Senate confirms Schofield for lieutenant general amid varied items
The Senate confirmed Maj Gen John M Schofield as lieutenant general on the seventh. Earlier the president sent Schofield’s nomination to the Senate for the same rank. The judiciary committee favored a bill to add a ninth circuit judge for California and Oregon. The New York Assembly passed the Horton bill banning boxing exhibitions. Reports from I G Dun show US weekly totals 281 to 385 and Canada 58 to 60 versus last year. The Hawaiian government contemplates death sentences for prominent royalists. The German Reichstag discussed disaster-prevention measures at sea. The War Department reported militia totals and available forces. Secretary Carlisle noted bond issue publicity timing. Chancellor reports on Pekin envoy Dexer’s leave. British relief works target Ireland Donegal. Armenian petition to European powers seeks justice and home rule. Wales Italy marriage talks linked to the Prince of Naples. Probate case for James G Fair moves to contest. US business failures show January liabilities, manufacturing and contracting figures vary. Presidents two special messages address bond issue and Hawaii.
Senate considers agation of diphtheria anti-toxine
Senate session reports debate over distribution of diphtheria antitoxin and related bills. Rules committee program adopted amid differing views. several private measures passed. focus on treasury, currency and military reservations and overseas telegraph project discussed.
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Decesation of Influential Citizens and Fires Hit Multiple Areas
A list of events from Cleveland to Philadelphia reports a Decesation of notable Cleveland figures visiting Washington to push a military post plan, Brooklyn aldermen voting to rescind trolley franchises, a Lake Maxinkuckee military academy destroyed by fire, and a string of disasters and political notes including prison break attempts, school explosion risks, deadly fires, bank robbery thwarted, and loan negotiations in England.
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House of Representatives
Multiple Telegraphs Report Financial and Transport News
Deposits totaling 5.5 00 are to be staged at the New York assay office for daily advances by the syndicate. Three Florence furnaces in Alabama were sold to Adams Company of Allentown for 1400. Kansas rivers freeze as Missouri backs up irrigation fears. Beef supplies worry New York markets amid road blockade. Alabama stockholders meetings may be required by new tax bill. Congress backs salaries for clerks at 50 per month. Senate approves Pacific cable to Hawaii. Englishman A Harcourt vanishes from San Francisco with diamonds and forged checks. Little Rock robberies hint at Indian Territory crime training. Fall River suffers highest tide since 1589 flooding docks. British storms intensify, isolating the Scottish highlands and blocking railways.
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Mississippian College Destroyed by Fire at Breakfast
Uelbaven College in Jackson suffered total loss when a furnace door left open allowed a blaze to spread during breakfast. All 200 pupils and staff escaped with minimal personal losses though furniture and contents were largely destroyed. Insurance covers most damages. strong efforts to rebuild are planned with local support. In Clarksdale, revival meetings at the courthouse draw large crowds led by Rev. MacIntosh and evangelist J. Patton. transformative conversions reported and religious fervor widely noted.
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Grand Jury Reports No Gambling in Jackson and County Probes
The Hinds County Grand Jury reports no gambling in Jackson and urges stricter pension roll scrutiny. It notes prison food不足, lack of tobacco, work assignments, and calls for warden attention. The panel cites misused allowances and bonds, and cites a Kosciusko cotton factory plan, plus Mississippi levee contracts and local court adjournment and whitecapping cases in Union County.
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President cites Hawaiian revolt telegrams to Congress
Transmission of a telegraphic dispatch from Minister Willis to the Secretary of State reports a serious revolt in Hawaii. Government sentences include death for several officials and a life term plus heavy fine for others, with a call for records to determine the U.S. duty.
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Trade Review Signals Mixed Signals From Gold Exports And Rail Earnings
G Duns Coms weekly review reports gold exports held back by bond doubts while domestic money market shows cautious improvement. Industrial output weak as manufactured goods prices fall. iron, steel, copper soft. Railroads show earnings up in January but Norfolk and Western receivership looms. Failures decline in manufacturing, steady in trading.
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Congressional Message on Three Per Cent Gold Bonds Plan
The president transmitted a message to Congress urging authorization of a three per cent gold bond plan to reduce interest and save funds. He cites treasury needs, market conditions, and proposed terms, including substitution options and long term guarantees, to stabilize national finances.
Japanese torpedo boats sink Chinese warships near Wei-wei harbor
Shanghai dispatch says on February 4 Japanese torpedo boats cleared the Wei-iai-Wei harbor entrance and sank the Ting-Yuen. The next night they attacked Wei-Yuen Li-Yuen and Pao Heo, with forts at Liu Kang Tao firing. Japanese forces advance toward Che Foo as Admiral Ting arrives. A separate report notes Ning-Hai bombarded western forts at Che Foo while troops land east of the city.
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Burned Leather Tannery Fire Damages Dalton Avenue Plant
A blaze at the American Oak Leather tannery on Dalton Avenue damaged the second floor Japanning department where leather goods are finished. Firefighters confined the flames to the tannery due to oils and turpentine in use. Loss reported at £10,000.
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Is Adry Hayward insane amid seclusion mystery
The case centers on Adry Hayward’s alleged sanity after he withdrew from public view following claims about his brother’s knowledge of Kittie Ging’s murder. Questions swirl as no one has been permitted to see or speak with him since he spoke of the tale.
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Ways and Means Committee Plan on Gold Bond Sale
Representative Wilson of West Virginia, chairman, will convene the Ways and Means Committee at 10 a.m. Saturday to consider the president’s recommendation on selling a gold bond at 3 percent per year within the next year. Debate includes Springer of Illinois opposing, Cox of Tennessee supporting a state bank system, and Hall of New Mexico weighing silver free trade.
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Crathie Crew Examined Over Elbe Sinking Claims
The Crathie crew, after sinking the Elbe, are in America under board of trade inquiry. They testified yesterday that lights of the Elbe were seen a quarter mile away and believed engines still running. Distress signals were seen but no explosion heard during two hours of salvage from their vessel.
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Hundred Houses Swept Away by Tidal Wave at Cape Breton
Halifax dispatch reports one hundred houses and business buildings wiped out at Cape Breton by an anti tidal wave. Many lives are believed lost. A separate blast in a Joinville foundry in the Haste-Marne department killed three and injured fourteen.
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Wreck from Frozen Water-Back Damages Home in Pennsylvania
A frozen water-back in a kitchen range exploded at noon yesterday in W. K. Calvert’s residence on Eleventh Street, Calvert. The house suffered heavy damage. Daniels, a relative, broke both legs and a child was likely fatally injured. Snowdrifts hinder travel as a snowstorm tightens grip. Pennsylvania railroad shopmen are reassigned to mountains to clear tracks.
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More Lodies From the Elbe and Stolen Identity Plot
The Elbe disaster victims are identified in a swapped name scheme. The bodies of Paul Ssochy and Meri Baise, sailors aboard the steamship Elbe, were found in Lowestoft. A body with papers linking to Edward Muscovitz is identified as Daniel Guttmann, who along with two brothers used Muscovitz’s name to hide.
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Elbe
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Florida Blizzard Causes Wide Citrus Crop Damage
A Florida blizzard damaged early vegetable crops and threatened orange trees with potential losses running into millions. The freeze was statewide and strawberry plants were reportedly unharmed, with officials awaiting more accurate estimates.
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Children Burned to Death While Mother Absent
In Braaru Indiana a year old son and months old daughter of William Cassidy were found dead in a house eight miles north of the city after their mother left to feed hogs. Their clothing apparently caught fire while they played near a grace, and both children were burned to a crisp.
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