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Newspaper
Lawrence Gazette
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1897
Page
4
The Gazette reports Dickinson county Democrats holding an off year convention as Tom HicuHley resigns Garnett post office duties. Fireworks workers in New Jersey strike after wage promises are refused. Republicans defend Senator Harris amid calls for accountability while miners in Pennsylvania face dire conditions and probe into corruption escalates.
An editorial rallies the Young Republicans to aid the suffering people of India after a devastating disaster. It argues that England’s actions justify U S support and that charity should start at home but extend abroad, noting the need to save lives before pursuing other causes.
The Irish National Alliance leaders in New York predict a new armed uprising in Ireland within a year to secure independence. They claim secret preparations have been ongoing across the United States with prominent Irish nationalists visiting cities. They note the centenary of 1798 as a looming context while warning the English government to expect action next year.
Merits Tennessee April 19 report details the sudden bulge and breach on the Louisiana main levee at Biggs four miles below Delta. A yellow stream emerged, followed by a collapse-creating flood that widened from a dozen feet to fifty yards in thirty minutes. Residents evacuated as water surged toward swampy hinterland and plantations.
James Hunter, long tied to the turf, reportedly took his life after his horse Goldbug lost at Oakland. He watched anxiously, declared he had staked his life on the race, and disappeared after gazing at the horse being led to the stable. Philip Siebenthaler witnessed the moment.
Wheat markets surged with May wheat climbing from 69% to 73% cents per bushel and July catching fire as buying orders hit. The market opened quietly before heavy demand pushed prices up to the top. In other news, A T George, a St Louis grocery drummer, died after aiding customers in a big fire at Slater.
A French foreign office reply to questions on the Tingles DIL tariff measure warns against prohibitive duties on French wines silks and works of art. It notes no current differences with the United States but cites antagonism from some American consuls and questions cooperation on a monetary conference. France remains divided on bimetallism and trade policy.
In Fayetteville Green land Arkansas on April 17 two sons aged 15 and 9 of Mr Iesson killed themselves with strychnine after being left alone. They dressed in their best clothes wrote notes to their parents pinned to the door and went to bed dying before they could be found. The notes spoke of meeting in heaven. In Missouri St Joseph Bar and Axle company reorganizes and plans to reopen its plant employing fifty men to make wagon and tire parts.
The Illinois Steel company received via the Russian minister in Washington a proposal to bid on armor plate for two Russian warships. The contract covers 8,000 tons at an estimated cost of $1,000,000. Baron Courceil may be named as the fifth arbitrator in the Venezuela Britain arbitration.
A deputy clerk in the criminal court, Wallace A. Mason, reportedly swallowed his false teeth during a morning incident in New Orleans on April 19. He died as a result, authorities say.
A Yazoo floodsheet twenty five miles wide and ten miles long threatens levees as water pours over, river at 42.4 feet. Levee forces fight day and night to raise earth and prevent overtopping amid worsening conditions and fears of breaching.
Reports from Washington state that as the rainy season begins in Cuba about 10,000 Spanish troops will be sent home with 30,000 more to follow soon after. The Spanish claim the move shows insurrection is nearly over, while Cuban factions say it stems from exhausted finances and the inability to fund the campaign.
At New Bepronport Massachusetts meeting of creditors of Bennett and Columbia mill corporations it was found that 3 500 000 in notes issued by the two firms had no state return. More than 100 000 was mischarged to plant accounts hiding profit as loss, prompting the vote to place the companies in receivership.
President McKinley and Colonel Bingham will open the White House grounds for Easter egg rolling on April 19. The custom dates back years, with Marine Band tradition noted during prior administrations. The Cleveland era ended the band, but since no order was issued to end it, the music may continue to avoid hindering children’s amusement.
President Cleveland acting as arbiter in an Italian claim against Colombia ruled for Sig. Cerruti awarding £66,000, a decision criticized heavily by Colombian press as he prepared to surrender the office to Mr. McKinley. Baron von Grotthus dies in Montana after a life of notoriety. 179 Chinese to be admitted for Nashville exposition. Oklahoma scandal probe grows. Powell Clayton falls ill in St Louis amid Mexican posting duties.
Advertises Fischer & Son urging travel on the Santa Fe line via Chicago with vestibuled express trains, dining service, and Pullman care. Also reports on wool tariff amendments pushed by Western senators to close Dingley schedule loopholes, and a maritime note about the Senta’s crew rescued after presumed loss.
Sensational arrest unfolds in Golden City Missouri as Benjamin Toler, his son George, and wife are taken into custody on bond set for appearance next Monday. The groom’s family opposed the marriage and the bride, now ill, was allegedly fed tainted dried apples leading to her critical condition. Nearby reports note deaths and other arrests in different cities.
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