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Newspaper
Lawrence Gazette
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1883
Page
6
George Weldner, a fireman on the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern line, has fallen heir to $320,000 after his uncle's death. Reports say the coronation of the Czar may be postponed. Police believe Nihilists threaten to disrupt the ceremony unless liberal reforms are granted.
Planters in Arkansas and Mississippi complain of buffalo gnats depredations. In one county in Mississippi over one hundred mules and other stock died in a few days from the pests' attacks.
Twe Irish members of the Commons on the Ministerial Benches will make a united representation to the English Government, outlining the urgent need to address Ireland's distress caused by an inadequate food supply.
Featherstone, held on conspiracy to murder charges in Ireland, writes to the American Minister Lowell asserting his innocence and American identity. He says he seeks protection of the American Government. The Philadelphia Society to Protect Children from Cruelty mails a circular to factories and mines urging enforcement of child labor laws and asking proprietors to cooperate.
The seed department of the Agricultural Bureau reports a low seed supply after months of heavy drain from all regions. Garden and flower seeds are scarce, with only a light stock on hand. A new selection and a new store are planned for the fall.
Rev Cons Strex pastor of Messiah Evangelical Church in Pittsburgh Pa is contemplating vacation of the pulpit for the stage and will likely debut in May in Pittsburgh for the Newsboys Relief. Strek is described as a fine scholar and capable elocutionist with notable histrionic ability.
The Potters Association of Trenton New Jersey adopts a resolution declaring no rate increases during the new tariff law and promises prices to consumers will be lower over the next five years than any five year period in the last century, provided the law remains in effect.
Information from Washington indicates twenty two deserters last pay day from the Second Cavalry and Fifth Infantry in Montana. Twice that number is expected in May when weather aids in leaving a trail. The Army and Navy Herald cites growing desertions and suggests officers tyranny as the main cause, with soldiers saying enlisted men are treated as a lower order.
An insurance paper estimates that fires in the United States and Canada in 1882 caused more than 90 million dollars in losses over the year, excluding under 100 dollars. It notes 25 million dollars yearly for fire departments and 60 million for insurance payments, totaling about 175 million dollars annually. This fire destruction is described as a heavy tax, about fifteen percent of each person's income.
A large crowd followed the prisoners to the London Police Court as they were taken for trial. Police lined the route while the defendants appeared calm. Poland opened for the prosecution, declaring substantial evidence shows a conspiracy tied to explosive plots and a Birmingham dynamite factory, with some accused coming from the United States to aid the scheme.
Juper Gresham becomes Postmaster General and Secretary Folger mulls a commission to probe Supervising Architect Hill. London praise for Admiral Nichols ties to American Irish politics. Judge Miller sues ex Senator Dorsey for 10000 over an assualt. Peter Cooper leaves 1 million to Cooper Union with rest to son and daughter. Georgia Democratic Convention at Atlanta ends with Henry D McDaniel nominated by acclamation. Bacon and Boynton withdraw. Republicans stay out.
Jepae Naraan Price of Doniphan County is found dead in his locked office after complaints of distress and a note about poisoning mice. An elderly Pottawatomie widow is murdered for her cash, her cabin burned with clues of a fatal ax attack. A bill for army tents vanishes in the legislature, prompting blame. Ministerial notes cover association meetings and land fraud probes in western Kansas. Police and public notices, pension grants, and rising brick production round out the week.
The essay lauds Thomas Jefferson as a master spirit shaping a formative era, foreseeing America’s civil polity and the future of the Caucasian race. It praises his liberty ideals grounded in the Declaration, notes enduring fame, and acknowledges critics while predicting history will elevate him among great world figures.
The Ohio Radicals seek a candidate amid endless contenders, eyeing Rutherford B. Hayes as a potential figure though the piece lampoons his past and mocks electoral scheming. It also cites the Sherman Courier on Chickasaw parole at executions, and a New York boy seeking a guardian to sue for divorce from a compelled marriage.
A Washington Post editorial condemns President Arthur for using the Administration to back Mahoneism in Virginia. It argues the President meddled in state politics, undermining free conventions, elections, and legislatures, and calls the action an improper abuse of federal power. The piece cites federal officers campaigning, salaries funneled to the Hubbell committee, and claims the populace will reject such coercive influence. It concludes the Administration will not control Virginia's next election.
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