Resume of Happenings Outside Washington This Week
J Reiff licensed to ride in England. Venezuela ratifies renewal of Franco relations. Fuller renominated for Illinois congress. Presidents restate brigadier generals for vacancies. Holland submarine boat to be used by British navy. Miss Clifton heir to $100000 fortune in Texas oil lands. Senate ponds Garfield and Williams civil service and immigration posts. Hanrahan dies in Chicago hospital. Bank of Montreal may open Havana branch. Taylor sells Crimson Wing rights to Frohman. Long Island club to host 100 mile endurance events. James Smith buys Rubens Holy Family for Met. New palatial Fifth Avenue hotel planned near Delmonico site. Steen resigns. new cabinet formed. Whitney resigns Dominion Iron & Steel presidency. Sundry civil bill nears $3 million additions. Butler to become Columbia president. Cummings undergoes tumor surgery. expected to recover. Elks buy Hotel Bedford for national home. Rourke Cochran meets pope. Countess Castellane gives birth to son. St Joseph Mo erects half million depot. House approves £32 million loan. Major Grandy death cause apoplexy. Mecheam dead from heart strain over cholera work. Transport Thomas arrives in San Francisco from Philippines with troops and prisoners.
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Charles [. Fuller
Congress
Ilinois
Charles Bard
Simon Snider
Wm. Allman
Compan
British Admiralty
Sybil Clifton
Senate
James A. Garfield
Ohio
United States Civil Service
William Williams
Port
New York
Hanrahan
Cook County Hospital
Chicago
Bank of Montreal
Havana
Cuba
Hobart Chatfield Taylor
Hag
Crimson Wing
Charles Frohman
Fortune Lost in Wreck Near Miles City Mont
About $13,900 belonging to the Hirst National Bank of Miles City was destroyed when an eastbound Northern Pacific passenger train wrecked between Terry and Fallon stations due to a bridge fire. The money was burned in the blaze following the wreck last night.
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Miles City
Mont
Hirst National Bank
Northern Pacific
Terry
Fallon
Thunder Mountain mining camp map from Northern Pacific
The Northern Pacific Railroad issued a map of the Thunder Mountain country in Idaho with a detailed mining camp description and travel routes by rail and stage. It includes cost information and will be mailed on request to A. D. Charlton in Portland or Chas 8 Fee in St. Paul or through any NP agent.
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Northern Pacific Railroad
Thunder Mountain
Idaho
A. D. Charlton
Portland
Oregon
Chas
St. Paul
Minn
Northern Pacific Railroad Company
Oregon Has Dock Trial Ahead of Manning Repairs
Bremerton April 16 The Oregon completed its dock trial with machinery turned over while moored at the wharf. All systems operated smoothly as repairs continue on the revenue cutter Manning. The Navy authorized fitting bilge keels at a cost of $2000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bremerton
Oregon
Everthing
Department of Construction and Repair
Everett mill restarts after idle period becomes operation
The Ferry-Baker shingle mill in Everett resumes work after idling since last fall for repairs. A Spokane trades strike was averted through carpenters union mediation, and land near Spokane will host two new St Stephen's School buildings. A wave of local notes follows.
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Ferry-Baker
Everett
Spokane
Carpenters Union
All Saints’ Episcopal Church
St. Stephen’s School For
Great Northern Section
Mead
Malvar Surrenders as Laguna and Batangas Insurgents Lay Down Arms
General Malvar unconditionally surrenders to Brig. Gen. Bell at Lipa with all insurgents in Laguna and Batangas yielding. Bell’s influence to quell Tayabas and Cavite, while all remaining fighters to surrender to American forces. Gen. Wheaton reports district resistance ended and camps to open ports and return home for planting crops.
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Laguna
Batangas
Manila
Malvar
Bell
Lipa
Tayabas
Cavite
Gen. Wheaton
House committee on judiciary seeks beef trust information
The judiciary panel reports a resolution to request the attorney general for details on steps to investigate the beef trust. Attorney General Knox says no evidence of a legal combination exists and that he ordered the probe only after repeated circumstantial allegations. The special committee favors tabling the resolution.
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Washington
House Committee On Judiciary
House
Knox
United States
Local Dealers Offer Varied Prices on Grains and Livestock
Prices reported by Seattle area dealers cover grains such as oats 27.50 per ton barley 22 wheat 22.50 and timothy 15.50 while eggs dairy and poultry list fresh eggs 15 or 16 cents and live poultry with hens 13 13.5 cents. Live stock quotes include beef cattle cows 34 to 4 cents and steers 4 to 5 cents with hogs 6.5 to 6.1 cents and calves 5 to 7 cents. Hides and wool show mixed rates by weight quality with assorted skins and pelts priced per pound or per piece across heavy to light grades.
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Leta
Seattle
Puget Sound
Washington
Timothy
Stern Washington
Western Washim
Puget Sound Leads U S in Wheat Exports for March
Washington April 18 The Puget Sound district exported more wheat to foreign markets in March than any other U S district, surpassing New York Philadelphia Baltimore and San Francisco. The district shipped wheat valued at 1 187 555 dollars, about one fifth of U S total. Flour exports from the Sound were 555 465 dollars, about one seventh of total. The Sound total breadstuffs for March reached 1 749 526 dollars, while San Francisco exported 1 451 387 dollars and the nation 12 202 616 dollars.
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Washington
Puget Sound District
United States
New York
Philadelphia
Baltimore
San Francisco
The
Sound
Puget Sound
Newport News
the Sound
Court Martial Possible Over Waller Trial Reports
Secretary Root cabled General Chaffee in Manila to verify newspaper reports on the Waller trial and, if confirmed, to court martial General Smith. Also to court martial officers tied to the water cure allegations at Igbaris, including Major Glenn Lieutenant Conger and Assistant Surgeon Lyon.
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Washington, D. C
Root
Chaffee
Manila
Waller
Smith
Facta
Senate Philippines Committee
Presidente of
Igbaris
Glenn
Lieut
Conger
Lyon
Gun Burst Kills Several Aboard British Warship Mars
Queenstown reports a barbette gun misfire during target practice 110 miles west of port. Ten to twelve sailors killed or fatally injured including two lieutenants and a gunner. four more wounded, two in critical condition. The explosion hurled debris through the barbette wall and killed two lieutenants outright.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Queenstown
Mars
Washington Protest Over Philippine Tariff Rebates
The British and the German governments have filed strong protests with the state department against the Philippine tariff act now in operation. The core grievance centers on the export duty rebates for Philippine products, notably hemp, which Manila sends in large quantities to England and Germany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
State Department
United States
England
Germany
Manila
France Will Be Represented at Rochambeau Monument Unveiling
Washington April 19 France will be represented at the May 24 unveiling of the Rochambeau monument by a general and an admiral with their aides two foreign office officers and a warship to honor the occasion in response to a presidential invitation and congressional instruction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Episcopal bishops convene to select new sees in Salina Western Kansas Honolulu and Puerto Rico
The house of bishops met in Cincinnati on April 17 to select bishops for Salina Western Kansas Honolulu Puerto Rico and possibly Mexico. Bishop Dudley of Louisville presided as over fifty of the eighty American bishops attended, with many prominent rectors and laymen present for business referred from San Francisco.
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Cincinnati
House of Bishops of the
Episcopal Church
Salina
Kansas
Honolulu
Puerto Rico
Mexico
San Francisco
Dudley
Louisville
Australians En Route to Coronation
The Moana of the Canadian-Australian Line arriving from Sydney and Auckland carried over 200 passengers including many distinguished Australians bound for London to attend the coronation ceremonies. The line’s other two liners will be crowded with passengers for London when they arrive next month. Additional steamers bound for San Francisco also carry numerous travelers.
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Victoria
B.C
Sydney
New Zealand
Honolulu
London
San Francisco
Imperial Troop Massacre as Rebels Strike in China
Reports from Hongkong say Imperial troops under Prince Chan suffered heavy losses near Pu Tan in Kwangsi. A 2,000 man detachment marching toward the north was lured into a narrow defile and ambushed, resulting in a massacre or capture of most of the force. Prisoner counts vary, with some indicating no captives and others listing over 800 held.
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Hongkong
Prince Chan
Pu Tan
Kwangsi
Kurds Target Christians in Kurdistan War
Reports from Constantinople say Kurdish forces have launched a campaign against Christians in Kurdistan, killing men and women and taking young girls as slaves. In Diarbekir the Christian quarter was destroyed by fire and sword, with over 300 dead in that city alone, raising fears that foreign missionaries may also be at risk.
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Constantinople
Kurdistan
Diarbekir
Puerto Rico Federation Leader Cleared by Supreme Court
The Puerto Rico Supreme Court acquitted Santiago Iglesias, president of the Federation of Workmen, on all charges of conspiring to raise labor costs, reversing a prior three year four month sentence. A $25 contempt fine stood. A 1500 member parade followed in San Juan, with another in Ponce upon news of the acquittal.
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San Juan
P. R
Supreme Court of
Puerto Rico
Santiago Iglesias
Federation of Workmen of
Iglesias
The
Federation of Workmen
Ponce
Tunnel and Terminals for Great Northern in Seattle
Burke, Shepard and McGilvra filed with the Seattle city clerk a petition asking the council to grant a franchise to build a tunnel to connect the railway lines at the north end with proposed southern terminals. The petition also seeks approval to construct terminals south of King street and a depot, with plans already prepared, signaling the long promised major improvements by the Great Northern Railway Company.
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Seattle
Burke, Shepard & McGilvra
Great Northern Railway Company
King Street
Government opens abandoned claims in Yukon stampede
Dawson reports Ottawa telex to the gold commissioner orders immediate entry of lapsed claims held by the Treadgold order. A vast stampede is expected tomorrow with hundreds of claims opened, including the Milne concession on Hunker creek to open May 1. Dr Milne of Victoria owns the concession.
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Dawson
V.T
Ottawa
Treadgold
Milne
Hunker Creek
Dr. Milne
Victoria
Bryan to Inspect British Remount Station at Lathrop
William J. Bryan and a group of pro Boer sympathizers will tour the alleged British remount camp at Lathrop Missouri. The visit is at the request of Bryan’s congressional friends who seek his guidance on urging action in Congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Joseph, Mo
William J. Bryan
Lathrop
Bryan
Congress
Montana Miners End Rocky Fork Coal Strike
In Red Lodge Montana on April 19 the dispute between Rocky Fork Coal Mining Company and its workers is settled and the strike is called off. About 600 miners were affected as mines had been shut down.
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Red Lodge
Mont
Rocky Fork Coal Mining Company
Statue of Liberty to be Kept Lighted at Bedloe Island
Secretary Root arranged to maintain a light in the statue of Liberty on Bedloe's island in New York harbor.
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Washington
Root
Bedloe’s Island
New York Harbor
The Meteor Sighted Near Prawle Point
London reports Emperor William’s Yacht Meteor II in tow of the Scotia passing Prawle Point at 8 40 this evening.
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London
Emperor William
Meteor II
Scotia
Prawle Point
Clarkson Nominated for New Ark Port Customs
Washington April 18 The president has nominated James S Clarkson to be perveret of customs of the port of New ark.
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Washington
James S. Clarkson
Perveret
Newark
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State of
J. Reiff
Venezuela
France
Automobile Club of
Long Island
James Henry Smith
George Smith
Rubens
Holy Family
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Fifth Avenue
Forty-fourth Street
Delmonico’s
Paran Stevens
Johannes W. C. Steen
H. M. Whitney
Dominion Iron and Steel Company
Nicholas Murray Butler
Columbia University
Amos J. Cummings
Mr. Cummings
Benevolent Protective Order of Elks
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National Elks
Rourke Cochran
Countess Castellane
Anna Gould
House of Commons
War Department
Grandy
Philippine Islands
Mecheam
Maus
Insular
Manilla
Thomas
Philippines
Third Infantry
Washington State News
North American Fisheries Company
Anacortes
Seattle & Northern Railway
Seattle & Montana Railway Company
Great Northern Coast Line
Skagit County
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M. J. Corrigan
Port Angeles
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Renton
West Seattle
Seattle Electric Company
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United States Secret Service
Senor Iglesias
Workmen of
Hill
Seattle Council
State Electro-Medical Institute
Bright
OmMce
State Electro-Medical Institute Safe Deposit and Trust Company
First Avenue
Wash
Fred
L. W. Walker
Oregon Sun Line
Anp
Union Pacific
A. L. Graig
Ore
J. R. Nagel
First Ave
Seattle, Wa
Montana
Clarkson
America
C. Gopzisn
Fawn
CBC Hel
Beardsley Bros
Wishkah St. An Aberdeen
Hoquiam Cosmopolis
Ocosta
A. E. Dievenport
Aberdeen
A. D. Cuarutoy
Tegi
VIA
St. Paul, Duluth
Minneapolis
A. B.C. Denniston
Seattle, Wash
Burlington
St. Louis
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M. P. Benton
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