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Newspaper
Houston Daily Post
Location
Houston, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1900
Page
1
May 7 weather forecast reports East Texas fair Tuesday with showers on the coast and Wednesday fair with northerly winds. Covinhomia and windion Territories show fair Tuesday and Wednesday with north to west winds.
The Knights of Pythias held Decoration Day services on Sunday in Rusk. The ceremonies were impressive and drew a large turnout for the event amid observances across the Cotton Region.
Delegates arrive in Cincinnati to formal talks at the People's Party convention. Candidates discussed include Towne and Bryan with emphasis on unity between populists and silver factions. Officials promise a address by the chair and several speeches setting party policy on trusts and government ownership.
The text argues the platform will attack the gold standard bill and Puerto Rico policy, denounce military expansion, and claim Cuba and Philippine handling undermine faith. It notes opposition to a large standing army and asserts the National committee denies broad ticket sales, offering tickets only to local attendants.
Tenatius Donnelly of Minnesota and Wharton Parker of Pennsylvania figure as front runners at a National convention of middle-of-the-road populists in Cincinnati. A Texas delegation delayed by a railroad wreck near St Louis was the largest expected presence. Mrs Luna E. Keillo Hartwell of Nebraska spoke as a cautious advocate for suffrage and reform.
The National Democratic Convention delegates meet in Kansas City Missouri to approve plans for rebuilding the convention hall after the April 24 fire. Bricklayers stone masons and laborers work under the guidance of local directors and the building architect as reconstruction progresses toward a July gathering. Officials praise the rapid progress and express confidence in readiness for the convention.
The Atlunia City Council adopted a resolution calling Mayor James G. Woodward to resign following a sensational, late night sermon by Rev. L. G. Broughton accusing the mayor of improper personal habits. The measure requires resignation before the next council meeting. The mayor declined to announce his actions, with his term set to expire January next.
The scandal of republican rule in Cuba grows as FP W Neely chief financial agent of the postal service in Cuba is arrested in Rochester and charged with stealing 960,000 in government funds sent to Cuba. Neely, an Indiana man bound for California, is released on 20000 bond. Extradition papers are sought as authorities claim monthly defrauding of stamped paper accounts since July last year.
Judge Lochren denied release for Puerto Rican prisoner Rilfen Ortiz who argued military tribunals in Puerto Rico lacked authority. The May 7 decision emphasizes constitutional limits, U.S. sovereignty, and Puerto Rico as a territory, citing Lincoln’s and the founders’ vision of government by the people for the people.
The decision holds that Spain ceded Puerto Rico to the United States and that the US Constitution applies there immediately, extending all rights including jury trials. It states military law governs military court acts and denies the writ of habeas corpus.
Washington May X The senate committee on interoceanic canals shows a surprise majority in favor of reporting the canal bill for passage despite administration opposition. Bal Stor Merride of Oregon swayed the committee with strong canal support, aligning with advocates of the Hanlan Payne ship subsidy. The full house is expected to act after a favorable committee report as public opinion leans toward action. In another note a three story building at 102 Orwayne center collapsed during construction, with several injured though none fatally. John W. Moore, former mayor of Kansas City, is reported severely injured.
Special to The Pout Ardmore I T reports a mixed freight wreck two miles north of the Sante Fe line. One man killed and several injured including Charles Stewart Glen Chirk and W A Barker. Bodies and wreckage scattered as crowd gathers. authorities fear a lynching. Pink Droner captured. Myers murder tied to broader incident.
Fourteen funnel shaped cyclones swept through Hansan and multiple counties including Ellsworth Rice Barton and Pawnee. Mr and Mrs William Helfrick died in the Wixinwood area as their home was destroyed. Over twenty injured at Busjwood. Crops damaged by rain and hail. Farm buildings destroyed at Houwman near Elihora.
London dispatch reports Boer forces withdrawing across the Free State frontier and near Mafeking, avoiding battle until Kroonstad. Fifteen thousand British troops are active on the western frontier, with French cavalry not notably engaged for days.
British forces under Lord Roberts break Boer lines in the Winburg campaign. General Hamilton arrives at Winburg improving British postures while General Hintten’s left flank advances. Forty Boers killed as divisions move east and west. The march continues as British confirm outflanking positions and secure supply depots amid reports of widespread famine and fortifications.
London May report from Bassman notes a British patrol moving north from Mafeking under Colonel Flamer Smaldeal. The rail train departed Warrenton on Saturday. Report claims British troops have driven the Boers from Fourteen Stresave and hold the north bank of the Waal river.
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