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Newspaper
Lawrence Weekly Journal
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1887
Page
4
Lawrence Kansas June 23 1887 report notes fifty eight prisoners in Wichita county jail. statement that train robbing is becoming a leading industry in Texas and a lucrative enterprise attracting criminals.
Nosie Prentiss delivers a Fourth of July address at Marquette in McPher county. A local observer remarks that Ben Butler ranks among the impossibilities, noting he ranks high.
Reports from Guaymas on the Mexican coast describe a yellow fever outbreak with as many as twelve funerals in a single day. A Kansas City company plans a three story hotel, 150 feet frontage, at Peabody.
About a thousand Americans in London visited various sites to watch the Queen's Jubilee procession at Westminster Abbey. In Chicago, cattle receipts last week surpassed all prior weeks, totaling 53,000 head.
The great gas well at Fairmount Indiana has been purchased by a company and will be piped to Chicago, forming the longest pipeline in existence.
Gov Martin will reply to the toast The South is back in the Union at the Loyal Legion meeting in Leavenworth on the 24th inst. Gov Lee of Virginia counters that the South was never out of the Union, and that attempts to secede failed, with captured flags cited as proof.
The passage notes Cleveland’s abrupt retreat described as sudden and ungracious. It claims loyal Americans felt outraged as never since Sumter, comparing the reaction to Crockett’s coon hunt era. The excerpt frames the event in charged political language.
In a period of racial tension, Laurens Guards are under arms awaiting the Governors orders as Raleigh residents react with excitement and alarm over incited negro phobia across the state capital.
A recent addition to the Canadian colony is a young man who can, perhaps, be spared. Twenty thousand dollars were entrusted to him by an unscrupulous citizen in the wicked State of New York, money used to influence Albany legislators. The scrupulous youth fled to Canada with the funds to escape corrupted statesmen.
The ex-governor is quoted saying there are more foul Democrats in Kansas than in any other state. He adds that while quantity might be high, the White House will outpace the state in quality and development.
Grexrce Bancroft contributes a short July Century paper recounting an afternoon with John Adams in 1818. Bancroft notes Adams was three or four years younger than Bancroft is today and reflects on the former president's character and era.
The El Dorado Republican editor cites Tux Peabody praising Murdock as exceptionally brainy and fit for Congress, while Democratic press reacts with charged attacks on flag removal rhetoric and old antislavery framing.
A Minneapolis convention of car-builders reports that among 25,000 locomotives in use about 1,400 workers were killed and 6,500 injured. Thirteen point one percent of deaths and forty six point eight percent of injuries occurred during car coupling, prompting calls for safer couplers to reduce maiming nationwide.
The Garden notes City Sentinel has adopted a double sheet form and will publish AP dispatches, signaling a growing city and the paper’s rising success. The change underscores expansion and greater news reach.
New York lawmakers pass a bill allowing gambling at race tracks during specified seasons with a state profit percentage. A court ruling struck down a restricting clause. Gambling in pool selling is legalized on the condition that the state becomes a partner in the venture.
Justicrk FrExps of the Supreme Court says those he knows expect Woods' successor to be chosen from the circuit he served. The circuit includes Texas Louisiana Mississippi Georgia Florida and Alabama. Leading candidates are Senator Morgan of Alabama Secretary Lamar and Thomas J Semmes of Louisiana. He expects the choice to be between Lamar and Morgan.
Prohibitionists in Massachusetts accuse Republicans of causing the defeat of the prohibitory amendment in the lower Legislature. With a two thirds requirement, cross party votes failed. Democrats backed the measure, some Republicans opposed it, and third party candidates helped elect Democrats who opposed prohibition.
A reflective piece marks thirty years since Victoria's accession, noting jubilee preparations, the Queen's influence on peace and progress, and Ireland’s dissent. It argues sovereignty has faded as the crown becomes a symbol, with power resting in the will of the people and republican spirit within monarchy.
The speaker argues it would be a graceful act to box up and store away Lincoln proclamations, Lee surrender documents, and rebel prison reports. Such removal would quiet an unpleasant reminder and help cement Union friendship with the Confederate States, pleasing brigadiers of late volunteer companies.
McGarigle, a convicted Chicago boodler sentenced to three years, almost secured the United States marshalship for the northern district of Illinois. Seven Democratic Illinois Congressmen backed him, but Republican interference and a warning about the gang derailed the appointment by the President.
Governor Marmaduke declares the order to return captured rebel flags without legal authority. He argues states should not keep flags as trophies and favors returning them to their original holders. The text also notes the parallel to convicts and greater criminals, questioning reform and applying a rule to both minor and major offenses.
Postoffice updates list established offices with postmasters in several Kansas counties including Barton, Haskell, Meade, Chautauqua and Gray. A name change from Surprise to Tilden in Grant county is noted along with new appointees in Jackson, Harper, Sedgwick, McPherson, Butler and other counties. One discontinuation is Coopersburgh in Lice county.
The article warns poultry breeders to ensure fowls are well fed during long shipments as food in the crop digests quickly and neglect harms growth. It advises ships with large enough vessels and ample water and urges buyers to feed light nutritious food and allow recovery time after arrival to prevent postshipment failures.
The Congregationalist notes that there has likely been no period in years with bridges in New England in as safe a condition as now. It cites recent Woodstock and West Roxbury incidents as catalysts for a comprehensive reinspection and heightened safety oversight.
An article from the Pittsburgh Chronicle argues diversification yields higher profits and soil fertility retention. It compares selling grain, butter, and meat with feeding stock on the farm, advocating crop rotation and mixed stock to boost manure and overall farm profitability.
A Chicago restaurant cashier confronts a man trying to depart without paying. The would be confidence game hinges on paying later to impress influential locals, with the con artist arguing that owing money and paying later proves honesty. Arkansaw Traveler.
The Agricultural Gazette lists criteria for four year olds to heavy cavalry, detailing height ranges from 15 04 to 15 34 hands, plus conformation flaws to reject. It advises on stance during inspection, body proportions, and leg alignment to avoid undersized, overgrown, weak, or ill-formed horses.
Experiments at Minnesota Agricultural College show steers fed bran and mixed clover hay averaged 204 pounds of bran and 13 pounds of hay daily for five months. Over 153 days these 10 steers gained 2,940 pounds, consuming 93 tons of hay and 15 tons of bran. The study values bran as a feeding resource for Western farms and notes the high weight gain, highlighting Prof Porter’s push to adopt bran feeding in place of exporting cotton-seed meal.
An editorial urges dairymen to improve butter quality as oleomargarine loses ground. It compares value from 100 pounds of butter at various grades and argues for selecting cows that yield high quality, high-volume butter to boost profits and control domestic and foreign sales.
An American prize fight has been suppressed in Mexico during an exhibit showing bull fighting. The Pittsburg Chronicle reports authorities intervened to limit the boxing match amid the exhibition.
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