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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1899
Page
2
Terse telegraph brief covers ongoing violence and disasters with several casualties, a number of crimes reported, multiple fires, and political and religious developments. It notes varying incidents across regions, highlighting notable events and public reactions.
Independence Ikan reports that Choctaw authorities who carried out Walla Tanaka's execution were arrested for mutiny against a Federal Court stay. They face murder charges amid a dispute between Federal authorities and Indian courts over jurisdiction under the Curtis law.
The United States cruiser Olympia with Admiral Dewey aboard docks at Trieste Austria amid cool reception from Il Picolo. Dewey's secretary says the voyage from Port Said was pleasant and the admiral plans a two week stay possibly visiting Vienna and Carlsbad. His health is reported perfect.
Gen Smith reports from Doilo Panay a clash at Bobong between Capt Byrne and seventy U.S. troops against a 450 strong Babaylone force. Enemy losses total 115 killed and many wounded with one taken prisoner. American losses were one killed and one wounded in close quarter fighting with bayonets.
A four story brick hotel at Park and Reed streets Milwaukee was destroyed by fire. About twenty five firemen were injured five may die. Many injured taken to Emergency Hospital. Loss to property deemed small. It recalls the Davidson Theater disaster where twelve firemen died.
Growing Kentucky feud in Clay County swells to 100 armed Philpots and 50 strong Morris Griffin Chadwell factions. Monday clash left three dead and several wounded, signaling a possible series of battles two miles apart.
The Navy Department received the first fall of an order for 100 new machine guns of a new type. These one pounders are the most powerful in government hands. They fire 250 shots per minute and use a water cooled jacket. They can hit fifty shots into the head of a barrel at half a mile in a quarter of a minute.
Word reaches Tekamah Nebraska of A. W. Blades his wife and eight children drowned in Northwestern Iowa when a cloudburst raised a creek causing their emigrant wagon and team to be swept away as they encamped for the night on a creek.
General Otis reports continued heavy rainfall in Manila with flooding across the country. The downpour has damaged lines of communication and harmed troops on outposts, though no rise in sickness is recorded.
Newsboys protest the New York World and Journal over pricing. They attempt to seize papers from a seller and scatter them in the street, reflecting unrest among street vendors.
A blaze levelled the town of Dobeshi in Volhynia, Russia. Seven people died and the remaining residents were left destitute.
W. R. Ben kett of Davenport Iowa calls for a national convention of the United Christian party to meet in Chicago December 24 1899 for a week. On January 1 1900 a national ticket will be nominated, with all God fearing men and women invited to vote.
A blaze in the tracks suburb of Quebec destroyed eighty houses with losses estimated at 150000 dollars. Investigators say playful activity by children caused the fire.
A joint posse of ten deputy marshals from Oklahoma and Indian Territory, with a U S commissioner, rounded up suspects along the eastern Oklahoma border of the Osage Reservation and the Cherokee Nation. Suspects faced on the spot hearings and transfers to Guthrie or Muskogee courts based on crime location. Dozens of stolen horses recovered as the drive continues to purge desperadoes.
Plans for a Negro colony at Oak Grove near Flemington New Jersey take shape. Engineers draw maps for a modern town with a cooperative shoe factory, a Lehigh Valley Railroad branch, and a camping grove. Prominent Black leaders support the venture and funds for an industrial school, with Henry C. Smith of New York assisting.
Panhandle railroad master mechanic William C. Penmock of Loransport drowned at Hudson Lake near New Carlisle Indiana during a sailing trip with two boys. The boat lurched and the boys swam to safety as Penmock, despite swimming well, cramps and sank before help arrived. He was about 35 and wealthy. body not recovered.
Oklahoma farmer George Diggs and Sheriff Carter confronted Mose Wilson in Jones saloon after a robbery that left Diggs lighter by cash, coat, vest, and a horse. Wilson drew a gun and was killed. letters found on him link him to a Crystal area family. He was about 22 and widely known as an outlaw.
Ten striking miners in Fort Smith Arkansas were convicted of conspiring to intimidate and terrorize imported black miners employed by the Kansas and Texas Coal Company. The convictions follow an injunction issued by Federal Judge Rogers restraining interference with company employees.
In Havana an opposition effort seeks to sow dissensions among Cubans and turn them against the Americans. Two thousand leaflets circulated in Matan zas city as an address to the people signed by Betancourt accusing the United States of deception and urging destruction of the island until its flag is recognized.
Heavy rains flood the Arkansas valley for 100 miles hampering harvests. George W. Watson of Topeka notes weeds thriving in the flooded wheat fields making cutting impossible for thousands of acres in the region.
William A. S. Graham, five years business agent and secretary of the Chicago Board of Education, admits embezzling at least 60000? 62000? 62000. He is a fugitive believed to have fled to Central or South America. The defalcation is estimated at not less than 62000.
Two 16 year old boys, David Coop and George Black, were arrested in Lawrence Kansas on arson charges for setting a barn fire. They confessed to starting eight fires in various parts of the town over the last two years.
Jamaica delegates in Washington discuss reciprocity treaty but one interviewee hints at a material cut in coffee duties or a preference over Brazilian coffee. The remark suggests potential impact on trade terms and market prices.
George M. Valentine surrendered after wrecking the Middlesex County Bank at Perth Amboy New Jersey. He stated he would plead guilty and accept the consequences of his crime.
A blaze at the four story Grace Hotel in Milwaukee caused the roof to cave in trapping firefighters. Twenty men fell into the basement. one died and several others were fatally injured.
The casting plant of the Addyston Pipe and Steel Foundry in Cincinnati was gutted by fire causing an estimated loss of 400000 dollars.
Horatio Alger, the author famed for boys stories, died at his sister Mrs Amos Cheney home in Natick Massachusetts.
In Haverhill Ohio a head on collision between No 3 passenger train and a through freight on Norfolk and Western kills engineer George Egbert of Portsmouth and flagman Perfinger t of Xenova and another engineer and fireman. Injured include engineer Thomas Gimbey of Columbus and fireman Tipton. Passengers unharmed. Weather fog and high speed blamed. cause under investigation.
Mrs George Krueger shot her husband wounding him. she and her mother Mrs Margaret Voss died from self inflicted shots after a long family quarrel. Coroner's jury ruled Krueger sane. husband escaped with a slight arm wound as neighbors found both women dead.
Bradstreet's reports late unfavorable developments in crop production. Russia shows still lower yields this year, and official French crop estimates are reduced. The price outlook suggests Europe may buy nearly as much wheat in America as in the previous fiscal year.
A freight train under Engineer McCune of Parsons Kansas wrecked at Wrbark I T Missouri Kansas and Texas line after switch lock was battered and switch turned. The light removed to signal a clear track. McCune killed in the incident. Likely robbery by attackers targeting the passenger train preceding the wreck.
A. W. Blades his wife and eight children drowned in northwestern Iowa while en route to Minnesota in an emigrant wagon. A cloudburst raised the creek twelve to fifteen feet sweeping them away with no trace found. Mr Blades lived near Tekamah twenty years. Street Railway Men Refuse to Work. Cleveland conductors and motormen on the Big Consolidated system strike again, eight hundred workers affected over claimed unmet terms.
A major portion of the 7000 workers on the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company lines walked out triggering widespread disorder during the strike opening. Rioting and lawlessness accompanied demonstrations as missiles were thrown, injuring several people.
At three o clock in the morning the Consolidated Kansas City Smelting and Refining Company plant three miles from El Paso Texas caught fire. The stamping works were totally destroyed in the blaze.
The schooner Geneal Siglin from Cook's Inlet, Alaska, reports the drowning of seven men at Turnagain Arm. They were crossing the arm in a small boat when a large tidal wave overturned it.
A large plant of Sommers Bros. horse collars and legging manufactures in St. Louis was totally destroyed by fire. The damage is estimated at $75,000 and insured.
Four bombs exploded in different parts of Barcelona one morning recently. No serious damage occurred but the excitement was intense. The author of the outrages is unknown.
Andrew Carnegie offers East Liverpool Ohio fifty thousand nine dollars to build a memorial library named for him if the town provides a site. TheCity council accepts the grant.
Ephraim McKinley died in Ogden Illinois at eighty three. He was an uncle of the President of the United States. Funeral arrangements were not listed.
A violent street fight near New Boston Texas left Ira Smith and W D Hays facing a fatal outcome. W D Hays died later and S J Hays suffered a crushed skull with a likely death. Walt Hays received a gunshot wound to the arm. J B Manning ex county attorney was shot twice. Two bystanders were wounded.
Cuba will admit high bred cattle from all origins without discrimination. Initially framed to favor United States cattle, the order was amended to ensure equal terms for cattle from Mexico and Honduras, preventing a country of origin preference and setting a non discriminatory policy.
Pickands Mather & Co. announce a large high grade iron ore body two miles southeast of Stambaugh discovered by diamond drill at about 200 feet. The deposit runs sixty feet wide and contains clean ore averaging six percent metallic iron. It is a non Bessemer but highly desirable grade.
Mrs Marion Moore of Brazil Indiana was crushed under a mowing machine while attempting to rescue her son Edward as his horses bolted in a field. The incident occurred near the family home and caused nearly instant death.
Fire at the Brooklyn navy yard damaged valuable property in the provision and clothing building of the bureau of supplies and accounts. The blaze was found on the third floor where white duck cloth used for sailors was stored and cut.
Brazil D. Courts was shot and killed by John Frazee after offering him a drink on the boundary road between Iowa and Missouri near Dean. Eye witness F. D. Pritum reported the tragedy.
Mrs Louis W Helladay was exonerated at St Louis by a coroner's jury after killing her husband, son of a wealthy Chicago real estate man. The verdict at the inquest was justifiable homicide.
A cloudburst in a canyon near Blossburg Colorado traps four travelers, three Austrians Bernard Hamboya Vito Rufino Benito Bartolo and a Mexican Sipe. All drown except Bartolo.
A Clay County feud erupts in a fight near Little Goose Creek three miles from Manchester killing six men. The clash, part of a two year-old feud, marks a deadly flare up in the region.
A minor earthquake triggered a gallery collapse at the Recklinghausen mine near Herne in Westphalia, trapping sixty miners underground. Rescue teams work to reach the injured and secure the workings. The incident highlights safety concerns in German mining regions.
William Goings was shot at Alikchi I T by a sheriff. The execution followed a murder conviction handed down by the Choctaw court.
Commodity and animal prices listed by city including Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Toledo Milwaukee Buffalo New York for cattle hogs sheep wheat corn oats rye butter eggs and potatoes with ranges and per unit values across shipping grades No. 2 mixes and quality descriptors.
Washington dispatch reports Gen Russell A Alger resigning as Secretary of War at the President McKinley’s request to end Cabinet friction. Vice President Hobart mediated, outlining that the President wished his resignation, and Alger offered to remain until a successor was chosen.
A Washington dispatch says the administration has practically abandoned hope of an Alaska boundary settlement and the joint high commission meeting may be indefinitely postponed until after Senator Fairbanks arrives. A conference will then discuss the issue with Hay Foster Kasson and Fairbanks. The aim now is to avoid clashes as mining season narrows. relations are tense between American miners and Canadian constabulary.
Floods in Texas damaged railroads worth 2 000 000 dollars. Essex Hotel in Bloomfield New Mexico was destroyed by fire with 100 000 dollars loss. Nonantum block Newton Massachusetts burned for 20 000 dollars. Barnard Oliver 22 Newark New Jersey killed wife then fled. Charles Jones New York porter fell into air shaft and died. Dan L Davis Wayland Ohio intoxicated fell under a train and died.
A sprawling Indiana roundup notes a August street fair in Martinsville, diphtheria in Patricksburg, and a Southern Indiana Railway franchise in Seymour. It records drownings in Boonville and Brazil, a Montpelier constable’s death, a Brazil mine fatality, a fatal lightning strike near Linton, and a long string of local incidents, births, books, and pensions.
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