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Newspaper
Defiance County Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1887
Page
2
Foreign and domestic briefings cover political events labor notes and personal points from global sources. The item summarizes diverse reports reflecting political shifts economic updates and social issues with concise notes suitable for quick reading.
Major dispatches report Italy's cabinet resigning following Premier Depretis' death. Crispi to form a new ministry with former allies. Other items note arsenic found in Susie Beck, a St. Louis murder case. Siberian nihilists' clash with gendarmes. a French steamer burned. Hopedale coroner faulting Alton Company. and several regional incidents including rail crashes, strikes, and political shifts in Britain and the United States.
The Irish crimes act proclaims full sovereignty in counties King s Leitrim Longford Sligo Galway Mayo Roscommon Kerry Cork Limerick Kilkenny Queen s Tipperary Waterford Wexford Donegal Monaghan Also partially proclaimed Armagh Carlow Down Cavan Dublin Kildare Meath Tyrone Westmeath and Wicklow Towns Dublin Cork Limerick Waterford Londonderry Kilkenny Drogheda Belfast Carrickfergus and Galway Also Panama Canal loan subscriptions reported and German Crown Prince improving Queen Victoria invited to mediate Abyssinia Italy Rome dispatch says no local interference with Knights of Labor decision.
Russia considers measures to arrest depreciation of its paper money and to impose a tax on foreign commercial travelers. The move would primarily target Germans, according to reports.
Telegram from Salt Lake records the death of John Taylor, longtime head of the Mormon Church after serving as President of the Twelve Apostles and later organizing the First Presidency. Born in England, he emigrated to Canada, joined early Mormon leadership, supported polygamy in practice while denying its prevalence, and died after years in hiding following the Edmunds law era. Also noted is Gerard B. Allen of St. Louis leaving a $6,000,000 estate and a Washington special on William Hedgepeth’s denied pension claim due to Confederate service.
The Ohio Republican Convention in Toledo named Daniel Ryan temporary chair man and endorsed John Sherman for the Presidency. They also nominated Foraker for Governor by acclamation with a ticket including Lyon Spear Dickman Poe Brown Watson Flickinger. The platform calls for protective tariffs, wool duties, liberal pensions, a free ballot, strict immigration limits, and endorsement of Sherman for President.
In the coke region, quiet conditions prevail as Pinkerton guards prepare withdrawal in days, with fears that car shortages may force shuttering of crena. R. G. Dun & Co reports midsummer dullness worsened by multiple causes. Foreign trade weak, domestic movement slow, wheat and hay marketing delayed. Treasury surplus stands at 45 million dollars, up nearly 6 million in 30 days, receipts about a million daily. Drought worsens corn and grass crops in Illinois and Indiana.
The Interstate Commerce Commission in Washington held that lowering ticket prices for commercial travelers contravenes the law and constitutes unjust discrimination against the public. In the Burton stock car case the commission found no basis to order railroads to pay mileage to the Burton Company.
A Chicago slaughter-house oleomargarine factory and gas-house were ruined in a fire, about 500000 in losses. Georgetown Kentucky saw 60000 in fire losses. Lincoln Nebraska’s business district saw fires totaling over 75000. A Clinton Iowa blaze destroyed a Baptist church, four homes, and several barns with six homes damaged. Ridgewood station near Reading Pennsylvania witnessed a fatal wagon train collision with four dead and a badly injured boy. A Mount Savage Bridge collapse near Cumberland Maryland caused derailment. Engineer Drin coll and Fireman Payne were killed.
A Lowell dispatch notes Toomey and Lucy Callahan swam in the Concord River at North Belle. High water and a strong current led to the drowning of three girls aged 12 to 14, with Lucy Callahan saved. A Richmond dispatch reports Joseph Rich driving a crossing vehicle into a Panhandle train, killing Rich, his mother-in-law Hannah Newcomb, and his child, injuring Mrs. Rich. both horses perished and the vehicle was wrecked.
The Chicago dispatch reports Fred W. Ripper as the key witness in the omnibus boodle trial, detailing bribes to commissioners including Leyden and McCarthy. It notes payments from 1880 to last December and predicts conviction for many indicted officials, with Klehm pleading guilty and awaiting leniency.
The Secretary of the Interior orders 26000 acres in Iowa opened for settlement after findings that Sioux City and St. Paul Railroad failed to earn them. He also orders suit to recover 17600 acres in O'Brien County, cites denial of similar action against Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul. Boston Bible dealers report a drug market. New York fire insurers blame anarchists and incendiarism for recent losses.
A Shelbyville Democrat editor condemns the Cleveland administration and urges a Democratic nominee with strong labor support. The address attacks cabinet choices and calls for a candidate who can carry New York and the Irish vote, warning Indiana and other states could be lost with Cleveland. Washington dispatch notes Senate printing committee probe of Benedict.
The article reports Public Printer Benedict firing nearly 100 ex union soldiers and widows employed in the Government Printing Office for partisan reasons despite pledges and protests from Grand Army of the Republic members and both parties. An appeal to President Cleveland was made on their behalf.
Washington dispatch reports Democrats, led by Gorman and Barnum, pressing for a second Cleveland term. It notes Maryland reformers’ ballot-box fight ended with federal officers backing the administration, and highlights the appointment of W R Frerrett as Supervising Architect after a contested selection influenced by Louisiana interests and Eustis.
The excerpted vetoes of private pension bills reveal public anger at President Cleveland for derisive remarks about veterans seeking aid. The letters quote his quips on cases from John W. Farris to Mary Norman, criticizing claims as lacking merit and mocking soldiers' losses and widows' needs.
Commissioner Miller reports total internal revenue collections for the year ending June 30 1887 reached 118 835 757 dollars up 1 932 888 from the prior year. Costs of collection total about 4 075 000 with stamps to be added later. Key figures list spirits tobacco fermented liquors oleomarzarine and bank taxes with varied gains and declines. State by state receipts are provided with the six leading districts named and totals.
The Andover theological dispute flares anew after Phillips Academy board dismisses Egbert C Smyth from the chair of ecclesiastical history at Andover Seminary. Smyth, born Brunswick Maine August 24 1529, is accused of teaching beliefs contrary to the institution's creed. He is brother of Rev Newvan Smith, known for controversial books shaping Congregational and Presbyterian debates.
Oliver Brumbaugh and Elmer Baume baugh, 21, cousins and teachers, drowned at Congress Lake twelve miles north of Canton after losing grip while swimming. Companions in a boat made no rescue. Also reported: Gen. J. M. Comly’s death, lightning strike near Washington, and multiple local incidents including accidents, arson charges, and hospital trustees appointed.
A Decatur man ties a goat to a lawn mower to make it move, while other quirky lines touch a loopy, Shakespearean vibe and a string of jocular, faded expressions about love, poverty, and a burnt church joke.
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