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Newspaper
Lamar Register
Location
Lamar, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1890
Page
2
In LaMar Colorado a column surveys Egyptian wooden balls, insect eyes, and a cascade of topics from silver certificates to marriage likenesses. It riffs on German cures, deadly pitchfork accidents, artificial celluloid eyes, women in the workforce, rail travel, bee stings, dynamite in war, and the culture of lottery fever.
Reports from Colorado include a Pueblo ticket office robbery of 150 dollars, Fort Collins receiving 15000 from the federal government, Denver real estate totaling 50 million in nine months, and a strong Leadville mine output. Also noted are court rulings on Sunday drills, a new Del Norte Masonic Temple dedication, and various local accidents and crimes.
The New York Custom House endured intense crowds of importers and brokers as ships neared, demanding entry under the new law. Collector Erhardt extended hours, sought guidance from Washington, and kept the doors open until midnight as vessels like the City of Chicago and Etruria arrived with tobacco and silk goods. Receipts reached 1,154,553 dollars, the second-highest since the war.
Mark Kerr of the United States topo graphical party returns from Alaska with findings for scientists and government. They chart a lower height for Mount St Elias, confirm the crest lies in American territory, and describe Lucia glacier, Blossom Island, and a behind range with peaks around 12 000 feet. The party endured storms and hardships near Yakutat Bay and Lucia glacier.
A major explosion at the Dupont powder works near Wilmington on the Brandywine destroys the upper yard including seven or eight rolling mills and a refinery. At least six to ten dead and many wounded. Rockland village and surrounding areas report widespread destruction and missing workers. Total losses exceed $500,000 with shock felt across Philadelphia and nearby towns.
President Harrison travels the West amid hearty crowds at each stop. In Washington Indiana an elderly man proclaims affinity with Harrison and recalls voting for both grandfathers, prompting laughter as the president affirms continued friendly ties with old supporters.
The marriage of William Dwight Wiman son of Erastus Wiman of New York and Anna Deere daughter of Charles P Deere of Moline was held at Moline Congregational Church with Rev. C L Morgan officiating. Guests from Chicago and New York attended and a lavish reception followed at the Deere mansion. Wiman is an electrical engineer educated at Edison and will reside in Chicago with his bride.
Oct 1 reports from Santa Fe show New Mexico’s vote against adopting the state constitution by roughly 2000 statewide, with clergy saying their stance was non political and aimed at what they viewed as best for the people overall.
Charles Williams, longtime boot black at the railroad station in Brinccroft Connecticut, inherits a 196 acre farm in Savannah Georgia after his father's death. Fifty acres sold for 20000 dollars. the remainder is offered at 0 dollars but refused. He plans to continue bootblacking to provide for his two children, noting his wife is Yankee and fears disease if he moves south.
Rev. John D. Kauffman known as the sleeping preacher held a two hour trance at the home of Nicholas Summner near the gap. Hundreds from miles around attended as he lay motionless then preached while unconscious and later prayed in an unfamiliar language before rising and continuing his sermon.
The Houston and Texas Central railway faces a looming walkout as colored switchmen are demanded to be replaced by white workers. Foremen struck after the demand, Grand Master Wilkinson is in Houston to settle the dispute, with big strikes anticipated across Huntington system lines including Southern Pacific. Merchants fear heavy losses during peak cotton season.
The As per Times reports a dramatic strike at the J C Johnson mine owned by Standard Mining Company. Twelve feet of solid lead ore with 1460 ounces silver per ton in the richest streak, plus other veins showing 467 ounces and seven ounces per ton silver in different sections, with lead content varying across ore.
Washington report by Commissioner Raum tallies end of year figures for Army and Navy pensioners including widows and dependents, plus 64 637 original claims. First payments in 1890 reached 32 478 041 dollars as claims rose sharply. Office workload peaked with 82 000 daily mails as claims soared.
In Guthrie Oklahoma a legislative fight over the capital location intensified as armed supporters from Oklahoma City and Guthrie filled the House. Speaker Daniels, exhausted from the prior day’s clashes, could not preside. A motion to eject armed men failed 20 to 3 and the capital vote was postponed.
The Dillon O'Brien case faced a continued hearing and a courtroom uproar as a policeman testified about overhearing talks in a church vestry. Adjourments followed amid defense objections and clashes with the magistrate, with police outside and no riot. In Washington, a postal circular guides postmasters on handling anti lottery laws, including sealed letters, unmailable lottery ads, and enforcement across foreign mail.
Immigrant officials in New York used moral persuasion on thirty two young Mormons who arrived on the Wyoming to deter them from joining the Mormon faith. Female missionaries from the Emigrant Girls Home spoke with the group, including spokeswoman Karen Sylvestereen who admitted willingness to take multiple wives under Mormon practice.
A garbled bulletin lists disparate events from North Dakota to Mexico, including a business robbery in Missouri, a train birth in Texas, polygamy talks in Mormon circles, a Chicago airship venture, tax and trade notes, and Alaska governor Knapp criticizing whisky laws. It also cites violent incidents and police alerts tied to “Jack the Ripper” style warnings, with broader notes on rail rates, exports, and census data.
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