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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1898
Page
2
A dispatch from Playa Del Este Guantanamo Bay reports a severely emaciated Spanish soldier picked up near the upper bay by U S gunboat Annapolis. He claims many troops suffer starvation with no food and that surrendering to Americans will lead to murder.
Public figures from the French line in New York detail on board La Bourgeene: 83 first cabin, 123 second cabin, 297 steerage, 292 crew including 5 officers total 725. Of these, no first cabin passengers were saved, 10 second cabin, 51 steerage, 100 crew and 4 officers saved. resulting in 500 lost.
Mrs Grace Ramaley attacked Dr W A Clarke of Chicago with a rawhide at Market and Douglas Wichita Kan as 590 spectators looked on. Clarke had been visiting Mrs Ramaley and his Chicago associates. Clarke says he is with the Chicago Curative Institute.
The government will not prohibit exporting natural gas to Detroit from the Essex gas belt. It will permit new conduits from Sand which to Detroit and impose output and price restrictions to prevent field depletion.
Three youths Charles Searley Roy Ginnett and Charles Williams drowned in Hamilton Ontario when their clinker built yacht capsized after taking on water during a storm. They tried to bail but the tiller was left unguarded for a moment.
The Spanish squadron under Admiral Camara has re entered the canal and is preparing to return to Spain. Cairo report: Camara informs the Egyptian Government he has been ordered to depart for Spain.
The Arctic expedition led by Walter Wellman departed Tromsø, Norway on June 28 and sailed from Solem for Franz Josef Land after loading eighty three Siberian dogs.
In Tremont Ohio a number of American flags were torn down and mutilated at the Post Office and nearby homes. Investigators have no leads on who committed the act.
A large blaze in Corning California destroyed the entire business portion of the town. The fire is suspected to be incendiary and caused an estimated loss of $100,009.
A cabinet decision ordered dispatch of a regiment to Honolulu immediately. The commandant at the Presidio has been contacted to determine available forces and arrangements.
A Chilean ultimatum prompted a formal response from Ansan government officials. Tensions mounted as negotiators urged compliance with the stated demands and prepared for possible further diplomatic steps.
Two recruits from the First Artillery at Fort Taylor Key West Florida Benjamin Kimmell 21 born Monroe County Indiana and Alvan Harper from New Winchester Indiana were instantly killed when a powder charge misfired during routine handling of a 10 inch Rodman muzzle loader. The bodies were hurled twenty yards into the sea and buried at sundown near Maine victims graves a patrol tug Frank aided in recovery.
A severe rain and wind storm hit the Omaha Nebraska exposition grounds but caused no structural damage. Despite thousands of visitors staying indoors, the sewer system proved adequate and admission on Sundays will drop to 25 cents to boost attendance while preparations for an Indian congress proceed vigorously.
In Des Moines Iowa Frank Fee sues the National Masonic Accident Association for 625 dollars claiming an eye injury while umpiring a baseball game at Creston on July 4 1896. The defense contends umpiring is dangerous and Fee was negligent entering the game.
The Chicago Stamping Company’s bicycle and japanned ware plant closed after officers failed to pay a $244,134.66 judgment to Frank Sturges, father of the corporation’s president. The sum covers fourteen notes from 5,000 to 40,000 dollars issued between 1896 and 1897. Eastern creditors threatening $70,000 further undermined finances, leading to withdrawal of support and the plant at Congress and Green streets, once the West’s largest bicycle maker, closing.
The schooner Free Trade under Capt. Moore sailed from San Francisco six months ago in search of a mythical gold mountain. Funded by H Talbot Watson and other Englishmen, the voyage ends with Moore at Tillamook and the vessel likely to be libeled for seamen’s wages. The crew was deserted on Kodark Island.
The French steamship La Bourgogne, en route from New York to Havre, sank after a foggy collision with the British ship Cro martyshire about sixty miles south of the Sable Islands. Of 716 aboard, 553 were lost. 53 passengers and 110 crew members were rescued.
A disastrous collision occurred on Lake Erie three miles from Cleveland just after 1 AM. The passenger steamer State of New York sustains heavy damage as the port side upper works are swept away by the prow of the whaleback Henry Cort bound in.
A devastating blaze swept Uniontown Pennsylvania originating at J E Balsley’s restaurant. Driven by strong winds the fire threatened the entire business district. The total cost of damage is estimated at $115,900 with the loss likely to reach $115,000.
A fierce tornado hit Hampton Beach New Hampshire destroying property and killing several people while about one hundred residents suffered injuries from the collapse of an old wooden skating rink.
Six masked robbers dynamited the express car of a Texas Pacific train near Stanton Texas and looted the safe. Rumored haul exceeds sixteen thousand dollars. Local authorities launch investigation into the railroad robbery.
C. W. Bauers a tailor from St. Joseph Missouri was killed by a Missouri Pacific train near Halls station. He was walking on the track and is believed not to have heard the approaching locomotive.
The cruiser O'Higgins, reportedly bought by Spain, departed St Vincent near Cape Verde for Montevideo Uruguay. The voyage follows early reports of the purchase and destination.
Stereotypers demand shorter hours and refuse work causing multiple papers including Times Herald Record Tribune Chronicle Inter Ocean Pryening Post Daily News Evening Journal and Dispatch to suspend. A publishers meeting planned a campaign and resumption as workers from other cities arrive. about 200 employees are involved amid the Santiago battle context.
Commissioners Harlow and Brewer of the civil service commission met with the President Attorney General Griggs and Secretary Bliss at the White House to discuss proposed changes in civil service rules. Heads of several executive departments favor extending the rules to include more places while others seek exemptions. No final decision reached, but a conclusion is expected within a few days with an official order forthcoming.
The Pullman Palace Car Company board adopts a quarterly dividend of 2 dollars per share and a special 20 dollars per share. It recommends distributing 18 million dollars of surplus assets to stockholders, increasing capital stock to 54 million dollars with one new share issued for every two held.
A Fourth of July wedding on a bridge over the Mohican River at Shelby Ohio ended in collapse. About 1 000 people fell eighteen feet into the river after the span gave way. Four were killed outright and around 100 injured, some seriously, with chaos making a precise casualty list impossible.
The excursion steamer Surf City carrying about sixty passengers from Salem Willows to Beverly Mass. capsized during a fierce squall. A large number were saved by boats from Salem and Beverly shores. Six bodies have been recovered.
Henry C. Payne returned to Milwaukee from Washington and stated that an extra session of Congress would be held next March if a Republican majority governs both the Senate and the House.
Henry Whitefield alias Perkins and K B Brooks two colored men were hanged within the stockade of the United States jail at Muskogee I T in the first execution ever conducted by federal courts in the Indian Territory
Miss Sarah Logan, housekeeper of forty years, won a judgment of 4115 dollars against the estate of Isaac Crane at Iso komo Indiana. Crane, a Miami County eccentric, died aged eighty six last year.
John Sherman arrives in Seattle from Alaska describing the trip as the most delightful he has had the pleasure of taking. The former secretary comments on his journey and expresses satisfaction with the experience.
William K Carlisle dies at the residence of his father John G Carlisle former Secretary of the Treasury in New York City. The death closes a prominent family chapter in a city home.
Chicago cattle ranged from common to prime 3.00 to 5.50, hogs 3.00 to 4.25, sheep 2.50 to 5.25, wheat 78c to 80c, corn 32c to 83c, oats 22c to 24c. Indianapolis hogs 3.00 to 4.00, St Louis cattle 3.00 to 5.50, Detroit wheat 85c to 97c, Toledo oats 24c to 26c, Milwaukee barley 30c to 36c, Buffalo cattle 3.00 to 5.50, hogs 3.50 to 4.25, lambs 4.25 to 5.50.
A collision sixty miles south of Sable Island between La Bourgogne and Cromartyshire in dense fog morning of July 4 leads to 600 deaths. Of 831 aboard, only about 200 saved and just one woman from 300 on La Bourgogne survives. Rescue and survival accounts highlight Captain Henderson and Capt. Nunan.
The second session of the Vth Congress closes a war era with nearly $900 million in appropriations, about $350 million for war, and major naval expansion. Cuba and Hawaii dominate debates as war resolutions pass and McKinley declares broader emergency measures and volunteer forces.
Telegraphic brief notes that six hundred car loads of celery will be marketed by Orange County growers this year. J. C. Harrington, a leading Dallas County farmer, was robbed of 700 dollars by an unknown burglar. A Klondike shipment from Seattle carried a fire engine bank furniture pianos and organs. George T. Hart of Paducah Kentucky was instantly killed when a heavy timber fell and crushed his skull.
Western reports show cattle scarce as owners keep stock to profit from higher prices. Mexico ships far fewer cattle to Colorado, Nebraska, and Kansas feeders, with April totals dropping from 73 489 to 35 158. May inspections indicate fewer head overall, suggesting a market upturn due to war. An Arizona shooting between railroad engineers Moore and Treat adds a violent note amid the unsettled stock market.
The Hotel Latham of Hopkinsville Kentucky, built at a cost over 100000 dollars, was sold by decree of the Circuit Court and bought by John C. Tatham of New York for 16000 dollars.
The Hawaii annexation resolutions were voted on in the Senate Wednesday afternoon and approved 42 to 21 amid applause. Leaders had agreed to a swift vote after speeches by White Pettigrew and Allen, with Allen finishing about 4:15. The decision ends long debate on the islands’ status.
The Senate passed the annexation resolutions after a tense debate. The test vote on White of California's amendment fell 40 to 20 against annexation while six Democrats supported the move. Vice President Hobart kept order as the final roll call sealed the fate amid applause.
Tales from several states report marriages and elopements, drownings, and accidental deaths. Notable items include Napoleon Valeam's elopement with his stepmother in Hudson Massachusetts, James Pittenger's death by suicide near Lamar Missouri, and John Auld's sleepwalking fall in Atchison Kansas. The Oklahoma survey marks completion of the Cherokee Nation stake boundaries, while Ponpon Oklahoma reports a $30,000 gold find by two African American diggers. Other notes cover a prison pardon for Cole Martin, a Plattsburg land owner Edward Silk facing $65,000 in liabilities, and a fatal fall from a wagon yard ladder in Springfield Missouri. Additional items mention a missing Orlando girl, a drowning near Independence Kansas, and a political note on Kansas Day at the exposition.
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