30 Oct 1885
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Newspaper
Bismarck Weekly Tribune
Location
Bismarck, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1885
Page
1
The report from Washington notes the president plans to limit interviews for public positions after November 1. He will see only cabinet officers and department heads on most days, reserving stricter public access times for officials.
In Crae Illinois crowds in Monroe Street blocked the thoroughfare as A J Burns attempted revenge mur der against two women, Mrs. Ray Good and Lillian Walker, wounding both and triggering a near lynching.Police quickly captured Burns as a furious crowd gathered outside the station. The women were taken to a hospital with non-committed reports of their condition.
The visible wheat supply figures from New York and Chicago stunned traders. New York showed a modest increase under 600,000 bushels while Chicago pegs it just over 9,000 bushels. Trading was active with prices ending slightly higher than the previous close as markets reacted to the unexpected data. Cabinet meeting in Washington addresses U S Mexico boundary issues and agency reporting procedures. discussions center on annual reports and department heads’ actions. In Nyack, N.Y. yesterday, a notable event or incident occurred.
A Grand Forks dispatch reports Miller will be replaced by the governor at a McConnell gathering. The note hints at political reshuffles and ceremony surrounding a state leadership change.
Washington reports President seeks practical men for civil service reform and names potential appointees while balancing public confidence. Elsewhere a bridge disaster near Genesee Avenue kills and injures many as sixty fall into the river. rescues and fatalities update ongoing search. Additional dispatches cover Labrador fisheries distress, smuggling arrests in Montreal, and a fish car expedition to western territories.
Acting Indian Commissioner Upshaw refutes western reports that the Leech Lake Chippewas of Minnesota are starving. He notes frost damage to the corn, rice overflow, and autumn fish catches, but says they are comfortable now and may need food only in spring. He advocates delaying aid until then and cites concerns over relocation to White Earth.
A chaotic patch from Toronto and other cities recounts court rebukes for rebellion leaders, a New Mexico judge’s removal, Balkan cabinet hints, US hog packing totals, Gettysburg monument dedications, and rail line reorganization amid regional updates from Cincinnati, St. Petersburg, London, and Milwaukee.
George Lesqueredux, known as the seal, was arrested in Milwaukee for stealing valuable books from a state normal school professor. He received a three month jail term in the county jail amid a series of offenses across the county.
New York Oct 29 General George B. McClellan died this morning at St. Cloud Osage Mountain New Jersey of neuralgia of the heart after two weeks of illness. He returned home six weeks ago from a trip with his family and had been alert until yesterday. He leaves a son and a daughter and will be mourned across a nation as flags fly at half mast.
In New York Riverside Park is debated as General Grant's resting place with rumors of family opposition and a city solution. A letter from Mrs. Grant affirms Riverside as the chosen tomb, citing it as fitting for visitors and aligned with Grant's wish to rest beside his wife. The exchange questions the park's availability and funding for the monument.
A petition filed in St Paul seeks a writ of mandamus against Hennepin County Schools Superintendent W. W. Wraaman to regulate school books from Daniel D. ue, with the state funding books for use across the county. Wraaman reportedly refused Merrill, prompting the legal action, a case seen as carrying broad public interest.
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