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Newspaper
Lanark Gazette
Location
Lanark, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1895
Page
6
President Cleveland announces a coordinated bond arrangement to raise gold for the U S treasury and restore the gold reserve. The deal funds coin purchases abroad with 4 percent coin bonds and offers optional substitution with 3 percent gold bonds if Congress acts.
The country endures a severe blizzard on the seventh with high Atlantic waves and freezing temperatures from Washington to the Gulf Coast. Reports show 8 above in D C and 40 degree drops along the Gulf, while storms in Britain worsen railways and a tidal wave devastates Atlantic shores including Cape Breton and New England ports.
In Brooklyn on February 6 a crowd of about 2,000 gathered before city hall to press for relief from trolley hardships. Mayor Schieren upheld a prior proclamation. police cleared the square while leaders petitioned. Aldermen voted 10 to 8 to revoke licenses for the Brooklyn City and Atlantic Avenue trolley lines. On February 9, Mayor Schieren vetoed the aldermen’s resolution revoking the Brooklyn Heights Railroad and Atlantic Avenue Railroad licenses.
Aveusta Maine February 41 Hon John L Stevens ex minister to Hawaii died at his home at 4 oclock Friday morning of valvular heart disease He was noted for diplomatic ability and for calling marines from the Boston during Hawaii’s provisional government transition The Debs case opens with moves to dismiss some defendants and judges to consider others with the American Railway union directors under review
Warrimoo brings three exiles from Hawaii including J Cranston A Mauler and J B Johnston. Cranston will seek American help over expulsion while Liliuokalani faces treason charges with a likely guilty plea. Military commission sentences range from death to five years and fines as U S. Samoa dawns.
A Times dispatch from Peking says full peace powers have been telegraphed to Chinese envoys to renew negotiations with Japan. The envoys are at Nagasaki after Japan refused to treat without plenary authority. Montreal reports at Toronto board of trade the last year was disastrous for the confederation.
A collection of measurements and records noting Atlantic depth averages Boston and Chicago area sizes, the District of Columbia boundary change, Franklin’s Gulf Stream map, a large tomato claim from Abbott Nebraska, 1890 census state populations, and leading world cities by population with Paris New York Canton Berlin Tokio and Vienna in order.
The Senate voted 46 to 4 to begin a cable from the Pacific coast to Hawaii. A $900,000 amendment funds starting work and authorizes the president to contract the entire project estimated at 3 million dollars. Debates split along Hawaii policy lines with six Democrats voting with Republicans for the cable. Wettigrew joined one Republican in opposition.
Berni Feb 1 The cold in Germany last week has been extreme with official readings at 20 degrees below zero Fahrenheit in several regions. The Rhine Neckar and Main rivers are frozen over for long stretches and the southern Cattegai area is also icebound. Heavy snow drifts halt traffic in the Eifel mountains and Rhineland with snow up to six feet deep. Widespread misery reported as many people are freezing in corn districts near Berlin. Rail traffic is heavily disrupted. In Altkirch Alsace wolves, driven by the cold, are seen in villages seeking food, with similar reports in other provinces.
News from Aunpsorr I T reports a blaze last Wednesday near Tucker's farm 16 miles southwest of town. A farmer Tucker his wife and four children died in the fire and police soon arrested Tucker's son in law amid rumors of foul play and prior dispute.
Crowds gathered at the White Star dock to see the Teutonic and her crew work on the shipshape appearance of the Abandoned dosie Reeves. Ice and snow obstructed the bow as nine seamen were rescued from the schooner Josie Reeves after a brutal voyage. Fate of the abandoned Heeves remains unknown.
Grand Rapids, Mich February 11 Mrs Isaac M Turner spoke at her husband funeral after the formal services led by Rev Allen F Gould of Chicago and Rev Dr Campbell Fair. She stood beside the coffin and praised the deceased for about half an hour, moving many attendees to tears.
Wasiixerox February 21 The bill appropriating 10000 for immediate relief of the District of Columbian poor demonstrates Congress action when dispatch is imperative. Introduced in the senate after noon Friday, printed copy returned from government printing office, passed by the house, ready for presidential signature by 3 PM.
A collage of quotes from multiple papers features humorous exchanges about commencements income bonds and jokes. The Washington Star notes a worker avoiding strikes while others discuss bonds, jokes, and casual chats across Detroit New York Pittsburg and other locales.
President forwards telegrams from Minister Willis and Secretary Gresham detailing a serious crisis in Hawaii. Dispatches describe trials, sentences including death and life terms, and pleas for clemency while noting mob threats and calls for due process.
Dun and Co reports no price gains for manufactured products amid weak demand while iron and steel slip. Farm prices hold steady though wheat edges up and corn receipts stay light. Cotton prices flat despite large seasonally high receipts, and cotton goods trade remains subdued abroad. January failures total 15.1 million liabilities in manufacturing down from 29.9 million year over year, with a sharp drop in manufacturing failures. Lindstreet’s notes severe weather and snow limit orders but spur purchases of seasonal goods as broader trade stays largely unchanged amid railroad and storm delays.
J K Cumberland hanged at 11 am in Fort Mapisoxm Alabama. Eugene Byars hanged in Birmingham for murdering and robbing his cousin Sergeant Eugene Walker on a route from Fort Niobrara Nebraska to Eldridge Alabama with $1000. Jacob Williams colored hanged in Augusta Georgia for killing Policeman Sluray.
A Young express train on the Pennsylvania railroad derailed near Greensburg Pennsylvania. The engine and attached cars halted on a 200 foot precipice after a jump from the track but remained coupled preventing a catastrophe.
A customs note lists two cups exchanged at a Japanese banquet. The Swiss government earned about 1 million dollars last year from a spirits monopoly. Paris has 105 post offices with pneumatic tubes except one. A physicist’s cold, not nature, is described as unthinkable and unseeable. A lab reports 424 degrees below zero. Amos Markham of Memphis has moved fifteen times since 1860 and fathered twelve children in as many states. A French publisher issues an eighty page volume smaller than a two cent stamp about Pennault Little Hop o My Thumb. A Atlantic steamship singer notes women are cooler and more composed than men in sea disasters.
The Cosmos account describes a July 22 1914 lightning discharge over Niort France leaving a clear electrical trail. The arc followed a roof pipe hinges and a wall paint change shows the path with a divergent and compressed branch pattern. The event is discussed with hypotheses on discharge paths and metal conductors.
A Popular Science description shows a cylindrical lamp chimney with two corks and a string setup. By suspending a weight on one string and letting the corks move, air pressure changes allow the corks to support increasing weights until water adds further load, illustrating air pressure and gravity.
A historical note explains the helkto graph duplicating process using a gelatine pad to transfer ink to paper, once patented in the U S and now public property. The piece cites patent terms, foreign predecessors, and the method to prepare the pad, with humorous and miscellaneous quotes interspersed.
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