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Newspaper
Madison Weekly Herald
Location
Madison, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1892
Page
3
A Madison newspaper column argues that factional efforts to control the Republican nomination may influence the November election. It urges voters to support a Democrat who will work for Democratic success, criticizing the Harrison tariff and noting Death Valley’s extreme heat and borax wealth as a backdrop to national political talk.
The Indiana General Fund net receipts for the year ending Oct 81 1890 totaled 1 145 161.45 with Bruce Carr the last Republican Auditor of State presenting suggestions to the Legislature on November 1 1890. He warned current taxation may not raise enough for 1891 with estimated expenses of 2 000 000 plus 205 232 33 unpaid appropriations, a 2 205 282 33 total and a deficit of 757 080 88, and projected 1892 1898 deficits of 424 939 and 519 939 respectively. Carr urged immediate action to relieve the treasury and curb rising state debt now about 8 540 616 12, noting railroad property undervaluation as a further issue.
The speaker urged that Indiana taxpayers require proper valuation of railroad properties and belongings. The Legislature faced the challenge, following Carr's advice to provide immediate relief for the State Treasury. Critics label the tax law political prttifogging and urge the Republican convention to condemn both sides.
Auditor Bruce Carr reported 1891 state expenses near two million dollars, rising to 2 203 232 32 with unpaid prior-year appropriations. J O Henderson’s year ending Oct 31 1691 shows total costs at 2 520 984 60 with detailed breakdowns for departments education government and public debt.
The piece reviews 1891 expenses of Indiana asylums and prisons totaling 1 159 450 69 with prison costs cited and state revenue figures. It mocks Republican presses and argues taxes are needed while predicting the death of Republicanism amid a shift to the Australian voting system across states.
A collapsed iron truss bridge over the Licking River near Covington and Newport kills thirty nine men and injures many more. Among the dead are contractors Andrew and Robert Baird and carpenters Billy Allen and Jim Johnson. Only two escape uninjured as debris drowns or traps workers. Rescue operations and inquests proceed on both sides of the river.
Miss Finetta Woods of Somerset Kentucky, a January assault victim linked to ex Mayor Higgins, has been moved to Binghamton asylum New York. Doctors split on prognosis with one declaring hopelessness and another noting potential for recovery due to her youth.
A large handsome map of the United States mounted for office or home use is issued by the Burlington Route. Copies mailed to any address on receipt of twelve cents in postage by P B Eustis, Gen Pass Agent, C B Q B, Chicago, IL.
Father Mollinger a famed priest physician of Mount Troy Allegheny died after an operation for strangulated hernia He was seventy years old and had served the church since 1869 gaining fame for miraculous cures aided by relics He left an estimated fortune of about 1 million dollars. He had marched in the Civil War as a surgeon and later devoted himself to St Anthony's shrine.
Lancaster detective Henry Burdett nabbed five black suspects and one white man on 3 211 warrants in a crackdown on illegal whisky sellers in Battle Row. Frank Turner of Bell county faces 157 700 dollars in fines from 1 577 cases and is jailed for kidnapping a witness. John Smith, a partner in the scheme, confessed in 1 585 cases as Burdett warns of retaliation from Turner allies.
Reports from Ohio Indiana and Illinois show wheat suffering from excessive rains and cool spring. A Shawnee town grower ships a sample that is smut ridden and eaten away, raising fears of crop failure in the region.
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