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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1899
Page
2
The report describes a defendant wearing four caps and denying home life while court observers question his willingness to work. He claims a single prior job, objects to the notion of treason, and shows a reluctance to stay domestically. The scene shifts to a walkout as the judge weighs the risks and the defendant exits, seemingly improvising his own path.
In Manila the city was deserted as American forces moved in on Porac after insurgents fled north. Captain Larsen and Napidan troops faced a trench ambush near Laguna de Bay but escaped as Napidan gunfire damaged the trench. Gen Wheeler and Gen MacArthur led two columns from Santa Rita and San Antonio, bombing enemy trenches and securing Porac after an hour of fighting. four Thirty-sixth infantry and one Ninth infantryman wounded. Dolores also fell.
A Missouri speaker at the Willard hall conference urged using dynamite to spread temperance doctrine. William K. Reenie of Kansas City proposed blowing up distilleries and breweries in Chicago Peoria Milwaukee and Kansas City, and hanging corrupt officials and saloon keepers to force public support for reform.
New Orleans dispatch reports Eng ush officers ordered to close options to purchase mules for the British army in South Africa and begin shipping the animals to Cape Town.
A Frankford factory owned by Sheble and Koemm was leveled by a Wednesday night fire. The loss is placed at 100000 dollars. No injuries were reported and the cause remains under investigation.
OTTAWA Ont Sept 28 It is reported the Earl of Minto has decided not to accept the invitation to attend the celebration next month in Chicago.
Births list multiple families adding girls and boys with addresses, while deaths include Abram Scott at 44 and Helen Battam at 2 months among others. The section also records marriage licenses for several couples and a long list of named pairs for blessings and arrangements.
Jeweler R Mauzy of 207 Massachusetts Ave was found not guilty of receiving stolen goods in police court. His clerk George Stewart was sent to the grand jury on 3400 bond. Stewart, a former workhouse inmate, had pleaded and led to Mauzy’s arrest after a 12 year old girl identified him as the man who bought the stolen watch for 2 cents.
A big snow storm blankets Manitoba, North Dakota, and northwestern Minnesota with seven to ten inches of snow. The flax crop will be badly damaged, wheat and other grain suffer, and threshing halts as temperatures plunge about 45 degrees since Wednesday night.
Two killed and four injured when a Long Island freight train plowed into a crowded trolley at Parkville Brooklyn. A well dressed man about 33 was decapitated and a small boy was crushed to death. Engineer motorman and conductors arrested.
Bulletins posted at the South Bernd Wooten company plant announce a 10 percent wage increase for 29 employees. Five hours after the announcement a fire destroyed $18,000 worth of the company’s war.
In Muncie Indiana on a September morning unknown assailants beat W M King on his home steps as his wife Mrs W M King awoke. King, found semi conscious with a fractured skull broken nose and lacerations, clutched a crumpled bill and said they didn t get it all. Police seek suspects.
A large blaze swept through a Wisconsin town near Milwaukee tonight, threatening the entire city. Fire crews battled the flames as residents reported loud explosions and rapid growth of the inferno. Authorities urged evacuation and prepared for possible further spread.
The Duke of Westminster's Flying Fox captured the 1500 sovereign jockey club stakes at Newmarket. Oswald's Scintillant finished second and Rothschild's Chosen third. Platt's Sweet Marjorie with Sloane was unplaced. A selling plate race of 20 sovereigns was won by Violence with Sloane aboard.
A Little Girl named Tda Russe, daughter of Christian Russe, wandered from home at 1525 Woodlawn Avenue Wednesday evening. She was found Thursday morning by a family on State Avenue on a back porch. She could not explain her whereabouts during the night. It is believed she slept on the porch.
Vernon Indiana December 28 mystery engulfed the town when Frank Carter a teamster driving home Wednesday night was found dead on the road his wagon and team missing him the police suspect highwaymen but the exact cause remains unclear with authorities continuing inquiry and no arrests reported.
Senator Beveridge has received over 150 invitations to speak at political and other gatherings since returning from the Philippines. He has uniformly declined, stating that his work will not permit him to attend.
Jeffersonville report confirms William Gilmore and Miss Birdie Fry wed at the Indianapolis state fair last Friday. The couple, both residents of Jeffersonville, quietly joined in marriage during the event.
John W Holcorbe a Decatur county schoolmaster and state representative in the last legislature was in Denison on Thursday with his bride He was married Wednesday night in a quiet ceremony marking a new chapter for the couple and for Holcorbe’s public service
The column reports Columbus Ohio street railways to consolidate and notes General Heth’s burial in Richmond Virginia. It mentions laborers at Lehigh docks Buffalo threatening to strike and reports fires causing millions in damages at Hopkinsville Kentucky and Madison Tennessee amid smallpox outbreaks in the regiment at Prise.
The description paints a compact figure with a trimmed gray mustache, neat bearing, and quick, graceful movements. Despite fame, he remains natural and unassuming, standing slightly below average height, full of energy and a kindly, snappy presence.
Washington dispatch states Admiral Dewey will not accompany the president on the western tour. His plans are to proceed to Vermont to greet his home people and receive the welcome planned there.
Dewey ashore on Wednesday as plans form to honor the general. Miss Augusta Krumpt, Lillian Irwin, and two others from Decatur were chosen to visit Dewey, with Deweyites’ escort funded by local officials. New York expected 2,660,000 visitors. Admiral Bower welcomed by the London Standard. Olympia gains a telephone link to shore.
Cincinnati street car workers push toward a walkout after renewed wage demand refusals. The company vows to run service with no interference, while both sides stand firm. Capital stock listed at 18,090,000 with no bonds outstanding.
Athens dispatch reported by The Echo says the Smyrna area quake last week killed 1,904 people and wounded 890, with over 2,000 houses ruined.
Alexander Miller a saloon-keeper at Iowa and Hast-sis was fined £5 and costs by Judge Cox on Thursday for drawing a dead Ivy weapon. Wednesday night a horse and buggy blocked a street car track near Miller's place. A motorman left his car to move the horse, and Miller drew a revolver, threatening to shoot if the horse was touched. Patrolmen Schroeder and Hauser arrived to clear the cars.
Manila report says the gunboat Lasgun Ads Bay struck a submerged wreck in the Rio Grande and sustained damage severe enough to force it to seek refuge at the port of Gingua.
Hong Kong dispatch reports a Filipino proclamation issued September 28 declaring Thursday that all parts of the Philippines are open to all nations except the United States. The stipulation follows tensions with U S authorities over control and access in the archipelago.
A light engine and a freight train collided five miles west of Glasgow Montana on Tuesday. Five men were killed and two seriously injured in the Great Northern collision.
A fragment page shows numerous help wanted notices and rental ads. Entries include WANTED- situation by experienced dressmaker and by German girl. WANTED-Canvasers. WANTED- cook or dishwasher. FOR RENT- furnished rooms and sleeping rooms. locations include 323 Bright st, 429 E Market, 313 Sanders st, 620 NY New Jersey st, 45 X Ill in st, West st, 218 N Capitol, and Bleck's store at 7 and 9 E Washington st. Also mentions Teutonia No 4 Saving Sand Loan Association and an upcoming yearly meeting and election of directors on Tuesday, Oct.
R R Shiel & Co bids farewell after twenty two years in business at the stock yards. A hostile trust of seventy three commission firms and packing houses forced changes and weighed on two pair of scales. After refusing their demands the firm relocating to the Interstate stock yards promises to continue trading with its eastern and country customers, seeking damages from the trust and vowing to operate openly in a modern market.
Wheat No 2 red 1 car No 3 red 3 cars rejected 2 cars total 6 cars Corn No 1 white 4 cars No 3 white 2 cars No 2 yellow 2 cars No 2 mixed 2 cars total 10 cars Hay No 2 timothy 1 car total lear Prices show No 2 red 69th September. Corn assorted White and mixed categories with varied car counts. Oats steady No 2 white %c No 3 white 21c No 2 mixed 23 34c. Hay No 1 timothy 36.50 to 9.00 No 2 timothy 8.00 to 8.50.
Indianapolis stock traders report a stronger market with light receipts and quotes for mediums and heavies around 4.67 to 4.80 per unit. Cattle market remains steady as the new Interstate stock yards prepare to open tomorrow. consignments urged to the firm for handling.
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