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Newspaper
Mooresville Guide
Location
Mooresville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1900
Page
1
A London dispatch publishes Lord Roberts harsh assessment of General Buller and General Warren regarding Spion Kop. He condemns Warren for altering Buller’s plan, notes Thornycroft’s overstepping, and commends Thornycroft’s gallantry while blaming higher command for strategic failures and misjudgments at Ladysmith.
Formal opening in Paris as President Loubet dedicates the 193 exposition. He notes a global pledge to showcase human achievement and advance peace and progress, promising a future of brotherhood and reduced misery as the world governments gather to celebrate the event.
William F. Miller, known for the Franklin Syndicate, was found guilty by a Brooklyn County Court jury of grand larceny in the first degree for stealing $1 from Mrs. Katherine Moeser in a 599 percent 'get rich quick' scheme. He was remanded for sentence a week from next Friday.
The United States Supreme Court, in a decision by Justice White, favored express companies in two cases about who bears stamp taxes on packages. The ruling, based on American Express Co. versus Attorney General Maynard of Michigan, reverses a Michigan Supreme Court ruling and holds that shippers must affix and cancel revenue stamps at their own expense on receipts and bills of lading.
Franklin county grand jury returns indictments charging ten men with complicity in the death of Senator William Goebel. Key figures named include Henry J. Youtsey James Howard Berry Howard Harland Whitaker and Dick Combs. Accessories before the fact named include Caleb Powers John J Powers Charles Finley W O H Culton and Wharon Golden. Bail and arrest plans unsettled as warrants target Jim and Berry Howian and other suspects. Charles Finley says he learned of the indictment by telegram and expects to return to Kentucky to defend himself.
In a Kentucky tale relayed to the Indianapolis Journal Gay Wal claims Chinn fired at Croebe near the State House area after a walk from the Wentucky House. A bystander description places Chinn briefly lenient then fleeing, with a glint seen in his hand before the shot. Two women in Frankfort corroborate the incident.
A blaze in a frame dwelling at 44 Hermitage avenue sent flames to an elevated structure as Motorman Collins steered two cars through the fire to clear the road. Policemen risked rescue efforts saving five occupants including Mrs Sternburg and her daughter. The Sternburg and Blade families were pulled to safety. Loss on the building and contents was small.
Rioting in Croton New York prompted militia to move in as Ser geant Douglass was shot and killed on guard duty by an unknown assailant. Sheriff Molloy reports an unsettled mood with armed patrols and possible guerrilla actions by Italian residents.
Louisiana voters elected a Democratic majority in a special election Tuesday. The ticket led by W. W. Heard swept the state, with results suggesting a landslide that could approach 50,000 votes.
London reports a circulating unconfirmed rumor that General Brabant crushed the Boers at Wepener, capturing guns and taking prisoners. Official word says no confirmation yet, with movements described around Aliwal North Rouxville and reinforcements arriving near Wepener.
Adjutant General Corbin released figures showing the forces in the Philippines on April 1. Regulars numbered 31 382 and volunteers 32 203, with officers and men totals across cavalry artillery infantry and staff. The statement notes increases since March 1 due to new recruits, mainly hospital corps and staff.
An Associated Press report notes English newspapers harshly criticise British army methods in the Boer War. Critics argue officers are brave but ignorant, with major outlets like the Saturday Review and Vanity Fair lamenting that officers fail to conduct war effectively.
The Spanish minister Duke D Arcos declines an invitation to the Dewey Day celebration in Chicago, calling the invitation a slight to the Spanish nation and sending a letter to the Dewey Reception Committee explaining his refusal. The event commemorates the annihilation of Spanish power in the Western Hemisphere.
Indianapolis dispatch recalls 1836 murder of Luella Mabt and Green’s hanging as a revived memory amid a haunting Walnut Grove schoolhouse incident. Reports recount noises, moved lunches, muttering, mob violence over failed sale, and arrests as authorities disperse the crowd. William Davis fatally shoots Wes Steele near Auburn after Steele pursued Mrs Davis, bloodhounds lead to confession, neighbors show sympathy for the killer.
A New Albany staff correspondent reports that by last Saturday policy shop lotteries operated in Indiana in violation of state gambling statutes. The text notes corruption and the removal of a degraded gambling institution from a nearby state, with Indiana now hosting a similar operation.
William Busby, farmer on the Busby farm, admitted shooting Orin Springer claiming self defense. He disclosed owning fifteen guns, with others possibly in repair, while neighbors claim about thirty-five guns and an attic fort atop his barn used to deter trespassers and hunters. Witnesses say Busby had threatened to kill hunters.
Hon. Geo. W. Steele of Marion, a prominent Indiana Congressman, helped locate the Soldiers' Home there and earned strong local support. He was unanimously renominated by the Republican Congressional convention at Peru on March 7.
Louisville newspapers accuse Indiana lotteries of daily business around 300 and denounce craps as a worse vice. They label the state lottery a sandbagging scheme draining poor black and white crowds and threaten to supply evidence to Governor Mount and state officers to shut the lotteries down.
Workmen digging for a new Masonic temple in Ladoga unearthed a skeleton from an old village well. The deceased, a stranger with a flask and a rolled fortune, vanished after a mule sale meeting with J. T. Davis. Gypsy Joe later vanished after a move and was said killed in an Oklahoma brawl.
An eighty horse power boiler exploded at 11 o clock Wednesday in Columbia City injuring two men. Henry Landon fireman and O B Young a teamster died in the debris. The plant valued at 35000 was wrecked but not on fire. Two other workers escaped unharmed. William Cook fell but was not hurt. The blast shook the city.
The report notes Busby as rich and influential and that he maintained arsenals and barricades intended for a stated purpose.
A large tank at a Noblesville bottle factory broke Sunday afternoon, sending molten glass flowing beneath the floors. No injuries occurred, but workers had narrow escapes and a fire started by the glass caused minor damage. Total loss about $7,000. plant to close for two weeks for repairs.
A 100 barrel oil well was developed Tuesday near Ingalls. Evidence of oil in gas mains has appeared across the area for years. Earlier finds were deemed high quality, suggesting a large profitable field, but gas companies held most land, tempering further search despite promising indications.
City Attorney R. Artman was assaulted in the Frankfort courtroom Monday evening by Robert L. Porter of Tipton over a suit by the city against a Tipton paying company. Artman was severely injured as blows followed. The dispute originated in Lebanon and escalated in Frankfort.
A miscellaneous local summary notes crop woes near Daleville and a new Red Men lodge in Mulberry. Mentions Bert Wright of Muncie in a troubling personal situation and Frank Gaughan of Muncie found dead in bed. Delaware county residents seek rural telephones and Huntington hosts a piano plant sale. Goshen youths form a Republican glee club and The Liberty United Brethren Church near Kirklin is referenced.
The House devoted Wednesday to the Porto Rico tariff bill while the Senate approved a 3 million dollar Pacific cable project to Honolulu under Navy supervision. Other actions include a Soldiers Home at Castle Pinckney and an 8 million dollar DC appropriation, with debate on direct Senatorial elections and the Quay case.
London April 7 General French tried to intercept the Boers retreat at Poplar Grove but was checked by fifty Boer sharpshooters on a ridge. French misfortune halted our advance for about an hour and twenty minutes as the Boers, with two Maxims and mounted troops, slipped away with guns and stores. President Kruger is said to have been present at the battle, risking capture.
At Bevington area farms John Sterling set fire to his home barn and outbuildings after a divorce bid and prior abuse accusations. He crawled from a straw stack when ordered out by Thomas Casey and cut his throat to escape capture, dying from severe burns after rescue efforts.
A London syndicate bought four Zacualtipan gold mines near Toluca, Mexico, for 4 million dollars. Engineer John Hays Hammond led the due diligence with six other experts, confirming the mine quality. Cecil Rhodes reportedly is a principal stockholder in the buying group.
Vienna cables report a seismic disturbance near Klappt causing widespread movement in Bohemia between the Elbe and Eger. Towns report collapsed houses and churches in about thirty villages, with railway embankments shifted, streams diverted, and roads sunk. No deaths yet, but a constant watch is urged.
Robert B. Hanna of Fort Wayne was nominated for Representative at the Twelfth district Republican convention in Auburn on Wednesday. Resolutions congratulated the country on three years of prosperity and endorsed the McKinley administration and a renomination of President McKinley.
General George White, the defender of Lat arrived in London Saturday and was greeted with a warm reception. He received an illuminated address as officials and crowds offered him congratulations and honors.
Enid Oklahoma special reports the marriage of James George a store clerk and Bessie Vaughn of Humphrey Missouri. A note found in a strawberry box during the strawberry season sparked a year long romance after George answered the letter and exchanged photographs. He has now gone to Missouri to wed.
Lord Roberts protests to President Kruger about the treatment of colonial officers and troops held at Pretoria. He cites Enteric fever and dysentery at Watervaal, lack of medicines, open bivouac in veldt, and an open shed for the sick, urging remedy and noting harsher care for Boer prisoners. Four oath-taking farmers were moved to Karee Siding.
Manila reports Holy Thursday and Good Friday saw business suspended and streets empty as devout crowds walk to churches. Ten thousand carried images of the saints and 20 600 attended the sanctified service led by the archbishop amid scenes of humiliation and torture.
The Call reports a surge of Chinese immigrants admitted as native-born citizens in California, with over 10,000 landed in thirty four months and at least a hundred per month claimed as born in the state. The piece notes accusations of fraud in evading the restriction act to grant citizenship and voting rights.
Moses York, a negro, was seized from an officer by a mob at the state levee crossing in Tunica County and hanged. His body bore bullets after the mob killed him for slaying Joe Costello, an Italian fruit peddler. York reportedly confessed to other past crimes, including an Arkansas murder, as a mob from across the river gathered.
Richmond Ky special reports Adjt Gen John B Castleman wired Capt L J Frazee to muster his Goebel Guards company into State service at once. Frazee has 110 men with 80 to be chosen and will meet at the courthouse Tuesday for new officers. All are Democrats backing Beckham for governor. Washington: Porter resigns as Secretary due to contract health. B Cortelyou named to the post May 1.
Prices for commodities in Indianapolis show No 3 red wheat No 1 white corn No 2 white oats and poultry with hen turkey and egg values listed. The fragment hints at a local market price list or agricultural commodity report with fresh eggs and butter.
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