07 Sep 1893
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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1893
Page
1
The week saw Bank of England figures and August note circulation cited alongside French troop intrenchments and talk of high tariff measures. Reports mention strikes by New York longshoremen, consolidation in Oklahoma land offices, and prohibition debates in Elmira.
A sweeping congressional session adjourned after debates on the Sherman act repeal and fiscal policy. Senators Sherman Teller and Wolcott argued for and against unconditional repeal amid memorials and foreign tensions. Reports include fire at a Baltimore depot, Harvey steel armor inventor dead, bank depositor arrests, cholera outbreaks in Europe, and Cleveland’s White House return from Buzzard’s Bay with Ruth.
Augusta Georgia council votes £500 for provisions for storm sufferers along South Carolina coast and sea islands. Telegrams report Kansas corn at 200 million bushels, US cotton crop down significantly from 1800s levels, and 800 estimated storm deaths in Beaufort County with 100 lives lost at Port Royal. A train robber escapes from Rome jail and government deficits rise by 17 million in two months.
Senator Sherman of Ohio addressed the senate on the silver question during a session focused on delaying the repeal of the purchasing clause. He argued against free coinage but supported preserving parity, warned Democrats against risky changes, and defended the 1873 act while urging suspension of silver purchases to prevent financial panic.
Interior department agents arrive with blanks detailing entry requirements for settlers. Applicants must swear they have not been on the land, meet legal qualifications, and certify no prior homestead entry since March 7, 1889. The stringent rules will bar many current arrivals from obtaining land at the opening hour.
Report from Arkansas City and vicinity notes Cherokee allotments near projected county seats altered by the department to avoid towns. Settlers face contested lands with improvements and town-site schemes at risk. A growing group plans to enter the strip and demand relinquishment payments.
Dun and Co. reports a generally hopeful tone with improving money markets and fewer failures. Stock prices rise, wheat and cotton advance, and some industries show revival while others cut hours and wages. Shipments and wool sales fall, but overall conditions indicate slower decline and easing financial strain.
Dream Aug 31 reports a tin box of cash discovered by John A Dickens in a Durast loft during house tearing. Cash totals around 200 in silver and several 90 gold pieces, with no ownership papers. Local theories blame a former resident Cook, while Dickens faces possible claim disputes from lot owners and Cook kin.
The debt statement shows a net public debt rise for August of 10442,508.00 with cash in the treasury down 810,408,654.94. Interest-bearing debt rose 150,000 while noninterest-bearing debt fell 160,908, and the total cash in treasury and gold reserves are detailed along with changes in silver and national depositories.
Ex President Harrison and his secretary Mr Tibbets arrived from New York by train just before 1 PM. A large crowd of naval veterans greeted him at the depot. He will deliver the welcome address to veterans at Tomlinson's hall and preside at the Seventieth reunion with his old regiment.
Mrs Lena Heintz of 4409 North Nineteenth street attempted suicide by saturating her dress with turpentine and setting it ablaze. The husband heard her screams, rushed in, and extinguished the flames. She suffered serious burns to the breast face and head.
The wet ticket won the Quitman County prohibition election by 85 votes, with the dry side conceding fairness and quiet conduct at all precincts. The Prentiss County Teachers Institute met at Booneville with over seventy five teachers in attendance and plans a four week summer normal at Hoone rilea with all expenses borne by Prentiss County teachers.
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