Services at Washington for Stanley Matthaws
Funeral services were held in Washington for Stanley Matthaws whose death prompted the last rites observance. Family and friends gathered to pay respects as the community honors his memory and wishes.
26 Mar 1889
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Newspaper
Columbus Daily Herald
Location
Columbus, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1889
Page
1
Funeral services were held in Washington for Stanley Matthaws whose death prompted the last rites observance. Family and friends gathered to pay respects as the community honors his memory and wishes.
General services were held yesterday afternoon at the family residence in Wasumetox for the late Associate Justice Stanley Matthews. The remains rested in the music room near the reception area, the apartment nearly filled with mourners. The casket lay under a cloth and was adorned with silver rails and handles, a silver and white cover bearing the inscription.
The article recounts a funeral for Stanley Matthews with the deceased laid in state, wreaths and honors from Justice and Mrs. Fieki, the White House presence, and a long list of dignitaries from Supreme Court justices to the President attending the service and burial plans in Glendale, Ohio and Spring Grove Cemetery.
A raft with two dead men was found thirty four miles south of New York after a large amount of wreckage was seen. The Canserva formerly Madrid, carrying twenty seven crew mostly West Indians or Malays, is feared lost after a Wednesday storm as Cape Henry drift may have driven her toward Samana.
In Knox and Harley counties and Clairborne area a thousand armed men engage in factional fighting. Four men reported killed or wounded with dozens more hurt as Turners clash with Turmer faction forces. Reinforcements mass and calls for militia spread through surrounding counties and Governor Taylor of Tennessee may be asked to deploy troops.
Report from the isthmus notes widespread commerce disruption at Panania and Panawisa with canal stoppage causing mass unemployment and financial strain. Authorities anticipate relief in a month with 5,444 new workers expected and storekeepers petitioning tax reductions as trade collapses in Panama City.
The Goldberg Brothers Company, importers and jobbers, made an assignment with seventy thousand dollars liabilities after a failed push in collections. In Springfield Ohio, efforts build to appoint General I Warren Keifer to the Supreme Court, backed by Sherman and others. Indiana coal operators organize state body and demand a twelve percent wage cut starting May 1, risking a miner protest and possible wider disruption.
March 26 a dynamite explosion in a county home destroyed the dwelling as a family handled blasting materials. Mrs Catherine York died at the wall, a 15 year old boy was blown away injured, a 4 year old boy survived, and a baby slept through the disaster. The blast also damaged property and sparked a fire in the bed clothes. A separate note reports a Michigan summer hotel project in Bexrow Harbor costing about 250000 dollars. A Russian fire at St Pereusseus left multiple fatalities and extensive destruction.
Desperate confrontation at a Che bov can dive near the depot ends when suspect Smith known as Whit resists arrest and opens fire injuring Sheriff Hayes and Marshal Bouchard. Bouchard wounded but recovering. Smith killed by return fire.
A political sensation emerges as evangelist Sam Small plans to challenge current Congressman John D Stewart in Georgia’s Fifth Congressional district next year. Local readers in Atlanta and rural precincts are invited to consider Small’s ambition and potential Republican backing.
Fire swept through four frame buildings in Fauberbon Wisconsin destroying merchandise and stock. P Dratt and partners owned the properties with Ho PL Teyes and Aioyves Bros among the merchants affected. The blaze caused an estimated thirty thousand dollars in damage. Mr Fagai died shortly after the outbreak, believed to have suffered an apoplectic attack while trying to save his property.
Cleveland ice companies form a trust aimed at a two percent price increase over last year due to a mild winter. Sandusky dealers and southern cities will also raise prices about a percent as part of the plan. Also reports from Paris of art shipments and a St Paul meat plant fire with substantial losses. A colored woman, Mrs Nicholas, burned to death in Cleveland.
A proposal to amalgamate coal min ing in the United Kingdom advances after meetings of Lancashire and Cheshire owners. South Yorkshire and South Wales groups oppose while considering feasibility. Capital stock is roughly 501,000,000.
The schooner yacht Coronet, winner of the 1898 ocean race against the Dauntless, sails home after a global voyage. Leaving March 22 for San Diego with owner Bush of Brooklyn, Captain Crosby led the voyage then continued to Calcutta, the Suez Canal, Malta, and back toward home with Irving Bush and Van Buren Verlow aboard.
In Wastineroy Albert Green, a murderer whose death sentence was commuted to life imprisonment by the President, insists on being hanged and rejects the commutation. The legal question is whether a commuted sentence can be effected without consent of the condemned. Distillery fire in Dodsworth Distillery damages, estimated loss $20,000 to $23,100 with one injury. Farm district barn fire in Garartox, Mass., losses include cattle and $7,440 cash possibly stolen. Two women in Naw You! district plead guilty to grand larceny in the second degree and await sentence. Oscar Schmidt publisher burglary on Rivington Street yields $4,160 stolen. no clues.
Reports claim the Northern Pacific Railroad has secured control of the Wisconsin Central and gained a Chicago entrance, with a New York meeting set to formalize the lease. Wisconsin Central President Colby and officials deny a signed agreement though a traffic pact may be considered at the NP board meeting.
A historical notice announces the sale of assets marking the end of a lengthy legal battle involving the Wabash Road. The proceedings close a contentious dispute, with court actions concluding and property or rights to be transferred.
Judges Gresham and Jeckson order the sale of the Wabash system east of the Mississippi on May 1 in this city. Upset prices are set for four divisions and bidding requires a rearapiv of bonds. Total mortgage liabilities and divisions are listed. several smaller divisions may also be sold if needed.
About 84 thousand dollars in property is turned over to the English syndicate. Terms completed Sunday afternoon set the sale of the Bartholomew and Genesee breweries in Rochester. The new Bartholomew Brewery Company will be formed with stock and bonds to be offered next week.
The Brooklyn Democrats announce plans to build a hall similar to Tarmeany Hall in New York at an estimated cost of 60,000 dollars for the building and 50,000 dollars for completion. The site has been secured with initial subscriptions including a contribution from Mayor Chagos.
The March market report shows quiet and steady tones in Chicago with grain and barley trends, including No 2 Yellow and No 2 cash prices, while New York notes quiet and steady wheat and mixed Western supplies. Prices for barley remain firm with best samples scarce, and hogs and lard show firmer pricing amid steady demand.
Chicago March 25 cattle market shows active trading on local and shipping accounts with no material price changes. Quotations list good to choice steer prices around 4.10 to 4.00, with various grades for stockers, feeders, cows, and bulls reflected in the day’s bids.
The official tally shows 14K deaths from yellow fever this year with unusually high mortality from other fevers. In Kio the population suffers 2,000 deaths per month in a city of 1,000.
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