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Newspaper
Moline Review Dispatch
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1898
Page
5
The House rejects a Teller resolution on silver standard amid partisan clash led by Dinky and Bailey with hisses and cheers. In the Senate, annexation talks proceed as Thurston and Platt press for Hawaii and Pettigrew and White critique the Dole regime and sugar influence shaping island politics.
The article reports on German restrictions on American fruit imports amid tariff tensions. It cites Hitt and Dingley discussions in Congress about retaliation and sanctions while noting varied opinions on protecting domestic markets and potential broader trade war dynamics.
The House Banking and Currency Committee clashed over currency revision as Johnson and Chairman Waller sparred over the approach. Hill of Connecticut urged adopting president’s three changes while Johnson warned the move would hinder broader reform. No final action occurred as Republicans planned to resume discussion later without Democrats.
Extracts show Whit Dingley and Bailey condemning the resolution as an issue of honor and faith. Dingley urges reconsideration of whether government should stand bonded to lootervilars and a dollar valued by standard gold, insisting the pledge at St Louis to honor currency must be kept.
A Moline citizen Mrs J Ewing at 2415 Sixth Avenue endorses Deans Kidney Pills after years of kidney weakness. She reports lasting relief beginning in 1897 and credits the remedy with improving her health, noting it is sold at 50 cents per package at local drugstores.
Washington reports no renewal of word from Consul General Lee since Saturday and indicates no change in the Cuba situation. Spanish authorities in Havana seized certain supplies consigned to a private individual, but the incident aligns with the department’s policy to assign free admission of goods for Cuban sufferers to Lee and restrict private individuals from free admission to prevent customs frauds.
In the senate, Morgan introduced a resolution asking the president to forward to the Senate all diplomatic correspondence and notes related to negotiations and ratifications with Great Britain over compensation for the seizure of British ships. The move aims to uncover records tied to the dispute and ensure public service alignment.
Senate opened in open session on the Hawaiian annexation debate then moved to executive session. White of California argued against annexation citing sentimentality and sugar interests while challenging evidence of foreign powers favoring annexation and noting Hawaii’s independence.
The February debt report shows cash in the treasury at $1,011,701,338, up $12,589,771 from the prior month due to less cash on hand. Total debt stands at $1,235,573,124 with distinct figures for interest bearing, non interest, and de facto debt categories. January receipts reached $37,333,628 against $36,696,711 expenditures, a $606,917 surplus, though excluding Union Pacific items yields a $7,901,484 deficit.
Theodore Roosevelt testified before a senate civil service committee that civil service reforms brought inconceivable improvements. He cited his roles as New York police commissioner and assistant secretary of the navy, noting the old spoils system at naval yards was replaced by a registration process and praised faster, better work across Atlantic coast yards including Mare Island.
President McKinley hosts a large reception for Hawaii’s President Dole at the White House. Cabinet members and spouses, the Vice President and Mrs Hobart, speaker and Mrs Reed, Chauncey M. Peabody, and other officials attend before moving to dining room seating. The article notes a formal state welcome in Washington.
Washington February 1 A Nebraska member Greene introduced in both houses an anti trust bill with a 10000 dollar fine or two to fifteen years imprisonment. It declares it a felony to monopolize restrain trade or fix prices and would empower federal and state courts to seize property and enforce remedies across interstate and international commerce.
Washington reports debate over Nicaragua contemplating a railroad across its territory that could compete with a maritime canal concession. Officials note Article five restricts new concessions during the 99 year term, while a proviso allows internal railways, prompting U S concerns about foreign involvement and legality.
Washington report states Lucille Laine daughter of ex Senator Blackburn improved last night and is thought out of danger after a prior self inflicted gunshot incident. Illinois Newsman Dead In Chicago W T Giles of Freeport Ills dies of pneumonia at the residence of his general in this city. He was known for founding many newspapers. Thousands of Sheep Perish In Wyoming Cold famine spans sixty days hitting western Wyoming with heavy losses.
Quotations show mixed moves across grains and livestock with May and July futures in corn and oats. Butter eggs potatoes and dressed poultry prices are listed with current ranges, while cattle receipts and steer quotations reflect varying demand and weight classes.
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