31 Oct 1894
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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1894
Page
1
A sprawling digest of political rallies and international tensions, listing Senator Hill and Senator Saxton campaigns, court testimony and legal wrangling, imperial Spain and Germany moves, border skirmishes in Korea and Manchuria, civil unrest in New York and Pittsburg, and social notes on the czar, the Duchess of York, and civic figures.
A fragmentary poem scene speaks of a skylark delaying its flight to hear a nightingale’s sorrow and joy. Tomorrow the sail will rise as the nightingale departs, leaving a quiet departure in the night.
The American Economist summarizes six months of 1894 against 1892, showing 20,800 fewer workers, $8,000,000 less in wages, and factory output down about 44 percent. regional figures note steep drops in New England and the Midwest, with differing wage cuts and employment losses across sections. The piece argues for protection over free trade and cites prior census comparisons to 1890.
General Hastings wraps up a state wide campaign tour outside Philadelphia and prepares to visit every city section before election day. The Republican candidate mobilizes crowds, urges all opponents to vote against free trade, and urges workers to stay engaged until polls close for a Pennsylvania verdict he hopes will reject free trade policies.
Warsaw report: Hon J Sloat Fassett and Col Anson S Wood will address a Republican gathering this afternoon. In Georgetown Delaware Thomas F Bayard is slated to speak tonight. Washington dispatch notes most of the money stolen from the Adams Express at Acquia Creek has been recovered with robber Scarcey giving a partial confession.
The New York money market shows 1 percent on funds with prime mercantile paper at 3 42 percent. Sterling exchange advances posted at $4.8743 for 60 days and $4.88 for demand, with 4.89 quoted for the higher rate. Government and railroad bond prices drift in narrow ranges as silver sits at 64 cents bid.
Market report lists flour patents and varieties with prices for City Mills Minnesota bakers and Southern flour. rye flour, cornmeal, buckwheat flour, barley malt and malted barley. wheat and corn options with closing prices. oats with spot and options. pork, butter, cheese, eggs, and potatoes with regional figures. Named markets and grades include No. 2 red, No. 1 northern, No. 2 oats, western dairy butter, state and Pennsylvania eggs, Long Island and Jersey potatoes.
Rev. Doyle argues Sabbath should be guided by Christ not ceremony. Mercy and necessity may override rules, worship belongs in the temple, and the day is for rest and holy worship. The sermon cites Gospel examples and Scripture references to urge spirit over letter in Sabbath keeping.
The synod notes 12 presbyteries, 119 congregations, 9 787 communicants a drop of 87 and a fall in Sabbath school scholars. Net gains come from Rochester Philadelphia Pittsburg Kansas and Colorado presbyteries while New Brunswick Nova Scotia New York Ohio Lakes Illinois and Iowa show losses. Vermont holds steady. Ministers rise from 107 to 109.
A brief urging that local societies use press committees to advertise religion. The author argues advertising speeds efforts and Christian Endeavor benefits from Christian literature as the best public advertisement. He urges literature committees to act as agents promoting Christian materials to the public.
One of England's busiest Christian Endeavor workers, Rev. W. Bainbridge of the Methodist New Connection, completed five years in Chester under church rules. On moving to Hull, his local Christian Endeavor union presented him with a handsome gold badge set with pearls.
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