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Newspaper
Van Wert Weekly Bulletin
Location
Van Wert, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1890
Page
2
The item notes Germany’s national debt at about 192 million dollars, claims it is smaller than that of other great powers, and adds a mix of observations on colonial policy, American immigration, divorce rates, and U S farm imports with figures.
Grover Bancroft, former Secretary of the Navy for Polk, is the oldest living ex-Cabinet member by age and length of service.
Private Richardson, the sole remaining Manchester survivor of the Gallant Six Hundred, has no pension and is nearly blind, drifting between workhouses. A dozen Balaklava veterans are paupers in or out of workhouses, while US firecracker supplies fall short by over half a million boxes due to a Chinese factory strike. encourage strikers to hold out six more weeks if possible.
Rev. Joan Prince aged eighty and Mrs Cynthia Wood eighty four tied the knot in Montreal. The couple, once lovers denied by their parents at the century's start, renewed their long romance after decades apart.
A near Danville Kentucky resident Fields is said to have never slept away from his birthplace or eaten outside his home except twice for an hour each time. A New Canaan shoe factory makes a No 82 shoe for a Charlotte clergyman six foot ten and 410 pounds. Krupp’s Essen works grow from nine workers in 1833 to over 20 thousand in 1888 with 73 thousand residents in worker families. Life insurers estimate influenza related losses at 1.62 million in Q1. The Boston Herald notes mail routes carry heavy loads with the New York Philadelphia line handling about 201 thousand pounds daily and Lehigh Valley trains averaging forty miles per hour. The Omaha to Ogden postal run covers 1035 miles.
Charles Southern warns that tricks abound in bookmaking with counterfeit bindings and aged appearance. He notes chemic al aging, photogravure facsimiles, and paper aging to deceive buyers and imitate historical volumes.
The seventh annual report of the Bureau of Statistics of New York records 9,384 strikes from 1885 to 1889 with 4,432 successful, 1,434 partly successful, 3,468 unsuccessful and 50 pending. It cites 388,019 participants, $5,042,915.58 wage losses, and $1,210,200.5 in labor costs while noting $14,623,060.77 in wage gains and $5,157,942.15 in employer losses. It also reports a Cleveland syndicate planning a $4,000,000 straw wrapping paper company with options on 71 of 83 US mills.
Senate concurred with House pension substitute and stuck to silver bill debate. House reports favoring tunnel construction under the Detroit River. Included are notes on timber sale on Menomonee reservation, University of the United States proposal, Oklahoma governorship nomination, broad range of local disasters, fires, drownings, and world’s fair commissions.
From Washington the visible supply of wheat and corn on the 12th stood at 22 791 913 and 11 415 428 bushels respectively. US business failures numbered 212 in the seven days ended on the 16th, up from 209 the prior week.
The East column reports Ty Lancaster Pa. worm outbreak in county fields on the 13th. Fire at Ashley Pa. destroyed five businesses and several houses. mine cave-ins entomb twenty-seven miners. a Boston school-book trust forms. a Boston rail workers reform to allow strikes. multiple deaths and legal actions noted across states through the 16th.
Banking losses in Plattsburg Missouri with liabilities of fifty thousand dollars. Indiana storm deposits at Swayzee with ground littered by shiners and sunfish. tornado damage to Sanford tool works in Terre Haute and to Mattoon and Marshall in Newfoundland and Labrador. Brazos River floods at Richmond and Columbia Texas with tracks submerged. Louisiana Lottery renewals offer over one million dollars yearly. Chicago anarchists in jail may gain habeas corpus relief. eight women join Mormon converts in Vernon Florida, followed by public whipping of elders. Ed Van Metere admitted to practice law in Pierre South Dakota. snowfalls across Avr Hallesk Argyle and nearby Minnesota towns. Minnesota Republican state convention set for July 24 in St Paul.
The report lists a factory explosion near Turin Italy killing sixteen at Arigliano and fire. a river ferry accident at Ratibor on the Oder drowns thirty six children. Tomsk flood and fire wreckage. an Italian cartridge plant fire. a world scull race in Sydney Nova Scotia Kemp beats McLean. Canadian union formed in Montreal seeking annexation to the United States. Parliament adjourned sine die in Ottawa. Berlin and Hamburg obituaries note David CATHAM dies at 101.
Senate actions include paying Roach assignees three seven eighty for monitor Puritan and 20 274 for monitor Roanoke care, plus 300 000 for a Grant statue in Washington. House tariff debate features Bayne and Bynum censure. Also reports accidents and deaths at Danville Tennessee and Lake Ontario, Havana explosion, and political moves.
The Kentucky Democratic caucus nominates John G. Carlisle for the U S Senate to fill the late James B Beck term. Carlisle wins 72 on the ninth ballot amid cheering. biography details: Covington born 1835, long service in Kentucky legislature and U S Congress, with repeated leadership roles.
Nineteen miners died or were injured in the Ashley mine disaster. Rescue attempts resumed after a gas rush, finding six bodies near the entry and thirteen further along. Allen the assistant fire boss who reignited a lamp died of after damp exposure. Frayne and Roberts, rescued previously, are in critical condition.
Bob Wallace, protege and heir to John A. Wallace, vanishes after allegedly draining Wallace's Monthly safety vault and bank accounts. Assistant Editor McLeod is held on suspicion after Wallace reports missing $52,000 to $54,000 and stock and bonds valued at more than $35,000. Police headquar ters detain McLeod while Bob remains at large.
Henry Freeman a Shelby County Illinois farmer traveling from New York to dispose of stock lost his big satchel at Delaware Ohio railroad station. The satchel contained about 1300 in cash and papers while bricks were left in its place. No culprit is named but authorities believe thieves followed him.
Hiram Smith, famed dairyman and Northwest farmers institute lecturer, died at his home in Sheboygan Falls Wisconsin of heart disease at age 73. He was once mentioned as a Republican candidate for governor, served in the 1871 Legislature, and was a four year regent of the State University.
A ferry-boat capsized on the Oder near Ratibor in Silesia resulting in thirty six deaths before aid arrived. The disaster followed by reports of massive destruction in Tomsk, Western Siberia, where flood and fire have caused many fatalities.
In Oliphant seven miles from Scranton Pennsylvania five Italian laborers were buried by a cave‑in of a calm deposit undermined by workers. Two men survived severely injured while three were found dead after rescuers reached them. The report also notes funeral arrangements for Ann Rutledge, associated with Abraham Lincoln, moved from Concord to Petersburg.
Ben Butler is retained as associate counsel to press a habeas corpus writ for Samuel Fielden Michael Schwab and Oscar Neebe from prison. The move aims to argue they were not present when the death sentence was imposed and seeks to amend the record after Supreme Court rulings. The plan follows consultations with Salomon and Butler sees success based on longstanding common law rights.
In Shamokin Pennsylvania on May 14 an explosion on a Reading railroad locomotive killed Engineer Heglegenz and Wire man Kauffman instantly. Conductor George C Yeager was probably fatally injured.
The Strauss orchestra landed in Hoboken aboard the Werra after examination by Contract Labor Inspectors Milholland and Conkling. They conceded a contract existed but allowed them to land, arguing they are artists not laborers. They may be returned within a year if required.
In Basitone Maryland on May 14 ex State Treasurer Archer faced a demurrer over a $132000 embezzlement charge. Judge Stewart sustained the demurrer, ending the proceedings. In Rockport Indiana a masked group attempted to white cap James Atwood. Atwood shot wounded William Miller.
A blast at the Avigliana arms and munitions factory west of Turin on Tuesday killed fourteen people instantly and left many injured, some fatally, according to reports from Rome dated May 14.
In the Chamber of Deputies on Tuesday Premier Crispi said the triple alliance policy is unchanged and purely defensive, stressing it aims at peace and threatens no one.
The venerable jurist Judge Thomas Drummond died at his Wheaton home in Du Page County at 6 a.m. after months of ill health. Born in 1809 in Bristol Maine, he rose from Bowdoin to a Philadelphia legal practice before moving to Galena and then Chicago. He served as judge in the Northern District of Illinois and later the Seventh Circuit, retiring in 1884 after 34 years on the federal bench. His funeral is set for Monday at 2 p.m. at St James Episcopal Church.
May 17 Columbia Texas reports extreme flooding with first floors underwater. Residents flee to upper levels and boats. businesses closed. funeral of General Duff watched by 46 boats in procession. Brazos overflow since 1885 historically severe.
In Washington on May 19 the House erupted after the insult laden exchange involving the labels liar and perjurer. Representative Bynum declared Campbell a liar as he repeated accusations about wages, leading to a formal censure and a dramatic bar-side confrontation before adjournment.
Rain drenched Minnesota and the two Dakotas for sixteen hours over the weekend. Farmers say the steady downpour saved the spring wheat crop from severe drought damage across the region.
Miss Jennie Fox aged 18 daughter of Squire Joe Fox Johnson township Illinois received a check for one million dollars left by the death of an uncle in Galveston Texas. Eau Claire Wisconsin reports Sigvald A Qvale 38 died of consumption after coming from Norway with no money he rose to own an estate near one million dollars. New London Connecticut? Wait New London, Ta. William Watkins 18 fatally shot Earle Wilson 18 during a game with a loaded revolver.
In Ashley near Wilkes Barre Pennsylvania a major mine collapse traps 27 workers in No 6 colliery of the Hartford mine Lehigh and Wilkes Barre Coal Company. Rescue teams battle gas and debris as 18 are rescued and 9 remain imprisoned with 6 fatally injured. Anthony Frayne is the first rescued victim, alive but fatally wounded.
Next week in Cnicaco the Baptist church of America holds annual meetings across societies led by Mrs J N Crouse Dr G W Northrup and others. Events run May 16 to May 28 with sessions at Immanuel Baptist Church and a grand assembly May 28 at the Auditorium.
Bowman H. McCalla, former commander of the U S steamer Enterprise, was found guilty by a court martial on five charges including striking a crewman and improper punishments. He was suspended from rank and duty for three years while retaining his captain’s number. The Navy Secretary approved the sentence in a general order.
A major blaze in Winona Minnesota started in the Winona Mill company flouring mill fire room at about 1 am destroying the mill elevator and surrounding buildings. Total property loss estimated at 34000 with insurance around 200000. Also reported: death of Rev J H Eddy in New York and Brig General Nelson H Davis on May 16 amid other notices. Floods flood Kalamazoo reports for May 16 with fifty acres under water and several houses submerged.
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