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Newspaper
Defiance County Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1887
Page
6
News from multiple fronts reports Marquis of Lanedowne refusing the mediator’s provisional terms. William Brien sails for Canada to discuss the matter, while protests, espionage, and European diplomacy fill the page.
Charles B Alexander of New York married Miss Harriet V Crocker in Grace Church San Francisco. Harriet is daughter of Charles Crocker of railroad and mining wealth once valued at 50 million. The bride’s wedding gift totals 1 million.
The President named Postmasters including Fred Dutton in Murray Idaho and Charles L Hecox in Greenville Michigan among several replacements. Robert Kenny was appointed Storekeeper in Chicago First Illinois District and William J Vickery and George W Morgan received federal posts. Ex Gov Dorsheimer denied ties to a Cleveland renomination rumor. New York Assembly passed a steam heated passenger car bill. Michigan House impeached Kin for bribery. Illinois to remove alien landlords. A weed act passed in Illinois. Michigan liquor bill proposed, license set at 500 dollars, closing time 9 pm.
Insolvency announcements include George A. Wrisley soap maker of Chicago with about 33000 liabilities, Manhattan Hardware Co of Reading and G M Thompson grain dealer in California, while N Louisiana and Pittsburg glass workers demand 10 percent wage hikes. A coal pool and six-figure capital wells are discussed as industry faces unsettled outputs and potential strikes.
At the Interstate Commerce Commission session in Atlanta Maj. J. A. Hanson argued for keeping long haul and local rates. He said merchants need competitive rates with nearby points while manufacturers rely on nationwide, urging that abolishing such rates harms West and South. Local gates cannot be lowered. complaints came from small towns seeking Atlanta-like rates. Farmers offered no grievances.
The Nickel Plate receiver filed a quarterly Cleveland report showing receipts of 5 014 000 and disbursements of 1 644 000. The Pacific Railway Commission reported testimony on salaries and public benefits, Adams defended Union Pacific management, taxes paid were 1 100 000, and Western roads claim transport workers are railroad staff. The Indianapolis and St Louis Road discussed caboose compensation and return fares, with other roads expected to follow.
The American Republican Club of Pittsburgh marked General Grant's sixty fifth birthday with a banquet attended by about 300, featuring Governor Foraker as chief orator and Colonel Fred D. Grant among guests. Grant relics go on display at the National Museum in Washington. A nine foot brown statue for the Grant Monument Association is commissioned by St Louis directors. Nova Scotia lawmakers pass a secessionist resolution, and Mexican prospectors, including Lieutenant Kipper and two Illinoisans, locate two long lost bonanza mines. McDowell's Comely Company performs Our Regiment at McVicker's Theater in Chicago, revived from a German original with Edward Bell and E A McDowell in notable roles.
A compilation of tragic incidents includes three Maynard sons drowned near Solomon's Island after a boat capsize in Chesapeake Bay. A Bolton Bleaching Works fire in Broxdale, Westchester County, NY, caused about 150000 dollars in losses. Also noted are ships found afloat wrecked and crews missing, a hurricane affecting northeast Australia with 550 deaths among 400 pearl boats, a North Atlantic lobster fleet capsize with six fatalities, and New York Canal Street factory fire causing 300000 dollar damage. Additional losses include a Georgetown fire destroying a bank and businesses, the Singapore steamer Benton sunk near Formosa with 150 drowned, and the Flying Scud off Alaska lost with owner and hunters killed.
A wedding near Merida Yucatan ends in seven deaths including the groom. A Cook County boodler case sees Judge Tuley overrule a venue change. A riot destroys a canal reservoir in Paulding County Ohio with militia deployment. In Coldwater Michigan Thomas Johnson fatally shoots George Gardiner and kills himself after threatening his wife. In Jefferson City Missouri an altercation leaves State Auditor Walker and ex-Supreme Judge Henry seriously wounded. A westbound Southern Pacific express train is robbed near Tucson by four or five men of about $5,000, with passengers unharmed. Dr. W T Northrup of Haverhill Ohio advocates local option.
The report covers various cases including a saloonkeeper Mc Coy and relatives killing a man, Rev A Morrison a horse thief forger and former New England minister sentenced to seven years in Baltimore. James H Marcum executed in Louisa Kentucky for murdering his cousin Fisher Marcum. Federal Grand Jury indictments in St Louis target election frauds involving prominent locals. Arizona dispatch notes robbers spotted near Tucson. U S Marshal Meade seeks higher rewards for capture. Pennsylvania Pardons Board recommends freeing Mollie Maguires associates Michael O'Brien and Christopher Donnelly from Schuylkill County prisons.
A mass of brief items reports suicides and escapes across the U S and Europe. Attee Cops of Portland Maine kills herself after a ruined romance while Edward Samuels of St Louis drowns after breaking a vow to quit drinking. M Schunhauerls travels to Paris after release and receives ovation in Pagny sur Moselle. A court martial in Athens condemns three Turkish-frontier officers to death. Three colored men are hanged by white neighbors near Proctor WV. Lehigh Valley seeks investigation of free baggage with Philadelphia and Reading. Milwaukee offers a new fire proof jail for criminals. James B Riney of Louisville suspends debts. John G Fratz Cincinnati druggist fails with 20000 liabilities. In St Petersburg a mass trial targets an assassination attempt on the Czar. Chean W Smith of Chicago faces new arrest for trafficking girls to Wisconsin mining camps. A Kentucky distillery valued at 40000 is destroyed by fire. Toledo orders gambling houses closed by midnight as shipments head to Detroit. Rumors of Miss Matchent Oregon senator’s daughter denying engagement with the British minister. Wealth transfers in Milwaukee include substantial bequests and stock, with a Wisconsin bank’s stock split and presidency reshuffle. Jay Goval d buys land south of Carondelet Park for railroad machine shops. Pension office records 11500 certificates issued in a month with most being original or increased pensions. German naval and medical credential rules tighten for foreign-educated dentists, with Germany enforcing qualification certificates.
President Cleveland directs Secretary Lamar to act in the dispute between Guilford L. Miller and the Northern Pacific Railroad over public land in Washington Territory. The memo urges equitable handling, noting long withdrawals from settlement to aid the railroad and proposes replacing Miller’s land with indemnity land if necessary. It cites sections 2450 2451 and stresses preserving settlers’ rights and national wealth.
Washington dispatch explains the President's letter to Secretary Lamar was published during Lamar's absence in Charleston. The letter, voted last Monday and released last night, was written and made public before Lamar could read it, intensifying the perceived snub. Observers note an emergency in land matters that justified the action and await Lamar’s response.
A light column of humorous quips notes a farmer’s choice of crops, a Milwaukee girl’s rooftop tumble into a snow bank with a cheerful reply, a New York milkman’s job ad, a bizarre museum act, a lazy man snubbing a premium watch, a scientist’s sun lifespan claim, and a theater versus dog show banter reflecting common curiosities and wit of the era.
The Americas Club of Pittsburgh commemorated Gen. Ulysses S Grant's birth sixty fifth anniversary with a Monongahela House banquet. Gov. Foraker praised Grant's life and noted the general wrote a final book as Death watched, while Roscoe Conkling sent a regretful letter praising Grant's rugged grandeur and honesty.
Mark Twain at Hartford Army and Navy Club defends General Grant's English against Matthew Arnold's critique. He argues Grant's writing, while imperfect, compares to standard authors and praises the memoirs' simple, powerful style. Applause follows as he cites phrases like Unconditional and immediate surrender and Let us have peace.
A mob of about 200 residents captured guards at the 2000 acre Paulding County reservoir near Antwerp and destroyed two canal locks and a bulkhead. The attack aimed to end a long disused canal section, aided by government militia guarding the site. Damages are estimated at 10000 dollars.
Senator West told a New York reporter he never claimed Cleveland would refuse renomination and that the president only sought to serve the party and country. He recounted a past discussion where Cleveland said his ambition was to administer the government and not personal comfort. He emphasized no other statements were made. Also noted are claims of a cheaper sodium production method by coking iron and pitch, and that Massachusetts’ first paper mill began at Milton on the Neponset River around 1730.
British experiments last year found peras proved a valuable fertilizer for many crops, enhancing yields and soil health across diverse cropping systems. Researchers reported improved nutrient uptake and crop resilience in trials conducted on multiple farm types.
Chicago Tribune notes Mr. Grady of Atlanta extolled the New South’s supposed harmony with the colored race at a New England dinner. The piece recounts a Chattanooga to Atlanta incident where a first class colored passenger faced racial assault, the conductor’s disengagement, and three attackers. It warns that New South rhetoric clashes with recurring discrimination and suggests the colored man may sue the railroad under interstate commerce laws for damages.
The Boston Journal notes labor organizations as an independent political force growing nationwide. It suggests three quarters of New York voters for Mr George last fall backed Cleveland, and if half could be drawn to a labor candidate in 1888 Republicans might win. It questions whether a satisfactory candidate can emerge for labor voters who opposed Hewitt, citing Stevenson and Nelson support in Cincinnati and Chicago.
The Iowa State Register notes Grover Cleveland declines the June 17 dedication of a New Haven soldiers' monument, citing uncertain plans, while promptly accepting a Southern fair in Atlanta in October. The piece contrasts his schedules six months ahead with indeterminate future commitments, praising Atlanta hospitality and suggesting the Solid South would welcome him.
Ex Governor D H Chamberlain, a leading mugwump, says he remains a strong Cleveland man and even stronger than before. He notes discontent among Bourbon Democrats and says mugwumps stay free trade aligned, leaving the Republican party for Cleveland. Des Moines Register reports. A brief exchange between directors hints at dividend constraints under Interstate Commerce law, preventing payout.
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