29 Sep 1890
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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1890
Page
1
September 28 report outlines Democratic doubts on 25 to 30 point majorities, GOP fundraising battles, and Congress nearing adjournment. Mentions Mr Fowler’s lack of subscriptions, Reed and Carlisle’s tariff debate, and impending votes on pensions, spoliation claims, and World’s Fair funding.
The citizens of Macon County vote $100,000 in bonds to aid a railroad through the county. The 30 year bonds bear 6 percent interest, costing $4,000 yearly. Route from Georgia or South Carolina line through Macon to Murphy division of the Western North Carolina railroad. County rich in minerals and timber, with climate and water praised. Franklin urged to establish a bank and industry.
A narrative describes Flat Rock in Henderson County near Hendersonville. The plateau town perched 4,209 feet above sea level drew wealthy planters from South Carolina Georgia and Louisiana who summered there in grand homes. It notes St Johns in the Wilderness Episcopal church and mentions the Urquhart residence and the celebrity Mrs James Brown Potter. It closes with a mention of Governor McKinney of Texas visiting oyster waters and addressing hazing at the Virginia Military Institute.
A devastating blaze at Fowler Brothers packing plant in Chicago burned through the packing room and lard tanks, causing an estimated loss of 890000. Firefighters faced exploding tanks, thick smoke, and dense sawdust as flames consumed hog carcasses and the roof collapsed. The plant, employing about 1200 workers, was insured for 1800000 with foreign insurers covering most of the risk. The incident threatens the new Fowler Brothers venture and its planned English led capital expansion.
A Alabama sequence reports publishers of weekly papers in the region likely to be arrested for printing lottery advertisements after their papers went to press before the law took effect. Postoffice inspectors seized issues and warned that mailing each copy could be an offense, sparking editor indignation at postal actions.
St Petersburg plotters place sleepers on a rail to derail a czar’s travel train and cause a crash. A cartridge explosion injures no one as Serbia’s young king returns from a drive. A London cathedral service ends with a man’s self inflicted death. Lord Roseberry meets Prince Bismarck and may visit Scotland. British Port Said fortification planned. Lace factories close as strikes widen. Australian shearers’ strike near failure as contracts loom.
English comments warn that tariff policy may hurt Britain and global trade. Reports from London Vienna and Lennox discuss potential damage to exports, industrial supremacy, and the risk of higher costs for inferior goods as free trade pressures grow.
Nasavng Tennessee September 28 Special. Grand jury in the Davidson county criminal court begins probing a report that a court officer took money from gambling houses to avoid raids. A gambler William Spain refused to answer questions, and Judge Ridley ordered the investigation dropped. Raids occurred over two months, with many men captured. Indictments have been returned against several well known citizens. Reported plots claim gamblers vowed revenge and affidavits state each house paid $30 monthly for immunity.
A gunman fired from a saloon window during a storm at Alpine Texas last Saturday night. Samuel Taylor died from fifteen buckshot wounds to the left arm and chest while a night operator was severely wounded but alive. A Mexican bystander was shot in the shoulder. no arrests have been made and the attacker remains unknown. The operator’s wounds are described as fatal and the Mexican likely to die. Police link the act to vengeance in a prior railroad killing nearby.
At Axmnicus Georgia on September 28 special dispatches report Judge Crisp returned home after illness and hard work. A public meeting and ovation are planned later in the week, with committees and neighbors meeting him at the station for a informal reception.
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