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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1899
Page
2
The dialogue suggests N Elliott's city race is very uncertain as observers await legal action. Geckler's attorney W Spencer declining to discuss trials, while ballots and strategies are contested, leaving Elliott with slim prospects and the case possibly stalled.
Treas urer Chase issues circular to T Bourne mill employees in Plymouth County offering a direct financial stake in the new mill project with a guaranteed 6 percent income for five years. Employee notes or debentures total 50 000 dollars, payable in five years from June 15 1900, semiannual 6 percent interest, non negotiable. Savings funds allow gradual purchase of notes from 50 to 1000 dollars with merit based allotment.
Judge Walker heard testimony Saturday on the petition for a guardian for John T. Kortpeter of Southport. He is described as mentally unbalanced and unable to manage his affairs. The hearing was continued to January 5. Kortpeter’s parents had lost their property and a prior judgment by Bradley & Horton for 200 dollars remains unpaid. He warned of coming to Indianapolis with guns and spoke of insurance policies and payments, with parable like talk that Judge Walker found unclear.
A garbled report notes Senator Beveridge and in law private secretary arriving in New York at 7 a.m. Sunday. It mentions an injury at Langsdale, a Belt railroad company worker injured on Saturday, and a man removed to his home. A separate message refers to a drowning incident in Alaska with four others aboard a run vessel that was destroyed while passengers escaped.
An antiquated notice touts invention creating employment for 600,090 and praises Hostetter's for aiding digestion. The fragment asserts healing effects and stresses occupations and natural strain relief, though details and numbers are unclear.
Political tension rises in Shelbyville as suits seek to block payment of printing bills totaling 68, 341.40, and 744.10. Orlando Hungerford Andrew J McDaniel and Michael Yarling bond for the appeals. John H Roberts also sues with McDaniel and Yarling as bondsmen. County records office holds extensive settlement sheets and lien blanks. townwide legal activity intensifies.
Suiting up Saturday in circuit court ex Sheriff Shufelton faces $2000 judgment over missing fees, with experts noting a $5829.93 gap due to misapplied 1891 deputy hire rules. Emmett also owes $591.85, while several other officials including Womack Schmidt Holt Shilling Donnelly face audits and potential settlements as Brown pursues full restitution.
Dr Flora Macivor a former Indiana Medical College graduate and City dispensary physician was declared insane Saturday morning and ordered sent to the insane asylum. She assaulted nurse Miss F M McGuire Friday evening and claimed she needed an artery for dissection. She caused room destruction with a chair and had warned of charges against a city official in the past.
A Chieveley dispatch reports Boer forces crossed the Tugela on Dec 15 and surrounded British guns dragged to a hollow. Surrounded and outnumbered, British gunners were ordered to surrender or be shot. several escaped as Boers took the guns and recrossed the river with prisoners.
Manila dispatch reports Gen Young noting pursuit of insurgent columns for prisoner release. Cols Hare and Howe remain in pursuit through mountains toward Aparri after capturing Capt Gilmore and twelve other prisoners. More Spanish prisoners arrive, forces move to Aparri, with troops deployed from Manila to Panay and Iloilo as rail service expands.
Field-marshal Lord Roberts and staff depart London at noon for Southampton to sail for Cape Town. He receives a grand ovation at the station with Duke of Connaught Lord Lansdowne Gen. Wolseley and other notables bidding farewell. Gatacre remains at Storkstrom behind entrenchments awaiting reinforcements.
The wounded from the battle of Colenso have arrived in Pietermaritzburg and may be placed aboard British warships in the harbor.
A Modder River camp report says Boer searchers for missing wagons met British troops who offered water if they sang God save the queen. The Boers shouted God save the queen but damn Rhodes and received water.
W C Smith of Dresser Indiana valued at 170000 has filed an injunction against the Willigrasport township assessor to prevent listing his property there claiming Liberty township as his legal residence. Liberty township tax rate is 91.30 per 100 while Williamsport is 8.20 per 100.
Rome reports that only a few people died in Friday’s Amalfi avalanche as falling rocks warned most to flee. Two English women staying at the tourist hotel were killed while returning for their jewels.
The court denied Carl Stein a new trial on Saturday afternoon after upholding his conviction for grand larceny by alleging he committed the crime earlier on Friday.
A tremendous rush marked the annual holiday jam at Union Station starting Friday midnight as reduced rates began. The Saturday crowd filled corridors and sheds while Supt. Zion ordered more staff and gatekeepers. Train-caller MacQuown fielded a flood of questions as trains arrived and departed.
A terse note asks if readers peruse the liner notes on the seventh page of the publication, hinting at hidden details or features for regular subscribers.
Charles H. Cole, former president of the Globe National Bank of Boston, was arrested by a U. S. marshal in Redondo Beach, charged with wilfully misappropriating bank funds. The complaint was sworn by bank examiner D. G. Wing and handed to Commissioner Wiske. Detention orders were issued for Los Angeles, following Cole's arrival with his wife and son the previous weekend.
Boston on December 23 reports the arrest of Charles J. Cole, former president of the Globe National Bank. He had recently handed over a private fortune of 1.5 million dollars and retired, yet was allowed to go unprosecuted as investigators question why criminal action starts so late after the bank’s failure.
Agoneillo, the Filipino agent in Europe, denies a large artillery order by Filipinos from a European firm. He says Lawton’s death should warn Americans that the rebellion remains strong and the Filipinos still fight.
Torter Kennedy a Cedar Point farmer was declared insane. He traveled to Brazil and on Friday drew $5,000 from the First National Bank. The fate of the money after the withdrawal remains unknown.
Indiana Governor Mount rules out pardons during his term stating he will not turn the office into a court of review. He cites the constitution power but says it should be used only when later evidence proves innocence and notes courts are generally lenient. He has pardoned one man and doubts petitions from prominent attorneys yield results.
John Middleton and his wife fought a burglar at their St Louis residence early Saturday. Middleton wrestled the intruder, who fired twice wounding him in the wrist and side. Mrs Middleton choked the burglar and shielding him, the assailant fled after forcing the woman to the floor and shoving her toward the stairs.
Auditor of State reports a rise of 131 million dollars in insurer assets from the prior year. Premiums collected total 34,810.43 dollars, with hearth losses paid at 1,728,139.80. State taxes and fees from insurers amount to 12,000 dollars, while Indiana citizens pay over 15,090,000 dollars annually for insurance of all kinds.
Assistant Attorney General Merrill Moores traveled to Kentucky to file a petition in the court of appeals for a rehearing. The case concerns Kentucky lacking jurisdiction to pursue a man wanted in Evansville for robbery who escaped across the Ohio River into Kentucky.
Oliver Carey charged with assaulting James McNeilen a restaurant keeper at 23 Kentucky Ave with intent to kill was bound over to the grand jury from police court Saturday with bond set at 2000. The quarrel over a meal ticket led to Carey slashing McNeilen who lay in City hospital several days. McNeilen appeared in court Saturday morning bearing signs of confinement and suffering.
An old advert claims the tonic cures a coup TH and guarantees a refund if it fails. It lists E. W. Grave’s signature on each box and notes availability at druggists with a 250 price reference.
London reports the Duke of Westminster, 71, died Friday night at Crumborne House Dorset after a brief illness. He was the wealthiest English nobleman and the queen's favorite, with an immense fortune and large West End holdings. He supported an Anglo American alliance. He served in Parliament at 22 and became a lord at 44. He married twice and had several children. His heir is his 18 year old grandson at Cambridge.
London December 93 The Fall Mall Gazette omits the death of the Duke of Westminster drawing comment amid Astor Westminster ties. The dispute over Cliveden estate and relics fuels a social boycott, with Astor allegedly denying the duke’s request and later reportedly taking revenge as the duke dies.
A Fortville man William Stevens faced Judge Daly on Saturday after being charged with drunkenness. He had led his six year old daughter around all day, she wore no wrap and had eaten nothing since breakfast. Police matrons intervened taking the child to a restaurant and later to a city dispensary. The girl suffered a bad cold and authorities feared the trip could endanger her. The matron gave Stevens a stern rebuke and cut a prison blanket to fashion a cape for the child.
Charles Herald sues the street railway company for 1000000 dollars alleging a Central Avenue bridge ironwork caused him to fall from a fair ground car on September 22, 1999 injuring him.
Interstate Stock Yards on December 23 reports cattle receipts of 150 and varied prices across categories. Good to prime steers average around 5 625 per 1 330 pounds, with heifers cows and calves listed in multiple quality ranges. hogs receipts 1 900 with mixed weights and values. sheep and lamb figures shown for common to good quality.
A Dallas Tex bulletin reports that a jury in Palestine returned a guilty verdict against Cain for conspiracy in the mob that lynched three Humphries last May in Henderson County. Cain faces a life term in the penitentiary, signaling a grim outlook for the murder charge.
Revival services begin Sunday night at the Church of God Bethel Legrande Ave and Hamburg St led by Elder John Vinson. The June class of 1991 held its first class at William Bridges home N Pennsylvania St Friday. A requisition from Ohio Governor seeks the return of Robert Smith Bessie Smith and Austin Walkup wanted for horse stealing believed arrested in Indiana.
Saturday receipts show cattle and hog shipments with price ranges for various grades. Good to prime steers and heifers, mixed quality stockers, and prime to fancy export bulls appear alongside sheep and lamb figures, while hogs and lightweights also affect the market.
Saturday inspections show corn and oats moving slowly while wheat remains steady. Prices listed for No 2 red and No 3 red milling freight reflect cautious trading. hay Timothy shows slight gain as buyers hold back on higher plats.
Wheat closed irregular with December at 6 3/4, May 6 9/4, July 6 9/8 as trade was small. Corn December 80 5 6 4 5 and May 33 1/2. Oats December 22 1/2, May 2 7/8. Provisions weaker with pork 104 2 1/4, lard 35.70 3.10, ribs 3 5 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.42
Five pair of match horses 1050 to 1200 pounds city broke, ten single drivers for buggies and road pur poses, five trotting horses and five pacers city broke all go clear, three workers and finest saddle mere in the city. Will all be on safe at Del Monte stables 240 Hudson rear 223 N Delaware Clancy Mc Laughlin. Also three furnished alcove rooms 22912 Indiana Ave. two front rooms papered 7 Virginia Ave. two lower front rooms 5 319 W Eleyventh. WANTED girl or woman for house work 628 Docherty St. first class colored girl to go to Chicago for general housework references good wages Call 333 N Nobles St.
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