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Newspaper
Kane Leader
Location
Kane, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1888
Page
2
The Harrisburg common council is organized with Democratic officers for the first time in twelve years. Senators Cameron and Quay will attend the Republican State Convention, though it is not yet announced whether either will serve as a delegate.
Joan L Sunzivan known as Beaton’s pugilist failed to KO Mitchell and left Liverpool on Thursday amid a large turnout of British admirers who gave him a grand send off.
George William Curtis writes in MHurper's Magazine that no Republican on a protection platform will receive their suffrages. A Kentucky private, John Vice of Owingsville, has the largest U S pension for blindness, $72 monthly since the war's first year, totaling over $14,000, aiding his poverty and dependent family.
The long awaited tariff debate began in the House on Tuesday with Mills, chairing the ways and means committee, presenting an exhaustive case for the Mills bill. Judge Kelley followed in opposition, earning praise from associates as the discussion is scheduled to continue for weeks with 80 to 100 members planning to speak.
The Baltimore Sun reports Quay supporters are quietly working to secure him the chairmanship of the National Republican Committee. It notes B F Jones steps back, while Quay’s allies tout him as the most astute wireworker who would avoid Elkins and Blaine mistakes of 1884.
A New York Mail and Express correspondent alleges the direct tax refunding bill caused Washington deadlock is a major theft. It is claimed that several state governors including New York Pennsylvania and Ohio arranged with state agents to take commissions up to forty percent, potentially earning 2 to 3 million dollars if the bill passes. Supporters deny the charges as wholly fabrications.
A New York World special reports Maine drifting toward a high license statute within three years. Prohibitionists lose ground as temperance leaders fail in Portland, while liquor is openly sold in cities including Portland Augusta Bangor Bath Belfast Lewiston Brunswick and about 144 outlets locally with an estimated two thousand five hundred open bars statewide.
Mr. Powderly urges workers and citizens to press for an eight hour day in municipalities. He advises practical action over resolutions, calls for employer outreach, and promotes discussion of eight hours alongside government telegraph plans to foster better labor relations.
The article notes the death of Roscoe Conkling in New York after a blizzard on March 12. It describes him as a brilliant lawyer and profound thinker, a respected figure in seven years in the House and fourteen in the Senate, faithful to public duty and his party. His death came at age not yet fifty nine, with an ear abscess traced to lingering effects from the blizzard ordeal.
Election returns show Democrats carrying Louisiana by an estimated 20 000 to 30 000 majority. The new Legislature will choose a United States Senator to succeed Senator Randall L Gibson, with results still incomplete at press time.
The Lancaster county GOP nominating fight concluded Saturday with Marriott Brosius defeating Congressman Nestand by over 700 votes. Brosius, a lawyer, had run for Congressman-at-Large in 1882 but lost to Mortimer F. Elliott of Tioga, the Democratic nominee. praised as one of the state’s finest orators.
Minister Puevis arrived in New York from London on Friday and expects to return on June 12. He states his visit is for private business and not linked to the Chief Justiceship vacancy. He adds he has not been tendered the position and has no aspirations for it.
The House ended a deadlock on Thursday by adopting a motion to adjourn along strict party lines. Democrats failed to match Republican discipline, highlighting tensions between discipline and democracy.
Bis Manck wins in a contest with the Empress of Germany who seeks to union her daughter with Prince Alexander of Bulgaria after a lengthy conference with the Fron Chan chancellor. The Empress grasps his hands and proclaims she sacrifices her daughter on the altar of the Fatherland.
An amendment to Rhode Island's Constitution abolishing the property requirement for foreign born voters was adopted at the recent election or range in the area, reflecting a broader move toward equal suffrage.
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