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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1900
Page
2
The judge questions the constitutionality of a 4898 act that assigns three dental examiners to a private state association. He doubts the Supreme Court will overrule the motion to quash in the Clay case, noting private control of state offices may violate constitutional provisions.
Dr J C Casto and eight clerks were jailed after a January arson fire at Casto s drug and general merchandise store in Terre Haute Indiana. Investigators found flammable materials and a dynamite box prepared to explode. Insurance stood at about 13900 as the blaze endangered around 25 people upstairs.
Official program for the state oratorical contest lists Invocation by Rev. A. J. Brown. Performances include DePauw ladies quartet Ebb and flow and The dominant power. Speakers include Omar Covert Franklin and others from Franklin, Indianapolis, Earlham, Wabash, Hanover, and DePauw. Judges decide.
Walter Crooms sues P. C., C. & St. L. rail road for $5000 alleging injuries after an on board altercation with a trainman. Crooms claims he was knocked, thrown from a moving train, and suffered bodily harm as blue collided with him during the incident.
Judge Harvey sustains motion for new trial in $10,000 damage case brought by Mrs. Beard against Indianapolis Gas Co. after ruling there was error in the instructions. Beard injured in explosion on Fifteenth Street.
A Saturday session saw Anna Smith granted a divorce from William on cruelty charges, Mattie Dill divorced from Emanuel, and Dil’s mother awarded $190 alimony due to property concerns. Bertha Buchanan obtained a divorce from Benjamin for failure to provide, with her maiden name Daves. Several separations were listed including Ida Moore from Wiley S, Jenice Smith from Jacob H, Anna Hansford from Isam, and Sallie Brunk from William Brunk.
A damaged wire service note hints at gales along the Atlantic, Paris chatter about Filipino hopes, and a sick minister in New Britain. It mentions Elizabeth Creemans of Glenwood, under arrest for alleged marriage killing in November, and a wreck near the Bays with a possible American schooner implicated.
A rushed man named Richardson, colored, employed at the artificial turf part, was arrested Saturday noon after rushing from a barn and kissing Mrs Harriet Smith, color. He claims they have known each other long and that they were always fooling.
Prof. Walter T. Scheele of Woodbridge New Jersey fed a grain of cyanide of mercury to himself and to a guinea pig to test a theory that cyanide reacts with carbonic acid to form harmless gas. He drank a glass of liquid after the dose and declared the theory safe.
An English official, Chairman Roth, defends England as the great civilizer during a Saturday safety board discussion on the South African War. He asserts that all U S institutions imitate English models and praises England while deriding the Boers as uncivilized. He repeats the phrase march of civilization as attendees depart.
The Indiana state board of agriculture may not elect a successor to Charles Downing who resigned after election as secretary. The attorney-general says only a member can be elected, though precedent exists for ex members. Four candidates vie for the post: Calvin Sturdevant Noblesville Adam F Nay Shelbyville William L Risk Greensboro Sid Conger Shelby County. The board will also revise the premium list and set fair arrangements at the next meeting.
A dispute at Central Church over a half tone calendar of pastors triggers anger among women organizers and pastor Lashley. He complained his portrait was not prominent enough, fueling a growing division at social and church events and prompting supporters to clash with his opponents.
Chicago reports the C line now open to the public and gaining rapid patronage. The feature emphasizes health benefits, blaming lazy livers and constipation, and promotes Cascarets Candy Cathartic with price points and mail offers.
Washington January 27 report says senate committee members weary of the Clark investigation expect two to three months more. Clark and allies push to call every Montana legislator who backed Lim to the stand to show no one profited. Quay allies urge swift end while Hearst Chandler lead minority on the floor to seat the Pennsylvanian.
Two young girls living on upper Ash street were overheard discussing a neighbor’s death. They eyed the crape on the door and one asked if he had gone to heaven. The other replied that he is not yet there, implying the departed remains beyond.
Quiet cabmen at Union station faced a stricter order from police headquarters limiting solicitors. When a woman struggled with a station grip, a scuffle ensued as items spilled from the grip and a bystander cabman helped press for the new regulation.
Washington dispatches relay that Kobbe's southeast Luzon operation on January 26 succeeded with Nashville Helena and convoy. Filipino casualties include fifty one dead in trenches, while U.S and allied losses include private marine Franklin wounded and several sailors dead on various ships.
Chicago police widen hunt for Charles Bredeau suspected scammer who fled with $115 from Lucille Chapman of Springfield. Reported aliases include Dr Charles Westhler and Wolff Hauser, with alleged marriages in Minneapolis Detroit Philadelphia New York and several Indiana towns before deserting the victims.
Mary Cowan of Wilmington testifies that James Pierce and his brother Amos plotted and carried out the murder of George B. Eyre, whose body with stones was found in the Delaware River. Pierce allegedly fired the fatal shot and the pair divided the money and valuables found on Eyre. The witness says Pierce confessed and then threatened her.
Judge Daly fined Joe Lawson and John Costello $19 and costs each for fighting. Lawson worked for the Frank Bird transfer company, Costello and Lawson were rival hackmen who fought severely a few days earlier. The judge called the conduct disgraceful and warned that both sides will be fined in the future to curb such incidents involving women and public disturbance.
James Maiden and Charles F. Tuller were arrested by Patrolman Ross Saturday morning charged with stealing about 1500 pounds of scrap and pig iron from the Malleable Iron Works. Caivelage, an employee, saw them with the plunder in a wagon and followed on his wheel, then alerted the officer near the W Washington street car tracks. Maiden and Tuller live at 530 Brown Avenue and 532, respectively, with iron missing for some time.
Wallace Sherwood of Indianapolis, long linked with the L A W, tells SUN he would accept if urged but will not seek the job. He criticizes politics within the league, opposes racing involvement, and says the L A W should focus on road building and drop the racing question to avoid losing members. He mentions Keenan and George H Bidwell as possible leaders.
Secretary Root urges ending the war in the Philippines and full American authority. The president is said to favor the plan but fears that released prisoners may be killed if such a policy is declared now. Prominent Filipinos are ready for firm American rule.
Charles Benedict was named guardian for John Duncan who killed Mary Cole and is now in the insane asylum. Duncan has a pension of $12 a month and Benedict will oversee its collection.
The jury returned a verdict for 529.73 in favor of the National Bank of North America against Charles Nuer. The suit concerned a shortage settled by Kingan & Co. for whom Nuer acted as a collector.
Judge Baker heard Barrett law arguments Saturday on a demurrer to James Charles suit against Muncie. Charles contends front foot assessments confiscate property in violation of the federal constitution. Baker previously granted a temporary injunction on an improvement.
The Red Flag Chicago reports the funeral procession for A OConnor, a union striker killed by a non union man with a stiletto. The flag of the metal workers union will lead the parade. OConnor will be buried beside the executed anarchist from the Haymarket case.
John T. Brush returned from Cleveland Friday at midnight and refuses to provide information about the baseball circuit committee. An annual gathering of Muratee members at the shrine was held Friday.
Three masked robbers entered the Dr Peter Fabrrey & Sons company factory Friday evening bound and gagged four employees. They blew open the safe with a high explosive, wrecking the office and fleeing with 1700 dollars in currency.
Sioux City January 27 Andrew Kean a blacksmith lies dying from burns. Mike Haines a fellow worker allegedly attacked him with a red hot iron bar thrusting it into Keans abdomen and pinning him to a wall during a quarrel.
A list of births including John and Annie Prange a girl at E Ohto Street and others with names and addresses. It also records illnesses accidents and deaths such as Flanders Dozier gangrene Delilah Davis paralysis Mary Snyder burns and terrifying injuries. Marriages noted Oliver J Phelps and Emme V Boyer Marshall Rickey and Barbara C Werner.
In Chicago on Friday night Harry Forbes and Maurice Rauch fought six rounds at 15 pounds. Forbes pressed early but injured his right arm in a clinch and finished the bout using only his left hand.
James Blackwell and William Robinson paid the limit twenty dollars and costs each in police court Saturday charged as principals in an affray. They staged a prize fight at the Cleveland club hall on January 17. Seconds and others arrested as accessories were released.
Frankie May, 14, while playing with an unloaded pistol, shot and killed Robert Griffin, a Cincinnati Southern railroad agent, Friday evening. Griffin had visited Frankie’s sister Anna, his sweetheart.
A traveling representative of the Cycling Gazette extols Postum Food Coffee as a health booster for riders. He cites personal recovery from illness, endurance of seventy five miles daily, and family benefits after abandoning tea and coffee. He notes proper preparation and urges continued use.
E W Loomis at 615 S New Jersey St. files repairs valued at 250 dollars. M J Ready at 1018 Gentral Ave. files repairs valued at 150 dollars. F H Baumiefer at 128 Treisner St. runs a shop with repairs valued at 100 dollars.
Charles Maltby, a former business partner of Lincoln, was found dead in his bed in San Francisco on Friday. The brief note indicates his residence and the sudden death, with unclear surrounding details from the fragment.
The Bank of Deerefield, located 17 miles east of Madison Wisconsin, was robbed Friday night totaling $17000. Authorities investigated the heist and searched for suspects as the town reacted to the loss.
Indianapolis January 7 market report lists smoked meats bacon and hams with variations in curing and weight, dried beef, shoulders, and sausage, plus pickled meats in tierces and barrels. Fresh pork loins, cottage hams, and tender loins appear with price ranges. vegetables fruit nuts and canned goods are itemized with regional supply notes and steady wholesale figures.
The item lists a variety of commodities with prices including oils flavors drugs and wines. Specific entries note coal retail prices butter cheese live poultry and other market items with varied per unit or per pound rates. The record reflects a bustling general store catalog style listing of daily consumer goods.
Cattle receipts Saturday total 100 at Indianapolis with no export shipments. Quotes cover good to prime steers 1,350 lbs up to 5 25 6 09, fair to medium 1,250 lbs up to 4 23, and various weights for good to choice 1,150 to 1,300 lbs. Butchers cattle include good to choice feeding steers 4 40, fair to medium 2 15 4 35, and veal calves 5 60. Hogs receipts 2,060 with mixed and heavy weights. sheep receipts light with common to medium lambs 4 50 5 25.
Chicago markets show wheat closing mixed with May at 68 5 8c and July 69 1 4c to 69 2 3c. Corn May 42 3 40, July 34 2 1 2, oats May 23 3 4c, July 22 1 4c. Provisions list pork 10.85, lard 5.97, ribs 5.77 to 5.82, dressed poultry pricing by size and type, butter and cheese prices from creamery and dairy grades, eggs listed as fresh stock.
Jan 27 cattle and sheep deliveries show mixed quality from light to heavy. Steers range from good to prime for different weights with prices around 3.50 to 6.25 per cwt, while cows and calves fetch similar varied bids. Lambs and sheep exhibit steady demand with common to good listings and spot opportunities.
Grain prices and car counts listed for corn wheat oats and hay at City Market. Notable notes include No 3 white corn 19 cars No 3 yellow 2 cars and mixed 3 cars. wheat No 2 red strong track No 3 red 67 70 cents. dull corn variations across several grades with mixed and yellow categories.
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