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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1899
Page
2
A compressed digest of international items titled Telegraph-Latest from Foreign Shores covers crimes, casualties, fires and other incidents from diverse regions. It frames a broad snapshot of emergency and danger abroad as reported for the week.
Col L P Milligan a former national figure and pro secession leader in the North died at his Huntington Indiana residence after three months illness. He was near eighty eight and among the oldest lawyers in the West. National interest centered on his Knights of the Golden Circle leadership and treason conviction.
In Sellsville Columbus special M. J. Meagher an elephant trainer known as Patsy Forepaugh was killed by his elephant Sid during daily training. Sid a twenty year captive animal previously considered nonaggressive threw Meagher to the ground and pierced him with a tusk.
A navy and army dispatch reports Concord under Ackley and Pampaga under Leigh capturing Romelon on the 8th with two infantry companies. Seaman John James was wounded in the knee, the sole navy casualty. Newark’s battalion landed from Callao and occupied Pampione. Tiurwell and Wheeling cooperate with Gen. Young. Romelon lies between Luzon and Panay.
Optimistic reports on the Narvel trial are countered by an order to halt work on two sister boats until Narvel defects are fixed. Main issue is switching motor power from steam on the surface to electric propulsion underwater, a change shown as slow and unsafe during trials.
Hepburn Johns, dramatic critic for the Chicago Chronicle, died in Chicago of pneumonia. He formerly worked with New York papers and in 1885 served as managing editor of the Harrisburg Telegram. Later he joined the editorial staff of the Pittsburgh Dispatch.
James Duane Taylor a senior officer of the Wag ner Palace Car Company and son in law of the founder died at the Grafton Hotel Washington by cutting his throat with a razor. The event is described as death by own action.
Sanford White the superintendent of construction for the W. J. Rainey Coke Company was shot by David Pierce a colored employee. Pierce fled to the mountains but was tracked by an enraged mob and killed by gunfire.
For the first time since the strike against the Springfield Consolidated Railway, a street car was dynamited at 11 30 o clock Friday night. The car was blown off the track and wrecked with no one injured.
A bill to grant a $2,000 annual pension to the widow of the late Gen Henry W. Lawton was introduced in the Senate by Mrs Lawton and Mr Fairbanks of Indiana. A House version was also introduced by Representative Langis of Indiana.
The British War Office plans to organize a cavalry contingent of 3,000 British yeomanry for South Africa. The yeomanry are experienced rough riders.
Fire at North River New York destroys several barges along with 2000 bales of hay and straw. Officials estimate total loss at 25000 dollars. Firefighters contained the blaze after hours of effort.
The Fort Wayne Masonic Temple lists events starting Dec 29 with Seth Haskins, Jan 1 screening of Under the Red Robe, and Jan 4 showing Heart of Maryland, reflecting a busy holiday to New Year lineup at the venue.
The London Daily News reports Gen White says Ladysmith has ample food and ammunition and can endure longer than expected. Troops are described as in good spirits and eager to fight.
Report from Constantinople says Mahmud Pasha brother in law to the Sultan has fled to France. The Porte appeals to the French Government to arrest him.
A compilation notes deaths of Viliam H. Eastern the Baltimore editor at 86, hotelier William Henry Lee in New York at 55, and horsewoman Myrtie Peek in Silver Lake Massachusetts. Also reports Admiral Sampson joining a New York post, a Pittsburg orphan asylum annex destroyed with 90 000 loss, and a wireless receiver 2000 times more sensitive. Other items include a Boston express crash with fatalities, Wall Street trading suspensions, West Point cadets abolishing hazing, a New York factory fire, magician Henry Andree injuring his hand, and the Plymouth liner wreck with no deaths.
A string of incidents across the United States includes a Columbus prison fire causing $6500 in damage, Frank McFadden’s suicide in Topeka, and alleged Chinese mob activity in San Francisco. Other items note Sol Smith Russell’s mental crisis in Chicago, a fatal NP train derailment near Spendrick Idaho, a morphine death in Salt Lake City, and Bear & Regins burglars’ $150 heist in Chicago.
Reports describe Mary Wheat fatally wounding a defendant in a crowded court room while in custody. The steamer State of Kansas burned at New Madrid Missouri with hundreds of bales and freight lost. A Chicago fire destroyed four-story buildings and several fruit firms with heavy losses. William Morganrath died from a coffee cup blow in Dayton. A deadly rail collision near Newburg Ohio injured two men. Denver plans a natural history museum with notable collectors and a planned Rocky Mountain collection under Prof Carter as curator.
Point St Charles lumberyard suffers major damage from fire. William Weir of Ville Marie Bank convicted for false statements sentenced to two years. Bicycle trust moves equipment from Indiana to Toronto. Ontario sues estate of Daniel Scotten for succession duties. Nicaraguan concession to Cragin Eyre Grace syndicate to be canceled. Maritime Canal Company to be extended. Alexander McDonald to resign Standard Oil. successor F Collings. Alaska killer J Homer Bird appeals to Supreme Court after denial of new trial. first legal hanging in Alaska under American occupation. Bradsreet reports mixed wholesale activity. holiday trade strong. prices largely steady with some gains. weekly wheat and corn shipments noted.
Chicago cattle range 3.00 to 7.75, hogs 3.00 to 4.50, sheep 8.00 to 4.50, with grains and produce listed for multiple cities from Indianapolis to New York. Prices cover No 2 wheat, corn, oats, rye, butter and eggs across markets including St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Toledo Milwaukee Buffalo and New York with notable regional spreads.
Manila dispatch reports Maj. Gen. Henry W. Lawton was killed at San Mateo while leading the assault against entrenched insurgents. He stood before his troops when shot in the breast by a Filipino sharpshooter, instantly killed, as cabinet members and War Department reacted with sorrow. He rose from Indiana origins, earned the Medal of Honor for 1864 Atlanta actions, and was set for brigadier general commission before his death.
The Queen selected a red enameled cover with a gold medallion for 90,000 boxes of fine chocolate. Each box holds half a pound and is reserved for Tommy Atkins at the front, with dies broken so no others may receive one. The gift cost about $15,000.
The term Black Week marks Britain’s military setbacks with 7,630 British killed wounded prisoners and missing. Government and war office acknowledge the magnitude of the task and readers see a shift toward energetic measures despite public caution. Rebellions spread in northwest South Africa and Basutoland as confidence wanes. Rome dispatches note Abyssinia spreading word to Menelek, who may seek war when Britain is weakened.
A La Fayette Methodist Episcopal Church south of St. Louis reports a man, Frank I. Shaw, threatening church row. He carried a box of candy said to contain poison, prompting police or concerned authorities to investigate the alleged hazard.
President Castro's forces seized Maracaibo ousting Gen. Hernandez's party without fighting. The action has left a favorable impression across Venezuela.
The map marks Methuen's two engagements with the Boers at Magersfontein where reports claim about 1000 British casualties including a major general and many other senior officers.
A dispatch from Gen. Young at Wigan reports Col. Howze's column freed all American prisoners including Lieut J C Gilmore of the Yorktown. Gilmore was captured near Baler April 13 during a relief expedition and was long deemed missing before his rescue by insurgent forces and return to American control.
Speaker Henderson announces heads of House standing committees. Listing includes Elections, No. 1 Robert W. Taylor Ohio. Appropriations Joseph G. Cannon Illinois. Judiciary George W. Ray New York. Banking Marriott Brosius Pennsylvania. Foreign Affairs R. R. Hitt Illinois. Naval Affairs C. A. Boutelle Maine. Postoffs and Post Roads E. F. Loud California. Indian Affairs J. S. Sherman New York. Railways and Canals Charles A. Chickering New York. Labor J. J. Gardner New Jersey. Militia B. F. Marsh Illinois. Patents W. S. Herr Ohio. Invalid Pensions C. A. Sulloway New Hampshire.
The moon's almost total eclipse was visible only in clear areas as clouds hid many viewings. An illustration shows earth's shadow and the moon with markers A-B and C-D indicating shadow and moon paths. times 5 45 p m 7 26 p m and 9 07 p m mark key phases.
A collection of brief items reports a failed chair trust, calls for tax relief by a whisky trust, and a mayoral figure in Columbus, Ohio assigning duties. Individual deaths include Charles Tawney in Tremont Nebraska and Mattie Bustard in Philadelphia from alcohol. Overseas note shows British gunners to Cape from Gibraltar and Switzerland’s Walther Hauser elected president for 1900.
Senators fixed standing committees for the Fifty-sixth Congress and adjourned. The currency bill moved in the House, and a joint resolution planned a Webster statue unveiling. Debates included South Africa, the Philippines, and trade restrictions. House filibuster delayed adjournment to Jan 3, 1900.
The item catalogues a string of violent and tragic events and partial political notes from across the United States. Fire damage in Arkansas and Kentucky, a mine blast in Ohio, a Philadelphia editor's death, a wife murder in Celina, and the lifting of quarantine talk amid health and labor concerns are among scattered reports.
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