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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1899
Page
3
In Linton Indiana on November 20 a night watchman Shippy left his post after hearing noises at the Buckeye mines Amos Nation replacing him fired two shots when a stranger attacked him Nation pursued the assailant as he fled down the mine shaft blood spots were found next day with the wounded man not located.
Pharin Crawford of Sheridan township says Frank Downing and wife lured him into their buggy then chloroformed him. He escaped after Downing fired six shots and beat him, forcing a confession of a crime against Mrs Downing. Crawford later recanted, Downing arrested as the case remains mysterious.
In Indiana inkling notes Martinsville may use shale beds to locate a large steel mill while plans for a sewer system are mentioned. Other items include Chas Currier of Union City injured by a train, Marion Spitler's death, Fern McGovern's fatal accident, and Clare Clark Noblesville returning from the Philippines.
Dr Kutnow the famous English physician in Cleveland lauds American progress in medicine especially surgery and practical medical appliances. He notes this country leads in certain branches and regrets not studying in the U S earlier urging European students to come here for training.
Fragmentary OCR hints at a seventh page bun issue with liners and quotes about reading use. No clear event or persons emerge. readers are left with unclear instruction and scattered phrases.
John Newhouse the constable headed to Plainfield Monday morning with Ed Moran 17 and Jesse Morton 18 shackled behind him. At Union station a misprint in tickets sparked a breakout as the two escaped toward Meridian street and the coal shed, with an onlooker loosening their bonds after a punch was thrown. Police later recovered the handcuffs at Adams feed store as the chase continued.
Newport News Virginia reports that the battleships Kearsarge and Kentucky will be equipped with smokeless powder outfits before commission. The Illinois will receive smokeless powder as it nears completion, and plans for Missouri also include smokeless powder outfits.
Madrid telegram from the Spanish consul at Manila says Aguinaldo has liberated a number of Spanish prisoners. The exact count is not disclosed.
Births list includes Charles F and Tillie Guedel a girl William and Mrs Nathaniel Newman a boy James and May Smith a girl and others Deaths report Louis Lips 49 pulmonary oedema Louisa Hendricks 74 senile debility Martha Russell 47 suppression of urine Virginia Ann Phillips 24 morphine poisoning marriage licenses listed for multiple couples Warwick Eng November 20 handicap note follows
A Washington dispatch says Secretary Long, returning from Colorado, may discuss Rear Admiral Schley's case with President McKinney. Long would welcome Schley's request for a court of inquiry or record to disclose the navy department's actions off the Cuba shore and to probe charges of persecution.
Anna Phillips aged 24 killed herself by morphine Saturday night at 311 Capitol Avenue where she had roomed for about three weeks. The tragedy, blamed on a deserted lover, left two parents and a brother. Funeral was held Monday at 1123 Union Street. A farm near Millersville was mistakenly reported as the death site prompting a large police response.
Chairman Hernty of the Republican state committee returns from New Castle and plans a week of work at the committee room. He prepared a letter urging strong organization and noting expansion as a key issue. He announces another run for precinct committeeman at home amid active committee rooms.
The flower mission fall fair concluded Saturday night in a blaze of loud praise and large receipts. An awkward incident involved an auditor described as a young blonde in a blue silk dress with sleeves pushed up, drawing comment from attendees. The writeup touts large profits. it also hawks One Minute Cough Cure as a universal remedy, a promotional aside amid the festive tone.
Harry Waxwood 1566 Sheldon Street, a colored man, went to the police with a disfigured face claiming George struck him with a teacup after his father Traywood prayed next door. He named no clear suspect and the tale centered on laughter during a neighborly prayer.
Alvaristo Montalvo Cuban planter Francisco Vigueras editor of Epoca Havana and William O McDowell Cuban American League president visit President Roosevelt and Secretaries Root and Gage to discuss Cuba's future The delegation represents Cuba's board of agriculture seeking duty reductions while McDowell predicts annexation and calls independence a revelation
Congressman Cruimpicker of Indiana announces a resolution for a joint Senate and House committee visit to the Philippines to study government and report a bill. The Indiana delegation will back the resolution solidly.
Thomas J. Montgomery, member of the Board of Public Works, is critically ill and barely able to speak. Physicians fear he may not live many days as his condition worsens.
Mae Marshall a young widow from Kirksville Missouri ended her life by prussic acid Sunday. Louis R Porter an inventor from Louisville Kentucky committed suicide by hanging Sunday.
Gen Funston sails from Frisco for Manila. Oklahoma seeks immediate statehood. Russia plans a steamship line Port Arthur to the U S. meteoric display seen in Atlanta and Chicago. Dr H H Mudd dies in St Louis after a long illness. Theodore Thomas declines Paris 1900 visit. Dreyfus verdict noted. Rev G Campbell Morgan chosen pastor in New York. Emile Bernard arrives in New York after UC prize win. The loss of gold is great and health is more. Hood's Sarsaparilla promoted as blood purifier.
Chicago scene reports Senator Jones presiding over a Democratic National Committee session. The talks focus on closing factional gaps and rallying support around anti imperialism and anti trusts with silver and Bryan as likely core planks. Kansas City leads convention bids with about 59 dollars raised. Milwaukee delegates prompted informal discussion.
Washington dispatch says Democratic members hesitate on financial legislation pending the president's message. If he endorses a strict gold standard, many Democrats favor letting Republicans push through a bill at once. They expect gold adoption could retire greenbacks and trigger western protests before the next presidential campaign.
Washington dispatch reports Gen. D B Henderson has not ruled out a special committee on affairs relating to Cuba Hawaii Porto Rico and the Philippines. A new committee could be created since the house foreign affairs panel is busy. Tawney Minnesota is discussed as possible chairman. No decision before a conference of Republican leaders.
The Chicago Times-Herald calls the report that President McKinley is involved in or endorses Hanna's removal as chairman of the Republican National Committee a fabrication of desperate malignity. It argues by recounting Hanna's career that the claim is unfounded.
Quarantine officials report no alarm but confirm bubonic plague on the British steamer J. W. Taylor after disinfection. Air rats will be destroyed, likely by suffocation, as health authorities decide the method. Test results from Swinburne Island indicate bubonic plague in two patients.
Emperor William and his party arrived at Windsor at 2 p.m. Monday to a town crowded with cheering crowds. All business halted as a public holiday was declared and the emperor and empress were driven to the castle amid widespread celebration.
New York Sept 2 Mise Della Fox, once thought dying, has fully recovered and signed to play the principal soubrette in Hearts are trumps a Drury Lane melodrama soon to be produced at the Garden theater.
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