Britain Eyes Silver Based Currency Shift Amid Bi metal Debate
London confidential: Chancellor Goschen proposes silver payable ten shilling notes and possible new £1 notes in silver, buoying bi metallic factions while country banks and London joint stock banks resist cash reserve rules. Economists warn substitution costs outweigh benefits amid fears of forgery lore and Bank of England practice.
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London
Joint Stock Tanks
Pew
Bak of
England
Bank of England
Goschen
Gladstone Keeps Up Fight as Health Lasts in Town
Gladstone arrives for the session and remains determined to press the fight while health holds. Reporters note his continuing engagement in public affairs during his visit to the district.
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Gladstone
DistaTcut Lorpow
Gladstone Keeps Fighting for Home Rule Amid Rumors
The House of Commons sits daily this week with leaders in good health. Ridiculous retirement rumors follow the Grand Old Man as he vows to continue the home rule fight. Gladstone dismisses Boulogne talks and claims insight into Irish affairs. Parnell rejects a truce and travels to Ennis for a planned demonstration tomorrow.
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House of Commons
Gladstone
Boulogne
Parnell
Ennis
Crispi Falls as Government Faces Defeat in Italy
Rome January 31 The Chamber of Deputies rejects the spirit taxes bill after Prime Minister Crispi argues the measures are essential to shield Italy from a servile status. A cabinet member from 1874 quits the Treasury bench amid Conservative protests. Crispi vows resignation. King Humbert delays acceptance pending further consideration.
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Rome
Chamber of Deputies
Signor Crispi
Italy
Chamber
Treasury
Sienor Crispi
Signor
Crispi
Quirinsi
Humbert
Portugal's Young Rebellion Suppressed in Oporto
A street revolt in Oporto ends after desperate fighting. Insurgents seize Hotel de Ville in Dom Pedro square and declare a republic, but loyal troops besiege the building and force surrender. Ringleaders likely to be shot after court martial. casualties reported as slight.
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Ororro
Portucan
Hotel de Ville
Dom Pedro Square
Bradlaugh's Death Repares No Old Parliamentary Wrongs
Loroox January 31 Bradlaugh died not seeing the Commons repair the erroneous exclusion from its records. He earned wide respect in quick Parliamentary service and faced persistent persecution. Bradlaugh will be buried Tuesday at Woking. mourners are asked not to wear mourning.
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Loroox
Bradlaugh
House of Commons
Stradlaugh
Woking
A Mother’s Suit Over Premature Infant Damages
A Irish court ruled the Armagh railway disaster case by a survivor seeking damages for her prematurely born infant. The judges found the railway company had no contract to carry the unborn child and held the mother, not the railway, as carrier responsible, resulting in a non suit for the company.
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Ireland
Armagh
A Bold English Officer Plans Asia Ride
An English artillery captain, known for steeplechase success, aims to begin a march in March from Quetta through Afghanistan to Calais. He will ride two horses, alternating leading and riding, averaging about 200 miles weekly, and plans to publish a narrative of the venture upon his return. The project is expected to draw comparison with Captain Burnaby’s Khiva journey.
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Sorpos
Quetta
Afghanistan
Cabal
Balku
Bothara
Khiva
Russia
Poland
Germany
Calais
Contested Irish Lands Crisis Follows Parnell Spark
Paris dispatch reports Mr. Parnell lengthens the Irish imbroglio worsening disputes over land and leadership as actions unfold. John
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Paris
Monroe in Hot Water Over Irish Funds Probe
American banker Monroe of Paris faces repeated questioning about Irish funds funneled to his bank. He claims deposits in individuals names place him unaware of political implications, stating this is his invariant rule.
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Monroe
Paris
Beaten by Themselves in Scotch Railway Strike
The Scottish railway strike fails with £10,000 in treasury and union mismanagement blamed. John Burns faces censure for intemperate speeches and libel accusations as newspapers boycott the strike and call for broader boycotts of his public statements.
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IBY
Loxpox
Scotland
England
United Kingdom
Midland Road
John Burns
Burns
World Labor Exhibition in London Likely to Fail
Loxpon January 31 report doubts the London world's labor exhibition scheme. Promoter Lavigerie lacks clear financial or social status, with extensive circulars mailed at great expense. British trade unions withhold support, making the project appear doomed without union endorsement.
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Loxpon
London
Lavigerie
America
Lavietere
Testimony in Beatty case over jury service discharge
Judge Biddle ruled in Philadelphia on January 31 that for the shoe firm Laird Schafer Mitchell the discharge of Charles W. Peterson for jury service showed justifiable cause. The judge emphasized the seriousness of obstructing justice and granted discharge to Beatty.
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Philadelphia
Biddle
Thomas Beatty
Laird, Schafer & Mitchell
Administration of Justice
Charles W. Peterson
Beatty
Tty
Long in Litigation Spatch Corumeus Ohio
Suit to reverse the Lucas county judgment in Burke vs. Columbus Hocking Valley and Toledo Railroad is filed in the Supreme Court. Burke won about 3 million dollars after a long court battle. Also, Vennum vs. Cleveland Lorain and Wheeling Railroad is in the Supreme Court over 2 thousand damages for nuisance from tracks near Martins Ferry.
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Corumeus
Lucas County
Stevenson Burke
Columbus, Hocking Valley and
Toledo
Supreme Court
Burke
Cleveland, Lorain and Wheeling Railroad Company
Caroline E. Vennum
Belmont County
Martins Ferry
State Supreme Court to Hear Key Original Package Case in Faroe
Faroe North Dakota January 31 The State Supreme Court will convene a short term in Faroe starting Monday. The main case on the docket is the test original package case set for hearing Monday with legislators expected to act quickly to address the issue.
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North Dakota
Supreme Court
Faroe
N. D
State Supreme Court
Legis- Liters
TILDEN 18 NAMED Deputy Secretary of the Commonwealth
Harrispune Jan. 31 A L Tilden of Erie has been appointed Deputy Secretary of the Commonwealth after losing the Erie district race in the last election. The announcement confirms his new civil service role and political setback.
The Pipe of Peace at Manhattan Club Dinner
New York January 31 ex presidents Hill and Cleveland attended Col William L Brown’s Manhattan Club dinner. They sat apart yet exchanged compliments and shook hands, signaling harmony as Governor Hill praised Cleveland and Cleveland lauded Hill. Both leaders expressed mutual respect and cordiality before dispersing late at night.
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New York
William L. Brown
Manhattan Club
Governor Hill
Governor Cleveland
Cleveland
Mr. Cleveland
Odrichs
Governor Hills
Colonel Brown
Hull
Mr. Colrichs
Calvin 8
Brice
Daniel Gilbert
Edward Schell
Robert MacLay
Robert Taylor
George G. Hanon
de Lancely Nicoll
J. Edward Simmons
C. ©. Baldwin
Allen
Gilroy
Register Fitzgerald
Benjamin Wood
Coudert
Brown
Jones
Vanbrant
Lawrence
O'Brien
Truax
Senator Goodwin
Herman Oclrichs
Oram
F. R. Pendleton
E. D. Farre
Leicester Holme
John Howe, Jr
Walter Stanton
John T. Agnew
Grover Cleveland
Sree Hill
Legislative committee probes Pennsylvania banks
The legislative committee on state banks and banking concerns met at the Lafayette Hotel with Senator Robinson of Delaware county in the chair. The group plans a rigid inquiry into the methods and financial standing of all corporations under Pennsylvania law. Members present included Senators Robinson, Packer, Dunlap and Representatives Marshall, Walton, Morrison, Sands and Flats. The panel will begin its tour on Monday.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Lafayette Hotel
Robinson
Delaware County
Packer
Dunlap
Marshall
Walton
W. P. Morrison
Sands
Flats
George Hoopes
A. #. Thompson
Dauphin County
W. H. Hines
Luzerne County
W. Scott Mullin
Bedford
Elias Davis
Schuylkill
I. ¥. Farrell
Clearfield
James S. Sweeney
Frank Hall
Internal Affairs Office
Ellwood
Westmoreland
Willie Leary
Senate
Keighley
The New Tariff Rates and Bonded Goods Withdrawal
New York Jan 31 The last day for withdrawing bonded goods from warehouses under old duty rates has arrived. Congress extended collecting old duties from October 6 to February 1 on Windom’s recommendation, with a later proposal to July 1. Other legislative delays postponed action amid debates on silver, the force bill, and the shipping bill.
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New York
Windom
Congress
Tariff receipts show spike after duty increase
The money market shows no disruption as duties rise. Over the past week Collector Erhardt collected 5,608,211.49 with monthly receipts at 10,842,098.76 versus January 1890’s 15,299,513.22. Weekoverweek gains reached 600,000 since the October 6 tariff change, with 4,000,000 withdrawn for Sumatra tobacco.
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Erhardt
Sumatra
Pittsburg Western Acquired by Baltimore and Ohio
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company has gained control of the Pittsburg and Western. The line will be doubled tracked to handle new traffic and will connect through to Chicago, replacing the circuitous Wheeling route and saving about 100 miles of haulage. The deal involves stock payment at par and excludes cash. Oliver, president of the Pittsburg and Western, oversaw negotiations in Baltimore.
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New York
Pittsburg and Western
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
Baltimore and Ohio
Pittsburg
Baltimore and Ohio Company
Chicago
Wheeling
Baltimore
Oliver
Robbers Seize Saloon. Fourth Heist in Two Weeks
In Kansas City at Mossaberker Bedemen & Peck saloon at 3 AM three masked robbers plus two men entered. They took $150 from the cash drawer and about $30 in jewelry from five victims including John T. Couglin. The victims were marched to a rear fence and released. A proprietor was killed in a prior robbery as resistance occurred.
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Kansas City
Mossaberker, Bedemen & Peck
John T. Cougglin
Johnson & Co
Coughliin
Sérare
A Blow for Chicago's Canal Project
General George Smith, attorney for the canal trustees, issued an opinion limiting the commission. He says the body has no authority to engage in real estate ventures such as using excavated canal material to reclaim submerged lands and offering them for sale or lease. He adds Congress can overrule state actions on public waters, rendering legislative empowerment futile.
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Chicago
Jan. Sr
George Smith
Lake Michigan
Mississippi
Smith
Congress
Meissonier Dies Seeker of Precision Ends Career of Great French Painter
Paris is mourning Jean Louis Ernest Meissonier born 1815 in Lyons. The master of tiny detailed scenes produced about 420 works valued near ten million dollars and influenced European art with his moral and intellectual focus. His portrait of Mrs Mackay, rejected then destroyed, sparked reports of his volatile temperament.
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Paris
Jean Louis Ernest Meissonier
Lyons
M. Leon Cogniet
Steinhel
Geoffroy Dechaume
Corot
Vile d’Ayry
Trimolet
Daubigny
Meissonier
Queen Victoria
Prince Albert
Napoleon Itl
Sir Richard Wallace
Metropolitan Museem
New York
A. T. Stewart
Napoleon
Friedland
Moscow
John Stetson
Boston Globe Theater
Stetson
Mackay
John W. Mackay
Bonanza King
Melissonier
Settlement Delay Over Kean Failure Proceeding Halted
Attorney Morris representing Kean backers postponed the settlement indefinitely due to Judge Seales delaying decision on status of money deposited with Kean in the 30 days before the failure.
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Morris
Mr. Kean
Seales
Kean
College Girls Fight for Fort in Snowball Battle
A Smith College snowball fight between the Sophomores led by Captain Wilcox and Freshmen led by Captain Gain ends with the sophomores retaining the fort and their golden banner after a half hour battle. The gym instructor Miss Adama started the clash and a high spirited volley left many students marked by the rough play.
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Norriambroy
Mass
Smith College
Freshies
Captain Wilcox
Captain Gain
Adama
Wilcox
Leseo
Chicago
Pennsylvania
Chilean Civil War Flows: Rebels Press for Balmaceda Removal
Valdivia Port and Chiloe remain blockaded by insurgent warships. A Government troop ship attempted to land under the British flag at Ancud but was fired upon and disabled, leaving Ancud in rebel hands. Balmaceda signals willingness to negotiate while rebels demand his resignation. Reports say Government troops retook Pisagua after several skirmishes.
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Bursos Ayres
Valdivia
Chile
Chiloe
Ancud
Bunting
Balmaceda
Pisagua
More Spaniards Massacred in Caroline Islands
From Singapore reports Manila received the Juan with news of a massacre of about 90 Spanish soldiers and civilians by natives in the Caroline Islands. The Spanish retreated into the jungle after fierce fighting, many natives killed, and the Spanish commander killed himself in despair.
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San Francisco
Singapore
Manilla
Juan
Caroline Islands
Camden Marriage Industry Faces New License Bill
Camden, N J Jan 31 Assemblyman Cole introduced a bill requiring licenses for marriages issued by the county surrogate with a 100 dollar penalty for ceremonies performed without a license. The Woolman bill passed the House but died in Senate committee amid allegations of Camden dominies influence. Cole says the industry is an outrage and his measure has good chances.
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Campex
N. J
Camden
Assemblyman
Cole
Major Woolman
House
Senate
Camden Dominies
Justices of the Peace
Assemblyman Cole
House Committee On Judiciary
Lost Diamonds Recovered After Park Find in Los Angeles
Detectives traced a Chinaman who found a sack of jewels in St James Park after L M Wagner reported a $12 000 loss. Most of the diamonds and jewels are expected to be recovered.
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Los Angeles Park
Los Angeles
L. M
Wagner
St. James Park
Train Collision Near Chicago In Dense Fog Kills One
The Northwestern accommodation train on the Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad rear ended the Momence passenger train about 11 AM. One passenger, the Adena of this city, was killed and several others injured as smoke and fog reduced visibility.
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Chicago
Chicago and Eastern
Momence
Tbe Adena
Bank Wreckers Indicted in Philadelphia Case
Grand jury files two bills against George F Work John J Macfarlane Louis E Pfeiffer and James S Dungan charging rehypothecation and conspiracy to publish false bank statements. Dungan faces two perjury indictments. Pfeiffer bail forfeiture noted. Work renews bail for next term. Press barred from inspecting indictments to avoid trial interference.
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Philadelphia
George F. Work
John J. Macfarlane
Louis E. Pfeiffer
James 8
Dungan
Pfeiffer
Watson
Thacher
The Dispatch Classifieds and Feature Overview
A descriptive index of the issue outlines three parts across pages with sections on current news comments and telegraph items, editorial, music, sports, and various columns. It lists featured items such as The Indian Situation and Gossip of Gotham with numerous notices and departments including Real Estate, Want Columns, Society News, and Literary Law.
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the DisPatch Today
the Society World
the Grand Army
Secret Society News
Markets By Telegraph
Henry Clows
Rescne of
Gordon
Sabato Tliam Moneill
Embezzlement Charge Against St. Louis Ice King
James A. Smith of James A. Smith & Sons, prominent St. Louis ice dealer, was arrested on embezzlement charges. The grand jury indicted Mrs. Smith based on testimony from Charles P. Chotes alleging Smith misappropriated 231000 dollars loaned to the firm.
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St. Louis
James A. Smith
James A. Smith & Sons
A Lock That Cant Be Picked Governor May Appoint A Senator
In Pivere Nebraska Jan. 51 a deadlock in the senate could prevent an election this session. Governor Millette may appoint Senator Moody for two years to break the stalemate, aiming to secure a Republican aligned seat without forced voting.
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Mellette
Pivere
Dax
Millette
Moody
Aie
Ste
Banker Kean Backers Ur Proposed 35 Percent Settlement
Chicago January 31. Next Monday was the date fixed by the friends and attorneys of insolvent banker A. Kean for a settlement on a basis of 35 cents on the dollar. The plan was postponed indefinitely.
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Chicaco
5. A. Kean
Miners Probe Cause of Shaft Disaster in Mam moth Mine
The Legislative Investigating Committee arrived at Mam moth to inspect the shaft mine after a recent accident. They descend with inspectors and mine bosses to examine bearing posts, sills, gas presence, and evidence of the blast exposure. The party aims to determine unsafe practices and blame, returning to Greensburg for evidence gathering.
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Mamaotn
Greensburg
Tipple
Keighley
Austin King
Clearfield County
William Jenkins
First
Seading
Thr
Iening
Jenkins
Farrell
Theo
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