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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1893
Page
8
A collage of brief notes and quips. Garbagemen in Washington carry tin horns, Chicago grade crossings improve with electric cars, and a North Dakota miller posts a flour bounty for a Crookston marriage. Hornets at picnics, sea serpents and public finance humor pepper the pages.
Congressional report notes the senate finance committee favorably advances the Voorhees bill repealing the purchasing clause of the Sherman act. Bi metalism favored. final action expected yesterday. six votes in the report including Republicans Morrill Sherman Allison Aldrich. The bill drawn by Voorhees appears set to become the original measure. The Orders include heading to Honolulu and relief for the cruiser Philadelphia replacing the Boston.
Washington reports show Senator Voorhees leading a push to authorize banks to issue notes equal to the face value of government bonds deposited. Carlisle approves, with a quick intro and referral to the finance committee for rapid debate. In a separate dispatch, ships Boston and Philadelphia shift orders to Honolulu with Adams remaining, while San Francisco docks Boston for repairs amid safety concerns.
Washington August 19 The senate faces the bill for increased national bank currency with strong opposition expected. Amendments from Senators Cockrell Allen and a Gorman measure aim to curb sudden large withdrawals and may be acceptable to both sides of the national bank issue.
In Wasurincrox on August 16 the House discussed Burrows resolution granting Charles E. Belknap the right to contest George F. Richardson’s seat from Michigan’s fifth district. Richardson urged laying the resolution over to today. The silver debate continued. In Washington on August 18 Senator McMillan introduced a bill to expand gold usage by the public, amending statutes to cut the minimum issue of gold coins for bullion deposits.
Wasincrox Aug 18 The senate finance committee will likely approve an unconditional repeal today and ask that body to set a date for a vote, perhaps a day or two after the house vote. The committee has agreed on most of the bill text and a declaration in favor of bi metalism remains to be finalized.
Washington Aug 18 Secretary Smith directed Allotting mt Duncan to notify all persons who made selections for allotment in the Cherokee outlet they may file at the interior department proof and argument in support until September 1.
In Washington on August 17 Mr Man derson introduced bills directing the purchase of silver bullion and the issuance of treasury notes for that purpose. The measures include the appointment of a mint commission and provisions for note redemption and related objectives.
Washington Aug 16 The senate will wait for house action on repealing the purchasing clause of the Sherman act before taking any further steps on the measure.
In Washington two weeks were allotted for debate on the silver bill prompting regret in both political camps. A Washington dispatch notes the administration and opposition lament the extended period as the nation watches the tariff and currency issue unfold in Congress.
The text notes Mr. West, once a close White House confidant, aligning with the president on silver and advocating unconditional repeal of the Sherman act. Carlisle reportedly vents anger at West, criticizing his shift and accusing him of using Carlisle’s own silver views to defend his stance.
The senate finance committee bill to let national banks issue currency at par for bonds deposited in the treasury moves forward but faces stiff opposition. Sen Cockrell proposes redeeming 2 percent bonds at par with accrued interest via new greenbacks, potentially over 20 million in circulation. Nebraska’s Allen sketched an amendment to suspend bond interest, signaling a heated debate ahead for Voorhees to defend the bill.
In Wasaineton on Aug 15 the house met with slim attendance and a quiet session. The speaker announced committees including Enrolled bill with Pearson as chairman and Acc counts led by Rusk, while Mileage was assigned to Lynch as chairman. The silver debate was resumed.
Washington reports Secretary Gresham is dissatisfied with the Behring Sea tribunal findings on regulations. It is believed other cabinet officers share his view that the rules force the United States to patrol Behring Sea at cost with little benefit to sealers, while Russia Japan and possibly other nations gain.
In Wasinineroy on August 17 the Nebraska senator Mr. Bryan gave the principal silver speech of the day. A masterful orator, he argued the silver cause from the silver advocates’ viewpoint. Applause punctuated his well rounded sentences and cries of vote now echoed from the galleries.
Washington August 15 Mr Voorhees chairman of the finance committee introduced a committee bill to let national banks issue circulation equal to the full par value of bonds deposited in the U S treasury A letter from Secretary Carlisle says passage would put 19000000 more currency into circulation immediately.
The executive committee of anti-silver forces met to discuss a survey of the house. Canvassers indicate a 27 vote majority in favor of unconditional repeal of the purchasing clause in the Wilson bill.
In Washington on August 17 the senate debated crowded government buildings filled with public books and documents. Mr West proposed a remedy by a bill to create a building named the hall of records.
Washington notes that the finance committee will hold daily sessions starting Thursday to work toward a conclusion on the silver issue. Senator Voorhees informed the senate of the move and asked for authority to sit during senate sessions.
Washington Aug. 17 The bill introduced by Mr Gordon of Georgia calls for a six month suspension of the 10 percent tax on state bank circulation. He stated his reasons clearly and forcibly, but the bill has not yet been reported back by the finance committee.
A roundup from across Texas notes Mrs. Carry Dobbins found dead in a well near Van Alstyne after a broken rope. First cotton bale arrivals reported in multiple towns with prices and weights. A cyclone at Holland injures a baby. A 800 pound shark hauled by three men at Corpus Christi with pilot fish. Domestic assault in Wylie prompts possible lynching talk. Gov Hogg on free silver and senate bid remarks. Trial of George Martherel concludes without mob action. bond set. Scaffolding damage at a Paris federal building endangers workers. John Davis sues jetty contractors for 15000 damages. State bond purchases for education funds. Rattlesnake postmortem reveals swallowed coon. Campbell shoots Susberry in Madison county. Susberry to die. Mrs Mayer commits suicide in Galveston. Pear trees on Le Conte in Wharton yield heavy fruit. Oats and fodder fire set by Mayberry suspected. Boll worms and army worms damage Smith county cotton. Rockport deep water bonus committee progress. Dillard named judge. ancient musket found near Laredo. El Paso smuggling case: Chinaman sentenced to a year plus deportation. Orange markets peach and pear shipments from Jasper and Newton counties. Bill Bailey jailed for rape of a 9 year old negro girl. Steam plow showcased in Collin county. Memphis seeks broom factory as broomcorn acreage expands.
July receipts at Dallas post office totaled 9370.79 with expenses 3542.85 leaving 5827.94. Arrests include Sam Blankenship in Bell county for family mistreatment and John Edwards in Fort Worth for incendarism after a burned candy store. Rail layoffs affect Texas Midland. Hale county seeks county seat move from Plainview. Scholastic census totals 630,450 with fund needs 4.50 per capita. Vineyard yields 50 barrels at Rockport. a boy named Jim Williams fatally injured in Sherman. Fort Worth kids host watermelon parties. Burglaries, ship and rail news appear across the state.
U S marshal brings Donaghe to Hartshorne jail hospital after he killed Henry Payne a Negro near Hartshorne. Donaghe says Payne and a companion struck first with a buggy, then Payne was shot twice as he fled. Donaghe is wounded in the leg and in custody.
The Union Pacific steamer Annie Farren blew up off Waite bar four miles below Al mota on August 14 killing seven aboard and injuring several others. Victims named include Thomas McIntosh and his brother, Mrs. Toppen, George Farwell, Joseph Rush, William Kidd, and a man named Paul. Injured are Jack Meritz Sage Iken Captain Henry Baugh Daniel Bachtel and two unknowns.
A report from Meachum says Henry Smith, a gang spy, was apprehended and hanged on Saturday night. Five gang members were arrested John Cobb Jim Chance George Hare Jack Walker and Alonzo Deas. They confessed and a meeting was held to decide their fate as several gang members fled into Choctaw county pursued by a posse.
William J. Jamison, a colored herbalist, was hanged at 11 o clock in the basement of the county courthouse in Quiver Illinois in front of 110 spectators for the murder of Supervisor Charles N. Aaron on April 19 1892. It marked the county's third legal execution in sixty five years and the sentences have come at thirty year intervals.
Robert Kincaid, president of the defunct Citi zens' bank of Mound City Kansas, and a partner in five other banks, is dead. Local noteholders in Lynn county total about two hundred thousand dollars, likely a total loss. In France, aigues morte clash leaves ten dead and twenty six wounded after workers fight with police.
James Neary killed his wife in Santa Cruz by stabbing her in the groin during a Tuesday night incident. Neary claims accident, saying a knife thrown on a table glanced and struck his wife who died moments later. He is under arrest. no witnesses.
Details from San Juan disaster report 101 saved and 182 burned or devoured by sharks after the steamship burned off the China coast. Most victims are Chinese. Also Vienna reports 28 new cholera cases and 22 deaths in the last two days.
A southbound Texas and Pacific train was held up south of Mansfield Monday night by masked men who boarded the train and restrained the engineer. Little detail on robbers or loot, report notes the incident as a nighttime robbery attempt.
A train express car was entered and a small safe robbed of a few dollars before robbers fled when the combination safe could not be opened. The safe contained several thousand dollars and other valuables, and the robbers escaped before the train reached the city.
Aug 17 report from Fort Surry Ark details Walter Massey who shot and killed his brother Alex Massey near the Massey home after a quarrel between their mother and stepfather Carter. Walter was arrested and jailed. Alex lay wounded with slim hopes of recovery.
Floods sweep Ungha and Saros counties in northern Hungary and Galacia causing massive damage. Unghvar and suburbs inundated with houses submerged and fatalities from collapsing buildings or drowning. Varasco workshop destroyed with fourteen drowned. Ryma now sees sixty drowned. overall losses run into millions of florins.
A 5000 strong crowd of mostly Hebrew laborers smashed plate glass at Wahalla hall on Orchard street after denial of admittance. The mob forced entry and seized the premises while windows were shattered and bystanders cut by flying glass. Police from Eldridge street station restored some order.
In Biskupitz, Croatia, a gang was detained after police uncovered a house where children were bound and tortured. Investigators found girls aged 12 to 14 with broken legs and severe injuries, while others lay injured in a cellar, victims of a long running scheme to maim and traffic children for begging or sale.
Lake Carnes La Aug 18. J C Cantrell joint ticket agent for Southern Pacific and Kansas City Watkins and Gulf roads was decoyed from home by a negro on a false pretense that a man had been crippled by a railroad train. He was knocked in the head by the negro and two white men, then the robbers plundered his house. Cantrell is alive but expected to die. The three ruffians have been captured in Lafayette.
An anonymous threat to Miss Burch a dining room girl at the Palace hotel preceded a rock attack in the hallway. She remains delirious after the blow. the assailant fled and her identity is unknown.
In Hot Springs Arkansas on August 19 Emery Sullivan killed John Lowry after an old quarrel and then surrendered claiming self defense. Both men were prominent locals.
St Petersburg reports a fishing boat overwhelmed by a storm in the Baltic Sea. Seventeen people are known to be drowned and many others are missing.
A sprawling digest reports assaults in Georgia, a saw mill accident in Alabama, a brutal family murder in Missouri, a lynching near Waycross, and a fatal bed fire in New York. It lists ship arrivals in Philadelphia, a train wreck in Wales, lightning kills a farmer and horses, a bank mortgage in Arkansas, and government silver stock. Also noted are weather, earthquakes, suicides, political jockeying, and industrial accidents across multiple states and countries.
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