Cabinet Slow to Change in Departments Says Washington
Washington March 10 All officers of the new cabinet plan to move slowly in changing department personnel. Few changes expected for some time unless incumbents retire. McKinley aims to delay until tariff bill passes. John Hay to Britain and Horace Porter to Paris touted, with Powell Clayton to Mexico possibly. minister to Spain viewed as demanding tact due to Cuban insurrection. Brigham chosen for assistant secretary of agriculture. Gary busy day. Hanna, Penrose, Huff and Hicks visited. International bimetallism policy outlined with cautious approach to conference and diplomacy.
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Washington
McKinley
John Hay
Great Britain
Horace Porter
New York
Paris
Powell Clayton
Arkansas
Mexico
Spain
Tama Jim
J. H. Brigham
Ohio
Senate
Brigham
National Grange
Gary
Mark Hanna
Penrose
Huff and Hicks
Pennsylvania
The
Evening Star
International Conference Commission
Republicans Call Rally for Senate Session Admonitions
Washington March 10 There will be few vacant seats on the Republican side when the Senate meets at noon today Notices sent by the Republican advisory committee urged senators to be in their seats promptly for the convening. The move is linked to securing senate organization and filling vacancies from Oregon Kentucky and Florida amid rumors of attempts by Democrats silver Republicans and Populists to gain control. A preliminary agreement among leaders of all parties aims to maintain Republican chairmanships and Democratic general offices during the special session with future arrangements to be revisited after the December regular session.
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Washington
Chamber
Senate
Republican Advisory Committee
Oregon
Kentucky
Florida
Congress
Sherman and
Voorhees
Dingley Talks Tariff Plan and Sugar Duties
Washington reports Chairman Dingley expects the new tariff bill to be ready soon after Congress reconvenes. The committee advances specific sugar duties at 1.625 cents per pound for 96 degrees saccharine strength, with adjustments per degree. Provisions seek reciprocity, prohibit federal bounty, and project sugar revenue near 350 million dollars annually.
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Washington
Dingley
Ways and Means Committee
House
Congress
Grant to resign from police board for federal post
Washington March 10 Colonel Fred Grant of New York plans to resign soon to take a federal appointment. It is unclear which post he will receive though his friends press for him to be ambassador to Germany to succeed Mr Uhl, and President McKinley is the target of that effort.
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Washington
Fred Grant
New York
Grant
MocKinley
Germany
Uhl
Leading candidates for pension commissioner named
The Pension Commissionership in Washington on March 10 reports no final selection. Major Theodore L Poole ex representative from Syracuse. ex Representative Pickler of South Dakota are leading candidates. Ex Representative Herrman of Oregon is said to be a certainty for either the general land office or Indian affairs.
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Washington
Theodore L. Poole
Syracuse
New York
Pickler
South Dakota
Herrman
Oregon
General Land Office
Indian Affairs
Wolcott Discusses Bimetallism With McKinley At White House
Senator Wolcott met President McKinley in Washington on March 10, spending the evening on bimetallism. Wolcott outlined his trip and the conditions he found, and McKinley listened attentively, encouraged by the report.
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Mckinley
Wolcott
Washington
Senator Wolcott
White House
White House visitors include senators and representatives
Washington on March 10 reports late afternoon callers at the White House included Senators Shoup Idaho Mason Illinois Hansbrough North Dakota Mantle Montana Representative Cannon Illinois Major Dick Ohio Representative Apsley Massachusetts and Senator Foraker Ohio. The last named had an extended talk with the president.
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Washington
White House
Senators Shoup
Ydaho
Mason
Illinois
Hansbrough
North Dakota
Mantle
Montana
Representative Cannon
Major Dick
Ohio
Representative Apsley
Massachusetts
Senator Foraker
Hog Cholera Cure Demonstrated Across Iowa
A practical hog cholera cure shows consistent success on demonstrations in Dubuque and other Iowa towns. Demonstrations involve a farm owned by George B. Burch and run by Orne Sirosin, with observers from Chicago lines and veterinarians noting dramatic recovery of seriously ill hogs. The effort is supported by the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy and the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul railways.
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Dubuque
Chicago
Burlington and Quincey
Chicago, Milwaukee and
Iowa
Murderer Bram Sentenced to Hang in June
Boston March 10 A death sentence was pronounced yesterday on Thomas Bram for the murder of Captain Charles I Nash of the barkentine Herbert Muller by Judge Coit of the U S court. June 18 between 10 a m and 2 p m was fixed for execution. Bram protested his innocence in a short address to the court and concluded with Thy will be done.
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Boston
Thomas Bram
Charlies I. Nash
Barkentine
Herbert Muller
Coit
United States Court
Bram
Wisconsin Assembly Adjournment set to April 3
In Madison on March 10 a resolution proposed daily adjournment only until April 3. Both houses approved resolutions of sorrow for Allen Warden. The senate passed a dozen bills and advanced others while several were killed. The house kept only three bills on its calendar and had a short session with little business.
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Madison
Wis
Allen Warden
Senate
House
Corbett Training Grows Tough Before Fight
Boxers at work detail Jim Corbett’s training with trainer Charley White as the California contender drills hard while alternating heavy sessions and rest days. White calls Corbett fast on his feet, faster than Fitzsimmons in some aspects, yet wary of overwork to avoid stale repetition. Corbett’s daily regimen includes road work, bag punching, and intense handball drills with his four trainers Jeffries McVey Edgren Woods.
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Carson City
Nev
Miavehah
Corbett
Charley White
White
Fitzsimmons
Jim
Jeffries, McVey
Edgren
Woods
Fitzsimmons Training and Homecoming Recap
Fitzsimmons shows lighter training as his wife confident of victory. He exercises vigorously in a 100 yard yard, improves agility, then rests and spends time with his young son. Mrs Fitzsimmons praises his form and predicts a win over Corbett or Maher. Ex-Vice President Stevenson reception in Bloomington draws large crowd with Fifer praise and Stevenson gratitude.
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Fitzsimmons
Cook’s Ranch
Bitzsimmons
Bob
Dan Stuart
Bloomington
Iws
Stevenson
Fifer
Ufe
Washington
Hobart
Western association schedule set for 126 games opener April 29
Peoria Illinois March 10 schedule committee of the Western association met yesterday and evening and adopted a 126 game schedule to present to the board. The season opens April 29 with eastern clubs in the west and closes September 22 with eastern clubs facing eastern and western clubs facing western teams.
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Peoria
Ill
Western Association
Governor Leedy vetoes railroad bill in lengthy message
Topeka March 10 Governor Leedy vetoed the railroad bill in a lengthy message of about four thousand words detailing his objections and rationale, signaling a major setback for proponents.
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Leedy
Topeka
Kan
Alarming flood forecast grips lake region and river towns
Reports from Captain Rasen of the United States Signal Service predict a powerful storm over the lake region with extensive rainfall and river rise sweeping from Arkansas through the Ohio Valley. Rail traffic is interrupted, waterworks at risk, and floodwaters threaten communities including Washington Court House and Shoals as White River and others surge.
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Rasen
United States Signal Service
Arkansas
Ohio Valley
Oho
Thia
White River
Thedana
Washington Court House
Endquirer
Indiana
Tawne
Cochran
Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern
Shelburne
Jackson Huh
Aten Cave
Mitchell
Washington
Baltimore and Ohio
Illinois Senate Probes Chicago Drainage Board Visit
Springfield March 10 The Illinois Senate formed committees to visit state institutions and assess needs while bills passed or were introduced. A $250000 loan bill moved to second reading and a six day bicycle rest bill was proposed. House panels investigated the Chicago drainage board amid delays and absences at five dollars per day for members lacking leave.
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Springfield
Senate
Herb
Wells
House
Chicago Drainage Board
Woman and Child Die In Brooklyn Fire Tragedy
A three-alarm blaze gutted four floors of a five story building at Auburn Place and Canton Street Brooklyn. Mrs Annie Duncan eight months pregnant with her child leaped from a window to save them both but the infant perished in a gutter. The mother died from injuries after hospital admission. Charles Goddard a 40 year old man died from smoke suffocation while escaping the flames.
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New York
Auburn Place
Canton Street
Brooklyn
Annie Duncan
Charles Goddard
Bac
Kellys Lucky Win Over Plimmer in 20th Round
London reports Kelly defeated Plimmer in the 20th round before the Olympic club in Birmingham after Plimmer did the work for 19 rounds. It was considered a very lucky win.
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Kelly
Plimmer
London
Olympic Club
Birmingham
Abbreviated telegrams spark fright and sorrow
Sweden notifies Canada Andrae will leave Stockholm at month end in a balloon for the north pole search. A French opera troupe train wreck near Casa Grande Arizona kills a boy and injures several tramps. Hypnosis incident in Chicago ends with a fainting girl. Navy calls for 8000 tons Harveyized steel armor plate bids. Obituaries list Snyder Busick McClellan Cook. A Swedish fugitive Rinbald dies by his own hand in New York.
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Sweden
Professor Andrae
Stockholm
North Pole
San Francisco
Casa Grande
A. T
Sadie Johnsvon
Chicago
Navy Department
Wheaton
Tils
Frances Fi. Snyder
Wabash
Ind
J. W. Busick
Albion
Mich
Chas
L. McClellan
Columbus
Wis
Amasa G. Cook
George J. Ruther
Staunton
Ills
Northwestern University
Hauston
Ill
United States
Astor House
New York
Johann Gustav Rinbald
Isabel Fulton
Hammond School
Reading
Carbon
Wyon
Dwight L. Moody
Auditorium
Canada
Kansas City
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Ashing
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Russia
W. L Douglas
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Fidelity
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