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Newspaper
Wichita Eagle
Location
Wichita, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1890
Page
1
FxX S on L B Fox of Fox and Son reports arrival of new goods in New York for a Wichita buyer. The current stock will be closed at about half price with Bengal Gloriosa Silk offered at 49 cents. Special Day promotions hinted with new items appearing.
New York officials report an improving business outlook though money moved into treasury funds. Interior markets ease, with Ranges City firm and other cities showing varied activity. Pig iron prices steady but coke influence restrains gains. copper and lead lower abroad. coal demand weak. Textile sector gains, cotton and woollen goods pickup. wheat and corn decline. exports slip. Treasury disbursements rising with bond purchases expected. overall market cautious amid mixed signals. Siberian prison outrages described with brutal treatment and deaths. Railway development news notes applications for Central Missouri and related stock details.
Noted in Whitaker’s Feb 14 report the House debates a new code, article by article, with protests from Stewart Barnes and Reilly against Speaker Reed. Amendments on pensions and grazing pensions meet heavy opposition as party lines hold. Harrison’s old claim case and a civil war era commission are briefly touched, with Porters Harrison Fishback defending earlier reimbursements.
The House scolded over a clerical mistake in the Mississippi River navigation obstruction joint resolution. Mr. Ingalls criticized the blunder as “legislation Deine tempered by ineffi orke” and urged returning the engrossed copy to the House for correction. The Senate then debated pension bills while accusations of procedural laxity continued. ENCROACHING ON INDIAN LANDS. A telegram reports settlers encroaching on surveyed Indian lands near ChaMMberlais, prompting concern over land claims and cession terms.
The Interstate Commerce Commission ruled in Chicago Rock Island and Pacific v Chicago and Alton that through rates may be protected for through shipments. It held shipments billed with possible intermediate unloading do not fall under through transportation rules. The carrier at intermediate points may not claim through shipment protection if reshipment depends on the purchaser. Separate naval note reports a sensation in Washington over the Enterprise coming from Europe and mutinous crew behavior and potential courts martial upon return.
Wastiwaryx Feb 4 reports from the world fair committee to the full committee who then sent the bill to the house. Two bills convoking the fair site and listing possible locations are urged with procedural steps to call roll until a site is chosen. Three contested election cases reviewed with seating recommendations for Fasshersteam and James Compton. A deputy marshal assassination noted in Jacksonville. Cherokee Syndicate to move, Missouri postmasters confirmed.
A crowded Arkansas City gathering heard able speakers advocate resubmission on the prohibition question. Judge Steen of Kingman and Wichita's Payne spoke, urging a moral case for or against free whisky and highlighting policy impacts on industry and development. Farmers and local supporters enrolled as a Republican resubmission club forms, while rail and crop topics loom for Oklahoma communities.
Sawyer Kansas grows as a corn market with Clark Brothers shipping corn and other produce, paying cents per bushel amid reports of rising prices and shifting farm patterns. Stafford fire damages Spurgin Ferris store, losses include livestock and stock value. local grain and live stock interests push for legislation to aid cattle shipping and agriculture. A Kansas press update notes regional market changes and public notices on industry reactions.
A fragmented report notes a brutal murder case with remains found near a crime scene. It mentions police tracing suspects, a likely concealment of the body, and a public plea for information. Suspects face large rewards and ongoing investigations.
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