WARED PROM WASHINGTON A Graveled Road and Opium Bill
Washington February 8 Bills reported back from committees on military affairs were scheduled for the calendar including a graveled road to the national cemetery and angling for the contents of boxes from the treasury by the war department. The house debated a fresh mackerel import ban during spawning and the senate approved a Huntsville building project while continuing Tehuantepec railroad matters. The day featured Chinese indemnity debate with senate and house bills diverging on payment scope and timing. The session closed with a late eulogy plan for Beach Downey and Arnot.
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Coruijtles
Rishpond
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Treasury Department
Secretary of War
Senate
Danville
Mobile Aid Ohio Railroad Company
Tehuantepec Railroad
Billean
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WasHweaton
Wheeler
Huntsville
Ala
Tekeaert, Morrow
California
Fordhen Relations Committee
Elmont
Phelps
New Jersey
State Department
China
Shanghai
Charleston
Rock Springs
United States
Clements
Georgia
Orthington
Ilinois
Daniel
West Virginia
Cox
North Carolina
Virginia
Rail wreck near Charlotte injures crew after rail removal
February 8 report from Carolina Central line states a fast night sabotage damaged a rail twelve miles east of Charlotte, sending the eastbound passenger engine and tender down an embankment twelve feet. Engineer Missenheimer and fireman Alexander were seriously injured. no other casualties reported.
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Ocramorra
N. C
Carolina Central Road
Charlotte
Missenheimer
Alexander
Gossip From the Gate City and City Officials Actions
In Atlanta February reports note Governor Gordon commuting Joseph Cooper’s murder sentence to life due to weak-mindedness, while L. L. McClosky gains additional duties at Richmond and Danville. The State Agricultural Society heads to Americas with soil test results to be discussed by Prof. White. The Citizen's Bank failure prompts a potential sale of Spartanburg and Asheville bonds. A small fire on Loyd Street causes minor damage. Benne Lovell and Osborn Levy are jailed for illicit distilling. Mayoral officials travel to Cincinnati to review fire apparatus improvements for Atlanta Fire Department.
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Joseph Cooper
McIntosh County
Gordon
Cooper
Gorflon
State Agricultural Society
Henderson
White
Americas
University Experimental
Citizen’s Bank
Citizen’s Bank of
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Asheville
New York
Benne Lovell
Osborn Levy
Fulton
Deadly Texas Tragedy Leaves One Alive at White Home
Four White family members clash with Colonel John E. Rosser and son Willie on a DeKalb area land dispute. Rosser and two White sons die, Willie Rosser wounded, Mullins missing. Rosser killed after riding to his home, believing rivals dead. Young Rosser’s account conflicts with White clan version. A violent feud ends with three Whites and Rosser dead or dying in a brutal backyard battle.
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DeKalb
Texas
White
John E. Rosser
Willie
Mullins
Rosser
House of White
Roseer
Whity
Vivion
J. ©. White
Walter
Lawson
Young Rosser
Bilder White
Mullios
Boston Strikers Quiet and Orderly
Boston notes a quiet South Boston horse railway strike with no new developments. Advertisements for workers appeared in papers but none were hired yet, and the company has not run any cars. Strikers remain perfectly quiet and orderly in the morning.
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Boston
South Boston Horse Railway
Letter urging tobacco tax repeal reaches Speaker
Washington February 8 The letter to Speaker Carlisle argues that the House should consider repealing the internal revenue tax on tobacco. It criticizes the refusal to recognize the Democrat's motion to suspend rules and test the majority, urging fair test and broader tax relief within the 49th Congress. It notes Democratic willingness to negotiate tariff and revenue reforms in line with the 1884 Democratic platform. John S. Hendef and Samuel J. Randall sign.
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John G. Carlisle
House of Representatives
Sly
Senate
Congress
Thia
House
National Democratic Party
Chicago
John
Hendef Guernor
D. Samuel J. Randall
Convict Mutiny Report From Asheville Camp
A mutiny broke out at a convict camp four miles from Asheville on February 7. Forty inmates refused orders and hurled stones from stockades while guards opened fire with blank cartridges. The 60 other convicts complied, but the rebellious group kept up defiant cries through the night and into the next morning.
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Coroano
Asheville
N. C
Fred
Uard
Fire on Board a Steamship Cherokee Attenuates in Hold
The Clyde Line steamship Cherokee bound for New York caught fire after 9 o clock in the morning. The blaze started in the after hold due to ice exposure in a watertight compartment and was extinguished by the afternoon. About forty passengers were aboard. one quartermaster from Norfolk, Va., James Warner, was injured by a falling box. Passengers and baggage were moved to the north. The ship will be pumped and prepared for sailing in a day or two.
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Cherokee
Clyde
New York
Conten
Bear
Laver
James Warner
Norfolk
Coast Convention Adopts Pro-Defense Resolutions
The coast defense congress in Richmond elected John B. Gary as president with A T Macinaty H Belin J M Wall Joe Lane Stern J T Craik and Henry R Shorter as vice presidents. Secretaries included John W Davidson and Geo T Hughes. Resolutions urged Congress to fortify harbors, expand naval armament and establish southern arsenals and a southern navy yard. Notable letters from Henry W Grady Cox Morton Beaufort and others were read.
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DeFuntak SpRinos
Fla
Eadiabe
Coast Defense Congress
John B. Gary
Richmond
A. T. Macinaty
Georgia
H. Belin
Louisiana
J. %. Wall
Florida
Joe Lane Stern
Virginia
J. T. Craik
Columbia, Tenn
Henry R. Shorter
Alabama
John W. Davidson
Ala
Geo. T. Hughes
Tenn
Br.ft. Armstrong
J. C. MccLoweill
Resolutions Committee
Atlantic
Gulf States
Pacific
Lake States
Congress of the
United States
Ohio River
Tennessee
Congress
South
Flenry W. Grady
Cox
New York
The
Chamber of Commerce of
Enditor Morton
Texas
Beauregard
Fitzhugh Leu
Beaufort
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Vermont Wreck Toll Rising At Warre River Junction
The Vermont wreck investigation proceeds with no new light on cause as witnesses describe passenger and crew experiences. Dead total 34 with 12 returning home, 36 wounded, two missing. 15 bodies identified by noon. complaints arise over morgue handling and efforts by railroad lawyers to press settlements. Meanwhile gold exports begin the year with a $300,000 shipment from Heidel Bach Ickelheimer & Co to Europe, a surprising move lacking obvious reason.
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Warre River Junction
Traftford
New York
Heidel, Bach, Ickelheimer & Co
Europe
Prominent Farmer Shot in Ga. Watch Dispute
In Avousta Georgia on February 8 at Barnwell Court, D C, a quarrel over a watch between R G Moody and James Lutz escalated into a fight. Moody fired and mortally wounded Lutz, a well known local farmer.
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Barnwell Court
D. C
R. G. Moody
James Lutz
Moody
Lutz
Detective Vulligan Dies After Ravenna Assault
Cleveland February 8 Detective Vulligan one of the officers assaulted by desperadoes at Ravenna died this morning He leaves a widow and four children.
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Cleveland
Vulligan
Ravenna
Ta'ian Cabinet Resten and British Bulgarian Policy
London reports reveal Russian czar backed General Kanlbara in Bulgaria and opposed independence efforts. Debates in the house include Morley urging Irish self government as the only proper remedy, while a small London bank fails. Rome notes the entire cabinet resignation. Berlin reports a socialist meeting dispersed by bayonets, with arrests in Magdeburg. Kopp to address Reichstag on papal stance. Scottish Liberal conference backs land reform and local self government. French deputies approve extra budgets for war and naval deposits.
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Kanlbara
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Parnell
Morley
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Magdeburg
Monsignor Kopp
Reichstag
Fulda
Prussia
Vatican
Bismarck
Kopp
Breslau
Senator Beck of Wash ington as Seen by New York Tribune
A New York Tribune writer in Washington reviews Senator Beck across several traits. He is a self educated, highly informed, impulsive man with strong convictions. Though not a fluent speaker his sincerity drives his debate style and bursts of anger.
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New York Tribune Today
Washington
Hee
Beck
Spectacle in the Senate as Tree Looses Inward Battle
A narrator describes a heated senate scene where a speaker's dramatic gestures and pounding rhetoric stir the chamber. Tree confronts inner turmoil, nearly clashing with Senlobury and others, yet forgives swiftly with apparent restraint amid tense proceedings.
Virginia Debt Dilemma Spurs State Politics
Persistent debt dispute in Virginia fuels calls for legislative action as bondholders and state officials clash over tax coupons and a potential constitutional amendment. Judge Bond's rulings and the habeas corpus case involving Sherwood shape the battle, with Governor Lee urged to convene an extra session if relief appears feasible. The debate may widen if the U S Supreme Court reviews the matter.
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General Assembly
Bond
United States Circuit Court
Lee
Baltic
New York
Supreme Court of the United States
Market slips as speculation wanes on Wall Street trading
Yesterday's transactions in stocks on Wall Street show subdued forenoon activity with realizations by traders in St. Paul. Fresh movements in Pacific Mail and Reading later lift prices, contributing to near yesterday's sales total of about 52,000 shares. Pacific Mail leads gains with a 2¢ advance. overall list mostly higher though end-of-day activity remains dull.
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Sw York
St. Paul
Pacific Mail
Reading
Moving Steady On Piers As Strike Eases In New York
On February 8 New York waterfront activity rose with freight moving steadily despite the longshoremen strike. Railroad and steamship lines hired enough workers, returning veterans and locals alike, to keep goods flowing while North river front business showed limited improvement. A Bristol Manufacturing worker Emma Numann suffered a severe scalp injury from shafting, undergoing urgent surgery with sixty to seventy stitches and ongoing fever as doctors attempt to save her life.
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North River
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Pier
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