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Newspaper
The Warner Sun
Location
Warner, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1885
Page
2
Warner Weekly Sun reports Endicott and Whitney discouraging further attempts to reach the North Pole. They argue such explorations have no practical value and that the conclusion is already held by a vast majority of readers.
The twelve months ended Oct 31 1885 show exports worth 717,179,852 and imports totaling 572,417,322. The preceding twelve months recorded exports of 734,827,779 and imports of 652,561,413.
The Pike's Peak Railroad in Colorado is expected to be the most notable track in the world upon completion. It will ascend 2,000 feet higher than Peru's Lima and Oroya Road, with thirty miles of winding curves and grades along the mountain, and no straight section over 300 feet long.
The German government recently ordered the expulsion of five German Americans from Fahr Island under a long-dormant 1841 law. The statute barred foreigners from settling or residing temporarily without local permission, revived for a specific case by Bismarck.
Charles J. Osborn, a 46 year old New York broker worth about 5 million dollars, died recently from a disease caused by prolonged mental strain. He lived extravagantly with wine and stimulating foods while enduring exhausting Wall Street pressures that fueled alternating hopes and fears. He spent his mature years amid riotous speculation on Wall Street.
A late Philadelphia postmaster condemns testimonials or assessments of clerks for retirement honors saying such practice is a humbug and abuse of public service. He advocates spontaneous expressions of goodwill and urges discontinuation of these formal notices across offices.
Assistant Secretary of State William Hunter is absent due to illness likely to be fatal. Entered the department in May 1829 during Andrew Jackson’s first term, witnessing the U S population grow from about 12 million, and seeing sixteen presidents pass with only three surviving.
Vice President Hendricks dies at his Indianapolis home after a brief illness described as paralysis of the brain. President Cleveland leads national mourning and cabinet members mobilize as Congress faces succession questions and possible new law.
The speaker notes a vice president's death would not disrupt Senate organization. No president pro tempore is elected in the VP’s absence, and committees are chosen in caucus by the dominant party. He recalls Hendricks as a prominent Democrat and reflects on Indiana politics, Reconstruction figures, and past presidents.
Justice Miller and Ex Justice Strong discuss who would lead if the president, vice president, or speaker died, and whether a constitutional amendment or new congressional act is needed to define presidential succession beyond the current pro tempore and secretary of state roles. They note the pro tempore serves until a vice president returns or a successor is elected, and that a head of state could be the secretary of state in a contingency.
Thomas A. Hendricks of Indiana was born in Ohio in 1819 and rose from a Madison county farm to state legislator, congressman, land office commissioner, U S senator, and governor. He then pursued law, faced mixed election outcomes, and remained a prominent Democratic figure through 1884.
The text lists major canals and lengths from around the globe. It notes China’s Imperial canal as the world’s longest, several U.S. canals such as Erie and Ohio, and European routes like North Holland and the Caledonia canal in Scotland. It mentions Suez as 88 miles with 66 miles navigable.
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