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Newspaper
Wichita Eagle
Location
Wichita, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1889
Page
1
On Saturday May 4 a special display for teachers and nearby cities will showcase many advertised values. The store emphasizes popular support from teachers and promises great bargains not offered on other days. Tomorrow four departments will feature pew goods, with Millinery and silk dress goods prominently displayed and priced lower than usual including imported challis and sateens.
New Year, May and Kidder Peabody plan export of 699000 in gold while Fannen Arbrichie Bros order 000 for Europe. Today’s total gold orders reach 2300000 as a wave of strikes and labor unrest surfaces in cities with unions and exerts pressure on shipments and prices.
New York reports show unprecedented interruptions from centennial preparations dulling business with many markets uncertain about the near term. Conditions vary by city with Milwaukee, Omaha and Cleveland showing relative strength in some sectors while iron, coal and leather trade face mixed signals. stocks slightly higher, prices easing in several fronts, and overall merchant confidence fluctuates as buyers hold back. Foreston, Illinois, faces a destructive fire with regional aid appeals as Amboy sends an engine to assist.
Telegraphic updates from Washington report General Merritt's plan to withdraw troops from Oklahoma territory while retaining posts for orderly distribution. Guthrie hosts a busy post office with stamps, newspapers, banks and growing commerce, Wichita serving as a retail hub for the new country.
The interior department inspectors report alleged corrupt practices tied to public lands in Oklahoma. Separately the Interstate Commerce Commission orders about twenty seven railroads to show who received passes and under what conditions. Secretary Blaine meets British minister Sir Julian Paunceforte as relations open.
A sweeping Chicago police order targets gamblers and illicit gaming as city officials pledge enforcement. The crackdown follows reports of gamblers arriving from across the country to ply illegal games, with authorities warning penalties and urging residents to avoid participation. The piece also notes a separate Senate committee meeting on trade relations with Canada, with no definite decisions reached and plans to travel to Portland, Oregon for further hearings.
Harrison Kelley of Coffey County was chosen on the 218th ballot at the Fourth District Republican convention in Emporia, amid strong enthusiasm. President Strong and other railroad officials were discussed regarding the company’s future leadership and board composition for the upcoming annual meeting.
At a May meeting the Little Hook group adopted a resolution urging President to appoint a merchant living west of the Mississippi River as a member of the Interstate Railroad Commission to fill the vacancy created by General Wallace.
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