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Newspaper
Steubenville Herald
Location
Steubenville, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1899
Page
1
Fragmentary report cites discussions on finance reform, proportional representation, and a Philippines insurgency, with reference to British leaders and a South African tone. Also details a Dewey era naval matter and criticism of treasury and military procurement practices. Strong names and places appear inconsistently due to OCR errors.
Care Town December 21: General Methuen reports a response from General Cronje regarding Lieutenant Casnoéere Polegen captured by the Boers. Cronje says Polegen is sanopy and will not engage further with Methuen.
Fire of unknown origin hit J. C. Crowdera Co. wool dealers, causing $125,000 damage as walls collapsed through roof. Salvage crew responding to the alarm collided with a hose reel, injuring the reel driver and the entire salvage team.
Stockton dispatch reports J. Whitton pulled alive shortly after midnight from the Lightner gold mine collapse. F B McNabe and John McKenso located, but extraction will take hours. WM Fisher is believed dead as rescue efforts continue.
Chairman Zull of the House Military Affairs Committee plans a move to repeal the temporary army feature that allows expansion to 63,000 men. If not repealed, the army would shrink to 26,000 within a year, a size deemed insufficient for current needs. The Star Liner QoSanic arrives after 36 hours of rough seas, and Banque official Lemieux is convicted for issuing misleading statements about Ville Marie Bank. Weather notes forecast fair conditions for Ohio. Local notices report several personal and public activity, with names and places noted from Cleveland to Pittsburgh.
The river is rising to about six feet five inches with expected water of roughly 18 feet at the location, risking delayed coal shipments as local boats struggle to secure passage. Reports note empty ships and engine trouble along the river, withCity of Pitts and Sarah Bea linked to boiler sales and dredging by Mobile crews.
Banu Allensworth, about 51, unmarried, was killed this morning when a rolling ore cart struck him near John Fiascagan fare east of Boks East Springfield. He resided on Flannagan fare about 40 years and served in Co. E, 151th Reg. U V I during the Civil War. Survived by brothers Jaze of this city and James of Missouri. Coroner Campbell investigated the scene this afternoon.
Herald-Star telegraphic service from Scriom-Monae reports a quiet morning in the exchange market with no encouraging signals. Traders noted fears and no progress from Tranevail, keeping rates steady and sentiment cautious.
Thursday event at A and B Grawmar’s Stanton school followed by a reception for the primary department. Light musical refreshments were served as the holiday vacation season began.
Samuel Alexander has sold his coal yard on North street to William Alexander the expressman who took charge of the business this week. Mr. Samuel Alexander expects to leave about the first of the year for Kansas where he will make his future home.
Levi Allen was arrested for pulling ferns and cutting evergreens in Alikarna park. He was bound over to the Grand Jury by Squire ee for unlawfully destroying property, following signs posted by the Steubenville Traction Company to protect the landscape.
Uncle Sam provides a $14 monthly original pension to Elizabeth Mooney minor child of James Mooney late of the 25th O V I, payable to guardian Elizabeth Martin. A $2 monthly pension for John W Cassell late of Hopedale Ohio is noted though he has been dead about eighteen months. The large attendance at William Robertson’s funeral on Spring Avenue included old comrades. services by Revs Merzit and Chapman, pallbearers Flanagan Maxwell Helms Cassell Clifton Mayhew. flower bearers Welch Urquhart Prentiss Sarratt. Stan ton Pass conducted services at the Grave.
Mrs Appie Simpson aged 52 wife of David Simpson died at her home No 113 South Sixth Street at 8 30 this morning after a period of illness including a stroke of paralysis six weeks ago Born in Montreal Canada November 1 1847 she was the daughter of James and Eliza Colline and married in 1866 to Rev Closkey at the U P Church She was a member of Potter Presbyterian Chapel and leaves husband and sister Mrs Susan Flannagan to mourn her funeral from her late residence Sunday at 7 PM
The Mingo area reports on a new timber bridge across a muddy Commercial street for hauling dirt from reservoir hill exca vations. The German Schutz en Club plans a New Year’s Eve supper and dance. Public school term exams are underway. Riverview Terrace offers a home priced 250 to 100 with 10 percent cash and $10 monthly. Long list of local notices includes rentals, steel works shutdown for upgrades, new Mingo Bowling Club building, land for sale, and various shop ads. Further notes on residents traveling, barber shop changes, and construction on Reservoir Hill and streetcar car barns.
A telegraph report notes Mauds Adams raised one hundred dollars for the Lawton fund. Milwaukee residents pledge funds totaling around a thousand dollars and other subscriptions follow. Manila reports Gen Lawton’s body to be interred at El Paco cemetery after a simple funeral. Citizens, including Filipinos, send sympathy to Mrs Lawton. A striking coincidence links the insurgent general named Geronimo to the Apache chief.
Waszixcros Delaware December 21 report says funds to pay off General Lawton's home mortgage are being collected. H A Corbin and John F Weston in Washington named as receivers, with two hours after War Department appeal $500 subscribed locally including $100 each from Captain W E English and F H Hanne.
Washington reports the currency bill debate was tame as Representative Sibley of Pennsylvania, who recently shifted his stance, said he would vote against the measure. Thayer led the lone opposing speech. others favored the bill, with several Democrats voting no.
December 20 dispatches report General Lawton killed by a sharp shooter while exposed near a trench at San Mateo. His body was carried from the field, staff and troops wept, and his brave command mourns the loss. Lawton, born in Toledo, Ohio, rose from sergeant to general, serving in the Civil War and the Spanish American War, with notable exploits in the Philippines. His remains could not be brought to Manila due to impassable countryside.
The funeral for Gen Lawton will be held at his Arlington mansion with a guard of honor. His body rests in El Paco cemetery vault awaiting transport to Arlington for interment with an escort of officers. Manila mourns his death, and Mayors from nearby towns plan to attend in a body as wounded Americano soldiers count thirteen after the San Mateo engagement.
Axton Ohio December 20 The main building of Buchtel College including laboratories library and dormitories was destroyed by fire with losses estimated near 100000 The college plans to rebuild at once and continue operations despite the calamity
In Weir City Kansas on December 16 mining strikers in southwestern Kansas tour camps to recruit imported workers from the Big Four coal firms amid bitter cold. They brandish banners and hold mass meetings at each camp as part of their action. Washington December 15 reports minister Bridgman says Bolivia elected General Jose Manuel Pando as constitutional president with Lucio Velasco as vice president.
Headquarters for the commercial forestry exhibit of the United States at the Paris exposition will open Monday in the Methodist Book Concern building. The exhibit requires 30000 dollars to be raised by subscription. Cincinnati lumbermen have subscribed 2000 dollars and the Yellow Pine Dealers association members have donated 7500 dollars.
In a Williams poisoning hearing at the mayor's court Jack Elliott and his wife Margaret, along with Kate Sharkey and Lizzie Hughes, faced charges. Elliott pair held at $2,1000 bail each, Sharkey and Hughes discharged for loitering. John W Williams, poisoned and recently discharged from hospital, testified to convulsions and antidotes. Dr. T. W. Walker, officer Lefayette Mercer, and Williams detailed the eventful night at Elliott's flat. Williams, born 1865 and a furnaceman, described drinking, quarrels, and the growth of agony from suspected strychnine poisoning. Prosecutors and defense counsel traded notes as testimony continued.
Western Pennsylvania Institute for Deaf and Dumb at Edgewood in Pittsburg district was gutted by a four story brick blaze. About 55 pupils were saved with help from teachers. Loss estimated at 150000 dollars with 100000 dollars insured. Cause believed to be a burst gas pipe. Pupils placed with the Home for Aged Couples and Wilkinsburg residents.
London reports 55 killed 253 wounded 16 missing among noncommissioned officers and men at Magersfontein though list may be incomplete. Berlin notes Emperor William withdrew military attache from Paris. New York covers Molineux trial and Riggs mention. Wrigley case settled with Brooklyn paying $500 fine. Also Santiago de Cuba notes Cubans surrender weapons. Akron reports Siebold suicide after burglary. Philadelphia anti imperialist mass meeting. Marshall Michigan witness collapse in Sanderson trial. New Orleans and San Francisco short notices of various names
An independent account of General Buller’s action at Colenso notes an eight hour fight and orderly British retirement. Reports say Buller lost 1150 men, with further dispatches detailing Magersfontein casualties, troop movements, and reinforcements as Britain mobilizes another army corps for the Boer War.
A December spree of violent incidents and trials spans several states. Patrick Rafferty died and Thomas Mc Kenna was gravely wounded at Olid Forge near Scranton after a botched arrest by Thomas Luddon. In Reading, Solomon H. Quinter faces trial for wife murder and Edward Kitzmiller is also involved in the case. John Larkin was convicted of second degree murder in Trenton for the killing of Samuel Crusen. Chief of Police Murphy of Moorhead, Minn. is dying after a struggle with burglar Collins, who was shot when he dropped his revolver. Dudley Ferguson, son of a Cincinnati attorney, killed detective Gus Meehan amid melancholy. In Wilmington, Harry Wallace was sentenced to life for murdering his wife. William H. Cottrell, a Monmouth jailer, was assaulted by prisoner George Bullock awaiting murder trial. Andrew Bearder’s general store and the Sand Brook post office burned by firebugs on December 14.
The Kentucky Breeders Association set the eleventh Futurity Stakes entries to close next March for a $20,000 purse. Wing shot expert Tom Morfey defeated Chris Wright in a 36 to 33 match at Greenwood Lake. New Jersey reports criticize Legislature for not funding $5,000 for stocking waters and uplands. Chatham Academy in Savannah burned December 16, three injured. Fire totals and losses include Sidney Mandel store in Chicago at $55,000 and James Shearer & Co. lumber yard in Point St. Charles with heavy damage. St. Michael's parish school fire in Pittsburgh caused $70,000 loss aligned with Pens Block fire totaling $63,300. United Mine Workers of Alabama declare open war against Knights of Labor.
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