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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1897
Page
1
Long discussion surrounds Judge Nathan Goff's possible cabinet appointment and the impact on the presidency. Reported concerns include his suitability and rival claims, with mention of pressures from party figures and the press to secure a decision.
The article reports shifts in nominations and cabinet rumors in the current Congress. It notes movements in appointments and mentions a possible postmaster general with Hanna tied to McKinley’s administration, reflecting ongoing political rearrangements and anticipated leadership changes.
Charles Grigsby, a 23 year old white convict serving a Cincinnati burglary sentence, escaped Sunday evening by sealing a wall with a rope made from his overcoat. He refused to reveal his home as he was recaptured or identified.
Prince Von Hohenlohe hosted a dinner at the chancellerie on Sunday evening in honor of the new minister and Chancellor. Hussian Minister Benty was among the attendees.
The President marked his fifty fourth birthday with usual duties and calls. He received more telegrams than usual from friends and colleagues, including early congratulations from Editor Kehisant of Chicago. Messages from the East and West praised his selection as secretary of the treasury and expressed broad satisfaction.
A late night blaze in the basement of Patton seminary a boarding school for girls at Oak Cliffs three miles south of Dallas destroys the building and contents. About forty girls were inside but all escaped safely with their belongings in carriages. Total loss estimated around 15009 dollars with some insurance. Origin of the fire unknown.
A sensational report from Key West describes 60 Amazons guarding a hospital housing about 600 Spaniards and insurgents near Hemedios. Spanish forces attacked, fire consumed the building, and nearly all inmates including six surgeons and ten nurses were killed or doomed to death. An American, Salvador Herrera, was captured and mutilated after the assault.
The United States cruiser Brooklyn struck a rock in the Delaware River near Marcus Hook on a Saturday afternoon. Its forward compartments were stove in, and the ship narrowly avoided sinking, remaining moored to the breakers to weather ice gorges midriver.
W A Wheelock, Stuart’s San Francisco representative, said provision will be made to seat 15 000 people for the Corbett Fussmanns fight at a Nevada site chosen by Stuart. Admission fee details will be discussed when Stuart arrives in San Francisco later this week. Wheelock praised nearby springs as training venues with ideal March conditions.
SS Rodgers of New York files in U S circuit court to void the Nashville Chattanooga and St. Louis lease of the Tennessee Midland and Paducah Tennessee Alabama railways. The suit asks dissolution of the current board and a new election. It seeks individual accountability for losses under the present lease.
Nathaniel Webb of Logansport Indiana and formerly a prominent Greenville Ohio merchant died Sunday afternoon at the home of John Studebaker in Bivurrros Indiana. He was 78 years old.
Ness cites U S Senators maneuvering to derail the Anglo American treaty indirectly while public sentiment favors the measure. Beecher condition described as not changed since Saturday evening. she remains weak but outbursts are not feared. The Bolt Trust collapses as morning paper in Cincinnati notes.
Washington Feb 2 Senate reconvened for executive session to review the general treaty of arbitration as amended. Amendments strike Sweden and Norway as umpire and restrict questions affecting powers or relations with other states. Chief Justice White dissents in a separate court ruling on Ohio and Indiana laws. Public Debt and personnel moves noted. Senator Harris gravely ill in Washington.
Washington reports show Senator Turple urging recognition of Cubs during the session, while Daniel and others spoke on the Nuropapua Canal bill. The House passed a pension bill for Jonathan Scott, then a tax for invalid tension faced committee rejection. Senate debates centered on international monetary conference measures and various appropriation acts.
Cuicidadyo February 2. Miss Ollie Sullivan, 16, was shot and wounded at 2439 Irving Avenue by Frank Lauer, a devoted admirer angered by attention to other youths. Lauer fled, then died by suicide hours later at the street corner of Bertean and Ash avenues, found at 9 AM Monday.
Ren James S Wilson of Town says he accepted the agriculture post, leaving attorney general and postmaster general slots open. The McKinley cabinet appears set with Sherman, Gage, Alv er, Lonng, McKenna, Wilson among others, while Dawes is named comptroller and Eckels’ future tenure remains uncertain.
A Washington special reports President McKinley will order an immediate Senate session and summon the House for March 15. The Ways and Means Committee will report by March 22, aiming to pass the tariff bill within two weeks and have it signed into law by July 1 after Senate passage by June 1 at latest.
Cuienco February 1 Lyman J. Gage declines a complimentary dinner on his departure for Washington to become secretary of the treasury. He tells a senator he wants no demonstration now, preferring to let his record in office speak for him and accepting honors only after four years of service.
San Francisco February 2 Judge McKenna of the United States circuit court is arranging his affairs to reside in Washington as a member of McKinley’s cabinet. He admits the move but says a formal appointment must come from the president-elect. He notes several important cases pending and plans to depart for Washington in the latter part of March.
Lord Salisbury accepts invitation to attend a dinner given by United States Ambassador Bayard and Mrs Bayard in honor of the prince of Wales at their residence on Wednesday February 3 in New York.
The new gun boat Wilmington recently built at Newport News shipyard completed a trial trip Monday afternoon under her builders direction. She sailed down to Henry and back, meeting full satisfaction.
In Indianapolis on January 27 the Republican caucus rejected a congressional reappointment plan and formed subcommittees to draft legislative apportionment. They advanced a bill to repeal the 1885 apportionment law and considered bills to curb state house custodianship, remediate election law flaws, and enforce a ward name rule. The Senate later voted on a cigarette licensing bill and seating changes in the Rogers-Culbert contest.
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