Platt Substitute Replaces Exclusion Bill in Senate Vote
The Chinese exclusion bill failed in the senate and a Platt substitute extending present laws and applying them to all insular U S territory passed 76 to 1 after a 48 to 33 party line vote. The measure to substitute the enclosure bill was approved with minor exemptions and now goes to the house as an original measure.
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Washington
Pacific Coast
Senate
Platt
Connecticut
United States
Hoar
House
China
District of
Alaska
Work to Begin on Valdes to Eagle City Rail Road Project
Seattle April 17 reports Land, Credit & Mortgage Co of London plans a 400 mile all American Klondike route from Valdes to Eagle City. Beginning at multiple points, the 3,000,000 pound venture aims to rush construction to a profitable completion through Copper river and Tanana mining districts. The Valdes harbor is favorable and Eagle City sits near Klondike country with copper mining ambitions.
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Seattle
Land, Credit & Mortgage Company
London
Valdes
Eagle City
Com
Klondike
Copper River
Tanana
Alaska
Great Klondike
Week’s World News Condensed From Across Continents
A sweeping review notes Moscow rioters exiled to Siberia, China protests exclusion law extension, Cuba sugar differential bill passed, France and Venezuela resume relations, Boers' peace talks progress slowly, Panama insurrection fears grow, Queen Wilhelmina ill with typhoid fever, Chicago cattle and hog markets surge, Manila cholera epidemic ongoing with 382 cases and 253 deaths, Bar ton Alabama burned, Chinese rebels armed from French territory, Platt substitute stance by Pacific coast reps, Canada revises Treadgold concession, Ellen Stone to fund ransoms, General Miles to depart for foreign duty, Chaffee worries over Mindanao, natives who killed an American soldier resisted, Russian interior minister assassinated, Brussels strikers’ dynamite risk, Anglo-Boer peace talks hit snags, China unable to quell southern rebellion, St Louis fair 1903 cancellation confirmed, canal authorization delay cited, canal work compromise hoped with railway funds.
Belgian Parliament Rejects Universal Suffrage in Riots Across Country
In Brussels the chamber defeated a universal suffrage revision by 54 to 64. Socialists demanded kingly intervention, while authorities warned of partial reforms. Riots in Louvain left five dead and twelve wounded as protests spread, pressuring trade and prompting talk of dissolving parliament.
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Chamber of Representatives
Smeetz
M. Woeste
Maison du Peuple
M. Vanderveld
Belgium
Leopold
Louvain
Brossela
M. Schollaert
Chamber of Deputies
Fight on Dalles Canal Delays for New Survey
Washington April 21 strong fight expected in the conference committee against the river and harbor bill amendment authorizing a canal at The Dalles and Celilo. House conferees doubt the estimated cost and want a fresh survey before committing to the project.
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Washington
Conference Committee
Dalles
Celilo
Senate
House
Harts
Northern Pacific Maps Thunder Mountain Mining Camp Route Info
The Northern Pacific Railroad publishes a map of Thunder Mountain country in Idaho with a detailed mining camp description and complete railroad and stage route information including costs. The map may be obtained by mailing requests to A. D. Charlton in Portland or Chas. S. Fee in St. Paul or to any NP agent.
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Northern Pacific Railroad
Thunder Mountain
Idaho
A. D. Charlton
Portland
Oregon
Fee
St. Paul
Minn
Northern Pacific Railroad Company
Notable Loss for Mexican Embassy Official in Washington
Enrique Santibanes second secretary at the Mexican embassy in Washington collapsed and died on the street. A New York girl narrowly escaped death after being struck by a street car fender but lost her hair under the car wheels. Commodore Howell reveals a smokeless coal process converting coal to powder and bricks. Berlin census records list 190,587 inhabitants. Proposals for a Grant statue in Washington advance to design stage. The official copy of the Farris election bill stolen in Frankfort Kentucky stalls its passage. Kentucky Governor Beckham vetoes the tails docking bill urging focus on barbers rather than horses.
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New York
City Debates Cost of Public Works Authorization
Citizens debate the price tag of a proposed public works project. Proponents insist authorization covers the full Captain Harte estimate, while opponents seek a cheaper path, arguing work could be completed for less and saving funds for other needs. Leaders urge conferees to consider reduced expenditures if feasible.
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Harte
Bruges Clash Leaves Socialist Wounded in Belgium
In Bruges Flanders police charged the Socialists with drawn swords, wounding ten. German Socialists have raised 10,000 marks for the Socialist movement in Belgium.
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Bruges
Flanders
Socialist Movement
Belgium
Deceased Louise Luetgert Suspect Not Identified
Chicago April 19 A demented woman once thought to be Mrs Louise Luetgert in the Adolph Luetgert murder case is not Mrs Luetgert. W A Vincent Loetgert’s attorney sent two men who knew Mrs Luetgert to verify her identity. they reported she is not the same person.
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Chicago
Louise Luetgert
Adolph Luoetgert
W. A. Vincent
Loetgert
British Leader Grants Boer Election Facilities
London reports that after two talks between Lord Milner and Lord Kitchener with Boer delegates at Pretoria, Kitchener refused an armistice on military grounds but agreed to provide facilities for elections and for Boer commands to present representations. The Boers have ordered Pretoria to carry out this plan.
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London
Lord Milner
South Africa
Lord Kitchener
Pretorm
Angeed
Pretoria
Trial Testimony On Samar Executions At Manila Court Martial
Manila April 21 Lieutenant John H. A. Day of the Marine corps testified at his court martial trial on charges of executing natives of Samar without trial. He said the Pasey Presidente and fellow plotters were shot, as he believed, by orders of Major Glenn.
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Manila
John H. A. Day
Marine Corps
Samar
Pasey
Glenn
Hamilton's Roundup Brings 64 Boers Captured
Klerksdorp Transvaal April 21 General Ian Hamilton reports a further drive in which his forces captured 64 Boers. The advance underscores continued pressure in the region as commands push to consolidate gains.
Assassination Seen as Conspiracy Says Times Cairo
London reports the St Peters burg correspondent of the Times believes the murder of M. Sipiagnine was the work of a well organized conspiracy. Anxiety rises over whether other victims are targeted for removal.
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London
St. Petersburg
The
Times
M. Sipiagnine
Daring Illinois Burglars Hit Three Homes In Peoria
In Peoria Illinois on April 19 professional burglars carried out three bold robberies netting over $2,000 in cash and jewelry. Police were alerted after the first break in and the thieves continued their spree nearby. Victims were threatened with revolvers and kept at bay as the intruders moved between residences.
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Peoria
Ill
Ilinois
Reform school sues Hartford Fire over December blaze
State board of trustees of the reform school files suit against Hartford Fire Insurance and nine other insurers over the reform school industrial building fire in December. State contends the building was part of the reform school and covered by the policy. State loss totaled 18 500 dollars.
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Salem, Or
Reform School
Hartford Fire Insurance Company
Finnish Interior Minister Appointed After Assassination
St Petersburg April 21 Senator von Piehen secretary of state for Finland appointed minister for the interior succeeding the late M. Sipsaquine who was assassinated April 14.
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St. Petersburg
von Piehen
Finland
Interior
M. Sipsaquine
Redmond Calls for Policy Change Over Irish Crimes Act
In the House of Commons John Redmond denounces the lord lieutenant Earl Cadogan's proclamation as an infamous conspiracy to foment crime in Ireland. He claims a hundred men stand ready to replace any imprisoned leaders and vows to confront the government if coercion continues. Wyndham says violence is driven by intimidation and boycotts, not politics, while citing limited crimes against persons.
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London
House of Commons
John Redmond
Ireland
Earl Cadogan
England
Redmond
Mr. Wyndham
Redres
Root Goes To Cuba On Ground Visit For Troop Withdrawals
Secretary Root travels to Cuba to assess needs on the ground and plan the withdrawal of U S troops. He says the mission aims to ensure a smooth handover and to implement government orders for a stable transition.
Collision Off San Francisco Damages Two Steamboats
The steamers San Pedro and Noyo collided off port during the night after a signals misunderstanding. San Pedro, from Eureka with lumber and shingles, had her stem carried away and sprang a leak requiring 12,000,000 shingles to be jettisoned to stay afloat, while Noyo also lost its stem and suffered a severe bow damage.
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San Francisco
San Pedro
Noyo
Eureka
Novo
Slaby and Arco to bid on Alaska wireless system
Berlin reports Profascor Slaby and Count Arco will send a telegraphic bid to General Greely for a wireless telegraphy installation in Alaska. Tenders open in Washington on April 22, with a detailed mail proposition to follow. Greely has advised via consul Frank H. Mason that the cable tender will be considered.
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Berlin
United States
Bond dispute ends in favor of eastern holders
In Topeka on April 21 the federal court ruled for eastern bond holders against Kearney county. A long running county seat contest pitted Lakin against Hartland, with $450,000 in bonds issued to fund roadwork and attract residents to qualify to vote for one side. The county later attempted repudiation of the debt.
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Topeka
Kan
Kearney County
Lakin
Hartland
Lynch charges move against Galway MP witnessed in South Africa
London April 9 reports the government will bring South Africa witnesses to testify on high treason charges against Colonel Arthur Lynch the Galway City MP who fought for the Boers in the South African war and who has shown no intention of surrendering to British courts.
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London
Arthur Lynch
Galway City
South Africa
Bank funds burned in train wreck near Miles City
About $13,000 belonging to the First National Bank of Miles City were destroyed in the mail burning of the east bound Northern Pacific passenger train. The wreck occurred between Terry and Fallon stations due to a bridge fire east of Miles City.
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Miles City
Mont
First National Bank
Northern Pacific
Terry
Fallon
Treasury declines free admission for Santos-Dumont airship
Washington on April 19 The treasury department refused to admit M Santos-Dumonts airship machinery free under bond as scientific apparatus while saying it will review any additional proof that the equipment qualifies for such admission.
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Washington
Treasury Department
M. Santos-Dumont
Ex-King Don Francisco d'Assiz Dies in Exile at 80
Don Francisco d'Assiz ex-king of Spain died in Fornay Seine France at eighty. Born in Aranjuez in 1822, he was exiled from Spain in 1848. He wed Isabella II in Madrid on October 10, 1846, and was proclaimed king the same day.
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Department of the Seine
France
Don Francisco d'Assiz
Spain
Don Francisco d’Assiz
Duke of
Cadiz
Aranjuez
Madrid
Isabella
Presbyterian Creed Revision Adopts Unanimous Report
Washington April 10 The Presbyterian creed revision committee finished its labors and adjourned They prepared a report for the general assembly meeting in New York May 15 The panel reserved rights to differ on minor phrasing but the final report was unanimous and hearty Differences concern only wording not doctrinal principles.
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Washington
General Assembly
New York
Assembly
Philippine Exhibit At World Fair Endorsed Locally
Governor Taft won executive committee support for Philippine display at the world’s fair saying cooperation would aid pacification and moral influence. The committee will cover part of the exhibit costs and the exact funding will await Secretary Root’s approval in Washington.
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St. Loui
Taft
Executive Committee
Washington
Secretary Root
Exposition Company
Ham mond Company Wins Contract for $2 Million Plant
The G. H. Hammond Company awards the contract to build its large plant at the Union stockyards in Chicago. Five structures will house every department of the packing business with a total cost of $2,000,000. The project will employ at least 3,000 men and will start immediately.
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Chicago
G. H. Hammond Company
Union Stockyards
German ship Nesai brings Oregon wheat to Bremen
The Nesai arrived from Portland with a full cargo of Oregon wheat. A Bremen mill will grind the grain for flour for the German market, marking the first shipment of its kind. the cargo is reported in excellent condition. In Towanda, a jury found no verdict for Marie Stanley, 18, on a trial for killing and robbing James B. Booth, an elderly war veteran, and dumping the body in a well.
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Bremen
Nesai
Portland
Oregon
American Northwest
Towa
Kan
Marie Stanley
James B. Booth
Fire Claims Wallace King and Two Children Near Wallin
Frankfort Michigan April 16 reports that Mrs Wallace E King and her two children were burned to death at their home in Wallin about 18 miles from Frankfort in an early morning tragedy.
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Frankfort, Mich
Wallace E. King
Wallin
Here
Malvar Surrenders Unconditionally to General Bell
General Malvar gave up unconditionally to Brigadier General Bell at Lipa Batangas on April 18 with the insurgent forces of Laguna and Batangas. Bell says his influence can quell movements in Tayabas Cavite and capture holdouts. Malvar urged full surrender of all insurgents to American forces. About 3300 rifles have been turned in Batangas and Laguna in four months. News from Samar is scarce due to a faulty cable. American commander there is believed to have received surrender of insurgents there.
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Manila
Malvar
Bell
Lipa
Batangas
Laguna
Tayabas
Cavite
Samar
News of the Try and Financial Happenings Today
A mixed bag of 1901 notes including local misadventure, a sheriff’s tax receipt, paper acquisitions, religious conference decisions on women’s roles, fishing union pricing, a major fire in The Dalles, and several Oregon industry items. Key items: Mrs. George Wilcox’s overdose death, Durbin’s tax remittance, Prosser Record sale to H. D. Guild for Republican paper, Evangelical church admission of women, fish prices set at 6 cents per pound for large fish, fire loss in Frog Street, Gey Mining Company incorporation, Grand Lodge Oregon regalia, Gold Hill electric plant, Astoria encampment dates, Grants Pass Eureka mine equipment arrival, Salem Fruitgrowers berry contracts, Beaver Flame Lumber purchase, and Runyon’s station fire end.
Best Move for Exclusion Passage in House
Washington reports that Pacific coast representatives favor accepting the senate Chinese exclusion bill to avoid reopening debate in the senate and risking the Geary law’s expiration. They seek an exclusion law and avoid complications by conference.
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Washington
Senate
House
Hitch in negotiations sparks South Africa peace talks
The Daily Mail reports a serious hitch in the peace talks with the Boers after London rejects a Pretoria armistice request. Britain refuses to grant amnesty on Cape rebels or lift the banishment proclamation, two cardinal points for the Boer leaders.
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London
Daily Mail
South Africa
Pretoria
Cape
Defeat at Spion Kop Probed in British Dispatches
London reports publish official dispatches on the Natal defeat at Spion Kop on January 24, 1900. The documents reveal bitter friction between General Buller and General Warren, and new censure of Buller from Lord Roberts' dispatch.
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London
Buller
Spion Kop
Natal
Charles Warren
Lord Roberts
Senate pensions bill backs higher grants for disabled soldiers
In Washington on April 16 the senate committee on pensions ordered a favorable report on a bill granting increases of pensions for soldiers who have lost arms, legs, or feet. The raise is 15 per month per veteran, lifting the annual pension appropriation by 1.3 million dollars. The committee also favored a bill increasing deaf pensions from 30 to 40 dollars per month.
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Washington
Senate Committee On Pensions
Nicaragua President Decrees Free Import on Coast
Managua April 17 President Zelaya issued a decree to ease shortages on the Atlantic coast by permitting duty free admission of flour wheat beans rice and lard into that region to relieve provisioning scarcity.
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Managua
Nicaragua
Zelaya
Four Men Hurt as Morning Collision Leaves One Critical
A morning crash threw six from a truck injuring four men including WN Kk. One man is reported seriously injured and, as conditions worsen, may die.
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WN Kk
Portland Market Report Shows Mixed Prices Across Commodities
Portland markets list wheat, barley, oats, flour, millstuffs, hay, potatoes, butter, eggs, cheese, poultry, mutton, hogs, veal, beef, hops, and wool with varying per unit rates. Notable ranges include Wheat 64 65c, Barley 20 21 per ton, Potatoes Best Burbanks 1.10 1.4 per cental, Butter creamery 20 22½c, Hogs gross 64 percent per pound, Wool valley 13 15c.
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Walla Walla
Oregon
Young
Wool—Valley
Gon
Cuba native Lyons named door keeper for House
The report states F. B. Lyons of Cuba is appointed doorkeeper of the House of Representatives to fill the vacancy left by the former doorkeeper Glenn. Germany will dispatch a commission to the United States to study cotton growing and experiments in East Africa follow. A marble railroad project near Wolton is proposed at a cost of 5,000,000 dollars.
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F. B. Lyons
Cuba
Honsr
Glenn
Germany
United States
East Africa
Wotton
King Edward revival of snuff use shocks court
A garbled report notes King Edward revives snuff use with royal ties and mentions Queen Wilhelmine’s husband and a Patt Senator Hale project in Maine. It also references congress likely adjourning for June 10 amid a Juarez ball fight crowd and a line of Texas fame. Twelve horses were gored in a separate incident.
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Juarez
Texas Line
Seat
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