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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1899
Page
2
In Bismarck a colored girl, reportedly harmed after a Sunday incident, lay unconscious Sunday night and again Monday. Doctors found no evidence of assault. Reed and Reed and Pope face charges of assault and battery as police consider their stories. The case drew wide public attention with a police court continuation slated for Friday.
Capt Black reports four successful Uncle Sam applicants on Tuesday morning: George B Brown Wheatfield Arthur A Brettle Geneva Charles Jackson Nebraska Ind Caleb Dixon Orehill N C. Minor applicants were sent home for parental consent and will be kept at the station until papers are forwarded. Horace Wallace 19 teamster from Augusta Ga enlisted but, being underweight, was assigned to office work and now avoids cigarettes. Four recruits sent to San Francisco Tuesday. One applicant, a negro, said Indianapolis pressures tempt him to leave and that prosperity is hard to bear.
Herman Barrett a second hand dealer of 522 BE Washington st and A J Compton junk man of N Californiasst were arrested Tuesday for failing to report purchases. Both bought goods from Burns and O Day who are suspected burglars of Harry Cohen's junk shop. Chief Colbert urged strict punishment to curb pawnbroker reporting violations and destroy sale of stolen goods. Barrett's case was continued until Thursday.
London May 9 Tod Sloan won the trial plate of 200 sovereigns at Newmarket on Tuesday finishing first in the visitors plate. Lord Beresford's Caiman and Len Sloan won the Burwell Stakes. In a 300 sovereigns handicap Sloan finished first on Lord Beresford's Goodno.
Mazoo Michigan reports Chester D317 died from injuries and illness following Kappa Gamma initiation at a local high school two months earlier. He never left the house after rough handling and facial burning with nitrate, then typhoid fever set in. Other scattered items note Catholic Knights of America meeting and a separate incident involving a Mrs Amelia and her daughter.
In Clarksboro a veteran named Erle Pa received honors as the chief caterer at a ceremony marking an event about his neck as a neckstone.
In Wardner Idaho on May 9 a joint proclamation by state auditor Bartlett Sinclair and Gen Merriam forbids employing union men in Shoshone county mines and requires a military permit for work. The order alarmed disaffected miners as Merriam seeks to disrupt the union, claiming many members are desperadoes acting under union cover.
Secretary Morrison states the American Federation of Labor stays neutral in the Idaho mine dispute as he doubts miners damaged property. He asserts owners often destroy their own property to justify militia deployment, noting in 99 of 100 similar cases the owners were responsible.
Gedge brothers and W J Wooley appraised the Union steel company at Alexandria at 554000. The court ordered a sale next Monday. The Missouri furnace company sought a receiver. Reported that the plant may be bought by the steel trust whose representatives are in town.
Emily Cox of Darlington, age 50, sues John T. McClain for $10,000 alleging slander. The suit stems from gossip dating two years back, amplified by a Crawfordsville paper that published a nameless item.
Philadelphia May 2 68 100 boxes hold 68 000 000 silver dollars are being moved from the mint and postoffice vaults to the new mint at Sixteenth and Spring Garden. Four armed guards accompany each express wagon. Government representatives guard each vault and one guard per wagon. The change will take two days to complete.
A warehouse at Russell & Co plant in Massilton, Ohio, burned, destroying finished threshers and causing an estimated $100,000 loss. Firefighter Albert Bamberger died under falling walls. Lieutenant Christian Baatz was trapped but survived. the blaze was covered by insurance.
Recruits for Porto Rico under Captain Booth at Fort Thomas Cincinnati Ohio receive orders Tuesday to ship 97 recruits to Governor's Island New York at once. Though final destination not stated, they are expected to be sent to Porto Rico. Fort Thomas serves as a training station drawing raw recruits nationwide. they depart Tuesday night.
Duncan C. Ross and Capt. Rice of Columbus clashed in a broadsword bout at the fairgrounds on Monday night. Rice claimed victory with eight points to Ross's seven, earning the world championship claim.
A' Brave Colonel's Daughter. NEW ALGANY Ind May 9 Jane Stotsenburg 10 daughter of the late Col Stotsenburg Nebraska volunteers living with her grandparents here is expected to die from scarlet fever.
LOGANSPORT Ind May 9 Deputy fish commissioner J J Hildebrandt arrested four men for fishing in Mud Lake Each was fined 22 50 under the new law Raleigh is in the Mud WASHINGTON May Capt Coghlan informs the navy department by telegraph that the cruiser Raleigh is aground off Charleston but is not damaged.
Huntington Ind May andrews county has raised all but 400 of 336000 to lure a big steel plant to locate there. The project would employ 200 men.
Osgood Indiana May 9. Thomas Lara bee, Mrs. Lydia Judah and Mrs. Margaret Elliott are seriously ill with grip. Their ages average 48 years.
Adelaide reports the bark Lochiley wrecked April 24 near Kangaroo Island. Five passengers and 25 crew drowned. one of four survivors says the other three are wandering in the bush. In Zanzibar a slave boat wreck off the coast on May 4 drowned 30 Africans, half the cargo.
A blaze destroyed the Southside Manufacturing Company's plant in Petersburg Virginia. The fire damaged mill and surrounding structures, with losses estimated at about $30,000. Fire officials, including President Daniel Snyder, reported rapid spread and ongoing investigations.
A fragment lists household items and groceries including blueing, borax, lye, elastic spares, washing soda, enameline stove polish, buckwheat flour, peaches, corn meal flour, pickles, pretzels, and Armour ham. The text reads like an old catalog or advertisement with brand names and prices partially garbled.
Maj. Lee, counsel for Gen. Miles, said little on the report to the president but suggested Congress might act in the fall to investigate the issue. He noted that discussions of Miles being replaced by Merritt are based on grounds.
Ex President Harrison and Mrs Harrison arrived in New York en route to Paris where Gen Harrison is to appear before the Vanvoorhis arbitration commission after the peace conference. They sail on the St Paul on May 11.
Washington May 2 The government will sell at public auction in Havana the floating dry dock present when the peace protocol was signed. Only two private concerns are known to be considering bids. The navy department recently offered $2,500,000 for it.
Ten Filipino passengers aboard the steamer City of Peking were refused landing in San Francisco on May 9, as they were believed to be contract laborers. They were slated for exhibition in a New York museum.
The United States provides Cuba with a new flag designed for Cuban owned vessels in coastwise trade. The ensign features a blue field with a white union, replacing prior designs and signaling a formal maritime symbol.
Reports from Cairo say four mummies identified by hieroglyphic inscriptions were found in the tombs of the kings within the pyramids. The item notes other world events including a German discount rate change and a Roger Rhodes suit verdict in London.
Chicago May 9 Prof C S N Hallberg testified to the senatorial pure food committee that alum baking powder changes to irritants in heating and may irritate stomach acids. Maurice H Scully testifies maple syrups vary and jelly composition skews toward glucose and sugar with minimal fruit content. J J Berry notes currants are not a major jelly ingredient and labels often mislead about fruit presence.
Democratic leaders gather in Richmond on May 9 to decide on nominating United States senators by popular vote. The 640 to 800 delegates are expected to push for direct election and cooperate with other states, likely leading to Martin seeking re election.
RED OASK IL May 9 A Choctaw nation case reports an Indian boy found guilty of stealing and sentenced to 100 lashes. He was taken to the court yard, stripped to the waist, bound to a tree, and flogged severely.
A blaze early Tuesday in Rockport Indiana gutted the Columbian block, wiping out the telephone exchange and Snyder's store. The fire caused about 15000 dollars in losses with the cause still undetermined.
Six masked burglars armed with revolvers overpowered Emil Meyer the watchman and Fred Festing the engineer at the Bavarian brewery in Wilmington early Tuesday. They blew open the safe and secured 1406.96 dollars.
Fred Bronstein was hanged here, Monday, for the murder of his wife in Kahoka Missouri. The execution followed his conviction and appeal outcomes, marking a notable local crime case.
Rear Admiral Wiowisan aboard the cruiser Chicago pressed the sultan of Morocco to settle claims of American citizens. He warned bombardment if unresolved within 24 hours, and the threat proved effective as the claim was settled shortly after.
Can manufacturers met at Bates on Tuesday to discuss the coming season output. It is understood they will agree on a scale of prices.
The latest news notes British iron and steel manufacturers refusing to consider American proposals for a combine. Other items include President McKinley and wife visiting Hot Springs Virginia, Senator Svairbanks there, the transport Roanoke arriving in San Francisco with discharged Manila troops, Maj John A Logan reassigned as assistant adjutant general in the department of the suit, cruiser Detroit departing Colon for Bluefields, Hegelman’s 88.2 mile go as you please race, Russell Sage opposing Carnegie’s view on wealth at death, Mrs Whitney’s New York funeral, Gen Rios ordered to return to Spain, coatmakers’ union in Cincinnati formed to improve sweatshops and eventually abolish them.
Wheat and corn prices move in varied tones across grades with noisy trade. No. 2 red Wheat around 700 to 745 cents with mixed volumes. Corn bids show dull activity with multiple white and yellow grades ranging roughly 31 to 58 cents per bushel and several mixed lots. Oats steady to dull as No. 2 white and No. 3 white hover near 30 cents. hay markets firm for timothy with No. 1 at 9.50 and No. 2 at 8.30 per ton.
R. BR. Shiel & Co reports heavy receipts with the stock market steady for mediums and good weights, lighter for lights. Provisions fall, likely lowering prices midweek. Prices quoted: 250-350 at 3.95 to 4.00, 200-230 at 3.90 to 3.50, 160-190 at 3.80 to 3.87, pigs and light workers 3.62 to 3.75, cattle market steady.
The Riverside park dedication on Tuesday afternoon attracted few attendees as two Bis Four trains of ten coaches each carried limited crowds, with not over weight persons aboard.
Market reports show mixed cattle hog and sheep quotes with receipts from Indianapolis. Cattle receipts around 1 350 lbs Good to prime steers seen, hogs 7 500 receipts, market fairly lower, lamb and sheep quotes steady to firm amid varied weight classes. Also notes unrelated notices and an old help-wanted ad.
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