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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1900
Page
4
The sea serpent is reported near the New England coast with summer excursionists noting its appearance. Scientists describe the creature as a giant eel, though it remains out of its usual range in this region.
Five Lee Connecticut voters sum to 453 years. Capt Jonathan Norton 104, Edwin Sturgis 95, E P Tanner 88, John McLaughlin 83, E L Mellus 83. Norton claimed oldest voter in the county.
The completed Trans-Siberian railway is planned to be the safest and cheapest route with maximum comfort. Its safety is attributed to the flat terrain along the Manchurian line, needing no tunnels from the Ural to the Amur, spanning Siberia.
A scientific paper notes an ordinary incandescent lamp can boil a quart of water in about one hour, yet people add decorative coverings and silken shades and still face unexplained house fires due to overheated globes.
A Salt Lake City bell causes unseen dogs to form a single file and howl in unison as soon as it rings, a behavior not observed with other bells in the city. The effect lasts until the bell stops ringing.
The Chicago, Burlington & Quincy railroad closed a grading contract with the Crow Indians for a roadbed segment near the reservation. Most labor will use crowbars while scalpers work that section well before it opens to general traffic.
The article notes that crop bulletins never foretell famine. Even with declining wheat and potato issues and apples dropping early, there will be enough food next year, and forecasters at the market will not send buyers away empty handed.
Scientists are perplexed by a chain found in a Pompeii house ruin with no explained purpose. The article humorously speculates Roman matrons chaining husbands during Gracchian League meetings.
Alois Frankenberg of Bavaria has been sentenced in Graz Austria to two and a half years in prison for seducing and swindling numerous women. He claimed to have offered love and marriage to at least 120 maids and widows, presenting himself as a consented suitor and claimant of hearts and fortunes.
For the first time Yale university graduates without a baccalaureate sermon as President Nadler, a non clergyman, delivers an address instead of a sermon. The change marks an exception to a long standing practice.
The latest statistics show that slightly more than half of all world railroad track lies in the western hemisphere with the United States surpassing all Europe combined. The Trans-Siberian line has not shifted the balance, and the railroad stands as a symbol of Western civilization’s enterprise and leadership.
The Christian Herald editor, fresh from a famine district tour in India, warns that mortalities will rise with the monsoons. He says the afflicted cannot be grasped by a prosperous nation, predicting at least a million deaths in the coming months due to cold weather and lack of food.
The Mormons of Utah produce 19,000,000 pounds of white sugar yearly in the Great Salt Lake valley. They profit through an efficient system moving juice from vats to a distant factory via a three inch pipe, saving transport costs. The industry yields 12 percent to farmers and 29 percent on stock.
The text notes a policeman on duty in Pe king beating a drum to signal his presence or scare burglars. It questions whether the drum serves to alert officials or deter crime, and mentions Chinamen making similar noises, suggesting this may explain the habit of beating drums.
A compact roundup delivering the week’s notable events from Washington and across the East West and South. Highlights include political developments national notes and regional updates shaping the national narrative.
The secretary of state notifies world powers of United States willingness to renew mutual peace in China. The deep waterways plan recommends a 20 foot channel costing 190 million. Interstate Commerce Commission reports rail miles at 252264 and 925924 employed, up 542? thousand. U S exports of provisions reach a record 150000000. Over 600 troops ordered to the Philippines with possible redeployment to China.
Funeral services for William BR Curtis described as the father of American athletics were held in New York. The Hoboken waterfront fire yielded four more bodies, raising the total recovered to 156. Financial and sporting brief items follow, noting stock exchanges, business failures, and baseball league percentages, plus a Pittsburgh china store fire killing five firefighters.
A roundup of dramatic tragedies and political moves. Mrs Maggie Lebnis in Cincinnati killed her baby and herself. a July Fourth tied to 59 deaths and 2 767 injuries nationwide. Sen Spooner says no reelection. Aeronaut Emil Markenberg dies after a 500 foot fall in Santa Ana. A skiff sinking near Lake Charles drowns Mrs Amanda Johnson and family. Dr Robinson Tripp dies in Chicago at 05 years old. Sebastian Miller dies by his wife’s grave in Quincy. Sarah Jace marks her 100th birthday in Lebanon Indiana. Prairie Depot fire wipes out 18 business houses. A lynching occurs near Columbia Alabama. Governor Roosevelt visits McKinley in Canton. Mexican cattlemen Jose Vasquez and Antonio Sosa fatally clash near Tucson. Silver Republicans back Bryan for president. Kansas City Derby picks Stevenson as VP candidate. Jones reelected as Democratic committee chair. St Louis grand jury accuses police amid strike chaos. Steamboat Rock cyclone. Standard Wheel factory fire at Sandusky. Nathan Baker kills daughter then himself in Indiana. A J Jester’s murder trial in New London Missouri. Yacht Idler sinks. wife and five relatives drown near Cleveland. Arkansas nominates H J Remmel for governor. Randolph Evans hanged in Quitman Mississippi. Southern Michigan windstorm causes $300000 damage. Kentucky assassination trial in Frankfort. Tea and candy prices rise amid China conflict. Windom Michigan fire destroys Main Street businesses.
Foreign Intelligence reports that the sultan pledged to pay one hundred thousand dollars in settlement of American missionary claims arising from events in 1899. The promise follows ongoing diplomatic discussions and reflects tensions between the two nations during the period.
Dispatches report American tourists in Edinburgh honoring the day by dedicating a statue of Abraham Lincoln. Widespread coverage from Shanghai notes the near total destruction of Beijing's European colony by Boxers and Chinese troops under Prince Tuan, with fears of wider revolt across China.
Civil unrest in Peking lessens with foreign support while forces grow. A Texas cattle feud ends in murder. A Chicago pilot navigates Niagara Rapids as U S troops head to China from the Philippines. Royal omens and political shifts ripple globally including Diaz reelection and German fleet actions.
London reports that foreigners in Peking may be safe amid the civil war with Prince Ching commanding 20,000 troops and denying heavy artillery use. Tientsin fighting continues as allied troops push back Chinese forces with casualties. Empress Dowager remains alive and opposing factions battle near Tientsin. The Times notes limited legation contact and rising Boxer threats, while reports from Berlin and Washington discuss losses, rewards, and international reactions. The Ninth Infantry reaches Taku as naval divisions prepare for China.
The Bombay governor reports 10,326 cholera deaths and 6,502 fatalities in the famine district last week of June. Relief figures show 5,324 total deaths among relief work and 6,013,000 people receiving aid across British districts.
The steamship Angolia cleared for Cape Town with 1,000 mules bound for the British army.
Dr. Henry D. Cogswell died during the night aged 80 in San Francisco. Founder of the local polytechnic college that bears his name, he is best remembered for presenting drinking fountains to numerous cities across the United States.
Peter Nissen known as Bowser navigated the Foolkiller through the Niagara River rapids in a stunt witnessed by about 10,000 people. The 20 foot pontoon craft with four air tight compartments endured a long plunge and whirlpool journey before Bowser was hauled to shore around six o clock.
Lord Roberts dispatches detail mounted infantry reinforcement to Mahon operations on July 5 to drive Boers east of Broenkerspruit. Mahon repelled a 3,000-strong Boer assault with six guns and two Maxims, with Canadian mounted rifles among the wounded. Counteractions at Rustenburg by Hanbury Tracing and Holdsworth’ s Hussars thwarted Boer attempts to take the town. five prisoners taken and casualties reported. Boers remain active in the Orange Free State and western Transvaal but British positions hold steady.
Charleston hosts the National Educational Association convention with delegates arriving from across the country. The National Council of Education the Department of Indian Education and the National Conference of Religious Education held brief sessions as papers were presented. Five cities Detroit Cincinnati Duluth Boston and Buffalo entered the bid for next year with Cincinnati and Detroit leading the race. Cincinnati appears favored.
In Fal con near Little Rock Arkansas on July 10 Lee Watson was shot and killed by Mrs. James Henry after Watson allegedly tried to assault her at the Henry residence. She seized a double barreled shotgun and fired both barrels, killing him almost instantly.
The steam er Rosalie arrived from Lynn Canal carrying 600000 dollars in Klondike gold consigned to the Seattle assay office by a Dawson bank.
New York report states three bodies were recovered Monday from the Saale wreck, raising total corpses to 1438 from the North German Lloyd disaster at Hoboken on June 30. Victims included passengers from the Saale, Bremen and Main as flames engulfed the piers and ships.
Lincoln Nebraska July 10 plans for the 1900 Democratic campaign were outlined after a protracted conference among Democrats Silver Republicans and Populists. A cross party campaign committee will manage fusion on state and congressional tickets while headquarters likely in Chicago. Bryan Stevenson Towne and other leaders were noted as present with formal nomination to follow in Kansas City around August 12. President McKinley to be notified Thursday of renomination at Canton Ohio.
Alexander Jester faces trial for the 29 year old murder of Gilbert W. Gates. A jury was not yet secured as court adjourned. John W. Gates, the dead man’s brother and a steel magnate, is not at the trial but aids in gathering evidence.
The inventory of the late Vice President Garrett A. Hobart was filed with the surrogate in Paterson New Jersey. It values his personal estate at 2 625 441 dollars with bonds in 26 corporations and stock in over 100 companies.
Eugene Owens was shot and killed Saturday night near Parksville by Walter Clew. Owens married Clew's sister and alleged mistreatment of her child led to the tragedy in her presence. Clew had not yet been arrested.
News from Calico Rock in Marion county reports that nine members of a single family died after eating poisonous toadstools, believed to be mushrooms. The tragedy occurred near Little Rock, Arkansas, on July 10.
Fall River mills halt operations for four weeks under a summer curtailment agreement. About 20,000 employees will be affected as production slows across several cotton mills starting Monday in compliance with the plan.
A severe wind and rainstorm plagues southern Michigan after a 50 year event. Kalamazoo suffers widespread damage from fallen trees and flooding that halts trolley and telephone services. Stores flood and celery crops suffer heavy losses estimated at 500000 overall with 125000 in celery.
A downtown Pittsburgh fire on July 9 killed four firemen and injured six others. Victims were John Griffin St Clair Crawford Max Batterbaugh Stewart Burns and John Lewis. The blaze began in the J G Evans Co basement on Fifth Avenue and collapsed floors under water and heavy safes, trapping crews.
From London a July update describes Gen Buller’s relief escort near Standerton Heidel berg as ineffective against Boer attacks. Boer forces strike a Vicksburg garrison at midnight with 43 minutes of fighting before retreat. Brabant occupies Dernberg as a base for convoy raids, while Mabon’s troops clash with 3,000 Boers east of Broukers spruit, 53 casualties. Strathcona horse repels a 200-strong Boer assault near Standerton.
Manila reports a week of fighting in Luzon with 11 Americans killed and 16 wounded while 160 Filipinos were killed. Eight American prisoners were released and 100 rifles turned over. A wagon train was ambushed near Indang and Naic. The Third Infantry lost nine men in the Ladrones delta expedition. In Panay a three hour running fight left 70 enemies dead or wounded. Americans suffered no casualties. Insurgents increasingly accept amnesty provisions as some operations are paused to allow rebels to act under the decree.
Wichita Kansas July 9 reports Douglas Walker was shot and killed by his brother-in-law Albert Boyle at Kingman during a family quarrel.
Chattanooga July 9 Post Office Inspector Bass reports completion of an inspection of Gainesville Florida post offices. James Bell the postmaster was found short in his accounts by four hundred dollars. The shock reportedly contributed to the postmaster’s death.
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