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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1902
Page
4
The Union remarks on the 1902 state Democratic convention as the tamest in state history. It notes Uncle Andy Humphreys endorses the party platform and asks if Miers left messages for Jackey. It also weighs a large Republican majority for advertising value this fall.
The article notes a proposed Democratic judicial convention on Caledonia battle anniversary. Veterans including Uncle Andy Humphreys may attend, while Cart. Allen reemerges, alternating between praise and criticism of the Philippine war and its commanders, amid debate on conscription.
The writer warns the Democratic Party will suffer a crushing defeat if it opposes the soldiers who carried the flag to the Philippines. The piece argues the battle is settled before it starts, predicting an overwhelming loss for the party.
The Republican congressional convention will be held in Linton on July 10 with John Chaney slated for nomination. A mistaken note had claimed June 10 as the date and a special train from Sullivan may be run. further particulars will follow.
Gilbert Hendren, district chairman, was removed from his seat by the gold standard faction during the Democratic convention in Indianapolis last week because he favored mentioning Mr. Bryan's name in the platform.
Hon Seymour Rippusz of Bloomington led Populists toward Miers but lost last Wednesday in Indianapolis for a spot on the resolutions committee. Miers loyalists carried the district, voting against him including their own county, aiding Royal E Purcell a gold standard Democrat from Vincennes. The outcome may force Riddle to help steer Miers again in the upcoming campaign.
All members are requested to attend the hall Sunday June 15 at 4 p.m. This gathering marks M. W. A. Devotion Day and invites full participation by members of Sullivan Camp Modern Woodmen.
A blaze at White Ash destroyed the tipper engine room and barn on Monday night around two o clock. Fire origin unknown but began in the barn. Three mules and one horse were killed in the flames.
For Deering binders mowers rakes twine and repairs see John A. Mattix Sullivan Ind. at.
A fire at the St. Luke's sanitarium at Wabash avenue and 21st street in Chicago killed thirteen people and injured about thirty. Patients on the fifth floor, including delirium tremens cases and drug addicts, were strapped to beds as flames spread from the basement through the elevator shaft, trapping many and forcing jumps from windows.
Saratoga New York June 10 fire yesterday wiped out the Arcade and the Citizens National bank block and the Shackelford building causing the loss of five lives.
Margaret Taylor arrived in Cincinnati with her parents and brother after being kidnapped from the city more than four years ago. The reunion at Cumminsville drew reporters and neighbors in a grateful homecoming.
American soldiers and the native constabulary chase Paraisio bandit leader in the Negros mountains near Lanas. In a recent clash, five bandits killed, four captured, many wounded. Paraisio reportedly wounded.
London police found a young woman's shredded remains in a Lambeth alley. The corpse showed signs of sawing and cutting into about a dozen pieces and apparent scalding or baking. Face damage hindered identification. scalp, hands, feet, and intestines missing.
London note from Lord Kitchener dated Sunday reports satisfactory progress in Boer disarmament with good spirit shown. Four thousand three hundred forty two rifles surrendered to date.
Havana June 10 President Palma has signed a bill granting amnesty for all Americans under sentence or awaiting trial in Cuba. Proceedings have begun to quash complaints and release those in jail.
Whitelaw Reid the United States special envoy to the coronation is comfortably settled in Brook House London.
The Eldorado Normal and Industrial Institute, a colored school modeled after Tuskegee, faces removal amid bitter warfare. Pupils and teachers fled fearing mob violence as the first commencement was to be held. buildings damaged, windows smashed, crops harmed. President Alstone and family are said to be in Cairo.
General Maximo Gomez publishes an open letter from Havana in which he refuses the annual pension of 6000 dollars set by a Cuban House resolution. He asks friends to defeat the measure saying it is unfair while other Cuban soldiers await due pay and he will wait until Cuba can settle all soldiers' claims.
An excursion train of the Detroit and Mackinaw railroad wrecked at Black River after leaving Alpena for Saginaw. The crash at 40 miles an hour killed one man and injured about fifty others including three fatally.
Reports from Cape Town on June 6 say peace has been welcomed and Boer commandoes are converging on rail lines to surrender to British officers. Commandant Fouche, initially doubtful, has submitted. Night train service preparations are under way to resume routes.
Chicago June 9 stockyards company surrendered to the United Stockyards Employees' Union ending the threatened strike. All union demands were granted and cattle drivers who had been discharged after union formation returned to work in their former positions.
A special horse train on the Cleveland Cincinnati Chicago and St. Louis railroad was wrecked near Mix station in Bellefontaine Ohio. About twelve valuable horses were injured out of ninety one on board. Brakeman James Borden of Ansonia was killed and Engineer Daniel Knunkel and Fireman George Boyer, both of Bellefontaine, were badly injured.
In Harriman Tennessee on a Saturday evening the wife of Jack Bailey a noted farmer was found dead after a brutal assault. An inquest by Justice Newport indicated strong suspicion against George Robert a 14 year old colored servant who was arrested.
Fort DeFrance Martinique June 9 authorities report damage from Friday eruption of Mont Pelee is less than feared. Plains of Morne Rouge are covered in hot mud and several fishing boats with crews are missing.
San Francisco reports indicate Tacana volcano eruption kills over one thousand people and devastates about half of Batalhulen in Guatemala. Advices received from Valparaiso via the Chilean steamer Palena describe widespread destruction and loss of life.
In Lawrence Kansas on Sunday Mary Coop a white woman was killed at her home by Charles Anderson a black restaurant worker. The victim suffered a broken neck and there were no witnesses. Anderson was arrested.
Noblesville Indiana June 10 The trial of William Fodrea for the alleged ambush shooting of John E Seay last winter is now on in the circuit court attracting much attention.
Indiana Democrats concluded nominations with only three ballots at the state convention in Indianapolis. Replacements included Secretary of State Albert Schoonover, Attorney General W E Stilwell, Auditor James R Riggs, Treasurer Jerome Herff, Clerk Adam Heimberger, Superintendent Samuel L Scott, State Statistician Myron D King, State Geologist Edward Barrett, and Supreme Court and Appellate Judges from southern and northern districts led by Timothy E Howard and Richard H Hartford respectively.
The Indiana supreme court ruled the Terre Haute vehicle license tax valid. It held the levy to be a charge for street use, not a property tax, and within the city taxing power rather than police power, reversing the lower court’s finding of unconstitutionality in the case Terre Haute versus Kersey.
In Marion Indiana on June 9 four Roseburg neighborhood men Lacey Gottschalk Slederback and Poe attacked a buggy in front of a notorious resort. They took laprobes and a whip and were fired upon by the owners. Lacey was killed and Gottschalk wounded. Suspects unnamed but police hold suspicions and expect arrests.
William B Wheeler of Warrick county was executed by hanging in Michigan City Indiana for killing his son in law Elias Burns last fall. The drop occurred at 12 05 am and doctors declared him dead at 12 15 am after a period of noted vitality.
The Chin Hee murder case in Indianapolis police court ended with the defendant bound over to the grand jury. The charges concern the March 29 killing of Doc Lung, a Chinese laundryman on Indiana Avenue. Evidence presented was entirely circumstantial.
In Muncie Indiana Charles Clarke a white man was found dead in the rear yard of the Mystic club a resort favored by Black patrons. Police detain about a dozen Black men and women and three white men as they investigate the believed murder case.
Richmond Indiana June 7. The city saw a shocking death by self harm as William A Armstrong 70 saturated his clothing with kerosene set himself on fire and then shot himself in the head.
Mrs Aug ust Volkmann wife of a farmer is dead from injuries after a streetcar collision that overturned her buggy in Evansville Indiana on June 9.
Terre Haute Ind June 9 The Seventh internal revenue district reported May collections totaling 1 259 978 with 1 166 452 from the spirits tax.
Columbus Indiana reports Virgil Wiler aged 12 son of Fred Wiler drowned in Clifty creek during a fishing outing. He was found in the water after disappearing while near the creekbank on June 7. Local authorities investigated and conveyed condolences to the family.
Four Puerto Rican murderers were garroted yesterday. A New Mexico volcano near Grant remains active. Dr. John Henry Barrows president of Oberlin College is dead. Suez Canal traffic in 1901 was the largest in its history. Four children drowned in the Maenongahela at Fayette City. The Philippine government bill passed the senate by a large margin. Many deaths followed labor riots in Austria. Several children were killed. National convention of the Travelers Protective Association sits in Portland. Patrick Sweeney of Louisville lost his eyesight while seeking work and died. Ed Koppel of Louisville died by suicide after poisoning and shooting himself. Huachuca mountains forest fires destroy lumber. Stetson Oyler of Louisville shot his father while defending his mother and sister.
The Morgan combine has offered 52 500 000 for the Cunard Line fleet. Ard Patrick ridden by Martin an American jockey won the English Derby. Senor de Oqdreda succeeds the Duke de Arcos as Spanish minister to Washington. The Hon Michael Herbert appointed British Ambassador at Washington. A band of regulators has given Perryville loafers notice to go to work. The Supreme Court of Missouri refused to quash information against meat packers. King Edward asked parliament to grant 50 000 to Lord Kitchener. Chicago strike injuries numbered between 100 and 150. Two villages destroyed and 75 killed by a Chilean volcano eruption. A Wilmer merchant shot and killed by a strange negro in his store. suspect escaped. A negro strike breaker fired into molders at Granite City injuring three. King Edward ordered special thanksgiving services for peace in South Africa at military centers Sunday June.
The report lists a contagious epthalmia declaration by New York authorities, a £50,000 grant in the House of Commons to Lord Nitehener, and a Philippines civil government bill scheduled for the House on the 8th. It notes Indiana census figures, Oregon governor race returns, a papal consistory for Mgr Martin Ela, and wages rising after strikes.
A chaotic week reports failures in the US with various incidents including a furnace strike in Youngstown Ohio, a fatal shooting in Virginia, a man cutting his throat in Chicago, a death by carbic acid in Indianapolis, a grand jury holdover for a killing in Pennsylvania, meat distribution changes by Coleague Packers, a planned trans Mexican rail route, and a political convention in Portland Oregon naming Indianapolis 1908 meeting site with Howard W. Peak elected president.
Reports describe trainers injured by animals at a Cleveland show, a miner charged with assault lynched in Bondtown West Virginia, an actor in New York suicide by poison, a Missouri Pacific rail collision at St Louis injuring forty five, an indictment for murder against J Wilfrid Blondin Boston, the Liberty Bell moved toward Philadelphia, a Colleton County lynching of Cain Ford, and a Farmier killing in Garden Grove Iowa.
Mr Kruger vows to end days in Holland. Mayflower to serve as presidential dispatch boat. JF Jewell confirmed as consul at Martinique. Chicago employers seek labor arbitration. Pope to exchange mosaics for presidential gift. J Pierpont Morgan rumored worn, resting. Kansas hunter shoots two ambushers. Cardinal Martinelli receives red hat at consistory. Mouse passes anti anarchist bill to shield the President. Rains ease drought in South Australia and New South Wales. West Point centennial marked by ceremonies. Woodrow Wilson elected president of Princeton University, Patton resigns.
The article reports Republican Indiana lawmakers push for strict immigration limits to protect American wages. AFL President Gompers endorses an illiteracy test and education prerequisites for adult immigrants, arguing cheap and illiterate labor harms workers and wages nationwide.
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