That Swindle The Hong Kong swindlers fleece merchants in China credit scams
The Journal reports Vogel Bros of Hong Kong pursued sharp trade tactics in China to America and Europe. They used fake letters of credit to ship poor quality goods paid by banks and later reveal the true credit, causing large losses to banks and European silk and camphor importers. A separate Denver case notes prison horse theft trials.
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Boston
China
Vogel Bros
Hong Kong
America
Europe
New York
Cable
London
Consignees
Richard Robinson
Cyrus Wakefield & Co
Mason's Wife Care Fund Reaches Seven Thousand
Washington April 12 The Betty and Baby fund has grown to seven thousand dollars with contributions pouring in from supporters across the region. The campaign supports Mason's wife during medical needs and aims to sustain care for the newborn.
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Washington
Ida Greeley Smith Dies in New York
Ida Greeley Smith daughter of Horace Greeley died in New York on April 11 at age. The brief notice reports her death and identifies her famous father Horace Greeley.
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New York
Ida Greeley
Smith
Horace Greeley
Plot to Assassinate Arabi Bey Uncovered in Cairo
A plot to assassinate Arabi Bey minister of war is uncovered in Cairo. Many Circassian officers are arrested in connection with the plan.
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Cairo
Arabi Bey
Rosa McClusky Recounts Night of Assault by Five Men
In Detroit on April 13 Rosa McClusky describes being repeatedly attacked by five men throughout the previous night. Her account is treated as credible by local authorities.
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Detroit
Rosa McClusky
Bowman's Sawmill Boiler Explosion Kills Two
In Wrightsville Arkansas on April 13 the boiler at H Bowman s saw mill exploded this afternoon killing two men instantly and fatally injuring two others.
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Wrightsville
Ark
H. Bowman
Bowman’s Switch
Four Washington county miners report ambush killings in Mexico
Four miners from Washington county say they were captured in a Mexican mine near Chia huahua after attempting to escape. They allege Mexican forces fired on them from an ambush, killing two and fatally wounding another, and accuse the United States consul of offering no help.
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Troy
Washington County
Chiahuahua
Mexico
United States
Hail Storm Ruins Dallas Streets. Far-Reaching Damage
A sudden fierce hail storm hit Dallas on April 13, with hail stones ten inches around. The storm caused runners to flee streets and left many people seriously injured. Total damage ran into thousands of dollars, with reports from nearby towns confirming similar destruction.
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Dallas
Indictments Read In Empty Court In Star Routers Case
The Journal reports in Washington that the last hope of the star routers has vanished and they must stand trial. Stephen W. Dorsey has been telegraphed for by Col. Ingersoll and the cases will come up soon. Indictments are read this after noon to an empty courtroom and will take several hours.
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Chicago
The
Journal
Washington
Stephen W. Dorsey
Col. Ingersoll
Cabinet shakeup rumors at Interior Department
In Washington on April 12 Sec'y Teller begins duties in the interior department. Rumors say changes are coming and that Sec'y Lincoln is the last Garfield appointee in the cabinet who will soon be replaced by a member aligned with the current administration.
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Washington
Sec’y Teller
Interior Department
Sec’y Lincoln
Garfield
Drunken man shoots during spree sparks lynching talk in San Francisco
A Sacramento dispatch reports Simon Raton fired at Erickson during a drunken spree in San Francisco. The shot missed Erickson and struck J. J. Livingston wounding him. Raton fled but mortally wounded James Darling when pursued. He was captured amid intense excitement and threats of lynching.
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San Francisco
Sacramento
Simon Raton
Erickson
J. J. Livingston
Raton
James Darling
Dallas Storm Floods Dallas Businesses Damages Estimated
The April 13 storm dumped four hours of heavy rain and hail, flooding basements and causing about 150000 dollars in damage. The Dallas Herald building suffered 10000 to 12000 dollars in press and stock losses, with 8000 more at M. Fillsmore's liquor store. Merchants consider suing the city over drainage failures.
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Dallas
The
Daily Herald
Fillmore
Bill Sets Electoral Process For President and Vice President
Washington April 18 The house committee on the law respecting the election of president and vice president has agreed upon a bill to carry into effect constitutional provisions governing the election. It outlines electors chosen on the Tuesday after the first Monday in November every four years with certain statutory exceptions and details procedures for counting votes objections readings and judicial decisions. The measure provides for the highest state tribunal to settle electors disputes and sets timelines for congress to count votes and for possible quo warranto actions.
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Washington
House Committee On the
United States
Congress
Senate
House of Representtatives
Propter
Circuit Court of the United States
Star Route Case Defendants Move for Bill of Particulars
In Washington on April 14 the defendants in the conspiracy indictment led by J. W. Dorsey and others filed a motion for a bill of particulars. The motion seeks papers and petitions for each contract, detailing forty four folios.
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Washington
J. W. Dorsey
John R. Miner
Jno
M. Peck
Stephen W. Dorsey
Henry M. Vail
M. C. Theiedell
J. IL. Sanderson
W. H. Turner
Cabinet in Session Deliberates Paris Conference and Arizona Cowboys
Washington on April 14 reports the cabinet met for two hours with all members present. Key topics were the forthcoming Paris military conference, unrest with cowboys in Arizona, and the Fitz John Porter case. The Porter matter was closed for the Executive, but specific actions were not disclosed.
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Washington
Paris
Arizona
Fitz
Porter
Republicans criticize State Department policy in Lowell case
In Vault-Kinding Washington on April 14 Republicans openly fault the state department. Senators on the foreign relations committee plan to press the department to aid with promptness and energy now that the matter has gained prominence.
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Washington
State Department
Lowell
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
President nominates Pitkin for Louisiana marshal post
The president names John Robert Graham Pitkin as marshal for the eastern district of Louisiana. Senate committees report for confirmation of William M. Chandler as secretary of the navy and Secretary Hunt as minister to Russia with favorable recommendations. The senate has confirmed Sterling P.
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Washington
John Robert Graham Pitkin
Louisiana
Wm, &. Chandler
Navy
Hunt
Russia
Naval and Foreign Committees
Senate
Sterling P
Confirmations Tagged by Senate for Appointees
The senate confirmed John J. Pratt as consul to Cork James Irwin as agent at Shoshone agency Wyoming and Edward F Barton as superintendent of the mint at San Francisco. The notices list Rounds as public printer and Samuel O C Wright as receiver of public moneys at Carson City Nevada. The date given is April 14 in Washington.
Mystery of Beloved Blue Creek Woman Surfaces
In Charleston on April 14 authorities report Miss Jenkins of Blue Creek died last Monday. After the funeral, mourners observed signs of life as the body was viewed. The corpse was removed from the coffin and brought home where indications of life remain visible.
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Charleston
W. Va
Jenkins
Blue Creek
House Passes Pardon Resolution for Sergeant Mason
Hartford April 14 The house of representatives passed resolutions requesting the pardon of Sergeant Mason and restoration to rank in the army. A second resolution asks Congress to act for relief of American citizens confined in British prisons as suspects.
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Hartford
Conn
House of Representatives
Mason
Congress
Still they Strike. Chicago brickmakers demand higher pay
The brick makers union in Chicago, almost all city firms, demands a twenty five cent daily raise. Nineteen firms warn that higher prices could devastate building interests and drive brick shipments away, potentially closing city yards.
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Chicago
Fargo Flood Devastates City Amid Heavy Losses
Flooding in Fargo North Dakota on April 14 causes extensive damage with an estimated loss of 100000 dollars. Mud fills streets knee deep as warehouses and elevators suffer. John Mudland's warehouse with ten thousand dollars of farming implements is submerged. Union and Grand elevators risk collapse while basements flood citywide.
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Fargo
C. T
John Mudland
Union Elevator
Grand Elevator
Assassination of Farmier William Eaves in Newton County
News from Newton County reports the Monday night killing of farmer William Eaves at Gaither mountain foot. He woke to a burning fodder stack and was shot with a shotgun, dying instantly from twelve bullet and slug wounds. twenty six shot were found in the boards and rails where he fell.
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Little Rock
Newton County
Wiliam Eaves
Gaither Mountain
Three Officials Arrested Over $100,000 Bond Theft
Enos J. Crowther ex city register city attorney and current assessor along with John Cox former clerk for pension agent John C. Bender were arrested in St Joseph Missouri on Mayor Posegate charge of complicity in a $100000 bond theft Their bonds were set at 2500 each Crowther posted bond Cox jailed The arrests followed information from City Marshal Ritchie now in New York with prisoners Scott and Irwin The telegram alleged Crowther and Cox stole bonds and passed them to Scott and Irwin for sale The incident stirred deep public shock
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St. Joseph
Enos J. Crowther
City Register
John Cox
John C. Bender
Posegate
Crowther
Cox
Ritchie
New York
Scott
Irwin
Dastardly Murderer Sullivan Captured in Texas
Dallas reports Sullivan arrested in Palopinto county by Elis county men for the March 14 1881 murder of two Sams brothers returning from Waxahatchie to Hill county. The brothers were killed in a concealed house with throats cut bodies disemboweled coal oil poured on them and the house burned to silence witnesses against Sullivan and Brown who had been charged with theft. Brown is at large and officers pursue him.
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Dallas
Sullivan
Palopinto
Elis County
Sams
Waxahatchie
Ellis County
Hill County
Brown
Indian Territory rail violence tied to Gould line
Dastrdly Outraces dispatch reports repeated attacks on trains in the Muskogu area over Jay Gould backed routes. A brakeman was shot on a March 27 and another near Muskogu days later. Sheriff Williams vanished amid hunts for the killers, with an engineer reporting a wreck attempt and gunfire yesterday.
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Parsons, Kans
Jay Gould
St. Louis
San Francisco
Muskogu
Sheriff Williams
Howgate Escape Dominates Washington News
The Journal reports Captain Howgate has escaped and is unlikely to be seen in this country again. Nellie Burrill remains missing and may have joined him or gone ahead to the planned location. Indignation rises over the jail handling of the criminal. Scoville shows despondency as his lectures fail, while sympathy grows for his con gress petition for Guiteau’s counsel pay.
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Chicago
Journal
Washington
Howgate
Nellie Burrill
Scoville
Congress
Guiteau
Bank failure hits livestock dealers in Buffalo region
A national bank in Buffalo closed its doors on April 14. Drafts drawn on the Fourth National Bank of New York were dishonored in New York, with unpaid sums believed large. The collapse will affect cattle dealers who used those drafts to pay for stock, though depositors are expected to be paid in full.
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Buffalo
First National Bank
Fourth National Bank of New York
New York
Democrats Favour Modified Chinese Immigration Bill
The Democrats on the Rocks committee on education and labor moved toward a bill fixing a fifteen year suspension of Chinese immigration and restoring vetoed features, while planning to back the measure under a suspension of the rules to secure a two thirds vote, with expected Republican support.
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New York
the Tribune
Washington
Rocks Committee On Education and Labor
House
Willis
Page
Presbytery Thanks Arthur for Veto of Chinese Bill
The Chicago Presbytery passed resolutions thanking President Arthur for vetoing the Chinese bill. They state the bill would prevent the conversion of the Chinese to Christianity and contradict the spirit of our national institutions. In Havana a Haitian revolution began March 26 and moved into Cape Haytian Gonaives and Port au Prince with martial law proclaimed.
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Chicago
Chicago Presbytery
Arthur
Havana
Cape Haytian
Hayti
Gonaives
Port Au Prince
Fatal Bull Fights and Bernhardt Debut Mark Madrid News
In Madrid the bull fighting season opened with two days of brutal sport and many bulls wounded. The famed bullfighter Corandha broke his nose on day two, while Angel Pastor was mortally wounded by a goring near the barrier and carried home on a stretcher as crowds gathered. Later, Sarah Bernhardt debuted at the Royal Theatre before the king, queen, and infanta Isabel, with a packed audience and widespread acclaim for her performance despite her husband’s difficulties with the production.
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Madrid
Corandha
Espada Angel Pastor
Sarah Bernhardt
Theater Royal
Infanta
Isabel
Bernhardt
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