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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1900
Page
6
William N. Brewster surveys China’s transport methods from Hinghua to Foochow, describing native waters, shallow canals, raftlike junks, and brutal boatmen. He predicts swift steam launches replacing old craft within a generation as foreign access expands commerce and pirates remain a hazard.
The article catalogs numerous U S representatives sharing common surnames, listing six Smiths from Michigan, Kentucky, Maryland, and Illinois. three Wilsons. multiple Williams, Allens, and Clarks among others. It notes family pairs and regional ties, framing the diversity and repetition of names in Congress.
A Druet painting of the Calcutta reception for Lord Curzon as viceroy is underway at Simla. The artwork shows Lord Elgin greeting his successor on the government house steps with the retiring viceroy surrounded by staff and officials. The scene is a historic moment in the incoming viceroy ceremonies.
London reports from Frere Camp detail Gen White's recent actions against the Boers near Colenso and Ladysmith with repeated battalion movements and bombardments. Dispersed British forces, captured prisoners, and heavy artillery fire mark the day as the siege situation grows tenser.
A Journal dispatch from Little Falls reports four children of farmer Michael Kerrick burned to death when their home, near Minneapolis, was destroyed by fire. The remains cannot be identified and are to be buried.
Three Americans wounded as insurgents attack the Comanche Mount Arayat stronghold. Prisoners from the Ninth and Twelfth regiments were shot and mutilated, with three dead and two recovering. Capt. Conhauser set fire to the barracks and town.
A London despatch dated December 26 confirms the earlier Pretoria announcement of a British sortie from Mafeking. The message notes the action occurred at Mafeking with reported results, but details and outcomes remain unclear in the fragment.
Bradstreet reports little movement in prices this week as annual stock-takings and holiday effects fade. Hog products show strength due to lower hog supply, boosting wheat and cereals, while iron and steel stay quietly firm. Dun and Co notes 1899 failures total 9,393 with liabilities around $123 million and ongoing cautious business sentiment.
The Mafeking dispatch reports a failed sortie to capture Boer earthworks with Brits retreating after heavy fire. The storming party had 0 men. 21 killed and 33 wounded. Berlin reports focus on Bundesrath seizure and possible anti British coalition with Russia and France.
Secretary Hay received a cablegram from Ambassador Choate in London describing a highly satisfactory interview with Lord Salisbury about the seizure of American goods by British warships. Salisbury listened carefully to the representations and promised to give the matter immediate attention and to a speedy decision.
Governor Pingree urged the Michigan House to approve aid for Spanish American War veterans. A $75,000 relief appropriation was quickly passed after the $184,000 fund was exhausted, but fell one vote short of immediate effectiveness.
Three men died in a boiler explosion at Oscar Stout’s sawmill eight miles east of Anna Illinois on Thursday afternoon. Nelson McGinnis Mat McGinnis and John Adams the engineer were scalded to death. Mr Stout suffered a crushed skull and was not expected to survive. The boiler was second hand and the engineer was inexperienced.
The crop year shows about 99,000,000 bushels exported including flour, compared with 123,000,000 last year. Atlantic exports fall to 2,060,926 bushels versus 5,214,420, Pacific 531,225 vs 614,833. Corn exports reach 3,923,195 for the week, up from 3,372,412 last year. Weekly failures total 273 in the United States and 25 in Canada, up from prior year counts.
Kalamazoo Mich Jan 5 In a fit of rage Charles Root a Texas township farmer cut his wife's throat and then his own in the presence of their two children who alerted neighbors. The eldest though eight could not explain the tragedy aside from noting parental quarrels. The children's clothes were stained with their parents blood and the couple had a history of trouble.
Washington reports the transport Grant arriving at Manila after leaving San Francisco January 21 with the Forty-eighth Infantry colored. Gen Otis will command about 65,000 men, joining 62,500 in the Philippines: 31,000 regulars and 31,500 volunteers. The full volunteer force of 34,000 will be in theater.
The Pullman Estate in Chicago allotted executors Robert T. Lincoln Norman B. Ream $425000 as compensation for services. This is reputedly the largest fee ever allowed by the probate court. The estate valued at probate about $8 million then now lists near $14 million.
In Frankfort on January 5, the joint legislative committees for the governor and lieutenant governor contests were drawn by lot. Democrats secured ten of eleven seats on the governor's panel and nine of eleven on the lieutenant governor's panel, a stroke of luck for the party.
An Evening Wisconsin special from Neenah reports Hiram Smith president of the Manufacturers Bank and a well known figure across the state has died. Smith and his brother founded and ran the Fox River Valley's first paper mill about 46 years ago. He was seventy years old.
The article lists numerous indictments of state figures including Edgar J. Adams speaker of the house and D. Judson Hammond state representative for bribery. It names William A French former land commissioner and Eli R Sutton regent of the University of Michigan charged with fraud and embezzlement related to military supplies. Others include Harold A Smith and Arthur F Marsh among military appointees. additional defendants reside in Kalamazoo and Battle Creek with grand jury actions expanding to nonofficial accomplices. The arraignments were set, while some defendants disappeared.
William Jennings Bryan led a Chicago celebration at Tremont house with Mayor Harrison and others. He argued opponents supported Boers due to liberty beliefs, attacked the currency bill as a GOP banking plot, warned it would bind the US to old world finance, and said trusts resist anti trust laws while gold production proves the Democratic parity theory.
Lisbon reports a semi official notice stating Britain and Germany advised Portugal on loans for restructuring finances with guarantees from colonial and customs receipts. The note says Portugal declines any need for such a loan and contests the proposed guarantee terms.
Henry Brunot admitted killing Jane Brunot whose body was found in an abandoned well on the Brunot farm last April. He received a life sentence while his mother was acquitted.
January 8 report from New Orleans notes a shipment of cotton destined for Japan with details on trade and shipping status involving Narwegian.
United States artillery major recounts capture near Luzon coast and a perilous winter flight. He describes guarded march, a Filipino betrayal, raft escape, and a daring December rescue by 140 American soldiers, with many rafts lost and survivors starving before reaching safety.
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