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Newspaper
The Indianapolis Journal
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1901
Page
1
May 18 report from San Francisco notes Mrs McKinley remains ill with heart strain and infection. Physicians use stimulants and oxygen while Mr McKinley briefly leaves the sick chamber for a city drive. She shows vitality beyond expectations though the bone infection worsens. President plans to visit Union Iron Works but will skip the Ohio launching.
San Francisco May 17 President McKinley reports marked improvement in Mrs McKinley’s condition though still dangerously ill. Doctors announce she passed a good night and no further consultation until evening while Cabinet members and officials visit. Telegrams of sympathy pour in from across the nation and abroad as flowers fill the Scott residence.
The article notes devotion across faiths for the President and family, with Miss Barber and Miss Deshler to press the button and christen the ship Only Tomorrow. The President will not attend. Governor Nash may be absent. Secretary Hay is fatigued but improving. Long plans to travel to join the party in Colorado. Secretaries and officials tour ships as Northwestern cities seek visits.
Reports from Portsmouth Manchester Ironton Wellston and Zanesville and across the Ohio river in West Virginia say shocks were felt at about 1 am moving west to east. The tremor, lasting about 30 seconds, woke many people knocked clocks askew and toppled chimneys. Hundreds rushed into streets in night attire fearing an explosion with no serious damage reported.
A P Brady was arrested in Jackson Mississippi for the 28 year old murder of William Dinsmore near Coleman Texas. Brady admits involvement with his brother and claims they were jailed. He fled trial, lived in Birmingham, married, then moved to Jackson eight years ago to run a mercantile business. He accompanies officers to Texas and hopes witnesses are dead.
Telegraphing from London May 17 reports a wave of rumors around Queen Draga of Servia. Specialists deny enceinte claims yet the royal family seeks further Vienna and Bucharest evaluations amid gifts from Belgrade subjects and growing unrest.
In Urbana Illinois May U a fight between University of Illinois students and circus workers in Champaign left three students badly beaten and multiple showmen injured by stones and bricks. R W Ward Bentonville student was knocked insensible others named include A W Amen from Peoria and H T Graber and George Temple in Champaign. Showmen attacked collegians with bricks as the crowd clashed and reinforcements arrived.
End is far off, little prospect of speedy settlement as the company refuses to discharge men imported to take former employees’ places. City threatens to revoke the franchise if concessions are not granted. Three thousand militiamen guard the street railway’s property and patrol surrounding streets.
Albany May 17 no settlement in railway strike after hours of talks United Traction Company and striker delegates adjourned. Company will run cars tomorrow under 3000 troops in city limits. Arbitration committee from Common Council formed with threat to revoke franchise if no deal by Monday night. Company refuses to discharge strikebreakers, claims vested rights. Wages offer varied 19 1 2 cents for extras, 20 cents demanded for all. Possible Troy move with military aid.
ST PAUL Minn May 17 The Supreme Court issues a street railway decision deemed the first of its kind in the nation The ruling holds street car companies may be negligent toward passengers when operating during a strike unless they can reasonably anticipate conditions and protect those who choose to ride The Duluth district court ruling granting a new trial is reversed by the high court
May 17 report from New York says Thomas W. Lawson owner of the nine ty-foot yacht Independence faced a bitter stand with the America’s Cup committee. The Boston man’s vessel is barred from all New York Yacht Club trials and races to determine a defender against Shamrock II. Confirmation and details will be printed tomorrow. Boston reports say Lawson did not allow reporters into his office despite efforts to meet.
London Times criticizes German conduct in Tien-Tsin May 4 incident. German guard firing on a British tug, two crewmen wounded and later died, followed by Chinese sailors flogged in a German prison. Times condemns disproportionate punishment and seeks clarity from Von Lessel. Diplomatic action referred to Sir Ernest Satow. Berlin notes difficulty in agreeing Indemnity payments among powers.
May 17 Albany reports a drenching rain that cooled tempers and reduced crowds as troops from the Ninth Regiment and other forces reinforced security. Nonunion workers were moved in with minimal unrest while authorities prepared for possible attack, massing troops at Quail Street barn and along the line to North Albany.
A Pekin dispatch reports Field Marshal Count Von Waldersee plans to return to Germany in June after stopping in Japan following the Mikado’s invitation. Civility between Von Waldersee and General Chaffee at the farewell banquet hosted by Dr. Mumm von Schwartzenstein leaves a favorable impression.
A committee from the Troy division of the Amalgamated Association of Street Railway Employes informed Mayor Conway that the strike has been settled. Under the agreement the employees will receive 4 cents more per hour and the company will treat the matter under terms yet to be finalized.
A May 16 Peking dispatch to the Daily Mail reports Great Britain's plan for paying the Chinese sodematt through issuing 4 percent bonds with a sinking fund of 0.5 percent.
Paris dispatch reports the Chinese plenipotentiaries have accepted the powers demand for concessions to be used as legation sites. The agreement sets the terms and locations for diplomatic legations as part of ongoing negotiations.
Washington reports the death of Mrs Lyman J Gage wife of the secretary of the treasury at 9 30 pm after nine weeks illness caused by heart trouble from grip complications She was 58 born Cornelia Lansing of Albany a Chicago social figure and close to Mrs McKinley Her funeral plans and interment at Rose Hill near Chicago will be announced
Report says Mrs Gage died and news reached the President’s circle in San Francisco via the Associated Press. Secretary Cortelyou received the report at the Scott residence and officials alerted Mrs McKinley with extra precautions to shield her from the news.
Edwin F. Uhl 1841 May 17 in Grand Rapids succession to secretary of state and ambassador to Germany under Cleveland. He served as mayor of Grand Rapids 1890 and held a prominent Democratic figure. Died after a year of illness including Brights disease. Survived by widow and three daughters.
Captain James Evans, one of the last Alabama crew members, died in Charleston this morning after serving as a pilot there since the war. In the Cherbourg fight he was aboard the Confederate cruiser Alabama. John P Loomis, president of Convention Hall, Kansas City, is noted in a May 17 dispatch.
A prominent business man died today at a hospital after a brief illness. He was born in Neenah Wisconsin in 1854. The report notes his prominence in business circles and ignores further personal details.
In Bemidji on Norway Day a fireworks display aboard the steamer Shadow exploded, badly burning eleven passengers. One died, several in serious condition, and Fred Driver is believed drowned after escaping into Lake Bemidji. Severely burned individuals include Fred McCauley, Al Zacharias, Ed Scarrott, C E Arnold of Bemidji and Emil Jestin of Rosby Mines.
Prentice Tiller and Edward C. McDowell alias Grant admit guilt to robbing mail boxes in Cincinnati. Judge Thompson sentences them to five and three years hard labor in the penitentiary. They were arrested at Omaha and had been transported for trial. McDowell escaped in Chicago but was recaptured at Buffalo.
Tallahassee, Fla May 17 A bill introduced in both houses would establish the Florida Canal Company to locate construct own and operate a ship canal across the Florida peninsula linking the Atlantic Ocean with the Gulf of Mexico incorporators include F A Hendrick George W Wilson John E Hartidge John E King N Barco and A J Mann with capital stock of 1 000 000. The proposed canal would start on the Atlantic coast between Amelia Island and Biscayne Bay run across the peninsula and end on the Gulf between Dead Man's Bay and Cape Roman.
Paris dispatch quotes Addison C Harris former US minister to Austria on Europe by 1903 tariff plans and continental protection against the United States. He says Austria Hungary Germany and Italy may form a commercial alliance to counter US trade, with farmers backing protection and special favors for allies. He notes Morgan’s influence energizing central Europe and cautions coalition is possible but difficult.
In Woonsocket Rhode Island on May 17, Frank F. Farnsworth and Clifton R. Trask appeared in court over the death of Thomas Bolton after a stone crushed his chest during a performance at the opera house. Trask denied wrongdoing while Farnsworth was charged as an accessory before the fact.
Dr Kirk Stanley is under detention pending inquiry after admitting he invited a priest and two girls to his room and that liquor was consumed. He faces questions about the events and possible improper conduct connected to the gathering.
New York May 17 detectives investigate the death of Rev Edward S Phillips of St Gabriel's Hazleton Pa found in Dr Kirk Stanley's Ninth Avenue rooms. Autopsy cites chronic nephritis and fatty liver as possible causes while police pursue Stanley amid conflicting statements and missing rector alarms.
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