15 Sep 1899
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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1899
Page
1
The readable fragments reference a local public sale action tied to a district or official. Details are incomplete but indicate a government or municipal notification with a deadline and involved officials.
John E. Searles, financier and American Cotton Company head, endorses southern warehouse hubs to store cotton and issue negotiable certificates. He expects Atlanta’s allied cotton interests convention on October 25 to push the plan, citing reduced insurance costs, round bale packing, and market control as benefits for farmers, railways, and exporters.
A cable sent from Anderson to Count Esterhazy proposes meeting on the field of honor over Captain Dreyfus. In South Carolina dueling is illegal and sending or carrying a challenge can disenfranchise a man even without conviction. the act may face a jury trial under state law.
Texas drought worsens with scarce rain across the state. Austin reports rains limited, while Fort Worth and Waco face severe water shortages. Rivers fall rapidly causing shut down of city electric and waterworks plants. Cattle die from lack of water as western regions dry. past floods give way to parched cracked ground.
A. N. Doerschuck, member of the Kansas City Pharmaceutical Association, was jailed for contempt by Special Commissioner Vinegad investigating the group on charges it forms a boycott against cut rate druggists. He refused to answer questions, was released on recognizance, and a further hearing was scheduled.
A British commercial expedition aimed at the Obi and Bibrian streams reached Hammerfest, Norway, but ice floes doomed the voyage. The Arthur was crushed by floes, but there was no loss of life. In Norfolk Virginia Charles J. Thompson, 40, was crushed to death while assisting in dismounting a gun on the Newport when a gun fell.
Paris report states the cabinet plans to pardon Alfred Dreyfus with a decree to be signed on September 19. The Matin notes the decision, while many provincial papers support a pardon. The Figaro reports army officers urging clemency.
British officials await Krugers reply to Chamberlains note as diplomats weigh the likely outcome. Krugers defiant stance prompts caution in London and Natal, with possible British moves and a looming decision on war or peace. Some papers forecast a tense wait, others predict a British ultimatum if negotiations fail.
A solitary highwayman stopped the Wells Fargo stage at Desperate Bend near Napa on September 1. He ordered eight passengers to the ground and stole the express box, leaving the mail bag intact. Clergyman Rev. C. F. Coy contributed $3, got $1 back in change as luck, and about $75 in cash plus jewelry was taken. Sheriff Dunlap organized a posse. Joe Weir was later arrested at Callistoga on robbery charges.
Washington September 14 The navy surgeon general has received a letter from the fleet surgeon of the Asiatic station stating Admiral Watson is now in good health. Reports of his relief by Admiral Remey depend on his condition, and the letter has influenced navy department plans.
Chicago on September 4 crude petroleum prices rose another 2 cents a barrel led by Standard Oil. Pennsylvania product quoted at $1.45 and Indianapolis at 99 cents. In three months the market gained 15 cents to its highest level since 1891, stirring excitement across Pennsylvania West Virginia Ohio and Indiana oil fields.
English novelist Rider Haggard and Lord Ernst Hamilton left Vancouver for Alaska today as members of an English mining syndicate active in the Atlin district. The famous author travels incognito with his companion to the Northwest.
Cape Town September 14 In the Cape House assembly premier Hon. W P Schratner admitted forty two deaths from bubonic plague at Magado near Lourenzo Marquis Delagoa bay and said every person attacked had succumbed to the disease.
Robert J. Burdette, slated to open the Hanford lecture course in Hanford California, collapsed with vertigo shortly after beginning his talk. He was cared for by local physicians at a hotel as the audience was dismissed.
The Improved Order of Red Men held a reception in the East Room as President McKinley welcomed the great council. George E. Green presented a token on behalf of the order, with over 900 members and their ladies in attendance.
Governor Pingree of Michigan captivated a packed Central Music Hall in Chicago during the conference on trusts. Charles Foster faced interruptions as Wirt Howe chaired the session and proposals for a resolutions committee caused factional strife. Amid cheers, debates over appointment rules and minority rights dominated the ensuing discussions with leaders like Edward Rosewater and ex-Governor Luce weighing in before the page continues on Tenth Page.
James H. Tillman son of ex representative Tillman has been promised a captaincy in a new volunteer regiment. He aims to raise an Independent company of scouts but will organize a unit with one platoon of educated Indians from Chippewa Nez Perce and other tribes. A. A. Girard from Rough Riders named first lieutenant. Recruiting stations planned in South Carolina and St Paul.
The union convention of populists Democrats and Free Silver Republicans met in Chicago to nominate three candidates for the supreme court Edmund Smith C B Kennedy and Judge Bennett. The Chicago platform was reaffirmed and Bryan's nomination urged. The Philippines war was denounced as a repudiation of liberty ideals and the Monroe doctrine with calls for Cuban independence and distrust of trusts. Senator Pettigrew attended and spoke.
In Columbus on September 14 the Democratic state executive committee elected James P. Seward of Mansfield as chairman. The campaign will open September 30 at a to be announced location, with gubernatorial nominee John R. McLean to be the principal speaker.
Frederick E. White the Democratic candidate for governor spoke to about 1000 gathered in Davenport. Mayor George Baker introduced him and White received strong applause from the Davenport audience as the gubernatorial campaign opened this evening.
Advices from St Hitt report a September 8 hurricane on Anguilla, part of the Leeward Islands, destroying 200 houses and leaving 300 people homeless. Similar damage reported at St Martin with property losses noted.
Report from Berlin via Kaligh in Russian Poland states thirty-two women and children were crushed to death in a synagogue panic caused by a lamp upset. Dozens more were injured in the stampede.
New York September 14 July first the Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York has returned to its members 500 576 737 or over half a billion dollars and its accumulated assets on that date were 288 530 000 This shows the company has practically paid out as much money to the insuring public as any other two companies of its character and that by holding a larger amount in assets than any other company It is beyond question the largest and strongest institution of its kind in the world.
Herron arrives in Nogales saying seventy five cowboys camp nearby to free two men jailed by Mexican officers while Colonel Kosterlitsky guards the post with forty troops. Herron warns an inevitable clash and notes the rescue effort ongoing near Naco Arizona.
The First and Third Ward committees delay choosing a candidate for the city ticket as the general committee plans a 8 PM meeting at the chamber of commerce led by Col. W. A. Hemphill. Hemphill declines alderman bid. Harvey Johnson is backed for north side. Third Ward stalls after Moyers speech urging caution. Beatty near nomination as others withdraw.
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