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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Evening Post
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1896
Page
3
The jury found Joseph R. Dunlop editor of the Chicago Dispatch guilty on six counts of sending obscene matter through the mails in his paper as personal advertisements. A new trial motion was filed and will be argued. Penalties face up to ten years and $5,000 per count if final sentencing occurs.
Washington February 5 The withdrawal of General Harrison from the presidential contest stirs talk in Congress as supporters of Reed Morton McKinley and Allison claim the move benefits their candidate. Indiana and manufacturing centers are forecast to shape support with Allison favored in Indiana and McKinley preferred elsewhere. The joint session toil is set to unfold with partisan maneuvering and possible unseating of senators on Thursday.
Michener discusses whether Harrison's name should be entered in the convention if needed for party harmony or country welfare. Foster notes Harrison had no desire for a second term, while Carter cites Harrison's 1892 letters showing concern for the nation and no intent to seek renomination.
The article notes a tense campaign in Kentucky for the U S Senate with swirling weather and political currents. Candidates include major party figures facing difficulty in securing support and voter turnout in a volatile race.
Colonel W. R Morrison denies sending any messages to the Illinois Democratic state committee. The Chicago dispatch claimed Morrison and lieutenants pushed free silver repudiation to justify using his name as the party’s presidential candidate. Warner Miller responds that Harrison’s letter reflects long-stated views and aids Morton’s prospects.
William M. Hahn, secretary of the Republican National Committee, says Harrison's declination locks in McKinley's nomination and victory. He backs an Ohio March convention to unite the state for McKinley and supports Sherman, Foraker, Bushnell, and Grosvenor for delegates-at-large. Senator Davis of Minnesota notes Harrison means what he says and exits the race.
Five hundred Democrats of Paines County rally in Perry to demand statehood for Oklahoma and Indian Territory, back President Cleveland on the Venezuelan question, and call for free homes in the Cherokee Strip and free silver at 16 to 1. In Chicago Chicasco stock soars as William B. Allison’s presidential prospects sharpen after Harrison’s declination letter.
Two detectives brought clothing of the beheaded woman to Greencastle Indiana morgue. The body, once identified as Mrs Charles Kesterson, ran away with a tinner last October but later proved alive in Campbellsburg. A Lulu Anderson case in December led to a shoe purchase match at Louis and Hays with six of nine pairs traced.
Reports from Constantinople about a second dispatch boat for the US legation remain unsettled with the porte arguing timing is inopportune. In Illinois a Wabash line wreck killed Fireman Huff and injured others. A Bluefield spree ends with a death and injuries from morphine. The Italian warship Christopher Colombo with the duke of Abruzzi arrives in San Francisco for weeks of stay. In Wisconin a 16 year old pleads not guilty after assault. lynching feared but not expected. LaCrosse notes the Orinoco Company forming with capital stock of 80 million dollars in Wisconsin.
In Washington on February 5 the House debated amendments to the District of Columbia appropriations bill. Efforts to strike funds for private sectarian charities faced strong opposition from Henderson of Iowa and Hainer of Nebraska. The session highlighted tensions over Catholic institutions, sectarian influence, and the role of public versus private control, ending with clashes over the Woman's Christian Association.
The Senate Finance Committee reported a tariff substitute identical to the free silver bill, dropping tariff language. Morrill, its chairman, announced the move with sarcasm and asked for divine aid, while most Democrats supported the measure and Republicans opposed it, including Wolcott. The split showed deep party tensions over free coinage and tariff policy. A Pan American movement, led by Ecuador, seeks a congress to endorse the Monroe Doctrine and boost regional ties with Central and South American nations. A circulating letter from Ecuador’s Senor Carbo was sent to foreign ministers and the U.S. Secretary of State.
Treasury reports 1500 to 2000 bids for the new four percent loan with envelopes unopened in vaults. Small bids expected at 3 percent while large bids may reach 87-16 for per hundred, but details remain speculative. A separate dispatch notes Spanish General Luque beating Maceo, who escapes, as insurgent violence and refugees surge in Cuba.
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