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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1900
Page
1
An incomplete OCR excerpt references a county issue and a legal question about a special edition and a contested matter. Names and specifics are unclear, but the passage implies a formal dispute or hearing related to county governance and proposed actions.
Fragments show names like INMAN HULSEY and GLASS involved in mayoral and judicial matters. References to democratic processes, court actions, and an arson and solar subject hint at a chaotic campaign scene with multiple candidates and contested positions amid a local government contest.
Jackson county clerk W H Coulton was arrested in Frankfort and jailed for complicity in Governor Goebel’s murder. Warrants issued for Secretary of State Caleb Powers, Captain John W Davis, ex-Secretary Charles Finley, and John Powers. Davis and Powers closely watched. Finley linked to January 2 meeting. Cromwell affidavit underpins warrants. public access to statehouse grounds denied by military authorities.
Archbishop of Mexico issues a circular calling for removal of the Passion Play during Holy Week. He condemns the burlesque depictions of the trial and death of Jesus shown in country churches, noting centuries of rural pageantry now degenerated into caricature and harmful to religion. Catholic people support the prohibition.
Former minister to England E J Phelps died in New Haven Conn after about two months of illness. His wife and son Charles Phelps of Boston and daughter Mrs Horatio Loomis of New York were at his bedside with his physician. Funeral services will be held Sunday at Buttell chapel at 4 PM.
Remains of Mrs. Kate Chase Sprague daughter of the late Chief Justice Salmon P. Chase were brought from Glenwood cemetery in Washington. Services will be held tomorrow and the remains will be buried beside Chief Justice Chase in Spring Grove cemetery Cincinnati.
The socialist democratic party announces Eugene Debs for president and Job Harriman for vice president. The merger absorbs the Hilquit Hammon faction of the socialist labor party and adopts the party name social democratic. Debs, once reluctant, accepts after creditors are assured the debt of the American Railway Union will be paid and he is given a three month rest before campaigning.
Senator Morgan opposed the amendment in committee as the Davis measure passed to report the treaty amended. The Davis change narrows conditions on neutralization for US defense and public order, sparking administration discontent and a push for canal legislation later this session. The report notes support from many leaders for ratification but warns Britain and Nicaragua may diverge. Morgan filed a minority view arguing the amendment preserves Clayton Bulwer terms while advancing neutralization.
Chief Wilkie of the treasury secret service was notified that Edward &. Grimmell, formerly a civilian clerk in the disbursing office for the medical department in San Francisco, was arrested in Philadelphia on a charge of theft of United States property and held for a March tenth hearing.
A San Francisco interview sparked reports that Alabama officer General Wheeler tendered his resignation last November. War Department records show he remains a brigadier general drawing pay and allowances. If he wishes to resign to resume legislative duties, the president will discuss it after a personal conference.
In Stamford Kentucky a Queen and Crescent line train carrying a circus stalled in Kings mountain tunnel causing dense smoke. Engineer and fireman plus several passengers were affected. John Sanders of Bloomington Indiana died from suffocation. Four others were hospitalized and expected to recover. engineer and fireman were hospitalized but to return home.
New York March 9 directors of the Southern Railway Company have declared a dividend of 14 percent on its preferred stock an increase of 16 percent. Washington March President McKinley declines invitation to visit Thomasville Georgia. public business will not permit his leaving Washington at this time.
In London a nationalist asked in the House of Commons whether the government would grant a shilling to each Irish soldier to celebrate St Patrick's Day by drowning the Shamrock. Joseph Howell Williams said army funds could not be spent for that purpose. It was suggested Irish soldiers wear shamrock on March 17 with navy access as well.
Congressman Carmack spent several hours in Chattanooga and will stay ten days to two weeks in Tennessee. His return follows Governor McMillin's open renomination bid for governor and candidacy for the U S Senate, signaling changes in Carmack and Judge Redgrass senatorial campaigns and suggesting a link to McMillin’s entry into the race.
Powell Clayton United States minister to Mexico arrived in Chicago en route to Washington. He described the Mexican Yaqui conflict as a British Boer style surprise war and predicted inevitable Mexican victory, noting Indians in northwestern Mexico have long revolted despite incentives and reforms.
The National Pure Food and Drug Congress closed its sessions in Washington on March with old officers re-elected after a dispute over a breached understanding that no business be transacted before adjourning. Bloodshed claims were noted by some officers and members.
In Youngstown Ohio on March 9 Peter Maher won a decision over Stockings Conroy after a foul in the fifth round of a twenty round contest.
Mrs Mollie Hopkins, connected with a local store family, was placed under bond by Policeman Shirling on a disorderly conduct charge in Birmingham Alabama. The case, linked to a prior cruelty charge involving stepchildren, is set for trial. neighbor Miss Sue Bazemore prosecutes.
Kingston March 9. British government contracted Elder-Dempster to run direct fruit steamers, aiming to break Reston Fruit monopoly. English company appoints Boston agents, signaling unified buying and no price competition. Widespread anger over Chancellor’s tax position on West Indian sugar and rum. Anson enters Chicago politics as Democratic alderman candidate for the third ward.
The text argues the United States should reject or modify treaty amendments affecting Nicaragua and Costa Rica. It questions Article 2 of the convention, claiming no exclusive rights are granted or denied to the U S beyond global treaty terms and suggesting striking or rewording to avoid nullifying parts of the Clayton Bulwer agreement.
Chicago woman Virginia Garrabrant sues her father in law Robert T. Garrabrant for alienating her husband’s affections seeking 25000 dollars and separate maintenance. Allegations claim a taint of Ethiopian blond descended from Louisiana ancestors affected her marriage prospects and influenced her husband to separate.
Secretary Root and General Wood led a party by special train to Pinar del Rio to inspect the tobacco region as U S war relief efforts face critique. Havana observers argue twelve months of efforts yield little durable sanitation and a bloated bureaucracy with costly, ineffective programs.
Thurmond West Virginia reports thirty-one rescued from Red Ashe mine as of tonight. Living are William Robinson Elisha Bruce and a boy named Tom. Total dead to date twenty-eight, with twenty believed still inside. Downey body misidentified as Charles Downey. corrections issued. Six more bodies found tonight though unrecognized due to decomposition. Coroner Montgomery and Prosecutor Dillon attended, adjourning inquiry to next Tuesday as recovery continues.
A fuse manufactory in Pompton New Jersey exploded today, killing four workers including John Hoda, William Cadmill, William H. Talmage, and John Merritt, with several others injured. The blast, described as devastating, destroyed the building and sent debris far from the site.
United States Commissioner Douglas Wight and Horace H. Blanton a Democratic candidate for Congress in 1896 fought a pistol duel in Nevada Missouri. Wight suffered a scalp wound while Blanton was dangerously wounded in the abdomen. Blanton had accused Wight of being a gold bug, a dispute that led to the shooting.
London officials insist Kruger seeks only a delay and rejects his terms as offered through Lord Salisbury. dispatches trace Boer demoralization and a looming collapse as Lord Roberts advances toward Bloemfontein and Pretoria. Reenforcements from Natal and troop movements indicate preparations for continued campaign and potential siege actions.
A Lourenco Marques telegram reports South African officials vow the British flag will never fly at Johannesburg. The city will be razed and mines wired for possible explosion from forts as needed. Most gold mines, outside government control, are flooded and deteriorating due to sabotage and neglect.
London dispatch reports Lord Roberts sending news that two South African presidents were present on the battlefield at Poplar Grove as of Friday morning, indicating high level involvement in ongoing operations. The brief fragment notes a war office dispatch from March with limited details available.
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