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04 Mar 1896
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Newspaper
Algona Republican
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1896
Page
1
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Washington February 2 The senate voted 64 to 6 to adopt a concurrent resolution endorsing Cuban belligerency and independence and urging neutrality by the United States while offering friendly offices to Spain for recognition of Cuba. Senator Sherman led with a scathing attack on Weyler. other speakers included Lindsey Lodge Caffery and Avon.
A Washington dispatch reports the United States edging toward war as Congress shows strong support for active intervention in Cuba. Senators and representatives flood with sympathy for Cuban independence, signaling a near open pledge to press Spain to end hostilities or grant independence.
Caracas March 1 Both houses passed resolutions thanking the United States for its stance on the boundary dispute with Great Britain over British Guiana. In Wisconsin Manson Street Railway foreclosed with a receiver to handle $150000 first mortgage bonds. Des Moines defeated Funk resolution to grant women the vote in all elections.
The record outlines a week’s congressional actions from February 4 to 29 including House and Senate votes on the Indian appropriation bill and the Dingley tariff, discussions on Cuban belligerence and the tariff bill, and the seating of Van Horn over Tarsiey. It notes the Alaska seal herd protection bill and Arizona land lease action as well.
Reports from La Havana area describe Spanish troops entering Quatao after insurgents retreated, killing 22 noncombatants and sparking protests by Spanish residents. Deepened battle at Palo Prieto yields Cuban triumph with 700 Spanish casualties and General Palanco wounded. chase ends with Spaniards fleeing into rivers as panic spreads during a machete charge.
Market notices from Milwaukee and Duluth dated March 1893 to 1906 show steady flour, mixed wheat and corn prices, with Chicago bids and stockyard cattle and hog receipts. Includes on track prices for No 1 hard and Northern wheat, lake region quotes, and general grain and meat trends across several cities.
A Havana report describes a brutal massacre near Gatos ten miles from the city. Refugees recount a surprise attack by a Spanish force on 40 rebels then firing indiscriminately at unarmed villagers. Five Cubans were killed in battle and eighteen corpses found by Red Cross teams, with the incident hailed by officials as a glorious victory.
The Wisconsin apportionment measure has passed both legislative houses and awaits Governor Upham's signature. The bill, largely unchanged from the prior version, is expected to become law, despite brief Republican opposition in both chambers. Governor Upham has signed the bill, making it law.
L M Smith secretary treasurer and superintendent of the Wisconsin Manufacturing company was fatally shot by an unknown man. Pursuing officers surrounded the factory, shots were exchanged, and the plant was set ablaze. The assassin, not seen to escape, is believed burned alive. Smith’s cause of death and the attacker’s identity remain unknown.
A Paris report claims the Panama canal company and the Nicaragua canal company may fuse. J R Bartlett, head of the latter, carries a signed agreement awaiting Nicaragua directors in New York to finalize. In Michigan, Detroit dates set for April 29 Senate primary style contests focus on silver. Minnesota clubs fix biennial convention for St Paul. In Wisconsin two brothers, Thomas and James Casey, die tamping dynamite in Adams township Green County.
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