Debate on Cuba Belligerency Resolutions in House
Report of tense proceedings as the House battled over the Cuban belligerency resolution linked to the diplomatic and consular appropriation bill. Speaker sustains a point of order, Bailey and Hitt clash, roll call shows Republicans firm, Bailey loses appeal, and several other attempts to bring the Corban question to debate fail. City dispatches note unrest in Arkansas and port conditions in Yokohama with Japan urging restraint and vigilance in the Far East.
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Committee On Foreign Affairs
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Foreign Affairs Committee
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Dalzell
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White
North Carolina
Hitt Outlines Cuban Policy In Diplomacy Debate
Chairman Hitt of the Foreign Relations Committee spoke at length on the Cuban question as the diplomatic bill opened. He praised administration moves for freeing American citizens, recalling Weyler, and limiting Cuban concentration in towns, noting belief in the autonomy plan and executive action despite public doubts. Quiet reigned at the State Department as bound details emerged.
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Do‘tate
Weyler
Klondyke Quest and Gold Dust Hints Across the Pacific
January dispatches from Portland and San Francisco report D D Stewart arriving with 2000 in gold dust to fund mining machinery for Alaska, en route to Dawson City. Other passengers carry large sums and plans to ship gear, while balloon and aeronautical ventures loom in frontier hopes and copper property fundraising moves unfold in Wisconsin.
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San Francisco
Bribery Probe Hindered as Telegraph Firms Refuse Records
Conusuvs Jan 20 Senator Borko heads bribery inquiry into Representative Otis charges. Witnesses face contempt risk as hotel proprietors and telegraph firms balk at producing books and messages. House votes 58 to 0 against reorganiz ation proposals amid turmoil.
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Senator Protest Over Names Placed on Senate Committees
A national debate over committee assignments erupts as Senator Alexander protests the placement of Vernon H. Burke on county committees. He accuses party betrayal and treason to American manhood, while a Senate resolution states the body does not share the protest.
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Government relief expedition sails February first from Portiam
Portiam Oregon January 20 The government relief expedition will depart on the steamer George W Elder for Skagrey on February first Major Jacobs Vancouver barracks has engaged transport on the Elder for 86 men 200 tons of supplies and 30 mules The balance of the mules will follow a week later due to limited space The Oregon Snow and Ice Transportation Co could not deliver a train in time delaying the departure General Merriam ordered the Feb 1 start New York January 2 The American College Rowing Association plans an umbrella body to unite Cornell Columbia Pennsylvania and Harvard into a cooperative rowing federation forming the backbone of American rowing in time for a unified renomination of crews for the sport
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Prosecution of Zola Sparks French Political Turmoil
The War Minister Billot files a formal complaint against Emile Zola and The Aurore manager with M. Darlan, forwarding to the public prosecutor. Zola accuses officials of court martial irregularities in Esterhazy case. Telegrams report growing anti Jewish crusade and anticipated cabinet crisis Friday.
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Salvation Army Wins Greenport Open-Air Meeting Right
New York appellate court favors the Salvation Army after prolonged legal battles over street meetings in Greenport New York. The decision declares the ordinance against open-air addresses unconstitutional under the Fourteenth Amendment and restores the army's right to blow horns in public.
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Black Jack Gang Raid Ends With Lives Lost and Captures
Jan 20 Tucson report says Black Jack gang was surrounded near the Domdsry line by Mexican forces. One robber killed, four captured, two shot while fleeing. The remaining two were taken by Mexican officers and reportedly died. The fugitives headed south toward Mexico with two mules.
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Newspapers Win Denver Ad Rates Fight
Denver merchants surrendered after the Merchants' association withdrew ads. Newspaper owners set a new advertising rate scale higher than the old one, accepted by merchants. The dispute started over an 80 percent rate reduction demand from advertisers.
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Siege near Campechuela by insurgents reviewed
Dispatch from Havana reports insurgents besieged Spanish forces at Campechuela in Santiago de Cuba. continuous cannon fire from morning until early afternoon followed by 41 Spanish gunboats and 500 French troops lifting the siege later that day.
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Pension withholding bill for ex-soldiers in civil service
In Washington on January 20 Senator Platt of New York introduced a measure to withhold pensions from ex-soldiers employed in civil service where annual salaries exceed 1200 dollars. In Kansas City on January 20 at the canal convention session, resolutions urged Congress to pass legislation securing permanent construction of the Nicaraguan canal.
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China Accepts German Demands to Lease Kin-Chon Bay
A cable from the Chinese legation reports the tsungli yamen confirming a settlement with Germany. Kin-Chon bay will be leased with a 30 mile belt as boundary, German troops to withdraw, two murderers executed, others imprisoned. Churches and mission dwellings allowed in multiple districts with 225,000 taels provided for compensation.
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Russia Agrees to Withdraw Troops After Settlement
Shanghai correspondent cites authority that Count Custini told the foreign legations Russia will restore Port Arthur to China and withdraw troops without indemnity once the Germany affair is settled. China to employ Russians to drill troops and control customs and railways. Russia has vessels near Port Arthur and 5,000 troops ashore. China ready to open three treaty ports and extend railways into Yun Nou province but resists excluding other powers from the Yangtse region.
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Russian Mine Disaster Kills Forty In Donets Basin
Reports from Petersburg describe a gas explosion in a Donets ore mine of the Donetsaer company in the Tagon Fog district near the Azov north shore, leaving forty dead and eighteen injured. Separate items note thefts from Adams Express in New York, a Southern and Western states governors gathering in Tampa, George Gould’s jury earnings, and Minnesota Agricultural Society reports.
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President Dole to Be Hailed in Chicago Arrival
Chicago readies a guard of honor and escort for Hawaii’s President Dole arriving by limited train from San Francisco. General Brooks will lead U S troops at Fort Sheridan to receive him, with city officials likely to join the reception before the special Washington-bound run.
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No Change Anticipated In New England Strike
Reports from New Bedford Biddeford and Lewiston indicate quiet conditions in cotton mills as strikes continue with no expected changes for at least two weeks. Workers and sympathizers gathered near mills in New Bedford but gates remained shut and no demonstrations occurred.
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Man Shot on Westbound Freight After Confrontation
Heena Mon Jan 20 A man named Johnson was killed on a Northern Pacific freight at Thompson Falls after Johnson and a companion, both armed, refused to surrender when ordered off the train. The constable fired a Winchester shot during the arrest, perforating Johnson’s abdomen, claiming the discharge was accidental.
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Gladstone’s Health in Pall Mall Gazette
The Pall Mall Gazette reports Mir Giladatone’s health as critical after a Cannes stay. The notice states his condition causes grave anxiety to supporters and followers.
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