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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1895
Page
1
A July gathering by the Colored Hod Carriers union in Knightstown reports a shooting when Alack Black fired at Billy Warfield during a dispute. Bert Hawkins of Spiceland was fatally struck. Black was pursued but escaped capture amid a mob with a shotgun held by McDonald.
A delegate convention of Indiana bituminous coal miners will meet in Terre Haute Friday morning August 2. The gathering, called by Secretary Kennedy after Sullivan county locals demanded action, will not discuss wages. It may seek resignations of State President Purcell and Kennedy over the 61 cent scale and will probe Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad interference with Clinton Lock operators. A resolution may censure National President Penna and request his resignation.
Wallace and Hamill investigated a claim that Holmes threatened to report Pitzel to authorities unless he handed over property. They concluded Holmes aimed to rob Pitzel. the case was dismissed and Pitzel advised to retain his property.
A survey party led by Lewis Close and including his sister-in-law Mrs. Cora Close and her baby was struck by a locomotive on the Pennsylvania railroad crossing near ScotTspuRG. Mrs. Close was killed instantly and Lewis Close fatally injured. The baby was thrown about thirty yards but survived with non fatal injuries.
At Utica on July 31 Mrs. Joseph Colvin confronted three men Louis Bundle James Reynolds and Peter Pfafinger who forced insults and tried to enter her house. She fired her double barrel shotgun wounding all three as they fled leaving blood trails.
Indianapolis July 31 The state board of tax commissioners orders all building and loan appeals dismissed unless the association shows compliance with a local board order to produce association books. The books must reveal paid-up stock issued the board will assess paid-up stock and exempt running stock.
Whitecaps ordered Joseph Lane and family to leave Tipton County. Lane says he came to stay and will arm himself if they try to act. No reason given. Lane is described as a respectable local citizen.
Indianapolis detectives expanding crews in the Ida Gebhard case. Two neighborhood men have vanished since the crime, with investigators leaning toward one as a possible suspect.
Colonel William R. Hunter of Terre Haute died. He was a prominent carriage manufacturer and a Union army veteran. He was widely recognized for advocating Democratic soldiers in campaign affairs.
The Clipper Saloon in CoL umsBus has shut down, the first to close due to the Nicholson law cutting late night and Sunday trade, hitting revenue as a result of enforced restrictions during July 31.
In Jeffersonville a home on John Kemp’s property was robbed and burned with the intent to kill the family. Bloodhounds from Seymour and Indianapolis traced the trail to two unnamed suspects, mobbers took charge and threatened lynching, but details of arrest and disposition remain undisclosed.
M W Levy of St Louis, formerly a Wichita bank president and New York Life agent, is jailed in Wichita on embezzlement charges totaling 827 dollars. Obituaries note Hamilton F Atchison of Lexington Ky a Morgan raider. Leon Meunier Paris Courier des Etats-Unis proprietor. and several others in Hampton ILL Daniel Barker Charlotteville VA John B Miner Depere Wis L EK Bolles Greensburg Ind Andrew Workman Mendota Ill Stephen Long 83 Joseph Gregory Gregoraville Mich. Professor Wiggins warns Great Lakes water decline foreshadowing Niagara Falls pause. National Wall Paper company has passed July 1 dividend.
The Indianapolis weekly crop bulletin notes corn advancing rapidly with silk tassels and ears in most fields. Under favorable conditions it may become the largest yield in years. Late potatoes and millet show strong growth, buckwheat thin and clover second crop growing fast, though some areas report rank growth.
Street handbills urged men to join the O Be Joyful club for $1 and gain access to free drinks and eatables in a grove near West Side park. About 100 men spent Saturday there taking advantage of the offer, a scheme to thwart the Nicholson law.
A Shelbyville report states George M. Ray obtained a divorce from his first wife in Oklahoma and married ex Postmaster Dunn daughter. The probate court there was ruled invalid for divorce, but Ray's divorce was issued by a US district court and remains valid.
TERRE HAUTE July 31 It is learned that the case against Pitzsi one of Holmes alleged victims arrested in Terre Haute in 1893 for forging a check was dismissed because Holmes sought to force Pitzsi to transfer his property to him. After Pitzel Holmes came here and secured his release on
New York and Chicago market notes show money on call at 1 percent, strong sterling, and varied bond quotes. Chicago grain and produce quotes list wheat, corn, oats, and park futures, while live stock at Union Stock Yards notes hogs, cattle, and sheep price ranges with today’s receipts and categories.
Advices from Cuban headquarters report the safe landing of commands under Major General Carlos Rotoff and Brigadier Jose Maria Rodriguez. The two expeditions, totaling 353 men, arrived from Two Keys in the Bahamas, using sailing craft and boats with arms and ammunition. They carried rifles, machettes, revolvers, dynamite, and hundreds of thousands of rounds, landing on the southern coast of Santa Clara.
Antonio Reguera Acea planter Arturo Primeires and journalist Gustavo Favald were taken to Cetuta penitentiary after boarding the Humberto Rodriguez with rebel sympathizers. Sabana inhabitants fled flames and bullets as fires gutted the town center. Norwegian ship Merriner ferried refugee families to Baracao with only the clothes they wore. Insurgent patrols disrupted telegraph lines near Las Vuelisas and Nueces Villas where a skirmish left eight rebels dead.
Washington reports General Scho feld says Market Lake dispatches show Jackson Hole remains calm with only a few Indians near the region. Landers Wy and surrounding passes brace for potential hostiles as 50 armed horsemen trek toward Union Pass. Frank Lowe cites twenty Bannocks seen near Little Pappangie canyon.
Reports from two districts confirm re-elections: Thomas Lea in Londonderry south as Unionist and Arthur O Connor in Donegal east as McCarthyite. Overall counts place Conservatives and Liberal Unionists at 1 725 455, Liberals 1 628 247, with McCarthyites and Parnellites small. government majority 16, total opposition 25.
London reports Lord Wodehouse eldest son of the Earl of Kimberly was fined for participation in the mob attack on H. Rider Haggard and his party at Stalham during an electioneering tour.
The Mabel furnace begins shipping 400 tons of fine pig iron to a large carriage maker near London, England. The iron will be used to manufacture carriage iron work and is claimed to outperform English iron for that use.
The Orange Judd Farmer notes corn condition held steady at 4.9 last month and, with normal weather for six weeks ahead, signals a possible crop above 250,000,000 bushels in the coming season.
Reading Pa July 31 The Reading Iron Company increased puddlers wages by 45 cents to 13atan and gave a 10 percent raise to its 2875 rolling mill employees. The move marks the highest pay level in the area.
President Roosevelt criticizes violent elk hunting by Bannock Indians and urges civil behavior among tribes. He notes friction with settlers over elk shooting, explains treaty rights vs state law, and describes tactics used to herd and butcher game. He recalls vast elk herds and the danger posed by outlawed youths.
Cheyenne Wyoming July 81 Governor Richards reports a growing Indian scare in Fremont County near Miners’ Delight and South Pass as a band of 100 to 300 armed bucks nears Freemont settlement. Dr Lovejoy asks for guns and ammunition in a urgent message to Governor Richards. Leadstone confirms Indians are near.
Fifteen year old Henry G. Clark appears in Chelsea municipal court on breaking and entering charges. Proceedings paused while State Fire Marshal Whitcomb weighs more serious counts. Clark admits setting fires last spring causing damages exceeding fifty thousand dollars.
Sioux Falls news reports 12 year old Albert Larson drowned after being pushed from a spring board while swimming with friends in the Sioux River. The incident occurred July 1.
The New York Republican state central committee, meeting only ten minutes, called a state convention for September 17 at Saratoga.
A fire destroyed the Irving Cliff brewery and the residence of Arthur Hartung in Honesdale Pennsylvania. Losses estimated at 50 000 in lumber and 32 000 in insurance value. Fire origin not determined and no injuries reported.
The piece urges immediate troop deployment to Wyoming as Bannocks join other tribes in vowing swift vengeance. It warns settlers, especially women and children, face hourly danger and calls for sufficient troops to prevent indiscriminate slaughter and arson.
Wheat expert Fred P. Bush estimates Indiana total yield at 18 to 20 million bushels based on county correspondence. He compares 18 million to 40 percent of a 45 million average crop and suggests 60 million could be closer to the true figure. Current market arrivals: about half No. 2 grade, rest No. 3 with 20 percent No. 2, 60 percent No. 3, 30 percent rejected. Laporte farmers report eight bushels per acre this year.
Porter County Board of Review reexamined township assessments and raised the total value of taxable property. Lands 3 882 410, improvements 905 265, personal 1 782 235, town lots 813 935, town lots improved 1 089 835, with 44 430 added this session including 12 000 Building and Loan stock. Real estate and improvements, surveyed every four years, show a 471 000 rise. overall 1894 comparison up 23 660. Total property value excluding rail lines totals 8 428 780.
Policy owners are advised to examine their fire insurance contracts for the eighty percent clause and request a reissue if present. The last legislature restricted the clause, and holders should act to gain the benefits. Some companies enforced it before, others did not, but every policy warrants investigation to ensure protection in a fire loss.
For the Grand Army of the Republic encampment in Louisville from September 11 to 14 1865 the Monon Route sells round trip tickets at 5.35 return by October 5. For Chickamauga Military National Park dedication September 19 20 1895 excursion tickets to Chickamauga may be sold September 11 to 19 return by October 5. The Chattanooga rate is 6.35 above the Louisville G A R rate.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Co will sell Coburg to Chicaco round trip tickets for 1.20. The offer runs daily until further notice and covers return travel. The item appears as a brief transit notice from the era.
Joseph McGinnis remains at home as the town remains quiet and a new hotel is planned. The Laporte Herald marks a July birthday and notes a Del Sarte class to be organized locally. T C Reynolds and J H Allison inspected Chicago school houses last week regarding heating, with furnace heating expected. The silver question resurfaces among economists as heated political debate continues.
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