Nineteenth Century Appointments Sent to Senate
The president submitted nominations including Arthur C. Mellette for governor of Dakota and Cather B. Richardson for secretary of Dakota. Others named include Albert C. Porter to Italy, John A. Enander to Denmark, Smiley H. Chambers to Indiana district attorney, and George S. Batchellor for assistant treasury secretary. Senate confirmed ministers Thomas W. Palmer to Spain and John F. Swift to Japan, John D. Washburn to Switzerland, and George C. Tichenor as assistant treasury secretary.
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Washington
Senate
Arthur C. Mellette
Watertown
Dak
Dakota
Cather B. Richardson
Grand Forks
Albert C. Porter
Indiana
Italy
John A. Enander
Illinois
Denmark
Corneliush. Hanford
Washington Territory
Supreme Court of the Territory
Albert G. Porter
George W. Irving
Montana
United States
Territory of
Smiley H. Chambers
District of
George S. Batchellor
New York
Thomas W. Palmer
Michigan
Spain
John F. Swift
California
Japan
John D. Washburn
Massachusetts
Switzerland
George C. Tichenor
the Treasury
Fifty-First Congress Committees Named and Debates Loom
In Washington on March 18 the Senate announced chairmen for standing and select committees with Ingalls serving as president pro tem during Morton's absence. Debates arose over a Canada relations panel, and Payne's motion to strike it failed. Executive session followed, adjourning at 2:30 p.m. Separately Norton declined Yale’s agriculture post due to health, Cleveland plans Cuba trip, and Arizona presses home rule for governor with three leading candidates.
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Morton
Ingalls
Louis Riel
Platt
Allison
Stockbridge
Sherman
Washburn
Dawes
Cullom
Edmunds
Everts
McMillan
Hawley
Stewart
Cameron
Teller
Davis
Sawyer
Manderson
Ransom
Hoar
Stanford
Plumb
Mitchell
United States
Wilson Ows
Coke
Aldrich
Quay
Potomac River
McPherson
Nicaragua
Morgan
Vance
Library of Congress
Voorhees
Hiscock
Five Civilized Tribes of Indians
Butler
Pacific Railway Commission
Frye
Cockrell
Hale
Canada
Dear
West
Payne
Senate
Arizona
Tucson
Ariz
Press of Arizona
George Christy
Nogales
William Chalet
Phoenix
Thomas J. Butler
Prescott
The
Townshend Death Triggers Illinois Memorials and Honors
A memorial meeting in Benton Illinois honors late Congressman Richard W Townshend with resolutions and a fourteen member funeral committee. Carmi Centralia and Shawneetown also host events praising Townshend. At Willard s hotel Washington supporters and national figures eulogize his life and work.
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Illinois
Chicago
Benton
Ills
Richard W. Townshend
Shawneetown
Ill
Townshend
Washington
Willard’s
Marshal
Congress
Marshall
Pensions
Black
Cannon
Cox
Convention to Forge Ties Among American Republics
The president will appoint ten delegates to a Washington convened commercial congress in October. Delegates from Mexico, Central and South America, Haiti, San Domingo and Brazil will discuss forming an American customs union and a common silver coin. They will seek regular port communication, a uniform weights and measures system, and international patent and copyright laws, plus arbitration to prevent wars.
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Washington
Mexico
Central
South America
Haiti
San Domingo
Brazil
Congress
West Virginia Supreme Court Rules Against Goff in Writ
Charleston March 13 The West Virginia Supreme Court declines to grant Gen Goff his writ of mandamus leaving Wilson in possession of the governor’s office until the legislature resolves the contest.
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West Virginia Supreme Court
Goff
Charleston
W. Va
Supreme Court
Wilson
Paul Grottkau
Madison
Wis
Appointing Gen Josiah Given to Supreme Court Seat
Des Moines reports Gov Larrabee names Gen Josiah Given of the city to succeed the resigning Judge Reed on the Iowa supreme court. The article notes C A Bishop expected as district judge to replace the retiring judge.
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Gen. Given
Reed
Des Moinses
Iowa
Larrabee
Josiah Given
Supreme Court
C. A. Bishop
Siven
Mason City
Horace Gage
Nora Springs
Blaine and Harrison Face Off Over Appointments
Washington reports a cabinet dispute over control of appointments with Blaine pressing for quick foreign posts. Reid and Phelps were named for England and France respectively, but Harrison refused Reid's England post, seeking a different mission. The dispute hints at further partisan maneuvering in the administration.
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Chicaco
Times
Washington
Blaine
Harrison
Whitelaw Reid
England
William Walter Phelps
France
Reid
President Harrison Outlines Civil Service Reform Course
Cleveland report details President Harrison’s planned civil service policy including appointments from Republican territories, Alaska’s need for a high character governor, adjustments to the railway mail service order, reinstatement timing change to June, and flexible removal causes without always requiring stated reasons.
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Harrison
Cleveland
Ohio
Washington
Alaska
General Classified Service
Explorers Hunt for Zanzi bar Rescuer in World Dispatch
From Zanzibar Thomas A Stevens reports Sultan Khalifa bin Said welcomed a World special reporter. The interview lasted over two hours and promised facilities for the mission. Stevens notes the sultan and his secretary supported the expedition and will aid the inquiry.
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Thomas A. Stevens
Zanzibar
New York
Khalifa Bin-Said
Africa
Seyyid Ali
Union Pacific Claims Jefferson Canon Work Zone
About 500 Union Pacific workers operate in Jefferson canon after recovering the old grade from Northern Pacific forces. The site is guarded by the sheriff and expected to remain uninterrupted. Union Pacific asserts the grade belongs to it and prepares to widen the line from Dillon to Helena via Boulder and Jefferson valleys.
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Helena
Mont
Union Pacific Railway Company
Jefferson Canon
Northern Pacific
Union Pacific
Union Pacific Company
Corps
Union Pacific Engineers
Missouri River Canon
Dillon
Boulder
Jefferson Valleys
Gallatin
St Paul Directors Call New York Meeting
New York March 18 A meeting of the directors of the St Paul road has been convened for Wednesday. Several existing directors are expected to resign and banking representatives will take their places. It is anticipated that J Pierpont Morgan may join the board. The board will also consider declaring a dividend on the preferred stock from earnings for the six months ending December 31 1898.
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New York
Soie
St. Paul Road
Armour Or Plankington
J. Pierpont Morgan
Secretary Noble suspends land office consolidation order
Secretary Noble acting by presidential directive telegraphed Western land offices to suspend the February 1 executive order consolidating several offices. The move follows earlier Senate protests and a Sabin resolution seeking information and a suspension pending details. Secretary Vilas had ignored the resolution, but Noble has now acted accordingly.
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Noble
Washington
Sabin
Senate
Secretary of the Interior
Vilas
Yankton Insane Asylum Trustees in Deadlock Over Wing Payment
The Yankton insane asylum trustees quarrel over paying the contractor and the workmen for new wings. Gale demands he be paid from the funds due the contractor, while Beemiller and Cox insist workers are paid first, leaving the $75,000 due unsettled. Contractor Pattee estimates a $7,000 loss and supports worker payment.
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Yankton Insane Asylum
Yankton
Cak
Insane Asylum
Gale
Beemiller
Cox
Pattee
Governors appointments and a scattered news round up
Governor Church continues to fill all offices with two year terms, signaling resistance to possible removal. In other items A J Blethen and Steele plan an afternoon Republican daily in Washington, a White Caps case hearing in Doland moves to Fort Frankfort, Sitka fireballer Dientrovitch travels to Washington claiming Nihilist motives, Horace Gage sues The Advertiser for libel, and Paul Grottkau wins a Wisconsin Supreme Court ruling freeing him from remaining prison time.
Three Sailors Survive Five Days Trapped in Car with Beer Kegs
Three sailors Rudolph Dahlman Richard Barton and Fred Buchert were found near dead from starvation after spending five days in a sealed refrigerator car loaded with empty beer kegs. They entered the car at Republic Michigan and rode 253 miles to Milwaukee in perilous condition. They were severely bruised by the jolting. Mauch Chunk Pennsylvania also reports the start of a trial for a Valley road employee blamed for the Mud Run disaster with engineer Henry Mayer as the principal defendant.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Rudolph Dahlman
Richard Barton
Fred Buchert
St. Paul
Republic
Mich
Mauch Chunk
Valley Road
Henry Mayer
Cure for Scrofula Resolvent Praised by North Attleboro Resident
Epw Hofmann of North Attleboro reports drastic improvement after using Cuturra Resolvent for scrofula. He states that within a day he began to recover and now feels as well as ever, thanking the product and wishing others to know.
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H. EB
Ryn
Cayuga
O.N, Cou,j, Py
Epw
Hofmann
North Attleboro
Muse
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