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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1895
Page
7
Congress scrutinizes the balance of power over seniority and tenure as two new factions vie for influence. The article notes maneuvers across Iowa and other states, with Washington policy questions shaping expectations and committee assignments.
Washington reports Representative Dingley of Maine will chair the ways and means committee and be House leader. Speaker Reed reportedly selected key chairs including Hitt for foreign affairs and Henderson for appropriations, with Payne and Daughy figures linked to plans that changed to place Dingley in the top slot.
Professor Marcus Baker of the coast and geodetic survey urged arbitration by battle over England's claim to 5,000 square miles between Portland canal and Beam canal on Alaska's southeast border. His Alaska lecture before the National Geographers society at the Cosmos club drew loud applause and a call to repeat the talk in a larger hall.
An accident at the Tilley Foster mines near Carmel New York yesterday afternoon caused the death of thirteen or fourteen workers. Foreman Patrick descended to time two gangs of about thirty five men when a large mass of earth and rock slid from the pit mouth to the bottom. Five of eleven men escaped from one gang, three of another gang were dead, and several others were severely injured. The mine has a history of accidents, but none so deadly.
R G Dun & Co reports no real upturn in trade with prices shrinking due to inaction. After heavy summer and early autumn buying a decline was expected and it is early to judge future purchases. Retail stocks remain high in most lines with distribution delayed by bad weather as crops move only fairly and foreign imports may fall.
Jerico Svrinas Missouri Dec 2 reports John Teed proprietor of the Jerico Springs nursery was kicked in the forehead by a vicious horse Thursday. Forehead crushed left eye destroyed doctors Brasher and Brownlee removed bone fragments but there is no hope for him.
A Cologne Gazette dispatch from Odessa cites about 00 deaths from a severe storm in southern Russia with most victims drowned or frozen. Widespread distress is reported as the storm-ravaged region struggles to cope. Bishop A W Wayman, senior bishop of the African Methodist Church, died of paralysis at his Bathmore, Maryland home.
Secretary Lamont submits the annual War Department report to the President. It shows 1905 war costs at 52,987,799 with current and proposed budgets of 146,571 and 51,945,640 respectively. The payroll shortfall of 21,000 is noted and reimbursement urged. Army strength lists 25,355 enlisted and 20,534 effective. Recommends ten cadets at large to West Point each year to fill vacancies.
New York reports the suit by Zella Nicolaus Stuhman against George J. Gould over a $10,000 cheese side gift is settled. Gould's lawyers paid Mrs Nicolaus Stuhman $10,000, from which she covers counsel fees and costs, in exchange for a full release from damages or assault claims by any Gould family member.
Newport News Ship Building Company led bids for two battleships with armor. Cramp offered to build two armored ships plus a third unarmored unit using full plans for the Congress fixed ultimate cost. The boats would be larger than the town, among the largest in existence.
Five Missouri congressmen informed Mr Reed of their committee preferences. Indications suggest most will receive about what they asked for. Rivers and harbors Mr Clark. invalid pensions Mr Crowther. military affairs Mr Tracey. immigration Mr Bartholdt. judiciary Mr Burton.
Perry Oklahoma December report notes William E Stover found guilty of murdering James P Gall after a four day four night jury deliberation. Jury recommended life imprisonment for the killer who had previously fought with Gall over a claim and shot him as he walked home.
A duel was fought near the city between Baron Loissy d Anglas and Viscount de Vogue of the French Academy. The dispute stemmed from a political controversy and Vogue was wounded in the lip.
Last night at Robert Smith s home near town the elder of two boys about ten took a Winchester rifle and fired at his brother killing him instantly. The incident occurred while the boys were alone in a room.
News brief notes Count von Taafe’s death in Austria. Berlin police close eleven Socialist clubs. The Texas Siftings moves from New York to Dallas. Birmingham smelting works burn and will be rebuilt. The American School of Science at Marash was burned by Turks on November 19. Park rangers struggle to curb buffalo poaching in Yellowstone. New York brokers eye Cripple Creek properties. Postoffice plans Sunday mail service where none exists. Sherman to push sleeping car rate cuts in Congress. Senor Machado appointed Portuguese minister to the United States. Emma Carroll near Clarksville Illinois cuts her throat amid family opposition. The ossified man S.C. Martin dies in Bryan Texas.
A scathing report accuses the present system governing the Five Civilized Tribes of narrow minded rule. It blasts O Ngarchies in power and urges Congress to act against the treaty night practices and entrenched governance.
The Dawes commission report on the five civilized tribes in the Indian Territory condemns local governments as corrupt and unworthy to guard tribal property. It urges Congress to assume political control to restore order and protect the people, noting negotiations have failed and treaty obligations complicate the situation.
The Times peers in Caracas report Nov 1 that the revolutionary outbreak is not important and no British ultimatum has been received. Influential Venezuelans favor amicable settlement while the government fears apologizing would imply English rights to the disputed territory. Some support direct frontier settlement without U.S. reference.
In Curiaco on November 30 United States Senator Knute Nelson announced Minnesota supports Cushman K Davis as a presidential candidate. He said the convention will decide and that McKinley Reed Morton and Allison are strong. If Davis leaves the race Minnesota’s delegation may split between McKinley and Reed.
The report outlines reform to remove politics from Indian affairs and push self supporting citizenship. It favors allotments and homesteads, strict business management of reservations, and limited government aid after citizenship. It discusses land office work, irrigation needs, forest preservation, and criticisms of the Carey bill and state control over irrigation funding.
An elderly woman traveling with her 10 year old grandson on a northbound Northwestern train near Shopeer became violently insane. The conductor locked them in a car. the woman fled from a window at Swansville and was found dead beside the track three miles south of Janesville. The boy remained in the car and was demented, unable to explain the events.
Five miles north of Childress a Fort Worth and Denver train was held up at 6:30 pm by two men but the messenger failed to open the through safe, leaving the robbers empty handed.
A fellow prisoner reports Dr G W Fraker's health is precarious with Richmond doctors diagnosing Bright's disease. The letter says Fraker is sometimes out of his mind and requests Dr J M Allen of Liberty be summoned. his attorney will pursue the request.
Shanghai dispatches report that no railway concessions have been granted to foreigners in China and that the government will keep railway construction in Chinese hands going forward.
Two bodies found in the ruins of the Vokes building in New York. Willis King, a life convict, escaped from Gatesville Texas jail. Jesse Wimp, Dallas Township Illinois supervisor, killed by a CB and Q train. Republican senators caucus called for next Monday. Rabbi Gries preaches against Thanksgiving as a Christian institution in Cleveland Ohio.
At the Trans Mississippian congress in Omaha resolutions urged a congressional appropriation to defend San Diego harbor and improve waterways while proposing a Trans Mississippian exposition in Omaha for 1898. Bryan led the push with Colonel Doniphan and others lauding western progress and unity.
Mrsnearouts Minn November 28 report says Harry Mayward confessed to killing dressmaker Catherine Sing as he awaits execution. The telegraphed claim circulated nationwide but Mayward has not admitted the murder.
Vice President Troward of the A R B A seeks a colony site in Arkansas. A tramp perished in a La Fayette Indiana house fire. A lynching victim's petrified body was found near Savannah Iowa. A Washington benefit supports Mrs. Waller wife of the ex consul in prison in France. An angina explosion at Tafavatta Indiana killed one and likely fatally injured two others.
Dr. Talmage moves toward Washington to lead the First Presbyterian Church and retain ties to New York. He champions The Christian Herald and a special ten-volume library offer, noting the paper’s wide influence and $700,000 in beneficences. Address: Bible House New York.
A collection of aphorisms on serious truths hidden in jokes. It contrasts humor with judgment and notes that true greatness balances forgiveness with strength. It also comments on appearances in romance and the desires of people in church life.
A collection of unusual statements notes flying frogs in Borneo sunflower stocks turned to paper tobacco cultivation banned in Egypt blotting paper from cotton rags and soda Edison’s lab costs twenty thousand dollars annually admiral’s pay in the British navy nine thousand one hundred twenty six dollars a year and Queen Maria Pia of Portugal described as a clever billiard player.
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