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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1898
Page
4
Seattle dispatch reports from Skaguay dated April 3 describe a snowslide on the Chilkat trail between Scales and Stonehouse that killed at least 50 men and injured many more. Survivors Sobarth Sprague and Stevenson from Seattle were found together. blizzard conditions hindered rescue.
Indianapolis April 8 about 500 attended the convention of the League of Bimetallic Clubs of the Ohio Valley Presiding President Reemlin opened the session New officers were elected President J P Tarvin vice presidents N R Tucker F J Van Voorhis A C Bently Allen V Clark secretary and Colon Scntt treasurer The executive committee includes Indiana John Overmeyer Silas A Shepard Ohio HW Dunbar H C Cordrey Illinois D I Gear A R Williams Kentucky Ramsey Washington Joseph L Rhinock Resolutions by Chairman Morse pledged support for bimetallism and unlimited coinage of silver and gold at sixteen to one opposes the single gold standard and seeks congressional control of coinage plus sympathy for Cuban patriots.
In Chicago on Tuesday April 6 the Democratic tickets won four of six town tickets and carried in North South West Towns and Lake, while Republicans won Hyde Park Lake View Jefferson and Cicero. Aldermanic results show Democrats 17 Republicans 17 and independents 1, with Powers reelected in the Nineteenth ward by about 3000. The reform element gains a council majority on city franchises. Nationwide, Republicans win in several Illinois towns while Democrats gain in others.
Representatives of Great Britain France Germany Russia Austria and Italy meet at the British embassy then the White House to present a collective note on peace in Cuba. Sir Julian Pauncefote reads the commission message and McKinley responds in the blue room.
A massive avalanche in the Chilkat Pass near Talya swept a trail crowded with travelers after a weekend storm, with thousands of tons of snow and ice damaging the main Yukon ascent corridor.
The account describes a treacherous ascent along the coast range with snow covered peaks above that threaten ice and rock slides. Travelers face dangerous chasms and loss of outfits and horses as Klondikers struggle upward toward Chilkat pass, about 30 miles long ending at Lake Lindeman.
A large three story Southern Pacific pattern storehouse between Front and Second streets in Sacramento burned Friday night, gutting the building and risking losses from 200000 to 1000000 dollars. Some 40000 patterns were destroyed, with officials estimating 20 men would need 25 years to recreate them. The blaze likely started from heating pipes.
Reports from Tennessee, north Alabama and north Georgia indicate heavy damage from frosts Tuesday and Wednesday nights. The peach crop is largely ruined, berries were cut in half, and early vegetables killed nearly everywhere. Losses run into thousands of dollars.
Cairo April 9 Anglo Egyptian forces under Sir Herbert Hitchener attacked the dervishes near Atbara on Friday morning and breached Mahomed s gariba the center of his fortifications. The attack was successful and the dervishes suffered heavy losses with about 2000 killed and hundreds wounded. Mahomed the dervish general was captured among prisoners.
The speaker cautions that while freeing Cuba is a goal, urgent duties to liberate or reform America must not be neglected. He argues national freedom depends on domestic action and ongoing efforts within the United States.
A revised Shawneetown flood death toll lists 30 dead or missing with exaggerated prior figures. Town residents endure exposure and homelessness along the levee as fires burn driftwood for warmth while property losses reach about 100000 dollars. Nearby Uniontown Kentucky is submerged, with Raleigh Kentucky and surrounding areas also affected.
Capt Sigsbee testifies before the house committee that his vessel the Maine was blown up by a submarine mine located by Spanish authorities. He declines to say if it was fired by Spain. He described the buoy as the most unfrequented in the harbor and noted the ship’s position allowed firing on both forts.
Margaret Mather, the actress, collapsed during a care scene in "Cimbeline" in Charleston West Virginia. She died Thursday at 5 p.m. from convulsions due to acute Bright's disease.
Ohio voters Monday delivered striking Democratic gains in cities including Cincinnati where John Galvin fell to a Foraker candidate for judge of the superior court. Zanesville Newark and Upper Sandusky also went Democratic while Springfield backed a Democratic ticket from last year. The Woman’s Political Equality club won the Warren school election.
Rome April 6 The pope received a telegram from Archbishop Ireland stating President McKinley declined the pontiff's offer to mediate between the United States and Spain. The message also conveyed the president's policy, saying he opposes war now and will strive to avoid it, as in the past.
May move to Michigan. Mount Eaton Ohio April 9 The Amish, a large farming bloc in Wayne and Holmes counties, plan to relocate to Michigan. Ten leading men seek a suitable site in the peninsula and, if favorable, the entire company will emigrate there.
George Gould, president of the Missouri Pacific Railway, visited the Omaha exposition and expressed strong approval of construction progress. He donated $15,000 to the enterprise, underscoring his support and belief in the project.
Gov Adams received a letter from Robert Mitchell of Cortez stating 500 Navajo Indians have offered their services to defend the United States against Spain. Mitchell, with 20 years as a scout in the west, calls them the best scouts of the Indian race.
A. B. Howard former Clay County sheriff and his son Will were murdered in an ambush in Middlesboro Kentucky. The feud involving the Philpots Bakers Campbells and Howards has caused about twenty deaths over the past year with frequent ambush killings.
Governor Tunnel appeals to able bodied men in Delaware to enlist in the national volunteer reserves and send in their names by the deadline. The call signals a statewide effort to bolster military manpower during a period of national need.
Washington dispatch states Consul General Lee was recalled from Havana on Tuesday as a precaution for his personal safety. The action reflects heightened tensions and concerns for officials abroad.
The Spanish government notified the United States that an armistice in Cuba is without conditions and that liberal Cuban institutions will be developed. It recalls Spain’s condolences for the Maine disaster and offers to submit the Maine question to maritime powers for expert judgment.
In Constantinople on April 11 the Armenian patriarch sent a list to the Turkish relief committee detailing 40 churches destroyed in Anatolia massacres and fixates the number of orphans at 40000 whose parents were killed.
At Sportsman's park on April 11, the Browns outlasted the Milwaukee Braves 12 to 11 in a 20 inning game. Cross scored the winning run as St. Louis finally prevailed after a marathon contest that shattered national league records.
Col. O T Beard died suddenly Sunday night in Poughkeepsie New York from apoplexy. He served in the 69th New York Vols during the Civil War and later was an editor of the Detroit Tribune. He was a well known political speaker in several states.
The Spanish steamer Barcelona leaves New Orleans for Genoa via Havana with 600 mules 25 horses and cattle and other supplies for the Spanish government in Cuba.
The April congressional session debates the Cuba crisis as foreign relations committees take up the president’s Cuba policy. Senators press for independence or war actions, while the House and Senate weigh proposals to intervene or recognize Cuban belligerency. Spanish minister Polo reports dispatches from Madrid as the debate continues.
Crowds in Puerta del Sol shout Viva Espana as gendarmes and police disperse, reform, and clash. Civil guard called to clear streets. many wounded or arrested. Demonstrations continue through the evening. calm returns by late night with patrols in place. Government allows Gen Bianc to declare suspension of hostilities per papal wishes. armistice decree published Monday morning.
Dr. Waltemath’s second moon was observed at Ureifswald on February 4 by a postmaster and 11 others and at Munich on February 16 by a painter and another man. German astronomers doubt the accuracy of these reports amid travel notes on Bulawayo railroads and a river rise. Cyprus yields a gold Mycenaean plate with sphinx and warriors dating to about 1310 years before Christ.
A Textile Mercury report details Sakai, near Osaka, as a major carpet hub where three to four children per loom weave by hand for up to 12 hours daily. Cotton hemp and wool carpets are produced, with prices tied to thread counts and material. The district houses about 2,000 establishments employing 18,000 workers to produce roughly 3 million square yards a year.
The article describes a beetle with a compound eye fitted with hundreds of lenses used to form a multigraph image. Dr. Allen of England used a beetle cornea as a photographic lens to capture hundreds of profiles on a ground glass plate, illustrating how insects may gauge distance from multiple refracted images.
In Siberia fashionable women and social life parallel European cities. Mr. Allen’s pictorial article “In Fashionable Siberia” promises an attractive view of a land long linked with cold and hardship, showing that style and leisure thrive amid extreme conditions.
In a clipped exchange from Up-to-Date Mrs Newpop vents anger at a fellow woman who scorns her baby. The line recalls a resentful moment when an older woman meets the baby and calls it simply a baby, provoking Mrs Newpop’s sharp remark.
Dusty Rhodes asks how they obtain Klondike gold while Weary Willie answers by washing. The exchange ends with a comic “Count me out” remark in the up-to-date strip.
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