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Newspaper
Aiken Recorder
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1892
Page
2
A garbled report sketches a Coventry tax riot against tithe levies, sheriffs seizing property, and an auction that devolved into protests. It also notes Mexican frontier unrest, a U S Treasury Exposition vote on Sunday liquor bans, and a Norwegian steamer’s Chicago arrival amid celebratory welcomes.
The Indiana Prohibitionists met in Indianapolis and nominated a full state ticket led by Rev. Aaron Wirth of Jay County for Governor. Their platform calls for prohibition, government control of railroads and telegraphs, tariff reduction on necessities, against slave landownership, stricter immigration and naturalization laws, popular election of Senators, postal savings banks, prohibition of grain and stew speculation, and service pensions.
In Serinagar Cashmere the death rate runs about 50 daily, city of shawls musk and attar noted. Bodies are burned or buried at scale to curb horrors and prevent further disease spread.
A waterspout burst over Kinsman Ohio driving floodwaters from the Pymatuning River. Six people drowned as buildings farms and stock were swept away. Families fled during the flood as barns collapsed and cattle were carried off. Rescue crews recovered remains amid drifting debris and commerce suffered lakeyard demand.
Reports describe a brutal murder case in Alice Gheny County where a mother killed her two children before dying. Separate blazes damaged Lom, Pennsylvanian works with losses around 250000 dollars. Prohibitionists and state events in Vermont and New Jersey headline a broad ساز of political activity. Two pedestrians died after being struck by a northbound freight near Peekskill.
Reports describe a lynching of Waren Surth after an assault in Cabot Arkansas, widespread rioting from a drivers' strike in New Orleans, and police actions. Delegates are chosen or uninstructed at several state and national party conventions, with mentions of Harrison, Polk, and party splits.
Executors of Gen George W Cullom of New York City presented Secretary Elkins with a 250000 check for the Cullom bequest to erect a memorial hall at West Point Military Academy. Elkins accepted the bequest. A Democratic caucus ordered normal disposition of remaining appropriation bills before others. Jenias Pauncefoote and Lady Pauncefoote hosted a birthday celebration for Queen Victoria at the British Legation in Washington. The Treasury balance stands at 27080.54 in national banks and minor coin. Austria Hungary and the United States negotiated a new commercial treaty under McKinley reciprocity. Commissioner Kaum asked for 7000000 deficiency funding for pension payments for the remainder of the Mac year. The seventh annual meeting of the Association of American Physicians adjourned after three days in the Army Medical Museum, Crashing ton, with Dr Henry Lyman of Chicago presiding and Dr Alfred Loomis of New York elected president.
Mericaux troops and Yaqui Injans fought near Los Villos with two officers killed and Yaquis dispersed. Paesipert Diaz names Menor Matias Romero new Minister of Finance to succeed Romero as minister to the United States. Alexander Campoeil, Ontario lieutenant governor, is dead. born in Yorkshire in 1832. A commercial modus vivendi between Spain and France noted. Queen Victoria’s 73rd birthday celebrated in London. Fete at royal golden wedding in Denmark. Four soldiers fatally injured at Chalccg France in a gunpowder accident. two others injured while transporting a chest to camp grounds.
A sweeping flood report details widespread devastation from the Father of Waters to the Louisiana delta. Farms ruined houses swept away crops destroyed and millions in property losses across Missouri Illinois Nebraska and Arkansas with hundreds of thousands displaced and relief efforts underway.
An alleged murder and lynching occurred at Mastrop Louisiana. A man killed in ambush and a mob hanged him after summoning Colonel Phillips. Authorities suspect insanity with no clear motive. Reports warn of dangers near New York Brooklyn and Jersey City with barges carrying explosives anchored near the island.
Reports on international participation and exhibits for Chicago's World's Fair include Greece funding art reproductions, Bolivia and Chile involvement, and artisans from Melbourne. Plans feature observatories, electric transit, a model home exhibit, and a $50,000 Columbus monument by Howard Kretscamar. Minnehaha statue proposal and Washington state's watermelon promotion are noted.
A compilations of player reports from the major leagues notes Corkhill of Pittsburgh as a premier outfielder and Staley of Boston as a top pitcher while announcing Burns to Pittsburgh and Canavan at second base. It covers attendance, injuries, and a Brooklyn club meeting after the death of a teammate, plus a standings snapshot with teams and records.
Labor turmoil rises as unions grow in Cincinnati and shipyards in Delaware River. Wage levels vary widely with cooks paid 540 a year in New York and textile workers earning 12 50 for sixty hours weekly. Internationally, miners in Britain face wage laws and Australian rail workers log long weeks.
Market notes list wholesale prices for beans and peas with regional and grade distinctions. Fresh eggs per dozen for various locales, goose eggs priced per dozen, and fruit items including apples and grapes with regional references. Strawberries from Charleston and Maryland listed with quoted per quart prices amid a string of incomplete OCR data.
A collage of items: Western floods recede. South Dakota fortunes discussed. American Indians reported outrages in Arizona. Irish factions clash. Germany accepts silver conference invitation. Rice crop outlook. fruit damage in Illinois Connecticut Vermont. Colored Methodist Church unites. Corron demand rising but prices weak. Fiji Quenec charity grants. Astrakhan sheep planned for U S testing. Russia halts maneuvers. Rome restoration project. Western wheat shortages feared. Mississippi Valley rains disrupt trade. Mop fever hits Iowa horses. Westinghouse wins Chicago World’s Fair lighting contract. Sylvester Silver dies in Baltimore weighing fifty pounds. Jebus myth cited. Chihuahua Mormon tin farm land grant. Utah settlers to move. etc.
A jumble of society notices notes Gen Miles praising bicycles in the army, Rubinstein not visiting America, and minor honours for Arthur Sullivan and Queen Victoria. It mentions Gen N. PF Banks gardening, Col Beadmas as Grand Army commander, and many other brief mentions of politicians, poets, and dignitaries with scattered facts about awards and appointments.
A rough crop estimate from Vermont indicates about 750000 pounds of maple sugar produced this season with 95 percent of output, and temperatures above eighty degrees influenced the harvest and pricing.
At Amalienborg in Copenhagen the royal family attended Holy Communion to mark the golden wedding. The Czar sent a white team of six horses as a gift with other kingdoms planning a joint sculpture gift by Husselius. King Christian, 74, appears vigorous. Queen Louise is in good health. The Prince and Princess of Wales and their children arrived and were warmly greeted.
Reports from Montevideo say the Brazilian turret ship Solimoes wrecked off Cape Santa Maria near the Rio de la Plata while bound for Matte Gress. Only five sailors survive with Captain Castrot among the lost. the Bolimoes was delivering reinforcements to quell the ring in the Matte Grows.
Juan Alania was seized near China Megios and jailed in Matamoros. The next day an escort of soldiers took him out for an outing. In a Mexican style escape attempt he was killed by a volley of bullets in the initial break for liberty.
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