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Newspaper
Vienna Progress
Location
Vienna, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1894
Page
4
Malaria struck region residents testify the only sure safeguard against poisonous vapor and fever is Ostelter’s Stomach Bitter. The remedy is claimed to cure chills fever dyspepsia and rheumatism amid unhealthy season.
The House and Senate mobilized for the funeral of Senator Vance with resolutions, a joint committee, and invitations to leaders. A solemn procession followed as the casket entered the chamber, with President Cleveland and cabinet members in attendance and religious services led by Rev. Dr. Hoge.
A New York dispatch notes smallpox at Sing Sing Prison. Ernest Knabe dies in Baltimore. Regina Preciable dies in Ares Mexico at age 130, mother of 28. A Santa Cruz fire destroys 24 buildings with losses around 255000. Great Northern trains halted between Crookston and Seattle. Lager beer ruled not spirituous liquor in Indian Territory. Riots at Connors Creek Detroit injure and kill workers. Indiana editors back tariff reform led by Voorhees Turpie. Governor Altgeld ill in Biloxi. Ship Albertine Adone foundered in Bahama waters. Holt Bagbee fire costs 170000. Great Northern strike spreads in Minnesota. Logan iron works near Lewistown burned, 100000 loss. Denver reports police and fire boards in control. detective chief not filled. Queen and Crescent wage cut strike approved. German tobacco tax clause rejected. Mark Twain assignment filed in New York. Chattanooga bonds under dispute. Great Northern legal actions threaten striking crews.
Colonel F C Ainsworth of the war department was arraigned in Washington on manslaughter charges tied to the Ford theatre disaster last June. He waived reading, pleaded not guilty with withdrawal privilege, and received ten days to demur or quash the indictment.
A St Paul dispatch reports the Great Northern railroad strike by its employees, planned for 1 o clock Thursday morning, has been declared off for the present.
The South Carolina state supreme court rules the dispensary act unconstitutional in a lengthy, non unanimous decision. Chief Justice McIver and Justice McGowan affirm the ruling as a police regulation and revenue measure, while Justice Pope dissents. The court asserts the state cannot trade and embraces Mauldings and Chester as guiding precedents. The case originated from Darlington and the state plans to appeal to the U S Supreme Court.
Ex Governor Thomas J. Jarvis is appointed United States Senator from North Carolina to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Senator Zeb Vance. Governor Carr offered the post and Jarvis accepted amid general satisfaction and numerous congratulations. It is rumored he will seek Senator Ransom's seat when the legislature meets to ensure a western candidate finishes Vance's two year term.
A delegation of Atlanta and Augusta merchants visited Port Royal to inspect wharves warehouses and loading vessels as direct trade with Liverpool begins. The Mexican sails from Liverpool Monday as the twelfth ship, with cargo for the next voyage already at port. Eighty one thousand bales of cotton plus corn flour and phosphate racks have been moved inland.
The Louisiana legislature will vote to elect three United States senators next month marking a first in U S history. The report lists concurrent labor strife in Alabama and Tennessee, a deadly Memphis building collapse, and other regional developments.
National dispatch notes Roger Q. Mills to replace the late Senator Vance on the finance committee. Also reports court actions in Washington, postmaster nominations, and a Georgia land and banking debate. Breckinridge may seek Kentucky re election as political entries fill the race.
The House approved a quorum counting rule by 212 to 47 during Tuesday’s session. Republicans aided the committee, while Tom Reed praised the fifty third congress for vindicating the fifty first. Democratic speakers defended the rule amid protests and questions of constitutionality.
A sensational Minnesota Democratic Association address warns of peril to the party after a sweeping victory two years earlier. It pins the defeat on internal betrayal from within while denouncing protectionists and cowardice among allies. Henry S. Ives of New York, financier, died in Asheville North Carolina after a prolonged illness.
A correspondent extols tansy leaves as a sure preventive against moths for woolens and furs, recalling a grandmother's practice of storing items in trunks with tansy. The piece also notes a cake recipe, moral counsel, fabric care tips, a laxative syrup promotion, and a closing line about farmers’ happiness.
The article extols Mr Manson of West Rye New Hampshire praising Dr Pierce Pleasant Pellets as the best liver remedy. It quotes testimonials from Dr Pierce and an immigration inspector in Buffalo New York who report health improvements and weight gain after using the pellets.
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