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Newspaper
Defiance County Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1887
Page
2
Fresh intelligence reports a near Albany Wisconsin discovery of dynamite and wires along a railway line connected to a rye field. Four hundred eighty pounds of dynamite were found. The plotters and purpose remain unknown.
A cable dispatch reports a new Bulgarian Cabinet with Broiloff as President of the Council and interim Finance Minister, Natchevica Foreign Affairs, Tchomakoff Public Instruction, Stranskey Interior, and Petroff War. Stoiloff orders release of political prisoners as Fer dinand’s throne remains contested.
The recent gunpowder blast at Massowah killed ten Italian soldiers and injured seventy, with property damage estimated at $200000. Justice O'Brien told County Kerry’s Grand Jury that the area is under the influence of a lawless organization, identified as the National League.
The president and Mrs Cleveland surprise Misa Rose Elizabeth Cleveland at Holland Patent. They attend Clinton centennial events with a reception at O Williams and a park address about youthful Clinton recollections. The Cleveland party then stays in Forest Port with residents hosting an informal reception before traveling toward Cape Vincent. General Cameron sails for unspecified destination. General Rowett dies at Washington Park track in Chicago. Leonard Swett and Miss Mary Decker wed in Chicago.
Washington dispatch reports this month receipts totaling 10 001 007 and expenditures 15 561 102 leaving a deficit 7 507 55. Bond activity shows 15 000 25 redeemed with 1 340 044 still outstanding and total called bonds at 5 0L0 450. Fidelity Bank in Cincinnati forfeiture decree places assets in receivership and dissolves attachments since government seizure. Win sant 4 R Cooningham & Sons announce temporary asset protection. William H Everton Co of Pittsburg assigns liabilities 200 000 assets 400 000 amid coke strike pressures.
The Dakota Division and Admission Convention at Huron adopts resolutions backing separate liquor policy action, 2 cent mile rates, postal savings banks, public land settlement, woman suffrage, and stricter enforcement of the prohibitory law. It also urges division on the seventh standard parallel and open settlment of the Sioux Reservation, opposing admission fears. A Columbus dispatch reports Judge Thurman declining a gubernatorial nomination due to health and political tensions.
The National Railway Commission hears complaints from Nelson District farmers about missing cars for wheat, press censorship, a free pass system, and rail/elevator collusion on wheat prices, seeking Interstate Commission aid. The Interstate Commission has effectively dismissed Dakota farmers' complaints against the Manitoba Railway for grain transport denial.
Fourteen bodies recovered from ruins of the Alcazar theater in Hurley Wisconsin. Total deaths reach seventeen with seventy buildings destroyed, insurance losses cited at fifty thousand and forty five hundred thousand dollars in damages. Three midshipmen from HMS Canada vanish after their sail at Halifax in rough conditions. A collision on the London and Port Stanley Railway at St Thomas Ontario caused a freight engine to crash through the passenger train, with fire spreading to nearby warehouses and a dwelling. Engineer Donnelly among the dead.
A train excursion forward car overwhelmed passengers as a fireman escaped with minor injuries. About a dozen people died and others burned beyond recognition. Separate fires destroyed the St Lawrence sugar refinery in Montreal and damaged Bath shipyards, Baltimore mills, Philadelphia brewery, and Eddyville cement works with losses ranging up to $500,000. Carbondale reports Mrs Logan suffered serious scalp wounds after a buggy accident. surgeon confirmed severe but non fatal injuries.
A bold heist on a Wabash Road manager Charles M Hayes special car occurred between Chicago and Strawn. Robber woke passenger agent Crane with a revolver, took Crane's money and watch, then fled after Crane alarmed the porter and jumped from the moving train. In Washington, Joseph C. Kennedy was murdered in a public street by John Daily, who says he acted to avenge his father.
Washington correspondent reports claims that the presidents refusal to travel to St Louis aims to sow dissension within the Grand Army to weaken Democratic soldiers for the upcoming campaign. Leaders deny any political split and defend unity, urging respect for veterans and cautioning against outside meddling.
Wellborn Texas dispatch reports W E Farquhar fired at Dr J Eves after a heated debate on the prohibition amendment. the ball struck the wall behind the speaker. Dr Eves continued his address amid applause. American Educational Association in Chicago elected Aaron Gove as president for the coming year.
A colorful essay mocks President Cleveland over his stance on returning captured battle flags. It uses a folk-hero hen metaphor and adds quips about wisdom, generational views, and domestic politics, contrasting veteran sentiment with executive action and a family tale about marbles and loyalties.
The Chicago Tribune argues Grover Cleveland must win broad public support in 1888 with genuine popularity rather than manipulative maneuvers. It criticizes Cleveland for narrow vision, calls for strong statesmanship, and warns against internal party scheming as labor and industry woes threaten national progress.
An analysis contrasts corruption rates across U S presidents from Washington to Hayes showing Democratic administrations with higher losses per $1,000 than Republican ones. The piece cites figures for each era and notes Tweed era graft in New York as reported by Washington dispatches.
President Cleveland attends Clinton centennial exercises arriving with a large party and parade. He recalls boyhood moments in Clinton, praises local scholars and neighbors, and stresses the sovereignty of the presidency and citizen duty in safeguarding the office.
A humorous text features a spinster lampooning old bachelors as froz en-out and gardeners in love. A man with a wheelbarrow on the sidewalk is not popular yet dominates his path. Compliments are coins of face value while sarcasm backs them.
Ohio patent recipients include D R Baker Cincinnati motor Albert Claypool Toledo gas heating Jos N Clouse Toledo vehicle wheel Harry B Cox Cincinnati galvanometer Augustus L Duwellius Cincinnati electrical conductor for railway trains Josiah Espy Xenia gun cleaner Benj F Fertick assigner to J A Jeffrey Columbus gas regulator Wm Gepford West Salem fence post Solomon M Graumlich Duvall Station force feed for grain elevators Eugene L Howe Cleveland buckle rollers machine James A Sampsell Elyria carriage bow Walter S Shine Minerva stove pipe Ferdinand W Starr Springfield wheel Homer Stewart Beaver Falls Pa assigner M E Frederick East Liverpool S M Lawrence Salem combined gas value James Timms assigner R M Round Columbus car axle box Carl G Toense Cleveland differential hoisting gear Samuel Toomey Canal Dover vehicle shaft George P Vicken Cincinnati attachment for cutting moldings Wm Wilmington Toledo casting car wheels Also June North western Field report by Buckeye Pipe Line shows wells and production. Xenia patrol wagon incident. livestock disease near Findlay. Dayton Lunatic Asylum mishap. railroad and court notes. several accidents and local notices.
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