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Newspaper
Defiance County Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1884
Page
2
The Senate and House report on tariffs land grants postoffice funds and educational aid. Portoins include a 41 to 20 treaty vote, a Dakota admission bill on the calendar, 25k for foot and mouth disease, and Meikieham pension debates. Local items note Daily’s arrest and Lloyds of libel reforms, plus a Charlton boiler explosion.
The 12th Congress panel approved Bland's bill to halt three dollar and one dollar gold pieces, trade dollars, and three cent nickels, with double gold eagles limited to twenty percent of bullion. Brews ter directs U S attorneys to curb explosive shipments to foreign ports and prosecute violators. A Hiscock resolution linked to Bismarck sentiment is likely to pass. Indian Affairs backs sale of Iowa Indian Reservation and relocation to Indian Territory.
Three Salvation Army members paid fines of $17 each in Bridgeport Conn for parading. Captain Hunter sues Bridgeport police chief for $12,000 for false arrest. Also reported: Henry A Tilden dies at 63 in New Lebanon N Y. William Hamer dies of hydrophobia in Dauphin County Pa. Joan Boyle Erie Pa city treasurer flees with $6,000 defalcation. Emma D Coolidge arrested in Philadelphia for attempting to kidnap her son, held on $1,500 bail. Erie Canal modernization proposed $1,000,000 yearly for ten years. Gas explosion at Edgar Thompson Steel Works kills William McCall, injures James Murray and Chris Toole. Royal Templars report 534 wounds, $265,807 paid out. Possible fatal shooting in North Mansfield Pa.
Reports from Nashville Tennessee Woodstock Colorado and several states recount a father killing son in law over business, a Chicago contractor's suicide, deadly avalanches at Woodstock and Streets Mills, a trial with clear alibi, deaths of notable figures like Wendell Bollman and Dr. Yandell, widespread cyclones and fires, and thefts and political moves in Ohio and California.
In Rome on the 10th President Farini was ruled out of order and then resigned after the Chamber annulled the ruling. Reports note deaths in London of Buckland and Jerrold, a French tax deficit, and clergy appointments in Rome. Other dispatches report famine in Montreal sisters found emaciated, Rothschild death, Tehuantepec fever, Alicante quake, and German bread pork disease.
Early on the 1% morning two prisoners seized control in the Sandwich Ontario jail, fatally shooting the jailer and turning the turnkey. One murderer, Kennedy, was recaptured while the other remains at large as search efforts continue.
Bert March 14. Bismarck addressed the Reichstag defending his decision to block the Lasker resolution. He praised American-German relations, blamed domestic abuse for his action, and denied supporting Lasker against the Emperor. Progressist Dr Haenel pressed for praise of Lasker.
The Ohio Governor issues a proclamation setting Friday April 18 1884 as Arbor Day urging widespread planting of forest trees. The measure cites the April 11 1884 joint resolution and bears the state seal and signature of Secretary of State Grance Honory ames W. NewMay.
Frederick Albert and George Nive, both miners at Burnside colliery, agreed to swap wives to resolve unhappy marriages. Mrs Nive moved to Albert’s home and Mrs Albert to Nive’s, with both women reportedly content and the husbands remaining on friendly terms.
Henry Andrews a Scotch rancher near Las Vegas NM shot himself after losing 8000 at monte. His alleged mistress Jesuita Espanza aged thirteen attempted suicide by drowning then hanged herself in the mountains leaving a note about living for love.
British and Egyptian forces fought rebels near Zariba with heavy casualties. Reports from London and Suakim cite 2,400 rebel dead and 6,000 wounded, plus significant losses on the British side and fierce hand to hand fighting. The action lasted several hours before British lines held.
The Fitz-John Porter bill passed the Senate by a decisive majority after a long debate. General Porter received a warm ovation from supporters in the gallery, while Logan spoke briefly. A joint resolution by Mr. Plumb to fund foot and mouth disease suppression in Kansas was reported favorably but referred for immediate action.
A Pocahontas Virginia mine explosion at 12 30 last night killed between 120 and 150 miners. The Flat Top Mine of Southwest Virginia Improvement Company, under Norfolk and Western Railroad, was wrecked with many bodies found, ventilation destroyed, and rescue work continuing as a large force erects coffins and airways.
Mount Everest at 29 002 feet may be dethroned after Graham and two Swiss guides report seeing two peaks rising northwest of Everest that could be higher. General Thuillier of the Indian Trigonometrical Survey agrees the possibility exists.
President Endicott of the Oregon Transcontinental Company says he moved the general offices from New York to Boston to conduct litigation in Massachusetts courts. The decision reflects preference for a favorable venue amid ongoing disputes.
Men arrested at Fargo in C T for cutting timber on Government land were released after a jury ruled that cord wood did not constitute timber. The Chicago Tribune notes the quibble as the basis for the decision.
An elderly New Yorker tried to sway DA Olney by offering six eggs as an inducement for leniency toward her son recently indicted for stealing.
Debates cover inquest rules for deaths in accidents or crimes. Bills advance on county funds disposition, juror qualifications, dam removal, and school board elections. Measures legalize Memorial Day, regulate gambling and fishing, and address public health, charity boards, and the State Fair. Adjournments mark progress across Senate and House readings.
Rumors spread in Chicago about foot and mouth disease in Effingham County Illinois. Isolated herds showed no definite signs when inspected and no alarm is felt. Governor Hamilton may issue a proclamation within a day or two to quarantine cattle against Kansas infected stock.
The California Democratic State Convention is set for Stockton on June 10. Delegates and party members are invited to attend sessions, debates, and policy discussions highlighting statewide priorities and leadership selection.
A St. Louis editor, leader of a two year old rattlesnake kept for curiosity, reported that while resting under an apple tree in CleBurne Johnson County Texas with friends, they knocked the snake from a branch with a whip and killed it. The back’s markings formed a clear image of a woman’s head and bust.
The Lowell Citizen advises young men to refuse quickly offered rides from a girl during leap year. Act busy and in demand by citing prior similar invitations to avoid seeming biased. Keep a reputation of select or sought after, even if it costs a free ride chances.
Mrs. Maria Hewitt of Louisville accused Judge Gosnell and his constables of witchcraft and mystic rites and began sprinkling them with salt at the police court to counter the effects. She later went to the lunatic asylum with great expedition.
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