19 Jan 1899
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Newspaper
Daily Inter Mountain
Location
Butte, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1899
Page
1
report states three British warships and one American vessel will sail from Honolulu to Samoa amid unrest, signaling a coordinated response to trouble there.
A report from Auckland says British and American consuls forced the German consul from Apia's supreme court chamber after he forcibly entered, broke doors, and clashed with marines. The scene ended with the German consul expelled and court reopened. Negotiations over the Samoan throne continue amid tensions among United States Britain and Germany. Raffell of Apia’s municipal council is cited as a flashpoint in the dispute. Osbourne in Washington holds U S interests in Samoa.
Philadelphia will sail at once for Samoa under Navy Department directive. The Philadelphia is due at San Diego Sunday after arriving from Acapulco.
Reports detail Mataufa followers numbering about 5,000 clashing with Malietoa Tanui adherents estimated at 1,000. Two hours of fighting left several warriors decapitated. American consul proclaims the Berlin treaty has force as law, equating Samoa insult to an insult to the U S government.
Washington January 19 It has been realized for a long time past there was need for modification of the terms of the tripartite treaty by which we assumed joint guardianship of Samoa with England and...
The Philadelphia with Admiral Kautz on board arrived here this morning from Acapiuleu, signaling a notable naval movement and arrival update for the local readership.
Colonel J M B Harvey leads a syndicate acquiring Havana tramways and Guanabacoa rail links with aims to install electric traction. The group buys street railway systems in Havana and Santiago, plans to form Electric Company of New Jersey with 5 million capital. Engineers Pearson, Martwell, and Kearney scope streetcar conversion to electric within about a year. Captain Hallett A Be will oversee Havana street cars on return next week.
Charleston W Va January 19 governor recognized the house organization by sending his message to the senate over a week ago. The senate adjourned after reading the journal and the house is now occupied with routine business.
A Bucharest dispatch reports a pack of hungry wolves attacked a Moldavian monastery and killed a friar, prompting alarm in the region. The incident highlights ongoing dangers posed by wildlife in remote monastic lands during harsh winter conditions.
The Helena joint session eyes a stalled bid to replace Lee Mantle in the U S Senate as Clark gains support while Daly Conrad and Toole factions vie. Reports say pressure mounts on Phelps and Potting. observers note shifts in votes and strategic moves amid Democratic party tensions and legislative urgency.
The Press presents a page noting the dismantled workshop of John W. Kerley and argues that the mystifying Keeley motor was a delusion and deception. It asserts the paper’s investigation demonstrates how trickery misled the public and exposed the alleged force as a fraud.
Albany gov. HaSavert declines to grant restoration of citizenship to a man who served prison time for Connouetion With the Chavesend elue on franta oe John Yo McKane. He withheld the applicant’s name but noted no convict should be restored to citizenship for years after imprisonment. The Atlantic trans ship Honeyman and 22 crew of the British tramp steamer Glinn downer were rescued after abandoning ship January 12 in clear weather.
A North Carolina house resolution proposes impeaching Superior Court Judge W L Norwood of the twelfth district on a drunkenness charge. A committee will study impeachment divisibility and report back to the house.
Down From Dawson Victor British Columbia January 19 The steamer Danube arrived today from the north bringing sixty passengers several of whom are from Dawson with good consignments of bullion.
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