13 Dec 1888
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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1888
Page
1
The president's annual message to Congress reviews the nation’s condition and calls for remedies. It laments private wealth power, urges tariff revision, pensions reform, and fiscal restraint, while stressing government duty to protect citizen rights and curb private excess.
News in brief reports the House committee on printing authorizing 5 000 copies of the President's message. Other items note Colorado election results, royal marriage delays, British politics, suffrage speakers Stanton and Anthony, health bills, postal crimes, court actions, and federal offices with various dates and figures.
The Senate reports including the Treasury Secretary and Comptroller of the Currency were presented. The Tariff bill saw amendments and delays, with secret sessions and various resolutions discussed. The House adjourned in the afternoon after considering titles and settlers’ openings, while the Senate debated presidential electors credentials and the Nicara Guan Canal incorporation bill.
The specialty catch contest in Scranton Pa on the ith saw Tom Connen lose to Antonio Pierre who won two of three falls. Pierre displayed skill and strength in a splendid exhibition.
Cotton crop for the year set at 67 600 bales, 20 0 below popular estimates. In Kansas 53 penitentiary inmates await death. Sheridan pension bill favored for the widow of the late senator. A Nashville farmer survived a fatal night crash. a black man is accused. The begging trust will close this month. A firm in Fayetteville reports 40 dollars in annual sales of poultry. In Cleveland, the City Treasurer proposes to repay 101 090 after a two year delay. Canton Mississippi approves more funds for artesian well completion. Jefferson Texas rejoices at a new iron furnace town celebration. A Tennessee doctor joins a voyage around the world amid mental turmoil. Farmers consolidate in Meridian renamed as the Farmers and Laborers Union with next meeting in St Louis in December.
A riot in Birmingham ends in a wave of killings and injuries after a wife and child murder by Maurice Hawes. crowds attack the jail as Sheriff South orders fire, killing at least forty. National guards restore order while officials arrest police and others.
A Darton Tennessee fire destroyed two cottages and uncovered a headless corpse identified by a bell as Mrs. Tom Gane. Suspicion falls on her husband who allegedly threatened her and is said to have fired the house. A coroner's jury found an ax near the body.
The report that a revived bid to purchase Cuba from Spain could reopen old colonial questions draws mixed interest in New York and Paris while provoking indignation in Madrid and London. Spanish officials reject the notion, comparing it to selling a child as the U.S. stance on Florida is invoked for analogy.
Captain C Farey of the Staracea, wrecked off Grand Marais on Lake Superior November 1, reaches Brerrano and recounts a brutal night. The crew of twenty three shelters in the cabin as waves lash the Staracea. Some crewmen walk twelve miles to Deer Park life saving station for rescue. surf-boat saves the remainder. They camp thirteen days on the beach guarding cargo while the ship is abandoned until spring. part of cargo saved.
Waammotos December 7 Senator Vest says Republicans will push large appropriations and raise expenses. He cites the Service Pen Teton bill about 1.4 million, educational bill around 750 thousand, Direct Tax bill near 230 thousand, predicting the government deficit will rise and surplus vanish soon. He expects calls to withdraw money from national banks and cautions about extravagance.
In Augusta Maine rumors swirl that General Harrison may name John Blaine to the State Department. Blaine’s supporters push for the post as correspondence with Harrison signals potential, provoking cautious reactions among friends amid public pressure. Also Navy orders push ships toward Haiti, with possible deployment to Port-au-Prince to safeguard American interests and support the Haytian Republic.
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