Illustrious Dead Chandler Dies After Wisconsin Speech
Chicago reports Senator Zachariah Chandler of Michigan found dead in his Grand Pacific room after a Wisconsin speaking tour. Inquest to be held. flags at half mast. Memorials and resolutions praise his public service and leadership in the Republican party.
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Chicago
Zachariah Chandler
Michigan
Grand Pacific House
Wisconsin
McCormick’s Hall
Logan
Jesse Spaulding
Chandler
Spaulding
John B. Drake
Hayes
McVicker
Janesville
Pacific
Tribune
Republican County Central Committee
Congressional
Arion Veteran Club
Grand Pacific
Republican
Republican National Committee
Republican State Central Committee
Republican Campaign Executive Committee
Cook County
Northwest
Cook
Ilinois
National Republican Committee
Secy. Rogers
Bedford
New Hampshire
Detroit
United States Senate
Lewis Cass
J. P. Christiancy
Grant
Interior Department
Delano
Zach
Schurz
Republican Party
Senate
Christiancy
Peru
Jeff Davis
Washington
Garden City
N. Y
Joe Hooker
New York
Gen
Joseph Hooker
Old Hadley
Mass
West Point
Hirst Artillery
California
Tooker
Lookout Mountain
Atlanta
Hooker
Hell
Counterfeiters Sentenced in New York Navy Case
Seven counterfeiters were sentenced yesterday in a United States court for passing trade dollars and notes. They were to be taken to Albany penitentiary, but five escaped when the deputy marshal went to receive the prisoners.
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New York
Navy
United States
Albany
Marshall
Generals Adams and Donhoff Reach Merritt’s Command in Narrow Escape
Gen. Adams and Count Donhoff arrived from White River after a perilous 200 mile trek to join Merritt’s forces. They rescued a body retrieval party and faced a near ambush as scouts misreported their escort as vastly larger. Adams urged a three person commission to investigate and punish those guilty while Ouray supported the plan. a settlement via surrender of guilty parties seemed likely.
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del Norte
Adams
Donhoff
White River
Merritt
Weir
Gen. Adams
Count Donhoff
Interior Department
See
Schurz
Grand River
Ouray
Colorado
Hatch
Mistaken Mission Ute Jack Proposes Unconditional Surrender
From White River a mistaken mission reports Ute Jack proposing surrender terms to Gen Merritt for 200 Utes allowed to keep arms and ponies. White men relay need for unconditional surrender. Jack’s party remains in camp awaiting reply. Parker's train delivers forage and clothing. seven wagons remain to fetch more supplies. Sergt J A Schnickie of Company A is accidentally shot in the thigh. not dangerous. A mail station is being built between here and Rawlins.
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Wire River
Rawlins
Meeker Au
Adams
Merritt
Jack
Parker
J. A. Schnickie
C. V
Naval Heroes Panama 1890s Huascar Surrender After Battle
The Star and Herald reports a fight off Mejillones between Peru’s ironclad Huascar and Chile’s fleet. After hours of heavy exchange the Huascar’s hull and turret were damaged, engines failed, and she surrendered to Chilean ironclads led by Cochrane.
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the Star and Herald
Thnascar
Union
Mejillones
Mejillones de Bolivia
Juascar
Jnion
Cochrane
Victory estimates in New York governor race reported
Early returns show Robinson leading Cornell by about 18 000 with Kelly close behind Brooklyn gives Robinson roughly 4 000 over Cornell The World notes Robinson appears defeated while predicting Democratic ticket gains of around 30 000 The Sun claims Cornell leads by 25 000 Potter and the ticket win The Tribune reports Cornell elected governor by up to 35 000.
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Orious
New York
Robinson
Cornell
Kelly
Brooklyn
The
Sun
Potter
Refugees May Return After Cold Epidemic End
Memphis reports ice in gutters and the city records a slate of five hundred telegrams from physicians approving return. Authorities declare the 1879 epidemic over and residents may come back with safety.
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Memphis
Peace Proposition and Military Preparations Reported
A courier reaches Rawlins with despatches from Merritt camp where an Indian envoy offered peace in exchange for Armaments. Merritt refused and signals flare around the camp as two infantry companies brace for Spake River stores and wagon trains. In Washington Secretary Schurz confirms orders to follow through on government demands with Ouray urging White River Utes to Uncompahgre for massacre testimony. General Adams plans to gather Meeker and Price testimony in Denver as the commission prepares for work on the 8th.
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Wyo
Merritt
Spake River
Washington
Schurz
Adams
Ouray
White River
Alamosa
Denver
Meeker
Price
Scarrola Apaches Collected at Abiquin Agency
A telegram to the Indian affairs commissioner from Tuomas the Abiquin agent reports all Scarrola Apaches captured at Abiquin agency on October 31 are now collected and entirely friendly. Washington dispatch notes the message dated November 1.
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Washington
Commissioner of Indian Affairs
Santa Fe
N. M
Abiquin Agency
Tuomas
Sailor and Passenger Survive Wreck off Pensacola
The Spanish ship Enrique arrived in New Orleans with a sailor and a passenger from the bale n tine Sally, a lumber schooner bound for Havana, which foundered in the Gulf on October 27. Eight aboard were lost, two survived.
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New Orleans
Enrique
Pensacola
Havana
Gulf
Fatal fire damp explosion at Mill Creek mines
A massive fire damp explosion at the Delaware and Hudson mines in Mill Creek, Scranton area, killed three men Geo Wassie Daniel Rupp and J Kinney. Two others are believed trapped and all bodies were badly mangled on surface as mourners gathered. Suspected cause is lamp flame igniting gas.
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Scranton
Delaware and Hudson
Mill Creek
Geo. Wassie
Daniel Rupp
J. Kinney
Peruvians Buy Ironclad Amid Mass Donations
Calao Oct 15 Subscriptions open in Lima for an ironclad named The Almirante Gran Men contribute money houses estates watches and sleeve links Women donate diamonds and silver plate A Lima archbishop leads with 2000 dollars and about 200000 dollars have already been raised
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Calao
Lima
Almirante Gran
Courtney Accepts Race Offer for Hanlan in New York
Court ney sends dispatch to Blaikie accepting final suggestion to arrange a race with Hanlan for six thousand dollars. Courtney agrees to put up five hundred dollars as a forfeit in Cangahoga New York dated November 3.
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Cangahoga
N. Y
Courtney
Blaikie
Hanlan
Public Debt Statement Shows October Decrease
Washington reports October debt figures with total public debt down by 10,352,906. Cash in treasury 229,844,811. Gold certificates 14,591,000. Silver certificates 6,135,850. Certificates of deposit 22,405,000. Refunding certificates 2,889,400. Legal tenders 346,681,016. Fractional currency 15,710,959.
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Washington
Unknown schooner wrecks near Cape Elizabeth
A schooner went ashore at Broad Cove Cape Elizabeth in a heavy sea last night and broke up. The crew were all drowned and the bodies washed ashore, with no aid possible due to the rough conditions.
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Portland
Broad Cove
Cape Elizabeth
Riddle Case: Arsenic Found in Wife's Body in Norwich
William B. Riddle faced city court as Prof. Samuel W. Johnson of Yale testified arsenic was present in the decedent. The expert rejected defense claims that arsenic entered the stomach through medicine or bismuth previously taken by the deceased.
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Norwich
Conn
Wm. B. Riddle
Samuel W. Johnson
Yale
Cold Night Ends Fever Hearings as Papers Resume
Memphis reports no new fever cases since Thursday as temperatures fell to 37 at seven. The Appeal and Avalanche will resume full sized issues tomorrow while merchants see a rush of business and physicians say the cold wind cleared lingering fever germs.
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Memphis
Man Convicted in Family Murder Sentenced to Life
James Fitch, who killed his wife and four year old daughter at Hadley near La Peer, is sentenced to solitary confinement and hard labor for life at Jackson penitentiary in Detroit.
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Detroit
James Fitch
Hadley
la Peer
Jackson Penitentiary
Black Tongue Disease Flares Near London Ontario
In the London area a severe case of the disease locally called black tongue, likely a violent diphtheria form, has struck Wm. Wetherill's family with five deaths and two more daughters ill. Additional cases appear in Lobo and West Williams as doctors struggle to treat the outbreak.
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London
Ont
Wm. Wetherill
Lobo
West Williams
Tempest Ravages Sailing Vessels In New York Harbor
Sailors report arriving ships battered by a recent cyclone along the coast. Vessels show torn sails and a general look of heavy damage. Oldest captains say they have rarely faced a fiercer storm at sea.
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New York
Long Leads as New England Returns Narrow in GOP
Boston on November 4 reports early returns up to midnight showing Long with 121,204 votes, Butler 108,237, Adams 9,713, Eddy 1,448, giving Long a plurality of 12,967 as the Republican tally nears a conclusion.
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Boston
La.m
Long
Butler
Adams
Eddy
Nebraska Election Returns Signal GOP Supreme Judge Win
Lincoln reports indicate Cobb, Republican, elected as supreme judge over Wakeley, Democrat, by about 12 000 votes with Gannett and Carson also winning as Republican university regents. statewide total around 60 000 ballots. Republicans win county tickets, greenbackers weak. Omaha notes lack of reliable tallies awaiting fuller results with early estimates of a 10 000 to 11 000 GOP majority.
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Lincoln
Cobb
Supreme Judge
Wakeley
Gannett and Carson
Omaha
Estimated Republican Majority For State Treasurer Butler
Philadelphia early returns show Butler the Republican candidate leading by 37,002 with 27 counties still to report. If gains hold, Butler’s margin will exceed 45,900, with Philadelphia contributing an 18,724 rise over last year.
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Philadelphia
Butler
Johnson Leads in Cook County Returns Despite Socialists
Chicago results show Johnson with 20,264 votes and Guerin 15,685 in the city. county returns place Johnson ahead by about 2,000 to possibly 3,000, with a county-wide majority over 7,000 as socialists tally around 4,500 in the city and the Republican ticket largely victorious.
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Chicago
Johnson
Guerin
New Jersey Republicans gain seats in state legislature
Trenton reports show New Jersey Republicans winning one state senate seat and two or three assembly seats. The gains suggest continued control of both legislative branches.
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Trenton
New Jersey
Assembly
Connecticut Senate and House Standings After Election
Report from Hartford on election results shows Connecticut voters choosing lawmakers for the legislature. Senate elections occurred in 11 districts with 10 Republicans and 1 Democrat victorious. House majority projected around 168 to 93 with a Republican advantage on joint ballot.
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Hartford
Senate
House
Minnesota returns show ten thousand Republican lead
The Minnesota state returns are meagre with slow counts in larger towns. Estimates suggest a Republican majority of about 10,000 in a light vote, Rice could be about 2,000 to 3,000 behind the balance of his ticket, while Pillsbury would be correspondingly ahead.
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St. Paul
Rice
Pillsbury
Wisconsin election results show strong Republican lead
Milwaukee and surrounding precincts report a net Republican gain of 5,410 outside Milwaukee city and 8,000 in Milwaukee county and city. Statewide, a Republican majority is assured around 20,000 with prospects of reaching 28,000.
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Milwaukee
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