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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1900
Page
2
A Ottawa dispatch reports war strain in Africa fuels hostility to British rule among Quebec French Canadians. Anglophone French tensions rise and some advocate a separate state within North America, with many envisioning eventual full independence.
The last charter of the Maine tragedy was enacted Thursday morning as 165 victims were laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery. Marines and the marine band escorted the procession. Father Chadwick read scripture and offered a brief prayer as Capt. Sigsbee stood nearby. President McKinley and his Cabinet attended the simple service. A volley sounded and the band played a dirge before the crowd dispersed.
A Cumberland Gap dispatch reports the Pinnacle rock, a state natural wonder, overhung Cumberland Gap fell recently. The massive boulder weighing hundreds of tons tumbled down causing property destruction but reportedly no lives lost as the rock’s exact cause remains unexplained.
The threatened uprising of blacks at Fort White Florida over the kiting of Tom White was averted as citizens armed themselves and showed force. Several shots were fired into residences by unknown parties believed to be black. Armed guards prevent incendiary fires.
Jesse Springer was arrested in Indianapolis for causing the death of his wife. The woman died at her parents home in Mooresville after being taken there by Springer and a woman and left on a doorstep. Police have been at work for several days as the case grows more mysterious.
United States District Attorney to investigate charges that Pierre Pettit recruited men in Cincinnati for the Boer army. Pettit claims enlistment is for hospital service permitted by law, but asserts recruits may act freely once in the Transvaal.
The Privy Council at Windsor Case issued a proclamation by Queen Victoria warning all British subjects against aiding the Transvaal or Orange Free State or selling or transporting goods there, under legal penalties. The proclamation was published.
News from Victoria B C via the steamer Aorangi reports a bloody civil war among Kiriwani natives. The head chief was defeated and eleven villages were destroyed with heavy slaughter.
Rome reports Pope Leo plans a formal appeal to Austria France Belgium and Spain urging their good offices for a speedy and mutually honorable peace between the combatants in South Africa.
Ex president Cleveland suffers intensified rheumatic gout with his doctors reporting slower improvement than hoped while he remains under careful observation in his home.
An entry notes a gathering at the Masonic Temple in Fort Wayne Indiana on January 4 with reference to Ifeart of Maryland indicating a participant or presenter.
Mail advices from the Orient claim Russia and France plot jointly to encroach on Chinese territory and against England. Japan is buying large rice supplies. War is believed possible in the spring.
Uilda Blake was executed by hanging in Brandon Manitoba for the murder of her employer. The motive cited is her infatuation with the employer’s husband.
Fire damages the Joseph Fling's Sons mill in Germantown Pennsylvania with losses around 60000 insured. A Morrisania riot leaves one dead and two wounded amid a trolley car clash of forty seven African Americans. Joseph Wittgenstein dies at 60 in a New York restaurant from heart failure. Lehigh and Wilkesbarre Coal Co workers get a 2 percent wage rise. Brazwell mines Uniontown Pennsylvania suffer a deadly explosion claiming thirty two lives. A six story building at 134 186 William Street New York burns losing about 80000. Eugene L Packard convicted in New York federal court for mail fraud. Capt Jacob Vandergrift dies at 72 in Pittsburg. A Buffalo terrace factory district building suffers heavy fire losses. Yale receives a Stokes family gift for a new administration building.
In Ohio laudanum deaths and scaffold accidents are noted along with manslaughter verdicts in Wingfisher. California and Montana record murders and wrecks near San Francisco and Bear Mouth. Chicago fires and a St Paul express office fire cause major losses. Minnesota lumber output soars while navy enlistment rules change. Local assaults end in murder, and a South Dakota treasurer flees, then self harms.
Reports from Ohio and Missouri describe Frants B. Coe shooting his wife then himself in Springfield Ohio as jealousy is blamed. Mary Garrett, a famed prisoner in Ohio, is pardoned after entering prison in 1888 with a baby for life. A Union Pacific incident near Hanna Wyoming ends with Troy Pendleton killing a man after a maniacal attack by Lucius Miller. A Chicago newsboy 10 rescues a blind man from a burning home amid smoke and flames.
Two Augusta Georgia mills burned with losses totaling 290000 dollars and insured amounts. An electrician in Jacksonville shot his wife then killed himself, while a Tennessee man attempted suicide in New York and a Chicago man killed himself in Memphis. A Clay County man killed his brother in a feud, and a Hatfield relative killed another in Matewan and fled.
Rural tradesmen raise horse shoeing prices due to iron and steel costs. Miss Lizzie Hammons of Winchester Kentucky and Trooper Sam Whealer of Fort Wingate New Mexico were connected by telegraph over 1700 miles. Creath Northern Railway awarded a 2300000 elevator project in Quebec to Chapman & Co. off Buffalo. Ariosto wreck near Cape Hatteras causes twenty one deaths. Dun and Co reports Wall Street volatility amid a strong year, with holiday trade fading and loans contracting. Wool sales fall, but prices hold. Weekly U.S. and Canada failures rise.
Regional figures for cattle hogs sheep and major grains from Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Toledo Milwaukee Buffalo New York with bid ranges for futures and cash markets. Highlights include cattle 2.50 to 7.75, hogs 3.00 to 4.75, wheat No 2 around 66c to 70c, corn 20c to 41c, oats 20c to 32c, rye 52c to 66c, butter 24c to 28c, eggs 16c to 22c.
A British steamship Ariosto sinks in Diamond Shoals near Cape Hatteras after a gale. Twenty one sailors drown attempting lifeboat escape while Captain Baines and eight crew stay aboard to be saved by breeches buoy. Rescue lines finally reach the vessel and all aboard reach shore.
The Brazwell mine explosion near Brownsville Pennsylvania killed over forty and damaged the main shaft, with fourteen men rescued from the lowered cage. Rescue efforts continued as fire and gas threatened remaining workers and the mine lay in ruins. A later note mentions reindeer farming in Eastern Norway and postoffice funding requests plus fraud orders against two firms.
A severe quake struck Southern California at 4:25 am Christmas morning with San Jacinto near the center. The twelve second shock killed six in the Baboda Indian reservation and injured many. San Jacinto and Hemet reported major damage, while Santa Ana Anaheim Riverside and Ventura felt strong tremors with hotel and hospital damage but few injuries.
Sixty five cases of enteric fever reported from Ladysmith. Boers massing at Stormberg. Rough Rider force to be cut to 10 000 due to horse shortage. Conan Doyle volunteers for South African service. Stormberg wounded to Burghersdorp. England to field 160 000 men including reserves. Italians may replace British troops in Egypt. Londons critics blame Buller for tactics. London council to raise 1 000 volunteers and fund 25000 pounds.
London reports reveal a secret treaty allowing Germany to seize Portugal held Asian colonies and Delagoa Bay for Britain, with Germany paying 1 000 000 marks. The deal also grants vast African territory to Germany while Britain plans to control Delagoa Bay amid rising tensions and possible railway strip via Rhodes.
The London Morning Post recounts Winston Churchill’s dash from Pretoria by sealing a wall opening, slipping past guards, boarding a freight train to Delagoa Bay, and hiding under coal sacks. He remained hidden until the sixty hour journey ended. A rooster in a Coney Island court play caused a procedural quirk when named by the claimant. North Carolina and Virginia hunting reports note plentiful quail, ducks, wild turkeys, and red cock as a side issue.
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