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Newspaper
Devils Lake Inter Ocean
Location
Devils Lake, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1898
Page
1
The advertisement extols Syrup of Figs as a pure, effective laxative manufactured with care by the California Fig Syrup Co. It warns against imitations and praises the company’s scientific process and reputation with the medical profession, noting its kidneys liver and bowels benefits without griping or nausea.
Madrid reports the Spanish government has sent instructions to Senor Montero Rios head of the Paris peace commission. The next joint conference may be the last if the American commissioners do not moderate their claims. A dispatch from General Rios notes Negros rebellion and the departure of the Munos mail steamer with invalided men.
The Eusepire Committee reports that the 11-Hight convention narrowly rejected the direct passage of the Woman's Temple project in Chicago. Debates grew sharp as anti Temple and Temple advocates clashed over debt repudiation and moral obligations. Delegates plan a further meeting to decide future action and a possible new organization in nationwide W C T U circles.
Early returns from Minnesota show Lind with a growing plurality but still trailing. Republicans win seven congressmen and most judges, while Towne concedes defeat in the Sixth district. Western counties boost Morris in the Supreme Court race, with overall GOP gains projected.
A Sunday crusade by the Ladies of the W C T U in Twin Cities churches invited Indies to occupy pulpits and recruit members. The convention in session at the People's church drew mainly insiders as ministers urged attendance and new signers. A battle over abandoning the Temple at Chicago could lead to a new group raising the debt and controlling the property.
Nov. 15 Virden Miz. miners and Chicago Virden Coal Co reach agreement on 40 cent per ton state scale. Shaft stockade tears down with miners’ consent leaving labor cost to company. Also note: Austin Texas to Bar Harbor Maine telegraph line completed enabling long distance link.
Early returns indicate the equal suffrage amendment lost while the dispensary and referendum measures may pass. North Dakota reports large Republican ticket majorities, with Halland County showing smaller gains for superintendent despite overall margins. Full state vote near 44 000 amid regional shifts across several states.
Chicago dispatch reports Congressman J W Babcock, head of the Republican National Committee, predicting 186 Republicans in the House and a Senate majority. He cites New York’s Nineteenth district and Cochrane’s victory, claiming a 15 vote House majority and a decade long Senate edge. He also says he will run for Wisconsin U S Senate seat to succeed Senator Mitchell.
The United States Senate will have a Republican majority after March. The current Senate split shows Republicans 42, Democrats 16, Populists 6, Silver Republicans 6. Tuesday's results add several confirmed and probable picks, boosting Republicans to 48 with others holding over. Five state legislatures are not yet included in the totals.
Early returns show Branley the Republican nominee likely to win the governorship by about 18 000 votes. Populist state chairman Taylor Riddle concedes defeats for Vincent in the Fifth district and Jerry Simpson in the Seventh. Republicans elect two state monitors and seven of 125 representatives, giving a 62 vote majority on joint ballot in the legislature.
Nov 14 report from Lincoln Nebraska shows late returns confirm the fusion state ticket with average pluralities around 2500 and Republicans likely secure the legislature on joint ballot with both houses. superintendent of public instruction remains in doubt.
Wisconsin returns show Republicans carry the state ticket by 30 000 to 35 000, elect 9 or 10 congressmen, and win large majorities in both state legislative chambers. Roosevelt leads nationally with strong margins in New York and surrounding counties. Wyoming, Nevada, Utah results follow with party shifts and upcoming senatorial votes. End of Camp Meade in sight as Second corps prepares for new camps in the South.
In Haunia and Crete dispatches, officials argue for an updated revenue law to meet new coalitions and export dynamics. Dingley rejects tariff abolition or major revision at the coming session, noting war tax remains. Market reports follow with delayed grain, livestock, and commodity prices.
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