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Newspaper
Atlantic Weekly Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1895
Page
3
The Michigan legislature adopted a resolution to submit a constitutional amendment requiring an educational test for voters. The piece notes populist concerns about silver and grain, comments on Tennessee governorship theft, quail birds as pest control, a New York curfew for youths, and Iowa G A R leadership election details mentioning Clinton and Cedar Rapids.
Latest advices from Cuba report insurgents victory over Spanish troops in late engagements. The clash lasted four hours with Gomez prevailing and inflicting heavy casualties, killing over a thousand. The revolutionists are gaining ground despite suppression efforts and have captured arms and supplies.
The article recalls T. V. Powderly joking that a saloon should be about five hundred miles from a school, arguing practical prohibition would boost national prosperity.
A circular requests reader contributions to erect a monument in Maryland to Francis Barton Key, author of The Star Spangled Banner. The note states patriotism as long as America lives will keep the song alive, a greater tribute than monuments.
Under reform management the current democratic administration funds $50,000,000 yearly worth of woolen goods from abroad. This move helps American workers and wool growers in one sense while also lowering wool prices and depriving American laborers of wages for domestic manufacture.
The article notes that Peitzmeier has been sent to the penitentiary from Ottumwa for life in under six weeks after murdering Officer Graves. It cites other recent cases where law violators were promptly tried and convicted, praising the speed of justice.
The Ballot Reform League of Louisiana plans a New Orleans meeting to push for a free ballot and fair count as Southern Democrats blame repealed election laws for disfranchisement. Leaders and prominent papers endorse reform, arguing honest elections are essential for prosperity and citizen rights.
The political scene shows several strong contenders with broad support. McFarland leads in Polk County, while Drake Harsh and Harlan gain traction elsewhere as candidates drop out and delegates show second choices. Analysts say any finalist would likely win the governorship.
The 1874 act limited legal tender to five dollars in standard silver coin. The 1878 resumption of the standard silver dollar made coins legal for all debts public and private, repealing the $5 limit. Your silver dollar is valid to pay debts unless a written contract specifies another money form.
Anxiety centers on the closing hearing and its impact on Justice Jackson who has been in ill health for some time. Reporters feel the outcome will not affect their profession, though there is concern about the mental strain on the justice.
The Atlantic City Council adopted a resolution directing the mayor and city marshall to shut down all places selling intoxicating liquors in Atlantic. Afterward they may address the so called “houses” that have recently appeared, if not covered by the resolution.
A radio or newspaper opinion piece rails at a British Royal Commission on opium, arguing the findings praise temperate use as a mild stimulant and accuse England of profiting from opium exports. The column criticizes the commission, questions motives, cites Bombay export values, and notes local newspaper competition and public support.
In early Washington a pair of card players, Bill Lunsford and Acham Koch, chased high stakes at $25 per case. Koch streaks turn the table, and Lunsford's anger erupts as Koch builds a $2,690 roll, ending at midnight $1,400 ahead. Chicago Times-Herald notes Koch’s record luck and Lunsford's ruin. Also: John M. Byron, noted bacteriologist, dies at New York Hospital from consumption.
Jo Adam Fischer of San Antonio hears a tale from Antonio Martinez, a Mexican on Monterey arrival, about a canyon cave near Catorce with coins in a hidden chamber. The party allegedly filled pockets, then a black monstrous figure warned them to return all coins or lose their souls. They returned the money and left. Fischer seeks an expedition to locate the cave with Martinez.
Guillermo Moncada, described as a large, strong Cuban insurgent leader, is said to be dead. He is portrayed as gentle in ordinary life, becoming fierce only in the fight for Cuban independence. The notes appear in the Philadelphia Ledger reflecting Cardinal Gibbons. The item also mentions Gibbons speaking in Baltimore at the YMCA hall before the Maryland State Temperance Alliance.
James Houlehan patents a principle that nonmagnetic metals such as gold silver copper can be attracted by an electromagnet with an opposing armature. Seeley of the patent office calls it a new magnetism law. The device promises waterless operation and could boost mining in gold fields deserts of California and Arizona. A mining engineer predicts revolutionary impact. In a separate item, liquor dealer William Trutt faces creditor judgments totaling $29,000 with total liabilities near $250,000.
A remarkable city marriage occurred yesterday at noon, a break from the usual high noon fashion. The San Francisco Report notes that noon weddings have mostly adhered to the high auspices, making this event stand out for its timeliness and novelty.
A. J. Blackwell, a wealthy erratic Indian who owns Blackwell and David City in the Indian Territory, intends building a temple in David City costing $300,000 to perpetuate the Indian religion, according to the New York Tribune.
A series of announcements show candidates for Cass County Superintendent of Schools seeking Republican convention support. Names include W C Moyez H B Newooms C Colax Smith. The text also mentions Atlantic census figures for 1890 and 1895, a deflated population rise, and a jail arrest of Ernest Cook for passing a Confederate $100 note. A German Alsace letter to A Block is noted, plus a Dr Price Cream Baking Powder advertisement.
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