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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 02, 1899
Page
4
A colored youth was sentenced by the district court at Little Neck Arkansas to 115 years in the penitentiary. He was told that good behavior could reduce the term to 60 years.
Mr and Mrs E W Tucker of Cordele Georgia report a remarkable family with 21 sons and 11 daughters aged from one to thirty one. They say there is nothing like having a few children around the fireside.
The new boundary line shifts Porcupine country onto the American side. There is little current demand for porcupines, but the industry can be nourished and thus pursued.
Governors of their original states will furnish trees to be planted at Valley Forge by a patriotic association. Gov Wolcott of Massachusetts sends a tree grown near Plymouth Rock, planted on land surveyed by Emerson and Thoreau.
Ex Gov Andrew H L Burke of North Dakota described as a row inspector and district land office official. A New York waif is said to have been sent west to Indiana by the Children's Wid so ciety. The same party of children included Gov John G Grady of Alaska.
Experts estimate California farmers will reap over 15.8 million dollars from fruit and related crops this year, an advance of more than 3.35 million over last year. The article notes the shift from gold to agriculture as the new Eldorado.
A syphon was placed in a large wine vat at E.R. Myers in the Santa Cruz mountains as a forest fire threatened the estate. About 40,000 gallons of wine were used in the firefighting effort, with Mr. Myers claiming $5,000 worth of wine expended but indicating the saved property is valued at 28 times that amount. The event suggests wine could serve as an effective fire extinguisher in great vineyards.
The Washington Titmine society passes a resolution regretting the New York and Washington committees for the Dewey welcome. It alleges the committees ignored humane sentiment by displaying docked horses for the carriage, urging that right-thinking people discourage such practices.
The Engineering News reports a census showing 2,800 new machines in Europe with France hosting a third and Paris a share. American orders total 4,000 with 80 autos in the U S and many buyers waiting months for factory delivery.
Walter Wellman the journalist and arctic explorer has returned to New York after a sixteen month journey. He left the city to begin his arctic expedition and comes back a nervous physical wreck on crutches, asserting the reports of extreme cold in the Arctic are true.
Lord Wolseley field marshal of the English army had a distinguished career. His progression included ranks from ensign in 1852 to general in 1883. He received $125,000 for Ashanti services and $100,000 for the Egyptian campaign.
A New York woman advocates real pie as from mothers, arguing modern methods disgrace civilization. The columnist notes that grown men recalling their mothers’ pies may lose appetite, recalling the old kitchen rituals from school days.
The lesson shifts from the Pacific islands to Africa with major territorial divisions by major powers. The text notes no unknown territory remains and that the French, Germans, Dutch, and English hold most land, with Italians and Portuguese in smaller portions. It suggests Britain leads in territory and may gain more.
Washington reports include Admiral Dewey’s gift house and a Thanksgiving proclamation. Global items note Mckinley’s Philippines stance, Manila troop movements, Ladysmith battle outlook, Mafeking siege, and Venezuelan revolutionary shifts.
The text records the deaths of Brig. Gen. Guy V. Weary of Porto Rico pneumonia at an unknown age, Commodore Hamilton Perkins at 65 from apoplexy, and mentions the will of Cornelius Van derbit with unequal shares. It also notes Fitzhugh Lee on Cuba, stock clearinghouse results, business failures, steamer voyage time, and port records.
A mixed period news round includes a Sayre & Coles closure in Kentucky with a fatal explosion, massive Virginia forest fires, mob pursuit in Indiana, and a Illinois day of Thanksgiving. Proclamations, court shootings, mine strikes, wrecks, and fires ripple from Ohio to Kansas City, Cuba, and the Philippines. Notable deaths include Ottmar Mergenthaler and Maxium St. Martins.
Report notes a decisive battle likely soon as Boer troops three columns move toward Lady Smith with the British defending. The clash would see the Boers as attackers on fortified British ground amid the war context.
Reported battles near Ladysmith show conflicting outcomes as British forces claim victory while another report suggests a full army surrender. Horatio, Ark., endures a disastrous fire wiping out its business district. Arlington hosts a military burial with high officials present.
The Boer War cost Britain an estimated 100 million pounds. Col RoW Huntington retires effective January 10. Floy Sing, first Chinese child admitted to St Louis public schools. Eva Johnston first woman in Missouri to become a professor. Santo Domingo debt about 25 million gold with population under 500 thousand. Vanderbilt family heads die aged 83, 68, and 3. John A Peters, 77, remains Maine chief justice. Benjamin H. Lee to head Connecticut exhibits for Baris exposition. similar post at Chicago fair. Emperor William to display Frederick the Great collection at Paris exposition. Kansas City Eldorado railroad sold to Missouri Kansas Texas for 225 thousand. Oscar Darling, engineer and inventor, father to 23rd child at 56. Hartsville seen as future Pittsburgh due to hematite ore beds. S. S. McClure to run Harper & Bros. editor changes. J P Morgan invests 2 million. Lincoln house in Washington renovated for museum use. Ohio supreme court legitimizes osteopathy without medical board license.
General White leads 12 000 Britons against 16 000 Boers near Ladysmith with heavy artillery. The clash ends in a retreat after dawn engagements, naval brigade guns silencing Boer 40 pounders, and casualties rising with both sides sustaining losses.
Gen Guy V Henry received a military burial at Arlington on Monday. His grave lies near the Temple of Fame with Gen Crook nearby and the funeral was attended by the president the secretary of war and other cabinet members.
The Marblehead cruiser has sailed from San Diego for Panama following Washington orders and will call at Corinto en route. In Washington, President McKinley is expected to renew a recommendation for a commission to study commercial and industrial conditions in China. Berlin reports Britain offered Gilbert Islands and British Solomon Islands to Germany if Germany renounces claims in Samoa.
New York reports Hobart's relapse from heart failure and stomach inflammation at his Paterson, New Jersey home. An intimate friend handles checks as doctors note serious but improving condition after a critical night. Washington and Paterson dispatches reflect concern and ongoing medical updates.
The Philippine commission met at Arlington on Monday with sessions to be secret until completion. Col Denby said no program was set and the general path could not be decided yet. Clerical staff was reorganized and a draft report outlines, with work expected to take weeks. Daily sessions run ten to one with afternoons and evenings for individual study.
A collection of sayings and quips contrasts inside and outside politics with remarks on respect based on size not age, a spinster’s regret at saying no, steam’s danger, judging by bent, charity before death, self criticism, love’s brief affair, and a Boston quip about the early bird. The Chicago Daily News line mocks a literal interpretation of a proverb.
Maj Ballance's bat talion of the Twenty second Infantry entered Cabanatuan Monday with no resistance as locals welcomed the Americans shouting Viva los Americanos. Insurgents fled to the mountains and Col Bell reports engagements near Latham with casualties on both sides. General Bates slated as military governor of the Mohammedan islands with headquarters at Jolo.
Robert B Jennings secretary treasurer of the Broadway cable line was robbed at noon on a Broadway car at Broadway and Washington, losing $1,043 in cash and two checks over $40,000 each. Detectives pursued leads but no trace of the robbers was found. Payments on the checks were stopped by Boatmen's bank.
At the Brooklyn army pier a corps of men logs wagon loads of Christmas boxes sent from across the country for U S soldiers in the Philippines. Government transport is free and many senders use the service to mail gifts to Manila. Boxes vary in size and are stamped Christmas Box.
Dispatches from Lima report cocoa production in Samar and Huanta in Ayacucho will be very small due to insect damage. Cocoa prices have doubled from last year, signaling tight supply and rising costs for traders and growers.
Herman Mueller was found guilty of second degree murder in the death of Policeman John Kossow. Judge Walker sentenced him to 25 years in state prison at hard labor. The verdict followed Kossow’s death about a month earlier in Milwaukee.
A new Friday night tourist car from Chicago via Milwaukee and St. Paul offers service to Colorado Utah Nevada and California. Each car includes a courteous courier and sleeping berths at 6.00 dollars per berth for two persons from Chicago to California. Contact the ticket agent for a folder and details.
The Detroit Journal quotes a satirical exchange about dumdum bullets. The Lay Figure jokes that a bullet mushrooms in the body and that people confuse mushrooms with toadstools, while the Unconscious Imbecile counters. The passage ends noting the others remain gentlemen.
President McKinley, visiting Chicago for an Autumn festival, tours the Olympia observation deck with cabinet members and a cavalry escort. He praises the Manila battle scene as educational and realistic, noting 387,201 people have seen it in its first year.
Janson Crow of Oscarville Georgia reports long standing rheumatism improved after using Five Drops. He notes his physician Dr Woodliff, who also praises the remedy. The Swanson Rheumatic Co of Chicago offers a 25 cent sample bottle for ten cents for 30 days and references a prior advertisement.
A Chicago Evening News quip notes a long family dispute centering on missing stones as a metaphor for an empty domestic core. The playful observation frames issues of cohesion and communication within a household.
An advertisement urges readers to buy Kemp's Balsam to stop coughing immediately. It promotes free sample bottles from druggists and offers large bottles for 95 and 50 cents, warning that delays are dangerous.
A Chicago Daily News quotation notes that quiet wisdom can be deep but warns a talkative fool may reveal poor judgment and spoil insight.
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