A Douglass Boom Reported as Delegates Test Victory Shift
A news note suggests a Douglass endorsement surge or use of the name in a trial by delegates. The item claims an effort to alter Nash and Daugherty votes through an experiment or manipulation.
25 May 1899
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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1899
Page
1
A news note suggests a Douglass endorsement surge or use of the name in a trial by delegates. The item claims an effort to alter Nash and Daugherty votes through an experiment or manipulation.
In Wood County, both Nash and Daugherty camps claim eight of eleven convention delegates for Douglas. The scene centers on efforts to switch Nash and Daugherty delegates to Douglas as part of a broader Hanna-led testing strategy across three counties. Reports tie Judge Thompson and Senator Hanna to the push, while Douglas disavows involvement.
French government informs Belgium that Orleanist protests threaten relations. Belgian officials pledge compliance and to deny Talleyrand visit. Officials indicate the Duke of Orléans will not be allowed entry to Belgium.
Coroner Hollingsworth of Princeton Indiana received word that a skeleton has been found at the mouth of White River on the Indiana side. Believed to be one of the Hazleton wreck victims from two years ago last March, with six bodies still missing. Coroner Inskeep of Wabash County Illinois will investigate tomorrow.
Twenty Americans in Kansas and Montana regiments wounded as forces under Funston press the advance. Reports describe heavy enemy casualties and capture of positions with notable resilience from U S troops in scattered engagements across Kansas and Montana theaters.
General MacArthur and General Funston with the Montana and Kansas regiments plus the Utah Battery dispersed 800 insurgents entrenched beyond San Fernando near Santa Anita. American scouts were fired upon and withdrew as the troops moved in swiftly. The fight ended with heavy enemy losses and many prisoners, amid reports that twenty Americans were...
Havana reports claim the Sanguilys and opponents of the Cuban Military Assembly urge soldiers to keep arms and not accept money. Gomez advised return home with or without pay. General Brooke proceeds, while inquirers doubt Assembly rolls. If 15,000 to 20,000 claim payment, money disbursement shifts. 39,930 enrolled suggests many armed may resist American conditions.
General Lawton expedition patrols clash with insurgents from daylight to night, one American dead and fourteen wounded, twenty prisoners and thirty rifles seized. Five drowned amid raft sinking at Pasig ferry. Major Bell reconnoitering party near Santa Anita reports twenty insurgents killed and forty wounded. Oregon and Minnesota regiments ship home to Manila. Oceania suppressed for seditious editorials. U S commissioners and officers celebrate Queen Victoria's birthday aboard HMS Powerful.
Acting Governor Worthington granted clemency in three cases on his last day. Lee Beatty of Breckinridge County received a full pardon for arson despite Almond Johnson admitting Beatty’s innocence. Johnson, a fellow convict, also labeled Beatty innocent and faces a 30 year term.
The President directs implementation of Generals Otis and Lawton recommendations in the Philippines. Colonel Summers of the Second Oregon is made a brevet Brigadier General of Volunteers and Captain Case of the engineer battalion is made a brevet Major.
War Department dispatch lists casualties from May 14 to May 23. Wounded include Leonard Edling John Pender Charles Knepker Joe Costello Robert Cassidy Harry Boxsee and others. several with severe and moderate injuries. Killed in action cited for George Scott and Harry L Boxsee.
In Peking on May 24 the Russian Minister M De Giers informed the Tsung Li Yamen that Russia will not accept China’s refusal of a railroad concession. Russia will send engineers to survey a line to connect the Manchurian Railroad with Peiping.
A defective boiler exploded at Henry Myers' sawmill near Hindsdale Indiana this afternoon killing two of Myers sons Virgil and Herschel and Perry Morrison. Morrison was hurled seventy five feet from the blast site.
Surgeon J E Page, longtime on Admiral Dewey’s flagship Olympia, says Dewey is not sick and is in as good condition as possible after a year in the tropics. He notes the admiral’s cool nerve during Manila Bay action and that Dewey maintains regular habits with little need for medicine.
In Manila on May 4 Major Zaibita and other Filipino commissioners criticized the American proposals. They argued that ultimate government power rests with Congress and that the plan would place Americans in control of all departments, with Filipino offices at the mercy of American will. Military officials fear the negotiations will embolden insurgents to demand better terms without the American general’s input.
Governor Bradley arrives in the capital after a shortened vacation and will not resume directing the state. His ongoing health issues shape political expectations as three gubernatorial hopefuls watch for potential influence. Bridges between the Governor and Attorney General appear strained, affecting alignments among Pratt Stone Hopkins County factions.
A posse pursues Samuel Perry after he shoots Frank Evans and J. B. Proctor near Cameron. Perry’s wife was captured in Halcyondale and faces potential lynching. Perry remains at large as authorities close in.
President Schurman of the United States Commission to the Philippines said conciliation is as essential as force. He noted ongoing talks with prominent Filipinos, the April 4 proclamation, and a possible liberal form of government compatible with U.S. sovereignty and international obligations.
About 500 Baltimore saloons may quit the trade as the Maryland Brewing Company vows to stop financing saloon licenses to push its beer. Reports show license applications fell from 2,451 last May to 2,291 this May, signaling widespread shutdowns and a move to curb unhealthy competition.
In Bowling Green Ohio Mayor A R Campbell sentences James Firsden a 13 year old delinquent to attend Sunday school and church at the Disciple Church for eight Sundays or face twenty more days in jail. A certificate of good conduct from the teacher earns him one dollar. If he refuses penalties apply.
Washington May 24. The naval militia drills on the Great Lakes will be more extensive. The Ohio militia begins July 5 for an eight day cruise on the U S steamer Michigan. The Michigan militia starts July 20 for eight days, and the Illinois militia on August 7 for eight days.
New Holland Ohio May 24 Judge Van Cleaf declared Squire B P Tanquary insane. He served 20 years as Perry Township Justice of the Peace and was defeated last spring. He had hoped for the village mayor's job but was refused, a rejection that troubled him. he is a former soldier.
Munich May 24 Many Bavarian dailies attack Prince Max of Saxony nephew of King Albert for persecuting Protestants in Nuremberg. Formerly a brilliant Bavarian army officer he renounced the world, became a priest and chaplain at Nuremberg Cathedral. He is accused of sowing Catholic Protestant discord by medieval methods and opposing Catholic Protestant marriages and doctors.
Preliminary steps taken to welcome Admiral Dewey on his return to Dewey Washington. District Commissioners asked to appoint a citizen committee to organize the affair. The board also backed creating a permanent home for him in the city.
John Litchfield of Talma Ind drank a glass of pop in South Bend and died soon after in great agony as details of the incident emerged.
May 24. Secretary Hay refuses to publish the cable report from President Schurman on Philippine negotiations. The dispatch omits any mention of friction with General Otis, who now represents the military and naval side after Admiral Dewey’s departure, with an overall optimistic tone reported by several observers.
Toledo probate court did not commit Marie Cicotte-Wilson to an asylum but the grand jury indicted her for perjury. The case centers on a woman and her mother known for legal actions and disturbances in Chicago Cincinnati Toledo Omaha San Francisco and other cities. They sued Fremont and Toledo for 850000 in personal damages from arrests and imprisonments.
A Madrid dispatch reports the illness of Senor Emilio Castelar with physicians despairing of recovery and little hope for his improvement.
In Frankfort Kentucky Governor Bradley defended ministers invited to a Chattanooga club event after 11 pm. He said the party did not expect a law violation and that invitations were extended as a courtesy of the club. Chattanooga authorities had summoned a clubhouse for serving after hours.
Queen Victoria marks her eightieth year with a royal celebration as age and reign are recalled. Officials and subjects alike honor the monarch with ceremonies and cordial greetings across the empire.
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