Bloomington Progress, Bloomington, Monroe County, 2 March 1900 — Page 1
A PAPER WITH CONVICTIONS AND THE COURAGE TO EXPRESS THEM.
Established in 1835.
BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA, MARCH 2 1900
Printed Friday Evn
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Makes the food more delicious and wholesome
ROYAL BAKING POWDER CO., HEW YORK.
STORM STRICKEN.
The Elements Create Havoc in the West.
threats of hanging unless he
The Worst Blizzard and Snowstorm for Years Raged,
ings,
told
all he knew. He was killed enroute to an asylum. Stewart said at no time was martial law necessary in Couer de Alene.
CONGRATULATIONS FOR CRONJE.
Perry, Okla., Mar. 1. Bill-
a small town in the north
west portion of this county, was visited by a small cyclone last night. A large number of small houses were blown down and considerable damage resulted. At the same time a blinding snowstorm was raging and the snow drifted 2 feet deep in places. No casualties are reported. Guthrie, Okla., Mar. 1. The hardest blizzard of the winter swept down over the territory last night, the wind blowing a terrific gale, accompanied by rain, hail, sleet and snow. The most snow of the season fell here. The weather has moderated very much today and no serious damage will result from the storm, except to cattle in the pastures of the In
dian reservations. Fruit was not j
damaged in the least. Independence, Kan. , Mar. 1. The worst blizzard in years prevailed all last night, and 6 inches
Democratic Congressmen Cable Them to South Africa. Washington, D. C, March 1. Representative Fitzgerald, of Massachusetts, today passed around among his Democratic colleagues the subjoined cablegram to Gen, Cronje, the defeated Boer General. Up to 2 o'clock today about thirty of them had signed it: "Gen. Cronje, Cape Town, Africa Members cf the United States House of Representatives congratulate you and jrour soldiers on the magnificent display of cour
age and heroism in your brave fight for human rights." BIG DEATH RATE.
NEW FIGURES.
The State
Compelled to Claim.
Reduce its
The state will be compelled to reduce its claim now pending in congress for reimbursement for money expended in titling out troops for the civil war by $7J, 497.31 as the result of ihe invest igation by the auditor of state. The original claim presented was on the basis of the $2,000,000 worth of bonds issued under the act of May 13, 1861, as having been sold and redeemed at par. The claim presented, and now pending, is for $714,476. 2, and this was the amount favorably re ported by the senate committee. An investigation commenced sev
eral days ago disclosed the fact j however,
west over tbe country. The western tangents, or wind up of all these March pertubations are almost certain to bring snow in all entral and northern section, ending in a chauge to much colder. A regular Vulcan storm period tuns from the 0th to 10th with moon at first quarter and extreme north declination onf the 7th. Southerly winds, falling barometer, much warmer weather and general storm conditions will appear in western parts early in this period, and more storms of rain and snow will be progressive from west to east about Thursday the Sth to Sunday the 11th. We have many times explained that on and about March 11th falls a crisis in magnetic and electric phenomena. We predict,
that the disturbances
Havana Not a Healthy City According to Major Dayis,
Before leaving Bloomington a few days ago Major J. G. Davis, until recently health officer at Havana, Cuba, forwarded to the
of snow fell, drifting in some war department a remarkable cases several feet deep. Only one j document containing some statis-
freignt train Has arrived nere to-, ties in regard to the births,
day from any direction. Passenger trains are all several hours late. The Santa Fg freight, due here at 3 today, is in a drift sev-
riages
immigration.
mar-These
and
statistics cover the last ten years, ended December 31 last, and show that during that decade th6re were
eral feet deep thirty miles west of j 40, 509 births, 9, 596 marriages here, and is not expected before j anj 101,932 deaths, an apparent tomorrow." Much alarm is f elt j increase of 61,432, deaths over for the fruit crop, especially j births. The death rate was heavi- . 1
peacnes. -est during 1897 and 18.90 in the
Pine Bluff, Ark., Mar. 1. The heavy thunderstorms last night did much damage to telegraph
order named. Of the total number of deaths during the decade 5,413 were from, yellow fever
wires along the line of the Iron jand 96,519 from other diseases. Mountain railway and there was j Of the 40,509 births during considerable confusion in the run- j the ten years covered by the rening of trains. Freights were de I port, 34, 498 . were whites 2,248 layed waiting orders and several j negroes and 3,763 mulattoes. . passengen trains were compelled ! to run without orders in order to i An Once of Preventive.
preserve the schedule.
that the bonds, with the exception of $125,000 worth sold to the sinking fund, were not sold at par, but they were sold at amounts varying from 83 to 94 cents on the dollar, and were redeemed at the price sold. The history of each bond has been traced out and the result is to- reduce the claim to $640,979.31. IN OLD BROWN.
Democrats Hold a Rousing Convention Saturday.
The Democracy of Brown county held a rousing meeting at Nashville Saturday. The various township primaries were held Fri. day and delegates to the mass convention next day selected. By Friday night the delegates hud begun to assemble at Nashville and there were several hundred at the convention, representatives from all parts of the county being present. The meeting was presided over by Anderson Pcrcefiold, county chairman. A general love feast preceeded the naming of the county ticket and among the speakers was Congressman F. M. Griffith of this district, who made 11 it
address and who was
a
rousing
nominally due about the 11th will this month be delayed or pro longed until the 14th, 15th and 1 6th, ut which time moon will be in apogee on the celestial equator and at her full. A marked blizzard and boreal storm over northm ern sections of this country need not surprise our readers about the same time. The cold weather following the disturbances described above will moderate during the first part of the Vulcan storm period, 17th to 22d. and more marked storm conditions will return about Monday the 19th to Thursday the 22nd. Centering about the 25th and 26th change to warmer, falling barometer and more rain and snow will likely appear. At this moon will be moving northward from her south declination and the sun will have made its transit
northward over the equator, hence
numerous conflicts of warm, south
STATE SCHOOL MEN ACTIVE.
Opponents of County Refom Laws Felt ii Legislative Nominations.
Reports from all parts of the state indicate that various influences are at work .in the1 selection of legislative candidates in the two old parties. The state school clementv f rom reports, is active in securing friends of the state schools on the legislative tickets and in exacting pledges from such as are not known to be friendly. Knowledge of this fact is leading to speculation as to whether the state school forces are simply preparing to hold their own or whether they are preparing for legislative enactments in their interest. The opponents of the county and township reform laws particularly the former, are at work and evidence is complete that they have tried to manipulate several conventions. It is to their efforts that the defeat of George W. Williams of Knightstown, for renomination to the house is attributed, and it is said they came near to causing the defeat of J.A. Bonham of Hartford City, in the latter' s effort to secure a renominomination. Up to the. present time the temperance and antitemperance forces have not taken a hand in legislative nominations.
ern. electrical currents, with cold
boreal currents from the north,
resulting in sham, vernal storms
and rapid changes of temperature, may be counted on through a'l . m .A.t it A
tins part or tne montn. A crisis
of , unseasonably high temperature,
with very low barometer, may be
exDected over much of the conti
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Is worth a pound of care. To' a bottle of Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin and, if properly ta-
Burlington, la., Mar. 1. As a j any other kindred trouble arising from a torpid
Trial sizes 10c. other sizes 50c and S1.00 of J. W. ; O'Harrow.
result of the worst snowstorm this season the streetcar lines were blocked nearly all day and railroad traffic was somewhat delayed.
EDITOR STEWART TESTIFIES Concerning the Idaho Bullpen Outrage.
Wasnington, Mar. l.(S.-M. T.) Editor Stewart, of the Mullen (Idaho) Mirror, testifying in the Cour de Alen riot investigation today said while in the Bullpen prison he was not allowed to see an attorney. He described the death of Ike Johnson whom he believed was either shot or drowned by a soldier. Johnson was driven inside by
Millers Organize, A number of representatives of the flouring mills of this and neighboring counties met in this city Tuesday afternoon to form an association for their mutual interests. The mills at Martinsville, Mooresville, Bloomington, Worthington, Switz City, Lyons, Edwardsport, Bloomfield, Gosport and Spencer were represented by Messrs. Thornburg & McNutt, Wheeler, Cassell, Taylor, Barr, Brewer, Smith & Tapp and J. li. Greene. The questions of credits, freight rates, etc. , are features of their organization. Spencer Journal.
plause. The following ticket
county officers was named:
Sheriff George McDonald. Treasurer Henry Miller.
Recorder Thos. .Durnall. Assessor Newton Reeves. Commissioners Thomas Floyd, Will Ray. County Council Samuel Walker, Elihu Wheeler.
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This will be the central day of
the mercury period, with moon on m a . 1
equator and in perigee within a
few hours of conjunction with sun
and earth, called "new moon."
A Vulcan storm period overlaps
the Mercury disturbance at the
same time. We therefore predict some wicked tropical storms over wide areas to southward, with conditions favorable to violent sleet and snow storms over northern and central parts of the coun-
We Are Going to Hae Ail Sorts of Weatil- try on and next to the last three
HICKS FOR MARCH.
er in the Biood-stone Month
A reactionary storm period is central during the first three days of March, with moon on the celestial equator and new on the first. A very general and marked reaction to warmer weather may be expected by the first, attended by a low barometer and resulting in storms of lightning, thunder, wind, rain and snow. By the 3d or 4th a higher barometer will have succeeded storm conditions and cold, fair weather will have traveled eastward from the north
days of March. Extreme wintry weather cannot last at this time, but loss and inconvenience may come to the unsuspecting and unprepared. We shall be surprised if one of the most destructive sleet torms of the winter does not visits many northern sections at this time. April and May upon the whole, will bring favorable weather, but some Venus frosts and floods are to be feared in May.
E. S. DeMoss has gone to Louisville, he being a witness in the l'cdoral court.
OLD POLL BARUETT. Polly Barnett, an old demented woman whose erratic habits and aimless wanderings here made her a widely known character to everybody in this vicinity for years, is dead at the home of Mrs. Elzina Cook, a very
charitable lady residing . on West Washington street, of old ige and a complication of diseases says the Linton Call. For over a quarter of a century Polly Barnett has been known as a 'queer character" to everybody in this and neighboring counties. Little is known of her early life but her appearance and characteristics would indicate that Indian olood flows in her veins. It is said that many years ago how many nobody knows and she herself claims, that a favorite laughter suddenly disappeared, ind was reported murdered. The poignant grief occasioned by the oss of her child and the uncertain
ty as to her fate seems to have
unbalanced the poor creature's
uind and she became a wanderer . ..i t- n Uai I net
m a iruitiess searcu iui
daughter.
Dunne all the years sne nasuaa
no home but wandered about from
lace to place subsisting on chari
ty.' For a number of years she
was accompanied in her wancter-
g by another daughter, wnom it s said was also deficient mentally,
hut this eh d died some uu
yoars ago and since then she has
een alone. A big black cat was
an inseparable companion of poor
Polly, accompaning her everywhere.
Aae and exnnsure weakened
her iron constitution and resulted
in her deplorable death.