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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1900
Page
7
An unclear OCR segment references the governor, pro tempore Essie, and a contest with a defense. It notes a chair, a country, and legal action with mentions of responsibility and financial matters. Names and specifics are unreadable, leaving a partial glimpse of political proceedings.
San Juan diplomats urge immediate U S action as Foraker bill duties on sugar and tobacco bite hard. Merchants report 3.3 million pounds of tobacco ready to ship, rising to 5 million by August, with New York prices around 1.85 under current duties. Planters hold crops, labor scarce, loans unavailable, and island faces famine risk without free trade and debt relief. Imports from Oct 1898 to Dec 31 1899 reached 5.34 million, with Britain Germany France also listed. exports at 2.84 million with American share 768k and Spain 132k.
Col Bryan arrived in Brooksville Florida to a large enthusiastic crowd. He spoke from a courthouse square stand outlining free silver support income tax opposition to trusts imperialism and Philippine freedom. He reaffirmed 16 to 1 silver as relief for the common people and received strong applause.
Dale and Walker counties held primary elections for Democratic county offices. William Garner was renominated for the Dale legislature and W D Acree for the senate, both aligned with Oates but to be instructed for the April senate vote. Walker county nominees were not yet known and will be instructed in April.
New York endures a fierce blizzard with ten inches of snow and high winds. Shipping faces delays as ships such as Graf Waldersee and Etruria encounter trouble. one death from cold reported. City charities mobilize to aid the exposed, while trains drift and harbor activity slows. Fractured limbs among residents rise as ambulances rush corps. Forecast calls for clearer, colder weather tomorrow.
Senator Clark testifies before the senate elections committee admitting about 115000 spent in his Montana campaign for the U.S. Senate but denies using funds to corrupt lawmakers. He describes the outlay as legitimate, linked to opposing Daly’s rule and financing campaign costs.
Mobile, February 7. A blizzard hit Mobile Friday afternoon with a thermometer at 67 degrees at 2 pm. In eighteen hours it plunged 43 degrees to 24 degrees by 8 pm. The day later saw a rise of 9 degrees to 21 degrees by 9 pm and forecasts a low of 12 degrees before morning.
A cold blast across the Texas coast harms truck farms and fruit with strawberry plants blooming. Shipments will lag about three weeks and the crop cut in half while cabbage shipments begin. Cattle are being cared for with no planned losses, though one negro reportedly froze to death in Burleson County.
In Manila on February 17, 42 of 51 suspected bubonic plague cases proved positive with 32 deaths, about half Chinese. Health officials under Major Edie intensified sanitary controls with 100 inspectors, 30 Chinese supplied by local merchants. Census puts Manila population at around 490,000 including 21,000 Chinese.
A 1900 New York journal ad promotes Dr Kilmer's Swamp-Root as a kidney remedy. It claims kidney health improves overall well being, describes symptoms of kidney trouble, and offers free sample bottles via mail if readers cite the Atlanta Sunday Constitution. It cites hospitals and physicians endorsing the product and provides pricing for bottles.
In testimony to the committee, Senator Clark denied money was used to secure votes for his Senate bid though he acknowledged a minister claimed payment for vote influence. He said he would refuse Republican caucus votes unless a majority supported him, to avoid bribe accusations. Clark described friends and a committee aiding his campaign, funded by authorized disbursements and expenses, not illicit payments.
A committee questioned whether funds could be paid for unlawful purposes and concluded members had no authority to disburse money except for fair and legitimate uses. The committee adjourned until Monday.
Washington February 1 The house approved the legislative and judicial appropriation bill after four days of debate. A lively exchange featured Mr Sulzer Democrat New York and Mr Grosvenor Republican Ohio arguing over monopolies and political strategy. Grosvenor praised Attorney General Griges and noted the anti trust law history while dismissing Sulzer’s calls for reform.
In a charged exchange the speaker notes decades of hardship from 1882 to 1896 while denouncing a blunt Ohio reformist and his ally as dictatorial. Mr Cannon delivers a satirical, combative speech urging calm public business amid jeers and laughter.
Washington February 17 Republican members of the conference committee in charge of the finance bill held a long session from 11 a.m. to shortly before 6 p.m. Secretary Gage attended part of the day to present views on certain features. No conclusions were reached on the bill or its individual provisions as general principles were the focus.
Columbus S. C. February 17 Special Will Burts a nineteen year old negro was lynched in Aiken county after an assault on Mrs C L Weeks. A posse of 24 men tracked him across counties and hanged him from an oak limb, then shot him breaking the rope. He was later hoisted and shot again. Opium Morphine and Whisky Habits cured advertises.
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