20 Apr 1899
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Newspaper
Daily Inter Mountain
Location
Butte, Montana, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1899
Page
1
General Otis endorses Secretary Alger’s plan, saying 20,000 regulars plus volunteers are sufficient for the Philippine campaign. Otis confirms arrangements to move regulars to Manila and send volunteers home, and hopes to report improvement soon.
Washington reports no call for 24,000 volunteers despite ongoing hostilities in the Philippines. President and cabinet officials plan to send comparable numbers of regulars, with 15 volunteer regiments set to return starting May 4. Six regular regiments head to Manila now, leaving three infantry commands in the east.
Washington April 20. Volunteers in the Philippines will return home in the order they sailed for Manila. Dates show detachments from California Artillery Second Oregon June through October and units from North Dakota Minnesota Idaho Wyoming Montana South Dakota Nevada Wyoming are listed with specific return dates.
Gov Lind reports a cablegram ordering the regiment home and mustered out at Aner. He says details were received in cipher and withheld from the public while he sought clarification of the message. The note indicates extreme secrecy and confusion about the act and timing.
A Way company seeks increased capital and state aid to finance improvements and buildings in the Keyields of Northern Mine cota. Secretary of State approval is required as the fee to the state totals 375 and the plan includes retiring funds to fund the FHP for the project.
The Railway Transportation Association is organized in Chicago with the aim to develop solutions to transportation problems affecting railway companies. First officers include president A. M. Daly and vice president P. Adame, with G. P. Conrad as secretary and treasurer. executive committee will include reps from Central Railroad of New Jersey and Mobile &...
Ohio, Canadian Pacific, Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul, St. Louis & Southwestern and Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe are cited. A proposal calls for semi annual meetings, the first in June or July at a site chosen by the executive committee. Mind Unbalanced by Religion Saint Louis Mo April 20. A Choctaw man Simon Hotema arrested for murders near Warm Springs IT confesses his crimes as influenced by his creed claiming to sacrifice for the Lord and his people due to belief in magic among Indians.
San Francisco April 26. Authorities report several counterfeit five dollar gold pieces circulated locally. Four powerful fakes passed on a bartender, Frederick Peterson, while associate John Keough is in Secret Service custody with another man known as Joseph Walker. Keough alleges they traveled from Washington by Puget Sound to meet the passer of the coins on the steamer Queen. The counterfeit coins are described as good mintage. In New York, April 20, a Herald dispatch notes Secretary Alger’s telegraph on forming battalions. Alger says some recruits appear well set and pleased, with Brooke yet to begin Cuban battalion organization, and Otis unlikely to enlist Filipinos until peace returns.
An elderly fugitive, Ww, B. Storis, was arrested in Los Angeles awaiting a Saline County Missouri officer to return him for trial. He was indicted March 19 on two embezzlement charges, per a telegram that led to the arrest.
San Francisco on April 2 reports the four batteries of the Sixth artillery arriving and boarding the transport Warren. Their baggage remains along the railroad, forcing another postponement of the sailing to Manila.
President Rafael Iglesias of Costa Rica arrived from Europe aboard the Frederick and plans a brief stay before proceeding to Washington. The journey continues toward Costa Rica vila New Orleans and St. Louis as the week unfolds.
John Lewis Lay, once a first assistant engineer in the U S Navy and creator of the Lay torpedo used to attack the Confederacy gunboat Albermarle in 1864, died in York aged 68.
Gold Beaters' National union orders a strike after rejection of wage demand from $3.50 to $5. A Chicago union with 1 members quits work today. Six hundred heaters across counters are affected.
Captain J W Bev an, a well known river pilot, left today for New Orleans to bring the gunboat Nashville up the Mississippi River to St Louis. Great preparations are being made. the day of arrival will be declared a public holiday.
Money and bonds report steady conditions in New York with stable sterling exchange at 4 8874 and 60 day bill rates near 4 85. Government bonds show ease while Treasury securities and coupons show varied quotes including 108 5 and 125 4.
New York April 20 in a cautious start the market showed narrow moves with a generally favorable tone yet inquiry faded and trading remained sluggish. Some shares posted handsome advances while liquidation appeared in certain specialties and signs of support in others kept the market unsettled. Railway securities dimmed.
Philadelphia April 20 defense in the Quay trial argues for withdrawing the case from a jury and verdict of not guilty. David T Watson claims the prosecution failed to prove a conspiracy linking Quay to Hopkins and Haywood misuse of state funds. He alleges the Commonwealth’s expert witness, Goldsmith, relied on inferences rather than book evidence.
The George trial defense opened in Manton Ohio with witnesses alleging drug addiction to opium and morphine. Dr Eyman, state asylum superintendent, testified addicts tend to honor truthfulness but lack principle. Witnesses testified about amounts washed through South Dakota.
New York April 46 Dr J L Wortman elected to the Yale chair vacated by the death of Prof C Marsh. Wortman, assistant curator vertebrate paleontology at the American Museum, was contract-bound to Yale as Marsh’s assistant and to become successor. Born August 25 1886 in Oregon he studied at the University of Oregon and later worked with F D Cope in Philadelphia before explorations with Cope in western fossil beds and anatomy studies with Leidy.
Dr Wortman trained in Medicine at a Philadelphia college, became anatomist at the United States Medical Museum in Washington in 1884, and 1887 earned his M D. He served as demonstrator of anatomy at Gewat Medical College and was offered assistant curator of vertebrate paleontology at the American Museum of Natural History in New York. He led fossil collection efforts at the museum, wrote numerous articles and books, and contributed to scientific journals.
Harrisburg April 20 The general assembly of 1899 adjourned at noon after about three and a half months in session The adjournment was one of the shortest in state history amid a spirited contest for United States Senator The assembly failed to pass bills for ordinary expenses and statute amendments for the next two years making an extra session likely.
Crowds gathered at Westminster Abbey for the marriage of Lady Margaret Primrose to the Earl of Crewe. Notables present included the Prince of Wales, Dukes and Earls, with a wreath embroidered gown, a Queen Marie Antoinette lace dress, and a rosebery luncheon before departing for Welbeck.
A Havana editorial urges major reform of Cuban criminal and civil procedures. It argues current practices allow witness imprisonment and costly delays, while supporting a revised system and warns against sweeping, radical change without legitimate authority. The piece notes American interest in lawful reform.
Fragmentary dispatches describe a shooting involving Clevenger and threats of lynching in Liberty. Mentions of Miss Clevenger, George Allen, and jealousy rumors surround the事件 as authorities vow vigilance after the arrest and recapture of Clevenger. Also notes on the C P Patterson steamer undergoing repairs for Yukon river survey. Additional London World item mentions Ted Sloane’s health and racing prospects.
The trade bulletin estimates winter wheat damage claims across states between Ohio and the Missouri River. It projects a crop of 827 million bushels, about 55 million bushels less than last year, signaling a smaller harvest amid drought concerns.
The Mariposa sailed from San Francisco early today bound for Honolulu Apia Auckland and Sydney as the steamship begins its voyage across the Pacific.
A period ad describes rain and snow gear including Mackintosh coats and umbrellas with prices. It promotes Gloria and Economise umbrellas, then shifts to a large selection of under‑wear for men with many fabrics and weights from cashmere to wool, listing brands and prices and stressing non shrink and quality.
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