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Newspaper
The Progressive Farmer
Location
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1893
Page
3
A compilation of scattered notices reports furniture firms and grocers in assignments, several county officials sued on bonds for taxes, fires at Magnolia and other losses, criminal cases, and local incidents. It notes gold inquiries, a gin accident, court moves, and a bevy of small town happenings across multiple counties.
Bethlehem reports a strike settled by both sides. Influenza deaths rise with 74 in one week and total deaths exceed weekly averages by 300. Savannah reports Noah Minor's embezzlement arrest at 1400 dollars. Galveston reports Highlander fire damages 56 bales of cotton. Milwaukee Avenue crash injures six with all expected to recover.
In Highland Light Massachusetts on December 6 the British ship Jason commanded by Captain McMillan from Calcutta to Weston went ashore near Eastham. By morning the vessel had broken amidships, with her main and mizzen masts gone. All twenty six crew members aboard were washed into the sea and perished.
Perry Oklahoma December 4 Green B Raum Jr son of the ex Commissioner of Pensions failed this morning He opened a grocery and hardware shop here and served the Osage Indian trade Indians paid quarterly and the load proved too heavy The failure is said to be for a large amount
A Bulawayo dispatch dated November 28 states Major Forbes chases Lobengula king of the Matabeles and aims to capture him or drive him beyond the Zambesi. The Matabeles are described as spiritless. The British took 2,000 head of cattle yesterday as rains begin.
Blair County Court names Sam l P Langdon of Philadelphia and Frank G Patterson of Altoona receivers for the Altoona Clearfield and Northern Railroad. J B Leisingring of Altoona named Master in Chancery to unwind the companys tangled affairs amid a year long dispute with the Beach Creek Railroad.
Lancaster Pennsylvania reports eight Pennsylvania Railroad employees in Columbia stricken with the grip increasing workload and reinstating suspended workers. Leavenworth Kansas endures a deadly week with twenty deaths and about half the city visited, marking the worst death rate on record.
ClarreMonxT Va Dec 6 William B Clark Commonwealth's plan for Surry county assaulted N Lewis editor of the Herald in the lat ter's office today The clash centered on the Heralds efforts for honest elections Three precincts in Surry that favored the Populist party were discarded by county commissioners.
N Y, Dec 5. N J Schloss & Co, wholesale dealers in boys clothing, assigned to Simon Wolf. Liabilities run between $450,000 and $500,000 after assets of about $1,200,000 in stocks and accounts two months ago. Joseph H Lewis head bookkeeper and treasurer of a land company was arrested after attempting suicide by gas at Union Square Hotel and brought to police, charged with larceny and attempted self destruction. He embezzled funds and fled the store registering as J Hern.
A man was found unconscious at six this morning from inhaling escaping gas from unlit burners but revived by a physician. Several firms announced assignments or trusts today. Hircchbern & Co of Boston due to defalcation around 50,000 with loan creditors as preferred. Simon Adler and Bond & Treadwell in Tennessee reported liabilities near 25,000 to 28,000. Crockett in Union City made a trust deed with assets 25,000 and liabilities 9,000. Slow collections and market stringency cited as causes.
Secretary Herbert awarded the Newport News Ship and Dry-Dock Company two of three gunboats for $280,000 each after bid review. The third gunboat award was held in abeyance pending information on Union Iron Works bids. Newport News, though inexperienced in warship construction, was deemed stable and capable to build the twin gun boats.
Washington reports the Internal Revenue Bureau has begun accepting sugar bounty claims. The first payments have been issued, with California beet sugar claims reaching 15,000,000 pounds. Louisiana season started in October as Commissioner Miller estimates $11 million needed to cover bounty payments. $400,200 has been paid so far.
Judge Horton named William M. Robertson receiver for the Chicago Trust and Savings Bank following a chancery action against President Daniel H. Tolman. Directors accuse Tolman of mismanagement and siphoning large sums, seeking an accounting and recovery for stockholders. The bank, once Peninsula Loan and Trust, moved to Chicago in 1885, with capital increases, now winding up as deposits are paid off.
Near St. Joe Station eight miles from Butter a deadly crime occurred when Harper Whitmiere, husband of Mrs. Hepler’s daughter, killed his mother-in-law and sister-in-law. The mother died after sustaining a hatchet blow. Flora Hepler Whitmiere was found dead with throat cut. Whitmiere fled after the double murder as investigators seek him. Mrs. Hepler died later. Notham reported the scene and aided pursuit.
Daas Texas Dec 6 Last night fire destroyed the street car stables at the end of Main street two miles from the courthouse along with 14 horse cars 11 electric cars 17 head of stock 600 bales of hay and harnesses and electrical appliances The total loss to the street car company was 55000 with some insurance The blaze also spread to adjoining buildings and property valued at 30000 was destroyed with little insurance remaining
Hazerton Pa December 6 four miners hemmed in by fire in Crystal Ridge mine were found this morning by rescuers and brought to the surface via the Cranberry opening. The fire rages furiously and officials weigh flooding the mine with culm and water as the only likely way to subdue it.
Three men armed with revolvers robbed the Chicago and Northwest station at Luzerne. They took express and raid money from agent J. C. Thompson and others, locking staff in the freight room. A passenger mutiny forced the bandits to flee with about $800 and several watches as twenty armed residents chased them away. Pay up your subscription to the Progressive Farmer and renew.
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