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Newspaper
Defiance County Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1887
Page
2
Defiance Co Express Defiance Ohio entry from The Express Publishing Company. An archival newspaper note indicating publication origin and location in Defiance County.
Facts touch on Italian cabinet resignations as Depretis dies, arsenic found in Susie Beck, and Boulangers alleged Russia ties. Also reports Siberian nihilists, a French steamer fire, Hopedale coroner verdict, debt reduction, Forsythe lashings, Concord rail crash, longshoremen defeat, Morehead unrest, Hanlan Teemer race, English bye elections, Cleveland invitation, Rome summons, Stanford wealth, Guiteau case, German Russian tensions, Indianapolis forgery jury, Concord drowning tragedy, and a Nebraska tornado with killings and destruction.
The Irish Crimes Act provisions proclaim full and partial control in numerous counties and towns across Ireland. Paris notes full subscription to a new Panama Canal loan. Berlin reports ongoing improvement in the Crown Prince’s condition. Queen Victoria may mediate between Abyssinia and Italy. Rome states no ground for local interference with the Kaphi labor question. Cardinal Gibbons informed. St. Petersburg advisories reinforce a Frankfurt Zeitung report.
Reports indicate the Russian Government weighs actions to arrest ruble depreciation and contemplates a tax on foreign commercial travelers, aimed mainly at Germans, as part of economic policy discussions in Paris.
A Salt Lake telegram reports the death of John Taylor born November 1 1808 in Milnthorp England. He joined Methodists in England, emigrated to Canada, joined the Mormon Church in 1837, led the twelve apostles, and headed the church after Brigham Young's death, remaining a central figure amid polygamy and conflicts with the law until his death.
The Ohio Republican Convention in Toledo nominated Gov Foraker by acclimation for Ohio governor with W C Lyon as lieutenant governor and other statewide officials. It endorsed Senator Sherman for the presidency and adopted platform planks for protective tariffs restrictive immigration and upholding republican values. Resolutions praising Sherman were unanimously adopted.
A quiet coke region with Pinkerton men to be withdrawn soon risks reduced operations as car shortages threaten shutdowns. R G Dun & Co reports midsummer dullness across business with sluggish domestic trade and weak foreign markets. Treasury surplus sits near 45 million dollars, receipts averaging over a million daily. Prolonged drought in Illinois and Indiana devastates corn and grass crops.
In Washington the Interstate Commerce Commission rules against reducing rates for commercial travel, deeming cheaper tickets for specific groups as unjust discrimination. In the Burton stock car case the commission finds no basis to order railroads to pay mileage to the Burton Company.
Reports describe fires that destroyed Armour’s bow slaughter house and oleomargarine factory in Chicago with a total loss near 500000, plus 60000 in Georgetown Kentucky and over 75000 in Lincoln Nebraska. A Clinton Iowa blaze consumed a Baptist church four homes and barns. A fatal derailment near Ridgewood station killed four and injured a boy. another bridge collapse near Mount Savage Maryland killed two workers and injured a brakeman.
Toomey and Lucy Callahan bathed in the Concord River at North Belle Mass when a high current pulled them under. Three girls perished before aid arrived and Lucy Callahan was saved. ages ranged from 12 to 14. In Richmond Indiana a man Joseph Rich knocked a vehicle onto a Panhandle train crossing to show bravery, killing his wife mother-in-law and child, injuring Mrs Rich as two horses died and the carriage damaged.
Fred W. Ripper, a key witness, details years of bribes to ex Commissioners Ochs, Van Pelt, Leyden, Wasserman and others beginning in 1880. He and Elisha A. Robinson recount ongoing corruption, with sums up to $1,300 for votes and payments for contracts. Klehm pleads guilty in Chicago, facing fines and jail, while prosecutors seek broader confessions as others may strike deals. A chase for the F. R. Blake boat continues as indictments loom.
Secretary of the Interior ruled that 26000 acres in Iowa granted to Sioux City and St. Paul Railroad were not earned and must be opened for entry. He also ordered a suit to recover 17600 acres in O'Brien County, Iowa, against the same company. Petitions against Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul Company to recover 37507 acres were denied. Boston religious books dealers note Bible revisions as a market drug. New York fire insurers report six months of heavy losses, mainly around New York, blamed on incendiaries tied to anarchists. Insurance circles consider measures to curb arson and warn ruin if losses persist.
W S Ray of the Shelbyville Democrat rails at the Cleveland administration in a breezy address titled Tell the Truth. He cites mugwumps and cabinet failures, warns Indiana toward losing New York votes, and urges a Labor-aligned Democratic candidate to carry the nation in 1888. Washington dispatch notes Senate inquiry into Benedict’s handling of printer employes.
Despite pledges during confirmation and protests from Grand Army of the Republic, Public Printer Benedict fires nearly 100 honorable discharged soldiers and widows from the Government Printing Office. He fills their positions with Democratic partisans and vows to continue until every ex Union soldier lacking Democratic support is dismissed. An appeal to President Cleveland followed.
Washington report notes Democrats and Gorman supporters rally behind President Cleveland. Baltimore ballot staffers and reformers clash as government positions pass to party loyalists. Louisiana candidate W R Frerrett named Supervising Architect after prior doubts about his fitness, aligning with Eustis and Fairchild.
A newspaper excerpt rebukes President Cleveland for sneering at private pension claims. It cites jokes about sore eyes, diarrhea, and deafness to illustrate disdain for veterans and widows seeking aid, urging serious reflection before veterans forget the president.
Report by Joseph S. Miller to Secretary Fairchild details 1887 internal revenue year ending June 30 with total collections 118,835,757 and a net rise of 1,932,888 from the prior year. It notes costs about 4,075,000 and outlines receipts by class such as spirits and tobacco plus production counts by item.
The Andover theological controversy flares after the Board of Visitors dismissed Prof. Egbert C Smyth from the chair of ecclesiastical studies at Phillips Academy Andover. Smyth is accused of teaching beliefs inconsistent with the institution's creed. He was born in Brunswick Maine on August 24 1529 and is a brother of Rev Newman Smyth whose writings stirred Congregational and Presbyterian circles years ago.
A quirky assemblage of oddities from a Decarvur man harnessing a goat to pull a lawn mower to a visit between a hostess and a guest echo Shakespearean witticisms. The pieces mix jokes, snippets about a funeral procession, and wry quips on poverty, marriage, and memory.
Oliver Brumbaugh and Elmer Baume baugh both 21 drowned while bathing at Congress Lake twelve miles north of Canton as companions watched without helping. Reports include Gen. J. M. Comly's death, lightning killed George Overholt near Washington, and various accidents, crimes, and local notices across Ohio with numerous named individuals and places.
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