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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1893
Page
11
The item blends satirical reflections on fame and money with a travelogue tone. It comments on writers who earn big sums versus those who don’t, a German artist’s fame versus business success, and Lt Peary’s Arctic ascent, noting dog prices and other curious facts as the piece meanders through cultural curiosities.
A collage of stray notes covers lynching in Memphis, Peary and the North Pole, Pacific island tiffs, a Santa Barbara marriage scare, a Sacramento reform plea, a veteran’s Chicago run, colonial kin of Colom Bus, a breakup death bid, and public tastes in Ward McAllister era novels with a long bicycle feat noted.
Washington Aug 26 Leaders on the Ways and Means Committee seek adjournment after the silver question is settled to allow at least three months to draft a tariff bill Democrats can unite on. They warn frequent votes and assorted lobbyists would burden members if they work while in session. Some silver supporters oppose the plan, preferring to remain and press the silver cause on a new front.
WastingTon Aug 22 report notes a secretive shift in house committee leadership with Bland of Missouri kept atop coinage and free coinage factions disappointed by new lines. The chairman declined to predict party balance saying only God Almighty knows how they stand now.
Commissioner Lamoureaux warns that settlers who ignore Secretary Smith’s pre opening declaration rule to prove qualification will forfeit rights. Entry requires both declaration and certificate from two officers. violations void all rights. The president has authority to regulate entry and occupancy of lands.
Wasmixerox August 25 The closing day of the week long congress debate looms as the ablest speakers prepare to wrap up the silver issue. Bourke Cochran Wilson of West Virginia Thomas B Reed and Bland the silver dollar sponsor lead a formidable lineup expected to deliver a powerful combined argument.
Aug 23 report says Senator Vorhees drew vast crowds as galleries and lobbies filled beyond capacity. The press gallery stood crowded with many standing, reflecting high interest in his remarks.
Postmaster General Bissell receives the alien inspector's report on the Kansas City post office. It states personal honesty remains intact but notes numerous irregularities and lax discipline within the office.
After Martina Washington August 22, yesterday Mr. Chandler offered a resolution declaring there was no lawful election of United States senator by the joint assembly that met January 25, 1893 at Topeka Kansas and that John Martin was not entitled to a seat in the senate.
The River and Harbor Committee in Washington announces it has organized but will delay beginning actual work until late fall or until the regular session ends. The present pass of the committee favors postponement if adjournment is possible.
W C P Breckenridge of Kentucky who was assigned to speak in the house on the silver question left Washington on Saturday for Stanton Virginia. No date is given for his return to the capital.
From Aug 15 1890 to Aug 16 1598 the department purchased 161 521 000 fine ounces. Secretary Carlisle sent the House a letter outlining the facts in response to the inquiry resolution.
The record outlines costs, prices, and redemptions tied to the 1890 silver purchase act. Highlights include a total costing of about 150.67 million dollars, peak price of 1.20 per ounce, and trough of 69 cents per ounce. By August 1, 1898 Treasury notes redeemed total 19.18 million dollars with 86.09 million dollars in standard dollars minted from bullion. The government owned 188.16 million ounces of silver, costing 121.13 million dollars.
Washington talks in the house banking committee over a proposal to exchange treasury notes for government bonds. The panel adjourned to Tuesday awaiting decisive action. Sperry Warner oppose the plan citing gold depletion risk. Brosius offers a substitute to issue notes in exchange for gold. Supporters include Walker Hall and Springer. Cox backs an alternative note form.
Washington Aug 24 Speaker Crisp announced house committees and speculation grows on a general tariff bill and possible adjournment of the special session by mid September. Chairman Wilson of Ways and Means and Chairman Sayers of Appropriations both signal a swift agenda and early adjournment prospects.
The committee on ways and means held its first meeting with all members present. Chairman Wilson was authorized to appoint sub committees and staff, fixed Tuesdays and Fridays as regular meeting days, and asked members to consider procedures for hearings and bill reporting. Reuter W. Springer resigned as clerk of the preceding committee.
In Washington on August 24 the senate clashed over Senator Peffer’s resolution about national banks in New York Boston and Philadelphia. It questioned lawful money payment to depositors checks and alleged excess rates. Mr Hoar moved referral to the finance committee and the measure went over after a lengthy morning discussion.
In Washington on August 26 congressmen asked what President Cleveland would do if a silver bolstering bill arose under the Sherman act. Both Carlisle and Lamont said they could not state any possible action. Lamont departed yesterday for Buzzards Bay.
Congressman Bailey asked the treasury department about appointing a customs collector at El Paso. He was told the appointment would not occur before the ident returns, and that Flanagan's resignation was to clear the decks so a successor could be named at any moment.
Washington reports Carlisle letters to Senator Voorhees say raising silver ratio to 20 to 1 and coin at that rate would cost the government over 12,856,471 dollars. The estimate unsettles the 20 to 1 camp and officials fear a smaller bloc at the upcoming vote.
A gathering of negro Democrats at Wasumerox yesterday elected officers led by President Robert G. Steel of Pennsylvania and Vice President Charles H. Smith of West Virginia. John G. Bell Jr. of Georgia was chosen secretary and G. T. Downing of Rhode Island treasurer. Senator Brice of Ohio sent a letter urging close association to advance black Democratic interests.
Washington reports that a Chinese government ultimatum to the United States over the Chinese exclusion law is now pronounced without foundation. No official confirmation or corroborating sources are cited as the claim circulates.
A digest of brief reports from Chihuahua to New Jersey covers whisky taxes, bullfight decrees, labor protests in New York, a divorce suit in Indiana, elevator tragedy in Williamsport, layoffs at Havermeyer sugar refinery, a foundling baby in Elida, jail escapes in Tixtla, a Chicago preacher jailed, Philadelphia and Missouri crime, railway cutbacks, wild grasshoppers, Buffalo fire, train robbery rumors, and weather and crop woes across the nation.
A miscellany of violent incidents and notable events across states. Niam Shrader killed his sister in Batesville Ind. Jennie Loomis killed herself in Tolland Conn. A lynching near Clarksdale Miss. factory layoffs in St Louis. Several other homicides suicides accidents and political and economic notes from across the country.
Decatur Texas August 26 1900 Jesse Carpenter a longtime Wise County businessman was killed by a bolt of lightning during a storm linked to a freight unloading of horses from Oregon. His body showed no marks though his hat collar and shoes were torn, the soles loosened, and his clothing damaged.
Abe Brooks, a negro farmer, drowned while swimming after a wounded deer in Brazoria county Texas. A large dog swam behind him, pressed against his head, and Brooks, alarmed by the dog’s open jaws, screamed and sank. The body was recovered.
In Denison Texas on August 22 a young fireman Charles Cedars was mortally wounded by Hugh Sweeney after a whisky bill dispute near Main Street and Houston Avenue. Sweeney is jailed as a crowd clamored for mob justice but officers protected him.
In Greenville Texas a farm dispute ends with J O Jerrill and a neighbor drawn with pistols. The wife directs their two milking children to run to the woods for safety. Since then the children are missing and feared drowned in the river. Diligent search continues.
San Antonio Aug 23 Charles Seidlaw keeper of the grocery and post office at Wetmore station on the International and Great Northern was shot and badly wounded yesterday afternoon by a Mexican named Servana. The dispute began when the man cursed Seidlaw and then fired three times through the breast before escaping
In Fadden Texas on August 23 John Brock a 17 year old youth showed mental instability after being asked to prepare to go out. He fought off officers and was jailed after a violent outburst following fever. In Fisnen Texas on August 25 Kuger's family traveling through Coleman county saw their 4 grown son drop dead at a spring after water fetch. An inquest ruled death from heart failure.
L Whitaker of Hook's Lum company died when a tree fell across his chest near Braumont Texas on August 21. Relatives in White Path Georgia have been telegraphed for disposition of the remains.
In San Antonio on August 21 at the J. D. Sipple ranch Mexicans were blasting a well. Romano Diaz is lowered to the bottom after a fuse appears extinguished and is killed instantly when the blast occurs.
Hert to a Runaway reports a buggy run away near Comsroana Texas on Monday night. Ben Sioan and Miss Bell Moulder were thrown from the buggy with Miss Moulder slightly hurt. The horse suffered a bad cut from a wire fence amid the mishap. A Mestitate Family in Gmanpury Texas also noted.
A Williams family fell on hard times when the father lost a hand in a gun accident and the daughter, aged about 18, left home after losing her laundry job. She headed for the Brazos river and attempted to reach the water while pursued by Jake Wright on horseback. She preferred death to starvation as the family had eaten bread for 24 hours. She was returned home and local residents provided relief.
A young man rode into Hutchins offering a horse and outfit for 385 dollars claiming Kaufman county origin. He fled into river bottom timber but was captured later above Five Mile Tank on the Houston and Texas Central road. He gave names Monroe Prowley and Rhodes and a letter urged secrecy. Authorities pursued and transferred him to Capt. Burgess after a telegram placed him at Ennis.
Ben Dudley of five miles east of Gainesville reports four men in white masks and high caps have raided his home over the past two weeks. They threaten him and his family and have visited in broad daylight, last seen Wednesday. Sheriff Ware and Justice Hill investigated but the intruders did not appear.
The body of Jack Duke, about 18, was found near J. T. Harris's shingle camp on Flat Fork Creek eight miles north of Center, with a bullet wound. Three shots were heard nearby an hour before night, a pistol of the deceased and a bloodied stick were found. murder suspected but no suspect yet.
A wind and electric storm struck Denison Texas on Saturday evening. Out-buildings were overturned and several homes lost roofs. Two young women Miss Rapening and Miss Scales were struck by lightning while sheltering under a tree and lay unconscious for over an hour. Rapening suffered a deep side wound but both are expected to recover.
Tom Harville, once a deputy constable, took morphine yesterday afternoon in a personal crisis. Police and a physician treated him with counteracting measures. he improved and fully recovered, citing family troubles as the cause. He has resided in Houston for several years.
In Suerman Texas on August 25 190? Wednesday evening S Y Payne and Miss Lillie Walker who live near Pottsboro eloped The bride was under age and unable to give full consent Relatives sought them here but reports indicate they were licensed and married in Cooke County A brother of the bride considered legal action.
Vicente Davala fired on his wife in Havana Texas and tried to kill himself but only wounded his head. His nerve failed and he did not die. He is jailed. His wife is badly wounded but likely to recover.
Dr. Max Schumann a Paris geologist and naturalist left El Paso last Friday for a day in the mountains west of Juarez Mexico. He was due back in the afternoon but has not been heard from. Friends have formed a searching party fearing he is lost and may have perished.
Reports from Pearsatt Texas dated August 25 indicate a clash at a ranch about twenty miles away between Mexicans. One man was killed and another badly wounded in a knife attack. the killer remains at large.
The Trinity River Navigation Company expands charter to build and operate steamboats and transport along Trinity river and related waterways. Reports from Bazette, Mineola, Reagan, Bee County, and other Texan locales cover politics, accidents, crime, weather, agriculture, and infrastructure. Notable items include wagon bridge costs, a physician amputation, coin finds, court appeals, and bee production figures.
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