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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1900
Page
8
Indiana reports outline why Governor Mount refused to honor Kentucky’s request to extradite Charles Finley. W S Taylor fled Kentucky to Indianapolis to avoid arrest, aided by Mount’s stance amid heated political sentiment.
The senate committee on printing reports on Richardson’s four year effort to compile and index the Mesages and Papers. It notes he spent 33600 of his funds and that he does not claim government copyright but protects form and illustrations. The panel condemns the plate donation and questions Barkus’ publishing methods.
The Illinois Collateral Loan Brokers' association filed incorporation papers in Springfield to raise overall pawnbroking standards and push for laws favoring the trade. A key goal is to have mortgage loan men governed by the same laws as pawnbrokers.
The McLain case in Chicago United States district court ended with a not guilty verdict for five board of trade brokers charged with using the mails to run a bucket shopping scheme to defraud customers. Judge Kohlsaat discharged the jury after ruling the case had not been proven.
In Milwaukee on May 23 the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers debated a project to build a home for disabled and aged engin eers at Meadow Lawn farm Mattoon Illinois and decided to abandon the plan likely to be sold. In Chillicothe Ohio May 23 Ethel Long 13 daughter of Stephen Long near Austin found with throat cut and head mashed at a spring a suspected negro arrested.
Two streetcars loaded with passengers jumped the track on a bridge over Scajaquada creek in Buffalo on May 22 injuring eight people, several seriously. Local rescue efforts and investigations followed as authorities assessed the incident.
Washington judiciary panel approves reporting Ray's extradition bill retroactive to send C. F. W. Neely to Cuba for trial under Spanish law. Neely’s counsel John D. Lindsey protests, calling the move unconstitutional and unprecedented in U.S. history. In New York Neely is re arrested on new charges of wrongful conversion totaling $45,500.26 and held on $50,000 bond at Ludlow Street jail.
William A. Coney and Catherine Warner Foster of Watseka Illinois were married in Milwaukee by Rev. A S Gilbert after Judge Vereles allowed them to bypass the five day residence requirement under a Wisconsin law change. The couple said they did not run away though they found the extra wait unnecessary and had already visited Chicago with no parental objections.
In Chicago on May 25 the Methodist general conference elected bishops J. W. Hamilton and David H. Moore on the seventeenth ballot. It approved women as delegates by amending the constitution, adopted the organic law report, and welcomed the change with cheers from galleries. An anonymous circular attacked President McKinley.
A careful plan to blow up the Cold Spring dam with twenty five pounds of dynamite was foiled when the fuse failed to ignite. The dam has fueled debates over removing meadow lands and navigation impacts, reaching the Minnesota supreme court twice. league baseball scores from Chicago to St Louis to Cincinnati and Pittsburgh are listed. Iowa Roman Catholics, led by Representative Dolliver, opposed selecting Sioux City as a new bishop see Fort Dodge as preferred.
Washington on May 25 3. The house leaders plan to reduce war taxes at the next session. A resolution was prepared to grant the Ways and Means Committee authority to sit during recesses of Congress.
Washington May 32 The credentials of Hon W A Clark as senator appointed by Lieutenant Governor Sprigel of Montana were presented yesterday to the senate by Senator Carter. They were allowed to lie on the table.
Nels NygreA, chairman of Bra maur town, Phillips Wisconsin, was killed when a tree fell. NygreA was a well known candidate for sheriff and leaves a family.
The state department says Boer delegates arrived without credentials and spoke unofficially. They presented no credentials to the president, were received in the Blue Parlor, and discussed the U S position not to intervene in the South African conflict.
In a national debate the Genet precedent is cited as a reason to halt hostile actions, while Boers push for concessions and independence as public pressure mounts in the United States. Delegates aim to rally mass meetings to influence war terms amid evolving diplomacy.
Testimony in the Sutten case links Sutton to purchasing a man’s diamond ring from Wright Kay & Co in August and engraving on September 11, with payment in currency on September 12. Witnesses include John Kay of Wright Kay & Co and Charles Warren diamond salesman.
The Spanish cannon that rested in Capitol Park for weeks disappeared after a dray driver took it away claiming to move it to a city lot. Officers and private detectives describe a dark complexioned man in a sombrero seen near the site. Authorities suspect a Spanish spy linked to the theft. A separate item notes Fish Commissioner Sweeney seeks to convict Otto Sanders in a dynamite fish-killing case in Sugar Creek, challenging the law as unconstitutional.
Decatur Michigan May 23 unions and teamsters walked out after the Milwaukee firm in charge of the street railway rebuild discharged union workers and hired non union men from outside towns. Contractors threaten to continue work with non union labor despite the walkout and possible trouble.
In Reynolds North Carolina on OF J Solbergs farm one mile west of town workers drilling a well eight feet deep found tools drop and a moving water body ten feet deep. A mirror revealed a swiftly flowing stream beneath the surface prompting excitement in the town today.
Reports from Detroit to Montreal, Denver to Des Moines highlight a mixed set of events. A large Baptist meeting in Detroit with surplus funds. Frederic A. Bell dies leaving a 25 million estate. Forests in Mississippi burned causing 200000 in losses. Senator Hill dies in Denver at 68. Rumors swirl about Queen Wilhelmina engagement and Spain-US postal pact. Alaska GOP convention backs Brady. Mothers’ convention draws 300 delegates in Des Moines. Pont Claire fire leaves 200 homeless. Wisconsin’s Freeman named consul in Copenhagen. Mystic Shrine holds annual council in Washington. Seven year old Douglas Singer charged grandmother’s death in Chicago. Chicago unable to fund famine grain shipment. Sultan of Morocco may accept French protectorate. English Adventists expect Christ’s return. Sultan of Sulu followers attack US troops at Cotobatto.
Chicago markets report from the dispatch shows broker Toher & Co with H E McKay as manager operating from the post office building in Chicago Illinois. Phone service noted and date May 23 1900.
A Muscatine market listing details daily prices for groceries and farm products. Items span grains flour produce eggs butter cheese and sugar, meats and lard, lumber finishing boards and hardware, with hogs cattle and lamb prices, fruit and vegetables, and assorted building materials.
Fifty pieces of real estate in Narberth Pennsylvania are to be sold today due to the failure of Goodman and Clothier. Overlapping mortgages have caused a tangle and delay in the sales process.
Chicago May 23. Tonight's six round fight features Kid McCoy and Tommy Ryan for a $6,000 purse. Both weigh in at 158 pounds and scheduled to begin at 6 o'clock. The winner takes $5,000 and the loser $1,000.
Riverside notices Harold Taylor the orphan leaves Main street with the Matter Sisters for a new home in Muscatine aboard Tuesday evening's train. Mr Rose, attached to Harold, will miss him, while Mrs Bradly Law learns of her sister Mrs L Denman's grave illness in Elberon Tama county.
The Chicago sale reports active bidding with regular auction drivers at 100 230 dollars, drafters 90 225, export chunks 85 165, common chunks 55 95, carriage teams 200 700, soldiers 460 225, and general horses 40 90. Receipts totaled 2 123 last week, up from 1 743 prior week and 2 308 a year earlier. The note adds African war deaths and a Beggs Blood Purifier testimonial.
Work started on a monument at North Beacon New York to mark the site of a revolutionary signal station. The obelisk will be 25 feet high and five feet square at the base, built from rough stone quarried near the spot.
The statement reflects on the fleeting nature of life noting that some people cannot stay forever and time eventually claims them. It contemplates loss and remembrance in a concise, reflective tone.
State of Iowa Muscatine County probate notice opens May 2 1990 for will of Jacob D Miller deceased. Hearing set June 1 1900 at district court June term starting June 6 1900. Interested parties may appear to show cause why probate should not be admitted. Clerk J W Ewans provides official notice.
Advertisement offers a civil service exam preparation course based in Washington DC. Claims 5 000 government positions under Civil Service Rules and 800 yearly appointments with mail preparation and installment fees. Promises scientific study across departments, lifelong secure positions, and salaries higher than private firms.
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