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Newspaper
Lawrence Gazette
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1883
Page
6
A box of dynamite was found at the Sultan of Turkey’s residence and the Circassian guard at the palace was exiled. Canada says postal rate reform cannot yet align with the upcoming U S rate change.
The pall-bearers at the funeral of the late Hugh J Hastings of the New York Commercial Advertiser were President Arthur Roscoe Conkling Hugh J Jewett Jay Gould Samuel Sloan General Eckert Jenkins Van Schaick and William G Weed. The remains were taken to Albany for burial.
Ex Postmaster Casey of Atlanta Ga faced the Postmaster General in a recent interview over his removal. He defended himself against Inspector's report charges and urged reinstatement. Postmaster General Gresham told Con ley the case was closed and would not be reconsidered.
A correspondent notes that during the New England veterans visit to the Shenandoah Valley the Winchester citizens militia and Confederate Veteran Association turned out in force to greet the Union veterans. They escorted them to the courthouse where the Mayor welcomed them and officials provided cordial entertainment.
The Dakota Constitutional Convention adopted a section to the corporation article declaring all railroad canal and other transportation companies common carriers. The legislature shall have power to regulate charges for transportation of passengers or freight within the state from one point to another and enforce related controls.
Two Mormon elders had held meetings in Franklin County Ind and stayed with Mr Adams. After they left, Adams' daughter vanished. A search found her hiding spot and that she had joined the Mormon Church and wished to go to Utah. A mob tarred and feathered the elders and warned of lynching upon their return.
At a New York stockholders meeting the Florida Ship Canal and Transit Company directors were authorized to contract construction. Work to start at the earliest possible day. Eastern terminus near St Johns River mouth and canal to cross the peninsula at its narrowest point. Length 136 miles, width 230 feet, depth 30 feet.
A campaign for a new bankrupt law is launched in Washington with circulars sent to commercial bodies seeking their views and urging delegates to a National Convention this winter. New England backs the Lowell bill amid claims a forged petition from 1,200 New York merchants opposed it.
Treasury officials learned from the Brazilian Embassy that Brazil suspected widespread counterfeiting of its currency in the United States. A Senate inquiry yielded no definite data until a Philadelphia den producing South American money was uncovered. Authorities say the gang is likely the one Brazilians cited, with sufficient evidence for conviction.
The text reports that the French public is alarmed and pushing for a quick settlement of Tonquin tensions. It criticizes the Ministry for letting the issue drift and notes a rising demand to convene the Chambers. It adds that war factions seek delay to avoid retreat from tough policy. It contrasts French reluctance with Chinese eagerness to fight.
A Des Moines street car scene with General J B Weaver attacking Rev D R Lucas over a political amendment. Various political conventions nominate governors and officials in New Jersey Maryland and New York. Incendiaries burn Benson Arizona depot and Elmira tannery. Court cases, hunger and weather related incidents, and civil service pay questions are noted along with a St Louis theater shooting and suicide.
Captain Gasstoy of the bark Britania recounts a terrifying coastal wreck near New Foundland on the seventeenth. The crew endured a Monday to Tuesday gale, built a raft, and after multiple washings, only four survivors were rescued by shore boats. Thirteen perished, including the captain’s wife and four children. two of his sons died shortly after rescue.
The Topeka session of the State Temperance Union adopted a platform urging prohibition of intoxicating liquors, opposing constitutional amendments that repeal it, and calling for vigorous enforcement. It condemns law-defying minorities, supports moral suasion for drinkers, and credits Rev. A B Campbell and officials for enforcing existing laws while thanking Bennett and Troutman for their labors.
Secretary Folger warned New York customs to scrutinize all cattle sheep swine and goats entering the United States after reports of rising foot and mouth disease in Great Britain. The New Orleans postmaster was told to follow court orders re lottery mail while awaiting direction. The Odd Fellows refused to remove white from their constitution and will meet in Minneapolis in September 1884.
Details of Patrick O'Donnell's transfer from the steamer Athenian to a London railway depot and Millbank Prison with tight security. Police guarded the landing, quays, and carriage, while crowds watched from a distance. The bow Street hearing set for next week, with Poland prosecuting, as Mrs Carey prepared to testify.
Near Tomb Stone Arizona on September Saturday two riders J B Jones and John Jarvis quarreled at J E Hand ranch. Jones shot Jarvis twice killing him after a heated exchange. Jones fled on Hand’s Horse taking Hand’s hat and rifle as witnesses warn others away.
The thirteenth annual North American Bee-Keepers Association meeting was held with delegates from most honey growing regions. D A Jones of Breeton Ontario chaired. Reports on honey crops covered Illinois poor Michigan half crop Georgia fair Texas good West Texas fair Iowa heavy but dwindling Kentucky above average Colorado average Ohio average Ontario Quebec good Pennsylvania good Florida good
In Savannah Georgia a bewitching upper ten thousand brunette beat a New York traveling salesman who asked for the woman's company. She lured him outside the home, then struck him with a cowhide, leaving him bloodied and fleeing. The assailant’s identity is sought and may lead to more sensational details.
A construction train carrying about one hundred laborers, mostly Italians, wrecked after a hand-car blocked the track at De Witt, six miles east of Strachuse. Twenty-two bodies recovered, multiple serious injuries, and an inquest planned with foreman Haines blamed for the accident.
In Socorro New Mexico on September 19 a fatal gunfight at the Alamo ranch of the Big Four Cattle Company left three men dead. Fowler killed Bill after Pony and Bill drew revolvers. Pony killed McGee then killed himself when faced with capture. Pony Forest had recently arrived from Fort Griffin Texas.
A noon attempt to wreck a Milwaukee Road passenger train failed when a switched lever opened on the line at Rockroad. The train ran off the track, but the engineer halted the engine with air brakes, narrowly avoiding a plunge into the Rock River and saving hundreds of passengers from death.
A circus attache sent a cryptic telegraph claiming Farrell shot and killed Wentworth last night. Wentworth is missing, Mayberry also missing, and a tense crowd gathers as investigators search for answers. Authorities pursue leads in a case shrouded in secrecy and danger.
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