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Newspaper
Fresno Republican Weekly
Location
Fresno, California, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1898
Page
4
Testimony covered the night at Whites Bridge with Darby and Bertrand in Mendota bound for the river. Witnesses described the pistol and gun handling, the arrival of Constable Adams, and the sequence leading to a fatal shooting amid the bridge area.
The trial recounts Louis Boldin's fatal shoulder wound with conflicting accounts of the weapon. Dr Davidson describes a gunshot entering the shoulder while other testimonies place two men at Whites Bridge the night of the tragedy. Witnesses testify about the wound, the possible gun type, and the aftermath as the case proceeds with defense opening imminent.
Colonel William Jennings Bryan visited Washington and held a conference at the War Department and the White House with President McKinley. He urged the discharge of about twenty percent of his regiment’s members too ill to serve, suggesting they be sent home for recovery in Nebraska rather than Florida. Bryan planned to return to his regiment that night, still in full uniform and bearing the toll of recent campaigning days.
HEATILE Wash September 21 The steamer Humboldt arrived with 230 passengers from Dawson and St Michael Most carried little dust while David Bellberg reported the largest sack Purser Taggis valued total treasure at 3100000 With San Francisco troops to Rampmt City aboard the Arnold and the steamer Lela sailing for San Francisco from St Michael on September 16th with a small party onboard
In Colorado Springs on September 22 Charles Cochen Berry shot and killed his wife then killed himself. The couple left three sons and two daughters. Jealousy was cited as the motive.
Manila August 60 From an American view the city remains in expectancy awaiting Washington's orders while Spaniards boast of surrender and Filipinos exploit the chaos. Brisk trade returns as embargo lifts and ports reopen, with General Macarthur guiding recovery and officials reshaping administration. English speaking merchants suspect Aguinaldo’s group seeks to be bought, even as proclamation and governorship rumors circulate amid ongoing political maneuvering.
Reports indicate Aguinaldo’s insurgent leaders held secret meetings across the city to decide future campaign plans while several of his lieutenants left for Washington aiming to reach the American capital ahead of Brigadier General Greene. The clergy offered no public opposition to the new administration’s policies, with no sign of interference from Archbishop and satellites.
Jan R Newton and Frank Ro Gray, London Telegraph representatives, arrived in Fresno en route around the world to gather data on social and industrial conditions for their paper. They toured Egypt, southern Africa, India, Persia, China, Japan, Australia, South America, and the West Indies, praising the San Joaquin Valley and Fresno, noting its fertile wheat lands, ambitious farmers, growing towns, and bright prospects.
President reviews 200 Marine Corps detachment from Guantanamo at the White House portico. The unit arrived and marched to the executive mansion led by the Marine band, marking a war service salute.
The transport China arrives from Manila with passengers including Pirates Jenkins Thomas Brown and Isles of Battery G Third artillery McCann Light Eighteenth infantry Russell and Whiteherd Fourteenth infantry and Utbucht of the Afontana volunteers. Aguinaldo envoys Finipo Agoncillo and Jose Lopez head to Washington, then Paris, to attend the peace commission meeting. General Greene reports on returns, court martial actions, and relations with Merritt, Aguinaldo, and Wildman amid Manila health conditions and insurgent promises.
The Southern Pacific proposes timetable changes effective around September 26 to improve Fresno service. New and adjusted trains include No 17 from San Francisco via Mendota to Fresno, a Fresno bound train from San Francisco arriving before midnight, and changes to Nos 40 20 19 18 with Merced and Lathrop routes. Dining cars to operate on Nos 1 4 and 18 enabling meals on trains from San Francisco and Fresno. Also reports the sudden death of millionaire William T. Bile of Patternson NJ at age 40.
Chicago Sept 2 wheat futures firmed as buying support grew through the day. December and January contracts rose, led by strong demand from cash buyers and further aided by reports of export activity and improved Russian crop prospects. Corn traded steady with higher tones. provisions also supported by grain firmness, while rains in the winter belt tempered selling.
The secretary of the treasury ruled that Chinese consuls abroad lack authority to issue entry certificates for exempt classes under the 1884 act. Chinese subjects must present certificates from the Chinese government or the government of their resident country, not consular or Chinese subordinate officers. The ruling revokes prior conflicting orders and will bar privileged classes from entering the United States on consular certificates.
In San Juan on September 22 the Spanish transport San Francisco sailed for Spain after the Asturlea battalion embarked. Captain General Macias reviewed departing troops who bid farewell to sweethearts and wives as their ship faded to a distant speck. Soldiers on deck cheered faintly while women at the seawall waved for hours. Officials dispute civil administration questions, while the American commissioner resists discussing them. The Supply heads to Santiago.
TRENTON Sept 22 The Republican state convention nominated Foster M Voorhees for governor. Voorhees, a Union County senator, has acted as governor in the absence of John Griggs. Attorney General Griggs presided. the convention lasted about two hours and was described as the most harmonious Ever. The platform pledged faith in the national administration. Murphy, urged to resign, reconsidered and remained head of the state committee.
News from Apia reports King Malietoa Laupepa died August 29 after illness, with funeral August 4. German, British, and American officials form a control board as Mataafa returns to Samoa, rival factions nominate successors, and civil war fears rise amid ongoing colonial pressure.
In San Jose Sept 2 the slander suit between Rea and Jarman heard attorney G Thompson claim Rea stated Jarman was crooked and robbed the city while Landers a printer heard a Warn dispute between Rea and Jarman Jarman asked why Rea slandered him behind his back Rea said he would not say to a man’s buck what he would not say to his face Rea also charged that $90 was paid on a steam roller purchase and asserted Jarman kept $409 or $450 of it Jarman denounced this as infamous He
Denver dispatch reports Captain Charles A Worden of Company E Seventh United States Infantry died from malarial fever contracted before Santiago. Buried with military honors at Fairmount cemetery. Friends dispute Havana quarantine neglect claims and say he died fighting to the end, not starving.
Washington Sept 22 Assistant Secretary Howell of the treasury department announced a change in Philippines customs. Under prior rules an export tax and a local duty applied to goods moving from interior ports through Manila to foreign ports. The new regulation refunds the customs duty on such shipments, removing the double charge for goods passing through Manila. Also reported from Camp Wyckoff typhoid deaths and hospital status, with 42 patients in general hospital and eight wounded men from Cuba arriving with the City of Mexico.
The crowd at Armory Hall watched Henry Gage launch his Republican governor campaign in Santa Barbara. Ro J Waters, Frank F Davis, and Will Hlatrks joined as principal speakers, with Gage delivering a single substantive address.
Uncalled letters listed for September in Fresno include ladies and gentlemen names such as Mrs Florence Burns, Miss Daisy Desay, Mrs Rose Hathaway, Mr George Lander, Mr William Langford, and many others. The notice warns letters unclaimed within fourteen days will be sent to the dead letter office. Postmaster signs the list and directs readers to contact the post office for retrieval.
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