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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 03, 1898
Page
2
A compact telegraphy of current events from distant shores. Brief notes cover notable crimes, casualties, fires, and other emergencies reported from international and domestic fronts, reflecting the week’s volatile global incidents in terse summaries.
Reports from Natchez and Madison indicate a renewed yellow fever outbreak with several deaths among prominent residents. New cases rise daily across wards and streets, as Texas lifts most quarantines except at infected points.
The air around Paris points to Mr Ribot as the front runner to form a new French cabinet with M Delcasse staying as Foreign Minister. President Faure is expected to seek a Republican concentration and Dreyfus trial reopenings are under consideration. Ribot’s views have long supported reopening the case.
Wrecked in Lake Michigan the L R Doty with all sixteen crew members perished in the recent storm. Wreckage identified by Capt Ellison on the George Williams, a line fellow vessel, which tows the Olive Jeannette to Chicago. Doty was owned by the Cuyahoga F r a n t Company of Cleveland.
Admiral Sampson takes a strong stance on Cuba evacuation, opposing generous terms and insisting the evacuation be carried out within forty days. He argues the physical possibility exists and urges immediate action despite Spanish Commission discussions. The exchange highlights tensions over timing and feasibility of Spain's withdrawal.
General Kitchener arrived in London to a grand reception with the Commander in Chief Lord Worsley and senior officers. A guard of honor stood at the rail station as vast crowds cheered the return from Egypt, creating an almost unprecedented scene of enthusiasm.
The Maine remains the focus as Acme Wrecking Company Francisco proposes to salvage the vessel at no cost to the government if a clear title can be provided. If successful, ownership would transfer to the salvors.
The official statement reports a fleet of 350 schooners with the lightest catch in years. Asiatic and British Columbia coast operations contribute to 17,870 units, reflecting shifts in sealing activity across regions.
Fragmentary OCR reports an explosion at a Hoosier facility near Walliam Nelson and Giles Hiel with fatalities. The blast caused by attraction to a boiler led to the deaths of John and another worker, with unclear other details about the scene and participants.
A series of terse items report Edward F Knowl ton of Brooklyn committing suicide in Milford Massachusetts. Hiram Maxim faces a bigamy suit after withdrawal. Riots erupt in Harrisburg as regiments clash and are dispersed. Cuban prisoners and releases prompt consular updates from Ceuta to New York. A socially pivotal wedding in New York links Miss Marie Churchill and Harold Baring. James Wentworth Osgood dies in New York aged 82. Woolen mills in New England plan production cuts amid stockpiles. New York women tailors organize to enforce union-wage labels with Vanderbilt and Low cited.
A roundup of varied tragedies and news items including the death of D. L. Snyder in Springfield Ohio, a plan to christen the Wisconsin with beer, the execution of George Clark in San Quentin, a Missouri pioneer’s suicide, and political nomination of James H. Pound in Michigan. Also noted are a doctor’s inoculation proposal, industrial accidents in Youngstown and Berkeley, a 125 year old death in Salinas, a fatal shooting in Los Angeles, a Baptist conference in Cincinnati, Hereford cattle sales in Kansas City, and local leadership changes in Holland Michigan plus gold mining excitement in Malvern Ohio.
William G Hipp of Massillon Ohio reports Fire Brick Company has secured options on leading plants in the county and claims $12,000,000 behind the scheme. Tacoma steamship transferred to American registry with Ta coma home port and 5000 on the ocean dock heard speeches. Brunt of Liverpool shoots former hustler Dudley Lee. Clara Kluge seeks guardianship over Sutro heirs in San Francisco. Colorado Midland east division strike halts freight trains after crew dispute over three engine trains.
The item reports nine Black residents and one white man killed during a bloody race riot in Harpersville Mississippi. It also notes lynching of Miss Morrison by a mob in Tomkinsville Kentucky and other violence including a death of a Kentucky secret service chief in Louisville and a German ship sinking in the North Sea.
The State Department says the port of Taintau is opened as a free port. Japan and the United States arrange indirect money order exchange beginning January 1 1899. The Postoffice orders military postoffice Station No 2 at Cavite near Manila. The steamer San Nicholas is forced to return to Manila by a Spanish gunboat due to Filipino crew possible contraband. Secretary Wilson has approved the measure.
General Pio del Pilar, a top rival to Aguinaldo for Philippine leadership, is summoned to Malolos and arrested for defying Aguinaldo and Americans. Natives massacre a Lutheran missionary family near Zoutpansberg as Transvaal authorities send an expedition. Chief OPeration with 20,000 followers and four cannons attacks the laager, triggering heavy fighting.
Reports detail the Irma of Liverpool ashore near Halifax and a rescued captain. Captain Andrews abandoned near Azores. Blake to map Puerto Rico coast. Dawson City to get weekly Yukon mail. Canada to use dog train mail. Hastings sawmill fire in Vancouver. 250 workers displaced. 1899 state fair dates announced for several states. Yaquina Bay jetty bids opened with Christie Lowe & Heyworth lowest at 511,945. Bradstreet notes strong foreign demand for cereals and steady iron and steel. wheat and corn exports rise week by week.
The report lists Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Toledo Milwaukee prices for cattle hogs and sheep plus grains and produce. Wheat mostly 66 to 78 cents No 2 red 68 to 70 cents in several cities corn 31 to 34 cents oats 23 to 28 cents rye 49 to 56 cents with dairy and eggs also noted amid shipping markets.
The informal meeting attended by President McKinley and key officials sent warm messages to Madrid and Paris. The United States will take Cuba on December 1 and control customs. Blanco to step down and focus on deporting troops. Spain asks for Feb 1 evacuation date, cabinet rejects extension. Paris peace commissioners instructed to press Cuba debt and Philippines issues, with reports of Guam cession to Spain.
A scattered report from Indiana covers a range of topics from a barber shop scene and a new acetylene gas plant to proposed electric road plans from Elwood to Indianapolis. It notes personal losses including suicides and a bank robbery thwarted by a farm worker, and mentions civic efforts by Red Men Masons and Odd-Fellows, plus upcoming state legislative asks for funding and infrastructure projects.
Maj. Gen. Wesley Merritt and Miss Laura Williams of Chicago married quietly in the Savoy Hotel apartments due to the bride’s illness. Elaborate plans for a church ceremony with British nobility were canceled.
The Supreme Court, in a five to three decision, reversed lower rulings to declare the Joint Traffic Association illegal as a combination in restraint of trade and commerce. The ruling upholds the anti trust act and orders the cartel to stop its business or shift to new lines. The 1895 formation by 31 railways aimed to set reasonable interstate rates.
The Illinois Supreme Court declares the Pullman Palace Car Company exceeded its charter by buying real estate and building in Pullman and operating rental properties. It bars ownership of Pullman Iron and Steel stock and restricts activities, though it permits selling liquor to passengers on its cars.
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