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Newspaper
Warsaw Union
Location
Warsaw, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1901
Page
2
A digest notes battles near Johannesburg with British losses, a Windfontein clash on the Durban Johannesburg line, and Delarey’s resilience after losses. It reports a deadly Covington Ky family tragedy, a devastating Elkhart Ind fire, and a Denver wool label reform proposal from the National Live Stock association urging federal inspection and clear fabric labeling.
A party of eight youths on the Merry Makery Meet boat was swept over Flat Rock dam on the Ure Schuylkill river in Philadelphia. Seven drowned: Fiorenca Densmore 19, Mark Kennedy 18, Maud Rutter 19, Mattie Sullivan 21, Florence Bond 21, Bertram Osmund 19, Roy Ricker 18. John Moore 21 survived. An associated note mentions a Supreme Court appointment and a Vermont wedding.
Washington correspondence notes a five to four ruling on insular policy. The Court held that the constitution does not automatically follow the flag, Porto Rico and the Philippines are parts of the United States post treaty, and Congress can levy duties on goods to and from those territories while Foraker Act powers are constitutional. The decision reveals splits among justices Brown Fuller Harlan Brewer Peckham and dissenters Gray White Silvas McKenna.
The Porto Rico act questions whether Porto Rico is a state or territory and if taxes on its products violate the Constitution. The decisions affirm Porto Rico as a territory under US sovereignty, with Congress to decide its ultimate status, and hold tariffs collected after ratifications must be refunded to importers.
The Chicago conspiracy case unfolds as F Wayne Brown Dr August Unger and Frank H Smiley face charges of taking part in an insurance fraud scheme linked to the death of Marie Defenbach last August. The theory says Unger planned to insure his girlfriend and fake a death, with Brown and Smiley profiting from policies and a will. Defenbach, an artist model from LaPorte Indiana, died after a suspicious package was sent and a quick cremation followed. Brown is linked by marriage to the late millionaire Washington Lucas of Cleveland.
Report on the U S Supreme Court decision concerning the Foraker Act and insular tariff issues. Justices Gray White Shiras and McKenna publicly reject Justice Brown's reasoning while upholding the act. Notes on duties, annexation, and the open questions affecting Cuba, the Philippines, and Puerto Rico. Also mentions stock gambling ruling and assorted domestic items.
Influential officials and Supreme Court action spur talk that President McKinsey will call an extra session of the Fifty-seventh Congress. Some argue Congress could not delegate tariff powers to the Philippines, while others believe the Spooner amendments grant authority to adjust Philippine affairs. Many lawmakers and ex-senators expect an extraordinary session before July 1.
The Philadelphia assembly approved a majority creed revision report and moves toward a new concise summary of faith. A special commission will draft a shorter statement with equal authority to current standards, to be submitted for ratification by presbyteries and integration into church constitution. The next meeting will be in New York with expected mortgage burning for the Presbyterian building.
Lieut Gov Martin Allen of Vermont and publisher J W Ketchum were arrested amid a bank wreck at Farmers National Bank Vergennes Vermont. Allen claims the affair warrants full investigation and blames the cashier for thwarting inquiries as an expert is brought in to examine the case.
In Des Moines the General Assembly voted 90 to 63 to adopt a judiciary report interpreting the fifteenth article of the church testimony. It bars Masons and Odd Fellows from membership and will expel current members, while Grand Army of the Republic members and labor unions are not affected. The assembly in Philadelphia also appointed a 21 member committee to revise the creed as Moderator Minton praised the harmony of deliberations.
Gov Odell signs New York anti scalping bill as national debate over monopolies and trusts surfaces. Ohio potters split into small and large factions amid industrial tension. Callaway named head of locomotive trust at sixty thousand dollars yearly. Livingston Tennessee case features Riley Lowe sentenced to death for poisoning his stepson. In Chicago a burglar at church recants and claims religion. Mrs Nation cites insanity defense for her temperance crusade in Kansas. Secretary Root enacts army reorganization for seventy seven thousand soldiers. Population gaps place Germany ahead of France by ten million, Austria-Hungary by sixteen million, and Italy by twenty two million. World commerce driven by seventy thousand mail ships and forty eight million tons of cargo.
Bitter personal wrangle leads to resignations of Senators Tillman and McLaurin. Gov. McSweeney holds the papers to take effect mid September, with a Democratic primary soon to select replacements. The race promises a high stakes contest as both seek re election on divergent platforms.
Ex governor John St. Tanner was buried in Oak Ridge Cemetery near Springfield. A large crowd attended a military style service with 1100 miners and leather workers marching in line. The procession included three bands led by Gen. Charles Fitz Simons and ended with brief grave services and blank cartridge volleys.
Two electric cars racing for a track switch near Albany at Greenbush collided at a sharp curve killing both motormen and injuring about fifty people. The 15 ton cars were smashed to splinters amid high speed dangers. Several seriously hurt may not survive.
Milwaukee reports the steamer Boston found a wrecked three masted schooner about ten miles off shore between Sheboygan and Milwaukee. The C H Huckley, crewed by Captain Gertling and six men, disappeared after failing to reach shore. Probable loss. survivors unlikely. Also story of Joseph Peiles of Elkhart County who fell for a land scam, lost a farm, and later learned it lies in a rich oil district and attracted offers.
A week of abnormal cool, heavy rains from the South Atlantic and lower Mississippi valleys slowed corn growth in central Mississippi and Ohio, with drought persisting in Missouri and Texas. Harvesting continues in Texas and east gulf states while wheat outlook varies. oats improve in the upper Ohio valley and lake region, and several states report frost damage and scattered crop setbacks.
The trial in Boston centers on libel allegations by Mrs. Josephine Curtis Woodbury against Mary Baker Eddy's Christian Science. Damages sought reach 150000 dollars. Filings began in October 1899 as counsel gather testimonies from eighteen witnesses. Woodbury, once a staunch Christian Science advocate, is said to reference Eddy in church messages affecting the case.
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