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Newspaper
Lamar Register
Location
Lamar, Colorado, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1890
Page
2
A scattered collection of short items cites lobbyists in England, church leaders in Utah, German party opposition to a Bismarck monument, and etiquette on addressing married versus unmarried women. It discusses a labor conference in Berlin, prison reform in Russia, a U S civil service critique, Montreal infrastructure plans, and vaguer political forecasts. It ends with social commentary on appearances and male suitors.
A Wisconsin supreme court judge argues the recent ruling banning Bible readings in public schools only bans it as a special religious tool. He says the Bible can still be used in schools like other books and read to the whole class. This view is labeled legal sophistry by opponents.
Manitou season opens as Bailey Youngson faces trial in Leadville for shooting Matt Duggan. A Denver mill project, Denver opera days, Ascension Day observances, and political trials headline a broad statewide digest. Other items note street tree planting, a fatal freight collision near Rocky Ford, Odd Fellows hall funds, cattle and grass yields, and a Colorado prison inquiry into state funds.
Norwegian navigators cling to Arctic discovery hopes as Pacific debris wash ashore on Greenland. An oilskin trouser pair, marked with a crew member’s name from a vessel wrecked near Behring’s Straits, is cited as evidence that currents could carry items between oceans.
In a May decision the Supreme Court of the United States upheld the Utah dissolution of the Church of Latter Day Saints under the Edmunds anti polygamy law. It ruled Congress could repeal territorial enactments and escheat church assets to the United States, citing the church’s defiance of law and polygamy. Justice Bradley wrote the opinion. Chief Justice Fuller and Justices Field and Lamar dissented.
Boston observes the new anti bar law with bars screened from patrons behind cages and bartenders barred from serving over the barrier. Police specify safeguards and seating rules while liquor is drawn behind the bar. arrests have been made and cases will go to the supreme bench.
A May 18 fire in a Havana hardware store caused a powder barrel to explode, killing twenty two and injuring over a hundred. Four fire chiefs and the Venezuelan consul Senor Francesco Alva were among the dead, with the death toll rising to thirty four as debris removal continued and authorities worked to aid victims.
Henry Varcoe a sorter at the Michigan Gold Mine quit work last Saturday and was to leave for England. A search warrant opened his trunks revealing a quart bottle of fine gold and hundreds of pounds of rich rock worth an estimated $5,000. Varcoe is jailed and admits others were involved in the theft, with thousands of dollars believed stolen already.
The Denver trial ends with acquittals for Captain Rice and Collier & Cleaveland on conspiracy charges. The jury censures state officials for overcharges and neglect in procurement and accounting, urging improved oversight by the Secretary of State and State Auditor and cautions about mispriced state printing and invoices.
Margaret Isabella Blaine daughter of the Secretary of State wed Walter Damrosch of New York at Madison Place. Attended by President and Mrs. Harrison, cabinet officers, Supreme Court members, and diplomatic corps. Newlyweds depart for New York then Europe trip planned. gifts include silver services and diamond jewelry valued in the hundreds of pieces.
An Ohio Storm reports a violent Sunday afternoon cyclone in Wooster’s county counties Congress Canan Chester Milton and Chippewa. It wrecked orchards timber, unroofed homes and barns, and left severe hail damage with eight inch snowlike depths in Congress and Rowsburg. Hundreds of sheep perished. Leadville mining camp meanwhile reports rich ore discoveries and active prospecting.
Specimens from marble deposits found near Las Cruces were sent to a St. Louis expert, returned polished and declared of the finest quality. The belt along the mountains is about two hundred feet wide and extends for miles at the base of the peaks, with the deposits located roughly twelve miles from Las Cruces. Meurer Republicgay.
A broad telegraph roundup reports marriages in progress, railway rate cuts east of Chicago, a Kansas City treasurer’s shortage, and a Presbyterian Assembly session at Saratoga. It notes industrial gains in Chihuahua and Texas coal, a proposed 1.5 cent per pound duty on silver ores, and a railway conductors meeting striking out a no strike clause. Also covered are a Minnesota meat law struck down, a Pennsylvania engineer saving a child, St Etienne ammunition orders, slavery abolition celebrations in Brazil, and unrest at Port Alegre. Milk bribes in New York, Oberammergau preparations, Ashville Assembly stance, Pan American railway survey, and cadetship limits for West Point and Annapolis are mentioned. Rothschild pressure on Pesth, Missouri embezzlement probes, a Dubuque jewel robbery, and a $7,000 loss are reported.
Reports describe Senate and House actions on a silver bill and tariff provisions. Highlights include amendments proposed by Mr Plumb and Mr Dolph, debates over free coinage, a census registration, and a censure incident in the House. Mentioned are the McKinley tariff, tobacco tax, sugar schedules, and miner interests, with discussion of states rights and interstate commerce.
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