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Newspaper
Wayne County Herald
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1899
Page
2
A compact weekly digest reviews notable events from Crimea to the Americas, listing major incidents including crimes, accidents, and fires. It covers happenings from the North, South, East, and West with miscellaneous lore and minor narratives.
Dispatches to the New York Herald describe alleged suffering hunger and dishonor of Spanish civilians in captivity with young Spaniards paired with low-born Indians. Appeals to government officials yield harsh responses as priests face persecutions. Military postal services expand in Cuba while Bonapartist sentiment erupts at a Paris theater during a performance of The King of Rome.
An Australian report notes Pengam reefed to Sidney after soundings between Islands and Auckland. Faison Island, rising then receding, lies water deep beyond. A separate nitrate gas incident in Geneva ends in deaths. Fire and boiler explosions across Shreveport and Chicago leave multiple fatalities. In Spain a mine disaster kills fourteen. a poet John Holmes dies in Boston. Cedar Creek house fire kills three children.
Theodore Search of Philadelphia named president of the National Association of Manufacturers. A large brick structure in Wilkes-Barre is destroyed by fire, with $225,048 in losses. Reports from Boston, Philadelphia, and New York detail weddings, deaths, shipwrecks, a Maine liquor law figure, and multiple local incidents including a fatal ax murder, a steamer wreck near Norwalk, and a burning child in New Jersey. The era’s social and political mentions include Navy leadership changes, a plan for rail conductors, and the Springfield Republican’s former owner among the deceased.
A wide sweep of brief items from Ohio and around the world. Notable items include William Hall Marland consecrated bishop of Sacramento, a Big Four wreck near Cleveland killing several, and various trials, murders, and political moves across states. Reports cover rail accidents, robberies, fires, embezzlements, and notable deaths including editors and public figures. The jumble of incidents reflects a busy period with transportation disasters, court actions, and international notes from Europe and the Pacific.
Reports from an array of events note honors for Rev Dr Nathan E Wood and Commodore Philip, with two jeweled swords to be presented by New York citizens and Texan Sunday school children. Wrecks near Piper Bas Alarka lead to rescue, while global news cover Chinese front mortality, Pope peace contributions, and U.S. shipping and rail matters. Cattle and grain prices in Chicago Milwaukee Detroit New York markets complete the day’s business.
The House opened debate on the army reorganization bill under a fifteen hour limit with leaders Hall Mellellan and Hay among the speakers. Additional remarks covered expansion and territorial policy. A Senate session followed with a broader discussion of pensions and the Paris conference. The day featured contentious exchanges among Republicans and Democrats, ending with pension measures advancing and eulogies for Rep. Couke. Five drowned after the steamboat J Austin struck rocks near Norwalk, Connecticut.
Sparken from the Wicca The John B. Prescott, the largest schooner ever built, has been launched at Rockland Me. Badger Moore has been placed In Link Sing prnson, where he will serve his 19 year sentence A New York girl has been placed in an insane asylum, the victim of execessive anemotte amoking The Emperor of Germany appreciates the loftiness of the Czar's peace ideas, but thinks it advisable to strengthen his own forces.
Brig Gen Charles P Eagan, commissary general of subsistence, found guilty by a court martial of conduct unbecoming an officer and a gentleman. The panel ruled there was no executive clemency recommendation. Detailing charges, immunity, and the language used in testimony, the court imposed the standard penalty for the offense. The vote and deliberation took about forty five minutes.
Chicago packers deny chemical use in meat preparation for the army or trade and offer $100,010 to charity if evidence is found. They claim no improper wheat preservation in tropical countries beyond standard cooling and storage. They say only water and cold air were used in dressing, and all shipments came from their regular stock.
News from Seattle reports twenty or more miners and prospectors perished on the Copper River glacier in Alaska. The Cottage City brought word detailing the loss and listing several identified dead including Charles Ahron of New York City, St Smith of Chicago, Ole Evjen of Baldwin Wisconsin, Mr Senderson of Wisconsin, and George Sweesey of New York.
The Moores of Diamond Match fame have settled with all creditors. Within ten days they paid out $100,000 in cash. Once promoters who failed for $4,000,000 and caused the Chicago stock exchange to close, they now claim a clean financial bill of health. The pivotal steps were secured since February 1898.
Montana Senator Whiteside, ejected from the Legislature for a heated exchange over the speakership, accused Clark men of taking bribes. He warned of near riot as he brandished toward his hip pocket while Representative Carr moved toward him.
According to the Chicago dispatch the county poorhouse faces 120 returned soldiers sheltering in Army and Navy Yeague barracks. Barracks to close, leaving soldiers without food or shelter. Many quit good jobs to serve. upon return, they found positions filled and have been unable to secure work.
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