09 Feb 1885
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Newspaper
Evening Observer
Location
Dunkirk, New York, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1885
Page
1
A California town faced mass meetings after a stray bullet killed City Council member David Kendall and wounded a boy. Indignant crowds forced Chinese residents to pack and board a steamer to San Francisco, then a second rally created a standing committee to bar Chinese settlement.
A wave of fires across New Jersey New York and nearby areas causes heavy losses. Janeway Co. buildings stock and plant worth 175000 with 61000 insured. Consolidated Fruit Jar Co. losses 590000 fully insured. PA Rail Road Co. damage unknown. Ward Ashwell Co. factory fire at Center Street costs 15000? No, 25000 building. Henry Keller ice storage at 143 Scholes Street destroyed, insurance lacking. Abyssinian Baptist Church at Waverly Place damaged 5000. Building at 23 College Place housing several firms loses 35000 stock 5000 building. Stafford Springs Connecticut burns eight stores three tenements hotel and tank house worth about 50000 with partial insurance. Distillery in Lebanon Illinois total loss 15000. Nashua Iron and Steel destroy func 50000 insured. Duane Street Willowware shop stock 60000 building 15000. Baltimore pork packing house 75000 loss with 16000 to adjacent livery stable. insurance covers. Four firefighters injured by collapse.
Immense crowd at Tombs Police Court as Richard Short arraigned for examination after stabbing Captain Phelan in O Donovan Rossa's office. Judge Patterson refuses adjournment. bail stays at 3000. Also reports include a lynching near Benchley Texas and a New Castle flogging and sentencing summary.
Washington notes expect President Arthur to convene the Senate in extra session on March 4 to consider cabinet nominations after consulting President-elect Cleveland. Fire at the Signal Service annex destroys meteorological records and damages top instruments. Debates grow over Chinese indemnity funds and dissolution of certain naval cadet deficiencies. The River and Harbor bill looms, with House Senate friction risking an extra session.
Reports detail ongoing raids from Mexico into Dimmit County Texas with cattle and horse theft, armed bands, and fierce firefights near Carrizo Springs. Eleven bandits shot recently. two Mexicans killed by deputies near the Lio Grande as U.S. and local forces brace for further incursions. Sheriff Oglesby and Captain Sailors Rangers mobilize volunteers. state protection criticized. Local stockmen patrol river as tension rises with hundreds poised to aid defense.
Two trains collided on the Ridge at Karls tan New Jersey. Oil cars ignited woodwork, fire spread to nearby houses and a wallpaper factory. The front brakeman was killed, both tracks damaged, several trains diverted, wrecking trains dispatched. Also report of Judge Moore found murdered in California.
London reports a War Office conference between Lord Hartington and the Duke of Cambridge lasting about three hours. Preparations were under way to dispatch reinforcements to Egypt, with a circular sent to manufacturers for possible extraordinary demands. Reports cite defection signs among friendly tribes and concern over Gordon's fate. A sentry killed a man at Woolwich arsenal in a mistaken prank incident.
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