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Newspaper
Van Wert Weekly Bulletin
Location
Van Wert, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1886
Page
6
Rrv. Sam Jones has agreed to spend several weeks in Boston next fall for evangelistic work, detailing his planned outreach and speaking engagements with local congregations and supporters.
Urwamp of five thousand people are docked to sail from New York for Europe between April and July. Trier Territories seek Congress admission as states Dakota Montana Washington. McHenry County, Dakota, starts out in good shape with two newspapers three stores and a moneytender. Decoration Day events May 30 at General Grant's tomb will be elaborate and national in character.
A French newspaper reports a feared toll among Panama Canal laborers, claiming forty workers die daily. The claim reflects wartime brutality fears and the perilous conditions faced by crews constructing the canal.
Sucar making has begun in Vermont and promises well. It is predicted that the maple groves of that state will produce ten million pounds this season.
Mr Stanty Ditton of New York was chosen president of the New York Grant Monument Association replacing the resigned ex President Chester A Arthur. The transition names Ditton and Arthur as the leading figures in the organization’s leadership change.
The total loss from the recent sinking of the Oregon is estimated at 3,166,000 dollars. Cunard line has not suffered a comparable blow since its organization forty six years ago.
A historic reservoir at San Miguel Mission, dating back 150 years, collapsed under the floodwaters after a late season storm roared through Lower California, illustrating the enduring impact of extreme weather on aging infrastructure.
The Treasury Department in Washington prepared a new ten dollar silver certificate design featuring an excellent vignette portrait of the late Vice-President Hendricks.
The Boston public library adds thirteen new titles from thirteen different Smith authors. The trend signals a rising Smith presence in national literature and cultural influence.
In Connecticut a majority vote currently elects the Governor but a proposition to change the constitution to a plurality rule has been considered and will likely be acted on by the next Legislature.
Sam Jones received a letter from a man claiming a debtor aimed to beat him out of 450 dollars. The writer said Jones could preach that the debtor would yield 100 dollars to him if he could obtain the full 450. The note suggests a plan to gain money through deception.
The Government suspended the Panama Star and Herald for sixty days after a sub-editor refused to publish certain correspondence submitted unofficially by the Governor-General. The action targets editorial independence and press access in a period of political tension.
Congressman Stephenson leads a Public Lands committee proposal to amend Homestead laws reducing habitation to thirty months with ten acres cultivated. The note references a railway in Asia Minor near sites tied to Paul's missions and the seven churches. Smyrna railway service runs thrice daily.
Housekeepers storing ashes in a cellar over winter face a paradox. Five tons of coal yield ten tons of ashes, prompting questions about why so much residue remains. They also seek someone with a twelve acre lot needing fill to grade, hinting at a local land issue or surplus material problem.
Dr. L C Rose of Palmyra Ohio announces a long distance telephone transmitter used on a 878 mile line from Youngstown Ohio to Freeport Newfoundland and return where faint whispers and ticking were heard. A trade journal notes Philadelphia carpet production surpasses Britain.
The Union Pacific president argues that without passes issued on the railroad passenger rates could be cut considerably. He claims free riding on the line totals about $2,000 daily despite efforts to reduce it and urges Congress to legalize further issue of passes.
Western New York reports the apple market collapsed as thousands of barrels stored by farmers all winter flood the market at very low prices. Grocers are urged to adjust purchasing to the new market reality.
The 1886 congress convenes at Music Hall Cleveland May 25 to 27 with Governor Foraker presiding. Topics include Religion and the Public Schools and The Working-man's Distrust of the Church Its Causes and Remedies.
Landlords advertise hygienic arrangements and fine views of their buildings noting an Arctic room novelty. The icy walls and ceiling icicles create a chilly effect, promising an unusual feature that will feel cold even in August.
Highlights from April 2 to April 9 covering Senate and House actions on army bills and coinage, Washington Territory statehood debate, labor disputes and strikes, Irish home rule sympathy, and notable events. Includes Hearst sworn in as senator, Hearsts, Laredo clashes, coal famine in Charleston, and a large fire in Socorro New Mexico with extensive damages.
Senate confirms Oberly and Lyman as Civil Service Commissioners. President sends a message urging a China law amendment. Chinese Minister lodges a complaint with Secretary of State over San Francisco customs treatment. Lamar revokes an April order suspending final action on public land entries. Logan bill on army expansion defeated 19 to 18. Wheat, business failures, and Irish policy receive brief mentions. Manning regains some office hours after illness.
Reports from the Hoosac Tunnel wreck near Bardwell's Ferry show ten dead and over fifty missing as an express carriages burned. Severe Lake Ontario seas damaged Charlotte and other lake ports. Rhode Island votes to amend the constitution prohibiting liquor. Beta schooner wreck off Plum Island sinks three. others rescued. New York Senate annuls Broadway Surface Railroad franchise. Palmyra flood causes damage. Rhode Island GOP sweeps except for Attorney General race won by Prohibitionists. Mint robbery plot uncovered in Philadelphia. James A. Rich arrested for bribery tied to Broadway Surface Railroad. Grant and Hancock memorial funds receive updates.
A steamer capsized by wind on the 7th at Owensboro Kentucky, leaving three drowned. In East St. Louis the mob forced workers to quit at several railroad yards, facing deputy marshall resistance at Alton yards. Elsewhere trains moved quietly. Mosreipa elections occurred across Western cities on the 8th with Republicans gaining Chicago aldermen and in Ohio cities, Democrats shaping Columbus. Wisconsin saw Mayor Walker reelected and Madison elects E W Keyes.
The sixth brought British cabinet debates on home rule for Ireland with threats of resignations. Ontario hurled hurricanes wrecking houses and mills. A French cable reported 25 cholera cases near Audierne and one death. Smallpox rose near Montreal with eight cases on the seventh. A Cork petition against home rule was presented to Queen Victoria by eight thousand ladies. Cape Breton dory drifting ashore on the seventh found two emaciated sailors and two corpses. Gimpstone outlined a dual parliament plan for Ireland with limited viceroy powers and retained constabulary. Italian cabinet resignations followed Depretis’s June 1885 presidency. If Commons received petitions opposing an Irish parliament, further action was anticipated.
Reports recount incendiary fires in railroad yards at East St Louis with £50 000 property damage chiefly loaded freight cars. Seventeen Illinois militia companies restored order as of the 10th. Other items note a La Crosse girl fasting earlier, a New York congressman's resignation, labor telegrams urging Curtin resolution, and various regional events.
Mr Gladstone delivered a three hour and twenty five minute speech on Ireland in the House of Commons, outlining a domestic Irish parliament and reforms to reconcile imperial unity with local self government, urging measures to reduce coercion and secure a lasting settlement.
The Chinese Minister Chang Chau Chu and his entourage were denied landing without proper documents, provoking protests from the Chinese Consulate and merchants. After a lengthy exchange a certified passport copy was produced and landings were permitted, with the ambassador kept aboard for about two hours.
A Halifax conference between U S consul Phelan and Admiral Scott debated legal authority to eject American fishing vessels from provincial waters. Scott cited an old George III act, later shown repealed by the British North America Act transferring fisheries control to Canadian Parliament. The admiral will consult Ottawa while the Lansdowne remains idle.
President Cleveland calls Congress to correct ambiguous immigration provisions harming nonlaborer Chinese subjects. He cites cases where courts acted and others where landings were refused, arguing laws create physically impossible conditions. He urges reform to honor treaty obligations and prevent future hardships.
A fire at John Pauls and Colman’s lumber yards and nearby factories in La Crosse destroyed mills and millions of feet of lumber. Segelke Kohlhaus Co. factory burned next. fire spread to eight dwellings. Mayor sought help from Milwaukee St Paul Winona and Sparta. By 3 pm fire contained, insured losses estimated 500000 to 1000000 with about a thousand workers out of work and one man killed.
Twelve eastern Akron houses were broken into by ten to fifteen drunken tramps on Monday night. One intruder assaulted Mrs Lusk and choked her as her daughter cried for help. A daughter ran through the snow for help. police captured fourteen suspects and some face penitentiary terms.
Secretary Manning nears danger line but recovery is slow and requires absolute rest. His eventual return to the Treasury is uncertain. Speculation swirls over a New York pick with John Bigelow, August Belmont, and ex Senator Kernan top contenders for Manning's successor.
At six o'clock last night the river stood at 54 feet 2 inches. Merchants in the bottoms move goods to upper stories as cellars fill from one to five feet of water near Second street from Vine to Main. Six to eighteen inches of water cover railroad tracks into Central station. trains to start from higher ground, many from Eighth street crossing. Queen and Crescent route remains open to New Orleans with through service.
A mob clash at the Cahokia creek bridge involved Sheriff Ropieguet deputies firing on unarmed strikers. Six people were killed and several wounded including a woman named Mrs Pfeiffer. Deputies fled toward St Louis, were captured, and later protected as authorities mobilized militia. Fire destroyed Louisville & Nashville property as riots spread through East St Louis and adjacent yards.
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