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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1899
Page
1
A political note suggests that supporters of a candidate will dominate the upcoming convention. The report highlights expected backing from close associates and allies, signaling a cohesive bloc shaping agenda and leadership choices. The piece emphasizes intraparty power dynamics without detailing specific names.
Three Ohio men including D. K. compete for appointment as Judge of the District of Columbia to fill the vacancy created by Walter S. Cox's retirement. Cox, appointed by President Hayes, has served over twenty years. The Ohio candidates prepare claims ahead of the year end vacancy.
In the House of Commons Sir Michael Hicks Beach outlined government terms to absorb the Niger Company holdings. The deal cancels the charter, pays 845000 pounds, and yields half royalties from minerals for 99 years. British West Africa will be divided into three divisions under Colonial Office administration with inland customs abolished and free trade except spirits.
General Nelson A Miles arrived in Mansfield Ohio to visit ex Secretary and Mrs Sherman whose niece is his wife. He was invited to speak at a Fourth of July celebration by the Christian Endeavor Society and may attend noon address. He refused to comment on war or politics.
Hartford City Indiana July 3 Judge Vaughn Blackford Circuit Court overruled the demurrer in the County Superintendency case. Ira P Nelson’s claim rested on ballot voting and the court ruled that slips bearing Yes do not constitute a ballot. Nelson surrendered the office and Geiger resumes control.
In Austinburg Ohio a wedding supper after a Sunday ceremony left about twenty five guests sickened by ice cream possibly made from milk that was too old. Mrs Enos Morgan died and others including Rev and Mrs St John suffered while the bride and groom Mr and Mrs Ora Calloway were away on their wedding trip.
The Diet of Coburg passed a bill making the Duke of Albany the heir to the Duchy of Saxe Coburg and Gotha. If the Albany line ends, Prince Arthur of Connaught becomes successor, and if he dies, the Prince of Wales inherits. Prince Hohenlohe-Langenburg was named regent for the Duke of Albany.
The United States intervened in Carterville mining troubles as Judge Allen issued an omnibus injunction at federal court blocking John Piana and others from interfering with receiver Charles H. Bosworth and mine staff. U S Marshals, with deputies, moved to Carterville to enforce it as UMWA leader John M. Hunter traveled there.
In Delaware Ohio on July 3 Melanceste Picipes known as the kissing bug is reported after the sudden illness of Carter English. His eyes and face were severely swollen when his mother found him and a physician was called. He remains seriously ill.
Crisis in Belgium grows as the electoral bill stirs fear of upheaval. Threatened revolution prompts working classes to consider a nationwide general strike across the country.
Brussels July 3 The government faces pressure as proposals await the Chamber Tuesday with a threat of general strike by workers if the electoral bill is not withdrawn or a universal suffrage bill is not introduced. Clericals favor the bill while Socialists warn of revolution. dissolution or new elections may follow. Civic Guard members who backed the agitation face prosecution.
An orderly 15,000 strong rally of Socialists and Liberals gathered in Liege to support a petition to the Governor from the Liege province. M De Thorpe urged King Leopold to compel the Cabinet to withdraw the electoral bill.
Sir W G Armstrong Whitworth Co Limited of Newcastle upon Tyne filed two patents law suits demanding 30000 damages for alleged infringement of heavy gun trunnion bearing technology. Defendants include Admiral Charles O Neil Chief of the Bureau of Ordnance Captain Alex H McCormick Washington Navy Yard and Edward C Pendleton superintendent of naval gunshops.
Mrs Joseph Wallace of Gallipolis Ohio shot herself with a double barreled shotgun after leaving a note saying she was tired of life Her wound in the left breast and arm proved fatal nine hours after the act her five year old daughter witnessed the scene in the home where her sister had died by suicide months earlier.
The Jamaica Fruit and Produce Association will receive 10,000 pounds annually for five years. The government will fund a direct fortnightly fruit and passenger steamship line between Jamaica and the United States, beginning May 1900, with vessels to sail at fifteen knots. The note comes from Secretary of the Colonies Joseph Chamberlain to the West Indian Committee.
Santiago Day was celebrated at the Greater American Exposition in Omaha Nebraska with Postmaster General Emory Smith and Major General Joseph Wheeler as guests of honor. The crowd warmly greeted both leaders and especially welcomed General Wheeler by members of the Second and Third Nebraska Regiments.
Washington reports July 3 that contributions to the Dewey home fund reached 401 for the day, bringing the cumulative total to 12522 while the number of contributors stands at 110474.
News from Seattle dated July 3 reports the Folger party members John Folger Jack Mallon Herman Jacobi Jack Walsh Isadore Vidal and Fred Moore found alive in Arctic City after surviving hunger and exposure. The group left Rampart City September 28 aiming for the Koyukuk River. three returned, the rest endured ten days of snow and ice wandering with little food until rescue.
Six more signed scales reach Amalgamated Association HQ. Firms include Saltsburg Apollo, Palmer Steel Muncie, West Pennsylvania Sheet Steel Leechburg, Cleveland Hardware, Cumberland Steel and Tinplate. Some mills idle or operating with nonunion workers. Spang Chalfant & Co. expected to sign after repairs, while Cumberland area mills remain unsettled.
The Spanish Senate resumed peace treaty talks and ratified the accord with the United States. Montero Rios stated Spain will have equal commercial rights in Cuba Puerto Rico and the Philippines. He noted Spain relinquished sovereignty over Cuba to ensure independence.
In Chattanooga Bryan travels to Barnesville with Rev Sam Jones aboard a Pullman. The two men sit in moody silence, no words exchanged, amid history of past jabs over tax and free silver as Bryan heads to speak tomorrow.
In Preble County Ohio reports say a gang once based in Cincinnati, known for horse theft, has shifted to stealing poultry. County Commissioner Sam P. Morton notes fifty high quality Plymouth Rock hens were taken in a single night as thefts expand across the region.
Berlin officials deny to the Associated Press that Emperor William has offered Prince Herbert Bismarck the post of ambassador at Washington or any other diplomatic post as of July 3.
In Ulysses Nebraska during a severe electric storm Victor and Ira Dobson sons of John Amos and two unknown men were killed when the team they were driving was struck by lightning. The bodies were not recovered until today.
Outsiders have purchased the Great Dismal Swamp where a costly canal has been dug. The aim is to drain the swamp, leaving the canal eighteen feet above tide water.
General Otis reports on the number of recruits required to fill all regular regiments in the Philippines and the transports available to move volunteers and new troops. Transport capacity is outlined, with timelines aiming to complete enlistments by early September and full departure of volunteers by September 1.
General Otis reviews the Philippine situation for the President and estimates that 10,000 additional troops may be needed to end the rebellion. He endorses current forces, warns against false rainy-season timelines, and cites data from the Manila Observatory on rainfall and terrain.
The statement asserts the United States believes the Luzon rebellion will end only after the resistance is quelled, signaling a firm stance on suppressing uprisings in the region. The remark reflects strategic aims during the conflict and underscores the resolve of authorities.
The supply transport Wiefield sailed from San Francisco for the Philippines loaded with stores for American troops. The Conemaugh will depart soon with supplies. The City of Para, chartered last week, will sail next with the Nineteenth Infantry aboard. Recruits arriving daily from across the country, including over 200 wearing army uniforms, proceeded to the Presidio.
The War Department lists additional casualties from General Otis. Killed include William Nolan of the Seventeenth Infantry near Mutinlupa on June 26 and John C. McHuner of Company E near San Fernando on June 13. Wounded are William H. Dingey of the Twelfth Infantry and Aaron C. Wise of Company F with elbow and wrist injuries, plus Edward F. Brown of the Fifty‑first Iowa with notes of moderate severity.
Captain and Sargon Flagg of the Columbus Barracks Hospital received a government order to proceed to Manila. He will depart in a few days if duties permit and sail from San Francisco on July 12. The doctor is currently attending a general court-martial at Fort Sheridan, Illinois.
Reports from Manila describe 250 rebels attacking a departing California regiment at a Negros post. One American was killed and another wounded in Company E before Filipino defenders drove the attackers off. The Sherman will bring California troops to Manila before San Francisco. The Grant will embark the Colorado regiment.
Richmond July 3 State Senator Wm Flannagan who also served as Powhattan Commonwealth Attorney was shot and killed at Powhatan Court House by W G Pilkinton. The fatal shooting stemmed from a quarrel over the canvass for direct election of United States Senators.
Marquis Ito, former Japanese premier, said in a recent address that the partition of China among European powers is only a matter of time. He urged Japan to take protective steps and keep pace with advancing nations.
The first anniversary of the destruction of the Spanish fleet off Santiago was observed in Newport Rhode Island. North Atlantic Squadron ships and harbor vessels displayed flags and bunting at Colors. A noon twenty one gun salute from all ships followed special crew dinners, plus sports races minstrel shows and vaudeville entertainments aboard the ships.
The naphtha launch Dandy with twelve men aboard, reported missing last night, was found today stranded near Rockaway Beach. All on board were safe aside from hunger and exposure. The craft was towed off by an oyster sloop.
In Toledo on July 3 receiver Niles sold the Republican morning Commercial to George W. Hull a prominent Sorg Democrat who says the paper will become independent A new morning Republican paper is promised at an early date
Elias Hatfield son of Devil Anse fulfills a vow to his mother amid the Hatfield feud. The report notes a deadly confrontation at the depot as part of ongoing family hostilities with the rival McCoys.
Deputy Sheriff H E Ellis is killed in Pullman car incident near Grady West Virginia. Elias Hatfield, eighteen, wounded in arm after firing at Ellis as train arrived from the South. Hatfield flees to Kentucky pursued by a large posse led by Sheriff N J Keadle. potential lynching danger cited. Officials warn Hatfield clan will resist capture.
Three Polish boys Levi Korbish age 9 his brother Michael two years younger and John Zamblek age 7 were arrested in Shamokin on charges of causing the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad wreck near Buck Ridge Switch last Friday afternoon that killed Fireman Roll Morgan. They were committed to jail on manslaughter charges as witnesses testified and an application for a writ of habeas corpus will be made.
Mrs. Rosa Reynolds of 136 East Spring Street Columbus Ohio killed herself by taking strychnine today, her second attempt after a morphine overdose yesterday. In a letter to her mother she cites her husband William Reynolds a whitewasher as the cause of domestic trouble.
Washington July 3 Judge Walter E Cox Justice of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia tendered his resignation to the President. He has served more than twenty years on the bench and cites age as the reason. Cox presided at the trial of Guiteau the Garfield assassin.
Youngstown Ohio July 3 14 year old William Landers found giant powder and tried to pulverize it in an old coffee mill. A blast hurled him across the room. He jumped into a tub of water but suffered severe burns and doctors fear he will die.
Washington reports voluntary retirements under the personnel act with retirements dated from June 20. Officers named include Comdrs Henry E Ross and John L Hamnu m with Lt Cmdrs William H Driggs John H Moore Hawley O Rittenhouse Robert G Peck Herman F Fickbghm Gustavus C Hanus and Henry H Barroll.
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