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Newspaper
The State Chronicle
Location
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1892
Page
5
Desperate Hinsley assaults his brother in law Nick Ray after a prior beating of Hinsley’s wife Martha Ray. Ray, a deputy US marshal, is wounded, returns fire with a pistol, and Hinsley dies from stab wounds after Ray is shot. Ray is expected to die. The story links a violent chain at Bull Creek Mad bn county.
The Richmond Terminal holders outline a plan to wind up the Richmond Terminal company and form the Southern Railway company. It will acquire all assets via foreclosure, issue 4 3 million dollars in new preferred stock at 6 percent, and issue 75 million dollars in common stock with no bonded debt.
The Kentucky Democratic State convention meets in Louisville with tensions between Cleveland and anti-Cleveland factions. Watterson is nominated for delegate to Chicago and endorses Cleveland, while the platform urges uninstructed delegates and focuses on party success in November. The Christian Church meeting at Elon College follows with reports, elections, and resolutions including a union memorial for Norfolk, and opposition to Sabbath opening of the Columbian Exposition.
A federal agriculture department report surveys farm labor wages by region, noting Pacific states lead with $24.25 monthly with board, New England $47.50, Middle states $14.78, Western $15.30, Mountain $21.28, and the South $210.02. Since 1866 wages declined nationwide except the South, where cotton demand kept some growth. Local harvest seasons can raise pay. New England faces scarcity, while the South reports varied shortages across counties, especially near pine and turpentine zones. The report also contrasts American white labor wages with those abroad, placing the Caucasian rate at $282 annually, and cites Britain $150, France $125, Holland $100, Germany $90, Russia $60, Italy $50, India $30. Overall, the agricultural wage system is portrayed as strong, with emphasis on soil fertility, innovation, and market expansion.
In Trenton on May 27 the New Jersey State Democratic Convention opened Chauncey Beasley as temporary chair. Edward F. McDonald became permanent chair. The platform backed free coinage of silver and silver bullion purchases. Grover Cleveland was named the party's presidential candidate. Delegates at large were J. S. McPherson, Gov. Abbott, James Smith, and M. R. Bergen.
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