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Newspaper
Marshall Statesman
Location
Marshall, Michigan, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1890
Page
2
Intelligence from far and near covers land forfeiture bills, customs measures, and railroad leadership shifts. Reports note Senate action on land grant forfeiture and a Burlington railroad executive change while detailing a fatal river steamer fire and other national items.
Overflow in the Trinity River drenched Dallas district causing window leaks at the Dallas Elevator and widespread losses. Wheat and machinery damaged. St Louis Brick, Dallas Brewing, Eureka laundry, and other firms suffer heavy financial impact. mail car misadventure amid flood. city water works useless. overall estimated damages reach hundreds of thousands.
The Interstate Commerce Commission ruled against Etons and Carte in a Detroit case with the Detroit Grand Haven and McWaukee Company. It finds free cartage between stations violates the interstate commerce act by evading published rates and breaches long and short haul provisions.
A cyclone swept The Village Esle Texas and the town of Kyle twenty miles south of Austin. Many houses were overturned and swept away. Several persons were injured but no deaths reported. The Esle Seminary tram bulldog was torn from its foundation and moved twenty feet but not seriously damaged. Fences and crops suffered extensive destruction.
Feoria man reportedly involved in a wrongdoing case, with Cole arrested in New York related to the incident. Details are unclear due to incomplete OCR text.
Washington special reports the US Supreme Court reversed a lower court ruling on state laws regulating the importation and sale of beer. The decision limits state bans on intrastate commerce and upholds Congress power to regulate interstate trade, with Justices Gray Harlan and Brewer dissenting.
The Senate and House spent the day debating measures on civil service compensation, appropriations, and new projects including a proposed 25,000 statue in Manchester NH. A revenue transfer proposal from the Treasury to the Navy was advanced, while other panels considered relief for Southern farmers and river valley works. The session featured partisan rhetoric and adjourned after extended discussion without final action on several items.
A nervous dyspeptic book-keeper near a window dealt with a sidewalk balloon issue by bribing a boy with a nickel to move on. The boy informed a friend, who returned with more balloons. The book-keeper repeated the gesture, drawing a policeman, and both boys were reprimanded in Recorder's Court next morning. The episode reflects local court remarks and a tainted classroom humor.
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