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Newspaper

Alton Daily Telegraph

Location

Alton, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Feb 22, 1884

Page

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Ten Jeannette heroes returned from Arctic voyage

New York reports the arrival of the ten Jeannette crew members in Hoboken aboard the Frisia. Lieut G H Harber and W Scheutze describe their two year search from St Petersburg to Yakutsk across ice and delta regions. They detail building a schooner on the Lena, traversing 2000 miles to Yakutsk, and finally recovering and reinterring the bodies with coffins and official ceremonies.

New York Jeannette Hoboken G. H. Harber W. Scheutze Nina Frisia Lieut. Tlarber Youngstown DeLong Jerome Collins Ab Sam Navy Yard Navy Lieut Schulze Harber London St. Petersburg Moscow Orenburg Irkutsk Lena Lieit Patives Yakutsk Melville Hunt Morris Oleknaar Pelong Yakutek Shipp Bulun Fiest Scheutze Sagistyr Vie Zemenerioch Barkin Telboram Schultze Berlin Hamburg Rusia Lieut. Schuetze Anequin

Washington Senate Advances Birthday Adjournment and Passes Key Bills

In the Senate on February 22, Anthony secured adjournment to Monday for Washington's birthday. A bill penalizing impersonation of federal officers passed, with fines up to 1000 dollars or up to thirty years imprisonment. A obstruction removal bill for navigable rivers also passed, and discussion continued on national bank circulation with Morgan arguing about state bonds securing circulation against called United States bonds.

Washington Senate Anthony United States Morgan

Keifer Boynton probe and Justice Department hearing notes

Washington hearings detail Keifer Boynton interrogation limits and witness credibility. Remarks on Boynton’s newspaper criticism of General Sherman. postponement requests and witness logistics noted. Also coverage of Justice Department Expenditures panel questioning Blythe’s accounting and lack of ledgers. Pacific railroads panel advances a land grant cost survey plan with enforcement threats.

Washington Hopkin House Bland Missouri Kelfer- Boynton Investigation Committee Furnay Columbus Keifer Mearrahan Boynton Coleman Sherman Hopkins Department of Justice Ralph Ballin United States Blythe South Carolina Longstreet Georgia House Committee On Pacific Railroads

Hewitt accused of duplicity over ODonnell resolution

The House Foreign Affairs Committee agreed to seek authority to call for persons and powers to investigate Hewitt's course on the O Donnell resolution. Representative Brumm of Pennsylvania alleged Hewitt apologized to the British minister and acted duplicity in introducing the information request about O Donnell's trial.

Washineton House Committee On Foreign Affairs House Abraham Hewitt O’donnell Representative Brumm Pennsylvania O'Donnell

Danville riot testimony and post office alt plans

Washington reports J D Blackwell, Danville judge, asserting the riot involved local political actors and denying federal committee involvement. He urges probes into shooting and law violations while defending theDanville vote as unthreatened. Separate item notes shifting postmaster prospects in St Louis with a Bennett Wells Filley triad and delays in Bain’s appointment.

Washington Danville J. D. Blackwell Corporation Court Grand Jury Congressional Committee St. Louis George Bain Bain Filley Bennett Rodney Wells Mr. Hays Hays Wells and Wells Filey Mr. Bennest Mec Pilley Fishback Bato Arthur Missouri

Benson's Vacciae Porous Provides Winter Relief

Oddly garbled but indicates Benson's product as best relief for winter coughs colds and aches. Mentions cold weather and care but lacks clear names, dates, or places.

Benson

Bismarck Rejects American Congress Resolution Critique

Berlin reports that the North German Gazette defends Bismarck against opposition claims over the Lasker resolution. It calls the American move interference in German affairs and notes Sargent’s request was unprofessional. The National Gazette and Berliner Tageblatt frame the issue as internal German policy and a public show of respect from the German people.

Berlin North German Bismarck Lasker Germany Sargent Bissmarck Herr Richter Bebel National Gazette Congress Berliner Tageblatt Kerr Lasker

Meissonier-Meyer dispute settled by painter's retractions

Panis reports a fixation of the quarrel between Meissonier and art critic Meyer after the painter issued retractions. In other news four thousand miners struck at Auzin in Du Nord and M Frances Coppee with M de Lesseps are elected to the Academie Francaise.

Panis Meissonier Meyer Gavilois Auzin Department of du Nord Academy M. Frances Coppee M. de Lesseps Academie Francaise

Gordon's Plan Opens Gates and Abolishes Duties

A Khartoum dispatch reports General Gordon opened two new gates in the fortress to allow free passage and abolished petrol and market duties. In Svua k, reports say firing occurred toward Trinkital and General Graham, commander of the Tokar relief expedition, is due there tonight.

Gordon London Times Khartoum Svuakiv Piring Trinkital Graham Tokar

Bill granting 30 million to Canadian Pacific passes Commons

Ottawa February 22 The House of Commons approved a bill providing nearly 30 million dollars in aid to the Canadian Pacific railway, advancing a major government transportation project.

Ottawa Canadian Pacific Railway House of Commons

Fight Between Piegan and Crow Indians Near Billings

Five Piegan Indians crossed the Yellowstone to the Crow reserve and stole 53 ponies. Four Crows with Joseph Gate Chancey Ames Philip Siddle Lee M Owens and three other whites pursued, leading to a battle at Hallstone Basin. Ames and Gate were killed, Owens and Siddle wounded. Four Piegan killed and horses recaptured. Bodies of Ames and Gate brought to Park City.

CuicaGo Billings Montana Yellowstone Clark’s Fork Crow Joseph Gate Chancey Ames Philip Siddle Lee M. Owens Hallstone Basin Owens Siddle Piegans Ames Gate Park City

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