Senate Clashes Over Bond Inquiry Delays and Coast Defense Call
In Washington on April 15 the Senate debated a resolution for a bond issue inquiry with no mood to yield. An agreement set the vote after speeches by Chandler Gray and others. The same dispatch notes a Bering Sea arbitration treaty ratification, a one dollar verdict in Easton v Wright, a 96-indictment grand jury for timber culture violations, a Rideau River ice jam threatening farms in Ontario, and Allsop’s jail suicide in Seattle.
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Paris
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Four Italians Fight Turns Violent at Pier Stabbing and a Shooting
A free fight among four Italians at a pier near Hamilton Ferry left two men stabbed and one shot in the heart. The injured are in hospital with little chance of recovery. Names of participants are unavailable, and the incident occurred in Brooklyn on April 15.
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Populists of Nebraska Indorse Allen for President
The Nebraska state central committee of the People's Independent party plans a Grand Island convention July 15 to select 57 delegates for the national convention. Nine per district and three at large, based on 1896 Maxwell votes. Hastings to host August state officers meeting. Resolutions urged Allen for president and backed free coinage at 16 to 1. Governor Holcomb and Chairman Taubeneck spoke to the committee.
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Tillmans Bitter Talk at Wichita Saddles the Crowd
Senator Tillman delivered a fiery speech in Wichita after a Bond Bros circus show, attacking Cleveland and Carlisle, praising free silver, and urging Populists to back the Democratic line. Iowa Allison McKinley club forms in Des Moines with over 1,000 members planning a St Louis march for Allison and McKinley. Maryland Populists elect delegates. Omaha platform echoed. Detective Schaefer misses hearing in Fall Leaf murder case. Galveston pushes for Transmississippi Exposition support. Edward Pardridge dies in Oakland after Bright’s disease.
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Manderson seeks to drop Burlington land suits in Nebraska
Omana April 18 General Manderson plans to press Attorney General Harmon to abandon government suits against Burlington road land purchasers. He warns of wasted public funds and harm to farmers as loan companies withdraw loans, deepening state distress.
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Preacher in Prison and Cuba War Dispatches
Havana reports Alberto Diaz a Southern Baptist missionary arrested with no incriminating house findings. Dispatches detail heavy fighting around San Claudio as Maceo's insurgents push Spanish forces back after seven hours, with manned retreats and multiple engagements across Pinar del Rio, Santa Clara, and nearby towns.
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Zelaya Rebels Seek U S Mediation in Nicaragua Conflict
A telegram from Nagarote says a rebel messenger is en route to U S minister Lewis Baker seeking intervention to arrange peace. Zelaya demands unconditional surrender and leaders’ trial. government and Honduran forces close around Motombo La Paz Chinandega Ceibamocha with heavy rebel losses and Zelaya directing operations from Nagarote.
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Hill Opposes Bond Investigation In Senate Speech
New York Senator Hill delivered a dramatic speech opposing a bond investigation, defending Secretary Carlisle and the administration against insinuations of irregularity. He cited charges linked to McKinley supporters and sugar stock dealings as part of wider accusations, though he stated he did not speak for the administration.
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