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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1886
Page
2
President Grover Cleveland proclaims Thursday November 25 as a day of thanksgiving and prayer. The document urges worship, charity, and national gratitude for protections and prosperity amid disasters and labor.
The 3rd of November 1886 proclamation designates Thursday November 25 as a day of thanksgiving and prayer. It urges gratitude for blessings, education, religion, and economic progress, and calls for prayers for those suffering in Providence. The notice is signed in Harrisburg with the state seal.
Report shows Pennsylvanian vote still short of the last presidential tally with Beaver and Black trailing. Prohibition and Greenback-Labor shifts noted, while Republicans gain in Indiana, Virginia, Michigan, Illinois, and Kentucky and hold or lose in several other states, yielding a bright forecast for 1888.
The two cent tax on oleomargarine, predicted to curb production, instead boosts manufacture. Officials are surprised. butter dealers who backed the bill feel disappointed. Treasury estimates first year revenue from stamp demand at 1 to 1.5 million dollars as the law legalizes cheaper fat and lets it compete with real butter.
Bartlett, a Democrat, wins California Governor by about 500 votes as Temple secures a 12 000 plus majority for Supreme Judge. Democrats hold the Legislature. Republicans win key statewide offices by 500 to 6000 margins.
Wotrr received about 30 000 votes in the State election rather than the hundred thousand he claimed to seek. He also ran for the state legislature in his own county and was defeated by 1 046 votes to his Republican opponent, showing he is fairly valued at home despite the larger claim.
In Venang County the Democratic candidate won a state assembly seat after a tie between R F Glenn and Martin Carey. Carey reportedly yielded to avoid a new election, keeping the party's plurality intact.
McKean county registered about 10 000 voters yet many left for other oil fields. They polled 5521 for Governor, with the average Republican plurality near 900, deemed sufficient.
Scott pledges to proceed with the Railroad project to Sugar Grove, emphasizing his commitment to infrastructure over pensioner objections. His stance centers on completing the rail link and advancing local development.
Some Democrats misread the Virginia returns and believed Mahone was finished though early figures show Daxora with about 20 000 Republican majority on November 2. The tone notes this as a lively though undead win starter for the party.
The text argues that the Republican party did not give away public lands and credits it with building railroads via land grants. It notes Democrats continued the effort where Republicans left off, acknowledges some forfeit lands, and claims bipartisan policy ultimately benefited the nation through land grants and railroad development.
Legal scrutiny of John Tildens will challenges the broad discretion given to trustees. New York Court of Appeals cautions against treating a devise as a general power of attorney. Despite a specific library aim, vague language could allow trustees to redirect funds to varied charitable ends, prompting heirs to seek invalidation.
Mr Carlisle won by a narrow margin and faces a possible contest from Mr Theede. Theede alleges back counties’ returns were doctored as the race tightened. Carlisle’s seat would bolster Democratic control, affecting labor voters nationwide and prompting scrutiny of Southern Democratic methods.
A Treasury Department statement details 31 years of receipts and expenditures from July 1, 1855, to June 30, 1886. Pension outlays totaled about $825 million, with most since 1863 for Civil War veterans. Indian costs reached around $165 million, while net ordinary expenses peaked at $163 million in 1865. Revenues climbed to a high of $558 million in 1866, led by customs and internal revenue, and surplus revenue peaked at $145 million in 1883.
A New York Tribune excerpt condemns President Cleveland for airing private grievances at a college anniversary. It denounces his remarks on newspapers, argues he lacks breeding for such public occasions, and links his outburst to alleged Pan Electric and Civil Service issues. A private secretary’s note reveals a $500 campaign contribution from Dan in New York City.
Vote basis indicates Republicans carried Virginia by about 17 000 in Congress returns with no state officers elected this year.
The Goddess of Liberty’s torch has not been lit since Saturday night and may remain dark until a lighthouse bill and its funding are approved by Congress. General Schofield doubts illumination depends on funds from Washington and a favorable bill at the next session.
The New York anti-saloon Republicans through their state committee led by Gen. Thomas W. Conway Rev. George H. Ball E M Witzgerald Levi Curtis W H Clark and Fitch H Marean issue a call for a Cortland convention on November 30 and December 1. They argue the temperance cause has best chance of progress within the Republican party.
A mail train on the Buffalo Rochester and Pittsburg line halted at Dubois Pa after a car inspector detected three dynamite bombs and caps attached under the rear coach springs. Passengers escaped danger as the train had originated in Punxsutawney with brief stops en route.
A local doctor advertises Dr. Fenner's Blood and Liver Remedy and Nerve Tonic as cures for biliousness headaches constipation bad breath skin eruptions stomach and bowel disorders scrofula and other blood disorders plus nerve weakness. He claims fast relief from cough with Improved Cough Honey and pain burns or bruises with Golden Relief. Sold by nearby druggists.
Sunset Cox is returning to Congress, signaling a lively period for the Congressional Record as new debates and remarks are anticipated.
Master Workman Powderly orders Chicago strikers to return to packing houses on the ten hour plan but reports indicate the command will be largely ignored. The notice follows a period of labor unrest with rubber goods on display at Boston Shoe Store and Diamond Brock.
Reports state the U S Circuit Court ruled in favor of the Bell Telephone Company in its suit against Pan-Electric Company. The piece notes the government adopted letter sheet envelopes but deemed them a failure and discontinued their manufacture due to perforated ends and unfolding in transit. The Agricultural Bureau cites large crop surpluses, and quotes Col Ingersoll on the Republican party’s virtue and power. English jockey Frep Archer, age 30, reportedly shot himself amid typhoid delirium, having dominated British racing for a decade and ridden many major winners.
Edwin Booth’s illness incurs expenses exceeding $2,500 each night as reports note. Separate items mention Cuba’s sugar crop potentially the largest on the island, Ex President Arthur’s improving health, and a Boston ruling requiring barber shops to close Sundays. Moody’s Virginia preaching activity and Vanderbilt Grant relics turned over to the national museum are also cited. Harvard College marks its 250th anniversary with final day observances led by alumni and President Cleveland in attendance.
N P Martin of Chandler's Valley Pa advertises a farm auction on Wednesday Nov 17 at 10 AM. Forty acres with 35 improved, a good house and barn plus wells and spring water and a 100 tree bearing apple orchard. Also to be sold are three horses two colts three cows two calves wagon buggy sleigh and farming tools. Old age cited as reason. farm described as nearly level and well cultivated. Chandler's Valley Pa Nov 1 1886. 2n2t
We offer 200 garments with deep cuts on Astracian Jacket $3.75 value 6.00 New-Markets $3.50 to $25 Short Wraps $10 to 40 Plush Sack big bargain 500 shawls and cloaks savings Beaded Trimmings and Buttons at low prices 100 dozen linen handkerchiefs under half cost to import Turkey Red Table Linen 60 inches wide 43c Insurance policy free with purchase If lower prices arise in Warren county goods deemed inferior Samples by mail available
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