Estimates Submitted to House on 1886 Federal Funds
Washington December 3 reports list the fiscal year 1886 estimates by department. Military Academy and Navy expenses total 80,654,000 and 56,099,164 respectively while Agricultu ral and Sundry Civil costs appear at 699,110 and 32,326,402. Overall estimates reach 254,820,707 with prior year figures 215,269,659 and appropriations 177,776,450.
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House Committee On Appropriations
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Navy
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Ile Cenerae
Agricultural Department
District of Columbia
Ooahs Ok Beneh Paina Jp
Measures to Bar Out the Plague
Surgeon General Hamilton reports 44 752 patients helped by the Marine Hospital system in the year. He notes cholera in Europe and strict inspections of ships and passengers at U.S. ports. He urges stronger quarantine and bale import rules for rags to block disease spread.
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Washington
Hamilton
United States Marine Hospital
Europe
United States
Senate and House Actions in Rhode Island and National Affairs
Senate confirms W P Sheffield as senator replacing the late Anthony and notes corruption concerns over Indian Territory land leases. House credentials sworn for H P Weet. Resolutions demand investigations of election interference in Iowa and ongoing bills on Dakota admission and Navy funding. Senate and House prepare votes on pensions for General Grant and inter state commerce regulation.
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Rhode Island
Anthony
West
Committee On Indian Affairs
Indian Territory
Harrison
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J. A. Kusson
Iowa
Follett
Ohio
United States
Department of Justice
Springer
Ilinois
Ist
Committee On
Indian Affairs
Sherman
Jast
Hovsa
Atlantic & Pacific Railroad
House
New Orleans
J. D. Taylor
Civil Service of
Dockery
November Fiscal and War News From Washington
The month saw gold exports totaling 1 535 700 dollars and silver equal to 54 000 with 1 080 000 tied at five. The Surveyor General reports 44 571 relief cases in the past year, including 15 078 hospital and 31 673 dispensary patients. A $175 000 deficit is implied as duties on tonnage replace the hospital tax. The Revenue Marine cost for the year reached 8 511 311 dollars, while 3 910 persons were aided from distressed vessels and many lives saved.
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Bazarr
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Washington
Alexander Dewolowski
Isabella
James G. Blaineington
Accers
Charles Sumner Post
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Navy
Register Bruce
Congress
Wash
Fires and accidents ripple through early March
In Saco Maine a Salvation Army meeting was saved from disaster as a hall fire broke out but attendees were safely dismissed. Thomas Collins a 14 year old mill worker fell to his death at Niagara Falls. A 12.5 percent wage cut was posted at Lucy Furnace Works affecting seven hundred. Carnegie plants threaten six thousand jobs. Two miners died from fire damp in a Pennsylvania coal mine. Rev John James Lewis, Madison University professor, died of pneumonia. Hodges family of Saratoga Springs fell gravely ill after eating head cheese.
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Michael Boyle
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Roach
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Anthony Brockley
George Bush
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N. Y
New York Commercial Bulletin
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Academy of Music
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New York City
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Carl Schurz
Philadelphia Record
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John A. Swope
Gettysburg
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Belmont Oil Works
John Simpson
Joseph Taylor
Plugh Grant
Burglary arrests loom amid wild lore and cold case notes
Aged twelve boys arrested in Worcester for burglary amid reports of a shelter with revolvers and plans to harden for campaigns against Indians. Other items note fires, deaths, economic strains, and political maneuvering across the country including Cleveland events and Sunday traffic debates.
Multiple Global Health Crises and Political Shifts Reported
Cholera breaks out among French troops at Formosa. Enteric fever cripples 200 British troops at Wady Halfa. Leopoldville faces $600,000 worth of elephant tasks awaiting Congo Conference conclusion. Diaz cabinet offers announced for Mexico. Orangemen attack Redemptorists in St Johns and Conception Bay prompts Catholic outrage. Mary Joseph schooner lost with all aboard. Earl of Scarborough dies at 71. Lumley was Liberal Lords member. Swiss Confederation presides ISS5 with Doucher as VP. Malignant diphtheria epidemics threaten parts of Ontario. Suakim reports rebels approaching Egyptian forts, causing casualties.
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Interior
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International Fairs Meet Hears Plans for 1892 World’s Fair
Delegates from Illinois Ohio Indiana Missouri Kansas Wisconsin and from Montreal and Quebec gathered in St Louis for the International Association of Fairs and Expositions. A report urged a World’s Fair in 1892 to commemorate America’s discovery with a charter and congressional backing.
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Congress
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Muskingum County
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Senator Sabin
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Minn
Northwestern Thresher Manufacturing Company
Larkin Smith
San Antonio
Tex
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Bloomington
South Carolin
California
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Hull's Springs Passenger Railway Company
Baltimore
Lemmon
Neveille
Bigamist
Toledo
Jacob Hurley
Dorchester County
Hurley
Breckenridge
Col
Grand Central Hotel
Prescott, S
Plenary Council Closes in Baltimore Amid Procession
Reports say the Third Plenary Council of the Roman Catholic Church ended its session in Baltimore on the 7th with a major procession and solemn cathedral services. Final proceedings await papal approval before release.
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Darrtown
Dayton
Ohio
Catherine Snyder
George
George Snyder
Snyder Haseen
Hamilton
Treasury Secretary McCulloch urges tariff reform to aid American commerce
The report to Congress details a 1883-84 surplus and 1884-85 revenue projections, argues for reduced duties on raw materials, and calls for a commission to redesign tariffs. It stresses protecting manufacturing gains, expanding foreign trade, and restoring U S shipping with possible government aid while warning on silver coinage and note circulation.
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Attempted murder of O A Carpenter in Lincoln
O A Carpenter arrived from Dakota and was targeted by W N H Burns father of Zora Burns who fired but the shot struck a door post and did no harm. Burns fled and claimed to have killed Carpenter but was not arrested. Authorities fear mental imbalance may play a role.
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O. A. Carpenter
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Uriah Hill
Broadway Street
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Carpenter
Burns
Primm
Polygamy Debate Highlights Utah Commission Report
The Utah Commission reports polygamy declines but revival persists. It notes three fourths of Mormon adults avoid multiple marriages while orthodox members still believe in it. The Clawson case shows religious defense of polygamy. calls for stronger anti polygamy enforcement and possible federal civil power in Utah.
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Washington
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Utah
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Salt Lake City
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Buzzard gang pursuit ends as search is abandoned
Lancaster December 3 report says the posse chasing the Buzzard gang in the Welsh Mountains gave up the pursuit late Monday night. No trace of Buzzard since Saturday's fight. believed to be in hiding. Philadelphia interview with Mart Buzzard claims Abe is hiding, sees family, and will kill if cornered.
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Mart Buzzard
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Mart
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Engineer Fitzsimmons Wins $27,359 Against Railroad
In Youngstown Ohio on December 3 the jury awarded engineer John Fitzsimmons 27359 in damages against the Pennsylvania Railroad Company for injuries that left him crippled for life. The company had offered 18000 to settle, which he refused, seeking 50000. A prior trial yielded 26000 for Fitzsimmons before a new-trial request.
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Cider Vinegar Makers Meet in Northwest
The third annual meeting of the Cider Vinegar makers of the Northwest convened in Chicago with various reports read. The secretary noted the group's efforts with the New York society to repeal the whisky vinegar law of 1879, which were not successful. An Old New York editorial by James Gordon Bennett Sr. is recalled about real estate growth around Canal Street and Claflin’s warehouses.
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Northwest
New York Society
James Gordon Bennett
New York Herald
Claflin
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European powers eyeing West African coast claims
A German paper estimates current colonial holdings along the West African coast: France 600 miles, England 850 miles or 1300 miles after Niger delta annexation, Portugal 800 miles, Liberia 350 miles, Germany 750 miles. The natives claim 900 miles remain and may soon be seized. the coast’s value lies in access to the interior.
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New Jersey girl votes in brother’s clothes
A Newark Reporter account says a New Jersey girl wore her brother’s clothes to cast a ballot for him and then bet she could pull it off again.
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