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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1891
Page
1
The Indiana Senate weighs Carlson County seat removal, Crown Point capital bids, and a sweeping state payroll bill. The body also discusses auditor custodian duties, hotellike doorkeepers, and the cost of salaries for state and Marion county officers amid lobbying and procedural wrangling.
Washington February 5 The names of Minister Robert T Lincoln Col Clarkson and Comptroller Lacy are the latest inclusions in the vacant cabinet post contest It is stated Lincoln would prefer the treasury portfolio to the mission at the court of St James The president has not signified willingness to hear arguments yet but New Yorkers will push Cornelius J Bliss when he acts
The Ohio River climbs to 17 and a half feet, remaining above the danger line as cold weather fails to curb the surge. Residents along the riverbanks flee for safety fearing repeats of past floods. In Ireland, Gladstone praises Dillon as leader of the Irish party and plans a forthcoming manifesto.
A senate and house committee visited Indiana University in Bloomington to review affairs. Reports note disturbances by Langenberg and Col Jace from Kentucky at Terre Haute, a violent incident at 465 Coburest, and a 20 year old man locked up for safety. Commencement sees 51 graduates at Tomlinson Hall with 2,500 in attendance. Alliance Advocate changes hands to a nonpartisan management with D T Thomas editor. A wedding unites Paul A Pierian and Jessie Jones with reception at 69 N. Delaware. Legislative bills address benevolent trustees and deaf asylum land sale. Kindergarten girls serve in a local charity kitchen garden event. Public health talk on tuberculosis prompts rival schemes. Board of agriculture stalwart M H Lockhart recounts rail wreck and fair grounds remarks. A list of births, deaths, marriages, and marriages in Lafayette area appears along with dental services ad.
In the Senate Ingalls defended his stance on the cloture and election bills, accusing certain members of exploiting his absence to pressure him for pairing with Allison. He praised Jerusalem's street-cleaning plan urging adoption by the Senate. Later, a pension appropriation and sundry civil service bill moved in the House as the investigation into a silver pool continued.
A long-ago case resurfaces as Tevine is now believed innocent and the real killer in custody. The town buzzes with excitement though few details are available. Aaron Goodfellow and Patsy Divine are mentioned in past events tied to the investigation. Local authorities have not released comprehensive information yet.
From Omoes cow New Jersey dispatch reports nine children perished in a rapid blaze at an orphan asylum on Wednesday night. The fire spread uncontrollably as rescuers struggled to reach those trapped, with authorities investigating the cause and the extent of the losses.
Indianapolis officials weigh city owned water works and street lighting as Alderman Blackwell and Councilmen clash with Brush Electric. John Caven criticizes Blackwell data while Gauss plans a Chicago trip with figures meant to pressure a fair public light contract.
Amusements note mixed reception for Murray and company and the controversial Mansfield. Next week features Grand, Primrose West minstrels, Hoyt’s A Texas Steer, English’s Royal Pass, Stanley Park, and Blackthorn. Season highlights include Sothern in The Master of Woodbarrow and other notable companies.
Chicago February 5 Samuel Walton million packer spoke to about 150 Grand Army veterans urging pension for aged and disabled Confederate soldiers. He framed the issue in terms of the fatherhood of God and brotherhood of man, citing Grant at Appomattox, but his call met a chilly reception from attendees.
A 17 year old Philadelphia boy Samuel DeWolff tells police in New York of a kidnaping by three colored and five white men. He escaped near Newark and says he was taken to a Philadelphia house then to a strange town with plans to ship him abroad. Police inclined to believe his story and search for accomplices.
The Sayward schooner decision by the U S supreme court creates dissatisfaction in England as observers argue over maritime case implications. In other news unrest persists in Chile amid a revolution, while calamities strike Pekin influenza and an explosion injures Montpelier artillerymen.
In United States circuit court the administrator of Timo thy Liddy sues Citizens' street car company for 10000 damages over Liddys death on a college ave car June 26. He sat on the front seat when the brake handle slipped and a revolver hammer discharged. Plaintiff claims brake defect. defense says hammer struck by Liddys iron bar. Attorneys Wishback Kappes Blam Winter represent plaintiff and company respectively. Sent North. Beb 3 Spl dolun Adinuus sentenced to one year for seduction Maggie Thompson prosecuting.
The item lists racing events and entrants including Proctor Knott in Memphis and Nashville, and mentions a bid to stop the Dixon Carthy boxing match in New York. It notes larger purses at winter meets, Sullivan backing Kerrigan, and various race results and boxing offers amid a chaotic sports page.
A lively account covers hotel entertainment and stage life, noting a pocket lamp novelty of a performing acrobat toy and feisty backstage chatter about opera singers, foreign staff, and dressing room schemes. It recounts two youths rich in luck at Elish’s and a manager’s persuasion over pop and drinks during a theatre evening. Dr McGinn completes plans for a horse training contest at Tomlinson hall tonight.
In Vincennes Indiana on February 5, Ford B. Whaland and Mrs. Lilie Hampton were arrested after eloping from Harrodsburg Kentucky. After arrest the woman fatally shot herself and fired at Whaland shouting Let us die together. Both families claim connections, with a complex web of marriages and children. Mrs Hampton’s husband allegedly vanished abroad and is believed insane, leaving unresolved ties to the affair.
Fishermen returning to Bay Crey report a dire night afloat on Sacipaw bay with ice travel peril. A party of 14 crossed a quarter mile between ice cakes. two men ashore had freezing clothing. One man, Burnett, and others near trout grounds likely endangered lives before reaching a farmhouse.
The fragmentary wire service style item lists debts and bankruptcies with firms like Byrne & Son Chicago dry goods dealers and Citizens Mutual fire insurance. It mentions creditors of Kean's bank in Chicago and vague references to German beer, Cherokees, and a police captain Meintash's shooting, all in a scattered early news tone.
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