05 Feb 1899
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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1899
Page
1
The Senate chamber heatedly debated the Treaty of Peace with Spain as supporters and opponents clash over voting on resolutions. Leaders warn that defeating ratification risks war, while some urge a prompt vote on the measure and its terms.
Governor Roosevelt in Albany outlined conditional support for police legislation after consultations with Senator Platt and leaders. He signaled readiness to separate the Bureau of Elections from the Police Department and to bolster the Chief's authority, while delaying final action until broad support is secured.
District Attorney unclear how to build the Adams poisoning case as feuding with Coroner and police delays the inquest. Barnet exhumation plans stall amid debates over who caused the poisonings, with McClusky and detectives facing political pressure while the DA seeks arrests and fresh testimony.
Wolcott of Colter Milo makes impassioned plea for ratification of the Plate Treaty in a Senate session. He denounces obstruction by opponents using resolutions as a cloak to defeat the treaty, stressing duty to ratify amid wartime commitments and Philippine land matters, while praising the Administrations for guiding postwar policy. A lengthy debate follows on the treaty’s provisions and U S obligations.
A conference in New York discussed two issues, the police bill and appointing a successor to Surrogate Arnold. Senator Platt advised maintaining current police control while Governor Roosevelt weighed candidates including Beckett, Austin, Clarke, and Varnum amid Republican opposition and internal party debates.
Reports describe a step by step consolidation of the Vanderbilt roads led by the West Shore merger with the New York Central. After April 1 the West Shore would operate as a New York Central division, with other lines like Michigan Central, Lake Shore, Nickel Plate, and Canada Southern possibly folded in. Top executives may retire and New York officials run the expanded system.
The Financial Chronister shows weekly clears rising across the United States with gains over prior weeks. Deposits reach 540 with specie holdings growing to 72200 amid California gold imports. Loans increase, and overall clearings up by substantial percentages compared with prior years.
An elderly man, Philip Reilly, aged seventy, rushed from a stable on No 1 East Fifteenth Street as flames spread from a burning box. He was tackled by the owner Patrick Goodwin and a blanket-tossed rescue attempt followed. Reilly sustained facial and hand injuries but is reported not seriously hurt. An ambulance from Bellevue Hospital attended. fire damage totaled about 900. The fire was contained by firefighters, with the blaze not spreading further.
London reports a shift in political custom as Campbell-Bannerman moves toward Liberal leadership while Sir William Harcourt leads a Protestant surge in church questions. The piece notes Rosebery and Harcourt as contenders, disestablishment debates, and foreign affairs echoing through the Empire.
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