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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1891
Page
2
At Pine Ridge Agency on January 3, reports describe Sioux youths forming a stubborn core of 300 to 600 hostile fighters. Despite Miles’ pressure and meals promised, the young warriors resist parley, fueling fears the rebellion will persist.
The Britannia from Leith collided with the Bear in the Firth of Forth early morning. The Bear sank with fourteen aboard. twelve went down, two were rescued by the Britannia’s cat. The Britannia, damaged, transferred passengers to Thames, then towed. the hawser broke and the Britannia sank, Chief Engineer missing.
Kepier born 1571 died 1690 first to demonstrate the ellipticity of the aular system and the jaws that covers it.
In Columbus on January 12 the Senate introduced two public bills while the House laid out a list of measures. Proposals include food law changes, a World’s Fair exhibit commission with $100,000, exempting veterans from jury duty, night schools for large city boards, and tightening penalties on disreputable houses.
At a January meeting in Columbus, Judge Lawrence and Delano led Wool Growers in condemning manufacturers for seeking wool duty reductions. A Delano resolution denounced the push as unjust and warned a united response by growers if such reductions occur. They demand free wool or equal protection, accusing manufacturers of seeking higher protection while pairing with Mills and preparing to align with free traders.
Kanaw City Mo Jan 11 A syndicate of mortgage companies plans to consolidate western Kansas into one vast cattle range. Foreclosure sales of over 1 000 000 acres are ordered as drought stranded farmers abandon lands. If not rented to cattlemen the range will be formed and land revert to open range.
London reports a century’s cold spell causing widespread distress among the working poor. About 150000 men unable to find work, with many touting for bread, while police boost to quell potential unrest. Irish west coast suffers, government relief and shovels in scarce supply. In Vienna the cold worsens misery of refugees from Russian Poland, some finding work in Prussian Poland as warming rooms open across cities.
Washington January 1 The Bering sealers controversy rises to the US Supreme Court as Joseph A Choate for the British schooner W P Saward seeks a writ of prohibition to halt Alaska district court condemnation proceedings The court orders the attorney general to answer within two weeks and diplomats note the British move surprises Secretary Blaine and stirs diplomatic circles with potential for a landmark decision.
Cheyenne Wyoming January 12 the legislature closed after a fierce session over a school bill banning Bible reading in public schools a minister lobby helped kill the senate bill and a disputed indorsement on an apportionment measure sparked chaos in the house Speaker Baker seized the bill amid claims of a forged indorsement the motion to indefinitely postpone passed a special session may be needed to push the apportionment. Treasury surplus in Washington rose from about 5 million to nearly 15 million as receipts exceeded expenditures enabling renewed bond purchases and redemption totals rose to 3,268,450.
A collage of notable names and claims spans European collectors Mary Anderson’s stage return versus a vanished fortune, a high official’s life insurance, a Dalmatian count’s lecture pay, and Vatican security orders. It cites explorers, actors, editors, a wounded veteran, and a playwright, all wreathed in unverified chatter.
Cannonsburg near Washington Pa. eyes a glass plant as a major gas well is struck while coke prices fluctuate amid mixed signals from operators. In Youngstown the Shenango Mahoning Valley plants run few furnaces, 34 units in blast overall. Alabama’s Lady Ensley Coal Iron and Railway plans a 1.5 million dollar bond issue at a January 19 meeting. Malaga Glass of Malaga New Jersey restarts under cooperative management after two idle years. Mahoning Valley furnaces suspend operation for an extended period, except for a few firms. Pittsburgh’s Silver Iron and Steel installs a Stutz coal conveyor line on Fifteenth Street to feed puddling furnaces. Wheelersburg firm A J Sweeney & Son abandons a wire nail factory bid in Council Bluffs Illinois amid city factional strife. Laughlin & Co. suspends operations on one of three blast furnaces while pig iron sits waiting. Bridgeport Ohio Crystal Glass resumes after strike without stocktaking or repairs. Hobbs Glass Wheeling considers alternative fuels due to gas scarcity. Waddell reviews fuel gas methods but a final choice is pending.
London reports seven feet of snow at Mantua and snow in Tunis and Algiers. Traffic suspended and fuel scarce as deaths rise sharply in London. Berlin notes McKinley tariff sees exports to America rise in Q4 1890 with Hamburg up 441000 dollars and Berlin 250000.
Paris reports Archinard led French forces to storm the fortress of Niora held by Sultan Ahmadous. About 400 natives fell killed or wounded among 6,000 engaged, with 51 French native soldiers killed or wounded. Also noted are Arkansas General Assembly results and an Oregon honey harvest.
The labor world reports about 4000 strikes last year with 30,000 Socialists in the United States. Knights of Labor activity spreads to Australia and Brooklyn. Eight hour demands surface in St Louis and Toronto. Factory Inspectorates note tens of thousands of workers, half pay plans, and rising unemployment due to machinery. The Belgians fund accident insurance and labor leaders call for unity.
R G Don & Co reports overall cautious optimism in trade with better exchange from 484.5 to 486.5. Iron and steel output grows while credits shrink, idling rails and finished goods plants. Cotton and woolen sectors weaken, while leather, boots, and hides show activity in some regions. Foreign trade improves with exports up, but imports down. U S and Canada see higher failures this past week.
At six p.m. on the Lake Shore line four farmers Milt Gilmore Grant Fleming Rube Babcock and Charles Keam were killed when a sleigh team crossed the tracks ahead of a fast train four miles west of Clyde Ohio. The engineer applied the air brake but the collision killed three instantly and the fourth soon after. Fleming was married with a large family left in poverty. No blame attached to the engineer.
Sacramento report on January 12 notes the senate and assembly balloted for the United States senator to succeed Leland Stanford. In the assembly Stanford received 50 votes to Stephen White’s 13, while in the senate Stanford had 27 to White’s 12. Both houses will declare the election in joint session tomorrow.
A fragmented collection notes police wages, foreign affairs, legal barings, immigration bids, and weather. Mentions include Sioux police wages, Marne roses to Europa, Dutors Minn financial stress, debarred lawyers in Rusia, Polish immigration bids, European weather, bullfighting, and various political and social items across multiple locales.
London reports intense cold and dense fogs with no new thaw. Across Europe snowstorms halt trains between Hamburg and Vienna, freeze rivers, and delay mails. Emperor William crosses the ice on the Havel at Potsdam. Hungary woods face wolves due to hunger, Styrian bears noted. In Leavenworth the coal and Home mines strike over wage cuts. output halted.
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