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Newspaper
Lamar Register
Location
Lamar, Colorado, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1896
Page
2
The Register notes John W. Riddle United States charge d affaires at Constantinople effectively protested Turkish move to expel American missionaries. He threatened to sever relations unless orders were rescinded, and the order backed down.
The piece notes a California tale alleging a kidnapping plot against Cornelius Vanderbilt for ransom. Only George E. Gard, former U S marshal and the detective, claims knowledge of the story. Gard led the California delegation to the 1889 national encampment, serving as department commander.
The bill moves toward temperance by allowing local option in all towns with licenses set by population. In towns under 1200, $100. 1200 to 5000, $200. larger cities $800. It will likely reduce saloon numbers, though saloon interests oppose it.
Figures presented at the nineteenth annual meeting of the Chamber of Shipping of the United Kingdom in London show the 1895 total trade including exports imports and transit goods reached 83 153 000 tons an increase of 495 465 tons from 1894 Transit goods held the 1895 record Net register tonnage moved by year end stood at 7 643 108 tons with 2 163 227 sail and 5 479 881 steam vessels compared with 1894 a later year saw 67 steam vessels added and 111 921 tons increased while sailing tonnage fell by 127 763 tons
The president has named a commission from the National Academy of Sciences to examine public domain forests and reforestation. Members include Charles Sargent Alexander Agassiz Henry L Abbott William H Brewer and Gifford Pinchot. The group will also tackle fire prevention as a major ongoing issue.
I N Stevens, Colorado national committee member, issues a call for a Denver convention on June 5 to elect seventy delegates to the national convention in St Louis on July 22. The document outlines the silver platform, pledges, and county representation across Colorado with a mass meeting planned for June 72 and urging newspaper publication of the call.
Cleveland May 18 Bishop Newman presided as ninth ballot for bishops was taken at the M. E. conference. Total votes 500 with 34 needed. Leaders McCabe 238 Cranston 236 Buttz 218 Hamilton 159 Neely 57 Bowen 17. No choice. Tenth ballot Cranston 259 McCabe 223 Buttz 113 Hamilton 180 Neely 81 Bowen 12. 341 needed for selection.
The czar and czarina with infant daughter Grand Duchess Olga Nicolaievana leave St. Petersburg for Moscow. A large suite and the imperial household accompany them. Coronation ceremonies and related fetes will occupy time from now until June 7 when the event is fixed to occur.
The imperial procession travels toward St Peters burg with trade halted along the line before the train crosses. The czar and czarina reach Petrovsky palace outside Moscow ahead of a May 21 coronation spectacle. A double guard of soldiers maintains order on the 400 mile stretch to Moscow as celebrations begin.
A May sea gale battered the Niagara fruit belt causing major damage to apples pears and plums while peaches suffered less. Orchard trees lost branches and fruit clusters were torn but no frost occurred. Workers had hoped for a large crop despite the loss of roughly half the apple and pear crops.
A Berlin physician gave the antidiphtheritic serum to a household servant showing diphtheria symptoms to prevent the child from contracting the disease. The child died minutes later from apparently nervous shock, prompting theories among German and French doctors. U S commercial agent Mord reported the incident to the State Department, noting opinions that the serum can be dangerous when given to healthy people for prevention.
J N Stevens a state committeeman calls a state convention in Denver on June 25 at 10 a m to elect 40 delegates to the National Silver convention at St Louis July 2. County conventions will select delegates June 22. Eligibility requires signing a pledge to support no presidential candidate who is not unequivocally in favor of the 16 to 1 silver coinage ratio. State headquarters opened in the Mack block for information.
London May 15 The correspondent of the Daily Telegraph at Moscow anticipates that after the coronation of the czar an edict will be issued abolishing corporal punishment. thousands of exiles in Siberia would be proclaimed free from punishment.
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