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Fort Wayne Weekly Gazette

Location

Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Dec 04, 1890

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Uncle Sam's Cash Box Expenditures and Debts For Year

Secretary Windom reports the fiscal year expenditures and next two years estimates. Revenues from customs and internal sources total over 258 million, with various receipts and the postal service. Ordinary revenues about 49.3 million and ordinary expenditures 297.7 million, yielding a 105.3 million surplus. Damages and pensions drive increases. 1892 projections show a 14.1 million surplus after deficits and sinking fund. Public debt statement lists bonds, certificates, and currency redemptions with total cash reserved and net monthly debt change. A Racine wedding tale ends with a bride fainting after vows, revived by a doctor.

Washington Windom Eee Ieee Eee Feree Pacific Railways Permanent Fund District of Columbia Postal Service

Multiple Murders Burglaries and Odd Birth Descriptions

A run of local incidents includes Joan Owrys a miner killed by trains at Cartersville Illinois four Cuvert station stores burglarized with two hundred dollars stolen George Boyce killed Jesse Nichols in a Rocheport Missouri drunken quarrel A child born at East Dubuque Iowa with rare facial features The Iowa Governor seeks an Assistant State Veterinarian to investigate a baffling cattle disease William Witheran killed at Bluff Springs Illinois by accidental gun discharge Peter Linpon a bachelor found dead north of Aurora Illinois Battle Creek Michigan marked the sixtieth wedding anniversary of Mr and Mrs Jones on Thanksgiving day

Joan Owrys Cartersville Ill Cuvert Conway William Witheran Bluff Springs Peter Linpon Aurora Battle Creek Mich Mrs. Jones

Pekin High School Fire Destroys Building

Fire swept the three story Pekin high school early today causing an estimated loss of 60000 with 22250 covered by insurance. The blaze endangered occupants but no lives are reported. In Kalamazoo Michigan a residence at Pavilion caught fire at midnight burning completely with the family escaping after being smothered by smoke and the children wrapped in blankets.

Pert Kalamazoo Mich A. W. Smith

Powers dry goods case and county treasurer bid a note theft and bond raise

In St Paul Minnesota the Powers dry goods firm faces an attachment suit with Mr Powers claiming the note was stolen property and that payment was forbidden by bank notice. He cites solid legal advice and reports assurances from principal connections in Boston and elsewhere. In Marshalt Minnesota Democratic leaders are astonished that County Treasurer elect John Brooks failed to qualify, citing bond requirements around 200000 and his demand to raise deputy allowances from 400 to 790.

St. Paul, Minn New York Powers Dry Goods Powers Boston Marshat John Brooks Brooks

Blackleg Disease Strikes Eldridge Township Cattle

In Pania Illinois authorities report blackleg sweeping Eldridge township killing several high quality cattle. The illness begins with lameness and animals die within twenty four hours of onset, prompting concern among farmers and veterinarians.

Pania Ill Eldridge Township

Attachment on Powers Dry Goods for 5000 Dollars

New York December 2 attachment granted by the Supreme Court against Powers Dry Goods Company in favor of American National Bank Hartford for 5000 dollars due on a promissory note. Defendants refused to pay. Went There With an Ox Team. Colpwater Michigan December 2 Philo Porter died aged 77 after short illness at his residence. He came to this country with an ox team in 1836. He was elected supervisor several times and was the last Democratic sheriff thirty six years ago. Baby Banting Gets 45000 dollars. Amany New York December 2 Court of Appeals affirmed judgment in Campbell vs Arbuckle breach of promise. Miss Campbell receives 45000 dollars. Arbuckle is a coffee manufacturer. Big Price Paid for a Colt. Lexington Kentucky December 2 G W Welsh of Danville sold to Myers & Wagner Dayton Ohio a bay weanling colt by Gambetta Wilkes dam Pansee by Pancoast escend dam Eye See by Nutwood fourth dam dam of Jay Eye See for 950 dollars. Two Thousand Out of Work Rochester New York December 3 The graesso second went into effect this working. Two thousand workmen are out of employment.

New York Supreme Court Powers Dry Goods Company American National Bank Hartford Colpwater Mich Philo Poreter Amany N.Y Court of Appeals Campbell Lexineton G. W. Welsh Danville Myers & Wagner Dayton Gambetta Wilkes Pancoast Nutwood Washixaton D. C The Gazetts Hoosier Gazette William McKinley Indiana United States Simons Jacksonian Ooworth

McKinley tariff view from a Hoosier defender

Washington correspondent prints a Democrat friend’s question on the McKinley bill. The Indiana writer declares the tariff a boon, cites new U S factories, predicts home investment, rising prices, and eventual price relief as domestic mills expand, urging protection and reciprocity only with needed goods.

Multiple Global Aims Hit by Disasters and Legal Rulings

Nova Scotia Supreme Court invalidates Newfoundland bait law and orders refund of fees from vessels. Montreal bound cattle losses total 1,142 head. Antwerp banking house Oostendorp collapses with $1.5 million liabilities. Gale off Offten Norway sinks 40 fishing boats. 28 fishermen die. St Petersburg reports no emigration without Interior Minister approval. Westbourne wrecks in Black Sea. 6 drowned, 12 die from exposure. Sudbourn sinks near Dungeness. 11 crew lost. Canadian clergymen lament high license fees drive weddings to cross-border rates. Parnell refuses to withdraw from Irish Parliamentary leadership. Danube earthquake panic shocks valley residents. 111 bodies recovered from Serpent disaster. search continues. Canada’s trade shows exports to U S $40,522,810. imports $52,201,973. Glaiston replies to Parnell manifesto denies Irish retention claims. Gladstone temperate but chides breach of confidence. Gaunersdorf earthquakes shake Lower Africa. bells clash as churches sway. In Germany, five homeless die freezing in Berlin area.

Nova Scotia Supreme Court Montreal England Oostendorp Antwerp Offten Norway St Petersburg Westbourne Feodosia Russia Hull Black Sea Sudbourn McGie Hamburg Rangoon Dungeness Canada United States G Iapstone Parnell Hawarden Gladatone Gaunersdorf Lower Africa Germany Berlin

Congress opens with oaths and reforms amid varied events

The Fifty-first Congress reassembled as Carey and Warren took Senate oaths from Wyoming. House moves include free coinage of silver and a pension floor of six dollars monthly. The $135,099,785 pension bill is reported. A boat capsize in Evansville sinks five. a Columbus hangings occur for Elias Mitten. Lynching at Bad River targets cattle thieves. Public debt shows $1,549,296,126 total. cash balances and November changes noted. Poisoning at Greenwood injures six from head cheese. Alabama’s Thomas G Jones inaugurated governor. National Farmers Alliance meets in Ocala. Ghost dancing near Ponca City. A misread line mentions a $1,000 item amid Chinese market context.

Fifty-first Congress Senate House Joint Committee Carey Warren Wyoming Evansville Ind Elias Mitten Emma Johnson Marysville Columbus Bad River South Dakota Greenwood Thomas G Jones Alabama Thomas Seay National Farmers’ Alliance and Industrial Union Ocala Fila Pones L T

Surplus Forecast Sets 1891 Government Outlay

Secretary of the Treasury reports the fiscal year ended June 30 1890 showed receipts of 463 963 080 and expenditures of 354 618 584. For the current year revenues are estimated at 406 000 000 with 354 000 000 spending and a 52 000 000 surplus. 1892 outlook lists 373 000 000 receipts and 357 852 209 expenditures. In Quincy a man about 45 from Portland Ore after a bullet wound to chest and head dies saying weariness of life.

Byes Ba Pentenad Non Te Euly Dkr Rochester Secretary OF the Treasury Pom Quincy Ill Portland Ore Sherman House Andrew Euser Belleville Osage County

Murder Suspects Held After Sennett Death at Harmontcourt

Early hour death at 4314 Harmontcourt shifts from possible self harm to murder. Three men, John Sheridan and two levee workers named O'Brien and Gallagher, are jailed as suspects in the killing of William Sennett, a Chicago & Alton switchman. The Gazette notes the charges and ongoing investigation.

Caicase Harmoncourt John Sheridan O’brien Gallagher William Sennett Chicago & Alton

Canvass legality questioned in Milwaukee county vote

Reports from Madison and Des Moines indicate the official canvass in Milwaukee county may be invalid under law, as canvassing board members were not present. Iowa sources say Gen. Belknap’s war claim warrants were paid to his widow rather than the estate administrator, prompting questions about the handling of late General Belknap’s accounts.

Mapison Wis Milwaukee County Belknap Des Motives Iowa W. W. Belknap Executive Council

Farmers Alliance Headquarters Move to TorekaA

The Farmers' Alliance headquarters were moved from Hutchinson to TorekaA, Kansas, this morning. The move tightens ties with the People's party and ends the separate office of the People's Central committee.

Alliance Torekaa Kan Farmers’ Alliance Hutchinson People’s Party People’s Central Committee

Jail Break Shocks Guthrie Prison Saturday Night

A general jail delivery occurred in Guthrie Oklahoma Territory Saturday night as prisoners climbed through a window while guards slept. Desperate inmates fled into the night, prompting searches and increases in security.

Guthrie Gurtuck O.T

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