19 Feb 1895
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Newspaper
Logansport Daily Pharos
Location
Logansport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1895
Page
1
Joan Grays Special promotes a ten day embroidery sale featuring Irish Point English and Scotch effects Galcons and double edges. Ladies urged to visit and view the designs.
In a tight Senate vote 30 to 27 the silver bill for unrestricted coinage becomes unfinished business for final action. Gray defends the president and bond policy while Sherman criticizes terms as hard and imprudent, urging gold payments and national finances to be safeguarded.
The record lists 27 senators voting against silver dollars and names those voting yea in pairs. Sherman urges payment of all national obligations in the best money, defending the president and treasury secretary while calling the loan a bad bargain that must be honored.
Officials verify Gray’s claim that United States Treasurer Jordan warned he could not pay gold on demand beyond a day. They detail gold withdrawals beginning Jan 17 totaling over 80 million by Feb 13, with 43 million exported for hoarding, signaling a loss of faith in government specie payments.
Report describes Count de Castellane's engagement to Miss Anna Gould, his plans for a March wedding at George Gould's home with Archbishop Corrigan officiating, and the wedding party including Count Jean de Castellane Raoul Duval and How ard Gould. Also notes no money talk disclosed and public interest in the union.
Mrs. McMillen, alone with her 6 year old son, faced a burglar who demanded money. She calmly retrieved a revolver, ordered him out, guarded him at the door, then returned to her child, earning praise for quick nerve and presence of mind.
Springfield reporters note that victims of the January 1893 Wann wreck are in court. Farmers John J. Henry John P. Mullane Thomas Philbrick and John Luttrell sue the Big Four Railroad for 25000 dollars each, seeking damages for severe maiming and scarring.
In Rock Island Illinois on February 19 the Republican county convention selected twenty five delegates to the Tenth district congressional convention and instructed for former Representative William H Gest.
Springfield reports no quorum in the house and quick adjournment. In the senate a few bills were introduced but no business of importance was transacted.
The fourteenth annual convention met at the Grand Union hotel with large attendance. Elected officers include President A. C. Wilson of Maryland and first vice president George A. Perkins of Massachusetts. Asbury Park chosen for next annual meet over Boston by 81 to 63. Color question deferred. Constitution and rules underwent several changes.
The thirty second annual report shows a near 17 percent drop in gross earnings for the Chicago and Alton. Express earnings rise only $216. President Blackstone attributes the decline to the miners strike the ARU strike and a general downturn in business.
Senator Cul lom of Illinois did not take part in the senate debate on the Chicago public building appropriation and, though ill, was confined to bed and unable to attend. The illness is not believed to be serious and did not appear to be a major impediment to his duties.
The remains of Isaac P. Gray former minister to Mexico arrived in El Paso accompanied by Bayard Gray and Mrs Gray. Military and federal officials of Mexico and the United States greeted the procession at the station with flags at half mast in Quarez and El Paso.
Brooklyn report incomplete text shows Feb 18 entry about Henry Knake and a related incident, but details are missing.
Minneapolis report on a murder case where Adry, Harry faces accusations, Maggie Wachter testifies strongly for Harry, Hall labeled a bulldozer by the state, and Mrs. Hayward attends as her son Adry is implicated. O'Dell and Olson questioned about impeachment.
Day’s testimony places Harry’s movements from dusk to 7 10 p m with witnesses including R W Goldstone Willis Brown and Kate Ging. Theatre sighting at 8 18 p m and livery records show Miss Ging hiring rigs. barn notes describe a hard riding buggy and loose lines. Further depositions on Illinois insanity will be read later this afternoon.
An explosion in the West Bearridge mine at Mahony Plane likely killed at least eleven miners. Five men were found dead and several others critically injured. The blast followed a section breaching a gas pocket during air-course advancement. flames blocked escape as the mine burned and rescue efforts continued.
The United Mine Workers convention adjourned sine die with the wage question deferred. A motion to censure John McBride for sending N. R. Hysell as proxy and excluding alternates failed by a large margin. Delegates elected to the American Federation of Labor include Patrick McBryde and J. Clarkson, with alternates listed. The N.S.A. 135 faction joining a new independent K of L was ratified.
Indianapolis reports the Nicholson temperance bill as a special morning order with strong public pressure in counties supporting it. Most expect passage, while cities with liquor influence may oppose. With only three weeks left, night sessions begin to push more bills and probable appropriation acts.
A conference led by Governor Claude Matthews between Indianapolis and Union City representatives arranged fitting honors for Minister Gray. The body is due to arrive Thursday at 3 p.m. and lie in state in the capitol until 8 p.m., with a military guard and state officials present. A Friday morning train is noted for the service details.
A fatal dispute over an old grudge escalated to a throat wound. Dougherty suffered severe injuries and is not yet alive. Spradlin remains at large or unarrested as investigators pursue charges.
In Shelbyville on February 19 Charles Lafollet was arrested by request of his grandfather William Spencer for stealing $30 from him. Lafollet died in jail awaiting bail. He was from Greenfield Indiana.
Vincennes Feb 19 The Slaughterback brothers who shot John Niblack at Wheatland pleaded guilty yesterday. Each was sentenced to fourteen years in prison and will be sent to jail immediately to prevent lynching.
Indianapolis February 19 Judge McCray of the criminal court denies a new trial for Winnie Smith the woman convicted of murdering Western B Thomas of Anderson. Smith is sentenced to eighteen years in the penitentiary.
Jeffersonville report says 19 year old Robert Kerns, from a well regarded family, shot himself after his sweetheart refused to walk home from church. The tragedy occurred February 19.
A state ceremony will place the late Governor Gray's remains in Indiana for burial. A committee from Governor Matthews and President Ingalls arrange transport from St. Louis and meet the train at the state line. Dr. McDonald of the Presbyterian church will conduct the interment at 3 p.m. local time.
A Feb meeting in Indianapolis with D F Allen G W Shanklin Jerome Herff Leon O Bailey Thomas Taggart and others aimed to send a delegation to Washington to press President Cleveland to appoint John G Shanklin minister to Mexico Taggart was chosen as Indiana’s messenger and left for Washington to advocate the nomination The move seeks to heal rifts within Indiana democracy.
News items include J R Greenhut explaining the trust receivership plan was arranged by telegraph and telephone but done in good faith Archduke Albert of Austria dead at 73 Asbury Hospital fire in Minneapolis safely evacuated to St Barnabas Mardi Gras opens in New Orleans Argentina recognizes cholera presence Eight smallpox cases in Madison Illinois Coast guard dispatches Mercury to Formosa coffin air tube patent by H C Freese of Sioux Falls and a peculiar note on Joseph Davis of Round Bottom with four children and extreme child weights.
May Wright Sewall chaired the Washington gathering as twenty associations attended the first day. Notables Susan B. Anthony Frances Willard and others were present. Sewall urged plans to federate women’s clubs within a year. The evening session addressed religion with Mary A. Davis presiding and Mrs. F S Mosher speaking on home ethics and sociology.
Feb. 19 reports say two masked men accosted Samuel Ewing near his home in Marietta area. He escorted them to a nearby well and fled inside grabbing an ax. He struck one intruder but was knocked unconscious and robbed of five dollars.
Fort Wayne February 19 The Harrison Telephone company organized with President George P. Haywood of Lafayette Vice President E C Leszynski of Chicago and Secretary Treasurer W P Breen of Fort Wayne The company runs exchanges across Indiana and will soon begin construction in Terre Haute Richmond Logansport and Indianapolis.
Brazilian report notes informal coal operators meeting in Brazil discussing rail rate inaction. Operators claim no railroad agreement to restore rates and expect continued market demoralization in Indiana. They insist Indiana coal must cut transportation rates by 25 cents per ton to compete with Chicago.
A schoolteacher raises the question If a tree in a forest falls and no one is present, does it make a sound. Pupils discuss whether sound exists without an observer. The inquiry expands beyond the classroom into broader circles, centering on perception versus reality.
William H. English quits his post on the state monument commission citing time demands and fatigue from petty annoyances. He sends a letter to the governor and appointing board detailing his resignation.
New Albany reports Peter Bowman assaulted his wife after she refused to let him kiss her pug. The woman’s two sons intervened with clubs, fracturing Bowman’s skull. The youths were jailed as authorities await Bowman’s medical prognosis.
Edward Gray of Maine reportedly killed himself following a domestic rebuke over too much apple sauce. Ambassador Bayard earns a rising view in England as a graceful speechmaker. President Faure gathers nicknames from socialist papers. Théo Manikin The Under Study The Jumping Jack Poor Felix and The Tramp cited. Sir Richard Temple donates £1000 for a statue of the queen to be placed.
J D Luttreel of Spokane inherits a quarter of an eight million Ireland estate from his uncle John Luttrel. The piece notes various lives including Marshal Lannes a carpenter’s apprentice and his sword making hobby, the Devon diamond wedding, Colonel Samuel Jones’ long railroad service, Paul Sorg the rich congressman, Alexandre Dumas business acumen, and Nicholas Hallock who engraved his name on a Queens silver quarter in 1844 and recovered it decades later from a railroad agent.
Observations include the Hindoos' view of friendship as brotherhood, apes in zoos avoiding sleeping flat on their backs, amber as a nicotine guard in Turkey, and ju ming milk names in China. Also notes on air transparency, Liberia's Good Jesus factory, false teeth for horses, frost bells in France, and tar smoke to protect vines.
A report notes Lord Stratheden and G. Bell secured a sentence and fine against tenant farmers for shooting a hare on leased land, a decision seen as emblematic of antiquated game laws and local magistrate bias dominated by landowners.
An English gentleman has invented life saving apparatus for use on water. Two broad 8 foot planks on sled runners join to a 20 foot rope linked platform. A life preserver in the center allows two rescuers to steer toward a hole where the endangered person can grab the life saver.
The New York market reports show money on call easing five cents, sterling steady, and government bonds firm. Chicago grain and produce quotes list wheats, corn, oats, and bare bones futures as active, with sizable live stock trading at the Chicago Union Stockyards and mixed cattle and hog quotations across ranges.
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