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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1900
Page
7
A compact weekly digest reports notable crimes accidents and fires from across regions. It highlights public incidents and minor affairs involving various people and places, reflecting the era’s eventful social landscape.
A large passenger steamship of about 8 000 tons wrecked on a reef in St Marys Bay, Newfoundland. The two masted vessel, crew of around sixty, struck a ledge and burned after capsize. Residents saw fire from six miles away as lifeboats failed in the chaos. no survivors likely amid freezing conditions.
Diplomats in Washington expect an immediate American mediation offer between Great Britain and the Boers after a new British setback. They say the administration will act under an understanding with Britain as European intervention could trigger a general war, and the mediation offer would likely be accepted.
In Louisville Kentucky Mrs Mary Theo bald aged 5 years was burned to death and her daughter Lucinda aged 28 was so badly burned that death relieved her sufferings soon afterward. Miss Theobald was filling a lamp when an explosion set fire to her clothing and Mrs Theobald, in trying to save her daughter, burned to death before help arrived.
The census shows Cuba with 1 500 000 inhabitants despite wars and famines. Historical 1887 Spanish census was 1 699 000 but unreliable. U S canvassers found tribes of Indians in the mountains and residents unaware the island is under United States possession.
General Buller reports occupation of the south bank of the Tugela River at Potgieter's drift and seizure of port. He notes the river is flooded and the enemy holds strong entrenched positions about four and a half miles north.
Robbers blew open the Owensville Bank safe in Owensville Indiana wrecking the building. Loss estimated over 15000 dollars. Bank officials did not comment. Escape via hand car toward Poseyville with a police crew pursuing.
Manila dispatch reports insurgents retreating into Cavite mountains after fleeing Gen Sehwan. In Silang area American troops seize several thousand rounds of ammunition. Rebels are said to hold four American prisoners.
Surgeon General Weyman cites a Honolulu report from Dr. Carmichael noting eight new bubonic plague cases up to January 1, highlighting rising health concerns in the territory.
Robert Brown, a Black man, was hanged in Philadelphia for the murder of his wife in December 1898. Jurors found him driven by jealous suspicions that his wife poisoned his coffee to end their marriage.
On January 23 at the Masonic Temple in Fort Wayne Indiana the program features Lady Ursula a performance noted for its intrigue. The following night January 24 the venue presents Devil's Auction a spectacle drawing curiosity and patrons.
Lieutenant Commander Francis Green executive officer of the cruiser Montgomery is said to have died by his own hand while in Montevideo. A board will investigate the circumstances and report. Green, in service since 1867, was appointed from Indiana and leaves a widow in Janesville Wisconsin.
Rt. Rev. Joseph Radamacher, bishop of the Catholic diocese of Fort Wayne Indiana, died at the episcopal residence in Fort Wayne.
A cascade of events includes former congressman Edwin T. Osborne of Pennsylvania dying in Washington. Across cities, explosions and fires injure workers and destroy buildings from Duquesne to New York, with losses totaling hundreds of thousands.
Obituaries and brief reports detail suicide by editor J E Sutton in St Paul, poison in Belpre, Chicago sewer strike clashes, electric shock death in Galveston, elevator collapse in Chicago, warehoused fire at Butte, breach of promise suit in San Francisco, Ohio governor Nash inauguration, lighthouse captain reassignment, horse racing deaths in Butler, mine explosion in Republic, German actor falls to death in Cleveland, Piute camp murder suicide in Oregon, Hamilton barn fire with six missing, Oberlin gift for chemistry lab, Carnegie library pledge for Chillicothe, and audit wrap up of Butler treasurer.
A roundup of crimes fires and misfortunes across towns and states. Incidents include a Chicago robbery of cashier Louis D Vitt and a store safe break in. A Minnesota house fire killed four Kerrick children. A Kept son confesses to arson and embezzlement at Carrington North Carolina elevator. The Wall Street flurry and electric plant deals in Kansas City involve Armour interests. Other items mention a headless father in Nebraska a fatal shooting in Stevens Point Wisconsin and a deadly knife dispute in Indiana.
Obituary notes Rev. John G. Fee founder of Berea College in Kentucky dies at age six. Fire destroys the Liederkranz Society home in Louisville with about 45000 in loss and 18000 insured. A dynamite blast kills four on the Tennessee Central line near Rockwood, and a Norfolk Western wreck near Pulaski injures and kills several. Richmond, Newport News, and other Virginia losses include major tobacco warehouse and storage fire with extensive damage.
Morning attack on W. W. Watts a white gambler from Lynchburg ends at the station house with him tied to an oak sapling and shot. Seven men escorted to the jail after the incident.
International news reports Italy agreeing to an open door policy in China. Brazil orders burning 2 million dollars in paper money weekly until 50 million is destroyed. German papers acknowledge Britain's right to seize contraband vessels for the Boers. Dr. Leopold Schenck retires from Vienna University after claims on influencing offspring sex. American Line Paris launch at Milford Haven fails as dock water is admitted. German London envoy to seek reparations for seizing ships at Delagoa Bay and flag indignities. Ibex sinks off Guernsey after striking Black Rock. all passengers saved, one sailor drowned. Russian writer Dimitri Grigorowitch, famed for peasant life tales, dies in St Petersburg at 76.
Snow and slides fifty to two hundred feet deep block the rails, halting traffic on the White Pass and Yukon Railway indefinitely.
Chicago cattle range 3.00 to 7.00 dollars hogs shipping 3.00 to 4.75 dollars sheep 3.00 to 5.00 dollars wheat No 2 red 64 to 65 cents corn No 2 38 to 40 cents oats No 2 21 to 23 cents rye No 2 52 to 54 cents butter creamery 28 to 30 cents eggs fresh 19 to 21 cents potatoes 40 to 50 cents per bushel.
Secretary Gage on Congress replies defends placing public moneys in national bank depositories as lawful and customary. He details handling of proceeds from the New York custom house site sale to National City Bank and argues deposits are in the treasury. He cites thirty years of practice and reports $1.1 billion distributed since June 1898 without market disruption.
Senator Beveridge of Indiana delivered his maiden Senate speech in support of the administration’s Philippine policy. He called the Philippines territory belonging to the United States, urged ceaseless military action over any quiet peace, and proposed a simple strong government with a Philippine civil service. He also asserted the Pacific is our ocean and urged loyal support at home to sustain the war. Also noted: Paris inquiry on contagion from telephone use. official spelling set to Puerto Rico. and no duty on sugar or its products in the United Kingdom.
The record outlines Senate and House activities including resolutions on Philippine policy Hawaii governance and Manila operations. It notes adjournments eulogies for Hobart Greene and Danford and inquiries into wartime finance treasury deposits and transport purchases with commissions and investigations upcoming.
A wave hits Sydney while India reports famine relief for nearly 3 million. Australia’s wheat outlook looks favorable as a glacier avalanche causes damage in British Columbia. Britain values war cost at 300 million. Natives clash in New Guinea and missionary assassinations are feared in the Hebrides. Smallpox breaks out on Colville Reservation. One hundred former boys sail on the Dixie for a world cruise. The Liberty Alliance pro-Boer group forms in Chicago with 500 members. A Chicago couple’s child dies in a fire in Rockwood Tennessee. Florence Nightingale’s health declines. Plague swirls in New Caledonia. Australia tightens precautions. Prison conditions in Cuba condemned by Charlton Lewis. Peace treaty terms may send Spanish soldiers and families to the Philippines. Pacific railroads and the Suez canal are cited as century conquests. Lord Bennet, Tacoma born, inherits a British title. John Sargent linked to Hamilton murder and declared insane. European seed tests crown German sugar beet seed best. Cuban counterfeit ring prompts U S law considerations.
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