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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1900
Page
3
Capt. George Bryan's company of state guards was called out in Lexington as Democrats move to make Speaker Trimble presiding officer of the joint assembly. Republicans fear Goebel may employ tactics to gain an advantage as the governor race crisis nears a peak.
Louisville reports a warrant for State Senator S. B. Harrel on charges of obtaining money by false pretenses. Col. J. H. Whallen alleges Harrel claimed possession of papers to influence Goebel and offered to sell them. Whallen says $5,000 was discussed and paid, with $4,500 deposited in a Louisville trust company safety box.
Frankfort Kentucky January 9 Both legislative bodies voted separately for United States senator. House results show Blackburn 57 Bradley 42 while Senate tallies were Blackburn 22 Bradley 22 totaling 79 to 64. A joint ballot will be held Wednesday to decide the choice.
Thirty selected men from three military companies traveled to Frankfort under Lieut Ward to guard the legislature. Captain Songmier will depart with seventy more in civilian clothes to take charge if trouble arises.
FRANKFORT KY January 9 Gov Taylor refused interview on troops brought to the capital in citizens clothes. Assistant adjutant general Dickson said the Lexington militiamen are present only as spectators.
D. W. Browning of Bloomington killed himself at the Shepardson house on South Illinois Street and was found in bed Monday night. A note on his clothes announced his name and goodbye. Browning, son of former Monroe County Clerk W. C. F. Browning, had a troubled past including an unpaid shortfall, prior indictments, and fraud allegations.
In Frisco on January 9, at the city hall, revolvers and chairs sparked a clash as Tax-collector elect Scott tried to seize the office while Collector Sheehan resisted. A man named John O'Brien was shot in the neck, possibly fatally, as police restored order after clashes between factions. Boott was inaugurated later.
In Monon Indiana a Sunday school family, Mrs George Falks and her two children, were returning home when their horses ran away. The seven year old girl died instantly and the mother is feared fatally hurt. The boy, unharmed, fled a mile to his uncle’s house to summon help.
Mrs Elizabeth Miller, 25, and Mrs Grace McCloskey, 20, were arrested Monday in Terre Haute Ind for systematic shoplifting in downtown stores. Goods from seven stores have been recovered. McCloskey is married to a Vandalia conductor and Miller comes from a respected family.
Anderson Ind January 9 The Big Four Michigan division superintendent of motive power reports recent tests on the Wabash river water show gas and oil wells have altered its chemistry making it unfit for engine use. He adds that boiling the water could yield significant quantities of salt.
Crawfordsville gas customers report weak pressure and accuse Lebanon of draining the pipes on the same line. A pumping station is planned to fix the issue.
Albany engages gamblers and labor unrest, while a Winamac oil strike excites. Tragedies include Tinsley killed by a train in Evansville and a Gosport man cut in two by a Moron train. Gas rates debate in Noblesville, gun stock orders for Transvaal, and schooling vaccination appeals round out a busy Indiana page.
Fire at Joseph Pulitzer’s Fifth Avenue home in New York destroys the mansion and valuables valued around 400000 dollars. Mrs. Pulitzer and her two daughters escaped with a nurse and a baby, while two women, housekeeper Mrs. J. Mott and governess Elizabeth Montgomery, died attempting to save personal property.
The barns of the South Chicago City railway company in Hammond Indiana were destroyed by a Tuesday morning fire. Loss estimated about 130000 dollars. Many motor cars sweepers sprinklers and a large amount of apparatus were burned.
Lizzie Hacksteadt of the Troy steam laundry company suffered a horrific accident when her hair and ears were pulled into ironing rolls. Her scalp and both ears were torn away, her head drawn into the machinery, and doctors say there is no hope for recovery.
Health authorities impose drastic measures in Hawaii Territory as plague cases rise. Since December 2 the military has enforced a quarantine by torching affected buildings and relocating occupants to a nearby village. Seventeen cases reported, with most outside the infected quarters and affecting Asiatics and Hawaiians.
Senator E A Rowan of Copiah county introduces a resolution calling for a constitutional change requiring the Negro to educate his own children. He argues Negroes pay about 130 percent of taxes and Negro teachers receive about 50 percent of the 1 006 000 dollar public school appropriation, which would halt most Negro free schools in Mississippi. The measure meets little favor.
Attorney Orton, known in police and justice courts for twenty years, is confined awaiting an insanity commission. His wife Amanda filed papers Monday alleging threats to kill her and himself, tied to his liquor use. His father long served as Wisconsin chief justice and was prominent.
In Wolcott Indiana a 7-year-old boy, son of Joseph Burley, was accidentally shot by a brother during play with a revolver. The bullet entered below the collarbone and the injury is not fatal.
The Indianapolis scene reports a reorganization of Battery A from the Twenty-seventh Indiana, with new officers led by President Robert P. Silver. Additional notices include labor unions electing leaders, the camera club, railroad officers, Seventh Christian Church elders and deacons, Englewood Church installs, and women’s suffrage group renaming to the Futural Equality Society.
War office notes Ladysmith casualties not yet listed. Reports claim Gen Joubert is seriously injured after a fall when his horse was shot. Suffolk regiment blamed for cowardice at Colesberg with 160 missing and 24 killed or wounded. Canadian and Queensland troops active at Modder River. Magersfontein fighting cited with dying words attributed to Gen Wauchope.
In Amsterdam on January 9 a rumor circulated that a British cruiser fired on the Dutch cruiser Friesland in Delagoa Bay, killing one officer, but the report lacked confirmation.
Rev. A. Mc Swain Attaway a Pickens Methodist minister lost sanity after his son’s death. He killed domestic animals with an ax then attacked his wife. The daughter attempted to intervene with a knife but could not act. Attaway died of heart failure after the struggle.
The county auditor completed the delinquent list of residents outside Indianapolis and it is with the printer. Notices go out January 17 and the property sale to satisfy delinquent taxes will be held January 21. Auditor Smith notes the list is smaller this year than in his prior terms.
Rev. E. D. Whitlock of Trinity M. E. church clashed with tailor Goudy over unsatisfactory coat repairs in Lima Ohio on Monday. The preacher knocked the tailor down three times after Goudy struck him, following a heated dispute.
Chicago news report says Charles Dold, business agent of the locked out piano workers, repudiates the Gompers treaty and says the lockout ends only when manufacturers recognize the union and grant a nine hour day.
The Rev. G W Smith pastor of First Christian Church Oakland has sued his wife for divorce on desertion grounds. He is the son of a former Nebraska attorney general. The couple were cousins and the wife left him, both agreeing that marriage under such conditions could not be sustained.
Norman Parris a noted Pacific coast pioneer collapsed and died aboard the transport Tartar Monday night. A Cleveland native, he was widely known for his successful ventures and extensive wealth.
A popular subscription of 700 dollars was raised to fund a natural gas well for the Railway cycle manufacturing company. The move follows the gas company cutting off supply, with the company agreeing to stay in Hagerstown only if a well is drilled.
Tuesday May Daglish petitioned the court to divorce John Daglish and grant $100 alimony plus $10 weekly child support. She alleges he was cruel and once struck her, leaving her face black and blue for days.
Capt Hurrie, Stars, C Stucky and J Foley rolled a tenpin game on Monday. Hurrie scored 84, Stucky 107, Foley 98 with standout scores described as phenomenal though Hurrie notes no neat error in the game.
Mrs Cerene T Browning age 70 will be buried at 2 p m Wednesday from the home of her son Harry M Ohr in St Louis She was daughter of Judge William M Taylor of Madison and had lived in Indianapolis many years
A vintage testimonial urging use of Hood's Sarsaparilla as the best teacher experience. It claims the medicine cures biliousness and headaches and can be taken with perfect confidence that it will benefit the user as it has others.
Contractor John E Corr begins tearing out the partition between the postoffice mailing room and the rear room to create a 40 foot extension. A large archway will be cut and the area refloored replastered and fitted up to match the ceiling room. The treasury department does not object to the start, suggesting current post office arrangements remain until the new federal building is built.
Archbishop Chapelle reports a settlement with President McKinley over church land titles in the Philippines. For 20 million dollars in property chosen by the archbishop, with clear title to be provided by the United States, the church agrees to abandon claims to other Philippine lands.
The Equitable Life Assurance Society won over 40 New York Life solicitors in the city, taking the first blood in a feud that had kept agents from crossing company lines under a prior compact. New York Life had abrogated the agreement and triggered the clash.
New York January 9 news reports a reshaping of the L B E W board after Vanderbilt interests acquire the road. Expected directors include Vanderbilt family members J P Morgan and Hackay Twombley. W H Newlan of Lake Shore to be elected president as the Big Four declares a 1 1 2 percent semi annual dividend on common stock, first since 1893.
New York trustees of Columbia University announced at their Monday meeting a $100,000 gift from John D. Rockefeller to endow a chair in psychology. The donation reinforces Columbia's research priorities and supports faculty positions in the field.
New York court rules Miss Hate Howard awarded 35000 against Mrs. Francis A Sinner after she sued for 24750 for services as society coach to Mrs. Skinner.
Gov Mount names Francis James to the Elwood police board to replace Martin E Goode whose term expired. Goode had led opposition to board actions that ministers claimed allowed saloons to violate the law amid a row over authority and alleged misconduct.
Births list several families with names and addresses for newborn boys and girls. Deaths note ages and causes including liver disease gangrene epilepsy and suffocation pneumonia Bright's disease and diabetes. Marriage licenses mention multiple couples and permits list two construction projects with costs.
An overheated stove at the W.B. Son chair factory on 133 East South Street caused a Tuesday morning fire with an estimated loss of 15 dollars. Fire crews arrived quickly, containing the blaze and preventing further damage to the plant and adjacent properties.
A reader letter recounts a testimonial from C B Condo of Panhandle who suffered dull back pain and kidney ache. He praises Dean's Kidney Pills as effective and recommends them as superior to other kidney remedies. He credits his recovery to the pills and notes his father-in-law Mr Graves also benefited. The ad promotes Dean's Kidney Pills at 50 cents per box through Foster-Mill and Henry J Huders.
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