, Haji Hassen Ghoulikahn, was ridiculed for his name and left in disgust.
London special reports theft of Nelson artifacts from Greenwich hospital including his watch and medals after attendance left. Police have no trace of the missing items and are investigating.
Sailors bid farewell as the three-masted vessel Ghetwe is presumed lost with thirty crew aboard. Widows and fifty four orphans follow the disappearance, raising the grim toll and stirring local sorrow.
Dispatches note General Delarey with 060 staging a convoy from Protevia te Ree and Comsmanden Nek repelled by Boer forces. General De Wet reportedly crossed the Caledon. December 8 at Karree Pont drift toward Odendal. General Knox pursued, guards held the drift, river forded. Eagan disciplined for calling Lt General Miles names amid canned beef scandal.
San Diego reports Admiral Kautz received orders to sail immediately for South America. The flagship Iowa and the Philadelphia left port Saturday after hurried preparations. A coal order for 1,000 tons was cut to half, reason undisclosed, startling Kautz and naval officers.
In pursuance of reconcentrado policy authorities prepare accommodation on a race course for 4000 people from nearby farms. The burgers will be housed in a laager and strictly wilbbed. A Gazette notice declares all able bodied British subjects liable to be conscripted for service in the Rand rifles.
Storms sweep the British coast with several minor wrecks. The steamer Rossgull from Plymouth foundered off Jersey. passengers were saved but a boat with nine crew members is missing.
Paul Prebdles and Frank Andrews were killed by a coal fall at the Luke Fidler mine in Swampkin Pa owned by the Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Company. They were working on a coal breast when a large mass collapsed and buried them.
John Gibson of Catalettsburg is jailed in Marysville Kentucky after being charged with killing his infant stepdaughter with a hot poker. He claims the burns were intended to simulate death from smallpox to mislead authorities.
A compiled table shows eleven deaths and sixty two serious injuries and one hundred fifty minor injuries on the football gridiron this country during the past season. The figure exceeds last season.
An explosion of dynamite at the San Andres de Lasiierra mines near Mexico City killed and wounded many miners. At latest reports twenty six bodies had been recovered.
Three men died and two were seriously injured when a bowlder from the mine roof fell after a heavy blast at the World Herald mine in Aurora Missouri.
An engine on the Grand Trunk Railway at Inglewood Junction Ontario crashed into a hand-car carrying five section men. Every man aboard was killed instantly.
President McKinley decides to oppose an amendment to the Nicaraguan Canal bill that would authorize fortifying the canal. The move signals a stance against additional defensive works on the proposed waterway.
The Denver Board of Aldermen approved a bill licensing prize fights up to 250 dollars per performance marking a new regulatory limit for such events in the city.
Chicago to Milwaukee and beyond show varied commodity prices. Cattle range from $2.80 to $9.65 across cities with hogs and sheep fluctuating. grains like wheat No 2 and corn No 2 mix priced per local markets. butter eggs oats rye and barley listed with regional figures.
The House passed the Corbin Hull army reorganization bill 166 to 133 after two days of debate. The measure limits liquors on military posts, bars retirement of key generals, and creates a 96,280 man fighting force. Aims include Philippine mobilization before July 1.
Senator Stewart of Nevada has his name on the Republican caucus list while Governor and Mrs. Dorbin of Indiana visit Washington at Senator Fairbanks’s invitation. Treasury officials report on wages in ninety two countries and the funeral of Rear Admiral McNair draws top officers.
Summary of scattered items: an attempted assassination of Emperor William led to a woman being committed to an asylum. Ohio's urban population rose by 486 021 in ten years, outpacing other state growth. Three deaths in Texas reported as two children and their mother perished in a fire. General Chaffee says American artillery outperformed others at Pekin. California fruit crop fixed at 150 million pounds for prune harvests. A New York saloon brawl resulted in likely fatal injuries. Charles T. Yerkes plans an American skyscraper initiative for London. France shows strong interest in submarine boats with some official doubts. Canadian fruit packing cited as superior aiding export. Pekin siege notes diplomats and missionaries present. Bethlehem Steel works build a gun per French plan costing 2000. Dutch ship officer Henry Kinteven found dead. Emrick Waldo and others referenced in a stray, unclear line.
In a candlelit hall and sunny October room, two old friends collide over writing a shared plot. She seeks truth about being viewed as pleasant to all while longing for genuine understanding and someone who believes her. He listens as she reveals a story of a man she recalls.
In a tense, dream like moment a woman resists heartbreak and questions a revealed romance. She remembers past loves as a vision of a returning suitor confronts her with the choice between ongoing memory and a new plot. The couple speaks of enduring affection and the "old time best" tale.
The article describes how indians relied on buffalo hunting for sustenance, detailing bow arrow craft and the long distance accuracy. It explains a method to preserve meat by drying, mixing with fruits and berries, and sealing in skin cases shaped like leaves with beadwork decorations. It notes the decline of buffalo hunting and shifting supplies from government agencies after land sales.
Historical notes compare tusk weights from Sir Samuel Baker's elephants to modern finds by Tiffany & Co and ancient elephants. Largest tusks reach 239 pounds with lengths near 10 feet 3 inches and circumferences up to 24 inches. Other species show colossal but varied tusk sizes across Ganesha elephants mammoths and mastodons.
Notice posted on the wall of a small New Hampshire railway station warns loitering in the room is strictly forbidden. The paper hints at local mischief linked to milliners, reflecting quaint town concerns of the era.
A Gowntown youth slips into his home before dawn to raid jelly stored by a cautious mother. After locating a jar in near darkness he spreads a liberal portion on bread only to discover the jelly is actually soft mold and not jelly at all.
A Broadway and 21st street blockade halted a delivery wagon and drew protests from a driver who fled, returned hours later, and tied his horse to a “Street closed” sign while the blocks remained sealed until about 9 PM. Various cars surrounded the scene as paving stones capped by the sign supported the closure.
A testimonial claims an inflamed neck of the womb caused wide symptoms and praises Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for Mrs Williams of Englishtown New Jersey and others. It urges women to seek the remedy and write to Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts for free advice.
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