12 May 1896
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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1896
Page
1
A sermon narrative envisions a future universal division of spoils by Christ, detailing celestial palaces for saints, cosmic rewards for faith, and a grand heavenly procession. It contrasts earthly triumphs with the hoped for eternal distribution of wealth, power, and glory among believers.
The weekly industrial report shows fairly good southern conditions with gradual improvement. Cotton expansion, strong textile activity, new mills like Galveston Cotton Mills and Alabama Cordage, and rising capital in several firms mark growing enterprise across Texas Georgia Alabama and Mississippi.
The House suspended rules to pass private pension and local bills amid a clash over the naval appropriation bill. Contested elections in West Virginia and Texas were resolved for Tucker and Abbott respectively. The chamber adjourned after approving a concurrent adjournment resolution. In the Senate, debates stalled legislation on bonds and the harbor bill. Indiana Republicans unite behind McKinley for president with a strong protectionist platform.
In Columbus Ohio on Friday an audience member leapt from a box and horsewhipped Guy Lindslay who was playing Iago to the applause of spectators as actor Jens James performed Othello. The assailant, Georgie Kimball of St Louis, surrendered at the station house after the act.
Delegates at a Cleveland conference debated uniting the Northern and Southern Methodist churches. A plan proposed a joint commission of bishops ministers and laymen to negotiate with the South’s groups, with a substitute aiming to recall a 1892 reunion effort and empowering committees for talks. Both proposals referred to church-state committees for action.
The African Methodist Episcopal church general conference opened in Wilmington North Carolina at St Stephens AME church with 374 delegates. Bishop H M Turner led the morning session and Bishop W J Gaines led the afternoon as officers were elected for chief secretary and assistants. The body may last three to four weeks and includes 600000 members with delegates from all states and several overseas territories.
President Beverly Cole of the American Medical Association critiqued how physicians publicize discoveries in secular papers and push commercial aims. He condemned clerical endorsements of patent nostrums and the rush to operate, especially on women, without sufficient care or alternative remedies.
Milwaukee saw its worst disturbance since the street railway strike as brewery workers and labor allies clashed with police. Officers were injured, lines were blocked by barricades of women and children, and a striker’s child was thrust in front of a moving car to halt progress.
A muddled Washington dispatch describes Senator Blackburn of Kentucky as the leading presidential hopeful. It notes rival Democrats and Republicans scouting for gold and points to a Sanford style campaign in Kentucky. It mentions Senator Vext of Michigan and others likely to join the race as the primary battle heats up.
Holmes was hanged at Moya prison in Philadelphia on Thursday morning after confessing that he killed only two women in connection with criminal operations. The execution occurred at 10 12, with a calm scene as he proclaimed innocence regarding the Pietzel family deaths.
Ben Brush triumphs by a nose over Ben Eder in the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs Louisville before a huge crowd. First Mate led early with Semper Ego, then Ben Brush surged past in a thrilling stretch to claim the historic race.
Golpnalarpatt, known as the Nitrate King, died suddenly in the offices of the nitrate syndicate at London. He was reputed to have built wealth by controlling ore deposits and faced opposition over his fortune. The cause of death reported was heart disease.
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