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Newspaper
Lawrence Gazette
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1883
Page
6
Current commentary notes that Japan has declined the French Ambassador at Shanghai's proposal to form an alliance against China. The remark frames the stance as a cautious and independent policy move amid regional tensions.
The Spanish cabinet approved in principle a Franco project to build two tunnels beneath the Straits of Gibraltar. The move signals cooperation with France on a major engineering effort that would connect Europe and Africa via rail and road links.
When the Civil Service Act took effect it found only one open clerical position in Washington departments to fill. Officials claimed matters had been effectively fixed beforehand.
On September 1 Mexico will cut domestic letter postage from twenty five to ten cents. The move is large though outsiders think more improvement is possible. Mexico is about fifty years behind the United States in cheap postage.
The Navy plans a new officer uniform after a committee recommendation and secretary of the navy order. The old salts show indifference, while Washington society types, with little to do, are deeply stirred by the proposal.
The Board of Civil Service Examiners reported that 17 of 48 candidates passed the June 19 test. Miss Annie M. Gulick of New Orleans led the list and was appointed record clerk in the money order division, the sole vacancy in the force, as the first appointee under the new civil service system.
R C Mitchell owner of the Duluth Tribune and recently named Receiver of the Land Office was arrested by the U S Marshal on fraud charges tied to preemption schemes dating a year back with H L Gordon once Land Office registrar at St Cloud Minnesota. Rivalries for public favor were blamed for the arrest.
Dr G W Loucrt a Bellevue Pittsburg Pa physician known for two years was engaged to Miss Seitz. He recently ended the engagement provoking a confrontation with the young woman's big brother who occupied with him. The suitor Scitz then borrowed a revolver and fired multiple shots at the doctor, believed to be fatally wounded.
The State Central Republican Committee of Virginia met in Richmond and elected John T. Dezendorf chairman, with J Cochran as vice after resignation. It adopted resolutions endorsing Dezendorf, condemning the national administration for opposing the Republican candidate, and praising Blaine as Virginia Republicans’ choice for president.
Reports show cholera has been found in England, prompting grave concern among Government leaders. Extraordinary measures will be taken to prevent its entry via European emigration. Quarantine duties lie mainly with the State, but Marine Hospital Service has 100000 dollars allocated, and Dr. Hamilton will oversee precautions to stop a foothold in the country.
A charter has been issued and a Chicago company formed to transport passengers and freight through the air. Two million dollars in capital stock, with shares at two hundred dollars each, and plans to manufacture a “monster machine” based on the Hartford model tested two years ago, aiming to advance serial navigation despite cautious inventors.
The piece notes Democrats and Republicans in Hinds County Miss could not agree on fusion and will run straight tickets, with Independents also fielding a slate. It mentions various national events including a court martial dismissal, Irish election unrest, and other scattered items.
Kansas officials ruled the five dollar per car switching fee between Missouri Pacific and the Kansas City Fort Scott Gulf line excessive. They set a two dollar maximum and held the railways must supply transfer facilities without penalizing shippers. They also limited a two cent per hundredweight surcharge for grain shipments to elevators, favoring standard loading methods and permitting demurrage-based detention charges instead. The decisions aim to reduce shipper burdens while preserving railway facilities and flow of freight.
The June report shows Kansas population at 1 028 177, up 58 488 from prior year, with 14 western counties shrinking amid crop failures. eastern counties rise steadily. Also notes St Louis and Topeka Railroad Company charter filed with $500 000 capital to build Ottawa to Topeka line, and Carolina Island solar eclipse observers reporting perfect weather and a successful observation aiding sun distance estimates for fuel planning.
Five Cornel University graduates plan to pursue journalism as a profession. They expect to know more about the field in five years than they do today, according to A Hochesy of the Democrat.
The Telegraphers strike spreads nationwide as about eight thousand Brotherhood of Telegraphers members quit their posts. In Washington and major branches from New York to Milwaukee, operators walk off at noon Washington time, leaving offices guarded and operations slowed or suspended. Reports describe orderly actions, mixed emotions, and a wave of sympathy as centers like Chicago, Cincinnati, and Pittsburgh gather in marches and meetings to support the action.
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