Carlisle Elected Speaker in Senate, Floral Tributes Plentiful
Washington December 7. The scene in the Senate opened with crowded galleries and groups greeting each other. General Logan received many congratulations as his desk and many others were adorned with flowers. Isham Harris of Tennessee was briefly substituted for Sherman before the vote settled Sherman as president pro tempore by 84 to 39. Sherman was sworn in, with Mitchell absent, as the Senate prepared to begin business.
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Washington, D. C
Senate
Logan
Chaplin
Hendricks
Republican Caucus
John Sherman
Ohio
Voorhees
Pike
New Hampshire
Henry W. Blair
Sherman
Mitchell
Oregon
House
Flowers Deck First Session as Carlisle Nominated Speaker
Washington December 7. The House opened at noon with 320 members present and 5 absentees. A floral canal boat design was placed on Mr Murphy’s desk honoring the Hennepin canal project. Nominations named John G Carlisle of Kentucky and Thomas B Reed of Maine. Carlisle led with 138 votes, Reed 138, amid applause the clerk declared Carlisle elected and instructed the committee to conduct him to the chair.
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Washington
J. B. Clark
Mr. Mullen
New York
Henderson
North Carolina
Aiken
South Carolina
Crain
Texas
Croxton
Virginia
Hennepin
Mr. Murphy
Iowa
Hennepin Canal
Eee
Tucker
John G. Carlisle
Kentucky
Hiscock
Canon
Ilinois
Thomas B. Reed
Maine
Cepenage Morrison
Illinois
Browne Diana
Carlisle
Reed
Messrs. Tucker
Democratic House nominating caucus backs Carlisle for speaker
In Washington the Democratic caucus selects Carlisle by acclamation as speaker nominee with Randall Willis and Hewitt named to notify him. Donelson receives most votes for doorkeeper. Milburn wins chaplain post. caucus adjourns as Carlisle accepts, pledging faithful service and bipartisan cooperation with the executive.
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Washington
House of Representatives
House
Wiles
Kentucky
Carlisle
Messrs
Randall
Willis
Hewitt
Clark
Missouri
Leedom
Ohio
Doorkeeper
Donelson
Tennessee
Coit
Connecticut
Trainor
New York
Cost
Dalton
John
Lindsay
Lodge
W. H. Milburn
Yeocener
Chicago
Congress Opens With Democrats In Control In 49th
Washington December 6 The forty ninth Congress meets tomorrow with Democrats controlling both houses and the White House for the first time since the war. Leaders Carlisle Randall Hewitt Holman Morrison Collins Springer among others forecast harmonious action on major measures while tariff and silver questions await majority support. President Cleveland’s nominations face limited opposition. Logan’s stance and a list of ex-collectors anger his allies as the treasury report and message are prepared for Tuesday release, the longest White House document in memory.
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Washington
Democratic Party
Legislative Department
Congress
House
Carlisle
Randall
Hewitt
Holman
Morrison
Collins
Springer
Messrs
Reed
Kelley
Hiscock
Cameron
Ramsey
Phillips
Butterworth
McKinley
Bingham
Ryan
Cleveland
Senate
Logan
Baltimore
Illinois
Secretary of the Treasury
White House
Lawmakers Preview Tariffs and Reforms in Distant Washington
Interviewed lawmakers outline early session positions. Lawler of Illinois championed labor bills and a 40 mph rail speed limit for safety, with little chance civil service reform by Democrats. Worthington predicts a sharp tariff and silver clash, endorsing Bland law and dual bullion valuations. Maybury of Michigan plans a tariff bill with a long free list led by lumber and salt protections, and expects tariff revision as Democrats commit to action this winter.
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Washington
Lawler
Illinois
Civil Service Commission
Worthington
Ilinois
Maybury
Michigan
Democratic Party
Debt Statement Shows November Public Debt Rise
The Treasury reports a November rise in the public debt of 4.89 million dollars leaving total debt less net cash at 1.4625 billion. Net treasury cash stands at 61.93 million with a month decline of 4.59 million. Gold balances total 146.39 million and silver balances 6.45 million, both up about 4 million from November 1.
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Sfashinaton
Treasury
Treasury figures show debt reduction and revenue totals
The debt reduction stands at 28,536,480, $4,350,000 more than last month. Gold certificates 105,000,000 vs 109,000,000 a month ago. silver certificates 2,702,742 vs 93,146,972. The standard silver dollars rose to 165,568,108, with November receipts 13,056,651 and internal revenue 9,209,938. Miscellaneous receipts total 3,074,573, and five month totals show 141,017,248 in receipts against 115,013,001 in expenditures.
Treasurer Recommends Suspension of Coinage and Treasury Reforms
The annual report of United States Treasurer C N Jordan urges suspending coinage of silver and gold certificates to cut costs. He seeks frequent sub treasuries audits, reorganized sub treasuries, tighter disbursement controls, pensions paid by treasury checks, and Post Office revenue to pass through the treasury.
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Washington
C. N. Jordan
United States
Sut-Treasuries
Treasury
Treasury Offices
Post Office Department
The
Hewitt Seeks Silver Standard Bill for Uniform Value
Representative Hewitt of New York expresses a grave fiscal outlook and plans to introduce a bill to fix a uniform standard of value. The proposal would make gold and silver coins interchangeable at lawful value in $100 multiples at New York’s assistant treasurer and obligate the treasury to coin standard silver dollars as needed, repealing existing limits.
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Wasa Hindos
Hewitt
New York
Congress
Ett
United States
Secretary of the Treasury
Treasury estimates show 1886 87 expenses exceed receipts
The Washington special reports treasury estimates for 1886 87 show expenses at 540 million and receipts at 815 million, about 25 million more in outlays than revenues. The gap changes prospects for tariff reductions and for navy building, fortifications, and other large expenditures.
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New York
Commercial Advertiser
Washington
Treasury
Kent Named Naval Officer of Boston District
Washington December 4 The President appointed Henry O Kent to be naval officer of customs for the district of Boston and Charlestown Massachusetts the move comes as part of regular federal appointments in the customs service.
Funeral of Vice President Hendricks Valued by Nation in Indianapolis
The funeral of Vice President Thomas A. Hendricks was held in Indianapolis with a two mile procession lasting over an hour. Attending were senators, representatives, cabinet members, and officials from multiple states, plus clergy and civic groups. A photograph shows Mrs Hendricks at the casket at Crown Hill cemetery.
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Thomas A. Hendricks
Indianapolis
St. Paul’s Church
United States Senate
House of Representatives
Congress
Bayard, Lamar, Endicott, Whitney
Vilas
Matthews and
Blatchford
United States
Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Knickerbocker
Indiana
Jenckes
Crown Hill Cemetery
Henicks
Dancing Birds in Australia Described by Traveller
A Philadelphia Call reader reports a curious Australian bird called the ballador or dancer. In jungles the two birds were observed leaping in clockwork rhythm, each emitting a three-note sequence to let do as they spring and land. The Sydney Ornithological Society offers a large reward for a pair.
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Philadelphia
Australia
Sydney Ornithological Society
Mob Seeks Siege of Fort Over Mormon Killing
In Omaha a mob rises after the murder of Deputy Marshal Collin by McMurrin and adherents. Federal troops are sent to Fort Douglass to protect Collin as violence spreads between Mormons and Gentiles, with orders to secure the prisoner and quell the mob.
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Marshal Collin
McMurrin
Garda
Collin
MecMurrin
Gardo House
Ile
Salt Lake
Elureh
United States
Ireland
Phillips
Marshal Ireland
Varian
McKay
Smith's Corner
Corny Street
Murray
George Murray
Mr. Varian
Fort Douglass
McCook
Turner
Benedict
Dle Murrin
Arner
War Department
Editorials Demand Force Amid Utah Tensions
Salt Lake papers accuse federal authorities of shielding an alleged murderer as Utah teeters on violence. Reports describe mob sentiments, threats against Mormons, and calls to defend life and property by any means, prompting troop deployment and city measures to prevent rioting.
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Marshal Coldin
Salt Lar
Utah
Salt Lake
The
News
Collin
United States
Durance
Mormon Herald
Ocden Herald
Murray
McCook
Washington
Farrens
Fort Douglas
Ander Uo
United Courts
Pridsty Jeneka McCook
Éter
Th Fyor
Mormons in a Very Ugly Mood Rebellion Fears Rise
Wasumatox December 7. Salt Lake City in turmoil and feared serious trouble may occur. The War Department notes Mormons in a hostile mood after troop redeployments. Garrison moves to Utah to meet possible emergency on President's order, based on Interior and local officials reports.
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Wasumatox
D. C
Salt Lake City
War Department
Fort Douglass
Salt Lake
Rock Springs
Colorado
Omaha
Utah
Interior Department
Muncy
United States
Illicit distillery seized near Almont in lonely wood
Internal Revenue Collector Maloney reports the seizure of another illicit distillery four miles from Almont Michigan. A square one story block house contained a nearly new still with kettles and pipes. About twenty gallons of liquor were found. A concealed steam vent through a brush heap was designed to condense escaping steam. The still and all movable effects were seized and sent to Port Huron.
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Derrort
Mich
Internal Revenue
John B. Maloney
Almont
Port Huron
Accident on Brooklyn Bridge cable railway injures six
Two trains on the Brooklyn bridge cable railway collided at 8 45 this morning on the crowded platform strewn with workers from Brooklyn. Six persons were badly injured with doubtful recoveries as the crash disrupted the rush hour.
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Brooklyn Bridge
New York
Brooklyn
Old World Topics on Elections and Wars Across Continents
A London style summary covers Conservative triumphs in British elections, Parnell and Nationalists' roles, and a shifting balance of power. War in Burmah ends with British capture of Minhla forts and a king surrender. Balkan fighting stalls briefly as Serbia and Bulgaria clash, with looming possibilities of renewed hostilities. Expulsion of 40,000 Poles from Prussia’s Posen district stirs European opinion amid a tense German and Russian backdrop. Spain forms a new ministry after King Alfonso XII’s death, as Canovas del Castillo mobilizes a Cortes assembly awaiting Palma’s next moves.
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Gladstone
Manchester
Birmingham
Liverpool
Jacob Bright
Treland
Parnell
Ireland
Thei
Mr. Parnell
Varnell
Piotioee
Burmah
Minhla
Rangoon
Barmah
England
California
China
Thibet
Balkan
Pirot
Viddin
Alexander
Servia
Austria
Russia
New York
Grand Duchy of
Posen
Europe
Prussia
Germany
Bown
Inussia
Spain
Atoms
Senor Canovas del Castillo
Alfonso
Ban Arent
Soudanese unrest and Italian move near Red Sea coast
The Spanish pause reveals unexpected restraint as a new Sudanese movement threatens to reopen the Sudan question. The Mahdist successor advances toward Egypt, with a strong position near British posts, while Italy claims Messowah on the Red Sea coast as it occupied during the British advance. The British may soon repress the new Sudanese leader, awaiting his approach.
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Egypt
Italy
Messowah
Soudan
Red Sea
Rumors Set Afout by the Liberalse-At titude of Ireland's Champion
Liberals spread rumors of a possible coalition with Parnellites and publish interviews in which Tory figures disparage Nationalists to oust Lord Salisbury. Parnell pays little heed, banking on Conservative support. Returns: Redmond Nationalist 6591 over Stopford Loyalist. O Brien Nationalist defeats Maxwell. Galway east Garrsione 4865 over Nugent.
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John E. Redmond
Viscount Stopford
W. O'Brien
Tyrone
H. Maxwell
Orangemen
O'Brien
Maxwell
Galway
Ireland's landlords face distress as rents unpaid
Reports from Irish counties show hundreds of landlords in deep distress and some small landholders near starvation due to unpaid rents since early November. Officials warn defiance may grow as Parnell leaders push for evictions, while police lethargy strains magistrates. Tremors of alleged crime are blamed on election aftermath, though recent outrages remain few.
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Lowxpon
Ireland
Dublin
Parnell
Tipperary
His Marriage E Reported Romance of His Life Cast Out by Mis Father
Washington dispatch notes engagement of James Bayard eldest son of the secretary of state to Miss Deakins of Fort Pendleton West Virginia. After past arrest and parental rejection he taught school and met Miss Deakins. Senator Davis aided but opposed marriage. Bayard named secretary of Arizona to keep his position. Public engagement hints at union with his future wife despite father’s continued disregard.
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New York
Washington
James Bayard
Miss Deakins
Fort Pendleton
W. Va
Young Bayard
Butler Mahone
West Virginia
Davis
Arizona
Bayard
Co West
Insurrection Plot Hits Monterey Governor Attack
A large insurgent force attacked the Governor of Monterey in Monterey. The clash left ten to twelve dead. The revolt is tied to a plan to depose President Diaz and install his father in law Senor Romero Ubbio. Wealthy Mexicans across states are said to participate. Monterey concerns blame federal officials for stirring unrest to justify martial law and state control. The scenario is described as highly serious and alarming.
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Monterey
Diaz
City of
Mexico
Senor Romero Ubbio
Murder trial for Allen and Maria Dorsey in Newport
Allen W. Dorsey and his wife Maria Dorsey face murder charges in Newport over Benjamin Burton. Dorsey held for grand jury. Mrs. Dorsey bound over to March term of the Supreme Court as she remained confined to bed. Court adjourned to meet at the jail at 4.30.
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Newport
Allen W. Dorsey
Maria Dorsey
Benjamin J. Burton
Mr. Dorsey
Baker
Justice Court
Mrs. Dorsey
Supreme Court
Found With Her Throat Cut and Engagement Ring Gone
Bertha Duckwicz was found dead in front of her Chestnut Street home in Detriot with her throat severed. The crime occurred after an evening spent with her fiancé William Stevens who vanished. her engagement ring is missing and no motive or suspect is identified.
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Detrort
Mich
Bertha Duckwicz
Chestnut Street
William Stevens
Stevens
Island Emerges From Sea Near Tonga Fiji Route
San Francisco dated December 3 reports consul B. Greenebaum in Samoa informs the Merchants' Exchange of a newly formed island about forty miles off the Tonga islands, drifting toward the Fiji group. The landmass is described as nearly twenty miles long with uncertain coordinates and a vague measurement of twenty-one degrees latitude.
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San Francisco
Cal
B. Greenebaum
United States
Samoa
Merchants’ Exchange
Tonga Islands
Fiji Islands
Four Die As Cross-Beam Fells Miners At Croton Aqueduct Shaft
December 7 at shaft No 3 Mercitt’s Corner Westchester New York a cross beam failed dropping 100 feet on descending workers instantly killing Francis Carr Frederick Dresser Lorenzo Dobbins and Patrick Moran while John Boardman survived serious injuries in the worst accident at the Croton aqueduct works in two weeks. Coroner to hold inquest as eight men have died recently.
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Mercitt’s Corner
Westchester County
N. Y
New Croton
Billy
Francis Carr
Glasgow
Scot
Frederick Dresser
Yorkshire
Eng
Lorenzo Dobbins
Hibernia
N.J
Patrick Moran
Jersey City
John Boardman
Dobbins
Dresser
Moran
Toms
Grandma and bright grandchild wander in charity tale
In Leominster a 67 year old woman calling herself Mrs Emil Tiffany arrives with her granddaughter Helen May Hoyt seeking work and funds. She claims to have been sent from South Adams for $5 to aid her son-in-law Frederick Hoyt, with supporters noting oddities in the story and questioning why an elderly woman and child would be sent 90 miles to find employment for a son-in-law. Local officials and press investigate the tale, probing motive and possible deception while documenting the woman’s plea for aid and plan to move closer to work.
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Frederick Hoyt
Helen May Hoyt
L.l.brown
North Adams
Grant Monument
North Dana
Clinton
Mr. Hoyt
Hungerford
Chester Street
Cambridge
Bert Davis
Westfield
Congregational Church
Hoyt
Lam
Lou Miles
South Adams
Sixteen Year-Old Boy Fires On Indians In Forest
Matsurikep Wisconsin December 7 a tragedy near Nasonville reports a sixteen year old boy named George Anderson while deer hunting shot two Indians after they tried to seize a deer he had wounded. He killed one Indian with a shot to the head and wounded the other before returning home. The bodies were found later and the tale remains disputed.
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Matsurikep
Wis
Nasonville
George Anderson
Anderson
Sanderson
Vance
Asd Ritle
Derson
Making Medicine Really Popular
An Icw3 man claims a remedy for rheumatism made from maple sugar dissolved in apple brandy. Within a week after discovery, the whole neighborhood was limping with rheumatism, prompting wide interest and scrutiny.
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Newman Independent
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