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Newspaper
Phoenix Weekly Herald
Location
Phoenix, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1897
Page
3
A mixed report covers advertising policies, Mexico and Monterey, Arizona cattle imports, Beets and sugar industry prospects, Cuban policy, tariffs, and local developments. It notes Texas sympathy, New Mexico governance, Parker the bandit, and sugar beet trials, with reflections on Decoration Day and Senate corruption charges.
A 19th century look at riverside navigation near El Paso, the Raines law cuts saloon licenses in New York from 33,437 on April 30, 1896 to about 26,593 on November 1, with an expected 25,000 licenses in the year. Revenue from May to October 1896 totals 11,038,322, net after collection costs 10,506,192. News notes include prison conditions at San Quentin, a medical tonic ad, an Oregon mining sale in Santa Lucia, and local mercantile advertising.
In Washington June 2 3 and H the tariff bill provoked sharp critique of seven tenths per pound on pig iron and one and four tenths of a cent on tin plate with Western and Southern farmers opposing high duties on low priced goods. Senator Tillman pushed investigation into sugar speculation while Senator Gallagher urged delay. Chamberlains remedy praised by a La Cygne druggist. The piece notes sugar policy shifts toward domestic production to stabilize supply and prices, with Gulf states likely to favor protection for a growing sugar industry.
The Bi metallic League gathering in Mancasster Hoagland on June 2 drew over fifty labor delegates. Lord Mayor of Manchester presided as delegates were welcomed. The annual report mourned General Francis A Walker of Boston and noted U S presidential votes for McKinley and Bryan on bimetallism platforms. It praised the Europe mission of Senator Wolcott and urged renewed international bimetallism efforts. A Sundry Civil Bill was signed in Washington on June 4 by the President.
A mob hanged Mitchell for alleged assault on Mrs Gaumer in Springfield. Troops arrived, crowds gathered as keys were seized, jail breached, Mitchell carried to a tree and executed in view of thousands. Unclear if death came from hanging or injuries prior. Reports from Ohio and Ontario describe the event and nearby incidents.
June 8, United States court denied a writ of supersedens to halt execution and granted leave to appeal to the Supreme Court. Attorneys for Theodore Durrant sought a stay and the delay could pause proceedings for six months until the Supreme Court reconvenes in October.
Parscorr June 2 The people of Yavapai County condemn the Republican stance after the Supreme Court ruled the defunct bonds illegal. J W Wilson on the bondholder list denies ever owning any bond others similarly deny. Local reaction brands the Republican position as contemptible and likely to backfire.
A blaze at the Burbank theatre in Los Angeles began in a dressing room at 5 15 this morning causing about 15000 in damage inside two hours with no one present. The stage displays costumes and furnishings were nearly destroyed and the building insured for 10000. The cause remains a mystery and restoration is planned.
In Washington on June 4 the senate resumed consideration of the tariff bill with two speeches slated for the day. Mentor Mantle of Montana spoke about the wool schedule for two hours, noting limited time prevented presenting the wool growers’ view in the other chamber. Butler of North Carolina prepared to address the joint resolution to empower Congress to levy income taxes.
From San Frances on June 3 the Mariposs arrives with notes to Hawaii’s government about Japan’s demands. Minister Shima Mura threatens a second approach if the reply is unsatisfactory, arguing Japan seeks justice and that the United States may intervene if Hawaii’s stance is arbitrary. He hints at possible further action and hints at resignation if no satisfactory terms are reached.
James Lewis, a colored man from Fairfax Virginia, was hanged at 5 03 am in the jail yard in the presence of about fifty people. He walked to the gallows without assistance and there was no crowd violence. He was executed for ravishing Mrs Ida Reidel a white woman.
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