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Newspaper
Lamar Register
Location
Lamar, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1890
Page
2
A collage of satirical notes on exploration crews, agnosticism, authorship, and legal reform. It mocks Stanley and public perception, laments venue changes in trials, jokes about Saturday washday in Congress, and touches on irrigation history and the value of newspaper advertising over handbills.
Government distributes sugar beet seeds nationwide amid rising interest in sugar production from beets. The piece notes beets could become a major future industry and entice farmers to devote more land to the crop, reflecting optimism about agricultural diversification.
State notes from Colorado recount diverse events including Fourth of July plans for Leadville, alfalfa harvests at Rocky Ford, and 1812 students in Colorado Springs. Reports cover railroad rate restoration, Pike's Peak cold snap, Lincoln County lawsuits, Denver building permits, and pardons for two prisoners.
About 100 New York City importers led by J. M. Constable appeared before the Senate finance committee to oppose the McKinley tariff bill. The hearing drew a large crowd, with delegates from New York Chicago Philadelphia Boston and other centers voicing concerns that higher duties favor manufacturers over importers and hurt the poor.
In Richmond, ex-Confederate officers debated opposing a New York funded Grant monument. A New York rep pledged 20,000 from Flower’s resolution, while a plan to raise 50,000 from Southern men emerged, with pledges to back a September subscription if New York fails. The group boasted substantial means.
A violent storm swept New York last night and into morning with widespread floods lightning and high winds. Reports say several lives were lost and multiple buildings were struck and burned across the city area. Eyewitness accounts describe damaged homes and fires from the intense weather front.
A roundup of items includes General Booth’s Salvation Navy in Paris, smuggling cases and a murder trial in Paris Texas, political speeches in the Senate, storms causing deaths near Sioux Falls, and a failed coinage bill. Reports note a large turnout at Cambridge University and Depew’s Chicago World’s Fair talk, plus indictments, labor troubles, and military posts. Other items describe railway accidents, ship and canal projects, and a Salt Lake District Court habeas ruling involving the Stringham sisters.
The Senate debates the silver bill and free coinage, with Teller and Hoar urging currency expansion via silver, while McKinley and other Republicans push caution. The House advances related measures, including a substitute bill on silver purchases and treasury note issues, and votes on procedural steps as public and private debts loom.
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