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Newspaper
Vienna Progress
Location
Vienna, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1893
Page
4
In Washington gossip notes the death of Senator Stanford of California and a string of presidential appointments. It reports resignations, new postmasters, bank examiners, and pensions updates, plus hints about Blount’s Hawaiian mission and upcoming national health board plans.
The weekly Weather Crop Bulletin from Washington notes very favorable conditions in the western cotton region from Louisiana to Texas, while eastern areas suffer wet weather. Sugar and rice plantations in parts of Louisiana face flooding from levee breaks. Wheat harvests advance north to Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, and Ohio with warm, normal central valley conditions, though northwest lags by 15 to 20 days. Mississippi reports favorable crops except extreme north. Louisiana sees generally good conditions but grassy fields needing dry weather. Texas reports cotton hurt by wet weather and grass, some worm activity. Arkansas notes clean crops and active wheat and hay work. Tennessee reports progress in wheat, improving corn, tobacco, and cotton, with peaches and hay. Kentucky wheat started with fair yields and some damage. Maryland/Delaware? missing. Everything prospers, with wheat and clover harvest beginning and forecast improving next week.
A deadly cyclone struck eastern Kansas late Wednesday night, sweeping through Williamstown and nearby areas in Jefferson county. It traced a half mile wide miles long path, leveling houses and trees, with rain and darkness hindering rescue. Eleven bodies were found, with at least five more killed and many injured. estimates suggest twenty or more dead and thirty houses destroyed.
In Freidericschne on Sunday about 3 500 Mecklenburgers gathered to honor Prince Bismarck, accompanied by 5 000 Hamburgers. The prince delivered a lengthy speech referencing Waterloo and Germany’s part in the battle, drawing enthusiastic cheers.
Lizzie Borden was found not guilty by a 12 man jury in the New Bedford murder case. The verdict ended a sensational trial with a crowded courtroom and emotional reactions as she declared innocence and prepared to return to Fall River.
A careful estimate places Senator Stanford's wealth around 35 million dollars. The estate comprises one fourth shares in the Pacific Improvement Company with holdings in Southern Pacific and related bonds, plus cable road and large land holdings. Annual income from stocks bonds and properties totals about 3 million dollars.
Coroner jury concludes Frederick K Loftus died in the Ford theater disaster of June 9 1893 after two hours deliberation. It finds George W Dent contractor and Loftus killerers included Ainesworth Covert Sass responsible for the killing and criticizes US war department oversight as unbusinesslike. Warrants postponed to Tuesday morning to allow bail. Ainesworth has a bondsman.
Cable reports from Berlin show partial results from 348 districts as of Saturday evening. Centrist groups lead with forty-nine seats, followed by conservatives thirty-seven and social democrats twenty-four. national liberals nine, Centrists in favor of the bill three, Richterists four, volksepartei thirteen, Alsatians six, anti Semites three, and wild cards three requiring re ballots. Analysts say social democrats and national liberals will dominate re ballots while Richterists lag far behind. The defeat of the Richterists seems final even as the party’s organ acknowledges disaster, with Berlin Freie Presse predicting a plebiscite against the army bill backed by volkespartei centrists and socialists.
A Long Island Rail Road train carrying about a thousand racegoers from the Sheepshead Bay event derailed in a tunnel near Parkville, New York. Three were killed at once, seven died after hospital transport, and about one hundred were injured, with many in grave condition.
Special from San Francisco reports the death of Senator Leland Stanford at his Palo Alto home in the early hours, wholly unexpected. Born March 9, 1824, in Waterville New York, he built a fortune, led the Central Pacific, and funded a university in California. He drove the last spike at Promontory Point in 1869 and served as California governor and U.S. senator.
The Tradesman reports a week of Southern industrial growth with a cotton mill at Ports mouth Virginia by T W Whisnant and associates and a cigarette machine works in Richmond Virginia by Wm P De Lassante and others. It lists thirteen new industries, four expansions, and twenty new buildings including agricultural implement works in Galveston Texas and electric lighting in Cleveland Tennessee.
A northwest to southeast tremor at 11:05 Tuesday night rattled Charleston Savannah Augusta Columbia and Wilmington. No damage reported though alarm ran high as residents rushed into streets and newspapers noted perceptible building motion in multiple locales.
Witnesses condemned contractor George W. Dent for his methods at the coroner’s inquest into Ford’s theater victims. Some testified against him, yet praised his practical skill. The United States government also faced criticism for its construction practices. Experts testified that top contractors do not work for the government for little pay.
The text notes 32 million men to 31 million women in the nation with men in the majority in most states. Exceptions with more women include the District of Columbia, several Northeast and Southern states, while Montana has the largest male proportion. New Jersey shows near parity between sexes.
The Sultan of Turkey sends a costly ornate gold medal gift to President Cleveland commemorating the 400th anniversary of Columbus discovery. It features the Columbian caravels and is said to cost over $20,000. The President will not take it personally and plans museum display at the State Department.
The Suez Canal cost about 100 million dollars with 30 million wasted in interest and mismanagement. It now handles roughly 9 million tons annually and must be enlarged to serve growing Pacific trade. Plus a quoted dialogue shows a child and parent about daily music practice.
An Edinburg contemporary notes ministers smoke in the Scotch church smoke-room and Dr Norman Macleod jokes that if smoking were allowed in the assembly business would move faster. A Bishop asks about success as a struggling pastor replies morality is rising. A quip about cash in advance follows. Also reported is average body weights for 20 000 Boston and Cincinnati men and women.
Worth Knowing surveys U S life spans by profession, notes 440 workers per 100 laborers, compares U S rail mileage to continents, and cites St Louis new building sprawl. It mentions a vast ink lake found near Lower California, rapid drying stamping ink, and a Gould family estate move with George Gould noted as equals in shrewd dealing. It lists family stock in Western Union, Manhattan, and Missouri Pacific.
The Panama Silk Tree is a 15 to 20 foot tall plant whose inner bark yields a silky fiber. Natives beat and separate the fiber, spin it into threads, and weave fabric that closely resembles silk. Colombian belles favor garments made from this material.
The wedding of Scribble the reporter unfolds at the Little Church Around the Corner. He remains calm, yet notes the prayer in shorthand for the afternoon edition of The Daily Hooter. A light, humorous glimpse into press life and wedding day bustle.
A light suspension bridge stood at Niagra Fall from 1848 to 1854. Advertisements tout Brown's Iron Bitters and other tonics for malaria indigestion biliousness and liver complaints. Promotions urge Beecham's Pills Dr Isaac Thompson Eye-Water and various patent remedies. Mentions a Congo newspaper storage by two colored women and a $1 Hall's Catarrh Cure offer.
An advertisement touts Syrup of Figs as a pleasant, effective laxative improving health by cleansing the system and aiding kidneys, liver, and bowels without weakening them. It claims wide medical approval, affordability, and urges buying only the California Fig Syrup Co. product with its name on every package.
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