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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1899
Page
2
A Teapet Herald dispatch reports corrected maritime charts revealing potential discoveries near the Shetland Islands. The notice discusses revised temperate waters and flora and fauna implications, marking a shift from belief in isolated archipelagos to possible new lands and ecosystems.
Ministers meeting Monday morning adopted a resolution to enforce the court ruling by the mayor and to present congregations with endorsed copies. Rev. A W Wood spoke on church problems as discussion showed the church making a slow but steady advance.
Blanford and Gilbert known as long-haired healers left Indianapolis for Terre Haute on a train Monday. They reportedly cured many here but their remedies did not endure as expected. Also recall of an old case in Loganport notes Mrs Lispenhard seeking payment over her husband deputy grand ranger Charles Lispenhard. He vanished in 1896 and a body found in the Missouri river tied to the Dr Cox insurance case.
Milwaukee expected to host about 100000 visitors this week for the carnival. The event runs Tuesday through Saturday with Franklin D Roosevelt as the guest of honor.
Miss Mabel Carr, stage name Mabel Howard, born in this city twenty one years ago, is building a reputation in New York. This fall she is set to inherit fifty thousand dollars from her father.
In Logansport Indiana June 36 administrator Otho Conrad obtained a $243 judgment against himself in the estate of David Humphries the second hand dealer who left many old watches guns and revolvers. police raided an Illinois house room arresting 12 men with gambling and assault reports following.
Mrs. Totin Poe of 525 West Market Street claimed her husband struck her head with a revolver during a dispute over money for food. Judge Cox postponed sentencing Charles R. Kempfer of 520 North East Street after the assault charge, noting the defendant’s jail time would be suspended.
An unfamiliar report describes a bungay near Hong Kong with a crew member injured in a boating incident near St Johns. The person suffered a broken ankle and was transported after the onboat accident involving a Buzzard sighting.
Chicago engineer Frank Lewis says the Chinese government plans to tear down the ancient wall dividing China proper from Chinese Tartary. He travels to China to assist in the project, which will cost millions.
The board passed the largest assessment batch since its start with some properties increasing over last year due to improvements and rising location values. Corporations to finish this week include many Indianapolis firms such as the Indianapolis chain and stamping company and the New Indianapolis district tele graph company among others.
New York dispatch reports Addie Barrow the last kidnapper in Baby Marion Clark case pleaded guilty and received 12 years ten months. Her husband got 14 years and nurse Carrie Jones four years. Judge Werner showed no mercy. Chicago report notes John Collins and Mrs Ann Ingersoll on trial for Gerald Lapiner kidnapping with life imprisonment maximum.
Washington dispatch reports General Otis declares his campaign a failure and calls for a new plan. It notes a spring or fall refresh of about 20 000 troops and the possibility that General Miles or another officer may take command.
Directors met at noon to approve the July 4 program at Newby Oval. A 30 piece band performs for an hour followed by racing including an amateur paced race. The evening ends with an hour of fireworks and a special race for colored riders.
Bertrand L. Smith a long-serving paper distributor in the mailing room did not receive the recent salary increases given to other postal staff. He served in the Spanish American War and his omission has Postmaster Hess puzzled, though Smith is regarded as one of the most efficient workers.
In Chicago on June 6 the trial of Albert August Becker began for the alleged murder of his wife Theresa Becker. Becker was arrested last winter after planning to marry Ida Satterlin and the police sought the body for weeks. He confessed to pushing her into a lake but later claimed he killed her at home and dismembered and boiled the corpse.
The Commercial club advises awaiting the Epworth league convention outcome before requesting funds for a Christian endeavor society meeting. If the Epworth delegates leave half the money, organizers expect no trouble securing a municipal guarantee.
At Monday session chairman Redwine refused to entertain a motion to have police remove the hall. The Hardin and Stone factions blocked balloting by yelling and singing.
A three hour blaze in the Lake Shore railway yards Michigan Central freight office and C H and D sheds destroyed at least 50 freight cars two tugs and a dredge. Loss exceeds 250000. Fire raged Monday in Toledo Ohio.
Paris June 26 The Waldeck Rousseau government won a confidence vote in the chamber by a majority of 26, as the assembly erupted in uproar and police struggled to control the scene.
The first Fourth of July under the American flag will be celebrated in Honolulu with morning and evening salutes, a grand parade, field sports, and a ball in the evening. Hawaiians and Americans will support the event equally as former annexation opponents now advocate the celebration.
Samuel L. Dunning Charles E. Jones and Harry F. Cribb through attorney Eli F. Ritter sue Anni J. Kissel and Frank Ward for 00 damages and an injunction. Ward leasing the former CL Kissel building operates a saloon deemed a nuisance. license described room for liquor sales allegedly missing.
Chicago, June 26. William C. Pruitt shot Jesse Porter, a Palmer House chambermaid, in the arcade at the rear of the hotel then killed himself. Jealousy caused the tragedy. Porter died of her injuries.
John W. Ray, receiver of an Indianapolis savings bank that failed in the 1870s, asks the superior court for directions on disposing of $3,900.80 remaining in his hands. After the final dividend of $12,000 was declared in 1892, many creditors did not claim their shares. Judge Carter orders one more notice to creditors.
Health officials report Mrs. James Avery a colored woman at 1010 N Missouri Street with mild smallpox. She lives with her husband and one child and may be allowed to remain at home.
Hawaiian detectives say they have found in Japan the thief who stole 25,000 from the steamer Alameda on her last trip from Sydney to San Francisco. The tomb of King Lunalila was not disturbed, and rumors of rifling are denied.
Dc F Smith, president of the Indiana bicycle company, returned home Sunday night and said he was not talking about the proposed bicycle trust. He could not say whether his plant would operate if it joins the combine.
Miss Frankie Floorman of Black Hills South Dakota locates a vast quartz vein measured 200 to 600 feet wide intersecting Atlin City in Yukon district. Assays on surface report values from unknown to 27 dollars per ton. In Alabama, Mrs Maggie Pendergrass aged 102 is baptized Baptist after vision guiding her to join the church. She sits while baptized and is cared for after.
Deaths include Bertha M Miller, Jonathan Goodall, Mrs B T Durden, Emma Schell, Blanche Flipple, William le fas, Lina Pahrbach, Mrs Mary Wirkhoff, Cirte Crinshaw, Edith Poff, Infant Baxter, Patterson, Anna B Miller, Mary M White, James Edmondsor, Infant Black, Tillie McClurg, and other cases with ages and addresses. Marriages listed for Joseph Hill and Sarah Hill, Harry Whittridge Ellis and Milly Lynn Logan, Samuel Marshall and Amanda FE Pitts, S James McAdam and Cora Barnett, Peter P Warner and Lenna V Keltner.
The monument will be closed Tuesday Wednesday and Thursday while alterations in the engine room are being effected.
D. M. Parry, president of the Carriage Builders National Association of America, invites President Turner and the Institute of British Carriage Manufacturers council to attend the association’s annual convention in Indianapolis this October.
James Allen and his wife, both described as colored, appeared in police court Monday after she fired several shots at him with a revolver on Saturday night over unpaid rent. Judge Cox discharged both prisoners finding she had a right to shoot.
Will G Beach of Ward 1 announces his candidacy for secretary of the Republican City Committee. Beach is a prominent member of the Marion club.
C. E. Schaff general manager of the Big Four is in Cincinnati en route home after two months in Europe. Supt Van Winkle went to Cincinnati to confer with him Monday. O R Smith of Athens Mich visited the Commercial clubrooms Monday showing a trench digger via a slick cup pump chain. He will stay several days.
In Fayetteville a boy named Ballard aided a jail escape, bringing Clay White to liberty. White remains at large. In Clarksburg a confrontation led to Valle Boughner shooting a fugitive as he fled into the river. the suspect died instantly, with officers also firing.
Monday market quiet with light cattle receipts and no ship ments. Prices shown for Good to prime steers 1350 lb and up, various classes for cattle, hogs and sheep with steady to slightly lower tones. corn and wheat futures noted as No 2 red and No 3 red with several cars reported.
Inventory list shows lipped sauce pans of various qualities and sizes plus milk or rice boilers double with retinned covers. Prices range from 25c to 89c, including several 1-qt and 2- to 4-qt capacities.
A mixed catalog of household items and groceries lists 500 ruffled Swiss crash curtains 3 yards long and 40 inches wide with 12 designs, cottage rods, extension brackets and rods, window shades, and assorted canned foods and staples with unit prices, including sardines, sugar and roast beef. The ad emphasizes convenience and practical home upgrades with low per unit costs.
The page lists grain price standings for red, white, yellow and mixed varieties with numbers and percentages, plus oat and hay pricing. A funeral notice for Mrs. Mary Wirkhoett follows with service details. Several help-wanted and rental classifieds appear, including pants makers, housekeeping rooms, and general housework positions.
R B R Shiel & Co report limited hog receipts in Indianapolis on June 26 1809. They note light bacons commanding premium over averages and heavy demand from six to ten packers, urging farmers to ship hogs directly to beat the Trust. Prices quoted for 120-150 averages 3.87 3.90, 170-200 at 3.85, heavies 2.3 to 3.0 at 3.82 3.98. Cattle market steady.
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