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Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1888
Page
1
The first regular meeting of the national Democratic committee in New York chaired by William H. Barnum opened with roll call. Senators Pasco, Gorman, Barbour, and other leaders discussed campaign strategy, anticipated GOP vigor after Blaine, and possible state gains in Michigan Vermont New Hampshire and Massachusetts amid murmurs of a healthier Democratic outlook.
Davenport editor J J Richardson predicts several Western states will vote Democratic in November. He cites Iowa fielding a large Democratic majority, Blaine’s dwindling edge, and rising support from farmers and younger voters. He notes Prohibition gains, tariff debates, and hopes for Illinois Iowa Michigan Wisconsin and others shifting. He argues education and reform could spark revolutions in Western politics.
In New York on July 31 veteran editor Hiram Atkins of Montpelier Vermont spoke to reporters at the national Democratic executive committee meeting. He said New England shows promise and noted Vermont will not be placed in the Democratic column, arguing Republican claims in Kentucky resemble Vermont’s Democratic vote.
New York Aug 2 The Democratic national headquarters hosted prominent guests including two congressmen, Indiana gubernatorial candidate Courtland C. Matson, former governors Crittenden of Missouri and Hauser of Montana, and New York party leaders. Matson voiced strong Indiana victory confidence amid Porter’s renomination withdrawal. The first meeting of the National Association of Democratic Clubs elected Robert Grier Monroe chairman and set campaign plans, with paraphernalia and uniforms approved.
The Washington special reports the President has not completed his letter of acceptance, with leaders urging haste but him preferring no rush. Carlisle and others speculate Cleveland may keep the draft within cabinet until public release and align with December's message on reducing revenues to meet government needs and labor interests.
A conference of executive committees from the Union and United Labor parties in Curiaco last evening failed to reach a settlement. Key figures J W Goshorn W W Jones Robert Schulling and others attended as talks on dividing electors or mutually withdrawing tickets were rejected. United Labor withdrew after demands for complete withdrawal of United Labor’s candidate and unconditional support for Union Labor. Robert Cowdrey issued a challenge to A J Streeter.
At Hartford last week the resolutions committee reported amid dispute over woman suffrage. The minority argued against mixing suffrage and prohibition, while the majority endorsed the Indianapolis platform and called for immediate abolition of internal revenue taxes on liquor. A state ticket was nominated with Hiram Camp for governor and Nathan Babcock for lieutenant governor before adjournment.
The State Department volume on Germany's industrial state 1887 notes workers earn minimal wages and struggle against want. Families share cramped rooms, meat is a luxury, long hours and scant food prevail, with many subsisting on bread and potatoes.
A Washington despatch reports Levi P. Morton has placed 50000 at the disposal of Chairman Quay of the Republican National Committee as an instalment of his campaign contribution. No limit is named yet and he appears to be carrying out pledges made by ex Senator Thomas C. Platt and others to the Republican convention in Chicago.
The so called Scandinavian revolt in Boston drew Sen. Hoar into a controversy after newspapers criticized his fisheries speech. He explains that quoted phrases attributed to him were actually from a letter sent to him by Ad.
The Prohibition State convention at Parkersburg with about 100 delegates, led by D. D. Johnson, nominating a state ticket. Senator Kenna predicts West Virginia will deliver the largest Democratic majority in a presidential year, despite Republican talk. W. H. Simons notes Union Labor ticket in many counties. local nominations limited to Miliken district. Terre Haute reports Senator Voorhees opening Indiana campaign with a mass meeting, crowd-filled wigwam, lengthy address, and revived greenback issue.
Philadelphia expects one of the finest looking bodies of men in the Blaine procession. The Invincibles, a wide uniformed corps over 1000 strong, will march with Union Republican Clubs from Philadelphia and Baltimore. The National Republican Committee sends a Harrison and Morton campaign hall, 14 feet across, rolled in 1840.
Concord hosts August meeting to arrange events for General Fisk presidential visit. Mass meeting set for September 3 at the Wears at 2 PM and a Manchester gathering that evening with excursions planned. Speakers include General Fisk and doctors Aan of Tilton and Carr of Pittsfield.
Leon Abbott, former New Jersey governor, predicts a favorable outlook for Democrats in the state. Prohibition support in South Jersey counties remains strong, with expectations for a large vote. The Labor party is split, Socrats favored to carry the state as campaigning begins around the month’s 20th.
Mayor Hewitt says he would rather be mayor of New York than governor, seeking no more public duty as he tires of official responsibility. Sunset Cox, linked to the Democratic mayoral ticket, states he would not accept unanimous nomination for Hewitt’s spot.
Washington August 1 Milton Turner ex minister to Liberia returned from the Indianapolis convention of colored Democrats. He praises the gathering as great and says it marks a turning point for the Democratic party as intelligent Negroes gain political power and independence from any party.
New York August 4 Harlem Democratic Club held a ratification meeting tonight at rooms on One Hundred and Twenty-fifth Street. Great neighborhood enthusiasm and many private homes were decorated and illuminated. Speakers included Congressman Mills of Texas Hon W C P Breckenridge of Kentucky and Colonel ee of Georgia among others.
Crop reports from Minnesota and Dakota indicate extreme heat and heavy rains causing rust and blight in multiple grains. Chinch bugs are present in some areas and army worms have appeared at a few points. Despite uncertain damage, officials expect harvest to be above average overall.
Lincoln Neb Aug 4 The state board of transportation adjourns rate cases to Sept 2. Secretary Mason submits a report concurred by the board finding the Brotherhood Engineers strike of Feb 27 illegal and the Brotherhood liable for conspiracy and damages. The report says current Burlington engineers and firemen are as competent as those who struck.
Parliament debated a proposed three judge commission to investigate charges against Mr Parnell and the National League. Parnellists boycotted the vote, demanding specific charges, while the government favored a blanket inquiry. Other items include emigration notes, the Egyptian cotton crop, a Seville cathedral collapse, Emancipation Day in Canada, and international arbitration discussions.
The second general meeting of railway employes at Harmonia Hall in Minneapolis drew 7000 to 10000 delegates from 18 engineer divisions 13 fireman lodges eight brakemen lodges and four switchmen lodges. Attendees discussed forming a confederation of locomotive engineers firemen brakesmen and switchmen mutual aid groups with near unanimous support for amalgamation.
The Inter Ocean railway concessionaire returns from England boasting £2,000,000 subscribed by an English syndicate. The project runs 700 miles from Vera Cruz on the Atlantic to Acapulco on the Pacific. It will use existing short lines, pass through a valley to ease engineering, and be built as a narrow gauge. Two million pounds should fund about 560 miles.
Ottawa reports of terrible ravages caused by grasshoppers fill farmers and local districts. Widespread crop damage prompts concern as August conditions worsen and calls for relief rise in surrounding areas.
A local naturalist touring the infested district calculated the grasshopper population, estimating more than 100,000,000 grasshoppers per square mile of territory. The report notes extensive depredations caused by the insect swarm.
From San Francisco reports list a June clash with pirates in Dai phong province, China, where 19 killed and many wounded were noted. Cholera deaths in Amoy and Changchon reach into thousands, while Mt Iwahassi volcanic eruption devastates Iwasenura and nearby areas. About 40 people and 30 houses in Hira village buried by ash and sand. 14 visitors at local hot springs among the buried.
Mail advices from Australia report that Dundine Chinese merchants received an imperial proclamation forbidding immigration in the Australian colonies. It asserts 13,000,000 in the army but weak equipment, plans to build ships, and redrill forces over three years. The edict orders all Chinese subjects in Australia to wind up business and return to China within three years.
Circulars issued by Alex H. Smith of the St. Louis Millers' Association call a meeting in St. Louis on August 31 of millers from Missouri Illinois Kansas Indiana Tennessee and all winter wheat states to form a flour trust. The plan aims to create the Central Millers' Association to secure legitimate profit for members in their products.
Captain Wag mer and crew of the Don Leon arrived in San Francisco from Tahiti after the ship foundered in the South Pacific last May. The vessel sailed leaky, worsened in the tropics, was repaired at Tahiti, but a spring leak caused her to founder. All hands escaped in two open boats, drenched for three days as a great storm raged, with Foo and water washed overboard. They reached Society Island and then made land.
Ottawa Ont Aug 4 Bush fires devastate the country the Stewarton bush already burning near the city and Eureka a village with 60 houses and a large mill is said to be wiped out. Hundreds flee as a volunteer brigade forms to help fight the flames and timber kilns along the Ottawa river face ruin without rain.
A pair of storms struck Duluth Minnesota last night bringing rain hail and lightning. A policeman and five bystanders were knocked down but recovered. Over 50 firms faced flood damage from flooded streets and basements. Streetcar service halted as water flooded tracks. The electric light plant was flooded and power failed citywide. Telegraph and telephone lines were badly damaged and railroad tracks were undermined. Total losses to city county railroads and individuals are estimated at 150 dollars.
Vice Consul Warburton reports a drop in brandy production from 20,000,000 gallons in 1875 to 13,000,000 in 1886 due to phylloxera while local consumption remains about 12,000,000 gallons leaving little for further brandy making. He notes scarcity of pure brandy and widespread adulteration with beet root or cheap German spirit sometimes sold as cognac.
A return issued shows the naval fleets of England France Russia Germany and Italy updated to April 1 last. The document outlines the total ships and matériel assigned to each nation, reflecting postwar readjustments and shifts in naval strength among the major European powers.
The Mercantile Agency totals show 191 U S failures and 25 in Canada, and 216 nationwide for the week, down from 221 prior week and 228 two weeks ago. Last year the comparable week had 183 failures, with 163 in the United States and 20 in Canada.
General Sheridan dies at Nonquitt after a life defending the United States. He passed quietly as heart failure overtook him at 10.20 pm, with Mrs. Sheridan and religious sisters beside him and doctors in attendance. The death ends a career famed for battlefield leadership and national service, with a formal bulletin citing heart disease and valve complications.
A long, contested lineage for Philip Henry Sheridan is traced. Born 1881 in Somerset Perry County Ohio, to poor Catholic parents, he rose from hardware clerk to leading Union general. The piece chronicles his early life West Point career, military rise, and enduring fame as a disciplined, pragmatic commander.
The New York Herald prints interviews with famed European generals praising General Sheridan. Von Moltke calls him an American top cavalry mind shaping European tactics, von der Goltz terms him among the world's best, Pape hails his West Virginia campaign, and Boulanger lauds his intellect and command. Grant calls Sheridan one of the greatest soldiers in any nation.
Wealthy backers across cities including New York and Chicago place vast wagers on Cleveland or Harrison. Bets reach into hundreds of thousands with Wall Street, Produce Exchange, and hotel bookmakers reporting heavy activity as Blaine’s arrival is expected to swing odds.
Miss Marie Sond, a bookfolder for J B Rollan & Son in Montreal, earns $4 weekly and learned an uncle in New York left her over $50,000. A lawyer found her and she plans to travel to New York to secure the legacy. Her family in the French quarter is described as very poor. Aug. 3 Montreal.
Louis Sicotte, a farmer at Boucherville, unearthed about 25 pounds of silver coins in his hennery on the St. Lawrence river. The coins dated to 1726 and later, valued over 400 dollars, tied to a prior hiding by Desmarteau and Jodoin during the 1837 rebellion, with legal disputes lingering as descendants press claims.
In St Jose, Mo, Aug 4 Governor Moore said he had not seen the British minister's communication for Hugh M. Brooks alias Max and could not say what action he would take. He later indicated he could not decide yet but that friends expect he may not interfere.
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