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Newspaper
Kansas Agitator
Location
Garnett, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1891
Page
6
A long compilation covers a wide range of events. It notes a resignation over an asylum murder inquiry and a fire destroying Governor Oglesby's residence. It mentions Mormon exodus, stock market shifts, floods, and political scandals. It includes labor protests in London, Irish-American fundraising, and a memorial statue in London.
Reports describe rising tensions on the mile-square land near Onte and Pierre as townsite boomers plan to settle South Fort Pierre while residents with guns and guards prepare. Threats of violence and potential bloodshed loom with military rule in effect and a scheduled confrontation tonight or at dawn.
Clearing House report lists weekly gross changes with increases and decreases by city. Figures for New York Kansas City Omaha Denver Wichita Topeka and others show varied gains and drops, including New York 3457570 and Topeka 41127 with mixed percentages and regional totals.
Washington March 11. It is learned at the highest authority that the fine clock judges provided for at the recent session of empress will not be appointed for several months. The president believes each new court can be organized at the time fixed by the net, toward the justice of the supreme court, the circuit duties and the district judge in each respective entity.
Following a severe frost and blizzard England faces widespread disruption. Cornwall remains isolated as rail lines freeze and wrecks are reported along the coast. At least seventy lives lost at sea and from exposure, with ships Dryad and others wrecked near Dartmouth and Lands End. Plymouth water mains overwhelmed, train blocked near Brent River, farmers suffer farm stock losses.
Regional tensions rise between white and black communities in northwestern Oklahoma near Kingfisher as a White Caps style group targets incoming Mississippi migrants. Local warnings to African Americans have not deterred arrivals who fear violence amid alleged plans to burn and sack Kingfisher.
Snow drifts forty feet high trap a passenger train near Tranhoe and strand towns Silverton and Tularedo. provisions are airlifted by sand shoes as rail service stalls. Reports say the Rio Grande line train between Antwaly and Tres Delrin has been snowbound for three days.
A Washington Pension Bureau report covers the week ended February 25. It lists certificates issued across classes, noting all first payments completed and a total of 7700 certificates issued last week under the new pension act of June 8, 1908. Only a portion of certificates are described with the weekly totals.
A dead female body was found on a train arriving in Seville this morning. Authorities search to identify the deceased, with early reports unclear on nationality or background of the victim. The investigation continues as officials release few details.
The Agriculture Department reports March estimates on corn and wheat in farmers hands, merchantable corn value, measured bushel weights, and grain distribution. The 36.0 percent corn reserve trails last year, with 542 million bushels in farm hands and a total supply near 145 million bushels including visible stocks. Consumption, exports, and spring seeding impact the outlook, while wheat holdings lag behind ten-year averages.
March 11. The house agreed to the conference committee's report on the apportionment and state printer's bill. Elder explained his stance on the printing bill and said reformers must back it despite prior treasury raids. Whittington denounced the act as a shameful display and urged house action aligned with party reform efforts.
John Pravkiie Swift, United States minister to Japan, born in Missouri, studied law in California under Frank Pixley. He served as a distinguished lawyer, was elected to the Legislature in 1864 as a Republican, ran for Congress as an Independent, and later held the Republican nomination and election. He accompanied J. B. Angell and William H. Wescott to Peking for the Burlingame treaty efforts. He later ran for governor in 1876.
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