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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1893
Page
4
The Graham Leader reports rumors that Cleveland plans a new party called Peache after the next election. A small group in the legislature, calling themselves the entering wedge, is mocked as mauled in the recent vote.
Senator Hill vows to oppose Gresham's confirmation, aiming to curry favor with party spoilsmen. Austin salons advise Congress on policy while lawmakers debate needed Texas laws. Democratic hosts converge in Washington for Grover Cleveland's inaugural ceremonies.
The Tex as Iconoclast editor Col Tom M Bowers pursues Gov Hogg with bitter attacks likened to a gnat biting a bull. The piece says Bowers targets the governor while voters and campaign workers feel Grover has given the office to the Republicans.
The piece discusses lawmakers revisiting a harsh Thai pistol ban. It recalls a past law that jailed those found guilty, triggering panic among the upper class who faced jail for carrying pistols. The author argues for reinstating jail penalties to deter gun carrying and asserts moral suasion alone is insufficient.
The 224tl cabinet is announced with Walter Q. Gresham as secretary of state, John G. Carlisle as secretary of the treasury, Daniel S. Lamont as secretary of war, Hoke Smith as interior secretary, Hilary A. Herbert as secretary of the navy, J. Sterling Morton as agriculture secretary, Wilson & Bissell as postmaster general, and Richard Olney as attorney general. The selections show experienced figures and signal policy aims amid foreign and domestic challenges.
Jno E Holuineworth Commissioner of Agriculture urges all citizens to attend County Conventions on March 10 in Austin to plan decreases in cotton acreage. He notes reports show increases in many counties and warns that rising acreage could depress prices to five cents or less. He proposes an interstate convention to coordinate efforts and asks County Judges to appoint delegates if local meetings fail.
A nostalgic ode encourages embracing the circus for pure joy and the sense of youth it sparks. Readers are urged to relive carefree evenings under the tent, hear music, watch animals, and laugh at clowns, resisting cynical motives.
By virtue of the 1892 Young County Texas tax rolls the Tax Collector will sell at public outcry at the court house door on the first Tuesday in April 1893 the described tracts and town lots to satisfy taxes and costs. The sale continues daily until the list is completed. Resident Roll names include I R Jowell and an unknown owner.
Bartlett, a European variety named after the gardener William, and Seckel, a native seedling from near the Schuylkill river, remain preferred pears. Bartlett appears through September, Seckel through October, with older trees yielding better fruit. The yew, famed for ancient English churchyards, is noted next to oak for longevity, and a 159 year old specimen was cut down in Germantown. The Vernon Park tree is cited as a prime local example about 80 years old.
Tobacco consumption in Great Britain rose over the past year, averaging about 1.6 pounds per person and near two pounds in some areas. Tea use is rising rapidly in England while coffee declines. cocoa intake has grown 34 percent in five years.
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