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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1898
Page
5
A lyrical wartime poem evokes Indiana volunteers and Sioux marches, while a romantic plot unfolds in Paris. Miss Kingsley reveals a forged note intercepted by a spy, clearing Camperton of consolation with love. The pair reconcile after escaping a hotel elevator confinement and plan to meet at the Wingsleys’ parlor.
Camperton reads a letter from Birch in London about the Nings- Jeys sailing to America and the Wingsleys returning for their daughter's marriage. He contemplates fleeing back to Europe while an unseen woman in the elevator laughs at his startled display, revealing Miss Kingsley.
The Cassell's Magazine note humorously critiques a Calcutta Christmas dinner menu translated by an Indian cook. Phrases like Saidis may mean Side dish and Sirloin of beef ala Yorkshire pudding appear as “Surllan Beef ala Expotin” while items such as Ice spara grass and Palom pudding reveal translation quirks and cultural mixing.
Uncle Eben interrupts Bisbing who calls the artist famous for cow painting. The exchange centers on why city people admire a cow painter and whether cows should be painted or left as nature made them.
George A. Ward of Abingdon Illinois left his false teeth to the Congregational church which accepted the legacy and sold the set for twenty seven dollars.
The annual report of Secretary Alger presents a comprehensive official history of the Spanish American War. It includes dispatches, explanatory notes, and the Miles and Shafter reports, praising results and detailing casualties, surrenders, troop movements, and financial estimates.
Maj. Gen. M. C. Butler reports to the president that since U S commissions began in Havana about 20 000 soldiers have been sent back to Spain. Thirty two transports will soon arrive and carry away 50 000 to 60 000 more. The remainder will depart around January first or soon after.
The monthly debt statement shows at month end the public debt, excluding cash in the treasury, at 1,127,473,457 dollars, up 16,506,565 from October. The increase stems from a drop of nearly 8 million in cash on hand and a similar amount in bonds issued for earlier months.
Carlinville Ill Dec 2 The Virden riot grand jury in its formal report to Judge J B Shirley has returned an indictment against John BR Tanner governor of Haineis for palpable omission of duty and malfeasance in office His bond was fixed at 500 dollars
A handsome Kentucky thoroughbred richly caparisoned with a major general's trappings was presented to General Joseph Wheeler by the citizens of Huntsville Alabama on December 22.
Detroit, Bay City and western Michigan endure widespread telegraph and streetcar outages as seven inches of soggy snow causes extensive damage to wires and poles. Bell, Michigan, Western Union, Postal Telegraph report losses up to 74,000 dollars, while lives are lost and animals struck by live wires. Other towns, New Jersey and Rhode Island also affected with fatalities from high winds and wrecked ships.
In Pinole California on December 6 a nitro glycerin house at the Hudson Powder company blew up at 3 30 p m killing superintendent Charles Kennedy and four Chinese workers. The blast destroyed the building which contained four tons of nitro glycerin. A prior explosion at the same site six weeks earlier killed two Chinese workers. Kennedy was supervising mixing when the explosion occurred and no survivor can explain the cause.
In Wagoner Oklahoma Judge Springer sentenced Eli Childers former Creek nation treasurer to two years in prison and a $10000 fine for complicity in fraudulently cashing over $97000 in Creek warrants. Accomplices Burrell Cox and James Eagan each received five years in the penitentiary.
The Bowery Savings Bank in New York has reduced the rate paid to depositors from four percent to 4 1/4 percent annually. It holds over 61 million in deposits and is among the nation’s largest savings banks. other major institutions are expected to follow soon.
The Walton woolen mill on Wood river in Alton burned Monday. Machinery, wool, and finished goods were destroyed. Owned by W. A. Walton the plant was largely the village's only industry. Loss is estimated at about 75000 dollars.
The Liverpool collision between the Montreal bound steamer Elsa and the British steamer Ross resulted in serious damage to Elsa and the death of a crewman after fouling a froat and subsequent crash.
Frank Troutman was attacked by two men one mile west of Lucas on Sunday night. They struck him from behind, robbed him of over 400 dollars while he drove a wagon, then fled into the bushes. Troutman reported the assault and loss to local authorities.
Martinsville Indiana residents fight a death misidentification after William Powell denied his own death while another man claiming Powell's identity traveled from Fort Scott Kansas to Decatur Newfoundland. A fellow traveler named Walker found the man sick at sea and buried him thinking he was Powell, leaving the question who died remaining.
Charles F. Jenkins of Indiana plans within a year to unveil a new machine that photographs and reproduces objects in original color. He aims to document corn growth from sprout to harvest hour by hour and project the sequence in five minutes, plus colorized changes in forest foliage across the seasons. He recently received the Franklin Institute gold medal for his phantoscope invention and believes the innovation will aid science.
A gang drilled the safe at Chadwick Ransburg & Co. store in Pleasant Lake Indiana. They tied the watchman Carl Bergman and forced him to sit as two more burglars blew open the safe. Loot included cash and notes with total losses around 1000 dollars. They dispersed as townspeople gathered, with two going north and the rest south.
In Muncie Indiana on December 2 two prominent young men L Wilcox and Ernest Ronsdell were detained after Mrs Mary Wright accused them of stealing her pocketbook during a newspaper subscription visit. She later found the bag at home and the case was dropped as she lies prostrated. In Evansville Indiana W E Stillwell elected joint senator will seek a bill to void all contracts made in gold in the upcoming legislature session.
C C Har wood of a Wash ington street bazar and C G Barley of Marion Ice and Cold Storage Co form a partnership to manufacture iron and brass bedsteads. They lease the old cracker factory in West Marion, buy the machinery and expect to start by January 1. About seven workers will be hired and daily output planned at 500 beds.
In Praises NaPouis Indiana on December 1, discussions note churches seek changes in divorce laws. The state statistician’s office reports rising requests for reforms as the general assembly prepares to consider proposals.
In Muncie Indiana a formal indictment charges Fred Oland with murder of Andy Bodemiller on three counts. The first alleges deliberate murder with a revolver, the second with a gun, and the third adds involuntary acts. Testimony from the Betts children aged 13 is cited, with defense promising a strong circumstantial case challenging oath comprehension. Indictment follows contested trial expectations.
The document lists appropriations for the military and naval establishments for the fiscal year 1900, detailing totals and year to year increases. It covers Contingencies, pay, subsistence, quartermaster expenses, transportation, clothing, ordnance, naval pay, equipment, provisions, construction, fortifications, and park improvements with a series of specified dollar amounts and increases.
Paris December six joint commission met for over four hours to discuss guaranteeing the rights of Spanish citizens in ceded colonies. Spanish secretary Ojeda declared progress yet said we are almost mad and cannot talk while American commissioners reported satisfactory progress.
Washington dispatch reports Maj. Gen. Wheeler attending a house session to resume duties and hinting at resignation from the army. He anticipates talks with the president and secretary of war before deciding, saying he would stay if fighting continues but prefers civil life if hostilities end. Separately, San Francisco notes the Australia bringing New York regiment members from Hawaii, with arrangements for transport and potential government use of the ship.
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