06 Dec 1884
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Newspaper
The Indianapolis Journal
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1884
Page
1
The House of Lords passes the Gladstone franchise measure while Lord Salisbury proposes extending the ballot to women householders yet withdraws. Bismarck is described as greatly enraged over recent defeats, and reports claim a Chinese order to attack Courbet’s fleet is a diversion for other operations.
The franchise bill cleared the third reading in the House of Lords and passed in its original form. Lord Salisbury had prepared a woman suffrage amendment but abstained after government hints. Gladstone cited June votes showing strong support for the cause and warned against altering the bill.
London reports Prince Bismarck feigns indifference while privately furious over his Reichstag loss on December 26 180 to 99. His opposition to member pay and a colonial office fuels renewed clashes with the Reichstag as budget fights and Congo conference delays unsettle his government.
The Standard's Shanghai dispatch reports belief that orders for the Chinese fleet to attack the French fleet and relieve Kelung are a blind. It is not thought China will risk a naval battle. the fleet may target Saigon instead. The Paris Temps notes France would welcome a Chinese attack on Admiral Courbet to end Formosa blockade. The King of Burmah hires a French firm to manufacture firearms in Mandalay.
The Leipzig trial of accused dynamiters against the Emperor and Crown Prince begins with evidence of concealed dynamite in a hollow tree along the royal route and in a conduit under the road. Remiderof, Kurchter, Rupsch, and Sadler are named as plot originators or accessories in a high treason case.
England reports casulties near Castle Island as Americans arrive with a machine. Suakim hosts rebel skirmishes near Egyptian forts. Nile navigation worsens with Dal cataracts impassable soon. Gladstone-Ziceroy rumor sparks Ireland bill debate. Ripon viceroyalty touted. Haviland named Trinidad governor. Schenck Swiss president. Deucher VP. Chemist Augustus Noelicker dies aged 61. Lords rule bill of lading underwriter not liable for freight. London docks found shipping war materiel for China. Hawthorne ancestry found in Windsor parish records. French poet Riepin goes insane then wanders toward Algiers.
Public demonstration erupts as non union men rumored to be imported heightening fear in South Norwalk. Manufacturers request Governor Waller protection while mob surrounds depots and patrols streets. officials report quiet at midnight despite pervasive anxiety. Strikers dispatch committee to monitor trains from New York and Danbury.
Special dispatches from New Haven report growing desperation among strikers with some drinking heavily. A possible morning deployment of state militia is expected to escalate tension and risk collisions.
Major Guillotte of New Orleans reports to the Governor that due to the City Council's failure to fund prosecutions witnesses in the Murphy assassination case resist testifying. The Governor issues a proclamation offering a $1000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the killers.
In Albany on December 5, former Exchange Bank of Montreal head Craig testifies under oath he does not acknowledge the bank’s claim of $250,000. He says the indebtedness arose from purchasing bank shares, linked to his own capital for a similar purpose. He also admits using Fletcher’s 100 Merchants Bank shares pledged to secure a $74,000 loan for City District and Savings Bank.
The Record reports coal companies expect a price reduction of 25 to 40 cents per ton within two months. Officials say the saving to consumers could reach 8.5 million dollars yearly, achieved by ending suspensions of mining and returning to a quota system to share market demand. Reading receivers reportedly cannot join, but others view it as an attempt to raise their share.
The central committee for the 1886 national sangerfest in Minnavukeg announced a $1000 prize for the best musical composition. Judges Damrosch of New York Maas of Boston and Ritter of Poughkeepsie will award. Ernest Cattenhauser was chosen conductor of the festival.
Washington in March will see at least 100000 men arriving to relieve clerks as Democratic leaders quarrel over Cabinet picks. Buffaloians seek offices, Ohio influence dominates, and Cleveland's friends warn against overreaching. Barker reiterates charges against Comptroller Lawrence and calls for scrutiny of per diem and star route payments while Senate committee orders investigations and Treasury voucher access.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal reports mounting tension over Governor Cleveland's forthcoming Cabinet. Rumors of friction with Mr. Tilden surface as talks of invitations to executive council members trigger calls for an embassy between factions. The Governor's aides indicate he may announce a plan to curb intrusive pressures amid anxious public interest.
Representative Smalls of South Carolina warns a race war may follow if Black voters are not protected at the polls. He describes poll practices that disenfranchised Black citizens, noting multiple ballot boxes and nontransparent counting. He says white allies and bribery helped Bourbon supporters, portending bloodshed.
At a meeting of the committees on expenditures in the Department, Washinetoy renewed his criticisms of Comptroller Lawrence. The session in Washinetoy centered on fiscal control and oversight measures amid ongoing budget discussions.
The annual report of Secretary of the Navy Chandler details new ships launched, strong steel supply, and defense plans. He defends cruiser speeds, urges torpedo boats, and calls for seven modern cruisers each year for ten years while criticizing past repairs as masking yard profits. The report also covers yard consolidations, Siberian burials, the Greely relief expedition, and frauds in the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery.
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