Spurgeon Signs Off After Thirty Five Volumes
The preacher Mr. Sameron writes to readers of his new sermons volume and closes with the signature Yours, at the end of thirty five volumes, most gratefully, C. H. Spurgeon.
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Newspaper
Van Wert Weekly Bulletin
Location
Van Wert, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1890
Page
2
The preacher Mr. Sameron writes to readers of his new sermons volume and closes with the signature Yours, at the end of thirty five volumes, most gratefully, C. H. Spurgeon.
Descriptive portrayal notes GrxeraL Fonseca as President of the United States of Brazil with a soldierly, erect bearing and genial face. It adds he speaks neither English nor French and mentions a lack of marked intellectual power.
On the west coast of Africa the church network reports 200 churches and 100000 adherents along with 2750 schools serving 30000 pupils. It also notes 33000 converts and religious texts translated into 35 dialects.
Nathan Harvey of Topeka Kansas retains a suit of clothes dated fifty eight years old showing handiwork by Oliver P. Morton Schuyler Colfax General Burnside and ex Congressmen Shryock, a remarkable relic tied to Civil War era figures.
Following Judge Kelley’s death, Mr. ONeill of Pennsylvania becomes the new Father of the House. The Keystone State appears to dominate this honorary title in the current lineup.
The text notes that Gladstone has published two hundred ninety nine books and pamphlets not counting magazine articles or speeches. It adds he has spent his life assimilating knowledge and sharing ideas.
The Department of Agriculture in Washington reports Consul Fay at Stettin Germany informs that the Russian government plans to aid certain capitalists in establishing slaughtering and shipping houses. These facilities would compete with the United States in supplying dressed meats to German and English markets.
A New York canoeist starts the longest voyage on record paddling about seven thousand miles from the Statue of Liberty to Fort Canby Washington at the Columbia River mouth. He carries Atlantic Ocean water to pour into the Pacific in October.
Max O Re ll recounts a tale of Alfred Tennyson visiting Thomas Carlyle as a young poet. The two sat by the fireplace for hours in silence until Carlyle escorted Tennyson to the door and warmly urged a return visit, saying he had enjoyed the evening.
A five thousand year old will found in Egypt shows testator Sekiah giving property to his brother a priest of Osiris with the plan that upon the brother’s death the property passes to Sekiah’s daughter who is described as having full legal rights to own manage and dispose of property.
The record list shows speeds for a mile by swimming 26:52, walking 6:23, snowshoes 5:39, rowing 5:01, running 4:12, tricycle 2:49, bicycle 2:29, skating 2:12, trotting horse 2:08, running horse 1:39, railroad train 50.14 seconds, with balloon, pneumatic tube and electricity awaiting records.
A group of women invests varying sums in markets and luxury goods. Mary Logan puts all her money in a monthly magazine, Sunset Cox studies real estate, Philip Sheridan backs Chicago property, Lillian Russell funnels every spare dollar into diamonds, Clara Louise Kellogg buys railroad stock, Annie Cary Raymond trusts government bonds, and Mrs Robert Lincoln admires inherited jewels and lace.
Superintendent Leach reports Colorado tops states for gold and silver with over 24 million dollars in 1889 production, followed by Montana at about 22.9 million and California at 14.03 million. Dakota South rises to 2.9 million, while Appalachian states show a slight gain in gold output.
An Eastern ice buyer reports securing 60,000 tons in Canada New Brunswick and Nova Scotia for a New Jersey brewery. He states the full amount visible in ice fields is less than half of last year’s consumption. Canada Maine have stored more ice than ever, yet total supply cannot exceed 2,500,000 tons. Hudson River districts show harvests far below the 3,500,000 ton historic level this season.
Immigration into western Asiatic Turkey draws attention as 750,000 Greeks leave the Marmara to Mediterranean region and 750,000 Turks decline by a similar amount. Meanwhile about 30,000 sheep migrate to Palestine with many settlers taking up farming and proving proficient in tillage.
Two Ipswich sisters marked their seventy seventh birthday with notable likeness. They resemble each other so closely that visitors are often unsure which sister is which. The pair have shared tastes and dress alike, and both began life as workers in the old Ipswich ace factories, remaining skilled in their craft through age.
The New York Quill Club debated various reform paths. Speakers proposed church secularization, liquor sales suppression, coffee houses, moral training in public schools, Americanism, and fair wealth distribution.
The Week in Review notes April 29 to May 2 with Senate approval of land forfeiture and pension measures for General McClellan’s widow, House action on post office funding, tariffs, anti trust measures, eight hour work push, and multiple local incidents including drownings, arson, a jail term, a bank shortfall, storms, and a mass strike in Chicago. The report covers presidents vetoes, nominations, and civic milestones across states and cities.
Seventeen nations at Washington signed the arbitration settlement agreement. Reports list gold and silver production in 1889, U.S. metallic stock, a starch trust formation, visible wheat and corn stocks, and the public debt statement. Large May demonstrations pressed for an eight hour day as April customs and internal revenue receipts rose. President signs Oklahoma Territorial government bill.
Writ of habeas corpus granted for Kemmler execution case in Auburn New York. three drownings near Newport Vermont after boat capsize. fire destroys business district buildings in Bath Maine. four Hungarians fatally burned at Edgar Thomson steel works Braddock Pennsylvania. Independent Order of Machinists first lodge established in Lynn Massachusetts. New York World editors indicted for criminal libel. Vermont Republican convention set for Montpelier June 19. Pennsylvania Democrats set for Scranton July 2. Bank of America suspension in Philadelphia with $700000 in liabilities. New York Legislature passes bill abolishing capital punishment. James Palmer hanged at Concord New Hampshire for 1888 Portsmouth murder. flames consume Baptist and Catholic churches and parsonage at West Boyleston Massachusetts. special election in Third Pennsylvania district May 20 to replace late Congressman Randall.
On the 29th ult a notable smuggling operation moving Chinese into the United States from Mexico was conducted as a financed business by a well backed company headquartered in San Francisco. Temperance meetings led by Francis Murphy in Marshalltown Iowa closed with over two thousand pledges signed. Hartsville Indiana saw its business district destroyed by fire on the 29th ult. Richard Sneitke near Rochester Minnesota killed his 83 year old son and then himself on the 29th ult. In Chicago on the 29th ult Frank Woodruff once linked to the Cronin case received a six month horse stealing sentence.
In Paris forty anarchists were arrested on the 29th ult for inciting disorder among workers. Treherne Manitoba suffered near destruction from incendiaries on the same date. Across Europe the first Labor Day was observed quietly on the Ist.
Weekly league percentages for Players' League and National League teams are listed alongside a slate of 1870s political and local calamities. The report notes deaths, fires in Gilboa, snowstorms in the Midwest, a California gold discovery monument, a Willspoint hurricane, marriage at Laurel Fork, Pennsylvania liquor bans, and congressional bills on lighthouses, homesteads, and gerrymandering.
May 2 reports detail a worldwide eight-hour day push led by labor unions. In Chicago about 30,000 workers marched in an orderly parade to Lake Front Park before a mass meeting. New York and Philadelphia saw large marches and selective concessions, while Pittsburgh Louisville Detroit and other cities reported varied strikes and settlements.
The effort to reach a basis for profit sharing failed and miners, after a secret session, decided to strike. Dispatches from St Paul Omaha and other cities report carpenters awaiting Chicago outcome before acting. Police and troops clashed with crowds in Paris and other capitals as labor demonstrations spread across Europe.
May 3 to 8 reports show 20 000 strikers parading in Paris and 26 mills shut in Tourcoing with crowds from Roubaix. Rioting spurred by railway and factory clashes spreads to Barcelona Valencia Saragossa Alicante and Croix as troops guard facilities and police arrest dozens including a foreign anarchist.
Special reports from Ashland Wisconsin and Brainerd Minnesota describe widespread fires threatening lumber mills near Gull River station and nearby towns. Strong winds complicate firefighting as communities race to protect property and homes.
Bradstreet's reviews a nationwide surge in eight hour demands and strikes. By May 1 an estimated 40,000 idle, possibly 70,000, with Chicago and New York seeing large activity. Chicago sash door and blind factories plus lumber districts show mass suspensions while other cities report rising mobilization and wage concessions.
Colonel W. H. H. Clayton, brother of John M. Clayton, testified to Congress that he thinks Oliver Bentley and Bob Pate killed his brother. He described his January 30, 1889, Plummerville visit and said many in the county knew of the plot. He did not accuse the Democratic party, but blamed the ballot-box theft as part of the motive. He praised the governor’s efforts but said the investigation may have gone astray.
Secret meeting at the St Nicholas Hotel Springfield brought delegates from the State Grange Farmers Mutual Benefit Association Farmers Alliance and Knights of Labor into a permanent federation. J M Thompson Joliet becomes general president and A Kirkpatrick Champaign serves as general secretary.
La France reports General Boulanger will sail from Jersey to France this Sunday to demand another trial. The paper says he will inform President Carnot of his landing site in France.
Bishop Borgess who suffered paralysis during a visit in Kalamazoo last Sunday died at 1 10 this morning He remained conscious almost to the end indicating a lingering illness and his death closes a long career as a church leader.
The Poole Gilham & Co wholesale grocers of DupuyQueE Iowa with twenty years in business made an assignment Friday. A charter mortgage for 19800 was given to the First National Bank of this city Thursday night triggering other creditors to move. Liabilities run about 40000 with assets not stated.
Governor Hill signed the compromise ballot reform bill in Albany on Friday afternoon.
Moses Fraley, the grain speculator who failed here recently, reaches a settlement of forty cents on the dollar with creditors. The deal: twenty cents cash, ten cents in six month notes, ten cents in one year notes. Mrs. Fraley, reputedly rich, to endorse the notes.
Frank Williams, convicted of robbing the United States mails from a stage near Downieville California months ago, has been sentenced to imprisonment for life in San Francisco daily.
John Stansbury, convicted in February in the U S Court of murdering his wife, has been sentenced to be hanged. The crime was to marry an Indian girl and gain rights in Indian Territory. The date is set for July.
Governor Beaver issues proclamation for a May 20 special election in Harrisburg to choose a successor to the late Samuel J. Randall in Pennsylvania's Third Congressional district. The notice specifies the date and purpose of the election.
Lisson May 8 report the Portuguese Government favors arbitrating the questions from the Delagoa Bay railway seizure. It promises British and American Ministers in Lisbon a speedy reply to the arbitration suggestion.
May 3 New York reports the Big Four lines the Cleveland Chicago Cincinnati and St Louis Railroad Company will buy the Alton and Terra Haute railroad for about 10 million dollars. The deal status remains rumored.
Forty directors met at the Palmer House Chicago electing Lyman J. Gage as president with T. B. Bryan and Potter Palmer as first and second vice presidents. Salaries for secretary and treasurer deferred. Possible secretary candidate Colonel H C Corbin. Gage, a noted banker, has steered major bank growth and supported the world’s fair movement.
The House passed by 179 to 70 a Morrill bill replacing the Senate dependent pension plan. It authorizes the Interior Secretary to place on the pension roll veterans 60 or older with ninety days service, or their widows at 60, with $8 per month pensions, beginning at application and continuing for life, plus invalid pensions for disabled veterans at $8 monthly.
The Bank of America of Philadelphia suspended liabilities and shut its doors on Wednesday afternoon after a heavy daytime drain. Twelve branch offices closed along with the main bank at Fourth and Chestnut streets. Deposits are reported around 700000.
Marquis Thrane aged 74 died of paralysis at his son’s home in Eau Claire Wisconsin on Wednesday. He rose to prominence in Europe during the 1848 revolutionary era as a Liberalist agitator and was imprisoned by the Norwegian government for publishing a newspaper advocating republican institutions and labor emancipation. Ibsen was among his contributors.
In Cincinnati Ohio on May 1 memorial services for Lucy Webb Hayes were held at the Scottish Rite Cathedral by the Women's Relief Corps Auxiliary of the Grand Army of the Republic. Mrs Kate B Sherwood delivered the memorial address.
In BenzontaA Michigan on May 1 the Racine man C. T. Wright was found guilty of murder in the first degree for the killing of Officers Marshall and Thurber at Otter Creek last August.
Fire Tuesday night destroyed seven frame buildings housing small trades. The blaze began in a blacksmith shop and swept the block. Doyle & King, contractors, suffered the heaviest losses with about 10000 dollars in insured damage.
A May 1 report from near Cumberland Gap, Knoxville shows William Holder, his wife, and one child died in a fire that consumed their home Tuesday night. Six other children escaped in night clothes.
Detroit May 1 Minister Palmer. announced for Michigan governor withdraws from the race while returning home for campaign duties. He cites the death of his niece, his last living relative, as the reason breaking him down.
The Chamber of Deputies in City of Mexico votes 178 to approve a bill granting presidents an unlimited number of terms. The measure moves to the Senate for consideration.
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