14 Nov 1900
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Newspaper
Emmetsburg Democrat
Location
Emmetsburg, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 1900
Page
1
Secretary Gage denies planning to leave the cabinet and says he has not decided his post March 4 moves. New York sources state Lyman J. Gage will resign and Charles G. Dawes, controller of the currency, will be asked to succeed him, with Gage returning to the presidency of the First National Bank in Chicago.
Dem state chair Ros ing says Van Sant appears elected by about 2000 on face returns, though 4500 behind Republicans claim. Official count could shift, Lind may win. Figures show Van Sant 160,036 and Lind 148,559, a 1,477 plurality. Irregularities in the count may lead to a contest.
The Morro Castle departed New York on her first Havana trip carrying distinguished passengers including Secretary of War Elihu Root, Havana customs officials Colonel Bliss and G. Bulle, and a customs collector. Root said he aims to observe Cuba's general condition, not pursue a specific objective, and expects to be away about two weeks.
Early returns from Nebraska indicate McKinley carries the state by roughly seven thousand votes with the governorship still teilweise undecided pending final official totals. State ticket split: fusionists win lieutenant governor, attorney general, and land commissioner. Republicans win auditor, treasurer, and superintendent. Legislature likely split Senate fifteen Republicans and fifteen fusionists with one vacancy. House about fifty one Republicans and forty nine fusionists.
A jubilation dinner by the national Republican committee executive staff was held at the Union League club New York City with figures like Mark Hanna Joseph H Manley Coro neling M Bliss N B Scott Benjamin B Odell and others present. The event was private with congratulatory speeches. Separately Springfield Mass reports boilermakers threaten Vanderbilt system shutdown if demands are unmet by 20 000 workers and allied unions. Venezuela reports Restoration of former President Aimbrane his real estate and property seized during the recent revolution. he now resides in New York.
In Munysville Ohio Judge Melhorn overruled a new trial motion for Roslyn Ferrell, convicted of first degree murder in the Aug 10 killing of Express Messenger Charles Lane. Ferrell is sentenced to be electrocuted on March 10, 1901, and will await execution at the Ohio Penitentiary after remarks at sentencing.
R G Dan head of the mercantile agency arm of R G Dan & Co died in the city from cirrhosis of the liver. Born in Chillicothe in 1826, he started in a country store and moved to New York to join Tappan & Douglass. He became partner, then senior partner of RB G Dun & Co before his death. his widow Mary D Bradford of Milwaukee survives.
In New York on November 12, a jury awarded valet Frank Mowbray five thousand dollars in his suit against Howard Gould, son of the late Jay Gould. Mowbray claimed Gould hired him for life at thirty dollars a month after injuring his sight and other injuries from an incident aboard Gould’s yacht on July 4, 1893, and that he was discharged once the statute of limitations barred further action.
BeRuin reports on a vast military range near Gunderhof and Jutsberg where German experts test Mauser rifles and new field guns. Dozens to hundreds of pauper corpses are used as targets. Bullets from close range tear flesh and mangle bodies.
At Benaix on November 12 reports say natives of Alsace Lorraine who became American citizens face expulsion when visiting their former home. The United States embassy is swamped with redress requests as Germany may refuse protection under the 1813 treaty.
Lieutenant Commander Stokeley Morgan A N retired who fired the first gun at the Battle of Manila Bay died at his Roxbury home. Death was due to paralysis. He was 41 and had the distinction of firing the first shot in the battle.
General MacArthur, commander in the Philippines, reports that Aguinaldo abandoned arms and shifted to guerrilla warfare. he notes dispersed Filipino formations and widespread minor actions, with 268 American deaths and 3,227 Filipino deaths from Nov 2 1894 to Sept 1 1900, and stresses troop strain and need for a large American military presence amid a republican government push.
Mapam reports November 12 delegates to the Spanish American Congress have not yet arrived. Cuba and Porto Rico lack official representation though private delegates attend. Fizzle feared due to late arrivals and abortive labor could aid United States interests. Liberal urged earnest work to unite Latin peoples in America.
Springdale scene of fatal shooting as Sheriff Young dies and Under Sheriff Bellar is fatally wounded during attempt to arrest a desperado. A man wounded in Logan Thursday night was located at Springdale, 20 miles east of Livingston, but the assailant escaped.
A typhoon struck the town in the evening and raged until morning. A British river gunboat was sunk though its crew are reported safe. Great damage and loss of life occurred among native craft. full extent is unclear.
Paragraphs recount how C P Kantington prized John K Porter of New York for his client friendly approach. Porter told Huntington not to trouble himself, requesting four witnesses and promising to handle all details, easing the suit’s burden until final disposition. Also remarks on Paris cab life and a carbolic acid antidote using alcohol.
Eastern Algeria artesian wells have shifted from provoking bant er to quiet acceptance as cold water bursts create canals and a potential relief for drought stricken fields. Local tribes now seek government engineers to test water pumping while promising political support to ease measures.
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