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Newspaper
Friendship Weekly Register
Location
Friendship, New York, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1889
Page
1
The year 1889 is seen as a hopeful period with reports of personal crises fading. Wheat supplies in the US and Canada are discussed, with large capital in southern manufacturing. Population trends in St. Louis and the U S are noted, along with a tax law on costs and the rise of social clubs promoting intercourse.
A collage of tidbits reports on Tae Caradians and sugar industry tricks, Baltimore and Philadelphia grain exports, prison reform costs, and a proposed reform effort by a New York press group. It notes the rise of factory labor, shifting trade, and a plan by the City Printing Company to standardize menus and reform spelling across major cities except New Orleans.
Figures indicate a rise in crime outpacing population growth though census accuracy is questioned. Reports from Boston note a wool shortage expected to last six months, with mills running and prices uncertain. A Floridian remarks that living costs are lower here, and calories and clothes determine a poor man’s prospects.
In Paris General Boulanger wins a decisive election, defeating Jacques by about 15k votes for a Paris seat and triggering a major cabinet crisis. Crowds erupt on boulevards, police deploy, and threats of dissolution and political realignment ripple through the capital. Louise Michel campaigned for Boulanger while supporters mobilized across districts amid clashes and celebrations.
In Nanticoke Pennsylvania seven mine engineers were surveying when gas ignited from a turbine. Two men died, three fatally hurt, and two seriously injured. The incident followed heavy fog and traffic disruptions across New York and neighboring cities.
James D. Fish former President of the Marine National Bank of New York sentenced to five years for misapplying bank funds. He is serving a ten year term at Auburn and will be released May 11. Main Legislature elects George Le Beal Norway State Treasurer by 115 votes. Governor Green signs repeal of sunset ballot-box closing law. Knight of Labor calls general strike of New York streetcar lines. most lines idle. Duluth Opera House building destroyed by fire. total loss. Davis Kimball, 63, run over by train. typhoid cases rising in Lakeview. Senator Vance has an eye surgically removed with successful results. Heaviest snow season arrives in Canada. A merchant from Khartoum reports Emin Pasha captured by the Dervishes but escaped.
The article reports the death by paralytic stroke of Congressman Barnes from the Fourth District of Assur while in the House. It notes his speech impairment, medical attention, and rapid decline before expiration. Barnes was born in Indiana, raised in Platte County Missouri, a Harvard Law School graduate, and served in Congress since 18s. He was a Democrat and longtime Circuit Attorney before his seat.
The Irish agitator fled and faced trial in his absence, yet was convicted and sentenced to four months in prison with hard labor. The pope’s ill health alarms Rome as Cardinals prepare for possible contingencies. In Saxony a family of six died from wolves escaping a defective stove. General Boulang er elected Deputy for Paris by 51 350 votes amid no major disturbances.
Jas Teme, a Maryland banker, donates five hundred thousand dollars to establish a training school in Port Deposit and Sun to teach every trade from cooking to typography. The project includes buildings and an endowment the interest to cover ongoing expenses. Teme is ninety, uncle of J A Creswell, and among the state's wealthiest men.
The labor section notes eight hour day push across cities like Trux, N Y and Brockton Mass, cites wages in iron and steel trades, prison reform debate in New York, and growing emphasis on technical schools and new industries. It highlights labor conditions, wages, and industrial shifts shaping urban worklife.
Biographical sketch of James McMillan who succeeds Palmer in the U S Senate and Edward Wolcott of Colorado. Details cover McMillan’s Canadian birth May 12 18 and rise to Detroit businesses including Michigan Car Company and Duluth South Shore and Atlantic. Wolcott’s Yale background Denver practice income and prominence as a railroad lawyer and head of Colorado enterprises.
The Senate and House discuss the Sherman anti trust bill and amendments to the Diplomatic and Consular appropriation. A resolution votes on appointing a joint committee for Burnes memorial and a 310000 yellow fever investigation is proposed. Salaries, coaling stations, and shipbuilding bids are debated along with Navy and District of Columbia appropriations.
A garbled digest lists prominent figures and curious facts: Mrs. Jay Goven and six children. the Prince of Waites aging. Paixce Bistarcs in poor health. many rulers and dignitaries with quirky notes. It mentions the Khedive of Egypt’s fondness for cats, the Empress of Japan’s wardrobe visit, and the Emperor of China receiving six railway sleeping cars. Also cited are political figures like J. C. Beas and Anthony Hueiss, and business mentions including investments of 1,500,000 dollars.
The House met in Committee of the Whole after rest, debating a mineral royalties clause and a Civil Appropriation measure. Death of a Missouri member prompted unanimous resolutions and a committee to convey remains home. The day covered ship channel studies, lighthouse funding, arid-land irrigation, and tariff conference actions.
Hartford hosted a public observance marking the 250th anniversary of Connecticut's first constitution. The event highlighted the charter's authorship, linked to Thomas Hooker and others, and its historic assertion of legislative sovereignty without royal allegiance. Governor Bulkeley opened with the constitutional reading as clerics and officials emphasized the document's significance.
Congress considers a foreign relations amendment authorizing immediate funding for Samoa obligations and harbor improvements under the President. Senators hint force may be used to defend Samoan autonomy, amid tensions with other powers and a February treaty declaration by Secretary Evartay Milemamea.
House members seek copies of all protocols and memoranda from the Samoa conference proceedings to assess possible strains in U S Germany and British relations. Secretary of State urged to disclose lines of inquiry and related documents not inconsistent with public interests.
The North German Gazette reports Prince Bismarck denying any preexisting treaty that would bar any European power from acquiring influence in Samoa. It states England and the United States agree German actions in Samoa contradict treaty stipulations and diplomatic etiquette.
Captain Jacoy L Green of Hartford faced allegations of diverting funds from the Mutual Life Insurance Company to himself. The scheme allegedly involved loans, interest payments, and rents from real estate, with four decades of trust by directors including Greene and Lae. Moore, a company official, was linked to misused funds as the financial manager, with most losses arising from foreclosed properties during a real estate boom and panic.
A man pulled a chair from under another inmate during dinner at the Pennsylvania Soldiers' and Sailors Home in Erie. Bachler fell, struck his head, and bled from mouth and nose, dying before onlookers as a distracted mechanic was jailed amid the tragedy.
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