War in Kansas Capitol Ends in Bloodless Siege
Amid a heated standoff in Topeka, Kansas, Republicans and Populists battled for control of the statehouse. Warrants and arrests failed as thousands gathered, militia mobilized, and both sides faced potential armed conflict. Governor Lewelling urged calm while a tense stalemate persisted with supplies, barricades, and shifting loyalties shaping a dramatic political crisis.
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Cabinet names and political maneuvering amid crises
Kansas Democrats push for four cabinet posts as four candidates, including Watterq Gresham, John Garlisa, Daniel Lamont, and Warner Birksell, are discussed with Cleveland’s influence and other potential contenders in the background. A separate thread covers Johnson investigation witnesses and a Sacramento confirmation. Governor Markham offers a $20 reward for George White murder arrests in Lake County, while Sacramento confirms university and prison posts and a flour millers trust forming in Minnesota. A Cuban filibuster expedition against a Central American state is reported from New York, and typhus cases rise in Blackwell’s Island with updates on local embezzlement cases and a bond proposal to sustain the gold reserve.
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California Senate Passes Several Bills in February Session
The California legislature advanced numerous measures as February proceedings wrapped. Bills to create state boards, regulate rail traffic, and extend supervision over cities were debated, with several passing including pharmacy practice reform and mutual insurance company rules. Adjournments and committee actions framed the rest of the week as pensions, roads, and public works received attention.
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State legislature echoes large appropriations and reforms
Governor urges restraint on broad appropriations while supporting larger state needs including 11.6 million for maintenance of offices and 60 thousand for completing public institutions. He calls for prioritizing essential state needs before general items, and notes bills proposing wide spending under scrutiny. Sacramento reports include testimony on legislative corruption and committee actions on railroads, express taxes, and viticulture.
Mitchell Denied Entry to U S for Conviction Refuted
February 16 report from Bard Lanes. Pugilist Mitchell, denied admission by Inspector Wormner citing alien immigrant and ex convict status from a Pentonville sentence for assault on an elder. Legal challenge failed but a suit enabled landing after counsel argued the term aimed at permanent settlers, not temporary visitors. Documented as a New Orleans bout reference from 1890 and related legal action.
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Turbulent Tulare election shows citizenship questions arise
February reports from Tulare township reveal constable P. H. Murray elected as a citizen with paperwork gaps. A later discovery shows he was not fully naturalized, prompting review and paper retrieval. Other items note deaths in Washington state snow, governor Murphy's liquor and women singing proposals, and a Sacramento trial over Attorney General Hart.
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Proclamention Creates National Reserve in California
President Harricon issues a proclamation establishing the Galionua National Reserve. The reserve covers about 60 percent of square miles across Marced Freano Toate and Kern counties.
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