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Newspaper
Steubenville Herald
Location
Steubenville, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1899
Page
1
The article notes a larger than expected population near 1,500,000 and discusses monetary pressure, stock speculation, and the effect on cash needs. It mentions Gen Lawton's death and warns against a parcels post plan that could hurt small-town trade by favoring department stores.
The page lists case assignments for the Common Pleas Court beginning January 2 with multiple dockets including Crawford vs Tronte Oil & Gas Co and several others. It notes a drilling incident on the Kirk farm near Fairfield where a tool stuck in a well and a new well will be sunk immediately.
Frederick Nobo sues Jobo M Snyder to recover 2160.15 claimed as due under a verbal contract after an alleged joint venture at Mr Caleary cemetery. Nobo says he worked March 8 to October 14 and earned one third of receipts from cemetery work and garden farm products, with 515 from cemetery work unpaid.
At Arlington this morning 165 victims of the Maine disaster were laid to rest with a Marine escort, a simple requiem by Father Chadwick, and a gun salute. President McKinley and the Cabinet attended as the Marine band played a dirge and a solemn volley echoed. The cabinet member said the Maine has been remembered.
Boston report says Congressman Bentelle is confined in McLean asylum at Waverly Mass and his once brilliant intellect is shattered with delirium at times. Denied rumors of his death, the note cites family and telegraphic service sources. The item closes with other briefs from the day, including unrelated notices.
The production by H. A. Du Souchet titled My Friend from India will be staged at the Olympia on New Year’s afternoon and night. Based on theosophy, it follows the order of Indian savants called The Order of the Yellow Robe. Smythe & Rice remedians form a strong, balanced road company.
Reports from Wheelily West Virginia state Marshal W T Baker of Toronto is waiting as his friends seek to coax John Shamp to withdraw an affidavit accusing Baker of shooting to kill and replace it with a lesser charge.
The Central WCTU decided not to open the Helping Hand department this year citing good times and ample work elsewhere. They thank all who contributed to past efforts. In Stenbenville post Christmas activity shows prosperity with high weapon and stamp sales. Week's totals include 236 money orders issued, 678 paid, 725 registered letters and packages received or delivered, and 478 registered letters and packages dispatched. Cyclone sales at Stark & Leech’s following Saturday suggest strong demand and near sellout of stock.
United States District Attorney will investigate charges that men are being recruited by Pierre Pettit for the Boer army. Pettit claims enlistment is for hospital service allowed by statute. He adds that soldiers in Transvaal can choose their actions.
A Boer 96 pounder shell killed five and wounded six at a camp today. General Methuen reports heavy cannonading with British naval guns replying. Baden-Powell notes Mafeking is well, while French and Gatacre remain unchanged. The Canadian contingent to reinforce Buller at Chieveley and Slocum arrives as foreign attachés. British mounted expedition planned to protect rails. Germans arrested for aiding Boers.
The War Department reported Major General Lawton Major John A Logan Jr and Major Armstrong will be transported home from Manila on the Thomas leaving December 30 for San Francisco. Colonel Miller of the Quartermaster General's department confirmed the arrangements in a cable from Wasahaton on December 28.
Special Correspondence Gerald Stor reports Bloomfield M E Church begins revival meetings January 1 1900 with Rev Mohn preaching January 3 4 and 5 led by Dr O W Holmes January 6 with two services. Christmas entertainment at the M E Church draws large crowd featuring cantata The Story of the Star. Wayne township mourns the death of Wim Mansfield a longtime Bloomfield resident and church member. Charles D Simeral visits Bloomfield for brief stay with J J Gill’s secretary duties in Washington D C.
A report notes the Chinese favor pure silk garments costing 100 to 259 dollars per suit. Exported for Celestials, the attire is durable, handed down across generations, and valued beyond newer pieces. Wear seems to improve them. older coats often surpass newer in value. The piece cites the Omaha World-Herald and New York Press.
Secretary Long ridicules the claim that the Montgomery is performing police duty for Britain on the African coast. The Navy reports the cruiser is at Buenos Ayres since November 30, not involved in the war, signaling neutral stance and routine duties.
Thursday records show Burated hydrant pipes and a near whitewash police court. State Treasurer elect Cameron announces assistants. Gov Bushnell grants pardon to Alonzo Fago of Wellsville, an embezzlement convict. Dovener outlines Wheeling to Cincinnati slackwater navigation plan within years.
The People column lists residents and visitors in Steubenville over the holidays. Among them are W A McCullough of Fernwood and John R Cairnes of Mingo Junction in the city on business, Will Stewart of Cleveland spending a holiday week, Dr Welden A Clark of Columbus visiting his parents, and Rev James Walls of Salineville visiting relatives. Other items note illnesses in families, weddings, births, and social visits, including Miss Mary Kitheart attending a Cambridge wedding, a birth of a son to Mr and Mrs William Kaufman, and local engagements and dances. The column also mentions transportation and business trips, gifts, and social events around East Liverpool, Steubenville, and nearby towns.
Edwin Morse Stouffer, ten year old son of Robert H. Stouffer of Jon Horne & Co, died Christmas Day after a diphtheria battle. He withstood the illness for weeks, but spasms led to death Sunday. A vivacious, beloved boy, his loss saddens his parents and grandparents and many Steubenville friends.
The cantata The Crowning of Christmas will be given at United Presbyterian Church this evening at 7 30. The event is part of the church’s annual Christmas observance and invites all parishioners.
The Sabbath School program at First Church featured candy, toys, and songs by the children with Miss Lindsey and Mrs. Hattie Davin guiding the activities. Finley M E Church held a successful Christmas program including recitations, solos, and duets, and a Christmas reception at Hamline M E Church drew a large crowd with choruses and brief addresses by Dr. O W Holmes, John Al Cook, and D M Gruber. A collection for the church poor raised a neat sum.
Johnstown, Pens. Tribune reports four members of the Thomas family of Thomas Mill, Somerset Co., may have suffered alum poisoning after using cheap baking powder in buckwheat cakes. Dr. Critchfield collected the remaining powder. Dr. Schill’s analysis confirms alum presence, a poison banned in many cities.
New York advertisers describe Christmas gifts for front line soldiers in the Philippines. Photos and miniatures, small enough to carry, replace old charms and tokens. Portraits of family, pets, and even four leaf clovers are mounted on ivory or in crystal lockets. Tiny albums and unrolled photographs offer portable keepsakes, with eye portraits and childhood images popular among hopeful troopers.
The Lawton fund committee extends appeal into the week to support General Lawton’s widow and children, aiming to secure $50,000 for education and lasting security. Secretary Root and Adjutant General Corbin urged bankers and businessmen in New York, boosting contributions amid a war dispatch noting General Lawton's death and troop movements.
This week in brief covers Atlantic Coast Line and Southern plans for a Columbia union station costing 100000, repairs pledged by General Wood, school and judiciary reorganizations, a Chester man missing and believed murdered, coal strikes in France, royal and imperial Christmas celebrations, US revenue moves, a Guatemala kidnapping case, a Russian nihilist’s suicide, Wall Street rumors, a Brooklyn murder, boundary treaty updates, Pan-American stamps, Danish West Indies sale talk, a Boston bank receiver, Clarksburg rail project, London clothing firm failure, a death by suicide in Washington, a Mormon eligibility probe, a golden wedding with coffin joke, an elephant trainer killed, a federal cattle quarantine, Appalachian National Park effort, a Natal reverse report, stranded Filipino troupe, and a Port Jervis bank suspension.
A list of property deeds shows transfers including George L Moore to Brush Creek township for 1000 dollars, Sherman Riley to Rosie Shanholitz for 33000, George Downard to Jason Hickman et al for 7344 acres in Brush Creek, William Johnson to James Green for 416 acres in Smithfield for 500, Paisley to Culp for a lot in Irondale for 85, Elizabeth Wagoner to Andrew Frie stick for real estate in Mingo Junction for 850, Bezaleel Blazer to Sarah Allen quit Sener 160 acres in Springfield township for 400, Silas P Blazer to St Allen quit on 100 acres in Springfield, guardian Matthias A Rondebush to Sarah Allen for 160 acres in Springfield for 400, William E Steinmetz to James B Marshall for 40 acres in Springfield for 230, and Extra Standard Iron and Steel Co to GC A McDevitt for a lease in Mingo Junction for 81000.
The man found in Croston's Raw yesterday afternoon was identified as Frank E. Crawford from papers in his coat. He lay face down in the ice with only the back of his head visible. Crawford, about 33, lived at Freeman's Station, worked at P. Connor's Excel Sorswer pips works, was married with one child, and a divorce suit was pending. Charles Emory and Jimmie Williams found the body after cutting through the ice and dragging it ashore. He likely fell 30 to 40 feet from the bridge into the stream after leaving a Sunday night drinking.
The Navy faces a shortage of landsmen and apprentices. With 20,000 enlisted slots and 2,500 apprentices authorized, current strength sits more than 4,000 below target. Recruiting efforts aim to fill vacancies as accommodations on shore and ships are limited. New barracks are under construction at Newport, Rhode Island, and Goat Island, San Francisco Harbor, delaying further growth until ready.
Claims filed for Spanish war pensions rise rapidly due to more active pension agents. About 25 000 claims filed yet only around 1 200 acted upon so far as Commissioner Evans prioritizes gunshot wound cases and urgent widow claims while minor disability appeals wait their turn.
War Department public statement details relief in Puerto Rico from September 25 to November 30, 1899. Island population estimated at 918,926 with daily indigent needs around 221,087 and weekly sick 17,372. Deaths averaged 632 weekly, annual rate 35 per 1000 versus 26 normal. Mountain districts bore higher mortality up to 260 percent. Cash received for relief stood at 15,224 dollars, disbursed 7,417. Food relief totaled 17,162,788 pounds with 16,548,316 pounds issued by November 30.
A string of fires damages and destroys properties across several states. J M Burg at Augusta Georgia reports a loss of 110600 with 340 insured. Hastings Minnesota endures three weeks of blazes totaling 200000 in damages. Georgetown Convent in Washington suffers 10000 loss with all inmates escaping. Lanyon Zinc Company property at Lanyonville Kansas destroyed worth 50000 after a fatal smokeshack collapse killing two workers. Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul railroad car shops in Dubuque Iowa burn December 21 with total losses about 100000 and 300 men laid off.
The Carnegie Company posts a 27.14 percent wage advance starting January 1, boosting common labor pay to 1.40 per day. Yellowware potters in East Liverpool plan a 5 percent rise in selling prices. Big Four telegraph operators’ grievance committee meets again January 3 after failed talks in Cleveland. A Dawson quartz find yields assays up to 800 per ton. The National Wagonmakers Association met in Chicago to consider price increases.
A sketch of General Henry W. Lawton's life details his Civil War service from Indiana volunteers to brevet colonel, his Spanish American War command under Shafter, later Philippine service using frontier tactics, and the high regard for his fearless leadership and endurance in fighting rebels and defending Manila.
Conditions in finance markets have worsened, with copper shares hit hardest. Since December first, copper stocks show nearly $50,000,000 loss, and almost $200,000,000 decline since last spring high. Copper itself trades about four cents higher per pound than a year ago, while copper producing companies lose market value amid inflation.
The St Louis police board orders Chief Campbell to stop any future boxing events for moneyed purses or professional fighters, following the Neise fatality. John L Sullivan reports he has none of his $1 million earnings left after a long career. Gus Ruhlin defeats Stockings Conroy in New York on December 18, a muscular foe said to threaten Ruhlin in a twenty-nine round bout.
The American Patriot League calls for a national convocation on July 4 in Boston to discuss the President and Vice Presidency. The Democratic National Committee plans a February 22 meeting in Washington to set details for the National Convention. United States Senator Martin earns re election by the Virginia Assembly in a split vote.
Casualties rise after a severe Monday quake in Southern California wrecking many buildings in San Jacinto and Hemet. A Louisville Christmas Eve tragedy claims a wife’s life. A Lackawanna engineer dies and a fireman is seriously injured in a Buffalo collision with a Lackawanna engine. Six girls die and four more are injured in a Christmas pageant fire at St. Francis School Quincy Blinvis on December 22.
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