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Newspaper
Lawrence Gazette
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1884
Page
6
The Waltham Massachusetts watch factory cut wages once more, sparking widespread employee dissatisfaction and unrest among workers amid ongoing cost pressures and labor tensions.
General Sherman is quoted as saying he would sooner go to the penitentiary than to the White House, underscoring his harsh view of the presidency and politics in the era.
Reports state Queen Victoria remains in good health though she cannot stand for more than a few minutes at a time, affecting her mobility and daily routine. The note indicates no other serious illness and emphasizes conservative care and rest.
It is estimated that during the past year fully one thousand Chinamen have crossed over from British Columbia into the United States.
Senator Allison was recently re elected by the Iowa Legislature receiving the unanimous vote of the Republicans in both chambers.
Reports say Christians were massacred at Khartoum as King John allegedly offered asylum in Abyssinia for Khartoum officials and foreign consuls. The details remain unconfirmed.
St Petersburg police are described as combing cellars basements and alleys to uncover Nihilist activity. Officers inspect boxes and hidden spaces as part of an ongoing crackdown.
The Panis community is described as housing about a quarter of a million destitute people. Mechanics reportedly pawned tools to buy food, leaving many with no work if they had tools and no tools if they had work.
Two young Brazilian men in New York planned to travel to Canada for a duel. A young woman alerted police, and authorities barred their trip to the country to prevent bloodshed on Canadian soil.
The House Committee on Post offices and Post roads approved a favorable report on a bill to fix postage at one cent for three ounces on newspapers and periodicals sent by readers other than publishers or news agents.
Henry Johnson of Iron County Missouri aged thirty marries Charlotte Cooper aged one hundred three. The bride’s descendants to the fourth generation attend the wedding and there are great grandchildren present older than the groom.
DELL As HercorT admitted at Chardon Ohio that he Ira Bidlake and his wife killed and robbed Mrs. Robinson an eighty year old woman living with her imbecile son in her home at Mungen thirteen years ago. The case had remained a long standing mystery.
The chairman of the House Committee on Public Lands told a correspondent that the committee report on railroad land grants would contain "some mighty interesting reading" and that in the next three months twenty million acres of railroad lands will certainly be declared forfeited to the Government and open to public entry.
Frep Dovetass, a well known colored leader, married Helen M Pitts a white Avon New York woman in a private ceremony in Washington. Only two witnesses attended. His first wife died about a year ago. The bride is thirty five and was a copyist in his office when he was Marshal of the District. Douglass is about seventy three with a daughter aged as old as his wife.
An examination of the late United States Marshal Hall’s accounts reveals about 150000 dollars missing. The office ran loosely, a dishonest deputy attempted blackmail after the shortage appeared. Hall refused to be bled. The examiner notes Hall was greatly affected, feared for self harm, and a watch was placed to avert a possible tragedy.
William D. Ringo of Newport Kentucky dies at seventy two after adopting six orphan children aged three to five. He left his fortune of over half a million dollars to the children by will. He was eccentric and methodical, with a lifelong drinking habit spent nights at a single bar, and kept a two—mer that managed his property while intoxicated.
In a week of floor action the Senate advanced Alaska civil government provisions and other measures while debating federal land grants and Indian affairs. The House passed the Greeley relief bill and approved a tax rebate for tobacco. Separate brief items covered a Crested Butte mine tragedy, a Fort Smith school land grant, and transportation incidents. The era's legislative docket also included a national text book proposal and various rail and labor questions.
Samuel Glover a noted St Louis attorney and citizen died aged 71. Joan Frazer a Liverpool lumber merchant recently arrived in New York was found frozen to death. Kentucky Legislature deadlocked over U S Senate election with Williams leading Blackburn close behind. Virginia Senate passed a resolution asking Senator Mahone to resign by 23 to 10.
The House Committee on Indian Affairs agreed to favorably report the Wel born bill granting a right of way through the Indian Territory to the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railroad. Reports of several murders, strikes, accidents and a mine explosion accompany this late news roundup from across the country.
A Washington dispatch reports Elder Caine and Mormon leaders claiming charges against Governor Murray. The Stillwater State Prison burned, all inmates saved under guard, with losses around 500000. Railway cost-cutting orders affect Gould lines in Texas, while on Coal Valley WV a drunk man’s confrontation ends in a fatal shooting by four others. House debates the John Porter bill as Senate activity stalls. Rumors swirl about Keifer and aides, plus an Army medical post slated for abolition.
Kansas State News reports the Missouri Pacific ruling on coal shipment discrimination and car supply between Leavenworth and Atchison. Judges found no price edge for Rich Hill coal and noted car shortages. public need for sufficient rolling stock remains critical and that railways must meet demand. Commissioner Turner urged ensuring adequate cars for all roads and public needs.
The Fort Scott Convention to nominate a Second District candidate met on the 22nd with full district representation. After initial committees and resolutions, Riggs was nominated for Congress by a formal ballot and made the unanimous choice.
In Parsons the frame house of Terrill Perkins burned while the family, except two young children, were away. An infant of about nine months died in the blaze before aid arrived. Also notes a swindling scheme where a person impersonates an officer to collect dog taxes. A report mentions the Missouri Pacific Road planning a Kansas River bridge near Arm Iron.
A massive blast at the Colorado Coal and Iron mine near Crested Buttes traps fifty seven workers, with fifty five bodies identified and two unaccounted for. Rescue efforts surge as townspeople mourn and officials note persistent dangers of a fire damp mine.
Divers reported the City of Columbus wreck at Falmouth with all decks broken and only debris remaining. No bodies found in the hold or steerage as a gale and shore wreckage threaten additional discoveries and sand-eel claims loom over recovery efforts.
Chicago January 24. Four weeks after Herman Koerstein was arrested for embezzlement in Bromberg, Prussia an official from the German Government arrived with extradition papers. A deputy sheriff prepared to transfer him when Koerstein drank what looked like water and collapsed. He whispered that he was sick and then died within twenty minutes, the poison identified as cyanide potassium.
An express train on the Toledo Cincinnati St Louis line leaped off a five year old trestle near Beavertown as a wheel broke, plunging 25 feet. The wreck injured engineer Henderson, messenger Marsh, conductor Miller and others, with 15,000 dollars in damage and several passengers hurt or uninjured. Relief crews aided victims at a nearby farmhouse.
The January 22 gathering in Kansas City drew 120 delegates from twenty states with prominent visitors. Officers present included Parker Earle, Wm. H. Ragan, J. C. Evans and vice presidents ex-Governor Furnas and others. Papers discussed covered tree circulation, sap, and small fruits, with notable fruit displays from Missouri, Nebraska, and Iowa crowds.
In Pittsburgh on January 2 the Nutt case ended with a not guilty verdict by a jury after a dramatic court session. Judge Stowe praised restraint as the crowd erupted with cheers of acquittal outside the courtroom. Nutt was moved to prison for mental evaluation, with a potential discharge anticipated after tomorrow’s hearing. Experts will assess his sanity to determine if he should be kept under supervision.
Rich MonoD Va January 2 A former employee’s letter to the Senate accuses Virginia Penitentiary officials of neglect and careless care for sick convicts. It cites an Italian inmate serving a life term for attempted wife murder who fell ill after eating undercooked peas and died after restraints. The committee will investigate.
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