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Newspaper
Cheyenne Weekly Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1882
Page
14
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A caboose full of workers in the North Adams freight yard was struck by a passing engine at about 6 30 this morning. Twenty seven men were injured many fatally and eight expected not to live. Several burned scalded and maimed including foremen and laborers. two rail workers may die.
Tripoli reports Ali Ben O'Mar leading thirty two Tunisian Arab chiefs toward the frontier. A French consul carried a written letter in their file to the general commanding in units.
The Philadelphia Record will publish an editorial exposing thefts by Ellis P. Phipps, ex superintendent of the almshouse who fled to Canada and fights extradition. The scheme totaled about $650,000 over nine years with $75,000 stolen yearly since 1873, including $4,000 in the current year January to July via duplicates and forgery.
French bombs explode in a restaurant attached to the Lyons theater after a riot over a city subvention to the opera. Two blasts, two hundred diners, three injured, and attackers believed to have placed bombs under a table before the first explosion.
The Graphic reports whisper of a confession from Garvey obtained by John S. Davenport. The document allegedly implicates W. H. Barnum, chairman of the national Democratic committee, as a chief conspirator in the Morey letter forgery.
In the Scoville insanity case Fanny Scoville Harper testified she intercepted a note from George W Earlie to Mrs Scoville and saw her mother kiss three men She declined to name them Dr A McFarlane testified on Guiteau links to insanity and Mrs Scoville detailed troubled marriage and alleged moves in two years The trial resumed with Dr Tiernan and Dr Lewis testimony before Mrs Scoville took the stand recounting her life and Guiteau related troubles She denied kissing Earlie.
The Signal Service reports eleven new stations added and enhanced warnings for cattle areas in Texas. It plans to include a United States weather chart in the farmers bulletin and to add guidance on instrument use for local observers. The railway bulletin service has proved highly valuable over the past year.
A dense fog with a burning turf odor covers St. Petersburg since yesterday. An immense ring of incendiary fires stretches from Finland to the Baltic, surrounding the capital and including Gatschina where the emperor resides. Fires burn in wooded areas above turf pits and may endure, attributed to Nihilists.
The quartermaster-general report shows fiscal year 1882 funds of 13.63 million with 12.45 million disbursed leaving 1.18 million on hand and calls for a larger force and open promotion ranks. Subsis tence and clothing budgets exceed available funds while the commissary reports 4.15 million resources with 3.78 million spent and 419 thousand unexpended. The president retired Captain Joseph Conrad and promoted William E. Kingsbury and George Leroy Brown in the Eleventh Infantry.
The official count by the secretary of state shows Newman winning the secretary of state race with 316 874 votes over Townsend 297 759 and Schumacher 12 262. O Key leads Doyle for supreme court by 16 364 and top the Greenbacker and Prohibitionist candidates. Weible defeats Flyckinger by 15 725 for the board of public works.
Cairo reports outline four chief counts against Arabi Pasha. They allege hoisting a white flag at Alexandria and surrendering the city to fire and pillage under cover, inciting Egyptians against the khedive, continuing war despite peace news, and provoking civil war and devastation in Egyptian territory.
In Chicago on October 24 the Mrs. Scoville insanity trial resumed after letters from Scoville to his wife were read. He threatened to place her in an insane asylum unless she ceased traveling. Mrs. Scoville testified again, recounting long-standing domestic troubles.
New York political scene centers on a decision by Republican leaders to oppose the Campbell mayoral ticket. The piece lists congressional nominations across districts with figures like S. Cox, John J. Adams, Orlando B. Potter, William Dorsheimer, and Nicholas Muller aligned with County Democracy, Tammany, or Irving Hall.
London letters report Earl Spencer in Ireland has revoked the Laughrea district proclamation due to improved conditions. In Dublin Callan, MP, told constituents that a vote approved his voyage to America, signaling political movement amid regional talks.
A fire erupted this morning in the large lumber yards by the Nevi river in St Petersburg and continued to rage. No injuries or cause are yet reported. Fire crews have battled the blaze through the day.
Montreal oct 21 the world lacrosse championship match between the shamrocks of montreal and the toronto club concluded with two games won by the shamrocks they secure the title in this two game series held in montreal toronto club challenged for the world title in lacrosse today
The American Exchange bank and the Chamber of Commerce jointly purchase the old post office site in New York. They plan a seven story building covering the entire lot, signaling a major downtown development.
Chicago dispatch reports the New York Chicago and St Louis nickel plate line began formal operation with the first regular train leaving Chicago at 8 AM. The road is declared open for business and ready to haul passengers and freight between major markets.
Cairo reports Baker Pasha takes command of the new Egyptian army. London dispatches say a convention with the khedive covers the Egyptian government paying the cost of the British army of occupation.
In Arequipa a provisional government acts indicate a grim course toward a fatal outcome. The prefect offered resignation but the supreme government refused to accept it, stating his services cannot be dispensed with at present.
Mrs Langtry the English beauty arrived from Europe this morning and drove to a New York hotel. She said the city reminds her of Paris and the flowers are aesthetically beautiful. She will attend the theater this evening with chaperon Mrs Labouchere.
Northbound Louisville and Nashville freight derailed at Sheppardsville after striking stock. Engine and train plunged into a cornfield. Engineer George Minot of Louisville died. brakeman Charles Cameron fatally injured.
In an engagement near Panama on October 23, Chilean forces routed Montenegrin troops. Reports say peace terms with Garcia Calderon may exist, but the basis is unclear. Ex-President Magdalena, with Minister Logan, will travel to Peru to convene congress and inform them of the treaty.
Ireland and London Oct 21 George Otto Trevellyan chief secretary for Ireland said in Selkirk Scotland that Irish resident magistrates report improving relations between landlords and tenants with rents paid and intimidation decreasing. He notes nearly six months since a collision between the constabulary and the people in Irish provinces.
The Spanish steamer Bellvere arrived at Fortress Monroe with the French brigatine Mary Anne in tow. The Mary Anne carried coffee for Havre from San Domingo and had only three men aboard when picked up 125 miles east of Cape Henry. The captain two mates and six men died during the voyage of yellow fever. The vessel drifted and was towed to the quarantine grounds below Norfolk as officials were alerted.
Paris on October 23 reports arrests at St Etiimn including a man named Eaure. He is accused of long term correspondence with Nihilists Bruce and Karpetokine connected to riots at the Montan Leon mines.
Report from London notes renewed trading in Confederate bonds with a price of 1.50 dollars per hundred in nominal value. The report highlights ongoing interest in Confederate securities despite the war context.
London dispatch notes Manila devastated by a typhoon on October 29 with much business halted and thirteen vessels beached. A Newcastle group forms the Northern Reform Club seeking parliamentary land law reform. Paris tensions rise with strikes feared in furniture trade. Tunis signs debt and governance treaty with France. Victoria report: a large English steamer, possibly the Wambo, ashore near Clarquette Island with three bodies recovered.
Reports from Ottawa and other locations describe European anxiety over the reappointment of Arabi’s officers on government missions, drownings at Fitzroy harbor near Ottawa, and various dispatches on politics, inquiries, and maritime incidents.
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