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Newspaper
Evening Observer
Location
Dunkirk, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1883
Page
1
Grain futures and local cash bids show steady to active trading across markets. Duluth flour and cornmeal demand remains strong with No 1 hard Duluth bids around $126, cash and May nearby. Detroit reports steady flour and mixed corn bids, while Cincinnati notes dull pork and steady whisky prices. Toledo closes with varied grain and livestock observations.
In Central Criminal Court the Recorder charged the grand jury to consider treason felony indictments against Gallagher brothers Whitehead Curtin Ansburghe and Wilson linked to a Fenian dynamite plot in America. Lynch alias Norman testified for the Queen. grand jury returned true bills in all cases within an hour.
The fifth victim was exhumed as all bodies were recovered. A massive funeral procession followed with military, fire department, and civic leaders in attendance. Caskets were laid at an open house and an oration by J. W. Daniel marked the event. A monument will be erected and a relief fund started.
Computation shows Hanlan defeating Kennedy in fifty two by about twenty lengths amid a crowd near 2500 spectators. The tense finish drew cheers from spectators and press coverage noted the margin of victory.
Arrangements for the hundredth anniversary celebration on Saturday in May include a 2 30 saluting battery and a processional procession by the Centennial Commission city officials clergy and 38 young ladies in white with state badges and soldiers of the War of 1612. Speakers listed are Benson J Lossing T R Westbrook James G Graham and J Harvey Cook.
Special to the Associated Press reports Erastus Gilberts forged his father's name to a note in Axserts New York on June 1 and obtained ninety dollars before vanishing. The incident shocks the community which had seen him as a previously trusted youth.
Inspector Byrnes denies pickpocket activity caused the Brooklyn Bridge crush. He blames bridge management insufficiency and notes trustees could pay regular policemen to ensure passenger safety. Ex-clerk William Earnshaw, 44, taken to New York Hospital with thigh contusion from the panic. Bernhard Reischer, listed among victims, found at home slightly injured.
Des Moines reports reveal coal miners on strike over wage cuts. The Standard Coal Company brought in twenty five black miners to replace strikers. Threats alleged against Black workers. A house was blown up, and a Sebastopol post office and store were burned after owners refused credit.
Special to Associated Press. Fremour Nebraska June 1 Deputy Sheriff Morse was fatally shot by a desperado here today after Morse killed the desperado's companion and arrested his friend. The assailant fired when the friend drew his revolver.
In Boston and Point of Pines reports two sports and labor items. Iron Manufacturers and Amalgamated Association sign last year's 4.50 per ton scale for pudding, averting a strike and extending mill operation for a year. President Jarrett says the scale is unconditional. Hanlan and Kennedy race in Boston for 2500 a side over three miles, Hanlan prevailing with 19:04 official time amid rough water fears and a near foul.
Drunken miners sparked a deadly confrontation as City Marshal Baxter Stingley killed a miner named Evans who charged at him with a knife. Deputy Bathurst and Thomas Garon were shot. Minemeyer fled, killing pursuer William N. Brown before capture. Brown Evang and Garon die. Bathurst dying. Stingley in critical condition. lynching threat looms.
Telegraph notes report Canton where Geisen's brewery burned yesterday afternoon causing about $30,000 in damage.
At 2 o clock this morning in the eastern city part a party of enraged striking miners hurled powder into the dwelling of Scott Davis colored a miner who refused to quit work. A fuse lit the charge exploded blowing portions of the house and injuring several inmates but no fatalities. No arrests have been made.
Collected local items describe two year old steer purchase weighing 2870 pounds on April 24. A barge named Yosemite struck Erie port’s north pier, losing her stem but reaching port and heading to Buffalo or Cleveland for dry dock amid strong currents and missing land light. George Collier of Erie, a lunatic, attacked Keeper Mahony with intent to behead him, but was subdued. his wife’s alleged infidelity and calamitous circumstances are cited as factors in his deterioration.
The president recognizes Au Yang Ming as consul of the Chinese empire at New York port. The steamship Yantie likely to accompany the Proteus on relief to Lady Franklin Bay. The treasurer mailed 1,198 checks totaling 2,156,000 dollars for interest on bonds due June 1. Gresham weighs postmaster salaries readjustment and awaits decision if others not needed. Lapham arrives in Washington to urge action on revenue collector positions amid district consolidations.
In Harrisburg the free oil pipe bill failed for want of a constitutional majority. Other items note a wife killing by Bartholomew Nealon in Boston and various international events from Ottawa to St. Petersburg, including ship loads, arrests, and weather impacts.
Special Dispatch to the Evening Observer reports that in Loxpox on June 1 the court orders the dynamite conspirators to be tried on June eleventh. The trial date is formally set by court order.
Borus reports the Russian ministry will regulate religious matters independently, with May laws to be modified. The move likely defies the Pope's spiritual authority and may provoke Vatican reaction.
A committee of ladies appealed to Gladstone to show mercy to the condemned murderers. Caffrey is to hang tomorrow morning.
Special dispatch notes observation 3 ep. a from Wasurserox: lower lakes expect warmer, fair weather with variable winds shifting to southerly. pressure expected to be stationary or lower.
The tale recalls Van der Nest the Belgian consul general in Cairo who eloped with Mrs Gallatin Lawrence. Lawrence pursued by scandal returned to the U S and sought divorce. Mrs Lawrence became Mrs Van der Nest. alleged dissipation followed. The report notes two Van der Nest children, and further mentions the late General Lawrence and faded nobility in his salon. Additional items include a Texas pony incident in Olean and a Canada visit to Eric Pennsylvania.
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