02 Feb 1882
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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Daily Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1882
Page
1
A note seeks a reliable woman for general kitchen work at the Harman house lunch room. The writer asks interested applicants to inquire at the office.
PanaMA February 2 report states the French government after leaving Guatemala's supreme court has acquitted soldiers charged with assaulting the secretary of the French legation and refused to receive Guatemala's envoy. A frigate was ordered to Guatemala to demand satisfaction and 10000 francs indemnity and the assailant's imprisonment.
Scoville petitions ask for a post mortem brain test to prove whether Guiteau had an incised brain. Proceeds would pay debts and aid the insane or oppose capital punishment. Concerns arise about body snatchers and safe disposal if used for philanthropy. Scoville reports emp ally contributions and expects a ruling from Judge Cox Friday.
In Napoleon Ohio a jury found Peter D Cole guilty of manslaughter for killing John Harmon in Deshler last August. Cole shot Harmon over alleged criminal relations with Coles wife. The defense plans an appeal to the Supreme Court.
In Paris on February 2 Gambetta takes back control of the Republique Francaise editorial pages as Me Wields the Pen notes. Garabetta assumes the editorial charge of the Republique while C E Patterson is elected Speaker of the New York State Assembly.
John W. Guiteau denies knowledge of the proposed exhibition of his brother's body and states the remains will be disposed of in a manner that will not offend public decency regardless of whether death occurred by legal process or in an insane asylum.
A coroner found an eight year old girl adopted by Edward and Magg é Glosson in Lixcouty died from beating starvation and exposure. The Glossons were bound over for trial amid strong local outrage. The child was an orphan.
Albany reports Tammany and allied Democrats in the assembly elected O. E. Patterson as speaker. The vote unified the party at the February session.
The Parnellites in the house of commons have reached to vote with Northcote, again at the admission of Bradlaugh.
Cascaso Feb 2 Mrs Scoville denies that Guiteau's body will be displayed for epbulation. She says she will take his body for a post mortem by experts of her own selection and would not permit public exhibition or a cash sale of the remains. She also states Guiteau will not hang.
A Feb 2 gathering in London led by the lord mayor condemned Russian laws restricting Jews. Attendees included Archbishop of Canterbury Cardinal Manning Earl of Shaftsbury Alexander T. Golt and Morley with Rothschilds present. Resolutions urged preserving amicable ties with Russia while denouncing legal oppression of Jews.
A dispatch from New Orleans says the Ryan vs Sullivan fight for the easy weight world title will be staged at a chosen grounds. A Chicago inland sport crowd plans a large excursion train with several thousand tickets to be sold. Sullivan is favored in betting pools and Pat Busy will represent Ryan while Billy Johnson handles Sullivan’s excursion. The event is expected to finish before midday.
Washington reports in a telegraph update that Scoville cites Guiteau's body prospects as a matter for his brother and sister to decide. He notes the siblings must consent to any proposed handling or display of the corpse.
Washington notes House committee reports adverse on official business and age-based postings at Cincinnati and Boston post offices. A bill to insure postal cards with a flexible cover is introduced. Ways and Means hears Malt Distilleries and Spirit Dealers and Wine and Spirits Traders on reducing liquor taxes and bonds. A Stella gold coin proposal and other metric coinage plans are advanced. The tobacco export tax repeal and arid lands leasing in Colorado are referred to the whole House as debate on post office appropriations continues.
The Waverly Coal company filed a suit against the National Labor Tribune for damages to its business totaling 75000 dollars. The case, dated February 2, was filed in Pirrspur, naming the local firm as plaintiff and the newspaper as defendant.
A fire at Fort Leavenworth last night damaged part of the barracks with an estimated loss of 20000 dollars. A few soldiers were slightly injured but none were hospitalized. The blaze caused significant smoke and heat damage to the structure. Local fire crews assisted, and an investigation into the cause is underway.
A telegraph report from Ennis states Detective Joe Forsyth was fatally shot by Charles Morse during a drinking quarrel stemming from an old feud. The incident occurred in St. Louis on February 2.
A three story brick building owned by Marx Lesem and used as a dry goods house and Journal office burned in Louisiana Missouri. The fire caused about 25000 dollars in damage and also housed the Knights of Pythias lodge.
Vienna February 2 eight million florins are approved by the budget committee of the Austrian delegation to fund suppression of the insurrection. The war minister reports the revolt is shifting toward the Bosnia and Herzegovina frontier.
The New York grand jury has charged conductor George F. Hanford and brakeman George Melieus with manslaughter in the fourth degree over the Spuyten-Duyvil wreck.
A Paris dispatch reports that president Banteaux and manager Feder of Union Generale were arrested last evening at a directors meeting. It is stated that legal proceedings will soon be started against several directors.
Secretary Hunt assigns Lieut Giles B Harbor and Master W H Scheutze of the US Navy to assist Lieut Davenport in the search for Lieutenant Clipp and his crew. They will sail aboard the steamship Germanica from New York to reach Irkutsk by mid March with instructions to spare no effort or expense. Harbor commands the Alarm at Washington Navy Yard while Scheutze is on leave in St Louis and ordered to New York immediately.
In Washington on February 2, discussion centers on using new statutes to decide the disposal of Guiteau's body. Judge Cox is expected to exercise discretion and may include the disposition of the remains in the death sentence.
Forty Swedish workers have arrived in the city to join the L. M. and D. Construction Company crew for projects expected to boost local employment and infrastructure.
Abraham Netter, long-time Chicago board of trade member, is described as a financial wreck who victimized several traders for more than 28000. He allegedly bought grain on credit for later delivery and used altered or dishonored payments to extract funds from consignors.
Interviews reveal Pittsburg Fort Wayne and Chicago railroad orders limiting overtime pay. Casanave says extra compensation is not owed and that the policy applies to shopmen, engineers, and brakemen alike. A committee was formed to discuss the dispute with company officials.
Auburn community updates include A J Ralston and J M Osborne in town on business, Frank McKinnie back from Chicago, and Wm McPhail visiting. Reports on church events, guardianship appointments, a building permit for a $100 frame kitchen, and a fire at Calhoun street, Bloomingdale. Local officials and clergy attendances noted, plus an upcoming city concert and social gatherings.
Verdicts of acquittal returned after long jury deliberations in two cases. In McDowell case the jury initial ballots favored acquittal 7 to 5 then 10 to 2 with a sealed verdict after midnight. Moynihan case also ended in acquittal on cemetery desecration charges after venue change. Also notes a visit by Mrs Keefe and Mrs McCarthy departing for New York. Weather indicators predict fair, warmer Lake Region conditions with southwest to calmed winds.
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