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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1897
Page
1
A national monetary gathering in Indianapolis outlines a plan to form a commission, study currency reforms, and report to Congress. Delegates from many states discuss retiring treasury notes, restoring gold standard, and creating elastic currency with a nonpartisan finance panel.
The United Mine Workers association met briefly then reconvened to discuss abolishing its Journal which is running behind and dissolving the self‑abnegation society linked to Knights of Labor. A wage scale for the district was also adopted with a diverse slate of committee members named from Pennsylvania Ohio Indiana and West Virginia.
United States Minister Albert S. Willis died at his residence in Honolulu at 8 a.m. after months of illness from pneumonia contracted in San Francisco. Funeral plans include a state funeral by the Hawaiian government with a ceremonial escort and services at Central Union Church, followed by burial in the receiving vault before sailing aboard the Australia. President Cleveland mourned the loss and recalled Willis as a capable, popular diplomat.
Spanish gunboat Relampago struck a torpedo while ascending the Cauto river near Mango and sank quickly. Survivors reached Centineli, rebels fired from riverbanks, Centineli rescued men but chief commander and several sailors were wounded or killed. Centineli also sustained casualties. The attack follows insurgent actions at Guama and Manzanillo amid ongoing Cuban conflict.
London chamber of commerce believes the recently signed treaty will enhance friendly ties between the two English speaking nations and promote expansion and security of their commercial and material relations, per a dispatch from New York dated Jan 16.
Prof Lewis Swift, once with Warner’s Observatory and Lick, has word from London that the Royal Astronomical Society awarded him the Jackson gold medal for his work on comets nebulae and space wanderers. Swift holds four gold medals, a silver from France with 540 francs, and four bronze medals. Weyler Reported Marching Toward Matanzas and Vilas to Find Gomez.
The German National Bank in Louisville was closed by the controller of the currency on Monday with Exemiver Escott in charge. Assets and liabilities are believed to be under 100000 dollars. After 25 years of operation, mismanagement is cited as the cause. Directors planned to organize the Southern National Bank to assume its business, pledging sixty thousand dollars for capital stock.
The First National Bank of Newront, at Fifth and York, failed to open on Monday causing a crowd of anxious depositors. Officials stated the bank is solvent but temporarily closed for lack of remedy money, with assurances that no one would lose funds.
Funeral services for Minister Willis were held in the great throne hall with the body laid in state. President Dole and government officials attended as Central Union church was filled and a guard of soldiers led the procession.
A Rome dispatch reports a panic in Naples and Sicily amid fears that the Indian plague may be brought by steamers from Indian ports. Messina residents demand bans on such ships entering. An Austrian steamer Kaiser Franz Josef from Bombay purportedly landed two sick sailors at Massowah, later dying from bubonic plague.
Fragmentary report cites Speaker Sleeper discussing rumored extra Senate session. No clear date or details provided, leaving speculation about legislative timing and motives.
Senate and House proceedings in Washington reported a sequence of measures and debates. Bills on post office term fits, land homesteads for Oklahoma and Indian lands, and oleomargarine regulation progressed with votes and committee referrals. A Bacon speech argued executive versus legislative powers amid treaty and railroad concerns. Adjournments followed partial action on several minor bills.
Washington notes show the Senate passing several private pension bills including increases for widows Mrs. Gibbon and others while the House focused on eulogies for ex speaker Crisp. Other items include a New York custom house bill, canal debates, and nominations in Delaware and Washington.
The Winchester postmaster race grows daily with new applicants including Lom E De Bruin J Bradford and E G Smith among others as candidates to succeed Philip Handre. Local chatter names several contenders and the field widens as January 18 reports circulate.
New York chair Wedego pressed for ratification of the arbitration treaty with Britain. Senate Foreign Relations chair Sherman weighs amendments as Secretary Olney plans to advocate favorable action. The president released correspondence on negotiations, with no new material. Ohio Gen Axline and Kingsley discuss naval militia expansion with McAdoo. Plague quarantine steps reimposed for ports and travelers. Military Academy appropriation bill for next fiscal year reported to the Senate.
Indiana senate and house reports from January sessions show sympathy resolutions for Cuba referred to federal relations, a popular vote for U S senators proposal, and an appropriation bill of 105000 for the session. Other measures include tax and insurance bills and licensing provisions for liquor trades.
A Boston telegram reports ex Governor Long of Massachusetts has accepted the secretaryship of the navy. The news comes as part of federal appointments while other items note a Supreme Court ruling on South Carolina liquor inspection and the Senate confirming David R. Francis as interior secretary.
London Jan. 1 9 A.M. The queen's speech opening Parliament is expected to be uneventful with emphasis on Britain's peaceful relations and the Anglo American treaty. It will touch vaguely on Turkey and India, mention the Anglo Egyptian campaign in the Soudan and the Matabele revolt suppression in South Africa.
At a Monday meeting of Methodist ministers in Cariaco the plan, proposed by Rev. R G Hobbs secretary of the Illinois conference and pastor of Centenary church in Jacksonville, to send corn to India famine victims was endorsed. Farmers near Jacksonville readily contributed corn and even loaded it on cars for transport.
In Canson Nevada on January 19 Senator J P Jones was chosen by the Republican caucus to seek another U S senate term with 35 votes from 33 silver Republicans while George Nixon received three. a joint ballot is planned for Tuesday. Also report from Atlas Texas notes the Orphans Home Fire has 15 bodies recovered and nine injured. A Culver trial began in Logn Iowa on January 19 before Judge Talla.
Indiana legislators debate election law changes and apportionment bills in the senate and house. Ammons leads anti trust efforts. bills extend two watchers per party ticket and adjust county salaries and fee law compliance. Messages honor Cuban patriots. multiple local deaths and industrial reopenings noted.
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