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Newspaper
Vienna Progress
Location
Vienna, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1895
Page
4
A country minister departs his flock with a biting farewell claiming lack of love from the church. The note turns to a string of brief anecdotes and advertisements, including medical cures, tonics, and household remedies, with snippets about a police court sentence and Cox College relocation.
Treasury reports show $100,000 in gold withdrawn reducing reserves to $101,450,000. First two thirds of the month ran a $7,009,293 deficit, pensions due $1,250 remaining, with $5,000,000 expected to be shaved in ten days. General balance stands at $181,534,897, excluding $2,376,277 in bonds and interest. Debates on sugar bounty claims, bank dividends, and Irish Chinese legation remarks accompany updates on Indian troubles, the Syndicate’s gold deposits, and cholera in Japan with 25,000 cases and 16,000 deaths.
Reports from across South Carolina indicate low turnout for delegates to the constitutional convention with the Democratic and reform tickets prevailing in most counties. In Columbia white turnout was light. Gov. Evans, Senator Tillman, and other leaders were elected to the convention or to office, and officials praised the peaceful, uneventful vote as favorable to a high intellect convention, while dispensary supporters claim credit for reduced liquor access and no notable incidents.
The largest political opening in Kentucky history filled Louisville's Auditorium with about 6,000 attendees. General P. Wat Hardin and Colonel William O. Bradley, Democrats and Republicans respectively, spoke for three hours to roughly 3,000 from each party. The stage hosted 400 prominent figures and reporters from nationwide outlets, signaling intense campaign interest statewide.
Miners in Alabama Tennessee and Kentucky move to form a tri state organization to counter a recent operators’ combine. A representative meeting is planned in Chattanooga or Birmingham to finalize plans and preserve wage standards across the southern and northern coal regions.
The Philadelphia primary yields strong support for Senator Quay with at least twenty three delegates expected from the city. He carries Mayor Warwick's ward the fifteenth earning three delegates and his Quay line headed by Alexander Crow Jr. signals a major setback for the anti Quay combination in the state convention race.
Lovejoy bought a coupon good from Atlanta to Washington on the Richmond and Danville for the G. A. R. Encampment. The original seller in Memphis moved the ticket through Memphis and Birmingham, then Atlanta broker, then to Lovejoy who was removed from the train. He won $150. the court sustains.
The Nebraska Democratic State Convention in Omaha elected Charles J. P. Phelps of Colfax as associate justice of the supreme court, A. T. Blackburn of Holt as a regent of the state university, and Robert Kettle of Dade as another regent. A Bryan drafted plank on free coinage of gold and silver via a 16 to 1 ratio was adopted by a large majority, outlining broader principles and opposition to secret party control, with a push for non-sectarian public schools and regulation of railroad rates.
The London Times publishes a Shanghai dispatch describing the work of the inquiry commission into the Ku Cheng massacre of Christians. It argues China trifles with the question and warns of further troubles. The dispatch says Western powers may press for removal of officials and public disclosure of the reasons, with a likely outcome of success.
The killing of R F Dinkins at Brandon Mississippi by Senator Dabney Marshall and his associates Coleman Fox and Volars of Vicksburg is deemed a foul murder by many. Nine bullets were found in Dinkins body with four entering the back and one the back of the head.
An invitation signed by Montgomery citizens requests Colonel Hilary A. Herbert secretary of the Navy to address local citizens on the Democratic financial policy and the propriety of the United States pursuing the free and unlimited coinage of silver at 16 to 1.
In London, Mr Balfour's assertion that no international silver coinage agreement is possible echoes in Washington. Free silver Democrats see it as confirmation that U S action is needed to force rehabilitation of silver as money. British stance shortens hopes for English aid in the silver fight.
New York leads buckwheat and capital invested in farm machinery with 280 029 acres and 46 659 405 dollars. Illinois tops improved acres and value of farm products, while Ohio has the most farms. Kentucky dominates tobacco. Iowa and Illinois rank highly in crops. Consular statistics claim farmers are better off than rural populations worldwide. Minnesota leads flaxseed with 2 721 987 bushels. Iowa follows in seed and fiber.
Charles Denby United States minister at Peking faces State Department concern over delaying the Kucheng massacre investigation. Washington seeks full cooperation with Tsung Li Yamen and the board of foreign affairs to authorize American commissioners and ensure timely progress. Denby risks recall if he cannot explain the failure to secure required access and keep the department informed.
Louisville and Nashville Railroad negotiates a steam ship freight service between Pensacola and Liverpool. Vessels of immense capacity, owned by United States Shipping Company New York, to begin around October 23 with monthly sailings, expanding to fortnightly if traffic justifies. Cotton traffic anticipated, linking a major belt to the world market.
Low bicycle prices spur demand for horses abroad as Baltimore firms ship multiple consignments to Ant Werp and Havre. The Johnson line has completed five shipments, with steamship lines viewed as compensating for the decline in cattle exports due to foreign cattle restrictions.
Navy department receives official board report on the Port Royal South Carolina dry dock. The panel says the dock should not be accepted in current condition and urges gate strengthening and defect corrections. Acting Secretary McAdoo has not acted on the matter.
Twenty five of twenty nine Spring Valley men arrested for participation in the mob that drove colored people from their homes in Spring Valley Illinois have been bound over by the court at Princeton to await grand jury action. All but Paul Yerly and Desire Bourne were committed to jail after bail was presented and accepted.
News of a broad strike by about 3,500 vest makers across New York extending to Brooklyn and Brownsville. They demand a 25 percent pay raise and strict adherence to signed rates and regular wages. The death toll from the Gumry hotel wreck in Denver stands at twenty two and three bodies remain unclaimed.
Iron ore strikers at Ishpeming vote to reject company terms and stay off the job. Many express intent to return to the mines seeking work under protection amid widespread discontent.
Mrs Mary Hunter of Mountain Rest Oconee County recounts a long battle with chronic rheumatism lasting years and asserts a cure after taking Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People. She cites a sister's Texas letter and an affidavit sworn May 9 1895 supporting the drug’s effectiveness and safety.
The record catfish caught two miles below Cairo Illinois in 1890 weighed 312 pounds, larger than the 1865 New Orleans whale. The tale recalls fishermen chasing the giant with rifles and finally guiding it into a marsh during the freshet to land the creature. The piece also includes a long parade of jokes from the New York Recorder.
Judge Kidby recalls the hardest trial he presided over while quibbling about greatness. The exchange jokingly weighs a judge’s career against personal life, with a nod to Jarper's Bazaar as the setting for the quip.
A brief dialog shows an editor assigning an assistant editor task to discuss agriculture. The exchange hints at cautioning farmers about leaving their five hundred dollar mowing machines outdoors for winter.
The Lookout Press of Chattanooga Tennessee issues a 50 000 copy special edition with cuts of Lookout Mountain, the Chickamauga National Military Park monument and observation tower and a map of battlefield sites around Chattanooga Short articles on local landmarks are included Readers may obtain a free copy by writing to Lookout Press Chattanooga Tennessee and including postage stamps
The list shows Minnesota leading with 3,372,627 acres yielding 52,300,247 bushels, followed by California with 2,840,807 acres and 40,869,887 bushels, and North Dakota with 2,709,421 acres producing 26,403,365 bushels. The figures reflect state wheat output and land areas.
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