1887 Constitution of the Hawaiian Kingdom, Provisions
It also took away the power of the king to act without the consent of his cabinet and gave the legislature, which was controlled by the white Americans by this time, the power to dismiss the cabinet instead of the king. It also removed language from the 1864 constitution implying that the king was above the law, replacing it with language that the king was required to obey his laws to the level of his subjects.


1887 Constitution of the Hawaiian Kingdom, Provisions
The cabinet was now allowed to vote in the legislature, but to reduce the king's influence, he was not allowed to appoint legislators to any other government post. The legislature also gained the authority to imprison those that disrespected, published false reports or comments about or threatened or assaulted any of its members.


1887 Constitution of the Hawaiian Kingdom, Provisions
The constitution also removed the monarch's power to appoint members of the House of Nobles (the upper house of the legislature), instead making it a body elected by the wealthy landowners to six-year terms and enlarging it to 40 members. Qualifications to serve as a noble or representative now came to include high property and income requirements as well, which stripped almost all of the native population of the ability to serve in the legislature.


1887 Constitution of the Hawaiian Kingdom, Provisions
The 1887 constitution had also attempted to limit profligate spending, which had become a problem under Kalākaua's reign, namely with the costly construction and maintenance of Iolani Palace. The constitution stipulated that the King was required to appoint a Minister of Finance to oversee government spending and submit an annual budget proposal to the legislature.


1887 Constitution of the Hawaiian Kingdom, Provisions
The 1887 constitution made significant changes to voting requirements. It allowed foreign resident aliens to vote, not just naturalized citizens. Asians, including subjects who previously enjoyed the right to vote, were specifically denied suffrage. Hawaiian, American, and European males were granted full voting rights only if they met the economic and literacy thresholds.


1887 Constitution of the Hawaiian Kingdom, Provisions
The 1864 constitution required that voters generate annual income of at least US$75 (equivalent to US$1241 in 2021) or own private property worth at least US$150 (equivalent to $2482 in 2021). The wealth requirements were removed during the short reign of Lunalilo in 1874. That change extended voter eligibility to many more Hawaiians and was kept for the lower house.


1887 Constitution of the Hawaiian Kingdom, Provisions
However, the 1887 constitution required an income of $600 (equivalent to US$17282 in 2021) or taxable property of US$3000 (equivalent to $86411 in 2021) to vote for the upper house (or serve in it). That excluded an estimated two-thirds of the Hawaiian population. Disproportionately it was white males, wealthy from the sugar industry, who retained suffrage with the Bayonet Constitution.


1887 Constitution of the Hawaiian Kingdom, Provisions
Allocating the government's power to the Cabinet and then promptly appointing their members to the Cabinet, and securing the disenfranchisement of their opposition, the Hawaiian League seized complete control over the Hawaiian Kingdom.


1887 Constitution of the Hawaiian Kingdom, Provisions
The Bayonet Constitution was the first great implement in the decline of the monarchy. Though it did not depose the King, it did place considerable limitations on his power.


1887 Constitution of the Hawaiian Kingdom, Native Hawaiian response
Immediately after the adoption of the Bayonet Constitution, the Native Hawaiian population of the Hawaiian Kingdom sought to restore King Kalākaua's power and authority. A committee of Hawaiians met with Kalākaua to discuss dismantling the constitution because the king signed it under duress. According to Thurston, Kalākaua even defended the constitution to protesting natives. Queen Liliuokalani affirmed that he was threatened with violence should he attempt to undo the new constitution. She also listed several petitions from natives that pleaded for a new constitution. Out of 9,500 registered voters, 6,500 signed the petitions. Since the majority of the population supported a new constitution, Queen Liliuokalani proposed one in January 1893. In response, the Hawaiian League overthrew her monarchy and took control of the country.


1887 Cork Senior Football Championship
The 1887 Cork Senior Football Championship was the inaugural staging of the Cork Senior Football Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board. The draw for the opening round fixtures took place on 30 January 1887. The championship began on 6 March 1887 and ended on 10 July 1887.


1887 Cork Senior Football Championship
On 10 July 1887, Lees won the championship following a 0-04 to 0-01 defeat of Lisgoold in the final at Cork Park. The club subsequently represented Cork in the 1887 All-Ireland Championship.


1887 Cork Senior Football Championship, Participation
All clubs in County Cork were invited to participate in the inaugural championship. The closing date for entries was 29 January 1887. The cost of entering a team was 2s 6d.


1887 Cork Senior Hurling Championship
The 1887 Cork Senior Hurling Championship was the inaugural staging of the Cork Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board. The draw for the opening round fixtures took place on 30 January 1887.


1887 Cork Senior Hurling Championship
The championship began on 6 March 1887, however the latter stages ended in disarray and were unfinished, however, Cork Nationals were subsequently declared the champions without having to play Passage in the final.


1887 Cork Senior Hurling Championship, Participation
All clubs in County Cork were invited to participate in the inaugural championship. The closing date for entries was 29 January 1887. The cost of entering a team was 2s 6d.


1887 Cornell Big Red football team
The 1887 Cornell Big Red football team was an American football team that represented Cornell University during the 1887 college football season. In the first season of intercollegiate football at Cornell, the team compiled a 0–2 record, losing games to Union College (10–24) and Lehigh University (10–38).


1887 County Carlow by-election
The County Carlow by-election, 1887 was a parliamentary by-election held for the United Kingdom House of Commons constituency of County Carlow on 24 August 1887. It arose as a result of the death of the sitting member, John Aloysius Blake on 22 May. Eighty-seven-year-old James Patrick Mahon, who had formerly sat in Parliament for the constituencies of Clare and Ennis, was nominated as an Irish Nationalist. No other candidate being nominated, Mahon was elected unopposed. He held the seat until his death four years later.


1887 Crescent Athletic Club football team
The 1887 Crescent Athletic Club football team was an American football team that represented the Crescent Athletic Club during the 1887 college football season. The 1887 season was Crescent's first as a member of the American Football Union (AFU). The team compiled a 8–1 record (6–0 against AFU opponents), won the AFU championship, and played its home games at Crescent Athletic Club grounds at Ninth Avenue and Ninth Street in Brooklyn. W. H. Ford was the team captain and center rush.


1887 Crescent Athletic Club football team
In October 1887, The Brooklyn Daily Eagle described the club's origin and purpose: "The Crescent Club was formed not for the purpose of turning out celebrated athletes and winning prizes, but simply to provide exercise and recreation for its members. . . . The club is composed almost entirely of young men who are engaged in business and have not much time to devote to athletics, and the policy has always been to make it an inexpensive organization and to give the members as much for their money as possible."


1887 Croatian parliamentary election
Parliamentary elections for the Croatian Parliament were held on 17 and 18 June 1887 in the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia. The People's Party won the elections with 87 out of 110 seats. Elections in 3 districts were suspended.


1887 Danish Folketing election
In the Danish Folketing election of 1887, which was held on 28 January 1887, the approximate total votes and the actual seats won were:


1887 Dartmouth football team
The 1887 Dartmouth football team represented Dartmouth College in the 1887 college football season.


1887 Detroit Wolverines season
The 1887 Detroit Wolverines season was a season in American baseball. The team won the 1887 National League pennant, then defeated the St. Louis Browns in the 1887 World Series. The season was the team's seventh since it entered the National League in 1881. It was the first World Series championship for the Detroit Wolverines and the City of Detroit.


1887 Detroit Wolverines season, Offseason
On March 13, after training in Macon, Georgia‚ the Wolverines began a six-week exhibition tour through the South and Midwest.


1887 Detroit Wolverines season, The players, Catchers: Charlie Ganzel and Charlie Bennett
Catching duties were divided between Charlie Ganzel (51 games at catcher) and Charlie Bennett (45 games at catcher). Both were good defensive catchers, though neither hit particularly well. Bennett had a better fielding percentage than Ganzel (.951 to .913), but Ganzel was stronger in range factor (6.78 to 5.64) and fielding runs (9 to 2). Bennett's career in baseball ended when he lost both his legs in a train accident. When the Detroit Tigers opened their new ballpark in 1896, they named it Bennett Park in his honor. It remained Bennett Park until 1912, when the newly built stadium on the same site was named Navin Field.


1887 Detroit Wolverines season, The players, Infield: Brouthers, Dunlap, Rowe, Twitchell and White
First baseman Dan Brouthers was the first of four future Hall of Famers to play for the 1887 Wolverines. Brouthers won five batting titles and seven slugging titles, and his career batting average of .342 is the 9th highest in major league history. Brouthers was a key to the Wolverines offensive output in 1887 as he led the National League in runs (153), doubles (36), extra base hits (68), on-base percentage (.426), times on base (246), and OPS (.988).


1887 Detroit Wolverines season, The players, Infield: Brouthers, Dunlap, Rowe, Twitchell and White
He was also among the league leaders with a .338 batting average (3rd in the NL), .562 slugging percentage (2nd in the NL), 20 triples, 12 home runs (5th in the NL), 101 RBIs (4th in the NL), 71 walks (4th in the NL), and an at-bat-to-strikeout ratio of 55.6 (2nd in NL).


1887 Detroit Wolverines season, The players, Infield: Brouthers, Dunlap, Rowe, Twitchell and White
The second baseman duties were split between Fred Dunlap and Hardy Richardson. Dunlap played 65 games at second base but missed two months due to an injury. As a result, Richardson played 64 games at second base in addition to 58 games as the left fielder. Richardson was a big contributor to the 1887 Wolverines, as he hit for a .327 average with 51 extra base hits, 131 runs scored, 178 hits and 94 RBIs. Richardson was also a good fielder both at second base and in left field.


1887 Detroit Wolverines season, The players, Infield: Brouthers, Dunlap, Rowe, Twitchell and White
Jack Rowe played 124 games at shortstop for the 1887 Wolverines. Rowe was part of "The Big Four" (along with Dan Brouthers, Deacon White, and Hardy Richardson) that Detroit owner Fred Stearns purchased from the Buffalo Bisons for $7,000 before the 1886 season. The purchase of four of the best players in baseball all at one time drew wide attention.


1887 Detroit Wolverines season, The players, Infield: Brouthers, Dunlap, Rowe, Twitchell and White
Rowe had a big year for the Wolverines, with a .318 batting average, 135 runs scored (2nd in the NL), 171 hits (4th in the NL), 96 RBIs (6th in the NL), 30 extra base hits (7th in the NL), and 239 total bases (9th in the NL). Rowe hit for the cycle for the Wolverines on August 21, 1886. Rowe later suffered a nervous breakdown and died at age 54.


1887 Detroit Wolverines season, The players, Infield: Brouthers, Dunlap, Rowe, Twitchell and White
Third baseman Deacon White was also part of "The Big Four" acquired from Buffalo before the 1886 season, and is the second of four future Hall-of-Famers on the team. White won two batting crowns earlier in his career but was 39 years old in 1887. He still hit for a .303 batting average and had 11 triples, 75 RBIs and 20 stolen bases. White was a nonsmoking, Bible-toting, church-going deacon. According to Lee Allen in The National League Story (1961), White was one of the last people to believe that the earth is flat.


1887 Detroit Wolverines season, The players, Outfield: Thompson, Hanlon, Richardson and Twitchell
Right fielder Sam Thompson, known as "Big Sam," was the third future Hall of Famer on the 1887 Detroit team. Thompson was in his prime in 1887 and had a tremendous year. He was the National League batting champion with a .372 average, and he also led the league in slugging percentage (.571), hits (203), total bases (311), triples (23), RBIs (166), and runs created (127). His 1887 total of 166 RBIs stood as a major league record for 40 years until Lou Gehrig broke it in 1927. He was No. 2 on the all-time home run list at the time of his retirement.


1887 Detroit Wolverines season, The players, Outfield: Thompson, Hanlon, Richardson and Twitchell
Center fielder Ned Hanlon was the fourth future Hall of Famer on the 1887 Detroit team. Though inducted into the Hall of Fame based on his later performance as a manager, Hanlon was a good fielding center fielder who had tremendous speed and range. In 1887, he stole 69 bases for the Wolverines. He also hit .291 with seven stolen bases and 4 RBIs in the 1887 World Series.


1887 Detroit Wolverines season, The players, Outfield: Thompson, Hanlon, Richardson and Twitchell
The left fielder duties were split between second baseman/outfielder Hardy Richardson, and pitcher/outfielder Larry Twitchell. In addition to pitching 15 games for the Wolverines, Twitchell played 44 games in left field and 9 games in center field. Twitchell had a .333 batting average and collected 51 RBIs in just 264 at bats. In his 15 games as a pitcher, Twitchell had a record of 11–1.


1887 Detroit Wolverines season, The players, Pitching: Getzien, Baldwin, Weidman, Conway and Twitchell
The Wolverines' #1 pitcher in 1887 was Charlie Getzien. Getzien had a record of 29–13 for the 1887 team. Getzien started 42 games, pitched 41 complete games, and had an ERA of 3.73. He was among the league leaders in wins, win percentage (.690), inning pitched (366.2), and strikeouts (135). He was also first in the league with 24 home runs allowed. In the 1887 World Series, Getzien had a record of 4–2 with a 2.48 ERA.


1887 Detroit Wolverines season, The players, Pitching: Getzien, Baldwin, Weidman, Conway and Twitchell
Detroit's #2 starter was Charles B. "Lady" Baldwin. Baldwin played four seasons with the Wolverines. In 1886, Baldwin had a record of 42–13 (the most wins ever by a Detroit pitcher) with a 2.24 ERA in 487 innings pitched, striking out 323 of 1936 batters faced. Baldwin also completed 55 of 56 games, seven of which were shutouts. In 1887, Baldwin's appearances were reduced from 56 games to 24, and from 487 innings to 211. He won only 13 games in the regular season for the 1887 Wolverines, but in World Series play, Baldwin pitched 5 complete games for a 4–1 record and a 1.50 ERA.


1887 Detroit Wolverines season, The players, Pitching: Getzien, Baldwin, Weidman, Conway and Twitchell
The Wolverines' #3 pitcher was George Edward "Stump" Wiedman. Wiedman led the National League with a 1.80 ERA for Detroit in 1881. In 1887, Wiedman returned to the Wolverines, where he went 13–7. By late July, Wiedman fell out of favor with manager William Watkins who considered Wiedman to be a malcontent. The Wolverines sold Wiedman to the New York Metropolitans on August 5, 1887.


1887 Detroit Wolverines season, The players, Pitching: Getzien, Baldwin, Weidman, Conway and Twitchell
The Wolverines #4 pitcher was Pete Conway. Despite his 8–9 record in 1887, Conway had the lowest ERA (2.90) among the Detroit starters.


1887 Detroit Wolverines season, Regular season, Season summary
The 1887 Wolverines finished the season with a record of 79–45. They outscored their opponents by more than 250 runs—969 to 714. They also led the National League in team batting average, runs scored and slugging. Wolverines batters dominated the National League leader board:


1887 Detroit Wolverines season, Regular season, Player stats, Batting
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in


1887 Detroit Wolverines season, Regular season, Player stats, Batting
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in


1887 Detroit Wolverines season, Regular season, Player stats, Pitching
Note: G = Games; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1887 Detroit Wolverines season, Regular season, Player stats, Pitching
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1887 Detroit Wolverines season, 1887 World Series, World Series summary
The Detroit Wolverines defeated the St. Louis Browns in the 1887 World Series, 10 games to 5.


1887 Detroit Wolverines season, 1887 World Series, World Series summary
After the Wolverines won the National League pennant, owner Fred Stearns challenged the American Association champion St. Louis Browns. The Wolverines and the Browns would play "a series of contests for supremacy" of the baseball world. This early "world series" consisted of fifteen games – played in Pittsburgh, Brooklyn, New York, Philadelphia, Boston, Washington, Baltimore and Chicago, as well as Detroit and St. Louis. The Wolverines claimed their eighth victory – and thus the championship – in the eleventh game.


1887 Detroit Wolverines season, 1887 World Series, Postseason player stats, Batting
Note: G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in


1887 Detroit Wolverines season, 1887 World Series, Postseason player stats, Pitching
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1887 Detroit Wolverines season, Awards and honors, Players ranking among top 100 of all time at position
The following members of the 1887 Detroit Wolverines are among the Top 100 of all time at their positions, as ranked by The New Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract in 2001:


1887 Dublin University by-election
The Dublin University, by-election, 1887 was a parliamentary by-election held for the United Kingdom House of Commons constituency of Dublin University on 12 July 1887. It resulted from the resignation of Hugh Holmes, one of the members in this two-seat constituency, following his appointment as a high court judge. Two candidates were nominated: Richard Clere Parsons, an engineer and third son of the Earl of Rosse, and Dodgson Hamilton Madden, a lawyer. Parsons received 436 votes; Madden received 958 and was therefore elected.


1887 Dulwich by-election
The Dulwich by-election, 1887 was a by-election held on 30 November 1887 for the British House of Commons constituency of Dulwich in South London.


1887 Dulwich by-election
The by-election was triggered by the appointment of the serving Conservative Party Member of Parliament (MP), John Morgan Howard, as a judge in Cornwall.


1887 Dulwich by-election
The Conservative candidate was John Blundell Maple, who had unsuccessfully contested St Pancras South at the 1885 general election. The Liberal candidate was James Henderson.


1887 Dulwich by-election
The main issue in the by-election was the question of Irish Home Rule, which Henderson, a supporter of Gladstone, supported. The Liberal Unionists in the constituency supported Maple.


1887 Dutch general election
General elections were held in the Netherlands on 1 September 1887.


1887 English cricket season
1887 was the 101st season of cricket in England since the foundation of Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC). Surrey was the leading county for the first time in over twenty years, a status they would retain until 1892.


1887 English cricket season, Notable events
The driest English cricket season since 1870, combined with improvements to pitches from the heavy roller, allowed for a large number of notable batting feats:


1887 English cricket season, Notes
An unofficial seasonal title sometimes proclaimed by consensus of media and historians prior to December 1889 when the official County Championship was constituted. Although there are ante-dated claims prior to 1873, when residence qualifications were introduced, it is only since that ruling that any quasi-official status can be ascribed. The 1887 season saw an unofficial point system of 1 point for a win and 0.5 points for a draw devised by the "Cricket Reporting Agency"


1887 FA Cup Final
The 1887 FA Cup Final was a football match between Aston Villa and West Bromwich Albion at the Kennington Oval. It was the final of the sixteenth staging of the FA Cup which saw 124 teams compete for the final. The final was won by Aston Villa with goals coming from Archie Hunter and Hodgetts to give Aston Villa a 2–0 victory.


1887 FA Cup Final, Route to the Final
Aston Villa's route to the final was a turbulent one, smashing Wednesbury Old Athletic 13–0 in the first round, but having to play three replays against Wolverhampton Wanderers. After that, they recovered to make it to the final.


1887 FA Cup Final, Route to the Final
Although West Bromwich Albion didn't have any wins nearly as large as Aston Villa's, their path to the final was less turbulent, constantly defeating teams without much variation.


1887 FA Cup Final, Background
Aston Villa and West Bromwich Albion had already played each other in the FA Cup once, in 1885. They played out a goalless draw, with West Bromwich winning the replay 3–0. Although the two clubs have a fierce rivalry, this match was well before the rivalry developed and was probably not even a catalyst for the rivalry.


1887 FA Cup Final, Match, Summary
After defeating the incredibly strong team Preston North End in the semis, West Bromwich began the match as favourites. For forty-five minutes, the Aston Villa defense was besieged. The Albion strikers even attempted to run the goalie over his own goal line. However, the first half ended goalless. In the second half, momentum began to shift Villa's way, as West Brom lost confidence. Finally, Villa broke the deadlock when Archie Hunter fired home, the West Brom goalie not even attempting a save, believing Hunter to be offside. In the final minute, Villa completed the win, with Dennis Hodgetts colliding with West Bromwich Albion goalie Bob Roberts, and poking the ball over the line to make it 2–0


1887 Forest of Dean by-election
The 1887 Forest of Dean by-election was held on 29 July 1887 after the retirement of the incumbent Liberal MP Thomas Blake. The seat was retained by the Liberal candidate Godfrey Blundell Samuelson.


1887 Georgetown football team
The 1887 Georgetown football team represented the Georgetown University during the 1887 college football season. Georgetown's official records do not include any games prior to 1887, despite other sources and old media guides showing games for at least three prior seasons. These games mark the Georgetown's first games that took place on campus, as all sources indicate previous matchups were at their opponents.


1887 German federal election
Federal elections were held in Germany on 21 February 1887. The National Liberal Party became the largest party in the Reichstag by winning 98 of the 397 seats, whilst the Centre Party, formerly the largest party, was reduced to 98 seats. Voter turnout was 77.5%.


1887 Golden Jubilee Honours
The Golden Jubilee Honours for the British Empire were announced on 21 June 1887 to celebrate the Golden Jubilee of Queen Victoria on 20 June 1887.


1887 Golden Jubilee Honours
The recipients of honours are displayed here as they were styled before their new honour, and arranged by honour, with classes (Knight, Knight Grand Cross, etc.) and then divisions (Military, Civil, etc.) as appropriate.


1887 Grand National
The 1887 Grand National was the 49th renewal of the world-famous Grand National horse race that took place at Aintree near Liverpool, England, on 25 March 1887.


1887 Great Chatsworth train wreck
The Great Chatsworth train wreck was a major rail accident that occurred late on the night of August 10, 1887, 3 miles (5 km) east of Chatsworth, Illinois, in the United States. A Toledo, Peoria and Western Railroad (TP&W) train bound for Niagara Falls crossed over a trestle, weakened earlier in the day by a fire, causing it to collapse. In 2007, staff of the McLean County Museum of History wrote that "the Chatsworth Train Wreck probably ranks as the second- or third-deadliest U.S rail accident in the 19th century."


1887 Great Chatsworth train wreck, Crash
The summer of 1887 had been hot and dry. Fearing that sparks from the steam engines of the trains could ignite brush fires, the TP&W company began performing controlled burns to prevent an uncontrollable brush fire. On the day of the accident, TP&W crews performed a controlled burn near the site of the accident—it is suspected that failure to extinguish the fire resulted in charring of the bridge.


1887 Great Chatsworth train wreck, Crash
That day, a TP&W train carried vacationers taking advantage of a special offer to visit Niagara Falls. It had picked up passengers all along the TP&W line as far back as Iowa, and left Peoria, Illinois around 8 p.m.: Two steam engines pulled six fully-loaded wooden passenger cars, six sleeper cars, and three luggage cars. It travelled east through Eureka and Chenoa, and did not stop at Chatsworth. Just before the accident site, the coach accelerated down a slope, reaching 40 miles per hour (64 km/h). The first engine successfully crossed the weakened bridge as it collapsed; the second engine crashed into the side of the hill, while each following passenger car telescoped into the next. Sleeper cars attached to the rear of the train halted just short of the bridge.


1887 Great Chatsworth train wreck, Crash
The disaster immediately made national news, including almost half of the front page of The New York Times.


1887 Great Chatsworth train wreck, Crash
Four days later, the TP&W gathered together the remaining wreckage and set it on fire. The crash resulted in the increased use of steel in passenger cars.


1887 Great Chatsworth train wreck, Historical marker
In 1954, the state of Illinois placed a historical marker, along U.S. Route 24, commemorating the event. The marker has the following text:


1887 Great Chatsworth train wreck, Historical marker
The Chatsworth Wreck - Midnight, August 10–11, 1887 - One half mile north on the Toledo, Peoria & Western Railroad occurred one of the worst wrecks in American rail history. An excursion train - two engines and approximately twenty wooden coaches - from Peoria to Niagara Falls, struck a burning culvert. Of the 500 passengers about 85 perished and scores were injured.


1887 Greek legislative election
Parliamentary elections were held in Greece on 4 January 1887. Supporters of Charilaos Trikoupis emerged as the largest bloc in Parliament, with 90 of the 150 seats. Following the election Trikoupis remained Prime Minister, having assumed office on 21 May 1886.


1887 Halloween tropical storm
The 1887 Halloween tropical storm was a late-season tropical cyclone that caused significant damage along the East Coast of the United States during Halloween of 1887. The sixteenth tropical storm of the annual hurricane season, it formed from an area of disturbed weather over the Gulf of Mexico on October 29. The storm later came ashore along the west coast of Florida. After crossing the state, it produced severe thunderstorms along the North Carolina–Virginia coastline before becoming extratropical on November 1. The extratropical system intensified into the equivalent of a Category 1 hurricane on the modern-day Saffir–Simpson Hurricane Scale. It eventually dissipated on November 6, shortly after hitting northwest France.


1887 Halloween tropical storm
The storm affected the town of Norfolk, where it became the most damaging storm since 1879. Despite the damage inland, the storm is best known for the unusually high number of shipwrecks and maritime incidents it caused. One ship, a schooner called the Manantico, capsized, killing the captain and one of its crew members. Three other ships were driven ashore on Virginia beaches from Dam Rock to Cape Henry, and numerous others were put in danger.


1887 Halloween tropical storm, Meteorological history
The storm originated from an area of disturbed weather that had persisted in the Gulf of Mexico during late October 1887, outside the area of coastal stations. On October 29, the disturbance completed tropical cyclogenesis and became the sixteenth tropical storm of the season. After forming, the storm was located 200 miles (320 km) northwest of Key West and began moving east-northeastward, making landfall on the Florida Peninsula. It crossed land and emerged over water within the next eight hours while weakening.


1887 Halloween tropical storm, Meteorological history
During its passage near Fort Meade, the storm had an estimated barometric pressure of 1,007 millibars (29.7 inHg), supporting minimal tropical storm strength. Upon crossing the state, it paralleled the East Coast for two days while restrengthening. It passed closest to land near the North Carolina coastline on October 31 at its peak intensity, with sustained winds of 70 mph (110 km/h) and a pressure of 993 millibars (29.3 inHg). Shortly after moving away from land, it became extratropical.


1887 Halloween tropical storm, Meteorological history
The extratropical cyclone moved away from the coast and strengthened to the equivalent of a Category 1 hurricane on the modern-day Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale on November 1. It began a weakening trend on November 2 while taking a wavering path across the north Atlantic Ocean. On November 4, the cyclone started a general east-southeast motion, passing near the southwest coasts of Ireland and Great Britain.


1887 Halloween tropical storm, Meteorological history
It made landfall on the Cotentin Peninsula of France on November 6 and dissipated, although one proposed track, which is a modified track that differs from the official record due to new evidence or theory, was given by Charles Mitchell that showed the cyclone executing a counter-clockwise loop over northwest France until dissipating the storm on November 8.


1887 Halloween tropical storm, Impact
In its formative stages, the storm was responsible for causing rain from the Rio Grande Valley along the Gulf Coast to Florida. As the storm crossed Florida, Fort Meade recorded less than 1 in (2.5 cm) of rainfall. As it  strengthened off the East Coast, the storm caused damage in various towns. A maximum wind speed of 54 mph (87 km/h) was measured at Hatteras, North Carolina.


1887 Halloween tropical storm, Impact
In Kitty Hawk, impact from the storm was more intense, generating maximum winds of 60 mph (97 km/h) to as high as 70 mph (110 km/h) from late on October 30 to the following afternoon; despite the intensity, only minor damage was reported. In Lenoir and Raleigh, heavy rain totals up to 4.18 in (10.6 cm) were reported. Unusually, reports of hail and snow were also received from these locations. Telegraph poles were snapped on Bodie Island and south of Little Kinnakeet, affecting communication. The worst land-based impact from the storm was in Virginia.


1887 Halloween tropical storm, Impact
Cape Henry was hit with a combination of wind, rain, and blown sand on October 31 and communications between Cape Henry and Norfolk were lost. In Norfolk, the storm was the longest-lasting and most damaging since the Great Beaufort Hurricane of 1879. The storm conditions made beaches in the area so hazardous that they were watched day and night. Effects from the storm reached as far north as Provincetown, Massachusetts, where winds of 60 mph (97 km/h) were recorded.


1887 Halloween tropical storm, Impact
Despite causing damage along the East Coast, the storm is best known for causing a record number of maritime incidents. Numerous ships were caught in the storm from October 30, when the steamship Claribel reported gale-force winds, to November 6, when another steamship, the Australia, reported stormy weather. One ship, the brig Osseo, was caught in the storm on November 1 and became flooded. Although the pumps were manned, the water level inside the ship soon reached 4 ft (1.2 m).


1887 Halloween tropical storm, Impact
After being carried away by a wave, the distressed ship was spotted by the Camalia, which rescued the crew and brought them to port. Another vessel, the Wyonoka, spotted a sunken schooner with its five crew grasping the mast and ropes: they were also rescued. In addition, four ships were deemed total losses after being beached in Virginia. The first was the Mary D. Cranmer, which was ripped from its cables and stranded near Cape Henry. Shortly after the rescue of the crew of the Cranmer another ship, the Carrie Holmes, was found beached. The ship had been driven so far up the beach that its crew were able to jump and wade to safety.


1887 Halloween tropical storm, Impact
A third ship, the Manantico also crashed into shore due to a combination of the storm and human error in which the captain confused Cape Henry with Cape Charles after spotting another schooner. The Manantico was also where the two deaths associated with the storm occurred. The first was when a cook on the ship was crushed to death by the cargo of lumber being hauled by the ship. The ship was then pushed towards a sand bar.


1887 Halloween tropical storm, Impact
The captain, who had stayed high on the starboard side for safety, began climbing down to slip the ship cables, but the ship made a sudden stop. This flung the captain into the water, and he drowned. Both bodies were found after the storm and were very disfigured. The captain was sent to Middletown, Connecticut for interment while the body of the cook was buried on the beach. The final ship was the Harriet Thomas, which was the schooner spotted by the Manantico.


1887 Halloween tropical storm, Impact
After beaching, the crew managed to get a rope to shore where fishermen had tied the other end. The crew were able to climb ashore, although the captain had to be rescued via alternate means due to being too heavy for this method. The ship was written off as a $7000 (1887 USD) loss. Although all four ships were beached, due to the loss of communications, only one wreck – that of the Mary D. Cranmer – was reported in the Norfolk Virginian newspaper. As a result, news of the two deaths from the Manantico were initially unreported.


1887 Harvard Crimson football team
The 1887 Harvard Crimson football team represented Harvard University in the 1887 college football season. They finished with a 10–1 record. In the first 10 games of the season, the Crimson outscored opponents 652 to 6. The sole loss came in the final game on November 24, 1887, a 17-8 loss against Yale in New York, New York.


1887 Heathcote by-election
The 1887 Heathcote by-election was a by-election held on 8 February in the Heathcote electorate during the 9th New Zealand Parliament.


1887 Heathcote by-election
The by-election was caused by the death of the incumbent, John Coster on 17 December 1886.


1887 Heathcote by-election
His opponent Aaron Ayers, the Mayor of Christchurch was expected to win the election.


1887 Home Nations Championship
The 1887 Home Nations Championship was the fifth series of the rugby union Home Nations Championship. Six matches were played between 8 January and 12 March. It was contested by England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales.


1887 Home Nations Championship
Scotland won the championship outright for the first time, having shared the title with England in 1886; George Campbell Lindsay scored five tries against Wales, a record which still stands.


1887 Home Nations Championship, Results, Scoring system
The matches for this season were decided on goals scored. A goal was awarded for a successful conversion after a try, for a dropped goal or for a goal from mark. If a game was drawn, any unconverted tries were tallied to give a winner. If there was still no clear winner, the match was declared a draw.


1887 Home Nations Championship, The matches, Wales vs. England
Wales: Harry Bowen (Llanelli), Charles Taylor (Blackheath), Arthur Gould (Newport), Charlie Newman (Newport) capt., Billy Douglas (Cardiff), Jem Evans (Cardiff), Albert Hybart (Cardiff), Bob Gould (Newport), Alexander Bland (Cardiff), William Bowen (Swansea), D Morgan (Swansea), Edward Alexander (Cambridge Uni. ), Tom Clapp (Newport), Willie Thomas (Llandovery), Thomas William Lockwood (Newport)


1887 Home Nations Championship, The matches, Wales vs. England
England: Samuel Roberts (Swinton), Richard Lockwood (Dewsbury), Rawson Robertshaw (Bradford), John Le Fleming (Blackheath), Alan Rotherham (Richmond) capt., Fred Bonsor (Bradford), Robert Seddon (Broughton Rangers), WG Clibbon (Richmond), CR Cleveland (Oxford Uni. ), GL Jeffery (Blackheath), Lawrie Hickson (Bradford), JH Dewhurst (Cambridge Uni. ), Edgar Wilkinson (Bradford), N Spurling (Blackheath), HC Baker (Clifton)


1887 Home Nations Championship, The matches, Ireland vs. England
Ireland: Dolway Walkington (NIFC), CR Tillie (Dublin Uni. ), DF Rambaut (Dublin Uni. ), R Montgomery (Cambridge University), JH McLaughlin (Derry), RG Warren (Lansdowne) capt., Victor Le Fanu (Cambridge University), Thomas Lyle (Dublin Uni. ), EJ Walsh (Lansdowne), JS Dick (Queen's College, Cork), R Stevenson (Lisburn), J Macauley (Limerick), J Chambers (Dublin Uni. ), J Johnston (Belfast Albion), HJ Neill (NIFC)


1887 Home Nations Championship, The matches, Ireland vs. England
England: S Roberts (Swinton), RE Lockwood (Dewsbury), A St L Fagan (United Hospitals), WN Bolton (Blackheath), A Rotherham (Richmond) capt., Mason Scott (Cambridge Uni. ), Robert Seddon (Broughton Rangers), WG Clibbon (Richmond), CJB Marriott (Blackheath), GL Jeffery (Blackheath), JL Hickson (Bradford), JH Dewhurst (Cambridge Uni. ), AT Kemble (Liverpool), FE Pease (Hartlepool Rovers), A Teggin (Broughton Rangers)


1887 Home Nations Championship, The matches, Ireland vs. Scotland
Ireland: JM O'Sullivan (Cork), CR Tillie (Dublin Uni. ), DF Rambaut (Dublin Uni. ), R Montgomery (Cambridge University), JH McLaughlin (Derry), RG Warren (Lansdowne) capt., CM Moore (Dublin Uni. ), Thomas Lyle (Dublin Uni. ), EJ Walsh (Lansdowne), JS Dick (Queen's College, Cork), R Stevenson (Lisburn), J Macauley (Limerick), J Chambers (Dublin Uni. ), J Johnston (Belfast Albion), HJ Neill (NIFC)


1887 Home Nations Championship, The matches, Ireland vs. Scotland
Scotland: WF Holmes (London Scottish), Bill Maclagan (London Scottish), DJ McFarlan (London Scottish), AN Woodrow (Glasgow Acads), PH Don Wauchope (Fettesian-Lorettonians), CE Orr (West of Scotland),  Robert MacMillan (West of Scotland), AT Clay (Edinburgh Acads), J French (Glasgow Acads), TW Irvine (Edinburgh Acads), WC McEwan  (Edinburgh Acads), CW Berry (Edinburgh Wanderers), C Reid (Edinburgh Acads) capt., HT Ker (Glasgow Acads), DS Morton (West of Scotland)


1887 Home Nations Championship, The matches, Scotland vs. Wales
Scotland: AWC Cameron (Watsonians), Bill Maclagan (London Scottish), GC Lindsay (London Scottish), AN Woodrow (Glasgow Acads), PH Don Wauchope (Fettesian-Lorettonians), CE Orr (West of Scotland),  Robert MacMillan (West of Scotland), AT Clay (Edinburgh Acads), J French (Glasgow Acads), TW Irvine (Edinburgh Acads), WC McEwan  (Edinburgh Acads), CW Berry (Edinburgh Wanderers), C Reid (Edinburgh Acads) capt., HT Ker (Glasgow Acads), DS Morton (West of Scotland)


1887 Home Nations Championship, The matches, Scotland vs. Wales
Wales: Hugh Hughes (Cardiff), David Gwynn (Swansea), Arthur Gould (Newport), George Bowen (Swansea), Billy Douglas (Cardiff), Jem Evans (Cardiff), William Williams (Cardiff), Bob Gould (Newport) capt., Alexander Bland (Cardiff), William Bowen (Swansea), D Morgan (Swansea), Evan Richards (Swansea), Tom Clapp (Newport), Willie Thomas (Llandovery), Thomas William Lockwood (Newport)


1887 Home Nations Championship, The matches, England vs. Scotland
England: HB Tristram (Richmond), RE Lockwood (Dewsbury), R Robertshaw (Bradford), WN Bolton (Blackheath), A Rotherham (Richmond) capt., F Bonsor (Bradford), Robert Seddon (Broughton Rangers), WG Clibbon (Richmond), CR Cleveland (Oxford Uni. ), GL Jeffery (Blackheath), JL Hickson (Bradford), JH Dewhurst (Cambridge Uni. ), E Wilkinson (Bradford), HH Springman (Liverpool), A Teggin (Broughton Rangers)


1887 Home Nations Championship, The matches, England vs. Scotland
Scotland: WF Holmes (London Scottish), Bill Maclagan (London Scottish), GC Lindsay (London Scottish), AN Woodrow (Glasgow Acads), PH Don Wauchope (Fettesian-Lorettonians), CE Orr (West of Scotland),  Robert MacMillan (West of Scotland), AT Clay (Edinburgh Acads), J French (Glasgow Acads), TW Irvine (Edinburgh Acads), WC McEwan  (Edinburgh Acads), CW Berry (Edinburgh Wanderers), C Reid (Edinburgh Acads) capt., HT Ker (Glasgow Acads), DS Morton (West of Scotland)


1887 Home Nations Championship, The matches, Wales vs. Ireland
Wales: Samuel Clark (Neath), Charles Taylor (Blackheath), Arthur Gould (Newport), George Bowen (Swansea), John Goulstone Lewis (Llanelli), William Stadden (Cardiff), William Williams (Cardiff), Evan Roberts (Llanelli), Alexander Bland (Cardiff), William Bowen (Swansea), D Morgan (Swansea), Edward Alexander (Cambridge Uni. ), Tom Clapp (Newport) capt., William Towers (Swansea), Thomas William Lockwood (Newport)


1887 Home Nations Championship, The matches, Wales vs. Ireland
Ireland: Dolway Walkington (NIFC), Maxwell Carpendale (Monkstown), DF Rambaut (Dublin Uni. ), R Montgomery (Cambridge University), PJ O'Connor (Lansdowne), RG Warren (Lansdowne) capt., Victor Le Fanu (Cambridge University), T Taggart (Dublin Uni. ), EJ Walsh (Lansdowne), JS Dick (Queen's College, Cork), R Stevenson (Lisburn), W Davison (Belfast Academy), J Chambers (Dublin Uni. ), J Johnston (Belfast Albion), HJ Neill (NIFC)


1887 Honduran presidential election
Presidential elections were held in Honduras on 28 February 1887. The result was a victory for the incumbent president Luis Bográn.


1887 Honduran presidential election, Background
In January Bográn convened a council of notables to discuss a potential successor. Despite stating that he was opposed to the idea of re-election in his opening speech, a majority of the members of the council requested he contest the elections.


1887 Honduran presidential election, Background
Bográn's main opponent was former president Céleo Arias, who was supported by Policarpo Bonilla.


1887 Honduran presidential election, Results
The election was described as "one of the freest, least violent, and perhaps even fairest ballotings in the country’s history".


1887 Hungarian parliamentary election
Parliamentary elections were held in Hungary between 17 and 26 July 1887. The result was a victory for the Liberal Party, which won 263 of the 413 seats.


1887 Hungarian parliamentary election
Violence during the election campaign resulted in the death of nine men and twelve people being seriously injured.


1887 Ilkeston by-election
The 1887 Ilkeston by-election was held on 24 March 1887 after the death of the incumbent Liberal MP Thomas Watson. The election was won by the Liberal candidate, Sir Balthazar Walter Foster.


1887 Indiana Hoosiers football team
The 1887 Indiana Hoosiers football team was an American football team that represented Indiana University Bloomington during the 1887 college football season. In its first season of intercollegiate football, economics professor Arthur B. Woodford served as the school's football coach, and fullback Harry Wise was the team's captain. Indiana played one game, arranged by the Indianapolis Athletic Club as part of a series of "rugby games of foot ball" intended to establish the college championship of Indiana. Indiana was matched against the team from Franklin College with the game set for October 15, 1887. In a game played at Athletic Park in Indianapolis, Franklin won, 10–8. The roster of Indiana's 1887 football team included Thomas M. Honan, who later served as the State of Indiana's Attorney General, W. E. Jenkins, who became the Indiana University librarian, and George B. Davis, of Greensburg, Indiana.


1887 Indianapolis Hoosiers season
The 1887 Indianapolis Hoosiers finished with a 37–89 record in the National League, finishing in last place in their first season in Indianapolis. They had played the previous three seasons in St. Louis, Missouri as the Maroons.


1887 Indianapolis Hoosiers season, Offseason
Following the 1886 season, the Maroons franchise was purchased by the National League and subsequently sold to John T. Brush. On March 8, the Hoosiers additionally purchased a number of players who were under league control. Technically, these players were purchased from the Maroons franchise. Among these players were Henry Boyle, John Cahill, Jerry Denny, Jack Glasscock, Egyptian Healy, John Kirby, Jack McGeachey, George Myers, Otto Schomberg and Emmett Seery.


1887 Indianapolis Hoosiers season, Player stats, Batting, Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in


1887 Indianapolis Hoosiers season, Player stats, Batting, Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in


1887 Indianapolis Hoosiers season, Player stats, Pitching, Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1887 Indianapolis Hoosiers season, Player stats, Pitching, Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1887 Indianapolis Hoosiers season, Player stats, Pitching, Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1887 Invercargill mayoral by-election
The 1887 Invercargill mayoral by-election was held on 10 June 1887 to fill the vacancy left by the resignation of David Roche. Aaron Blacke had been appointed mayor by the council, but this was not done in strict accordance with the law, and Blacke is not included in official lists of Mayors of Invercargill.


1887 Invercargill mayoral election
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1887 Invercargill mayoral election
The 1887 Invercargill mayoral election was held on 30 November 1887.


1887 Invercargill mayoral election
The candidates were the same as at the by-election earlier in the year. Edwin Alfred Tapper was re-elected with an increased majority.


1887 Iowa Senate election
In the 1887 Iowa State Senate elections Iowa voters elected state senators to serve in the twenty-second Iowa General Assembly. Elections were held in 32 of the state senate's 50 districts. State senators serve four-year terms in the Iowa State Senate.


1887 Iowa Senate election
A statewide map of the 50 state Senate districts in the 1887 elections is provided by the Iowa General Assembly


1887 Iowa Senate election
Following the previous election, Republicans had control of the Iowa Senate with 31 seats to Democrats' 19 seats.


1887 Iowa Senate election
To claim control of the chamber from Republicans, the Democrats needed to net 7 Senate seats.


1887 Iowa Senate election
Republicans maintained control of the Iowa State Senate following the 1887 general election with the balance of power shifting to Republicans holding 32 seats, Democrats having 16 seats, and two Independents (a net gain of 1 seat for Republicans and 2 seats for Independents).


1887 Iowa gubernatorial election
The 1887 Iowa gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1887. Incumbent Republican William Larrabee defeated Democratic nominee T. J. Anderson with 50.18% of the vote.


1887 Kentucky Derby
The 1887 Kentucky Derby was the 13th running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 11, 1887.


1887 Kentucky gubernatorial election
The 1887 Kentucky gubernatorial election was held on August 1, 1887. Democratic nominee Simon Bolivar Buckner defeated Republican nominee William O'Connell Bradley with 50.70% of the vote.


1887 Kiama colonial by-election
A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Kiama on 13 January 1887 because of the resignation of Harman Tarrant, due to the pressures of his professional practice as a surgeon.


1887 Kiama colonial by-election, Candidates
This by-election was at the emergence of political parties in New South Wales. Both candidates were supporters of free trade, with Sir Henry Parkes campaigning in support of Angus Cameron. Bruce Smith similarly supported free trade principles, but was of a more independent mind, stating at the nomination that he would not "follow blindly the lead of Sir Henry Parkes or that of any other gentleman".


1887 Kiama colonial by-election, Aftermath
Cameron took his seat in the Legislative Assembly on 18 January, however his term was short-lived as Parliament was dissolved on 26 January. Cameron was re-elected unopposed at the election on 9 February as a Free Trade candidate.


1887 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship
The 1887 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship was the inaugural staging of the Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Kilkenny County Board. The championship began on 3 April 1887 and ended on 17 April 1887.


1887 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship
On 17 April 1887, Tullaroan won the championship after a 1-01 to 0-04 defeat of Mooncoin in the final. It was the first of 20 championship titles for the Tullaroan club.


1887 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship, Championship details, Overview
All of the existing clubs within County Kilkenny were invited to participate in the championship, however, at the time hurling had a limited appeal and was confined to small pockets around the county. Just four teams participated: Castlecomer, the Kilkenny Working Men's Club, Mooncoin and Tullaroan.


1887 Lafayette football team
The 1887 Lafayette football team was an American football team that represented Lafayette College as an independent during the 1887 college football season. Playing without a regular coach, the team compiled a 7–2 record and outscored opponents by a total of 141 to 67. Frederick Paye was the team captain, and H. Martin was the manager. The team played its home games on The Quad in Easton, Pennsylvania.


1887 Lehigh football team
The 1887 Lehigh football team represented Lehigh University in the 1887 college football season. The team finished with an overall record of 4–3.


1887 Liberian general election
General elections were held in Liberia in 1887. In the presidential election, the result was a victory for incumbent Hilary R. W. Johnson of the True Whig Party, who was re-elected for a third term.


1887 Liguria earthquake
The 1887 Liguria earthquake struck off the coast of Imperia, Italy on the early morning of February 23, 1887 with an estimated moment magnitude of 6.3–7.5 which killed about 600-3000 people. It also generated a tsunami that had a run-up height of 2 meters. The widespread damage was said to be so severe that the town of Bussana Vecchia was abandoned by the locals that used to live in the area.


1887 Liguria earthquake, Earthquake
The tremor had a magnitude of between 6.3 and 7.5 Mw along with an intensity of X (Extreme) on the Mercalli scale. The most likely estimate for this earthquake was a 6.9 along a reverse N55°E striking fault which would also explain for the tsunami generated. It was also hypothesized that the tremor was due to the rupture of the 80 km long Northern Ligurian fault system that ran along the coast of the Ligurian Basin.


1887 Liguria earthquake, Earthquake
The Italian peninsula observes frequent seismic activity due to its location near numerous fault lines between the convergence of the Adriatic Plate and the Eurasian plate. However the area where the epicenter of the tremor was located does not experience much frequent activity due to being far from major fault lines that can cause these events.


1887 Liguria earthquake, Impact
The tremor caused widespread damage along Northwest Italy, particularly in the towns of Imperia and Diano Marina and small towns in the Southeastern coast of France. about 600–3,000 were presumably dead. Most notably in the town of Bussana Vecchia, Sanremo which was completely abandoned and was beyond repair for more than 6 decades, but in the 1960s, a group of artists from around the globe tried to revive the area and were successful, until this day a small population of artists and a few families live in the area as well as cafes and paintings for display.


1887 Liguria earthquake, Impact
Not much damage was observed along the French Riviera, but another tsunami generated by a landslide rose the death toll in the town of Menton. The Prince of Wales was also visiting the town of Cannes at the time as the royal family urged him to return, however it was hard to evacuate the area due to the use of transportation at the time was by train, some civilians were reported to be leaving still wearing their pajamas due to the early occurrence of the event.


1887 Limerick Senior Hurling Championship
The 1887 Limerick Senior Hurling Championship was the inaugural staging of the Limerick Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Limerick County Board.


1887 Limerick Senior Hurling Championship
On 17 July 1887, Murroe won the championship following a 1-00 to 0-01 defeat of South Liberties in the final. This remains the club's only championship title.


1887 Liverpool City Council election
Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on Tuesday 1 November 1887. One third of the council seats were up for election, the term of office of each councillor being three years.


1887 Liverpool City Council election, By-elections, No. 2 Scotland, 29 December 1887
Caused by the resignation of Cllr. William Madden (Home Rule, elected unopposed 1 November 1886).


1887 Liverpool City Council election, By-elections, No. 3, Vauxhall, 31 January 1888
Caused by the death of Councillor John Yates (Irish Home Rule, Vauxhall, elected unopposed 1 November 1886).


1887 Liverpool Exchange by-election
The 1887 Liverpool Exchange by-election was held on 26 January 1887 after the death of the incumbent Liberal MP David Duncan. It was retained by the Liberal candidate Ralph Neville, with a narrow majority of 7 votes.


1887 Louisville Colonels season
The 1887 Louisville Colonels season was a season in American baseball. The team finished with a 76–60 record, fourth place in the American Association.


1887 Louisville Colonels season, Player stats, Batting, Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in


1887 Louisville Colonels season, Player stats, Batting, Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in


1887 Louisville Colonels season, Player stats, Pitching, Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1887 Major League Baseball season
The 1887 MLB Season was the National League's twelfth season and American Association's sixth season. The Detroit Wolverines defeated the  St. Louis Browns in a 15-game World Series match played in ten cities. The Louisville Colonels set a Major League record which still stands for the most base on balls for a team in a game, with 19 against the Cleveland Blues on 21 September.


1887 Major League Baseball season, League leaders
In 1887, bases on balls (walks) were counted as hits by the major leagues in existence at the time. This inflated batting averages, with 11 players batting .400 or better, and the experiment was abandoned the following season. Historical statistics for the season were later revised, such that "Bases on balls shall always be treated as neither a time at bat nor a hit for the batter." This results in ambiguity for some players' season and career hits totals, notably with Cap Anson. Anson was credited with a .421 average and the National League batting title in 1887; however, the recalculation of averages with walks excluded lowered his average to .347 and retroactively gave the batting title to Sam Thompson.


1887 Maryland gubernatorial election
The 1887 Maryland gubernatorial election took place on November 8, 1887.


1887 Maryland gubernatorial election
Democratic candidate Elihu Emory Jackson defeated Republican candidate Walter B. Brooks.


1887 Massachusetts Aggies football team
The 1887 Massachusetts Aggies football team represented Massachusetts Agricultural College in the 1887 college football season. The team played its home games at Alumni Field in Amherst, Massachusetts. Massachusetts finished the season with a record of 2–3.


1887 Massachusetts gubernatorial election
The 1887 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1887. Incumbent Republican Governor Oliver Ames was re-elected to a second term in office, defeating Democratic former U.S. Representative Henry B. Lovering.


1887 Massachusetts legislature
The 108th Massachusetts General Court, consisting of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives, met in 1887 during the governorship of Oliver Ames. Halsey J. Boardman served as president of the Senate and Charles J. Noyes served as speaker of the House.


1887 Meath Senior Football Championship
The 1887 Meath Football Championship was the first edition of the Meath GAA's premier inter-county Gaelic football tournament, for the 12 clubs that chose to participate. The final was played on Sunday 17 April 1887, with Dowdstown (later to become Walterstown) winning by 1-0 to 0-0 against Kells. Unlike later Meath Football Championships, there were no groups and it was an open draw.


1887 Meath Senior Football Championship
Dowdstown, as county champions, went on to represent Meath in the 1887 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, also the first All-Ireland Championship, but lost to Commercials of Limerick in the First Round.


1887 Meath Senior Football Championship, Format
The 1887 championship was held as an open-draw knockout tournament.


1887 Meath Senior Football Championship, Results
In 1887 point posts flanked the goalposts. A forfeit point was awarded to the opposition when a defender kicked the ball over his own end line. Forfeit points were counted when the scores were level at the end of the game. A forfeit point is represented as 0-0-1 (Goal-Point-Forfeit).


1887 Meath Senior Football Championship, Results, Final
Kells objected to the result maintaining that the Dowdstown goal was unjustly scored. A subsequent County Committee meeting did not accept the objection. Kells submitted the dispute to the Central Executive. No record can be found of the result of this objection other than Dowdstown were eventually declared winners of the 1887 Meath Football Championship.


1887 Michigan Wolverines football team
The 1887 Michigan Wolverines football team represented the University of Michigan in the 1887 college football season. The team compiled a 5–0 record and outscored its opponents by a combined score of 102 to 10. The 1887 season capped three consecutive undefeated seasons in which Michigan won its games by a combined three-season total of 258 to 10. The captain of the 1887 team was John L. Duffy.


1887 Michigan Wolverines football team, Game summaries, Michigan 32, Albion 0
On November 12, 1887, the team opened its season against Albion College at the Ann Arbor Fairgrounds. The Chronicle of Ann Arbor reported: "The weather was fine, and the contest was witnessed by a fair crowd of spectators, but one that might have been larger." The game was preceded by the continuation of a wrestling match between two heavyweights named Malley and Jackson. Three-hundred spectators watched the wrestling match, which lasted for between 30 and 45 minutes.


1887 Michigan Wolverines football team, Game summaries, Michigan 32, Albion 0
The football game began between 3:00 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. Albion kicked off to start the game and Duffy immediately kicked the ball back to the middle of the field. In a scrimmage that followed, John Duffy "slipped through", scored Michigan's first touchdown, and kicked the goal from touchdown to give Michigan a 6–0 lead. Michigan scored two additional touchdowns and a safety in the first half (or "inning"), with the scores being made by Jim Duffy, Royal Farrand and Ernest Sprague. After a ten-minute break between halves, neither team scored in the first 18 minutes of the second half. John Duffy scored Michigan's fourth touchdown, and the kick for goal was successful. James Duffy scored Michigan's fifth touchdown, "the ball coming to him on the bound from the punt-out."


1887 Michigan Wolverines football team, Game summaries, Michigan 32, Albion 0
The Michigan Argonaut summarized Michigan's play as follows: "On the whole the boys played a good game. Their passing and running were excellent. Some of the new material is a great strengthening to the eleven. The inability to hold the rush line well was the greatest fault but they will take away with them a stronger one."


1887 Michigan Wolverines football team, Game summaries, Michigan 8, Notre Dame 0
Two of the players on Michigan's 1887 team, George Winthrop DeHaven, Jr. and William Warren Harless, had previously attended the University of Notre Dame. In October 1887, DeHaven wrote to Brother Paul, who ran Notre Dame's intramural athletics program, telling him about the new game of football. Michigan had planned a game in Chicago on Thanksgiving Day, and the three men, DeHaven, Harless and Brother Paul, persuaded their respective schools to play a football match on the Notre Dame campus on the day before Thanksgiving.


1887 Michigan Wolverines football team, Game summaries, Michigan 8, Notre Dame 0
On November 22, 1887, the Michigan football team departed from the Michigan Central Railroad Depot in Ann Arbor on the late train. After breakfast in Niles, Michigan, the team changed trains and arrived in South Bend between 7:00 a.m. and 8:00 a.m. The team was greeted by Father Superior Walsh and spent two hours touring the university buildings and departments of Notre Dame.


1887 Michigan Wolverines football team, Game summaries, Michigan 8, Notre Dame 0
The game was the first played by Notre Dame, and the Michigan team was credited with teaching the Notre Dame team the game before play began. The Notre Dame student newspaper, Scholastic, reported:


1887 Michigan Wolverines football team, Game summaries, Michigan 8, Notre Dame 0
"It was not considered a match contest, as the home team had been organized only a few weeks, and the Michigan boys, the champions of the West, came more to instruct them in the points of the Rugby game than to win fresh laurels."


1887 Michigan Wolverines football team, Game summaries, Michigan 8, Notre Dame 0
Newspaper accounts differ as to whether the football game started at 10:00 a.m. or 11:00 a.m. The proceedings began with a tutorial session in which players from both teams were divided irrespective of college. For the first 30 minutes, the teams scrimmaged in a practice game with Michigan "exchanging six men for the same number from Notre Dame."


1887 Michigan Wolverines football team, Game summaries, Michigan 8, Notre Dame 0
After the practice session, the Michigan and Notre Dame teams played a game that lasted only half an hour which was described by The Chronicle as follows:


1887 Michigan Wolverines football team, Game summaries, Michigan 8, Notre Dame 0
"The grounds were in very poor condition for playing, being covered with snow in a melting condition, and the players could scarcely keep their feet. Some time had been spent in preliminary practice; the game began and after rolling and tumbling in the mud for half an hour time was finally called, the score standing 8 to 0 in favor of U. of M."


1887 Michigan Wolverines football team, Game summaries, Michigan 8, Notre Dame 0
Between 400 and 500 students watched the game. After the game, the team ate at the Notre Dame dining hall. The Notre Dame student newspaper reported on the gratitude of Notre Dame officials for Michigan's tutorial in the game of football: "After a hearty dinner, Rev. President Walsh thanked the Ann Arbor team for their visit, and assured them of the cordial reception that would always await them at Notre Dame." Brother Paul arranged for carriages to take the team to Niles in time to catch the 3:00 train to Chicago. The Notre Dame paper reported: "At 1 o'clock carriages were taken for Niles, and amidst rousing cheers the University of Michigan football team departed, leaving behind them a most favorable impression."


1887 Michigan Wolverines football team, Game summaries, Michigan 8, Notre Dame 0
Michigan's lineup against Notre Dame was J.L. Duffy (fullback), J. E. Duffy and E. McPheran (halfbacks), R. T. Farrand (quarterback), W. W. Harless (center rush), F. Townsend, E. M. Sprague, F. H. Knapp, W. Fowler, G. W. DeHaven and M. Wade (rush line).


1887 Michigan Wolverines football team, Game summaries, Michigan 8, Notre Dame 0
This was the first game in the Michigan–Notre Dame football rivalry.


1887 Michigan Wolverines football team, Game summaries, Michigan 26, Chicago Harvard School 0
The team left Notre Dame on the afternoon of November 22, changed trains in Niles, and arrived by train in Chicago at 7:00 p.m. After a night enjoying the sites of Chicago, the team returned to the hotel at 11:00 p.m.


1887 Michigan Wolverines football team, Game summaries, Michigan 26, Chicago Harvard School 0
The team had planned on a Thanksgiving Day game against Northwestern, but the game could not be arranged. Instead, a match against the Harvard school team was played. The Chronicle noted that the team from the Harvard school was superior to Northwestern, "having defeated Northwestern 28 to 4 and having never before been beaten." The Michigan team lounged around the hotel before departing for the game, which was played on a wet and muddy field at the grounds of the Wanderer Cricket Club (referred to in some reports as Wanderers' park) at 37th Street and Indiana Avenue.


1887 Michigan Wolverines football team, Game summaries, Michigan 26, Chicago Harvard School 0
The game had been scheduled to begin at 3:00 p.m., but was delayed until 4:00 p.m. John Duffy scored the first touchdown, and the goal was made for a 6–0 lead. Jim Duffy scored the second touchdown on a play described as follows: "Farrand sends it accurately back to Jim Duffy who makes the circle of the field, passing all opponents and secures the second touchdown." Harvard was held for a safety to make the score 14–0. The remainder of the game was played in darkness. William Harless scored Michigan's third touchdown "by good rushing" and breaking through all opponents.


1887 Michigan Wolverines football team, Game summaries, Michigan 26, Chicago Harvard School 0
Jim Duffy scored Michigan's fourth touchdown. After five more minutes, the game was called with Michigan leading 26 to 0. The Michigan Argonaut wrote that Michigan's score "would have easily been doubled" were it not for the "treacherous nature of the field" and a ball so slippery that "it was almost impossible to hold."


1887 Michigan Wolverines football team, Game summaries, Michigan 26, Chicago Harvard School 0
The Chronicle described the return from the game as follows: "Tired out, wet, and covered with mud and glory we returned to the hotel. Some swallow a hasty supper and hurry to catch the train but most of us wait till the next day to start for home. All the boys thoroughly enjoyed themselves and voted it a big time."


1887 Michigan Wolverines football team, Game summaries, Michigan 26, Chicago Harvard School 0
Michigan's lineup against the Harvard club was Harless (center), Fowler, Sprague, Townsend, Knapp, Wade and DeHaven (rushers), Farrand (quarterback), John Duffy (fullback) and MacPherran and J. E. Duffy (halfbacks).


1887 Michigan Wolverines football team, Game summaries, Michigan 26, Notre Dame 6
After Michigan's visit to South Bend in November, football became a popular game on the Notre Dame campus. A football association was formed with Brother Paul as the president. In the spring of 1888, Brother Paul challenged Michigan to return to South Bend. On March 24, 1888, the Notre Dame student newspaper reported, "Mr. DeHaven writes from Ann Arbor that the boys of the University of Michigan have such pleasant remembrances of their Thanksgiving game here that they are anxious to play here again." The games were scheduled for a Friday and Saturday, April 20 and 21, 1888.


1887 Michigan Wolverines football team, Game summaries, Michigan 26, Notre Dame 6
Due to injuries, several of Michigan's best players were unable to participate. Quarterback Royal Farrand was left home with his knee in a cast and was replaced by Ball. Sprague and Townsend from the rush line were injured during practice the week before the trip and were replaced by R. S. Babcock and Button. DeHaven recalled, "We were totally unprepared, but I got five starters to go, and with Harless and I (we wanted to see our South Bend friends) and four of our friends, who had never played, and a referee, we went." In his history of the Michigan-Notre Dame rivalry, John Kyrk contends that two of the players who DeHaven recruited for the trip, G. Briggs and E. Rhodes, were non-student "ringers."


1887 Michigan Wolverines football team, Game summaries, Michigan 26, Notre Dame 6
Michigan won the first game on April 21 by a score of 26 to 6. The game was played at Green Stocking Ball Park before a crowd stated to be as low as 300 and as high as 800 spectators. Before the game was played, a 100-yard dash was run with players from both teams participating. Michigan's James E. Duffy defeated Harry Jewett, the American sprint champion, in the race. The game began at 3:20 p.m., and James Duffy scored the first touchdown after three-and-a-half minutes of play. The Chronicle summarized the game as follows: "The feature of the game on our side was the tackling of Duffy, Harless, Babcock and Briggs, long runs and good passes by Rhodes, DeHaven, Wood, Ball and Button. As usual J. L. Duffy got in some good kicks."


1887 Michigan Wolverines football team, Game summaries, Michigan 10, Notre Dame 4
The second game of the spring trip was played on the Notre Dame campus, after the players were taken on a boat ride in St. Joseph's Lake. The game began at about 2:00 p.m. Michigan won by a closer-than-expected score of 10 to 4. The spring games were a disappointment in that the Michigan football team had not allowed its opponents to score a single point since November 1883—a span of more than four years. The Notre Dame team had scored 10 points in two games.


1887 Michigan Wolverines football team, Game summaries, Michigan 10, Notre Dame 4
DeHaven recalled that, when the Michigan players returned to Ann Arbor, they were booed on their arrival: "It was a badly battered team that landed in the crowded Ann Arbor depot, and we received a proper razzing for breaking a four-year record." No Michigan football team returned to play at Notre Dame until 1942.


1887 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team
The 1887 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota during the 1887 college football season. This was the second season under head coach Frederick S. Jones. For this season, the Ariel recorded that "The alumni have had their turn and the Minneapolis high school had been met and conquered" but a hoped for game against Michigan couldn't be arranged and no other recorded games were played this season.


1887 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team
On one occasion, while getting the team ready to play, Alf Pillsbury noticed that the team was short a man, so he recruited a student from the group of Minneapolis Central students who were on hand. His name was Pudge Heffelfinger and after playing for Minnesota for a year, he went on to Yale and became one of the biggest names in the early days of football.


1887 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team
Team of 1887: Rushers, Paul Goode (center), Fred M. Mann, John H. Corliss, Birney Trask, William H. Hoyt, Henry S. Morris, Edmund P. Allen; Quarterback, Alf Pillsbury (center); Halfbacks, John F. Hayden, William D. Willard; Back, Alonzo D. Meeds; Substitutes, W. Dann, Walter Heffelfinger.


1887 Mudgee colonial by-election
A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Mudgee on 6 May 1887 because of the resignation of Adolphus Taylor (Free Trade) to become the Examiner of Patents.


1887 Nanaimo mine explosion
The Nanaimo mine explosion occurred on May 3, 1887, in Nanaimo, British Columbia killing 150 miners. Only seven miners survived and the mine burned for one full day.


1887 Nanaimo mine explosion
The explosion started deep underground in the Number One Coal Mine after explosives were laid improperly. Although many miners died instantly, others were trapped by the explosion and the fires that followed. Most miners did not die from the primary explosions or the fires, but many actually died from choking on poisonous gas hours after the initial explosions. These men wrote farewell messages in the dust of their shovels. Nearly 150 children lost their fathers and 46 women became widows. A plaque at the foot of Milton Street commemorates the event.


1887 Nanaimo mine explosion
Although past documents put the death toll at 148, researchers have since revised the number to 150, including 53 Chinese workers. Chinese workers were listed in the government inquest and annual report of the Minister of Mines as "Chinamen, names unknown", followed by a tag number. B.C. employers did not have to report the deaths of Chinese employees until 1897. Some accounts suggest that 48 of the 53 miners had the surname of Mah — records may have been destroyed when Nanaimo's Chinatown burned to the ground in 1960. The monument on Milton Street lists the names of white miners, but only the tally number for Chinese miners, who were blamed by many white Nanaimoites for the disaster, claiming they could not read signs or instructions.


1887 Nanaimo mine explosion
Operated by the Vancouver Coal Company, the Number One mine opened in 1884 at the foot of Milton Street in Nanaimo. Its shafts and tunnels extended under the Nanaimo Harbour to Protection Island, Newcastle Island, and the Nanaimo River. After the explosion, the mine re-opened and produced 18 million tons of coal before permanently closing in 1938.


1887 Navy Midshipmen football team
The 1887 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy during the 1887 college football season. The team compiled a 3–1 record and outscored its opponents 41 to 22. The Midshipmen shut out their first three opponents, including an 8–0 victory in the seventh installment of the Johns Hopkins–Navy football rivalry. The Johns Hopkins game was played at the Academy grounds in Annapolis, Maryland, and was described by The Sun (New York) as "a veritable slugging match" and "one of the roughest games of football" ever seen there. In the final game of the 1887 season, the Midshipmen lost to the Princeton Tigers "B" team in the final game of the season. The team captain was George Hayward.


1887 Navy Midshipmen football team, Prelude
The Naval Academy's football program formally began in 1879 with a game against the Baltimore Athletic Club. The program went on a two-year hiatus in 1880 and 1881 due to a lack of support, before it was brought back by Vaulx Carter. Johns Hopkins was Navy's primary opponent during the 1880s; the annual contest between the programs made up the entirety of the academy's 1882 through 1884 seasons.


1887 Navy Midshipmen football team, Players
The 1887 Naval Academy football team was made up of twelve players at six unique positions. The squad consisted of five rushers, two ends, one snapback, one fullbacks, two halfbacks, and one quarterbacks. Four of the players (both halfbacks, the fullback, and a rusher) had played the previous season. The age of the players ranged several years due to the academy's admission policy; the school allowed for men between the ages of 14 and 18 to be admitted, which future player John B. Patton remarked made it "just a boys' school".


1887 New England colonial by-election
A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of New England on 10 January 1887 because of the resignation of William Proctor. He had been found guilty by a jury of having sat and voted in parliament whilst he had an interest in a contract with the Government and the statutory penalty of £500 was imposed. Proceedings were stayed pending Proctor's appeal to the Full Court of the Supreme Court, however he resigned stating that he desired to have the verdict of his constituents.


1887 New England colonial by-election, Background
Thomas Logan and David Proudfoot were partners in a contract for the construction of a section of the Illawarra railway. Proudfoot became insolvent which dissolved the partnership. Logan wanted to carry on the contract and sought Proctor's assistance to get him a bank guarantee. Proctor became one of Logan's guarantors, and wishing to protect himself took an assignment of the contract from Logan.


1887 New England colonial by-election, Background
At the time of taking the assignment Proctor was a  member of the Legislative Assembly, and Proudfoot sought to recover the penalty of £500 because Proctor, being a member of the Legislative Assembly, had entered into a contract with the Government for or on account of the public service, within the meaning of s. 28 of the Constitution of New South Wales. The jury found for Proudfoot for the full amount claimed. Proceedings were stayed pending Proctor's appeal to the Full Court of the Supreme Court.


1887 New England colonial by-election, Candidates
This by-election was at the emergence of political parties in New South Wales, where the division was on fiscal lines of free trade and protection.


1887 New England colonial by-election, Aftermath
Proctor resumed his seat in the Legislative Assembly however Parliament was dissolved on 26 January. He did not stand as a candidate at the election on 10 February.


1887 New England colonial by-election, Aftermath
His appeal the Full Court of the Supreme Court was successful, which held that (1) Proctor did not receive any money that was payable under the contract and (2) the contract required the consent of the government. As that had not been given, Proctor had no rights against the government nor did the government have any rights against Proctor. The Full Court's view was that this was not a sufficient interest to disqualify Proctor from sitting and voting as a member.


1887 New South Wales colonial election
The 1887 New South Wales colonial election was held between 4 February and 26 February 1887. This election was for all of the 124 seats in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly and it was conducted in 37 single-member constituencies, 23 2-member constituencies, seven 3-member constituencies and five 4-member constituencies, all with a first past the post system. Part 1 (section 13) of the Electoral Act of 1880 had awarded the right to vote to 'every male subject of Her Majesty of the full age of twenty-one years and absolutely free being a natural born or naturalized'. The previous parliament of New South Wales was dissolved on 26 January 1887 by the Governor, Lord Carrington, on the advice of the Premier, Sir Henry Parkes.


1887 New South Wales colonial election
Parkes had defeated the government of Patrick Jennings less than a week previously, and was keen to test his electoral strength. This was the first election at which there were recognisable political parties, namely the Protectionist Party, which coalesced around Jennings' successor George Dibbs, and Parkes' Free Trade Party. At this stage these parties were still organisationally very different from today's political parties, and party affiliation was often fluid or non-existent, depending on the individual member.


1887 New South Wales colonial election, Results
New South Wales colonial election, 4 – 26 February 1887 Legislative Assembly << 1885–1889 >>


1887 New York Athletic Club football team
The 1887 New York Athletic Club football team was an American football team that represented the New York Athletic Club in their inaugural season with the American Football Union. The team compiled a 2–2 record (1–2 in the AFU) and were outscored by their opponents by a total of 24 to 18.


1887 New York Giants season
The 1887 New York Giants season was the franchise's 5th season. The team finished in fourth place in the National League with a record of 68–55, 10.5 games behind the Detroit Wolverines.


1887 New York Giants season, Player stats, Batting, Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in


1887 New York Giants season, Player stats, Batting, Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in


1887 New York Giants season, Player stats, Pitching, Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1887 New York Giants season, Player stats, Pitching, Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1887 New York Metropolitans season
The 1887 New York Metropolitans finished with a 44–89 record, seventh place in the American Association. The team folded operations at the conclusion of the season. What was left of the team was purchased by the Brooklyn Grays, who were interested in several of the Metropolitans' players. The Kansas City Cowboys inherited the Metropolitans' place in the American Association for the 1888 season.


1887 New York Metropolitans season, Player stats, Batting, Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in


1887 New York Metropolitans season, Player stats, Batting, Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in


1887 New York Metropolitans season, Player stats, Pitching, Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1887 New York Metropolitans season, Player stats, Pitching, Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1887 New York Metropolitans season, Player stats, Pitching, Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1887 New York state election
The 1887 New York state election was held on November 8, 1887, to elect the Secretary of State, the State Comptroller, the Attorney General, the State Treasurer and the State Engineer, as well as all members of the New York State Assembly and the New York State Senate.


1887 New York state election, History
The United Labor state convention met on August 17 at Syracuse, New York. Louis F. Post, the Greenback candidate for Attorney General in 1883, was elected Temporary Chairman by the Henry George faction with 91 votes over Frank J. Ferrall, a "colored delegate from New York City", who was nominated by William Penn Rogers and received 69 votes. The convention lasted another two days, and nominated Henry George for Secretary of State, Victor A. Wilder for Comptroller, Patrick H. Cummins for Treasurer, Dennis C. Feely for Attorney General, and Sylvanus H. Sweet for State Engineer. Ex-State Engineer Sweet (in office 1874-1875 as a Democrat) declined to run.


1887 New York state election, History
The Prohibition state convention met on August 25 at Syracuse, New York. Rev. I. K. Funk was Temporary Chairman until the choice of Henry Clay Bascom as President.


1887 New York state election, History
The Republican state convention met on September 14 at the Skating Rink in Saratoga, New York. Seth Low was Temporary Chairman until the choice of Warner Miller as President. Frederick D. Grant was nominated for Secretary of State by acclamation. Jesse S. L'Amoreaux was nominated for Comptroller during the first ballot. James H. Carmicheal, of Buffalo, was nominated for Treasurer. Maj. James A. Dennison, of Fulton County, was nominated for Attorney General during the  first ballot. Oliver H. P. Cornell was nominated for State Engineer on the first ballot (vote: Cornell 353, Verplanck Colvin 326).


1887 New York state election, History
The Progressive Labor state convention met on September 28 at Webster Hall in New York City. William Penn Rogers, called the meeting to order, and made a speech repudiating Henry George and his United Labor Party. H. A. Barker was Temporary Chairman and Chairman of the day session; George Block was Chairman of the evening session. John Swinton was nominated for Secretary of State. H. A. Barker, a cigarmaker of Albany, was nominated for Comptroller. Henry Emrich, General Secretary of the Furniture Workers Union, was nominated for Treasurer. Thaddeus B. Wakeman was nominated for Attorney General. Swinton declined to run, and the convention nominated J. Edward Hall for Secretary of State.


1887 New York state election, History
The Greenback-Labor state convention met on October 4 at Albany, New York, and nominated Thomas K. Beecher for Secretary of State.


1887 New Zealand general election
The New Zealand general election of 1887 was held on 26 September to elect 95 MPs to the tenth session of the New Zealand Parliament. The Māori vote was held on 7 September. 175,410 votes (67.1% turnout) were cast. In 5 seats there was only one candidate.


1887 New Zealand general election, 1887 electoral redistribution
The Representation Act 1887 had major implication for the procedure of revising electoral boundaries. The revision task was transferred from committees formed by MPs to a permanent Representation Commission. The act specified that a country quota of 18% be applied to all designated districts that excluded boroughs with a population above 2,000 people, and that all electorates were to have the same nominal population within a tolerance of 750 people. It was also stipulated that electoral boundaries were to be reviewed after each New Zealand census.


1887 New Zealand general election, 1887 electoral redistribution
In the 1887 electoral redistribution, although the Representation Commission was required through the Representation Act 1887 to maintain existing electorates "as far as possible", rapid population growth in the North Island required the transfer of three seats from the South Island to the north. Ten new electorates were created: Auckland Central, Woodville, Wellington South and Suburbs, Masterton, Wellington East, Waimea-Picton, Linwood,Rangitata, Waihemo, and Ponsonby. One former electorate, Wairarapa, was recreated.


1887 New Zealand general election, 1887 electoral redistribution
1887 was the year the Independent Representation Commission was established to redraw electorate boundaries after each five-yearly population census. The country quota was reduced to 18%. A £10 candidate's deposit was introduced.


1887 New Zealand general election, The Scarecrow Ministry
The Stout-Vogel government had been soundly beaten. Only 34 returned members supported the government, whilst 52 opposition MPs were elected as well as nine independents. This led to much confusion in Wellington in September 1887 when the members gathered to form a government. John Bryce, William Rolleston and Robert Stout had all lost their seats. Sir John Hall said he was too old. Sir Julius Vogel's policies had been rejected by the voters.


1887 New Zealand general election, The Scarecrow Ministry
So there was no alternative to Harry Atkinson, and after two weeks of negotiations he announced a ministry on 11 October. Only two ministers had served with him before. The Scarecrow Ministry was not expected to last, but did.


1887 New Zealand general election, The Scarecrow Ministry
The years 1887 and 1888 were the worst of the Long Depression, and Atkinson cut salaries, raised loans and raised customs duties. He was not popular with the wealthy, but they feared the Opposition leaders Grey and Ballance even more. By 1890 Atkinson was too ill to make speeches in the House.


1887 New Zealand general election, Results
The following table shows the results of the 1887 general election:


1887 North Antrim by-election
The North Antrim by-election, 1887 was a parliamentary by-election held for the United Kingdom House of Commons constituency of North Antrim on 11 February 1887. The sitting member, Edward Macnaghten of the Conservative Party (UK), had been elevated to the House of Lords as a Lord of Appeal in Ordinary.


1887 North Antrim by-election
In the ensuing by-election three candidates were nominated: Charles Lewis of the Conservative Party (UK) was elected, with 3,858 votes; S C McElroy, a Gladstone Liberal, received 2,526; and W. A. Traill (Independent Unionist) received 424.


1887 North Antrim by-election
McElroy was a leading tenants' rights campaigner. A Presbyterian minister from Portrush, who wrote to Lord Hartington, leader of the Liberal Unionists, seeking advice on whom to vote for, was urged to support the Conservative:


1887 North Antrim by-election
The Nationalists in the constituency, who supported McElroy, had hoped for his election through a split of the Unionist vote between Lewis and Traill, but as The Times observed, the voters "have not been tempted from the path of loyalty by the lure held out to them by the enemies of their landlords". Lewis sat for the constituency until the 1892 general election, but did not seek re-election.


1887 North East Cork by-election
The North East Cork by-election, 1887 was a parliamentary by-election held for the United Kingdom House of Commons constituency of North East Cork on 16 May 1887. The vacancy arose because of the resignation of the sitting member, Edmund Leamy of the Irish Parliamentary Party. In the ensuing by-election another Irish Parliamentary Party candidate, William O'Brien, former member for South Tyrone, was elected unopposed.


1887 North Longford by-election
The North Longford by-election, 1887 was a parliamentary by-election held for the United Kingdom House of Commons constituency of North Longford on 5 February 1887. The sitting member, Justin McCarthy of the Irish Parliamentary Party had been re-elected in the general election of 1886, but having been elected also in the constituency of Londonderry City, he chose to sit for the latter on the basis that the Longford seat was safe for a Nationalist candidate. In the ensuing by-election another Irish Parliamentary Party candidate, Tim Healy, former member for North Monaghan, was elected unopposed.


1887 Northern Maori by-election
The 1887 Northern Maori by-election was a by-election during the 9th New Zealand Parliament. The election was held on 9 May 1887.


1887 Northern Maori by-election
The seat of Northern Maori became vacant following the death of the sitting member Ihaka Hakuene on 6 April.


1887 Northern Maori by-election
The by-election was won by Wi Katene (described as a Stout-Vogel government supporter) by a margin of three votes, contrary to expectations. However none of the newspaper reports give the number of votes recorded for each candidate.


1887 Northern Maori by-election
Although Sydney Taiwhanga petitioned the Supreme Court about irregularities in the poll; the petition was later withdrawn.


1887 Northwich by-election
The 1887 Northwich by-election was held on 13 August 1887 after the incumbent Liberal Unionist MP, Robert Verdin died.


1887 Northwich by-election
The seat was retaken by the Liberal candidate John Tomlinson Brunner. Brunner had previously been the MP but lost the seat in the 1885 general election due to a split within the Liberal party over Irish Home Rule. The winning Liberal Unionist candidate in 1886, Robert Verdin, was the brother of the defeated Conservative candidate in the previous General Election, William Henry Verdin  and he won by 458 votes.


1887 Northwich by-election
In November 1886, Brunner embarked on a world tour and his return to Northwich on 2 July 1887 was greeted with great celebration, as he was extremely popular in the town, regarded as a kind and sympathetic employer and a generous benefactor. Within three weeks of Brunner's return, Robert Verdin died and a by-election was called. At the 1892 general election, Brunner's opponent was not a Liberal Unionist, but a Conservative, George Whiteley, who was a cotton manufacturer from Blackburn. Brunner was returned with an increased majority of 1,255.


1887 Notre Dame football team
The 1887 Notre Dame football team represented the University of Notre Dame during the 1887 college football season.


1887 Notre Dame football team, Season overview, Notre Dame's first official rugby football game
The first Notre Dame football game took place on November 23, 1887 on the school's campus just north of South Bend, Indiana. Michigan had been playing football since May 30, 1879. Two players on Michigan's 1887 team, George Winthrop DeHaven, Jr. and William Warren Harless, had previously attended Notre Dame. In October 1887, DeHaven wrote to Brother Paul, who ran Notre Dame's intramural athletics program, telling him about the new game of football. Michigan had planned a game in Chicago on Thanksgiving Day, and the three men, DeHaven, Harless and Brother Paul, persuaded their respective schools to play a football match on the Notre Dame campus on the day before Thanksgiving.


1887 Notre Dame football team, Season overview, Notre Dame's first official rugby football game
On November 22, 1887, the Michigan football team departed from the Michigan Central Railroad Depot in Ann Arbor on the late train. After breakfast in Niles, Michigan, the team changed trains and arrived in South Bend between 7:00 a.m. and 8:00 a.m. The team was greeted by Father Superior Walsh and spent two hours touring the university buildings and departments of Notre Dame.


1887 Notre Dame football team, Season overview, Notre Dame's first official rugby football game
The game was the first played by a Notre Dame football team, and the Michigan team was credited with teaching the Notre Dame team the game before play began. The Notre Dame student newspaper, Scholastic, reported: "It was not considered a match contest, as the home team had been organized only a few weeks, and the Michigan boys, the champions of the West, came more to instruct them in the points of the Rugby game than to win fresh laurels." The proceedings began with a tutorial session in which players from both teams were divided irrespective of college. For the first 30 minutes, the teams scrimmaged in a practice game with Michigan "exchanging six men for the same number from Notre Dame."


1887 Notre Dame football team, Season overview, Notre Dame's first official rugby football game
After the practice session, the Michigan and Notre Dame teams played a game that lasted only half an hour which was described by The Chronicle (a University of Michigan newspaper) as follows: "The grounds were in very poor condition for playing, being covered with snow in a melting condition, and the players could scarcely keep their feet. Some time had been spent in preliminary practice; the game began and after rolling and tumbling in the mud for half an hour time was finally called, the score standing 8 to 0 in favor of U. of M."


1887 Notre Dame football team, Season overview, Notre Dame's first official rugby football game
Between 400 and 500 students watched the game. After the game, the Michigan team ate at the Notre Dame dining hall. The Notre Dame student newspaper reported on the gratitude of Notre Dame officials for Michigan's tutorial in the game of football: "After a hearty dinner, Rev. President Walsh thanked the Ann Arbor team for their visit, and assured them of the cordial reception that would always await them at Notre Dame." Brother Paul arranged for carriages to take the team to Niles in time to catch the 3:00 train to Chicago. The Notre Dame paper reported: "At 1 o'clock carriages were taken for Niles, and amidst rousing cheers the University of Michigan football team departed, leaving behind them a most favorable impression."


1887 Notre Dame football team, Season overview, 1888 games
After Michigan's visit to the campus in November 1887, football became a popular game on the Notre Dame campus. A football association was formed with Brother Paul as the president. In the spring of 1888, Brother Paul challenged Michigan to return to Notre Dame. Two games were scheduled for a weekend on April 20–21, 1888. On March 24, 1888, the Notre Dame student newspaper reported:


1887 Notre Dame football team, Season overview, 1888 games
Michigan won the first game 26–6. The game was played at Green Stocking Ball Park before a crowd stated to be as low as 300 and as high as 800 spectators. Before the game was played, a 100-yard dash was run with players from both teams participating. Michigan's James E. Duffy defeated Harry Jewett, the American sprint champion, in the race.


1887 Notre Dame football team, Season overview, 1888 games
The game began at 3:20 p.m., and The Chronicle summarized the game as follows: "The feature of the game on our side was the tackling of Duffy, Harless, Babcock and Briggs, long runs and good passes by Rhodes, DeHaven, Wood, Ball and Button. As usual J. L. Duffy got in some good kicks."