27 Apr 1894
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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1894
Page
1
Unclear OCR text references a Georgia PO box address and March 13 deadline. Mentions an administrator Lowe and a company possibly Acanta or CHOICA with legal demands. Full details unreadable. summary preserves only legible items.
Birmingham April 26 Special night marks the grandest reunion of Confederate veterans. A massive parade dazzles crowds as veterans recall battles and friendships. Debate over next host city centers on Atlanta Houston or Texas with Atlanta welcomed but Texas favored.
Democratic senate finance committee debates tariff bill changes with Secretary Carlisle present. Reports suggest a compromise to pass the bill, retaining income tax elements adjusted to avoid benefiting corporations, while aiming for final votes within weeks. Senator Teller pushes longer daily hours amid silver fight echoes.
A report from Elkin says Sheriff J A Adams of Surry county was shot and killed while attempting an arrest at Low Gap near Mt Airy. No further details available. Holcombe Richardson remains seriously ill in Knoxville with fever fluctuating 102 to 104 degrees ninth day. Ogden elected to fill unexpired term in Shreveport district with about a 5000 majority.
In Washington on April 26, debate centers on enforcing laws and tempering protests by unemployed workers. Senator West rebukes Allen's resolutions as risky, urging lawfulness. Dolph and Gray clash over preambles and district actions. The session covers the tariff debate, the Hawaiian question, and kaolin duties, ending with executive business and adjournment.
Memorial Day observances mark Macon with battalion parade from Second Street to Mulberry and courthouse, Survivors of Confederate Veterans, prayers, and school choral music, with Ladies Memorial Association adorning graves. Odd Fellows to celebrate 75th anniversary with remarks by Col. W A Davis and E Chamblis. Judge James T F Nisbet suffers paralysis at home near the city and is in critical condition. once Gordon's private secretary, longtime friend to Atlanta.
The Greenville city council, in a 6 to 4 vote, moved to issue liquor licenses with strict regulations to curb sales to minors and intoxicated individuals. An ordinance is to be drafted, potentially leading to court action or appeals to the state supreme court.
The Richmond Terminal reorganization committee says a settlement with Richmond York River and Chesapeake railroad stockholders is reached. First mortgage bonds due 1894 will be bought at par with accrued interest by the New York Guaranty and Indemnity Company, extended to 1898 at 5 percent. Second mortgage bonds extended to 1910 at 4.5 percent. cash coupon owing at the date of extension. If foreclosure occurs for reorganization, new bonds of equal life will replace current mortgages. Stockholders receive 1 percent of York River preferred stock. Died in Asheville courthouse, Silas Nicholson, a Jackson County farmer, aged about 60, after heart attack during a trial day related to his son’s killing in a drunken row. One of the son’s to-be-tried for complicity.
A London view on Coxey movement and American industrial armies arrives with fear of bloodshed and demands from Washington. The piece cites UK papers arguing unrest but no danger to government, while Coxey regards rights as nonnegotiable amid a looming clash with militia.
Governor Flower vetoed the annual appropriation because the Republican legislature refused to amend the bill by striking out the section allowing the attorney general to designate all counsel employed by state commissioners. The veto is likely to delay adjournment.
The Nacional line steamer Helvetia with Captain Froliche drifted into a sinking condition off Cape Finisteere Spain. Crew and passengers were landed at Gibraltar on April 26.
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