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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1900
Page
2
Reports say Senator Fairbanks faces fierce Republican backlash over Puerto Rican tariff. Letters from Columbia club allegedly incited protests. Locals note support shifts and jockeying for Philadelphia nomination as party factions clash amid fundraising strains.
Sunday services report $4,000 raised to enlarge Hall Place M E Church. Rev G L Smith serves as pastor. A pipe organ will be purchased. Also notes a foreign meeting where a Japanese讲 discussed education of the gospel for missionaries and local reaction. Local legal note mentions a suit for $3,000 for alleged seduction and a store fire with $34,000 loss.
Topeka March 12 The Sheldon religious daily set to publish Tuesday 13 promises Monday night raids and previews much of its editorial matter in advance. A drug store keeper has been arrested for illicit liquor trading as Sheldon schedules front page content around the question What would Jesus do. The paper outlines an eight page format with sections for editorials dispatches ads local and railroad news and vows no sensational society news.
Rev Emil G Hirsch at Sinai temple Chicago argues newspapers reveal public figures fully and that ads in papers cannot be purged of suggestive imagery. He rejects Sheldon’s claim that Jesus would run a paper, asserting newspapers reflect life and that editors side with clients.
Rev. C. F. Davis of First M. E. Church in Lynn denounced great dailies as corrupters of youth for feeding youths poison they call the Jews and undermining the western republic. He criticized trusts as robbers of the people, worse than highwaymen, for robbing the poor.
Davis waived examination Monday and will face the grand jury on a charge of shooting with intent to kill. Robert Coleman testified that Davis fired three times at him Sunday on Senate Avenue. The dispute allegedly grew out of a woman.
A vandal changed a church sign near Capitol Aves in Indianapolis, removing a letter and leaving a stray I. Nearby a boy devoted to train jumping suffered a knee cap injury while returning home from a stunt, prompting a worried family to call a doctor.
T J Shapkins of Wardner Idaho testifies about alleged abuse by colored soldiers after the mill explosion. He describes being harassed, bayonets used, and pockets searched while a Swede was knocked down. He recalls a $10,000 bribe offer to implicate Dowd and either Kildea or Kennedy. Simpkins says he was jailed then released without indictment.
Judge Daly disposed of 39 cases of vagrancy on Monday morning. Police raided the Lighthouse mission and a tramp retreat on Maryland Street, arresting 20 and detaining others as they hunt suspects in the Geo. B. Stout murder. The force plans further raids to uncover the murderers.
Washington March 12. The United States supreme court ruled for Chicago in the Illinois Central railroad case holding the railroad cannot claim submerged lands of Lake Michigan without consent of the common council. The suit sought an injunction to halt city interference with its submerged shore lands where railroad structures stood.
London March 12. The appeal of President Kruger for intervention in the war is the all-absorbing topic in diplomatic circles Monday. It is learned positively that all Europe has turned the cold shoulder on Boer aspirations for independence.
Sioux Falls report notes Father Robert W. Haire has completed a book tracing about 700 Aryan root words through Sanskrit Greek Latin and Germanic languages to English. Some roots yield more than 2 000 English words, signaling potential strong scholarly interest.
From wires: Great western Texas unrest erupts over a new quicksilver find while other items report Dublin travel plans, wage talks, canal treaty considerations, mine disasters, labor actions, crimes, and notable deaths.
CG D Bushong asks $150 for December services and January days of 1894. Board sends to Mr Kern. A. A Zion seeks permission to lay double track on Twenty first street and a second petition requests a third track alongside the Belt railway. A special car tour arranged. John S Duncan protests discontinuing Alabama street car line. Owl car petition on E Tenth street. Jerry Kelly promoted to chief clerk of city engineer's department. Various roadway, sewer, and sidewalk actions and new contracts approved or amended.
Judge Daly disposed of 68 cases Monday. W G Russell fell from a wagon and dislocated his shoulder. The Flavius Meyers case will open in criminal court Thursday. Dr Charles Conger will lecture to men only on Fire Serpent's brood at Blackford Street Church Monday night. Greenwood car 7 left the track delaying traffic three hours. Eila Bigbee sues Frank H Bigbee for divorce with $500 alimony and custody of six children. William J Henry of South Bend filed a bankruptcy petition with $4,015 debts and $200 assets. Thomas M Hardin of Pennett's Switch lists $1,167 owed in bankruptcy. Q O Orton resumes practice after a month illness. American School Furniture Co seeks injunction against H C Vaught & Sons for patent infringement. Mrs Edward Worland, incubator baby’s mother, is recovering from peritonitis. The Temperly suit against Manufacturers’ Natural Gas Co and Indianapolis Abattoir Co opened in superior court. Katie Orr sues Emil Wulschner & Son for $420 over an October 1895 installment plan. she wants to cancel contract after paying $320. Police Captain Dawson adjusts his new toupee while greeting friends. Ambrose Hedges arrested for moving a skinned horse. Tim Brisby’s dogs found it. Edward Doser sues Consolidated Paint and Oil Co for salary as retail manager. he claims two thirds of profits up to $1500 but received only $966.
J. Francis Burt, 54, president of Brooks oil Co., died at home 47 West Drive Woodruff Place Saturday evening from blood poisoning. He had been in Franklin Pa on business. Gas from sewer repairs in a hotel room is said to have caused the poisoning. he also suffered lung congestion. He lived in Indianapolis 18 years. Survived by wife and daughter. Funeral to be private Wednesday afternoon.
Omaha detectives report a powerful blast at 4 am shattered a four story building housing the Omaha tent and rubber company. Flames raged through the rubble and spread to Miller and Co. Loss is at least 100000 dollars. Cause remains a mystery.
Investigation to continue Monday with testimony from reinstated officers and a probe of Supt. Quigley. Further inquiry will wait for a police department report before expanding to other departments.
Births list numerous entries with names and addresses for newborns including Sebastian Hurrie and others, followed by a long deaths section detailing ages, causes, and street addresses. Marriages are listed, and building permits show various properties with estimated costs, spanning multiple streets and residents.
Justice Jesse Hawkins, at 1232 S Belmont, filed four affidavits against dog tax dodgers. Fines cited are one cent plus costs under the dog tax law, with average costs from nine to twelve cents. Township keeps 50 cents for trial, Hawkins earns $1.50 to $2.50, and remaining sums go to constable and mileage. Hawkins notes cases come citywide, his district west of Meridian, and a miscount briefly altered his fee to 300 rather than 9.
Indianapolis master smiths and journeymen reached a settlement after a week out. A 2.7? day for forge work and $2.25 for floor work set wages, with most gaining substantial increases. Ten hour days, eight on Saturdays, and a year's contract ended the walkout as workers returned Monday.
Capt Eli Ritter representing residents near Fairbanks sued for damages and an injunction claiming a nuisance. Judge Higgins of Lebanon said the case, moved on change of venue, will have a decision delivered on April 2.
Chicago market report shows May wheat up 3 cents and July 3 to 6 cents with prices around 65 to 67 cents. Corn gains 2 cents, oats rise about 23 to 24 cents, and May pork at 10.90 to 11.10. Butter, cheese, eggs, poultry, and other dairy and farm products listed with varied price ranges across creamery and dairy grades.
Market notes corn bids for various grades and car counts. Prices shown for No 1 to No 4 white and yellow, mixed grades, and oat bids with quantities recorded across white and mixed categories. Hay and farmer entries appear with limited legible details.
Judge Alford confirms the case against Dr Calvin I Fletcher will go to trial on March 26 after repeated postponements. The latest delay stems from the illness of Charles E Smith’s daughter, who has been unconscious with brain fever. If Smith cannot attend, John S Duncan will proceed alone.
Rumor says Great Western railroads forged an agreement to stop rate cutting between Chicago and the western coast. Continental lines met March 8 and, after March 15, pledged no further rate cuts west of Chicago to the Pacific coast as protection against interstate commerce law.
Cattle receipts at Indianapolis Union Stock Yards for Monday show mixed to good quality with primes and selects noted. Hogs receipts to 1 500 head with offerings of good to choice sizes, heavy packing and lightweights, prices per hundredweight listed across weight classes. Sheep and lambs displayed, with primes and good to fair options, plus veal calves and heavy calves mentioned.
At Interstate Stock Yards on March 12 cattle receipts were light with various weights and grades including good to prime steers 1,350 lbs and up, fair to medium steers 1,050 lbs and up, and good to choice cattle 900 to 1,300 lbs. Veal, bulls, cows, and calves are listed with price ranges. hog receipts total around 70 with shipments about 50, showing bids for mixed, heavy packing, and prime to fancy export stock. Pigs and lambs priced per weight, with ranges for fair to good items.
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