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Newspaper
Lawrence Weekly Journal
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1889
Page
1
Anagasas City April 17 Captain Hayes announces cavalry guards border crossing into the Cherokee Strip will open after midnight Thursday. Prospectors expect a rush as many plan to move tonight and tomorrow, with scattered entries along miles of the border.
Reports from Arkansas City Kansas indicate heavy rains caused rivers to rise rapidly in the Indian Territory. Fording large streams may become extremely dangerous and delay the Homeseekers progress toward Oklahoma.
Telegraph from Caldwell Kansas reports a crowded border scene with soldiers guiding a march toward homesteads in the Cherokee Outlet. Settlers, cattlemen, and boomers expect conflicts or cooperation as streams remain high and military authority shifts to civilian marshals after Monday.
Commissioner Stockslager releases a public letter to D. D. Halstead at Parcell, Indian Territory, addressing five questions about Oklahoma homestead land. The note explains that answering hypothetical queries is unusual but provides context on the anomalous land conditions and references the dated memorandum from the 15th.
The document explains two entry methods for homestead claims: entry at the district land office with six months to establish residence, or actual settlement with acts indicating intent, followed by three months to file a record. It notes that priority goes to the earlier settlement or entry, with simultaneous claims decided by equities or bidding. It cites the 1889 act forbidding occupancy before open settlement and mentions enforcement directives.
CampWELL Okla April 17 The Oklahoma excitement is at its height with dense streets and crowds. About five hundred wagons arrived today and more expected tomorrow. A town-site company departs Friday for Lisbon with at least five hundred men. Rock Island stage line with 160 horses and 45 staves moves to Pond Creek to prepare for the rush. Capt Woodson 5th Cavalry vows to inspect outfits for liquor and will halt any camper bringing alcohol. A bank is organized by prominent capitalists to open on the 22d at Lisbon.
In Wellincoy Kas 500 boomers outfits moved toward Oklahoma this morning. Wagons and teams were top quality and occupants described Oklahoma as a land of plenty. A Wellington Oklahoma colony of about fifty, led by H. F. Landes, departs today.
The post office department moves to erect two new Oklahoma post offices at Kingfisher and Guthrie. Inspectors survey proposed mail routes into and within the state as several northbound and southbound mail services are set to begin.
From all Directions. Kansas City April 17 As the day for the opening of the Oklahoma lands draws nigh the capacity of the Union depot in this city is taxed more and more every day. Settlers come from all over the country. Arrivals are about evenly divided between the Santa Fe and Rock Island which reach the eastern and western land offices respectively.
The Oklahoma Times will launch in Oklahoma City on the 22d from A. C. and W. W. Scott, formerly of this paper. It will be a republican paper printed from a complete steam plant, with its first issue to be circulated in Kas. and surrounding areas.
A Caldwell man will operate a hotel in a big tent at Lisbon. Applicants for town sites must file a plot of the proposed site. The tide seems to have turned from Arkansas City to Caldwell. Each and every man will have an equal chance before the law.
A late night wind and rain storm struck Sumner county with 50 minutes of destruction. In Rome and near Wellington trees were stripped and crops damaged. Homes unroofed, barns blown apart, and a fatal accident occurred when a timbers struck Mr. Hacker as his family escaped. Neighbors aided the distressed widow and children as the county took custody of the body.
Coroner investigated a white male corpse found in Fourche bayou five miles south of Littl e Rock near the Valley Route bridge. The body showed at least a month in water with no facial details, wearing black corkscrew cloth and blue overalls, carrying 332 in coin a $300 draft from Sherman County Bank Goodland Kansas in favor of F B Stone, a ticket from Malvern to Little Rock, a New Richmond hotel card, and a Kansas City Union Depot baggage check. Magistrate E A Fulton recalls a man leaping from the bridge weeks earlier. the body was buried on the riverbank.
In Minneapolis on April 17 the Street Car company began operation with 75 hires, assigned to three lines and guarded by police. Crowds jeered the new workers. about a third of them quit. By noon doubts rose on available staff, but by 6 pm cars ran with continued tensions and no new disturbances.
Workers cut down poles and wires on Broadway above Fourteenth Street after rain slowed public watch of the operation. Progress improved as the danger from live wires receded and earlier delays eased with safer lowering of the poles.
In St Joseph Missouri 104 farmers at a mass meeting unanimously passed resolutions opposing the binding twine trust. They refuse to buy twine this year if price exceeds 123 cents per pound for manilla and 10 cents for sisal. Hon S D Cox chaired. In Noblesville Indiana John Weeks killed Ebenezer Beem with an axe this morning. Both were wood choppers.
The City of Richmond from Liverpool reports no Danmark wreckage or news of the ill fated steamer. The Alasatia, sailing from Gibraltar on April 1, was near the Danmark sighting area and may have encountered her boats. The Alasatia is capable of carrying the recovered occupants.
Assistant Secretary Bussey issues circular to pension claimants and attorneys stating that reversals or reconsiderations address only factual mistakes or palpable errors in evidence. Discretion or judgment questions remain outside the review, to prevent profitless appeals while preserving clear legal precedent and justice where errors are obvious.
At Saxton station six miles east of St. Josern on April 16 two masked men robbed Wm. Kumpf Henry Butler and Geo. Bailey. They held up the trio with revolvers while rifling clothes and the cash drawer. Kumpf lost 60 dollars Butler a gold watch and six dollars Bailey a gold watch and one dollar. This was the third such robbery in a month.
In Manix City Michigan on Monday James Williams and his wife fell ill with suspected poisoning and remain in danger. Their 14 year old daughter Matilda Williams admitted to the physician that she had put a tablespoonful of Rough on Rats in each of their teas. She had hoped for a path to fame through a cowboy scheme and was forced to return home against her will.
Calvin C. Spicer of near Raytown asks the county court to send his niece Ada Spicer an 18 year old brunette to Carlton New York to prosecute a supposed seduction by a wealthy Orleans county farmer. Ada is said to have given birth since arriving here six months ago. The court is considering the request.
From Washington on April 17 reports warn about Archer type maneuvers affecting several vessels. The Yorktown gunboat is modeled on Archer and will use the same caliber and weight of ordnance. Britain’s attempts to build a twenty knot ship also face failure as two are planned under congressional direction.
Ozark Missouri April 17 Sheriff G H Johnson reports Governor Francis has respited Bald Knobbers John Matthews and William Walker from hanging next Friday to May 10. Supreme Court has made a final decision. only executive clemency can save them.
Washington April 17 The prospect of opening Oklahoma country has drawn applications for national bank charters. The attorney general and the comptroller of the currency face a puzzle as the law requires a year to pass after filing before charters can be granted. Oklahoma settlement has just begun, creating an immediate need for banks yet delaying establishment under the literal reading of the statute.
A large factory at Ninth Avenue and One Hundred and Twenty-fourth Street caught fire at 8 am and within five minutes the entire structure was ablaze from cellar to roof. All engines at hand fought the blaze but failed to stop it, and within an hour the building lay in ruins.
In Waheema c West Virginia on April 17 Perry Wind, a local resident, felled a tree that snapped, destroying the stump and demolishing the house. His wife and three children were instantly killed in the accident reported by the Intelligencer.
Boston April 17 Ex Governor Long says he has read the Washington dispatch about a possible offer to chair the Cherokee commission but knows nothing else about the matter He adds I should not want it if offered to me.
The appointment of Timothy Guy Phelps to be collector of customs at San Francisco has been determined upon and will be announced tomorrow.
A brief note urges restraint in encouraging widespread timekeeping or cosmetic changes. It cautions against overreach in personal grooming trends and stresses individual choice over universal reform.
Advertisement proclaims Warner's Log Cabin Liver Pills will correct a sluggish liver and restore function, and Warner's Log Cabin Rose Cream offers relief for Catarrh. It claims the remedies are effective, harmless, and purely vegetable, sold by druggists.
A wartime era advertisement promotes Warner's Log Pabin Hair Tonic claiming it provides a good thick head of hair for users. Consumers are urged to try the product for visible improvement and fuller appearance.
Prrrastine April 16 three thousand fans saw the All America nine topple Chicago 10 to 3 in a brisk ball game. The crowd packed the grounds as the champions surged ahead early and held the lead through nine innings.
A batch of brief items reports on a presidential call, Fred Grant’s Europe voyage, a Boston piano firm failure, Secretary Noble praised, a copper vein found in Duluth, a bank robbery unresolved, Kansas railway assessors touring, Boulangist warrants in Paris, Equitable Accident Insurance exiting Kansas, suicides in Carroll City and Springfield, a Dane in Wichita driven to madness, possible Standard Oil move from Pennsylvania to Ohio with seven million dollars invested.
Market report from New York on April 17 notes easy money on call at 3 percent, last loan at 2 percent, and offered at 2 percent. Mercantile paper at 4.0 to 4.26 percent, 60 days bills 4.56 percent, demand 4.58 percent. Total stock sales listed 151,375 shares with bonds and coupons. Railroad and utility stocks such as Lackawanna, Erie, Lake Shore, Missouri Pacific, North Western, Central, Rock Island, Union Pacific, Wabash, Western Union appear with varied bid figures and activity.
Kansas City market notes from April 17 show floor activity weak and unsettled with buyers waiting, except for limited job lots. Prices surface across grains and meats with mixed firming in some provisions, while dairy and poultry receipts appear large and market softness persists.
The Live Stock Indicator reports dull market with heavy shipments of steers slow and 15 to 20 cents lower. Dressed beef steers and cows show weak demand while stockers and feeders ease. Hogs receipts steady. hogs mostly steady to 25 cents higher on the day.
Prices dated May through September show Froer Quiet and easier bids, Conn No 2 cash and May closes, Oats No 2 lower, Rye quiet at 42.243 cent, Prairie hay values, fuels and dairy notes. Provisions weaker with pork at 12.50 and lard at 6.50 while Creamery and whisky show mixed steadiness.
St Louis stock market reports receipts and prices for cattle and hogs. Cattle steady with choice heavy native steers 3.20 to 4.00, native ateers 3.20 to 4. Glad notes heavy shipments and strong market conditions. Hog receipts 5,000 with choice heavy and butchers selections 4.0 to 4.80, packing 4.50 to 4.65, fair to good 3.00 to 5.00.
Cariaco April 17 reports grain and produce mostly steady with No 2 spring at 873c, No 3 spring 783c, No 2 red 872c, No 2 oats 83x, rye 43c, flax 1.55, turrn szzp prime 1.85 to 1.40. Provisions show pork 11.852 to 11.8714, lard 6.87. Short ribs 6.00 to 6.26, dry salted shoelivers 5.29 to 5.50, short clear sides 6.37 to 5.50. Whiskey 103. Produce prices: fancy creamery 24 to 25c, choice to fine 21 to 22c, fine dairy 20 23c, good to choice 15 to 16c. Eggs firmer 16c.
The market note outlines creased bid activity for cattle and sheep with prices for steers, heifers, cows, bulls, and mixed stock listed in ranges. Shipments volume reaches about 500 head with overall market sentiment described as strong despite some reductions in certain lots.
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