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Newspaper
Mills County Tribune
Location
Glenwood, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1900
Page
2
The Iowa Senate debates a prohibition on pearl button manufacture in state prisons and a sweeping road tax plan to fund township districts. Governor Shaw’s biennial message is read. committees are formed and adjournments noted as members take office.
The Iowa House received the governor's message and passed a concurrent Senate resolution for copies of the code. Speaker Bowen named a committee to select and group standing committees with Letts of Louisa, Sweet of Bremer, and Cows of Linn. Dows of Linn proposed a three member committee to notify the Senate the House was ready for joint session. Bers Hughes and Davis were appointed. On the 10th a committee was formed to draft resolutions of respect for B. Radcliff. A joint resolution appropriated 3500 for additional hires including three policemen, two clerks, three elevator tenders, and eight janitors with specified names and counties. The House did not meet on the 11th and adjourned to Tuesday. A Cortland resident survived a suicide attempt in Melean, later suing the physician who saved him for 10000, awarded 400. Winole property valuation rose to 202,426,584 for the year.
Senator Hayward chairs the senate committee on chayism as out of town clergy prepare to deliver morning prayers. Titus introduces a bill submitting the biennial election amendment to popular vote, with strong expectation of universal approval in both houses. Democratic lawmakers nominate Fred White for US senator, seek higher university funding, observe tax continuations, and consider grain market reforms amid broader legislative activity.
Article alleges improper sale of New York old custom-house to National City Bank for 3.265 million, with Secretary Gage accused of approving a deal that allowed the bank to possess funds and collect rent without funds ever leaving the bank. It cites Chapter 337 and Revised Statutes to claim proceeds were not properly deposited into the treasury and accuses Gage of favoring a single bank through multiple government transactions.
The New York World notes that with 1,861,397 capital stock and $1,000,000 par value, government favors and Standard Oil influence have boosted the bank's standing, leading to a tenfold stock increase to $10,000,000 since Secretary Gage joined the cabinet.
A critical editorial accuses Comptroller Dawes of pandering to voters with anti trust rhetoric while praising McKinley. It denounces Dawes for endorsing concentration of capital and elimination of competing buyers and sellers as a cause of rising prices, calling for honesty about trust reforms and warning that promises may mislead the people.
The Sword In Republic notes Sir Alfred Milner, premier of Cane Colony, fears an Afrikander uprising and asks for authority to declare martial law. The British cabinet refused, deeming it too radical. In Idaho, a mill owned by a mining company faced mob violence, prompting the governor to order martial law backed by federal troops.
The Atlanta Constitution notes several Democrats voted for the currency bill, but argues they hailed from Bucknerism roots and unlikely constituencies. It praises the main Democratic faction for opposing the bill and claims the GOP has now committed to an open gold standard stance, while highlighting the party’s resilient Democratic strength.
The text argues Mr. McKinley should publicly wish Senator Hanna stay out of the upcoming convention to reassure the public about political regeneration of the president. It suggests such a move could win over enemies by showing the president’s feet are placed on firm ground.
Senator Benton is cited by Dorsey W. Shackleford opposing a currency bill. The passage warns that centralized control would create a single moneyed tribunal governing loans, with rich entities dominating the borrower, citing historical bank power and potential abuses. The rhetoric contrasts federal and state roles with private influence and societal harm.
The piece argues the United States and Great Britain may pressure France over Liberia borders. It claims the move serves Liberian rubber interests linked to Arthur Ponsonby and British commercial ties, portraying the United States as acting for syndicates rather than for the Liberian people, and warns of imperial overreach and costs to Americans.
Prof Hadley of Yale, speaking to the American Economic Association in Ithaca, warns that industrial and political shifts bring colonial empires and federations of states. He argues weaker nations need political autonomy yet face evils of past systems, and calls for a higher law over selfish interests.
All other competition having led to Europe or been put in jail, the so called get rich quick business is monopolized by Treasurer Gage.
The Spanish minister and his American wife travel in a fine Victoria with liveried drivers and scarlet cockades drawing much notice. A duchess and duke are described as fair and brunette, forming a handsome couple. In New York city lodging house applicants, one woman over 90 clothed entirely in newspapers, some with two inches thick sheets.
La Porte near Galveston Bay grows as a budding Gulf seaport attracting wide attention. It aims to become a major export hub with a deep water channel under construction that will soon welcome large ocean liners to La Porte docks. The talk centers on the immense potential for western shippers and regional commerce.
A fragmented historical note mentions Pino's Cure for Consumption and a 1805 reference to George W Lotz in Fabucher, Louisiana. Another line asserts the idea that scandal grows from telling lies, reflecting a scattered, period voice.
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