The Man and the Hour President McKinley Measures Up
President McKinley faces the crisis with steady resolve and decisive action. Leaders weigh his measures as the nation confronts a perilous moment and seeks firm direction from the highest office.
02 Mar 1900
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Newspaper
El Paso Daily Herald
Location
El Paso, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1900
Page
1
President McKinley faces the crisis with steady resolve and decisive action. Leaders weigh his measures as the nation confronts a perilous moment and seeks firm direction from the highest office.
Washington March 2. The house read a president message urging that duties on Porto Rican goods collected since Spain's evacuation be appropriated for the island. McKinley requests $2,095,000 plus future sums for government and education. bill passed 162 to 107.
Report from Princeton says former President Cleveland is very ill at his home. He has lost weight, appears pale and is confined to his upstairs room with symptoms resembling Bright's disease. A New York story about his health is dismissed as a grim joke and he is said to be in good health in person.
In New Orleans on March 2 editors debated topics from Business in our Business to Influence of the Press Upon Society and Government. The session included Amity and Reciprocity Among Publishers and Advertising Agents and Foreign Advertisers as key questions before the group.
A reception and theater party will be held this evening to honor visiting guests as they tour many places of interest in and about the city.
Delegates from across the country gather in Cleveland for the National Council of Jewish Women second triennial convention. The meeting spotlights clubs for Jewish working women homes employment bureaus kindergartens and child saving stations with officers from Chicago New York and Philadelphia listed.
Telegraph service to snowbound Columbus and northern cities remained delayed. Trains from the north were arriving today after yesterday’s abandonment. Little information came in but reports indicated severe suffering among the poor in affected Ohio cities.
Bowling Green endured two days of heavy snow leaving rail traffic paralyzed. A Cleveland Sandusky and Dayton line train with passengers lay trapped between here and Tontogany, surviving on two loaves of bread and two cups of water from midday until the next morning. Snow depth reached two to three feet.
In Columbus Ohio 500 machinists began a strike described as inagurated yesterday and unsettled the morning after. Employers have not filled striker vacancies with non union workers. Three foundries had signed a new scale with the men which may aid the strikers.
Rumor in Chicago indicates Geo L Bradbury former Lake Erie and Western VP and manager may be chosen as president of the reorganized Kansas City Pittsburg and Gulf road. The report ties Bradbury to the leadership post amid ongoing railroad consolidation.
Guaymas, Mexico authorities report the Yaquis appear poised to assault the town and likely occupy Guaymas, barring unforeseen developments. The warning follows escalating unrest and military tension in the region.
Texas Independence Day is observed today with banks post office schools open and business houses operating. Courthouse custom house and city hall conduct business as usual while flags fly in various parts of the city.
A lively feature recalls BOBS Day of Glory events, recounting fans, community celebrations, and a renewed push to honor the team’s history. The piece emphasizes local pride and tradition surrounding the nickname BOBS.
London reports Lord Roberts and Gen. Kitchener visiting Kimberly where Boers reappeared at Klipham Drift. Buller says sixty three wagon loads of supplies and eleven hospital stores reached Ladysmith, with heavy officer casualties on February 28. Victoria celebrates Buller’s relief with citywide lights and bonfires.
Sheriff Boone reports seven soldiers detained in El Paso County Jail for complicity in Newton Stewart’s murder. Leaders named as Sergeant John Kipper and Corporal Powell. others include Privates Blazer Wright Davis Carroll and Leroy Roberts. Indictments likely soon. Captain Laughborough praised for decisive action.
Dorothy Bowman a noted elocutionist from Mexico and El Paso married Edwin D Mooers of New York. A civil license was secured at the county courthouse, a five oclock ceremony by Judge Harper, then Episcopal rites at St. Cabel Martins with Rev. Cabel Martin, followed by a wedding supper at the 72 ger hotel. Mooers is son of Los Angeles magnate R M Mooers owner of the Yellow Aster mine.
The report notes strong belief a man will be arrested within a day or eighty hours as an officer pursues him after he fled from the fort. A man believed to be involved has been sought since the incident began.
Special Dispatch to the Herald from Ft. Hancock Texas dated March 2 notes there is no report of the arrest of a negro deserter. The dispatch provides a brief update on the status of the search or capture efforts in that locale.
Rome reports Pope Leo XIII turns ninety marking the oldest pontiff in modern times. Despite no formal Vatican observance, greetings pour in from Catholic monarchies across Europe. Tomorrow the Vatican will host elaborate services recalling his 1878 coronation.
A Thursday evening high five party at Mrs. Campbell's residence on Wyoming and Campbell streets featured elegant decorations, music by Mrs. Jim Meehan and refreshments. Principal prize winner was Mrs. Bacon of Chicago, with many local guests in attendance.
A rumor claimed a Fort Bliss deserter was captured at Fort Hancock but intelligence denied any arrest there. Sheriff Boone stated he knew nothing about the arrest and offered to share information if available.
Last evening the high class eleventh grade was entertained at H. R. Chase’s North Oregon home by classmate Cruger Chase. Teachers Selby Townsend Jay Holman John Taylor Bruce Seeton and others attended as visitors. Prizes went to Miss Ethel Catlin and Bruce Leeton. refreshments were served and thanks expressed before departure.
James D. Brady appeared in Justice Spencer's court facing assault with intent to murder charges. He and fellow plumber Kenealy fought drunkenly, leaving two stab wounds to Kenealy's lungs. The county attorney pursued a disturbance charge instead, and both men were fined.
The Mexican government has sent a rural guard unit to Metlahoyuca district to safeguard American settlers after a string of killings. The move aims to deter further violence and secure the area for residents and visitors.
Juarez residents schedule a Sunday mass meeting to petition the government for abolition of the free zone or at least removal of tariffs on native goods shipped.
New York copper at 16, silver at 594, lead at 4.45. Market notes indicate metal prices steady in early March trading.
The chamber of commerce held a meeting with six directors present. Debate focused on using Buckler square for a high school site versus park space, with opposition from H B Stevens and support from S J Freudenthal and G W Emerson. The group discussed quarters for a mineral exhibit and funding from railroads, plus purchasing editions of the Industrial Record and Herald souvenir edition.
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