Week in Review: Rail Disaster, Park Work, and Politics
Five people died and five were injured in a Belt Line railroad wreck at La Frange Illinois when a meat train derailed and telescoped cars. A San Francisco boulevard project faces delays as Sutro disputes land, and Blanche Berard resigns after half a century in office. West Point remains undisturbed amid national upheavals. A Cuban troop train was destroyed near Can Pico with about 250 soldiers lost. Senate debates Alaska boundary amendments while Washington issues Arbor Day programs. The O R N Co denies extending to Kootenai. the Mississippi rises to 86.8 at Memphis. A Missouri Pacific train crashes into horses near Wolf Creek, killing two and injuring many. Tramps derail a Louisville and Nashville freight and are captured. Postmaster General Gary confirms the four-year tenure policy for postmasters. J B McMasters brings a new patriotic US history to Chicago, and a northeastern Asia expedition seeks Native American ancestry funded by Morris Jessup.
Hundreds of Bills Flood Senate Session
In the Senate 488 bills and eight joint resolutions were introduced on March 18. Measures ranged from government lien foreclosures on the Union Pacific to civil service rule changes and pension bills. The session saw debates on a Hawaiian cable, the Nicaragua canal, Pacific roads, and a notable pension for Brigadier-General Stevens widow.
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Senate
Allen
Hale
United States
Hawaii
Japan
William J. Bryan
Lodge
Nelson
Lindsay
Morgan
Board of Trustees
Union and
Central Pacific
Thurston
Frye
Cockrell
Columbia River
Civil Service Commission
Mississippi
Stevens
Dreamers' Cruise Sets Sail for Queen Charlotte Gold
A Vancouver expedition aboard the Stag, captained by Saltman, leaves for Mitchell Bay on the west coast of Queen Charlotte Island. Crew includes B Tod J Elliott and diver R Lewellyn with gear for underwater prospecting. They seek sunken gold rumor found by a Hudson’s Bay factor and an Indian, lost since the 1860s. A Victoria dredger previously failed to recover the treasure.
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Vancouver
B. C
Queen Charlotte Island
Stag
Saltman
Coquitlam
B. Tod
J. Elliott
R. Lewellyn
Mitchell Bay
Queen Charlotte Islands
Hudson’s Bay
Extra Session At Work The Presidents Message
The Fifty fifth House met for a routine session with many new faces. Reed elected speaker 199 to 114 with 21 and 1 votes for alternates. The president urged immediate tariff action and Congress to fix revenues. The message details deficits since 1892 and calls for higher duties to protect domestic industry and fund debt.
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Reed
House of Representatives
Harmer
Pennsylvania
Dolliver
Iowa
Bell
Texas
Pierce
McMillin
Tennessee
Grosvenor
Alexander McDowell
Benjamin F. Russell
Missouri
W. Glenn
New York
J. O McElroy
Ohio
Henry N. Couden
Henderson
Hepburn
Dingley
Committee On Ways and Means
Bailey
Robertson
Louisiana
Swanson
Virginia
President's nominations sent to Senate for ambassadors
Washington March 18 The president sent to the senate nominations for Ambassador extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary to Great Britain John Hay of the District of Columbia Amor extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary to France Horace Porter of New York Secretary of the embassy of Great Britain Henry White of Rhode Island all named to key diplomatic posts.
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Washington
Senate
United States
Great Britain
John Hay
District of Columbia
Amor
France
Horace Porter
New York
Henry White
Rhode Island
Senate Opens Extraordinary Session With New Kansas Senator
The 19 00 hour session began as flowers filled desks and the senate gathered for the extraordinary session. W A Harris took the oath as the new Kansas senator while Henry W Corbett’s credentials from Oregon were presented and debated before a recess and eventual reading of the president’s message.
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Senate
Kansas
W. A. Harris
McBride
Oregon
Henry W. Corbett
Mitchell
Gray
Delaware
Committee On
Hoar
Massachusetts
Cockrell
Missouri
Congress
Cait
Pruden
White House
Allison
Fire destroys Hansen planing mill in San Francisco
A blaze at 10:30 tonight at M. Hansen’s Berry street planing mill and the adjacent Pacific Woodenware and Cooperage Co. caused extensive damage. The Hansen mill loss is put at 250000, with costly machinery at risk. the cooperage firm faces about 75000 in losses, insured for 25000.
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San Francisco
M. Hansen
Berry Street
Sixth
Pacific Woodenware & Cooperage Company
Hansen
City theater hat ban ordinance faces judiciary review
In San Francisco on March 18 the board of supervisors discussed a proposal by Supervisor Rotanz to make it a misdemeanor to wear a high hat in theaters. The measure bans admission of women with hats above the prescribed limit and was referred to the judiciary committee for a report at the next meeting.
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San Francisco
Board of Supervisors
Rotanz
Judiciary Committee
Weyler Warned Spain Faces Major Budget Deficit
Havana reports Spain will approve a 35 million dollar public budget with a separate appropriation to cover army expenses from the suppression effort. The year’s income is projected near 15 million, creating a near 100 million deficit and likely a new tax or extra elections. Weyler’s removal of 20,000 troops and orders to expel families of insurgents are noted along with potential command changes in Cuba.
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Havana
Madrid
Cortez
New Spain
Java
Philippines
Gove
Weyler
Toquizero
Fonchevela
Guanaby
Ricardo
First Fresh Forty Mile Beef Delights Circle City Camp
Port Townsend reports a historic delivery of fresh Forty Mile beef from Thorp cattle to Circle City 250 miles away. The Miners Association organized a benefit at Snow's Opera House. tickets at 50 cents to 1 dollar raised about 800 dollars for the hospital fund. Tom O'Brien hauled 10 pounds of beef to Circle City where the sale included a large loin chunk bringing 480 dollars.
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Port Townsend
Waeh
Saya Alaska Newa
Rowe
Circle
Sho Snow
Tom O’brien
Circle City
Butler Gives It Up Extradition Case Ends in Sydney
San Francisco March 16 Ps Butler alias Ashe alias Newman accused murderer of Captain W Arthur Preston and Charles B has decided to give up his fight against extradition by Australian police He says the California Supreme Court would not reverse Judge Morrow and that an appeal would only delay the matter He plans to return to Australia to face trial and hope for escape under Australian law while facing possible life imprisonment.
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San Francisco
Ps Butler
Ashe
Newman
W Arthur Preston
Charles B
States Supreme Court
Morrow
Butler
Convin Supreme Court
Australia
Chow
Tralian
Governor Bradly denies Walling reprieve reports
Cincinnati dispatch cites a Frankfurt Ky report that Governor Bradley repudiated newspaper articles claiming he had granted a reprieve for Alonzo Walling. The governor says the stories were purely conjecture and baseless.
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Walling
Cincinnati
Commercial-Tribune
Frankfurt
Bradley
Alonzo Walling
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J. B. McMasters
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