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Newspaper
Lewiston Daily Teller
Location
Lewiston, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1901
Page
7
A wide sweep of notes from London to Cape Town reports rumors of Bal four's possible succession, Cuba’s independence debate, and plagues in Africa. Other items note Avery Cummings headed to West Point, Zuni destitution, and a string of political and military developments across the United States and Europe.
In Washington on March 5 1901 President McKinley was inaugurated for a second term as Theodore Roosevelt became vice president. The day featured a grand parade with heavy military presence and extensive street decorations along Pennsylvania Avenue. The inaugural luncheon and ceremonies highlighted a strong sense of national progress and unity as Roosevelt assumed the vice presidency in the Senate chamber.
The transport Pennsylvania brings 504 men of the Thirty-sixth infantry led by Colonel W. R. Grove, 22 first class passengers, 103 discharged men, 15 prisoners, and 6 stowaways. Only seven were sick and no one died on the voyage. The regiment, recruited from Washington, Idaho and Oregon, boasts a bold Luzon record at Margatarem with cannon and rifle captures and 14 KIA, 40 WIA.
Mrs. Henry Wortansky of Secaucus N Y smashed William Ross’s saloon after finding her husband inside. She tore windows and mirrors, wrecked bottles, and was jailed on $200 bail. Meanwhile in Albany the senate cut Buffalo expo funds to 15000 and advanced a reapportionment bill. A new miners bureau bill passed limiting agency operations without county consent.
Major Francis Earle, a prominent Grand Army man, died in San Diego. A New York militia veteran who joined the Civil War, he later served as adjutant of the Fourth regiment under Colonel Woodbury and advanced to assistant adjutant on General Fitzjohn Porter’s staff. Six young ladies learned bell ringing in Brad at the church.
Headlines describe orderly British French German and American withdrawals from Pekin, with plans to station forces along rail links and protect legations. Social events reveal national lines among officers and diplomats while Li Hung Chang and Russian interests shape the political scene. U.S. Senate debate in Washington centers on William Clark of Montana and alleged campaign expenditures.
The San Francisco postmaster reports rescued mail from the Rio de Janeiro wreck at the Golden Gate. About 5000 letters were saved, 4400 destined abroad, two bags of European registered letters, and 33 domestic registered letters recovered. The ship’s total mail cargo is uncertain, though typical baggage contains about 200 sacks.
The president’s proclamation ordering the senate into extraordinary session was read by the clerk on Monday. Paul Showaway, chief of the Cayuse, plans a Washington visit in summer leading a delegation to press the interior secretary for funds cited as interest on revenue from sold reservation lands. The Hindoo chronology dates to 6174 B C, Babylon 6158 B C, and China 167 B C.
Chicago Inter Ocean recounts a frontier dog catcher in Indian Territory who rops dogs like cattle herd work. A buckskin roper on a broncho pursues roaming canines amid Indian sensitivities and tax laws, noting branding and fraud risks, with army surgeon pay and literacy stats appended.
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