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Newspaper
Indiana Madison Courier
Location
Madison, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1900
Page
4
June 15. Follow the forecast until 8 p m tomorrow. Ohio partly cloudy with showers in the central and south tonight and Saturday. Kentucky local rains tonight.
The Indiana Mail Line reports a Lutheran Moonlight Excursion at 7:30 PM weather permitting and notes rail and river activity. Store ads promote hats and wearables at R R White & Co, with various locals visiting Chicago and Jeffersonville. the Indiana steamer launch is set for tomorrow with Governor Mount attending.
A Rexville Ripley County crowd gathered to witness the founding of Hipley No. 6238 Masonic lodge with L V Cravens Johnson and Halgh in attendance. Johnson chaired the event escorting members to a grove where S B Daubenheyer delivered a welcome address before lodge officers were installed. Cravens spoke on Masonry and Rev Joseph Rogers of Walton Ky closed with an engaging address.
The mortal remains of Hon. Chas. A. Korbly were brought from Indianapolis and interred at St. Marys Cemetery. Pall-bearers included Nicho las Horuff and J. J. Kasper among others. Honorary pall-bearers from St. Joseph's church were named, with a large cortege from Indianapolis and Brownson Council in attendance. Also noted is the death of Miss Mabel Wykoff in West Madison.
War Office report from Lord Roberto details a June 12 engagement fifteen miles east of Pretoria with the caguattiens under heavy fire. The account notes the attackers faced difficult ground and carried a strong position with a small opposing force. A river mishap near Riad Sux on June 14 recalls a drowning incident involving Isaac Ackman and Ed Thompson. Capt H C Thompson aided in rescue. Madison merchants urge support for local home industries and blank book orders from Tus k Counties Binbury.
More agents and patterns from Butterick offer daily additions to a growing collection of shirt waists. The store touts latest designs, easy selection, quick sale appeal, and very reasonable prices inviting customers to visit and inspect the assortment.
An advertisement notes a complete line of misses and children's dresses in Percales Lawns and Dimities. Dresses are neatly made and trimmed at about the price of materials, for sizes 4 to 12 years.
A digest of regional market quotes shows cattle receipts in Chicago at 2,500 with steers at 510 to 575, hogs 20,000 opened higher then closed weak at 485 to 507, and sheep 7,000 at 475 to 650. Cincinnati reports hogs 445 to 515, cattle 350 to 515, and lambs 425 to 710. Other notes list grain and animal product prices with mixed moves and a literary aside on opera audiences.
General MacArthur reports a major Filipino insurgent surrender in the Tarlac region. MacAbulos, with eight officers and 124 enlisted men, handed over 124 rifles to Colonel E. H. Lisoum of the Ninth Infantry on June 12, marking the last insurgent leader remaining in Tarlac and Pangasenan.
London reports claim Gen. Roberta' optimistic dispatches are unfounded as Free State raiders hold over a thousand prisoners at Lindley and Hoodeval and retreat with guns. Dewet's commandos remain active. railway protection remains uncertain. Botha's army withdraws east of Pretoria but remains undefeated and uncarried.
Report from Madison delegates Patrick Quinn and John Mullen recount a grand convention with officers elected James Reardon of Anderson president M J Byrne Union City secretary P Walsh Terre Haute treasurer W J Quinlan Marion chaplain Changes to bylaws approve state insurance benefit plan raising death benefit from local to 300 and 40 cent annual assessments for all members A resolution calls for Irish music taught in parochial schools Delegates toured Soldiers home and Columbian park after a rainstorm Barquet banquet for 125 at Hotel Labr concludes events
In St Louis on June 15 the street car strike appears terminated with regular service. Transit officials report hundreds of reinstatement applications in two weeks and plan ongoing schedules. Strikers meet to consider a termination proposal offering Union recognition arbitration and rehiring of former workers.
A range of parasols described as white and colored, with varieties from corded to ruffled. The advertisement highlights dozens of pretty styles for sun protection and beauty, priced from 1.00 to 400.00.
We cannot provide your desired goods but will be the first to be unserved. We do not claim the largest stock in the state yet offer a well selected variety of colors and up to date ribbons.
In this issue a wide range of fans from 2 cents upward sell for children and ladies, including girls and dainty jit tie styles. This week features special bargains with 1000 yards of standard fancy Calicoes at discounted prices.
A Victoria dispatch reports that on May 26 near Pao Ting Fu Christians repelled a Boxers assault after seven hours of combat. Boxers suffered seventy killed and many wounded. Christians had one killed and six wounded. Villagers, mostly converts, armed and defending gates, inflicted heavy losses on the attackers.
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