05 May 1890
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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1890
Page
1
The death of Senator Beck is reported with tributes to his physical prowess and public service. Kentucky delegates discuss funeral arrangements in Lexington with adjournment proposals and plans for a memorial service led by Senator Blackburn. The line of ceremonies includes a procession to the Capitol and a private interment near Lexington as details are finalized.
Bishop Caspar Borgess, born in 1844 in Germany and educated for the priesthood, died at 1100 hours while convalescing at St Augustine’s. His long Detroit tenure included ambitious church-building and debt management measures. he advocated strong parochial growth and served until his resignation amid health concerns.
Archbishop Ireland of St Paul addressed a mixed St Augustine congregation urging social equality for African Americans. He argued race is a mental, not a divine, distinction, calling Catholics to fellowship and equal rights, and urging lawmakers to end prejudice and recognize all as God’s children.
The death of Senator Beck postpones senate business for a day as funeral arrangements are set. A caucus meeting will push forward on silver measures, Idaho and Wyoming admission debates, army and pension appropriations, duties on cloth, and the evaporation of adjournment plans while the house suspends to honor the fallen senator. In Tennessee news, EM Black wins the Sewanee oratorical contest amid celebrations and a university holiday.
A vast May Day rally in London drew an estimated crowd of about one and a half million, with trade council sections from leather, metal, cabinet, and other trades forming marching columns toward Thames embankment. The procession moved with bands and banners, police kept background order, and speakers at multiple platforms urged eight hours as a goal while denouncing continental workers’ movements.
Report of Sam Jones revival in Charlotte with politicians, farmers, and clergymen attending. Discussion of the Democratic congressional nomination, local candidates present, and a potential dark horse entrant. Also notes on Major Burke in Honduras, future concessions, and local political mood.
Reports from Vicksature and Sereveneez on May 4 describe calls for government aid as floods rise. In Tama, Basuvitz, a jeweler, Mr Stef, collapsed in a drug store, dying after a drink. In Arkansas, Clayton-Breckinridge inquiry hearings feature sensational testimony about ballot theft and murder.
May 4 Norristown reports reveal W F Slinglulff cashier and secretary treasurer of Montgomery National Bank and Montgomery Insurance Trust and Safe Deposit Company placed assets at risk for unauthorised investments. Funds tied to a Philadelphia syndicate linked Bank of America collapse. Estimates on needed relief range 25 000 to 109 000. Slingluff and wife transferred property to the trust company valuing it up to 750 000 amid unsettled affairs. A bank president faces an embezzlement warrant based on deposits while the Bank of America was insolvent.
A group of prisoners overpowered guards on a Friday night, cut a hole in the old county jail roof, and rappelled down using blankets. They headed toward the mountains with some allies, while ten remained near as pursuit continues. Suspects include Jessa Davis and C C Gosnell among others, with charges ranging from interference to revenue violations.
The inquest jury, led by coroner Dr J C Avory, returned a murder verdict in the Skinner case. Witnesses testified about two men, Goldman and Howard, their May and April hotel registers, and items found on Goldman, but no decisive clue emerged to explain the shooting of Skinner.
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