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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1897
Page
1
General Gomez is anticipated to sign the treaty at the exd venue as part of ongoing TECUBAN war negotiations. The move signals a potential de-escalation though details remain undisclosed.
The World reports a US Spain compact on Cuban insurgent terms, offering capitulation and free pardon for offenses since 1868. Gomez and leaders may sign. details to Congressional briefing and Madrid Havana promulgation.
A Madrid official travels to Washington as a private negotiator with Canovas and the Duke of Tetuan directing reforms in Cuba. The plan includes a trade treaty opening Cuba to foreign competition, with limited exceptions for cotton prints and a few other articles, as Spain seeks to protect monopolies.
Senor Canovas appears to seek a settlement before Cortes opens. Today Cadiz shipped a million dollars in specie and military stores to Cuba.
Captain W T Lewis recounts General Fitzhugh Lee visiting the Three Friends in Key West and commending arms aid to Cuban insurgents. Lee reportedly told Lewis he would do the same to help the Cuban cause while warning of ongoing tensions. Continued on third page.
Washington January 13 discussion on the Olney Pauncefote arbitration treaty grows wary of scope and potential unseen claims. Committee on Foreign Relations notes the subject is vast and requires careful consideration before ratification.
In Zanesville on January 13 John Grassel, after being examined for sanity and told to return, fatally stabbed himself in the heart with a pocketknife during a struggle with his son Charles Grassel who had tried to prevent the act. The son was wounded in the hand and chest.
In Massillon Ohio on January 13 a WCTU memorial pump proposal triggered a council split over where to place the pump on Main Street. Citiz ens began digging their own well while the council debated a second site. The town now has two wells and the WCTU voices frustration over the memorial’s placement.
Akron Ohio January 13 a group of prominent businessmen plan a large scale beet sugar experiment in Summit County. Soil tests indicate northern Summit County is suitable for beet cultivation and a test crop will be grown next year with a factory proposed for the following year. The project estimates a plant cost around three thousand four hundred dollars.
Massillon workers at Coxey's stone quarry refuse to work until overdue wages are paid. General Coxey continues party organizing in St. Louis on a flat money platform as the strike begins to bite the operation.
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee spent the session studying the arbitration treaty but offered no conclusions or amendments. Members agreed in principle to international arbitration yet debated how the pact should be shaped and applied, with the key issue of possible Monroe Doctrine disputes left unsettled. The day ended with the committee backing removing secrecy from the treaty in executive session.
The St James Gazette argues that a U S Russia tie allied with England would be highly desirable and urges that Anglo-Saxon powers unite against common threats. It notes the Olney remark about answering yes or no to whether the treaty is offensive or defensive. The piece contemplates close collaboration between the United States, Russia, and Britain.
Washington report notes doubt the arbitration treaty will pass the Senate in the current session with a vote unlikely before March 4. A New York Herald correspondent cites opposition as strong enough to block action, while a Sun editorial argues arbitration warrants cautious, patriotic consideration akin to a war declaration.
In Frankfort Kentucky the body of Nellie Stepp was found after a second search directed by Charles Taylor who admitted burying her face down in a rivulet beneath rocks and cedar brush. Coroner Dehoney convened a jury indicting Taylor for murder. The grand jury will reconvene and Taylor faces trial with potential death penalty.
Judge Catrell denied the Courier Journal Job Printing mandamus to force State Treasurer Long to pay warrants due the firm. The ruling holds all claims must be postponed until the budget deficit is wiped out, delaying warrants issued before the current administration.
The Corrugated Steel and Iron Roofing Association will meet at the Grand Hotel in Cincinnati on January 2 to fix prices for the coming year. Today manufacturers at the Monongahela House session in Pittsburgh decided to maintain current prices until February 1, with a possible change tied to iron and steel markets. The general tendency is toward lower prices.
The Ohio Wool Growers Association held its annual convention in Columbus. Resolutions urged protective wool duties and endorsed a tariff bill advancing wool interests, with Judge William Lawrence asserting past protection losses and promising support from Senators Sherman and Brice. Delegates for the Washington conference include Lawrence, Lewis, Hogg, Mortis, among others.
J L McCleary was unloading ten quarts of nitro glycerin when a blast at Hatfield caused his wagon to explode. Sixty quarts remaining exploded. McCleary was blown from the scene with only partial hand and foot remains recovered. Several bystanders were knocked down.
In Lexington Kentucky on January 13 Thomas Godfrey a grocer was shot in his shop by two men who entered asking for drinks He died from a head wound leaving a wife and several small children The murderers fled the scene and were last seen running away from the store with no other clues available.
Louis Rothermund, 30, died in Martin's Ferry from complications of diseases attributed to worry after a recent assignment and kidney trouble. He was the city’s leading grocer until a week ago, leaving a widow and one child.
Rea m Sergeant a colored man from Hopkinsville Kentucky fled after attempting to kill his wife with an axe at their home. He had been at the Workhouse for threatening and beating her yesterday. Police hunt him as the injured wife lies dying.
William Mel w detainee from the Alibi State Reformatory claimed he would loot Muncie, Ind., if prison officials did not pursue him. He said he escaped months ago, had a ten year sentence, served less than half, and had turned to theft after failing to find work. He was jailed as officials notified Pontiac authorities.
John Ryan, aiming from St Louis, broke into Phil Lyons clothing store in Marion Indiana last night. He was jailed by 10 A M and given a years sentence in the penitentiary. He had asked a passerby to take him to jail to escape the cold, and the entry was heard by a block away as the police found him with tires and goods.
At Columbus on January 13 1897 the United Mine Workers debated wage scales and independence for Pittsburg miners. A graduated scale was proposed for thin and thick vein coal while districts may not sign separate agreements. The session touched factional disputes over the Mine Workers Journal and the Self Abnegation Assembly as Ohio
Joseph W. Jackson sues his brother John Jackson for 5500 damages in Richmond Indiana claiming he sold 100 shares of First National Bank of Cambridge City stock at 100 per share but the stock was worth 175 per share.
The wife of Professor H. H. Edwards, once superintendent of Woodward High School in Cincinnati, has died in Washington C. H. The deceased was a New York native and well known in Cincinnati society.
In Vanceburg Kentucky on January 13 James and Cheries Parker aged 11 and 13 along with Joseph Parker are alleged to have lay in ambush for Eadna as he returned from a ball on open reeek and stabbed him in the face and neck in a severe piece of violence.
Washington dispatch reports McKinley likely to appoint Senator John Sherman of Ohio to the State post, with speculation about other cabinet roles. The scene notes visits from ex congressmen and Indian official Eliphat Mott Wright, plus portraits by Chartran and an invitation to the Washington Monument unveiling in Philadelphia.
Senator Sherman refused to discuss a report that he would be Secretary of State in McKinley's cabinet. He said the newspapers can conjecture as they wish and that he has nothing to say. Other senators claimed they knew nothing of the matter.
In Cleveland yesterday Congressman Charles H. Grosvenor said Sherman will accept the State portfolio once formally offered. Columbus reports Governor Bushnell’s office unavailable for comments, with no clear timetable on his Senate replacement amid private secretary uncertainty.
The Canton Ohio scene centered on social calls at the McKinley residence. Congressmen and party figures, including State Chairman Bixby and Mrs. Bixby, plus ex-Congressman C B Landis, met with the President elect in brief talks. Adjutant General Peck of Vermont said he came to Canton as a courtesy visitor.
Authorities gauge prospects for Ohio’s senator regarding a state portfolio. The general impression among observers is that he can secure the office if he is willing to accept it.
Cleveland January 13 Chairman M A Hanna said he read the interview with General Grosvenor about Canton talks with the President elect and confirming Senator John Sherman as Secretary of State. Hanna refused to discuss the subject and said rumors of ill health are unfounded noting only a severe cold.
James H. Roberts of Lockport preserved a twenty foot piece of mammoth twist tobacco since 1889 after the McKinley tariff. He now plans to send the present to the President elect, decorated with red white and blue ribbons, as a tribute to a fulfilled premonition.
South Bend reports a hearing sending over 25 000 names to Canton in support of Colonel Brigham for Secretary of Agriculture. Names include five governors and many congressmen as part of petitions and recommendations.
Arbuckle Bros and Thomas J. Kuhn sought a temporary injunction before Judge Morris to stop A M Woolson and W A Brigham from selling coffee at a loss and to restore pre cut prices. They also sought to bar Havemeyer interests from voting Woolson Spice stock at the January 19 election. injunction granted pending full hearing February 25.
In Laporth Ind on January 123 it is reported Benson Bidwell inventor of the electric trolley system is critically ill and living in poverty at his Rochester home. He had been living in obscurity in Cass County.
The Indianapolis monetary convention, after long sessions, advances a plan to retain the gold standard and retire certain United States notes. It proposes an Executive Committee to form a Monetary Commission and push Congress for expedited action in March.
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