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Newspaper
Bismarck Weekly Tribune
Location
Bismarck, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1892
Page
1
Crop reports arrive from across Mexico as all states appoint commissioners for the Chicago Columbian exhibition. Nineteen Mexican republic states designate delegates to the first nominating convention in Mexico to meet April 5.
Loverville March 80 Henry Wat terson prints in The Courer Journal that the editor of the Courier Journal has maintained that Cleveland must secure New York’s unanimous backing to win. He has opposed Hill and argues Cleveland should be nominated without New York if necessary, warning against muddling the Democratic ticket. The Philadelphia Telegraph notes Watterson’s position remains unchanged.
Washington reports the Senate unanimously ratified the Behring Sea treaty with no restrictive conditions. Cabinet reportedly accepts Lord Salisbury's renewal proposal with limits, while Indian Affairs debates Hindman as agent. Pettigrew opposes in executive session. Reports from Portland, Leprosy case in Port Townsend, and other items follow.
A night near Boyles Gap three miles north of Birmingham sees an attempted wreck and robbery of a Louisville and Nashville passenger train. Police pursued the attackers, over a hundred shots fired, reinforcements dispatched, and a train departed with no injuries reported.
Reports from Ashland Wisconsin indicate a second grand jury will probe bribery in county offices amid murders with no convictions. Yellow fever ravages Brazil and New York with daily deaths. Vermillion elopement shocks South Dakota. Japan envoy appointment and executive secrets leakage stir Washington headlines. Mexican bandits and Prussian cabinet turmoil complete the day’s sensational mix.
Rev. John Goodall aged 85, a noted evangelist and former Handsworth Congregational pastor, was convicted of indecent assault on Mary Ann Siddalls, wife of A. Biddalls, on Jan 11. He received a two year hard labor sentence after evidence showed he attempted to molest her in a railway carriage causing her to flee the moving train and be injured. The Midland Railway defense cited a Lord Chancellor ruling about responsibility for injuries when fear leads to danger.
Reports from Captain Hunt in Poole Coast say the iron tug Tipple sank off Muday oyster beds after rough weather. Captain Myers of Brunette endured a gale. other vessels faced dangers. In Chicago a conductor, W. Frost, was wounded fatally in a shooting. suspect Refused to Prosecute. Daly stock losses near Bitter Root total about 100000, with an epidemic affecting foals. Senator Sawyer comments on Wisconsin decision shifting political outlook. Cotto executed for murder. prairie fires flare near Julesburg. paralysis hits William C. Williams, long-time Wisconsin congressman.
San Francisco dispatch cites fierce clashes between imperial troops and rebels in Northern China. Reported massacres include more than 8,000 rebels executed or burned. imperial losses listed as five killed and forty-five wounded. Other items note a divorce case, hotel gossip, and various frontier rumors.
A grand jury indicted Milard B. Horeley, member and chairman of the Chicago board of education committee on janitors, for bribery but the indictment was not returned due to Judge Clifford's absence. The case rests on Otis Jones and Sterling L. Bailey testimony about bribes connected to Smead Warming and Ventilating.
In Santiago on March 30 Minister Egan states the case will be referred to the United States State Department. Baltimore claimants provoke discussions as Chilean congress weighs sums agreed as a charitable act rather than recognizing their demand. The tone likens the move to humanitarian acts seen after the Rock Springs massacre.
A Vatican report claims Pope Leo XIII has set aside five million lire in a bank for his successor, a sum saved by Vatican economers and separate from the treasury. The rest of the text notes a Reichstag vote defeat on a cruiser appropriation and related political rumors.
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