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Newspaper
Wichita Eagle
Location
Wichita, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1889
Page
2
Seamen aboard the Chester endure forty seven hours of peril before a brave rescue by the Kuleey's captain clear of danger. A life saving officer is accused of cowardice. Also notes weather and Kansas capital forecasts with cold prairie fire reports and local meeting updates.
The James E. Kelsey captained by J. W. Hestren Jr. arrived from Wilmington N C with survivors Joka Christian and two seamen F. Awilérsav and J. tench after the Belooner Allie H. Chester foundered off the Charleston route. The wreck left the crew dead or missing, with rescue described amid harrowing details of the storm and the lone mast refuge. The voyage ended in tragedy as lifeboats and sections of the vessel broke away and the storm raged through the night.
A chaotic dispatch describes violent labor unrest in New York with Knights of Labor reports. Strikes ease as workers return to depots and seek old jobs while police maintain presence. Proclamations and political figures mingle with the unrest as public order debates unfold.
A Samoan correspondent of the Critic and New York correspondent Klein describe the December 14 clash between Germans and Muteatne’s forces. They condemn German actions, defend Samoan natives, and accuse German officials of covering imbecility, while noting American sympathy for the rightful throne and urging restraint to prevent bloodshed.
Fragmented report covers Sullivan denying Lecaron Parnell connections and emphasizes public autographs and a Chicago meeting. It then shifts to cabinet speculation with Windom, Blaine, Rusk, Wannamater as leading figures, coal barons drafting a hypothetical slate, and visitors including Edwin Morton Smith.
On the Old Colony bound for New Haven a four man raft from a deserter group drifted after a storm. One man Bil died from exposure while Kaldoon and Bud survived, rescued by Captain Hammond and crew near New Haven. The crew faced hunger and threats aboard the vessel prior to desertion.
The report details mayoral remarks delaying trials to test alleged changes in the police and court system following Haymarket events. It notes precautionary ground cited by officials and mentions ex inspector Banfield reacting calmly to questions about the case. Minor items cover wrecks at Leonia station and near Quincy with injuries and deaths, plus brief notes on Cole Younger’s wife and a new binding agreement in New York.
Debates in the House on a bill to divide Sioux Nation lands in Dakota into separate reservations and to secure relinquishment of Indian funds. Amendments target boundary lines, allotment rates, and patent terms for land held by individual Sioux and other tribes. Some amendments were pending as votes neared, with changes to enforcement and timing under the act. The session adjourned after consideration of related measures involving Indian land and tribal governance.
Fragmentary text from a Boston Cambridge notice hints at a suit against a party over a medical payment. A March 3 entry mentions a slight earthquake felt near St. Cont, with garbled references to a courthouse event and writs retrimable.
George W. Cable, the novelist, visits town from New England and searches Broadway for Mr. Rushton the Texas cattle rancher. A clerk misidentifies him, inducing polite awkwardness, while Cable encounters locals who doubt his claim, amid humorous misrecognitions and a note on reform politics in Harper’s Weekly.
The article argues the central issue in the South is reestablishing rule of law. It contends constitutions at national and state levels are openly trampled, elections breed intimidation, and federal authority may intervene to restore order. It cites incidents, public sentiment, and calls for lawful governance amid political turmoil.
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