Lost expedition of Interior Agent on Rainy River
A report from Crookston Times states Col. A. F. Naff, special agent of the Interior Department, with six men and a U. S. marshal, vanished after breaking through ice on Rainy Lake river while investigating timber depredations by Indians. The party had traced pine thefts along Red Lake and other government lands near Rainy River. The lake region near the river mouth is cited as the source of the report, which locals deem authentic.
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Fol. Neff
Interior Department
United States
Rainy Lake River
Col. Naff
Red Lake
Rainy River
Winter Lake Road
Taken to Ohio for burial
The body of Oliver Pike, murdered in Washington state and shipped to Chicago from Salt Lake City, was taken by his uncle and cousin to Fulton, Ohio, for burial in Fayette, the murdered man’s old home. Chaset, a missing French claimant, did not pursue infention proceedings but may seek French consul aid and France evidence to support his claim as $2,000 in a Salt Lake bank proofs Chaset’s death and heirs’ rights after a relative’s Lyons, France death.
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Chicago
Oliver Pike
Washington State
Salt Lake City
Fulton, D
Fayette
Chaset
France
Salt Lake Bank
Lyons
Counterfeiters Den Thoroughly Explored in Michigan Cave
Morivilte Michigan April 3 The U S marshal acting on federal orders inspected a counterfeiters cave found on an island in the St Joseph river guiding by two discoverers thoroughly explored the den and a wagon loaded with machinery and bullion was shipped as drummers supplies to Grand Rapids under cover of darkness A sentinel guards the cave Detectives are at work with arrests expected within a week that will cause a sensation and settle several dark mysteries.
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Morivilte
Mich
Washington
St. Joseph River
Grand Rapids
Midnight attempt to topple Mississippi capitol
Jaggson Mississippi April 3 Midnight act alarms state officials when two stones were removed from the capitol southwest corner. Secretary of State Power heard the fall, investigated, and halted further damage. The crumbling building risks collapse if supports fail and officers consider moving out.
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Jaggson
Miss
State Capitol
McCoy relative likely slain near Big Sandy after feud
Huntington W V April 2 Robert K McCoy a relative of the Mc Coys tied to the Hatfields feud moved here two months ago He left last night for home His horse found fifteen miles south this morning with blood on saddle and flank Shouts heard about midnight fuel suspicion the man was shot and his body dumped in a creek Blood stains point to the creek area
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Huntineton
W. Va
Robert K. McCoy
Big Sandy
Lbry
McCoy
Currency Statement of National Bank and United States Notes
The April 3 monthly statement from the comptroller of the currency shows total national bank circulation at 22,227,305. Circulation based on United States bonds is 199,723,005, up 19,875,622 since March 31, 1895. Circulation secured by lawful money amounts to 21,504,800, with 530,711 in other deposits.
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National Bank and
United States
Wasuinaron
National Bank Ofes
Tragic deaths tied to a Treasury shortage and mob pursuit
Lincoln County treasurer Maxey Cobb, son of ex Chief Justice Cobb, was found dead near Salt Creek after allegedly taking poison amid a nearly forty thousand dollar treasury shortage. His disappearance prompted a search and an inquest is planned. A separate report from Illinois describes John Franklin, pursued by a mob after fleeing a train, wounded by a shotgun, and dying from injuries including leg amputation.
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Maxey
Cobb
Salt Creek
Treasury
State, Penitentiary
Maxey Cobb
Lancaster
Supreme Court
American schooner George W Whitford seized off Manzanillo
The New York schooner George W Whitford was seized by the gunboat Cordova six miles off Manzanillo after a boarding that damaged the vessel. With no cargo aboard, the captain faces detention and seeks indemnity. U S consul efforts to secure release are underway as documents are sent to the consul general in Borota. Police are on board while tensions over customs enforcement rise.
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Boprota
Weyler's Cuba campaign drains army as insurgents gain in March
J. Frank Clare reports from Havana on April 1 that Weyler's aggressive push leaves the force fatigued while insurgents expand gains. Despite scorched earth tactics, Spanish troops suffer illness, and reports of abuses spark unrest among officers. Four new expeditions boost rebel spirits as weather shifts toward wet season, with executions of prisoners signaling hardening measures.
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Waylar
Cuba
Havana
Tampa
Fla
Weyler
Cuyajabos
Candelaria
Spain
Melquiso
Bernal
Molina
Tort
Sequera
Aldrea
Malan
Obrejon
Pando
Gomez
Santa Clara
Suarez Valdez
Biel Rio
Lis
Reformists
Union-Constitutional
United States
Hawaiian Cable Bill Seeks Transpacific Route Subsidy
Washington April 3 Representative Bennett laid before the house commerce committee a substitute for Hawaiian cable bills. The plan would extend from San Francisco to Honolulu to Midway Islands and to China and Japan with a government subsidy of 160000 dollars for twenty years and government use free of cost. Tolls are set at 1.25 dollars per word to China and Japan and 35 cents per word to Honolulu with press dispatch rates at one fourth. The committee reportedly favors the proposal though some call for reducing the subsidy.
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Washington
Bennett
New York
House Commerce Committee
San Francisco
Honolulu
Midray Islands
China
Japan
Economic Outlook Brightens Amid Spring Demand Wave
The Dun and Co quarterly failure count shows 4031 with liabilities of 57.4 million, up from 3802 and 47.8 million. Improvement is seen as spring purchases begin, though some sectors remain slow. steel and iron markets rally on expectations of a giant steel combination, while railroads and woolen goods face mixed signals.
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New Yor
R. G. Dun & Co
Bessemer
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
American Tin Plate Industry Near Full Domestic Demand
The Metal Worker quarterly review reports 73 U S firms ready to make tin plates. Thirty four are dipping plants and 39 are tin plate works with 172 mills, adding 17 mills in Q1 increasing capacity to about 5.2 million boxes, positioning U S mills to meet most domestic demand except for packet and oil trade benefiting from rebate duties.
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New York
Quarterly Review
The
Metal Worker
United States
Bermuda Release Reports New Orleans Target Voyage
A private dispatch from London states the steamship Bermuda has been released at Puerto Cortez and will sail today bound for New Orleans. The convoy carried ninety boxes of ammo and several other items that had been seized earlier are still being held.
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London
Bermuda
Puerto Cortez
New Orleans
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