Tie at 1.65 Draws Close in Market Briefing
A terse market listing notes prices with a 1.65 reference and a 1.00 to 1.25 range. The fragment mentions a 230 unit figure and a 1.251 tie, indicating a closing balance and exchange activity.
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Newspaper
Daily Inter Mountain
Location
Butte, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1899
Page
4
A terse market listing notes prices with a 1.65 reference and a 1.00 to 1.25 range. The fragment mentions a 230 unit figure and a 1.251 tie, indicating a closing balance and exchange activity.
Washington dispatch reports Rubens returning from Cuba with impressions on General Wood's policy. Cubans praise reforms promoting speedy courts, free schools, road construction, and public welfare, while planning a gradual political reconstitution under U.S. guidance. Generals Gomez and Rodriguez express trust in Wood, and Cubans urge collaboration as the island nears a new government. The piece notes a cordial meeting at American headquarters and a shared aim for stability.
Port Townsend December 29 The purchase of foreign vessels by the United States government for use in the Spanish American War and their later sale to private citizens has created complications for buyers. The Scipio was sold by the Navy and then denied US vessel documentation. A treasury circular states that if the vessel is broken up and sold in the United States its material would not be taxed as an import.
The Inter Mountain collects funds for the widow and four children of Major General Lawton by order of the Committee.
New York December reports actor Roland Reed, operated on at St Luke's hospital last Tuesday, rests with little change and officials withhold details from him and the public. Doubt lingers whether surgery was for cancer after initial appendicitis talk. His daughter and wife stay at his side as flowers and news are carefully controlled.
New York dispatch reports Aspor World from Malifus says Gritedn may patrol the Atlantic amid growing panic over neutrality violations by vessels trading with American ports under contracts. Officials say a naval plan is under consideration and will await final orders before acting.
A New York probate filing outlines John J Blair's will. The Blein Presbyterian Academy at Claistown receives 10000, the Oxford church 15000, and the Methodist church 10000. DeWitt Blair is named sole executor and trustee with full powers. numerous beneficiaries are noted, with some bequests tied to churches and families.
Joseph F Johnston of Alabama, visiting New York, declares support for the Chicago platform and free silver. He criticizes Senator Morgan for shifting issues, says Alabama voters oppose imperialism and trusts, and predicts the 1980s issue lineup will dominate the next campaign.
Portland Oregon December 29 A local company forms to work the right sands of Cape Nome Alaska. A steam dredge is being built to operate in sea water to a depth of 12 feet using naptha or kerosene as fuel. When storms or high tides come the dredge can be hauled up and continue work in dry sand.
A Ottawa dispatch reports French Canadians in Quebec oppose sending additional Canadian contingents to South Africa. Premier Laurier faces a difficult position as anti British sentiment grows amid renewed Anglophone French tensions and debates over Canada’s independence within the empire.
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