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Newspaper
Madison Weekly Herald
Location
Madison, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1891
Page
4
The Madison Herald announces the February 26 1891 issue with a Madison office at 107 East Main Street. Subscription options include one year at a certain rate and six months at a reduced price. Address changes require notify the post office and the paper for prompt handling.
Henry Warrenson will lecture in Indianapolis on Money and Morals this evening. Gov Hovey appointed two good men as Reform School Trustees at Plainfield, Stan ton J. Peele and William C Ball. Senator Voornixe remains very ill in Washington and cannot come to Indianapolis on the 20th inst. The Sentinel wavers on silver coinage while supporting Cleveland. The New York World denies Quay charges and offers court proof. Mahone denies stepping from politics. Eyre becomes U S Senator from South Dakota. The silver question remains unsettled. World hints honesty as best policy before 1892. Senator Quay defends himself before the Senate. The Republican caucus fails to unify on silver. A Lent program from Rev Clarence E Brandt of Rogers Park, Chicago.Rogers Park growing town with Brandt’s leadership increasing church attendance.
A passage praises Rev. Clarence E. Brandt for inspiring church membership and Christian collaboration in Hanover and Madison. Then a Washington Post note lauds Louisville attractions and honors William T. Sherman, recalling a New York dinner with Henry W. Grady and remarks on Sherman’s faith and character.
The article praises General William Tecumseh Sherman for his widespread popularity and absence of personal enemies. It notes his effective yet controversial Civil War campaigns and credits him with modest, joyful success and moral character beyond mere military skill.
An alert warns against mercury based catarrh ointments and endorses Hall's Catarrh Cure from F. J. Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio. The remedy is taken internally and targets mucous surfaces with a stated price of 75 cents per bottle. Bruggists supply the product.
Homer New York March 14 A grocer recounts severe cold and chronic coughs that resisted remedies until Kemp's Balsam was used. After several bottles he recovered, returned to work, and now praises the lung medicine to friends.
Washington reports the Senate passed several pension bills including a widow of Gen. Custer pension increase to $100 monthly. The copyright bill saw amendments by Sherman Frye and Ingalls and then passed 36 to 14. Other business included the New York customs house bill and Indian depredation claims. Congress adjourned after a light night session.
Indianapolis Feb 19 General Manager Bradbury of the Lake Erie and Western says progress on the Louisville New Albany and Chicago railway deal marks the first step toward purchasing the road. A traffic alliance would place 1 560 000 in the Monon group. funds to equip and improve the line come from the Brice syndicate. The Chicago line would serve East Tennessee Virginia and Georgia via New Albany and the Queen and Crescent via Cincinnati. In New York William S Alley seeks a receiver for the Louisville New Albany and Chicago Railway alleging a scheme to raise capital to 7 500 000 with Breyfogle and Ives responsible for fraud and stock skimming. The case is before a master in chancery.
Ex secret ary of the whisky trust George J. Gibson arrived from Peoria and posted 25000 bail with two bondsmen in Judge Shepard s court to answer indictments from the state grand jury. Thomas Hutchinson and George Burrows signed the bond and listed 100000 in property each. Gibson appeared pale and refused to speak, saying he would talk at the proper time.
A natural gas explosion followed an open lamp igniting in a Pitt sburg house after water damaged pipes. The blast wrecked three small houses, injuring Andrew Anderson severely and lightly injuring Mary McGraw and her daughter Nellie. A second blast hit the Mary Hubbard boarding house in Allegheny injuring several residents.
High water caused a natural gas main to rupture in Martin's Ferry Ohio. An explosion followed injuring nine and killing two including Mrs William Kuntz and Edna Graves a young girl.
The power house of the Duquesne Traction Company in Pittsubre suffered about 35000 in damages from a late night fire. Operations were set to begin March 1 but the blaze will delay start by no more than six weeks.
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