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Newspaper
Mooresville Guide
Location
Mooresville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1896
Page
3
Fort Wayne report claims the Bankards religious sect aims to purchase Brown County lands and form a common-property local government. Everett, the county chair, has bought 41,000 acres and plans to attract 100 families to establish a new settlement with stone resources and vast improvements.
The report lists 8 tin plate skilled workers in Madison County with 731 in Elwood and the rest in Anderson. It records 103 skilled glass workers countywide with Elwood 14 and Anderson 65, plus Alexandria 22 and others scattered. It notes clerks by town and shops in Elwood and Anderson, and highlights Laporte as a pickle-plant hub with 57 thousand bushels delivered. It cites over 200 thousand bushels gathered in northern Indiana and earnings over 100 dollars to farmers, marking a shift after Pittsburgh interests entered the cucumber market and boosted northern Indiana cucumber farming.
Bristol shows strong revival with full housing demand and tenements sought. National Circular Company moved its factory from Hudson Michigan to Bristol. Bristol Manufacturing Company reopens after six months and foundation work begins on a new opera house. Indianapolis financier J Mosier oversees a dam repair and water power potential attracts Chicago capitalists. Carbon Town Council contracts Indianapolis firm for fire protection at 659 dollars. plant combines chemical and water handling to upgrade services.
A Sinman special reports an appalling assault at a farm near Terre Eile where Air and Mrs. Pate were attacked by unknown assailants after a visitor came with messages. The couple, left for dead, show evolving consciousness with Mrs. Pate likely to die. authorities hunt on Fanner Creek as sensational rumors spread.
Early morning a band of trespassers approached a village store causing a posse to pursue. Shots rang out with 100 or more exchanged before the robbers fled to the woods. A man named Guthuart Brown was shot and jailed in Decatur after refusing to speak.
Washington reports that talks led by Secretary Olney and Sir Julian Pauncefote aim to finalize a general arbitration treaty within three weeks. Key terms include a five year operative period, a six member arbitration court, and submission of all disputes over five years except Behring Sea and Venozaehi questions, with Alaska and Norwegian boundary issues.
Washington dispatch reports Speaker Reed pushing a new tariff bill through the House this session to pressure the administration and counter Senate opposition. He warns colleagues not to waste time while Cuba actions loom, saying the House must act despite possible Senate inaction.
The United States Consulate-General in Havena is under armed guard by Spanish authorities amid rising Spanish sympathy for insurgents and fear of attacks on the facility. Reports note hostility to the U S and tensions over recent events including the death of Maceo and related uprisings in Cuba.
Postmaster General Wilson issues a sweeping reform extending the house to hinge collection and delivery letter systems to streamline the sale of postage and special delivery stamps through slips in a unique official envelope provided by the postal improvement committee. The order marks a radical postal system improvement and will be tested in Washington immediately with potential broader rollout if practical.
The Cuban junta has learned through Jacksonville that Maceo was reportedly assassinated by agents. The dispatch alleges Dr Zartucha led Maceo and his staff across the Trocha where they were slain by Ahameda. Spanish officials deny the claim.
William Jennings Bryan accepted an invitation to address the Chicago Democratic banquet, joining a roster of speakers and highlighting the party’s event agenda.
A St Louis special reports six masked men robbed the Iron Mountain fast express one mile from Union Station at 9 30 p m. They could not open the safe and fled with no booty. A red lantern signaled danger as two robbers seized the engine cab and two entered the express car. Police were alerted as detectives pursued the suspects through the city. The conductor gave a description, masks hindered identification, and the bold heist is deemed unmatched in Missouri train robbery history.
A London dispatch claims an understanding among Great Britain Russia and France to settle Eastern Question. It says Russian Black Sea and Mediterranean fleets will be stationed to force Dardanelles passage if needed to support reforms proposed by Pan Powers.
Indiana State revenue data show an annual internal revenue haul of 146,639,625.65 dollars with Illinois, New York, Kentucky, Ohio, Pennsylvania ahead. Indiana placed sixth overall, Peoria district tops, Eighth Illinois second, Terre Haute’s Seventh district tenth, and the Fifth Indiana district fifteenth in the nation.
Governor Matthews reports many Indiana officers and soldiers wrote seeking Cuban insurgent information and participation. He believes about three quarters of the state's Grand Army of the Republic would volunteer if opportunity arose.
A Corunna dispatch to the Colonie Gazette notes the North German Lieyt steamship Salier left Antwerp with 20 passengers and called at Spanish ports. The reporter estimates four to five hundred victims in the disaster.
California's presidential electors tally shows Republicans 145584, Fusion 144700, Prohibition 2573. Francis E Witland appeals for aid to Athenians. Mrs Charlotte Shelmut dies in Walnut Grove fire at about sixty five. Mme Heine, honored by Carnot, buried in Paris. fortune split among Duchess Hivoli and Murat children. Benjamin K R Kimberly named Denver receiver, ex McKinley supporter linked to Woicott influence.
A London cable reports the North German Lloyd steamer Salier of 8000 gross tons sinking after striking the Corrobedo rocks during a gale off Coruna Spain with 275 lives lost. There were 210 passengers and 65 crew aboard, including Russians Galli cians Spaniards and a German.
Washington dispatch reports the Turkish government protests Cleveland's message on Armenian massacres and Christian persecution in the empire. Sultan accused of a one sided account. Mustafa Bey hints at seeking passports and return to Constantinople if amendments aren’t made. Missionaries blamed for inciting Armenians. Scarface Charley, famed Modoc figure, dies at Quawpaw reservation Indian Territory.
The twenty fifth annual report of the Indiana Reform School for Girls and Women’s Prison urged separating the two institutions under one roof and renaming the girls’ reform school. It notes new inmates and a 163 rate, cites relocation needs, and records 583 commitments since 1873 with forty six women currently housed.
Washington report says the Ways and Means Committee will begin work before the holiday recess on a tariff bill. The measure is to be a chief feature of the incoming administration’s policy and aimed for presentation to the Fifty-eighth Congress early in a special session called by President McKinley to revise tariff laws. The plan was agreed at a conference of Republican members.
Manager Reibold of the Bates House in Indianapolis posted that the Bates will receive guests until May 1, 1807. E S Claypoc, owner, states plans for an eleven story modern roadstructure on the site.
Exiled Hawaiian monarch Liliuokalani landed in San Francisco aboard the China last week and plans to visit Washington and London to pursue a CUR LOWD objective. She travels under heightened scrutiny as part of her curtailment and political linkage.
Senate opened by debating the immigration bill with amendments and Lodge substitute. West Palmer seek limited restrictions while Lodge Chandler push sweeping limits. House passed copyright protections for musical and dramatic works and a liquor sale ban in the Capitol. Various war claims and a new Indianapolis post office funding bill were discussed. Senate adjourned after executive session.
Gen J S Coxey issues an open letter denouncing the disgraced People's party and resigning from the national committee. He says he left the Democratic party before and now must leave the People's party to avoid contributing to political deceit while urging support for a new party critiqued for financial and industrial ills. Separately, paper trust talks continue with major U S producers backing a national newsprint combination led by Glens Fall Paper Co Hudson Silver Mill and Pulp Co and Russell Bros.
An oil and gas well drilled near Findlay Ohio is expected to become a major producer in the Ohio field with an estimated capacity of 15,003,000 cubic feet of gas per day and fifty barrels of oil per hour. The escaping gas was audible four miles away and it took a full day to control the well.
Mrs William McKinley arrived in Chicago with companions for a brief visit. She purchased her inauguration something, while Chicago hosts the World’s Fair items and city joys.
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