Treasury Report Highlights Growth and Financial Strength
The annual report by Treasurer Ellis H. H. Roberts to Secretary Gage shows strong U S finances with net ordinary revenues at $567,240,52. the largest in U.S. history, and a shift from a 1899 deficit to a 1900 surplus of $79,627,000. It details gold holdings, bond redemptions, reserve fund growth, and policy moves under the 1900 financial law to restore surplus money to circulation and exchange securities for new two per cent notes.
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Washington
United States
Ellis HH. Roberts
Treasury
Gage
Roberts
Augusta
General Fund
Secretary of the Treasury
HSL
United States Note
Ihian
Tukime
Irving
Senator Hanna Forecasts Key Bills for Congress
Cleveland, Nov. 13. Senator Wan na returns from New York and plans to stay until congress convenes. Hanna says three major bills will be before the Senate this session: the Nicaragua canal bill, the army bill, and the ship subsidy bill. The Nicaragua commission report will be issued early and sentiment may shift on the dill as changes are expected. The Costa Rican treaty also drew considerable difficulty, requiring consultation with the Costa Rican government.
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Cleveland
Wanna
New York
Congress
Hanna
M Nicaraguaan Commission
Senate
Costa Riccan
Indiana block and bituminous coal operators fail to sign scale
More than 200 hoisting engineers and 7,000 miners in Indiana will be idle today as the collapse of a new wage scale proposed by the engineers stalls. The proposed scale mirrors Illinois terms, offering a 20 percent higher rate than Indiana currently pays.
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Tndiana
Linera Ldte
Terre Waute
Ind
Indiana
I Linois
Sketch of Mareux Daly Life and Henry Villard Career
A portrait of Mareux Daly known as the Copper King frames a broader life sketch of Henry Villard. The financier died at Thorwood Park near Dobbs Ferry after a bout of apoplexy and throat illness. Born Heinrich Hilgard in Speyer Bavaria April 1 1835 he emigrated to the United States, worked as a journalist, married Fannie Garrison, and built a career in railroads and electrical industry. He led the Oregon and California affairs then Edison General Electric, later chairing Northern Pacific until the 1893 collapse. Funeral plans set for Wednesday at 8 15 pm with Rev Theodore C Williams officiating.
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New York
Henry Villard
Thorwood Park
Dobbs’ Ferry
Heinrich Hilgard
Speyer
Belleville
Los~ton
Fannie Garrison
Wiliam Lloyd Garrison
American Social Science Association
Europe
Villard
Frankf ‘Ort
Vterlin
Siie
United States
Oregon & California Railroad Company
Oregon Steamship Company
Germany
Thomas Edison
Edison Lamp Company
Newark
N. J
Edison Works
Schenectady
Edison General Electric Company
Northern Pacific Board of Directors
Marcus Daly Noted Montana Millionaire Dies in New York
Marcus Daly of Montana dies at the Hotel Netherland in New York City after a long illness Bright's disease and heart weakness. Born in Ireland in 1843 he led the Anaconda copper mine and was president of the Amalgamated Copper Company. Funeral services set for St Patrick’s Cathedral.
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Montana
Newe York City
New York
Marcus Daly
Hotel Netherland
Daly
Europe
Mr. Daly
Bright
Fifth Avenue
St. Patrick's Cathedral
Ireland
United States
Ufe
Allee
Anaconda
Amalgamated Copper Company
W. A. Clark
Rival Montana Senatorshoe contest and senate seat fight
Daly and Clark battled over water rights near Butte, and Clark’s election as senator faced bribery challenges. Clark later secured legislature seats, ensuring a return to the U.S. Senate. The Anaconda mine powered vast fortunes for both men, while Daly pursued high stakes horse racing including Hamburg and Derby hopeful Galtee More.
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Butte
Daly
Clark
Montana
United States Senate
Bourdins A Siiver
Hamburg
Tammany
Senator Grady
Gwendoline
Ogden
Galtee
Terms Agreed for China Treaty Basis
Dr Morison in Peking reports envoys agreed on a set of terms for a preliminary treaty with China. They include erecting a monument to Baron Von Ketteler, an Imperial prince’s apology to Germany, death penalties for 11 officials, suspending provincial exams for five years, and dismissing officials who fail to curb anti foreign outrages. Indemnity, abolition of the taung Megamen, foreign minister control of certain functions, and evacuation of arms imports are planned.
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London
Morrison
Times
Peking
China
Ching
Baron von Ketteler
Germany
Mr. Conger
Taku
Chi Li
SPECIALS AND RUMORS OF GLOBAL INTEREST IN BRIEF
A mixed bundle of items notes an on operative colored manhoods project in Chicago, Maj. Gen. Otis arriving to command the department of the lakes, McKinley thanking Mr. Bryan by telegram, and a French yellow book on Chinese affairs showing Franco American ties. Reports include wrecks in the Black Sea, Italian measures to protect King Victor Emmanuel, and a new police section being formed. Filipinos praise the civil commission while a 69 year old white man F. M. Smith is hanged in Nacogdoches for murder. A farmer near Kewanee, Ill., loses both arms in a shredding machine accident. Bishop Potter testifies on sweat shops and arbitration. Mike Daly jailed for stealing one dollar from a sawmill worker. Bennett Helman killed by a Panhandle train. Philippine legislation aims at roads and bridges to aid pacification and employment. Cumberland sewer cave-in buries workers, two rescued dead. Nominal gold output for Nome district reaches five million in past season. A gas explosion at Luzerne County Pa. kills one, injures many. A corpse found in Tarrant & Co. ruin in New York is believed to be Patrick Hennessey. A Milford Va. water tank accident kills two, injuries several. Gov. Stanley adds funds for Pearl Forbes murder hunt. many suspects under watch.
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Mem
Chicago
Otis
Department of the Lakes
McKinley
Bryan
French Foreign Office
France
United States
Black Sea
Victor Emmanuel
Civil Commission
F. M. Smith
White
Nacogdoches
Tex
Waters
Peter Vogler
Kewanee
Ill
Henry C. Potter
New York
Industrial Commission
Washington
Mike Daly
North la Crosse
Wis
Bennett Helman
Greenville
Philippine Commission
Cumberland
Janae Forman
George Rice
Noms Bankers
Anvil Creek
Liuek Mountain
James Griffith
Tarrant & Co
New York City
Patrick Hensnessey
Hoboken
N. J
Milford
Caroline County
W. N. Gregory
John B. Clinely
T. W. Cox
Harry Brown
Gov
Stanley
Netly
Leavenworth
Itun
Pearl Forbes
City of Vienna Sinks After Collision Drowning 19 Crew
London reports new details on the steam collier City of Vienna which sank in the channel after colliding with an unknown vessel while en route from Swansea to Rotterdam. Nineteen crew members were drowned.
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London
City of
Vienna
Swansea
Rotterdam
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Stond Purchasen
Department
Treasury and Mint
New Orleans
St. Louis
Louden
Marshall Wagon & Windimmill CO
A. Bentley
Mareux Daly
Villar
Theodore C. Willams
Tarrytown
Sleepy Hollow
Leays
Meeker
Alexandria
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