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Newspaper
The Indianapolis Journal
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1902
Page
12
A speaker outlines how injunctions prohibit intimidation and interference with workers, stressing that results depend on circumstances. He urges calm, lawful behavior and intelligent interpretation, avoiding contemptuous disobedience to court orders.
Leaders of the coal strike warn of a coming surprise over alleged illegal issuance of miners certificates. The claim is that nonmine workers are being certified and pressed into service, boosting company employment. The dispute involves President Mitch and the Citizens' Alliance, with threats of criminal actions and a hardening stance from strike headquarters.
For Indiana and Illinois fair Sunday and Monday with cooler in north portions. Ohio will see partly cloudy skies Sunday with warmer conditions and cooler by Monday. Fresh to brisk winds from west to northwest then southwest to west. Local observations note maximums around 73 and 78 and low temperatures near 53. Blythe reports from the weather section.
Shipping news from Aug 2 reports arrivals at York and Antwerp lists multiple liners from Southampton Rotterdam and Liverpool and Genoa while noting ships that sailed from Liverpool and New York including the Campania Vaderland Barbarossa and La Touraine plus a note on settlement in Michigan and other ports with unclear lines.
Shenandoah Pa Aug 2 peaceful town after a week of labor unrest. Brigadier General Gobin supports Sheriff Beddall and may station troops in New Philadelphia Tamaqua and St Clair if needed. Sentries attacked last night. two sentries wounded lightly. Troop routine includes drills parades and daily officer training. Rumors swirl of coal mine resumptions, but officials cautious about early returns. Deputy Sheriff Bedall arrests John Ludowska for riot participation. hearing scheduled tomorrow.
Gov Stone rejects recall of troops in Shenandoah after a UMW District 9 appeal. He believes withdrawal would be unwise and unsafe and heads to Atlantic City for a Sunday rest, returning Monday. Meanwhile, Kansas district miners plan a Sept 1 strike, with broader unity possible if required. In Shamokin, District 9 receives 19000 dollars from Indianapolis for distribution once President Mitchell informs Secretary Hartlein.
The State of New Jersey will file a claim with the U S Court of Claims for 4 101 000 in interest on 3 6 million war bonds issued during the Civil War. Pennsylvania earlier received a similar settlement. Rabbi E K Fischer of Detroit died aged 72 after a long Reform Jewish ministry. Andrew Curtis Ferris of Hackensack died at 84 in New York, credited with introducing petroleum as an illuminant.
PADUCAH KY Aug 2 The steamer City of Savannah ran aground in the Ohio River near here at 5 AM and is unlikely to be freed before the river rises after two failed rescue attempts. The new boat bound for St Louis to operate in the Ohio and Tennessee river trade may be badly damaged. The grounding site previously saw the City of Golconda capsized a year ago with significant loss of life.
A World report claims wholesale chinaware importers, famed for Dresden ware, are under investigation for a long running scheme to defraud tariffs. Officials are said to be probing the case in Europe.
Robert Knight shot and killed Spot Murphy a former pugilist along a Lewisburg road. Knight then returned home in his buggy with his family, ending a fatal August night incident in Peru Indiana.
General offices located at 2 South Delaware Street. Coverage includes fire tornado and explosion risks for insured properties and operations. Policy details reflect standard fire insurance terms and limits as of the current filing.
At Sagamore Hill a luncheon for President Roosevelt drew representatives of the pulpit press and bar as well as politics. Nebraska Senator Millard visited to discuss a Western trip and a potential Nebraska engagement. Several editors and clergymen attended, with Roosevelt noting no special significance to calls.
Reports from Agua Dulce Panama describe a brutal engagement between Liberal and Conservative forces. General Morales Berti commands 6,000 to 3,500 entrenched Conservative troops while General Herrera leads the revolutionists with up to 4,000 men. Governor Salazar holds 2,000 entrenchments. Victory by the government could end the revolution.
Investigations show natural color in water arises from vegetable stain and suspended matter. Plant decay yields greenish yellow to reddish brown color, while mineral laden suspensions, often iron, cause turbidity.
LOUISVILLE Aug 2 On the face of returns from the Democratic primary in Kentucky's Second district A O Stanley Henderson county leads by about 0 with nine precincts missing E P Taylor Daviess county and John B Brasher Hopkins also claim the nomination an official count will be required to settle the contest.
Portland dispatch reports Lieutenant Yearros of the Colombian government bought the steamer Jessie Banning in Seattle three weeks after arriving from Panama. He has enlisted 100 men who will sail with the vessel to Panama, with the ship to be overhauled at a shipyard.
A mob surrounded the Cripple Creek county jail as miners feared lynching John Randolph known as Black Stratton after he fatally stabbed William Wilkinson during a mining row. Wilkinson died from wounds sustained in the clash. Authorities attempted to restore order as the crowd pressed demands for justice.
A clerk employed by the Barwise Commission Company and a man quarrelled over payment for nuts taken from a store. Randolph stabbed, fled to the hills, was tracked for two hours, captured three miles southwest of Cripple Creek, and jailed as a mob dispersed under Chief Burton’s orders to avoid lynching.
A Norwegian steamer Blaamanden under Captain Amundsen, en route from Hamburg to Philadelphia, struck White Point ledge off Canso in dense fog. The vessel carries a large cargo and a number of passengers. Ottawa customs officials have been advised and dispatched to the scene, about four miles from Canó.
Chicago August 2 A new Burial Trades Council is proposed to unite all burial sector workers from grave diggers to undertakers pallbearers tombstone cutters hearse drivers and others. The Concordia Cemetery strike halted burials with a notice at gates but workers returned to duty without concessions later the interments resumed.
In Kansas City Judge Phillips of the Federal Court barred officers and members of the Retail Clerks National Protective Association and the Journeymen Tailor's Union from enforcing a boycott on a local clothing firm. The court halted sidewalk patrolling outside the store while the dispute over the firm’s refusal to close at night is addressed. The judge stated unions have rights, but cannot block entrances or deter customers.
The Pennsylvania Steel Company strike ends with workers winning cents per hour for an eight hour day. Camden Interstate Railway orders a walkout by 150 workers over union recognition and reinstatement, closing the line from Guyandotte WV to Hanging Rock OH. Union Pacific strike at Cheyenne WY grows as 35 blacksmiths walk out over the companys new piecework system, with strikebreakers sent to the shops.
Spokane reports Harry Tracy the Oregon convict passed Coulee City last night and was seen near Almira this morning. Two sheriffs posses pursue him as authorities try to stop his crossing toward the Colville Indian Reservation amid rumors he aims for the Hole in the Wall country in Wyoming.
A man who looked like the bandit Harry Tracy entered Huss's barber shop in Alton, Iowa, forced eight customers to line up, took tolls, and had the barber shave him. He was wounded in the side, refused to lie down, sat upright at the door until finished, then escaped and vanished.
Fred Hammann, selected by the New York Journal at the Vanderbilt Clinic from ten cases, was sent to Prof Hoff in Vienna to prove consumption is curable. He returned home completely cured. Hoff’s prescription, a medicine bottle, and a 24 page handbook outlining the cure were printed by the Journal Research Society for free distribution in New York City.
William Jennings Bryan spoke to about 4000 at Mountain Lake Park Chautauqua on Problems of Government. He denied seeking national party leadership again, stressed moral progress, warned against imperialism and plutocracy, and urged free silver and trust reform while advocating education to love government.
Fire at the fourth level of the United Verde mine in Jerome causes gas fumes to fill the mine. Workers, assisted by surface air, could only operate briefly. One man suffocated after falling from the cage while returning to the surface. The company shuts the mine and smelter, with restart uncertain for a month or more as workers refuse to reenter.
Frederick Palmer notes West Point’s merit ethic over lineage at an alumni meeting honoring Brigadier General Franklin Bell. The piece contrasts grads who earned their stars through work with celebrated non graduates and recalls cadet life, camaraderie, and a late night at the cadet quarters as they prepare for West Point’s centennial.
A severe storm struck Omaha tonight starting shortly after 8 PM and lasting until 12:30 AM. The fire department fought four fires simultaneously as about a dozen locations were struck by lightning. The Omaha Milling Company suffered the largest loss, estimated at about 25100 dollars due to fire and water damage.
Rochester N Y Aug 2 Conductor Frank De La Vergne and Engineer Daniel Donnelly, alleged to have caused the Lehigh Valley wreck last Sunday, July 20, were arrested on warrants from Coroner Kleindienst. They were released on $2000 bail.
New York report states Whitelaw Reid and Mrs Reid were passengers on the steamship Philadelphia arriving from Southampton. Mr Reid, apparently in good health, said he must report to President Roosevelt on his Britain visit before making any statements for publication.
A gas explosion at the Broadhead mine of the Las Animas Coal Company in Aguilar Col killed George E Greenfall George Parker and George Mason. Injured were E H Keller and W A Galbraith who were pumping water from an abandoned shaft when the blast occurred.
Washington reports that friends of Arthur Duffy Georgetown sprinter want him to retire from racing due to a serious week eye condition noted after recent races in England and described as a chronic trouble.
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