Decision in Pavor of the United States and Indian Delegation
Plain talk bids to an Indian delegation mark a tense moment as U S decision making is framed around treaty and sovereignty issues. The report notes a growing concern over approaches to policy and the stance of officials. The piece also mentions the ongoing horse disease and its spread within regions, highlighting the broader context of crisis management. Montreal faces pressure from the Carters as the disease and political tensions unfold.
New Treaty of Commerce France and Britain Works Progress
London reports the Franco British commerce treaty near final signature, four year duration, liberal terms for traffic between the nations. The San Juan boundary arbitration ruling favors the United States, with Emperor William to sign, but British intrigue aims to alter the verdict via Berlin channels. Ongoing dispatches discuss naval and rail developments, Indian affairs at Fort Sill, and a planned western expedition with tribes urged to comply or face consequences.
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France
England
San Guam
United States
London
Ank
Bank of England
Messrs
San Juan
Great Britain
William
Canal de Haro
Odo Russell
Berlin
Artice
London Times
Foreign Office
Russell
Dearo
Rosaria
Neitherlands
Victoria
Herron Bleychroder
Bismarck
Medals and plans mark Washington notices
Washington headlines report Medal of Honor awards to seamen and landsmen on the Colorado Asiatic squadron plus honorable mentions. Post Office remodeling plan urges a new roof story under the current design. Navy board prepares plans for a floating iron dock with a proposed extra appropriation. Local fiscal receipts at New York, Boston, Baltimore and Philadelphia are listed. Additional personnel shifts include Captain Palmer’s resignation and assignments in New York and Dakota. A disciplinary dismissal from the Naval Academy follows a clash between Midshipman Diggs and cadet Conyers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Secretary of the Navy
Colorado
Corean
The
Treasury
Post Office Department
Messrs. Hollingsworth & Co
Chicago
Tiret
I T
New York
Boston
Diggs
Admiral Case
L. A. McCarty
Powhattan
Congress
Napoleon Collins
Naval Constructors
W. L. Houscom
Geerg + Much
E. D. Rubie
Chas. Hastings
Stolen railroad bonds and Tweed case updates on Broadway
On Broadway a heavy loss of Hannibal and St. Joseph bonds occurred as Owen O’Connor withdrew fifty thousand shares from Safety Deposit. Bonds numbered 2682 2686 2984 139 to 145 3033 to 3035 3480 to 3484 211u 3204 3226 3227 3430 3431 410 to 434 and 3987 of 500 dollars each. In court Tweed Connolly case demurrer submitted. McKeon withdraws from Stokes trial. Scotia voyage to meet the president. Havemeyer nomination inquiry. Reformers seek mayoral nod.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Broadway
Owen O’connor
Safety Deposit Company
Hannibal and St. Joseph
Supreme Court
Tweed
Connolly
Board of Supervisors
United States
Calupa
Brooklyn Navy Yard
President
Peasy
Grant
Scotia
John McKeon
Edward §. Stokes
National Convention of Insurance Commissioners
Acadian Club
James Anthony Froude
Edmund Yates
Bharvor
United Reform Inventions
Wm. F. Havameyer
Nomination Acceptance Letter Published by Committees
Mr Havemeyer’s letter accepting the nomination is published this morning. Officer Donahue of Brooklyn was convicted of willful murder and sentenced to be hanged December 6. In Prospect Park the final heat for the nos purse was won by Gazelle in 2:22 with Judge Fullerton second. Louisa J Nolan sues the Bank of New York for 5000 under a check once belonging to Meyer & Greve. verdict for the defendant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havemeyer
Donahue
Brooklyn
Prospect Park
Gazelle
Fullerton
Rgaling
Louisa J. Nolan
Supreme Court
Bank of New York
Matthew Morgan
Meyer & Greve
Robinson & Cox
Disease Sweeps Buffalo Horses Through City Wide
A Canadian horse disease spreads rapidly in Burra New York and Buffalo. Over seven eighths of city horses are afflicted, with many stables, hackmen, and streetcars affected. Canals and canal boats see rising cases as fears grow of broader economic impact.
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Burra
N. Y
Street Railroad
Seaport
Omnibus
Express Company
Fire Department
Canada
Summerville
Tonawanda
Lowing
Rochester
Syracuse
Utica
Troy
Canada Horse Epidemic Wanes in Toronto Spreading in Dominion
The horse disease epidemic is nearly gone in Toronto but spreads across Canada. Deaths occurred among overworked or poorly conditioned horses. Well cared for animals escaped with little injury. Dispatches from Sarnia, Hamilton, St. Catharines note losses and the Montreal outbreak is abating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toronto
Dominion
Sarnia
Ontario
Canada
Hamilton
St. Catharines
Montreal
Horse Disease Strikes Lockport Region
Lockport New York reports alarming spread of the horse disease with stables closed and flour-filled houses as merchants struggle to move supplies. Earliest outbreaks noted in canal stables at Tonawanda and Rochester, with rising cases noted across the area.
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Lockport
N. Y
Tonawanda
Rochester
Two Train Collision in Boston Area Kills Two
At four oclock yesterday morning the St John express hit a local freight on the Eastern Railroad at Hembrook. The crash telescoped the smoking car into the postal car killing Capt. Richard Norton of Brunswick and George Hayward of Castine. About a half dozen were badly injured including Wm L Palmer and other railroad staff. Passengers in Pullman cars were unhurt. The accident occurred at about twenty miles per hour.
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Boston
Richard Norton
Bruns_— d
George Hayward
Caais
Wm. L. Palmer
Chas, Estes
A. K. Hartlett
Bostom
A.M. Curtis
Bowder
N. H
Elisha Sperrill
New Brunswick
W. H. Whitwel
St. John
Horatio Hall
Brunswick
Capt. Jas
Blaisdell
Wm. E. Fairbanks
Winthrop
Geo. W. Trott
Barre
David F. Howard
Bangor
Thos. J. Sanborn
Thos. B. Gammon
United States
Canada
First Baptist Church
Fall River
Pavillion
Tremont Street
Haughton
John Ware
Cochituate Hall
Montreal Doctor Links Horse Disease to Wet Weather
In Montreal, a doctor attributes the horse disease to recent heavy rains and damp stables, urging dry air and mildew control. The city’s passenger rail cars halt service as carters exploit high fares, with police powers unable to curb the abuse. Cab stands remain busy while horses endure the cold air, and the mayoral mood fears a carter-driven travel squeeze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carters
Montreal
CanaDa
R. Girdward
Pimlico Park opens with clear skies and steady betting
At Pimlico Park Baltimore Maryland October 23 opening races run under favorable conditions. Lochiel wins the hurdle race 2 25 34. Hubbard takes the Dixie stakes yearlings with nine entrants. Tubman wins Pimlico stakes mile heats in 1 45 14 1 43 34. Monarchist triumphs in the three mile purse with Flora Melyer and Defender also competing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Tammany
Blind Tom
Lochiel
Hubbard
Fadladeen
Tubman
Flora Melyer
Monarchist
Drouth Woes Persist Across Springfield County
ILLS ILL WOOI. SPRINGFIELD Oct 23 The drouth is fearful in this section with stock suffering for water. Wells and cisterns are exhausted and farmers rely on the river for a water supply across miles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Fire destroys Iowa elevator with heavy grain loss
An Iowa elevator owned by H. La Fourette at Shelesburg burned at two o clock yesterday morning. The structure and about 5000 bushels of grain were destroyed. Total loss is $5500, with $4500 insured through a Hartford agency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Croak Rapiips
H. la Fourette
Shelesburg
Iowa
Hartford
Postponement of Trial in Vanness Poisoning Case
ANNAPOLIS Oct. 23 The trial of Mrs. Wharton for poisoning Eugene Vanness has been postponed to the December term by agreement of counsel, delaying prosecution and extending proceedings in the Maryland case.
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Annapolis
Woodhull to Lecture on Social Freedom at Chicago
Mrs Victoria Woodhull will speak on Social Freedom including marriage free love and divorce at the Academy of Music next Sunday evening. She will also discuss the coming election. Governor elect Indiana Mendricke visited the Board of Trade and gave a brief compliment to Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Victoria C. Woodhull
Academy of Music
Weather Summary from War Department Signal Office
Weather forecast notes cloudy conditions across the lower lakes and Ohio Valley with northerly winds and rain in the east and middle states. Expect clearing in the northwest gulf regions, frosts on the lower lakes tonight, southerly to northerly wind shifts in the Middle States and New England, and rain along the south Atlantic coast. TransMississippi and Gulf reports largely missing.
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War Department
Washington, D.C
Lower Lakes
Ohio Valley
Middle States
South Atlantic
Upper Lakes
Kentucky
Gulf
Michigan
New England
trans-Mississippi
Wet weather and ships in distress hit international wires
News notes from Loxpon and abroad report England's rainy spell with the J F Chapman abandoned at sea after leaving New York for Hamburg. Crew rescued by a passing vessel and landed at Bristol. Melbourne dispatches reach here. A circus gallery collapse in Sheffield injures thirty. Newmarket hosts the Cambridgeshire stakes won by Playfair with Finisterre and Pompadour behind. Agnes Livingstone cites her father Dr Livingstone on aiding Stanley. Banquet for Stanley hosted by the Royal Geographical Society with American guests Moran and Clemens. London debates a commerce tribunal proposal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loxpon
England
J. F. Chapman
New York
Hamburg
Bristol
Melbourne
Circus Gallery
Sheffield
Newmarket
Playfair
Finisterre
Pompadour
Agnes, Livingstone
Dr. Livingstone
Bennett
Stanley
Royal Geographical Society
Moran
United States
Clemens
Sidney Waterlow
London
Senor Pascual
Spain
Madrid
Paris
Barcelona
Senor Mortos
Copenhagen
Hegermann Lindenerand
Denmark
Washington
General News Items From A Distant Era
The article cites diverse items: a Jewish population estimate for New York City, a functioning submarine telegraph link, business suspensions in Rochester due to an epidemic, an inquiry into a county jail cost in St. Louis, and a Board of Health order to curb smallpox spread in Washington. It notes mayoral nominations in New York, a winning forest preservation essay, horse epidemics in Brooklyn Boston and Buffalo, a California wool producer suing the Pacific Railroad for damages, and errant statements about Dr Stillman and Stobel on insanity. It also mentions a Lutheran pastor moving from St. Johnston to Indianapolis and leaving this week.
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Rochester
N. Y
St. Louis
Board of Health of
Washington
William F. Berenne
New York
Daniel Milliken
Hamilton
Distemper in Rutland County Vermont and Naval Academy Fight
Distemper plagues Rutland County Vermont as inquiries note. John McKeen plans to withdraw as senior counsel for Stokes amid ongoing cases. A hotel boy Hart provides conflicting stories about a shooting. A Naval Academy cadet Diggs is dismissed after a fault with opponent Diggs, while another cadet remains unshaken in a separate incident. The A M E Missionary Society meets today in Long Street Church Columbus extending to Friday. Internal Revenue rules exempt naturalization certificates from stamp tax as not requiring stamps.
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Rutland County
Vermont
John McKeen
Stokes
Hart
Naval Academy
Diggs
Boca
A. M. E Missionary Society
Colored
Episcopal
Ohio
Kentucky
Pennsylvania
Long Street Church
Columbus
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
United States
Internal Revenue
Indiana Items spark fleeting crimes and distant rail plans
Indiana items report bank forgery by Jules A. St Cyr at Indianapolis Meridian National Bank, a saloon keeper fleeing with property, a murder trial motion denied for Wm. Cluck, and a hung juror timeline. Coal vein found near Mero, a top corn yield prize to John Lewis, and a hunting party dissolving over religion. Wagon wheat theft, a severe accident at Gregory & Boorum flax factory, and a Decatur county arrest on the road to Iowa. Royal and Select Master Masons hold session in Indianapolis with officers listed. Indianapolis St. Louis rail wreck near Mattoon. five-foot black snake vs rat tale in Bartholomew. Fort Wayne feverish tale of John Evans and salon injury, Bedford razor incident, Toledo Muncie Southwestern grow-line filings, new directors, and $500,000 capital. road from Muncie toward Wiltshire crossing state lines via Albany and Camden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jules A
St. Cyr
Meridian National Bank of Indianapolis
Indiana Banking Company
Lang
Etelis
Indianapolis
Wm. Cluck
Cluck
Charles Cooper
Mero
Sullivan Union
Union District Fair Association
John Lewis
M. A. Spinks
Loogootee Herald
Union City Independent
Paulding County
Ohio
Hugh Aikman
Daviess County
West Fork
White River
Maysville
John Miller
Gregory & Boorum
Huntington
Robert H. Young
Decatur County
Iowa
Toledo, Muncie & Southwestern Give
Jesse L. Norton
Thomas M. Cook
Toledo
L. Merrill
Reuben B. Mitchell
Mound City
Dresda Howard
Fulton County
Thos. Kirby
Muncie
Ind
Horatio Lockhart
Delaware Caset
Wm. G. Sutton
Jay County
Philemon N. Collins
Adams County
Delaware, Jay
Adams
Wiltshire
van Wert County
Albany
Camden
Lost Race Mystery Deepens In Ancient American Civilizations
A Boston Globe correspondent sketches the puzzling vanished race of North America. He notes vast ruins along the Ohio and Mississippi valleys and distant Yucatan temples, yet no record of origin or language survives. The piece ponders whether future discoveries might unlock the mystery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lakinning
Ate
Isle Royal
Joo Ees
America
Great Western
Ohio
Miss
Yucatan
Copan
Palenque
Lake Superior
Boston Globe
Washington Treaty disputes and a folk remedy for felons
The Red-book of Vienna summarizes Count Beust's dispatches on the Washington Treaty and Bismarck’s stance, noting opposition to extending arms export limits. Lord Granville faces demands while Britain fears loss of liberty, amid calls to regulate private property at sea. A list of home-spun health and conduct cautions closes, promoting warmth, regular meals, sleep, hygiene, and prudence as cures for societal ills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bismarck
Beust
Viena
Count Andrassy
Count Beust
Prince Bismarck
Lord Granville
England
Europe
Austria
Prussia
America
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Yellowstone
Revenue Service
Williams
Virginia
Indian Affairs
Department of the Interior
Fort Sill
Walker
Philadelphia
Plains
Northern Pacific
Freude
Yates
Mayemeyer
Hkraces
Bupfalo
Boosstom
Young Men's Christian Association
Pimlico Park
Illiwooi
Iow A
Maryland
Mendricks
Board of Trade
Weather Report
New York City
Jan
Pasama
Indiana
Grand Council Royal
Master Masons
Alex. Thomas
Terre Haute
George Fieh
Evansville
Lucien A. Foote
Crawfordsville
Joseph Freeman
Fort Wayne
Charles Fisher
J. M. Bramwell
Indianapolis & St. Louis
Mattoon
George Morris
Gildoff
Sand Creek Township
Bartholomew County
Columbus Democrat
the Sentinel
Aoung
John Evans
Tomas Evans
Pierceton
the Gazette
Tee Sentinel
Broadhurst
Judah House
Bedford
Heltonsville
Bea
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