Not Likely to Undo McKinley Tariff, Bayne Says
Representative Bayne of Pennsylvania, involved in framing the McKinley tariff bill, remarks to Washington that off year elections and misrepresentations shaped results. He warns Democrats will push free trade in the next congress while Western senators may restrain such moves, preserving some tariff revision. He notes Republican strength in the senate as a bulwark but not infallible.
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Eastern Democrats Seek Speakership in Trade for Presidential Favor
Washington dispatch notes a heated push for the next House speaker as Congress returns. Rumors of East West alliances swirl, trading support for a Western speaker with Western votes for an Eastern presidential candidate, naming Whitney, Hill, Cleveland, Pattison as likely beneficiaries.
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Democrats win majority in Fifty-second Congress
The election results announced November 11 show the Democrats will hold about 285 seats in the Fifty-second Congress, with sixteen states lacking a Republican representative. Kansas has five Alliance congressmen and Minnesota one. Several departing Democrats announce candidacy for House offices, including Lawler for sergeant-at-arms and John Quinn for house clerk, while Pattison removal from candidacy is noted. Kerr says no current plan to nominate Pattison for 1892 presidency.
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Leaders Analyze Democratic Victory Echoes in Nov 8 Talks
Senator Gor man links victory to public rejection of radical measures from the last congress and cites 1914 force bill recall. Senator Dolph and Mr Depew discuss tariff effects of the McKinley law with price gains and industry hopes. Russell Harrison cites misrepresentation of tariff and force bills as key causes of the Democratic landslide.
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Rusk Sees Hopeful Future in Agriculture Report
Washington November 11 The secretary of agriculture presented his annual report to the president and voiced a hopeful view of agricultural affairs. He cites higher prices for cereals and improved export trade, attributing gains to recent legislation and silver measures, plus eradication of pleuro pneumonia and other safeguards. He urges broader animal inspection laws and notes plans to expand flax and corn markets and promote Indian corn abroad.
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Revolution in Honduras Threatens Central American War
A recent uprising in Honduras places President Bogran under siege in Tagucigalpa as insurgents led by Gen. Longino Sanchez advance. Salvadorian and Nicaraguan troops rush toward the capital, raising fears of a general regional war and possible division of the country among Guatemala, El Salvador, and Nicaragua. Frontiers tighten as Barillas and Mizner maneuver, while neutrality is urged.
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Ezeta confirms revolution in Central America
New York dispatch reports President Ezeta confirming a revolution in Tagcigalpa and describing heavy slaughter at the state building and arsenal. He says he will stay neutral but will not allow Barillas to interfere, urging Guatemala to remain aloof and hoping the conflict ends soon.
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Pay for Her Slave case in 1859 Kansas City
Elizabeth Betts sues executors of Elijah Harvey over a girl slave given to Betts in 1859. After years, the slave was sold and Harvey offered to take back the girl and pay $600. Harvey died in 1887 without full payment, and Betts won a $500 lower court judgment affirmed by the appellate court.
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He Advertised a Lottery
New Orleans on November 11, J Pinkney Smith of The Evening States faced a preliminary hearing before US Commissioner Wright on a lottery law violation. He testified that he told his employer not to run lottery ads, and the published item was the paper’s advertisement, not the lottery company’s. Wright released him on his own recognizance pending circuit court action.
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National Fraternal congress opens in Pittsburg
The National Fraternal congress begins a two day convention in PittspurG Pa with thirty five societies represented by fifty delegates. The organizations paid out twenty million dollars in benefits last year. President Shields delivered the annual address at the first session and a brief business meeting followed. A banquet is planned for delegates Thursday evening.
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Arkansas Next Senator Announcement in Arkansas
Fort Sirs Ark Nov 12 William M Fishback declares he will oppose Senator J K Jones for the United States senate The Arkansas legislature is set to convene in January.
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Lake Superior Mines Foresee 8 Million Tons Shipped
Report from Douril Minnesota notes ore shipments across Gogebic Marquette Menominee and Vermillion ranges will exceed 8 million tons this shipping season. Estimated value to shippers ranges from 3 50 to 6 per ton. Norrie mine leads with expected over 1 million tons, the largest single mine shipment worldwide for the period.
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Hog Raisers Rush Hogs to Market Amid Cholera Fear
Ohio reports a brisk move by hog raisers rushing animals to markets as hog cholera spreads in the central counties. The disease is severe this year with hundreds of hogs per herd falling within a week. In OskaLoosa Iowa Price and Son lose about ten thousand dollars worth of prize hogs in two weeks.
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Milwaukee Road Ends Pullman Sleeping Car Contract
Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul resumes its own sleeping car operations after eight years of delegation to Pullman Palace Car. The move ends a major Northwest line arrangement, affecting a key regional service and signaling a shift in rail passenger operations.
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Saloonkeepers Ordered to Forthwith Pay or Close
In Minneapolis seven saloonkeepers faced a demand to pay an additional $500 each within forty eight hours after a shortage found in License Inspector Rays accounts. Police commission ruled the saloonkeepers must provide the money or shut down. Grand Forks Opera House Opened in North Dakota. Governor Miller attended the opening of Grand Forks Emma Abbott Opera Company with receipts near $7,000. Building cost exceeded $80,000 and the venue was praised for its design and fittings.
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The November Crop Report and a Minneapolis Lawyer Dies
The November crop report to the department of agriculture lists yields per acre for corn at 19.9 bushels potatoes 57.5 bushels buckwheat 14.5 bushels hay 1 20 tons tobacco 718 pounds. H Benton a prominent Minneapolis lawyer and noted Mason died suddenly in his office Monday.
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Wall Street Panic Evident As Stocks Collapse
Panic grips Wall Street as Villard stocks lead declines with North American and Northern Pacific sinking sharply, 20 percent money bid for loans, and failures toll rising. Whitney & Co. and Walker & Son announce assignments amid broker suspensions and a Philadelphia broker fail.
Reaction in London Stocks Wobbly Then Rallies
London November 11 stock market shows feverish buying to cover bear positions as gold inflows ease money. By midday prices steady and by close rampant gains push up to about 2 percent per jump while consols finish unchanged from 12:30 values.
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Jay Cooke final dividend declared by trustee
The trustee of Jay Cooke & Co. announced a final dividend for creditors, payable Monday next. It totals 13 percent in cash on 6,451,000 plus specific stock shares in Northern Pacific preferred, Oregon Steamship and Navigation, and St. Paul and Duluth railroad, per $1,000 of claims. Total cash distributed reaches 16 percent on 8,451,000. The estate winds up with substantial bond and stock distributions and notable claim redemption. Separately, negotiations near completion for Pennsylvania Line to control Vandalia through Terre Haute and Indianapolis Road, including Terre Haute and Logansport division. Goddard becomes commissioner of trunk lines in New York.
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Tin plate syndicate abandons plan amid tariff outbreak
Pittsburg Nov 12 Tin plate factory syndicate formed to build plants has reportedly abandoned the project due to the Democratic tariff outbreak on Tuesday. The news cites financial uncertainty and political pressure affecting steel and tin trade.
Wreck and Casualties Reported on Great Western Line
A serious railway collision near Norton Fitzroy on the Great Western railway resulted in ten deaths and eight seriously injured passengers. Special trains were dispatched, and officials worked to locate relatives. reports from the scene detail the massive wreck and the dangers faced by rescuers.
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