24 Aug 1894
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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1894
Page
1
Relief is Herr as both Senate and House pass the resolution today. Congress will adjourn next Tuesday at 2 oclock, ending the current session.
Washington Aug 24 The Senate journal was not read as the body met in open session only for the chaplain’s prayer. Debate over adjournment and tariff bill plans dominated, with executive session following. News notes include Cleveland’s tariff stance and possible adjournment timing.
Reports describe illness aboard the gunboat Beuductun near San Salvador as several sailors, including Hallgren, developing fever symptoms prompting isolation. Tests and quarantine measures were taken while the vessel moved to Mare Island for refit and caution against spread were enforced.
Boston anxiously awaits the final convocation results as the general grand chapter votes on admissions for Texas and officers for the next term. Baltimore Boston and Harvard leads show strong support while the election to fill the general grand officers continues, with formal installations planned this afternoon.
A brief item notes a figure once valued for his opinions now regarded as diminished in influence. It highlights a shift in esteem and hints at changing public reception without detailing events or names. The piece emphasizes decline and public perception over time.
Governor Altgeld comments on Judge Cooley's remarks to the American Bar Association and to President Cleveland. He warns against conflating the two Cooleys, recalls Cooley's early constitutional work, and notes Cooley’s gratitude after troops were sent to Chicago.
A mine disaster at the Amethyst shaft near Creede Colorado kills four men when a burned wire rope causes a cage to drop. The shaft floods as fatalities mount and rescue efforts begin amid rising water in the mine.
An English sale of Californian fruit arriving via New York drew 500 buyers at Covent Garden. Nectarines were ready but peaches poor, grapes inferior, and plums unfavored as the market favored English fruit. A 1000 baskets of French pears were offered, reflecting mixed demand and ripeness issues.
A Bourbon county farmer Col Charles Carroll Leer provoked protests at an Owens meeting by remarking on the daughters of tobacco men. A crowd threatened violence with a man brandishing a knife, but Leer was restrained as both men were removed.
In New Bedford Massachusetts on August 24, strikers vent their anger as manufacturers and nearly all state conciliators skip the meeting. Officials say the board’s power is limited to conciliation and cannot arbitrate. Arbitrators plan to gather information from both sides and push for a settlement when the moment is right.
Vermont farmers report deer invading fields near the city. They say deer uproot and eat vegetables nightly and must be driven off each morning. Nearby deer roam highways while black bears and partridges worsen crop damage. Farmers seek legislative change to loosen protections.
The Britannia was the sole starter today in the windward and return race for the cup from Wig Hunt to Bellagols, fifteen miles endured. The regatta, under Royal Dorset auspices, followed a clash where Britannia beat Satanita by about one and a quarter minutes after Satanita lost her spinnaker earlier in the Cowes to this point.
Investigation of CHJ Taylor recorder of deeds for DC closes with a committee report by Madame Proctor urging the president to remove him. Taylor denies the charges and says he will resign once asked. The report cites alleged political enmity and notes letters to league members about dues.
The president signed multiple small bills including granting the Northern Pacific railway right of way through Indian reservations in Minnesota, authorizing fourth class post offices to administer oaths to pensioners, extending a river bridge project near Vancouver Washington, opening abandoned military reserves, restoring house resolution 104, and licensing use of a pier at Chicago River mouth.
At today's session in Daverport Iowa the National Ladies' Aid society elected officers including President Miss Mudge Hewey Illinois Vice president Miss Pearl Wills Indiana National council Mrs Lyons Minnesota Nuss Bell Gray Kansas Miss Alice Stillwell Missouri Mrs Frances Arsuld Missouri Mrs K E Davis Washington treasurer Ella Jones Pennsylvania chaplain general Mrs A Davis Pennsylvania chief of staff Mrs J Morgan New York inspector general Miss Kate Hraynor Ohio mustering and inspecting officer Miss AE Nicholl Kansas
A Cummings prominent real estate agent of Iola was found in his office with numerous head wounds from a hatchet, believed to be a robbery crime though he is alive but unconscious. Other items note minor accidents at Sixth and Kansas, an earthquake in Sicily, an ad for the Zum Schweizerhof hotel, and local notices about a Republican meeting and street work at the new high school.
William Cramp & Sons of Philadelphia plans two steamship builds for American Line, the St Louis and St Paul, to sail New York to Southampton. Cramp says completion next summer with speed target of twenty knots. talks of beating rival liner Campania Lucania. Cramp expressed confidence in matching or exceeding competition once orders secured.
The Populist state convention met in Neb Aug 24 at Icelock and was called to order by D. Clem Deaver. Speeches by I. Green of Kearney and UE 8 Behave Allen denounced the Republican nominee for governor and urged electing good men. After singing and prayer, W. L. Green of Kearney served as temporary chairman amid a credentials committee being appointed. The convention recessed until 2 p.m.
A New York runner at the New Jersey Athletic Club in Bergen Point died by suicide amid a tax collection accusation. William J. was named as champion and faced charges over funds, with a Manhattan company alleging he collected $112 but did not account for it. He reportedly brooded over the accusation and took his own life.
Jack McAuliffe in training to fight Griln on Monday at Gravesend but badly hurt after falling from his bicycle and hitting the fence. Wagers on McAuliffe vs Griffo are mentioned as backers react to the setback and McAuliffe’s strict training and abstinence. Other items note a murder verdict in Nova Scotia, arrival of General Schofield in town, a humorous exchange about pilfering, and public notices on Kansas postmasters.
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