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Newspaper
Moline Review Dispatch
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1889
Page
3
In Washington, reports detail Secretary Bayard and Consul Sewall amid Samoa dispute and German actions in Apia. Edgerton’s removal sparks cabinet shifts as hearings reveal US concerns over Germany and Samoan governance. President Cleveland navigates diplomatic frictions and Senate status.
Chicago report quotes John B. Elam former Harrison ally about cabinet formation. He notes strong, prominent names discussed but says decisions not final in three weeks before the inauguration. He adds Harrison will select capable men even if it means compromising his views. The piece also mentions Iowa rail policy shifts and a Panama Canal funding bill in Congress.
The piece from Washington reports that revenue legislation is unlikely this session of Congress and might not occur within a year. It notes theWays and Means committee may not alter the Mills bill, despite contrary reports, and presents citizen appeals from Min Denby regarding American residents in China.
Acting Secretary Thompson appoints Watkin W. Aldridge of Michigan as chief of a division in the office of the controller of the currency replacing Alonzo B. Dickerson who has resigned.
Washington city February 11 Both houses of Congress meet in the hall of the House of Representatives to count the electoral vote. No legislative business will be transacted that day.
Birabaiam Ala Feb 11 The grand jury reported on the jail shooting last December that killed thirteen and injured twenty five. It refused to indict Sheriff Smith or his posse, but said the sheriff failed to show the diligence judgment or coolness expected of an officer of the law in that situation.
United States Marshal Chambers and Secret Service Officer McSweeney arrived in the city Saturday afternoon with thirteen counterfeiters from Butler county. The capture was made without resistance. The prisoners, mostly old or middle aged farmers, claim to be from Butler county.
In Eufaula district court on a recent Friday judge sentenced Hichar Yokala a full blooded Greek Indian to be publicly shot till dead for grand larceny, a conviction under a new law that carries death as the penalty.
Indianapolis Feb 11 The county grand jury returned indictments charging County Clerk Sullivan with embezzling county funds and obtaining money on forged warehouse receipts.
A six year old girl once known as Annie Redmond was identified as Flora Dell Gurley and returned to her mother after a neighbor spotted her at the Home for the Friendless. Her father John Redmond, driven mad by the abduction, has been restored to health. Gurleys are under investigation for the kidnapping and abuse, including whipping and confinement in a basement.
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