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Newspaper
Lawrence Weekly Journal
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1886
Page
1
Government authorities deny the fishing treaty report with Canada. A fatal railway collision occurs in Illinois. The Bartholdt statute is unveiled.
New York Sept 25 The Express reports Major Moore and company bankers and brokers of No TS Broadway were suspended after an internal irregularity by a trusted clerk. A 22 year old Western city transplant devised a hedging scheme selling short on customer orders without firm knowledge. He fled city after failing to recoup losses. The firm faces about 100000 in losses and plans to resume operations in a few days.
At dawn near Laura in Miami county, passenger train No. 2 eastbound collided with freight No. 15 wrecking engines and baggage car. Fireman Dillon was killed instantly. The engineer jumped to safety. Several passengers were seriously injured though no fatalities expected.
Richard Butler, secretary of the American committee on the Bartholdi statue, announces that October 28 has been fixed for the inauguration of the statue by the government and the committee.
Pleuro pneumonia actions stall as livestock authorities face funding shortfalls to compensate cattle owners for slaughter. An extra US government funded guard force is deployed to quarantine districts while Illinois board awaits a clear plan to proceed with disposal and compensation.
Washington officials deny any treaty published at Ottawa. State department says no definite form has been considered, and no draft has been submitted. Rumors link a reconstructed treaty of 1818 and 1854 to Lord Salisbury’s government via Sir John Ferguson and Canadian premier Sir John Macdonald.
The Opera House will stage Mestayer's play We Us and Co next Tuesday. Audience can expect a contemporary comical look at group dynamics through a lively cast.
Descriptions from Brownsville and Matamoras report a week of torrential rain and hurricane force winds. From Sept 21 to 23, Mata moras and Brownsville suffered widespread destruction with over 200 houses collapsed in Brownsville and 300 in Matamoras, vast floods, telegraph lines down, rail lines washed out, and thousands displaced or injured. Relief measures and food distribution have begun as crop damage and homelessness rise. A four masted English vessel wrecked south of the river mouth with crew saved.
Governor Larrabee of Iowa issues a proclamation forbidding cattle imports from Illinois unless certified free of pleuro-pneumonia. He calls for inoculation efforts across the state and directs sheriffs, constables, peace officers, and health boards to enforce the order. The measure aims to shield Iowa from the cattle plague.
Police seize four more Moonlighters near Fiel Bridge, bringing total captures to eleven. All four prisoners are badly wounded by buckshot. The eleven identified suspects are listed as respected Kearny county farmers.
Berlin reports cremation gaining popularity in Germany with planned crematories in Hamburg Darmstadt and Zurich. Previously Gotha was the only German town with cremation. German Austrian and Swiss cremation societies plan a second Gotha congress and an international Berlin congress in 1915 inviting country representatives.
In Weelmini ng ton Delaware on September 25 four black convicts and two white convicts were whipped at Newcastle. Three of the black convicts received ten lashes each for petty larceny while others had five. White prisoners Harry Smith and Frank Hall got twenty lashes and were placed in the pillory for an hour for horse theft. The whippings were light with no blood drawn and about 200 spectators watched.
Liogao at Pittsburg Sept 25 reports a torchlight procession of about one thousand and a packed hall. Speakers included General Beaver General Osborne and General John A Logan. Logan's appearance drew strong enthusiasm from the crowd.
Sept 25 William E Gould the cashier of First National Bank was arrested by a U S marshal and held at county jail in 50000 bond awaiting grand jury action United States consul Ford committed him. A circulated report claimed the bank had not weakened and was solvent with a $1000000 capacity and was unimpaired, backed by a card from other city banks presidents and directors.
Washington notes report the president appoints postmasters in Georgetown Desoto Nashville Whet Cheer Reno Aston and more with changes of a few incumbents and suspensions. Lieutenant General Sheridan left Washington for Leavenworth Kansas to witness the army rifle team prize contest.
The Colored Baptist General Association in Chicago on September 25 closed its meeting with a key decision to cooperate with the American Baptist Mission Union for African work. The alliance will pool funds and send missionaries to the Congo Free State, with transportation provided by the union. Each missionary costs about $1000 annually.
Nominations from Ginano and Yates Centre to Emponta and Great Bend show Republicans and Democrats fielding candidates for representatives and legislators. Lyon County Republicans renominated incumbents and backed D A Hunter and Geo Johnson for the Fifty fifth and fifty fourth districts, with a strong prohibition plank. Wood is noted as cheaper by two dollars per cord in Clarence market compared to twenty years ago, and 50 percent higher quality.
Will be Discharged. Wastinetos Sept. 25 On the first of October nearly 300 mechanics will be discharged from the Washington navy yard due to Secretary Whitney's order turning over the yard to the ordinance bureau. Heavy plant will be moved to other yards and vacated buildings used for improved machinery for heavy ordinance fabrication. Machinery may be sent to Boston Navy yard.
The Times Fort Keogh dispatch reports numerous destructive fires sweeping Yellowstone National Park causing immense timber loss. The Blacktail Mountains near Mammoth Hot Springs are described as a single mass of smoke and ruin. Lightning started the blaze, which is beyond human control.
The Kansas Crux notes the national switchmen association adjourned to convene in Indianapolis on the third Monday in September 1887.
E C Walker and Lillian Harman, editors of Lucifer, were bound over to district court on illegal cohabitation charges after a preliminary hearing before Justice R D Simpson. Bond set at 1000 dollars, audience applauded, defendants may remain in jail until October term as bonds unlikely. Complications include potential arrest of Harmon senior editor as an accomplice.
Caicaco dispatch reports Frank Whiting and Charles Havens two convicts from Indianapolis at Northern penitentiary attempt a third escape. They seized a switch engine cab, Whiting tried to seize the fireman, a guard shot Whiting in the heart as the engine neared the gate, Havens was wounded and captured after leaping to a cornfield. Both convicts under twenty five years old were described as the penitentiary’s most desperate characters.
Wreck on the Missouri Pacific near Manitou station at 11 25 am involves third section of train No 23 west bound colliding with east bound No 36. Engines and cars including canned fruits ties and rails damaged. Several hours delay to passenger trains. No injuries. Loss about 10000 dollars.
Cincinnati railroad switchmen, paid now at 1.40 and 2 dollars daily, have urged higher wages without specifying amounts. This afternoon a strike began among crews on the Cincinnati Washington & Baltimore Ohio & Mississippi and Cincinnati Hamilton & Dayton lines. The stoppage was not general but may expand by tomorrow.
Charleston reports slight tremors this morning followed by a sharper quake at 1:02 PM with a rumbling sound. The sequence surrounding Wiggin's alleged prediction unsettles residents and has a demoralizing effect on the community.
The seventh annual convention of the liquor dealers association of Illinois is in session in Springfield. The mayor gave a welcome address. The group aims to counter prohibition sentiment and recruit lawmakers allied with liquor interests.
Doomed anarchists seek a new trial in Chicago and Indianapolis, filing affidavits claiming trial error and new evidence. Affidavits allege juror impartiality, improper conduct by the state, and testimonies about a stranger foretelling trouble in Chicago linked to Haymarket headlines.
In Paris on September 1953 rioters challenged the unveiling of the Armand Barbes statue in Carcassonne. Moderatist organizers resisted as revolutionists wielding red flags attacked barriers. Police and volunteers protected the site as clashes broke out and attendees were trampled.
Market notes show prices for wheat, corn, oats, rye, bacon lard and butter. Nomenclature is inconsistent but lists No 2 wheat around 60 cents, corn white around 15 cents, eggs per dozen, live stock valuations for cattle and steers, and live poultry prices.
Kansas City market bulletin shows cattle receipts at 254 head with shipping steers and grass range slow but steady demand. Stockers around 22.75 to 22.75 per cwt for top values, feeders similar. Sheep receipts 203 head with market steady and good to choice quality noted, prices around 2.50 to 2.75 per unit for common to medium grades.
The Indicator lists active flour and wheat receipts and movement, with No 2 red and No 2 white grain quotes, while corn and rye show higher activity and varied bids. Butter eggs hay flax and dried fruit prices are given, along with live poultry and wool valuations, reflecting a broad market snapshot for Kansas City on September 2.
Market notes for St Louis with mixed prices across flour wheat corn and butter eggs and provisions. Flour shows dull steady levels with varied grades. wheat No 2 red futures and cash terms listed. corn and oats figures scattered with multiple months. butter eggs whisky and lard indicated with sporadic bids and closings. overall activity described as uncertain and fluctuating.
Cattle receipts around 2000 with steady trade and strong demand for shippers. Hog receipts about 2840 with butchers steady to firmer, prices around 4.05 to 4.30 for select and common lots. Sheep receipts near 1714 with good to choice ranges around 2.00 to 2.50.
Chicago market summary from Sept 23 shows cattle receipts around 2,000 with slow, steady demand for shipping steers and feeders. cows and bulls mixed with varied bids. Hog receipts near 15,000 with generally steady to higher trade and mixed load types. sheep receipts about 3,000 with steady market and ranges across natives western Texans and lambs.
Washington Sept 28 The Twenty sixth biennial convention of the general grand chapter of royal arch masons of the United States began in this city today and will continue three days The proceedings opened with a parade followed by a closed session of the general grand chapter
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