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Newspaper
New Albany Evening Tribune
Location
New Albany, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1890
Page
1
A telegraph reports Richard Parnell pledges to oppose yielding to opponents while a fiend is accused of abducting a handsome young woman from her father's home. A severe hurricane swept Bermuda yesterday with extensive damage noted in dispatches.
The killer of a young boy in New York was sentenced today and will be executed on January nineteenth. Also in New York the billiards title bout between Slosson and Schaefer starts tonight in Chickering Hall with Slosson the favorite. In London, Par-nell led a Nationalist meeting promising to fight to the bitter end amid expected turmoil.
In SiNnG New York Joseph Wood a colored man who killed Charles Ruffin near Croton Aqueduct shaft 21 on May 15 1889 is to be legally shocked to death some day this week authorities say only the warden knows the exact date Governor Hill declined to intervene and the highest court has ruled the sentence will be carried out Jugigo the Japanese murderer is named as the next victim.
Special dispatch reports Salvation Army heads in ses sion in CubcaGco to extend operations to the West. General Callington Booth aims to move the camp to this city, strengthening St Paul Kansas City St Louis and New Orleans with reinforcements as the army grows to about 1100 commissioned officers.
Washington observers note Congress reconvened with members exchanging congratulations and condolences for new terms. Candler of Massachusetts is likely to be named Assistant Treasurer in Boston, while Adams seeks a post in China. Speaker Reed appeared in a nonpartisan mood as the Fifty-first Congress resumes work toward its March expiry.
In Vincennes on Saturday night Miss Emma Callender eloped with Pat Ryan a car greaser. The note to Captain J R Callender announced their marriage at 8 pm and that Emma was staying at Ryan’s house. The incident led to a subsequent fight as authorities investigated the scandal and the couple’s actions.
A mob scene erupted when a leader and his son rushed to a residence to reclaim a daughter. Pat Ryan and his brother Mike knocked them down and assaulted them. The younger Callender arrived to defend his father and was shot in the hand. The girl, an invalid, fainted from the shock. Captain Callender is a respected Vincennes citizen.
Debris from last Saturday's fire is being cleared as insurers list Mr. Shrader's polices with Niagara US 1000 American 2000 National 1000 London Assurance 1000 Merchants 1000 Underwriter's 1500. Appraiser J S Shingleton will estimate losses in Owensboro. Mr Hood lacks insurance and faces heavy loss from tobacco stock and household furniture water damage. Kremer & Son with toys and music stock insured. Some neighbors damaged lightly. Old building to be repaired or rebuilt. Y M C A may buy the corner site instead of the opposite plot. Citizens note the loss not as large as first thought.
In Shel by county a black man named Daniel was arrested for a criminal assault on a white woman. A mob gathered at the jail intending to lynch him. A deputy, guiding Daniel in a dress and bonnet, walked him through the mob to be brought to Birmingham, with sheriff explaining the woman was a cook simply going home.
James Stockton and his wife reunited in MemPuHIsS after believing each other dead in the Johnstown flood. He had gone to California while she was in Massachusetts. A mutual friend in the city arranged a joyful meeting at the First station on the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad. They had been recently married and plan to continue their honeymoon in California.
Isborn Tomlinson formerly of Dupont Georgia killed himself at Turkey Hammock late Thursday night. He left a letter noting the cause of death would never be known and giving directions for his body and property. He had been in good health for several months. He was well known in this Florida region.
Frontier dispatch reports Gen Brooke ordering the Ninth Cavalry to ready a swift march with 200 rounds of ammunition amid Rosebud Indian force movements Two bands under Two Strikes and Short Bull unite for war Little Wound unable to restrain his group Ghost dance resumes with warlike oaths Plenty Bear warns of attacks on settlers burning houses stealing stock and cattle drives near Wounded Knee
The Sun's dispatch from Bismarck says Buffalo Bill, traveling with a party, has autographed letters from Gen. Miles authorizing him to arrest Sitting Bull and deliver him to a military post. Buffalo Bill and Sitting Bull are old acquaintances, and Miles aims to promptly halt the Messiah craze by arresting its leaders.
Lieut. Col. Poland assumes command at Rosebud with Sioux experience and strict discipline to prevent attacks. About fifty young warriors raid the countryside destroying property and threatening the reservation. Friendly Indians relocate toward the Little White River as Sitting Bull’s camp reports intensified dancing and hostile stance.
A reporter details an Osage trader reporting that Indians are acting alarmed and aggressive. He says the Osage are well armed and powerful, with a strong standing among the five nations, prompting concern from a local agent.
Portland Indiana December 1 A 1863 disappearance of farmer John Isenhart three miles south of Portland ended when Hindman confessed before his death to killing Isenhart and burying him under his table. the body was exhumed revealing a shattered skull. Anne Lanning and John Hearn aided the discovery, stirring local excitement.
Thief entered the Culbertson home at noon while the family and servants were away at church. About $60 in currency from servants and cook’s rooms stolen. doors battered, entry traced to coachman Charles Hamilton who vanished with his clothes. Detectives on trail. motive and missing silverware remain unclear.
Mrs. Margaret Schmidlapp donates 50000 to Eden Park Sunday concerts via Howard Douglass and Mayor Mosby with condition to raise to 75000 by popular subscription. Funds held by sinking fund trustees. a five member commission will oversee expenditure.
James Burnett, a wealthy farmer, had $2,000 drawn from a bank and robbed by a stranger who invited him to Youngstown for a deal in western real estate. The assailant dragged him to dinner, and Burnett returned home dazed, not fully recovering until yesterday.
London reports the Ofoten coast disaster where seventy of 180 smacks were wrecked after stormy seas. Many boats damaged, hundreds feared dead, survivors exposed and starving as communications fail and roads freeze shut. A steamer from Christiana heads to aid the wrecked fishermen.
A Berlin dispatch reports a printed circular, likely from the Russian government but unsigned, defending czarist measures against Jews. It claims broad Christian backing, accuses Jews of usury and extortion, says they would seize property and avoid army service, and alleges abuse of Christian servants. The circular is spread by anti Semites in Vienna and Berlin. Feared an Uprising. Brussels notes a Belgian suffrage bill drawn by King Leopold amid Socialist fears. Erzurum reports Armenian insurgents in Cilicia winning against Turkish troops. Insurgents, mountaineers, had kept independence until a Turkish garrison arrived about twenty years ago.
Letters from British Columbia deny a seal decline in Behring Sea. They say the two dominant American firms seek to deter new capital, reduce catches to fake scarcity, and later form a monopoly for large profits. Parnell’s manifesto shocks Liberals. Gladstone may respond.
Berwin December 1. Dr Bergmann asserts Kochs secret lymph formula is his exclusive property and demonstrates fever levels after injections. Despite investigations by 132 physicians, interest remains strong. The Russian government plans a bill to fund a bacteriology institute for Kochs research with five infirmaries and 150 beds and to provide lymph supplies.
Reports note Chinese colonists in Russian Manchuria and military ties, Salisbury warns Manica settlements to abandon, England endures its snowiest storm since Crimea, sheep losses mount, Irish delegation plebsites toward Gladstone, Randolph Churchill heads to London, American beef dealers push into West Cornwall, and Cape Town cables recount armed settler resistance plans against Portuguese expulsion.
Charleston December 1. Mining and financial circles discuss selling the state’s phosphate interests along the coast and rivers. Estimates place gross value around 250 million dollars with 150 million in hard costs, drawing English syndicates and Mercers brothers toward a big deal as Coosaw Mining faces a forthcoming charter expiry and open field.
The Times reports threshing machine men are forming a large national trust with a proposed incorporation capital of at least 20 million dollars. Negotiations are under way in Chicago led by H C Fogel of the Minnesota Engine and Tyreshing company. A temporary organization has been set, and secrecy is being observed.
Congressman J D Taylor of Ohio asserts Congress can amend the apportionment bill to curb gerrymandering. He says federal elections fall under congressional power and supports districts that are continuous and compact with limits on majorities to avoid “shoestring” districts.
New York dispatch reports Judge Brown in the United States court on behalf of Joseph Wood, the alleged negro murderer, with a note about the editor addressing Miss Oldgirl and commentary on women writers delaying literary work until age 30 or 35, reflecting a West Shore item.
An early 1900s brief touts Simmons Liver Regulator as a cure all for torpid liver and constipation. The testimonial from W. J. McElroy of Macon Georgia claims remarkable health improvements for people and even pets, with statements of consistent satisfaction.
Fire swept the dry goods store of Martin Clapp and caused total loss of the town’s key business, about twenty miles from the city. Clapp estimates his damage at four thousand dollars with two thousand three hundred dollars insured by Phoenix of Hartford. The James and Martin properties suffered smaller losses, insured. Clapp suspects an incendiary but names no suspect.
A Gib raltar merchant's son suffered rheumatism for over a year and his father used Chamberlain's Pain Balm. The boy recovered quickly and now walks a mile and a half to school each day. 50 cent bottles sold by Charles D Knoefel.
An old ad promotes Bucklen's Arnica Salve as the best remedy for cuts bruises sores ulcers salt rheum fever sores totter chapped hands chilblains corns and all skin eruptions with a money back guarantee. It lists a 25 cent price and sale at Ed F Tronk's Drug Store at the Oak and Vincennes corner. It mentions children cry for Pitchers Castoria.
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