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Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1889
Page
1
Bay report from Baytimors Maryland on April 7 notes the season’s severest storm with 50 mph winds, boats overturned, wrecked bayside craft, thunder and lightning, panic among frightened residents, and structural damage including a church belfry in Adamstown Frederick County.
A Norfolk, Virginia storm path brought cyclone winds of 54 mph and a high tide 13 inches above record. Flooding struck the lower city with fires on Water Street, extensive cotton store losses, and the Pensacola ship sank in dry dock. Estimated total damage about 310,800 with many warehouses ruined and line down across the region.
A severe storm swept North Carolina and Virginia on April 7 with thunder, lightning, rain, hail, and heavy snow. Winchester saw 14 inches of snow and blizzard conditions while telegraph lines and electric wires failed across Charlottesville and nearby railroads.
A rapid blaze at D H Hogan’s dry goods at Broughton and Barnard streets destroyed Hogan’s store, Douglass & Co stock, and adjacent properties. Losses exceed 150000, with Odd Fellows Hall and YMCA building gone and 60 structures burned. No deaths reported though church and other buildings severely damaged. total estimated loss around 750000 with insurance covering many reversals.
A Sunday morning blaze destroyed the extensive axe, shovel and saw factories of Hubbard & Co. at the foot of Forty-eighth Street, Pittsburg. Insurance covers nearly half a million dollars. The incident followed storm disruptions to Southern electrical communications, with 384 poles noted between Alexandria and Fredericksburg and 150 damaged along a five mile stretch. A barge bound from Norfolk to New York, Sunrise, sank at anchorage in Delaware on Saturday afternoon, with the captain his wife two children and one seaman lost.
April 8 report from Arkansas City Kansas says Santa Fe investigators seek truth about boomers who allegedly planned to burn rail bridges on April 21 to block homesteaders. Detectives patrol lines as border influx swells, with colonists arriving from multiple states and land sales rising to about 60,000 dollars.
In St Paul Minnesota Herbert G Stout a railway mail clerk on the St Paul to Council Bluffs route was arrested Saturday evening charged with stealing letters containing money from the mails. The thefts have run for nearly eight months totaling several thousand dollars most letters were addressed to Louisiana lottery agents in New Orleans He broke down and admitted guilt He is 42 years old.
In Fort Dongs Iowa on April 8 a river land eviction escalates as marshals delay fuels tension. Marshal Holbrook forms a 15 man posse in town and another group is recruited in Dubuque. Armed men stop strangers entering river land areas and demand their business before passage. A U S swamp officer was challenged to prove he was not on river land business.
New York April 8 A Tribune Ottawa dispatch says Quebecs provincial treasury is empty and no money remains to cover 400000 under the Jesuits Estate act A public loan would be needed and would require 2 8 nct of the Legislature The lieutenant governor must sign and can veto such a bill The lieutenant governor reportedly intends to veto if presented leaving Jesuits without funds
James I Christie acting assistant doorkeeper of the Senate died in Washington from pneumonia after a cold. Born Dover New Hampshire May 1844 he served on the Senate floor since 1861 and for 15 years as assistant doorkeeper. Remains to Dover by his brother Frank with services to be held aboard the boat.
Reverend Dennis, a Dayton, Ohio pastor and Hebrew convert, sought the Jerusalem consul post with backing from Ohio politicians. Secretary Blaine reviewed his papers and rejected the nomination, noting the State Department is not an evangelical institution and that the arguments for the appointment were not well taken.
Democrats won the municipal election on April 2 with Dewitt C. Cregier elected mayor by about 10,900 over Republican John A. Roche. Democratic aldermen gained, ticket plualities averaged about 12.66. Disorder marked the election with three homicides and a clash that struck Congressman Frank Lawler. The temperance side had carried the city by 20,000 a year earlier.
Representatives of southern and southwestern railroads testified before the interstate commerce commission detailing export rate structures. They said inland transportation rates fluctuated with seaboard steamship rates, preventing fixed figures. Most testimony covered inland share of cotton export rates, compression, and shipment procedures.
Phineas T. Pratt, cashier at the First National Bank of Anoka Minnesota, absconds to Canada with an alluring widow and $100,000 of bank funds. The town reels as the twin city banks report serious losses from the defalcation.
Washington April 2 A vivid portrait shows the Washington lobby crowd of office seekers from across the nation. Hoosiers, Ohioans, New Yorkers and Westerners mingle with New England absent, chasing assistant secretaries to bureau jobs and higher posts, often sliding from one title to another amid hotel rooms and rising hotel bills. The scene mixes ambition with vanity as every change of administration reshapes the hunt and crowds pack streets, bars, and doors.
The Paris Figaro reports Foulangist leader General Boulanger refuses a senate judgment, says he will await magistrates or a jury, and plans to stay free until the elections. He departed Paris April 1 for Brussels with M Rochefort, pursued by prosecutor moves, and will press for constitutional revision during absence.
Sir Charles Russell opened the Parnellites case, arguing the Times witnesses were irrelevant and the inquiry should not indict a nation. Reports from London, Brussels, Rome, and Samoa cover Stanley’s expedition, Emin Pasha, German peace, and naval movements. Commanders and kings face battles, sieges, and a century’s end of service.
The Port Townsend W T customs collector Captain Herbert Beecher was ordered by telegraph to be dropped from the rolls effective the 15th. Beecher, son of the late Henry Ward Beecher, faced dismissal after investigations tied to alleged opium smuggling cases and compromising papers found with Gardner in Ogdensburg N Y. The action followed a Treasury Department review under Secretary Windom.
A large landslide on Second avenue in Pittsburg Penn occurred the morning of the 2d. A mass of rock and clay slid from the hill above the railroad opposite Pride street and covered the Baltimore and Ohio tracks and Second avenue. Bluff street degraded and nearby properties likely endangered. Debris filled the tracks to several feet for many rods. telegraph wires were broken and travel halted. Rocks continued to roll for half an hour after the slide, with risk of a second slip. No injuries were reported.
Ohio voters delivered mixed outcomes with Democrats winning mayorships in Akron and Springfield and securing top offices in several cities including Middleton Akron Norwalk Bucyrus Fremont Circleville Chillicothe Portsmouth Lancaster Wapakoneta St Marys Hamilton Tittin Zanesville Newark Kent Canton Sidney. Republicans won multiple locales such as Lovana Lebanon Troy Mt Gilead Kent Urbana Viqu a London Cambridge Ripley Van Wert Sandusky Wooster and Fostoria. Prohibition in Kent drew attention as the issue split the vote.
W B Stephens alias Spencer was arrested in Denver on a bank robbery charge. President Moffat, Teller Keeley and Cashier Wood visited the jail but could not confirm his identity and finally admitted the resemblance was exact but he was not the robber. Clarke, a gang member from Louis, remains held as an accomplice.
A massive April prairie fire swept across Dakota causing widespread destruction from Gary to Mount Vernon and Leola. Fires killed and injured residents, burned hundreds of buildings, destroyed farms and stock, and left thousands homeless with losses estimated around two million dollars. Weather sparked the blaze with a 7 percent humidity and northeast winds 49 to 60 mph, hindering firefighting efforts.
Across Yankton and Douglas counties losses mount as a sweeping prairie fire destroys homes, barns, and crops. In Freeman area the blaze killed a 70 year old woman and left families destitute with little food or shelter. Near Chamberlain two women died, and a Crow Creek agency escape is noted amid widespread ruin.
Governor Bulkley of Connecticut on Thursday granted a two week reprieve for John H. Swift of Hartford, the wife killer slated for execution. Swift's death sentence remains under review as the stay pauses the hanging.
Friday report notes the Legislature voted to commute a sentence to life. Governor Bulkley, aware of the facts, let the bill become law without his signature. A recall attempt failed in the House by 102 nays to 83 yeas, amid public sentiment against commutation and questions about the three day requirement.
In the Senate on April 2 memorials were presented regarding special privileges for veterans and liquor trafficking. The debate over John Bright’s death and U.S. British ties featured Hoar Hawley and Sherman. The session adjourned sine die after Brigham reform and Ingalls oath.
The proclamation notes the 100th anniversary of George Washington taking the oath as first US president in 1789. President Benjamin Harrison urges national observance with a general holiday and designated prayer times in churches across the country. Local religious leaders are asked to gather for prayers seeking God’s blessings on liberty prosperity and peace.
Bernard Blume, head of a gang that fleeced insurers by renting stores and stocking them for large fire claims was arrested in Jersey City. Three accomplices, Fred Feight Frederick Freund and Frank Dussing, are held in Brooklyn. They used benzin filled bladders and gunpowder to ignite fires while alibis were prepared, leaving only a broken lamp as false evidence.
A River Falls saloon keeper arrests Rev James Evans and two pastors along with Dr T W Ashley and others on false imprisonment claims. The defendants signed an old indictment against Saloon keeper Drukee. Drukee was beaten, appealed, and the high court dismissed on a technicality. Now Drukee prosecutes the party for false imprisonment.
President acts against Mr Wanamaker's influence over the New York post office indicating limited interference by the administration. The move signals a stance of independence in key appointments and policy. The report highlights the ongoing friction between executive leadership and departmental control.
Cabinet advisers urged upon officeholders as to placement. His rejection of Senators Quay and Cameron over the Philadelphia post office issue unsettled politicians who feared postmaster general dominance, but Van Cott's appointment has revived confidence.
The Dispatch reports that ships bound for Samoa include the old Richmond built 1858 of 2700 tons with 321 crew, the Alert and Adams class vessels with officers such as Captain Reed and Commander Graham, plus Navy orders to the Adams line. Calls note floated Nipis and Calliope in Sydney harbor reports and gratitude from British channel fleet to the American Navy.
An explosion of gas last night at the Muddy Valley coal mine near Dungvary Illinois severely wounded several men and boys. Two are known to be fatally burned. The blast is believed to have ignited a lamp carried by one worker.
Irregularities confessed by Allard & Sons of Paris and New York with 304 Fifth Avenue. Customs seized goods hidden in antique furniture panels including a Vanderbilt portrait and a Rembrandt carving. The firm’s New York agent Pan Foulez helped, Alfonso L. Brossier reported. Loss to government about 50000 dollars, possible total 250000. Ten arrests reported. treasury agents pursue further evidence tonight.
Rhode Island completed vote totals show Democrats holding the lower House with 23 Republicans 37 Democrats and 12 still to be elected, while the Senate stands 21 Republicans 11 Democrats with four seats to be filled. Governor John W. Davis led with 21 860 votes. attorney general Rogers 21 011 and Slocum 21 816 after scattering 27. Contested 16 seats in joint ballot will decide control amid a hard fight to reach the necessary majority.
During the special session President Harrison sent 350 nominations to the Senate. Rejections included Murat Halstead for minister to Germany and Isadore Lowenthal for postmaster at Modesto California. Unacted nominations that died at session end included William H. Whiteman for associate justice of the Territory of New Mexico and Edwin Kurscheedt for marshal of the eastern districts, among others.
Powderly argues against convict labor being dumped on the market at low prices, proposing instead to employ prisoners on state work to reclaim waste lands and build homes for freed men. He says prison labor should educate and reform, with earnings used to support families, and warns against monopolizing markets through prison output and corporate influence.
The Maine Supreme Judicial Court clears Albert G. Sellon in the long murder case. Sellon, once head clerk on a Boston and Bangor postal route, killed Jeremiah Sinclair of Ossipee, New Hampshire. Trial last term yielded self defense claims but no conviction. County attorney Bailey moves to discharge and drop the indictment. Sellon is released on $1000 bonds posted by Gen. Charles Harlin of Bangor.
Bid details reveal a 256 foot long coast-defender with 1400 ton displacement and 16 inch belt armor. The ship features 6400 horsepower from engines and space-saving coil boilers, with experimental power sources from tubular designs.
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