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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1897
Page
6
Washington dispatch outlines heated Senate debate with President Cleveland criticized over the San Guilly pardon. Mr Lodge speaks with strong language as Indian Appropriation 132 faces scrutiny amid miscellaneous notes from the capital.
Washington voters report a tense Senate session opening with packed galleries over Sanguilly pardon and Cuban resolution. Pettigrew presses Indian Bill, but Cuban measure prevails. Morgan defends, calls Sanguilly pardon rushed. Hale urges time for appropriations while Hoar and Hale spar. Consul Leo praised for courage and honor. Morgan cites newspapers for Sanguilly facts.
Havana reports Consul General Lee says Americans faced no insults and Spaniards are courteous. A New York paper cites a supposed Olney dispatch demanding a warship to secure an American in prison and threatening further action if due process fails.
Canton Ohio February 27 Dr Phillips says Major McKinley is a well man and able to travel to Washington He may say farewell with a few words but no handshakes or callers during rest Corbett and Fitzsimmons In other dispatches reports on boxing prospects and public notices from various towns including Orysepra and Topeka Kansas. The Senate passes a bill enabling women to vote in next general election. House has approved similar measure. Tulsa legislative session remains in progress with adjournment anticipated around March 12.
Torpedo boat No. 6 of the United States Navy arrived at the Norfolk navy yard after a 300 mile run from New York in fifteen hours. The vessel is claimed to be the fastest afloat.
The Senate judiciary committee voted unanimously to recommend confirming G. Y. Crenshaw as United States marshal for the Western district of Missouri on Feb. 27.
In Washington the appropriation bills moved to the Senate after final action on the agricultural and army measures. A banking and currency bill allowing national banks to take out circulation equal to bond deposits passed 144 to 46 amid sharp opposition from Chairman Walker. A resolution urged the President to send to the House all state department prison correspondence on American prisoners in Cuba.
Senator Sherman and supporters abandon the arbitration treaty contest for this session as the Fifty fourth Congress nears its end. They plan to revive the effort in the upcoming extra session called after the current Congress dissolves next Thursday. Sherman indicates the incoming administration will push ratification.
Washington February 27 The house commerce committees discussed a bill directed by Rep Aldrich Illinois to ban transportation of prize fight pictures or descriptions by mail or interstate commerce. Violation carries up to five years in prison. The measure targets interstate reports by telegraph while not hindering announcement of fight results.
Washington February 27. Senor De Lome the Spanish minister received a cablegram from the Duke of Tetuan stating the queen has signed the pardon of Julio Sanguilly. The legation says the action was agreed at a cabinet meeting days ago but held until the queen's formal signature.
The Senate committee on public lands concluded its Perrine land grant inquiry and authorized a report stating the patent was issued by the Interior department in accordance with the law and controlling precedents.
The Dawes Indian commission, after months in Washington working on reorganizing the five civilized tribes, adjourned to convene at Muskokee between March 12 and 15. The Chickasaw delegation opposed the Choctaw agreement, and the commission will begin compiling citizenship rolls for all tribes upon arrival.
The Sundry Civil appropriation bill to the Senate shows a net rise of 1.16 percent, totaling 51,327,727 dollars. The committee boosted public buildings by 140,000 dollars and lighthouses, signals and beacons by 138,809 dollars, while substantial cuts affected rivers and harbors.
The Senate unanimously adopted a resolution condemning the treatment of American citizens in Cuba by Spanish officers and criticizing Washington for alleged nonpatriotic conduct while commending Consul General Lee.
The Cincinnati gauge reached sixty-one feet two inches at 8 am marking the river’s fifth time above sixty feet. Officials say the worst is probably over as residents brace for continued flooding. In other news Kinna prepares to depart for Washington this afternoon from Ohio. Welock and family leave for Washington on the Pennsylvania with his wife and daughters.
Feb 27 deputy U S marshals raided a large gambling tent at Ungden the place of payment of Cherokee freedd Inen and captured thirty three and brought them to Vinith.
Citizens protest policies urging safer treatment of nationals aboard ships and protection of American citizens. The call emphasizes lawful conduct by armed forces and accountability for actions at sea. The language reflects public urgency and political pressure to address international incidents.
The House foreign affairs committee framed a substitute urging the president to transmit all undisclosed State Department correspondence on the imprisonment of American citizens by Spanish authorities in Cuba. The Senate considered release pledges and Sanguilly’s withdrawn appeal, with officials predicting a pardon after the Havana filing.
In a heated Senate moment debate centers on Sanguilly and Cuba policy as protests erupt in galleries. The Vice President warns against disruption while Sen Mills and Hale push for restraint and a focus on Cuban resolution. The vote on displacing Indian bill for Cuban action ends 40 to 27.
William J. Bryan, former Fusion presidential candidate, visited the House floor amid mixed reactions as members rushed to greet him. The event followed a Cincinnati Inquirer dinner in his honor with lawmakers from Tennessee California New York Nebraska Massachusetts and others.
A rich mother distributes her wealth to her younger daughter who leaves for Kansas with a bicycle kit and wealth. The daughter gains support from emancipated women, runs for governor, spends the wealth on ice cream and trolley parties, loses the election, returns home in defeat, and is welcomed with celebrations and feast. The tale ends with a neighbor lamenting a lost dog and the servant noting the neighbor’s misfortune becomes others’ gain.
Moltke notes in Berlin that eight families share a building with thin walls. He contrasts English “castles” built close together with German multi story homes. London fronts are often two to three windows wide with rooms on a single floor and no reception rooms.
The text outlines a reciprocal duty between doctor and patient. Patients expect prompt service and the physician should value payment and patient comfort, with emergencies dictating priorities. It lists avoid choices: intemperate physicians, those without peer respect, those who disparage colleagues, those who advertise sensationally, or overly professional doctors.
Plain spoken man asks for marriage as Margarete replies with blunt honesty. The Detroit Free Press notes a terse courtship moment reflecting plain speech and straightforward proposals in a local social column.
The Recorder, the first religious journal in the United States, started in 1814 in Chillicothe Ohio. It marks an early press initiative shaping religious journalism and regional publishing origins.
A discussion in the Youths Companion contrasts strong and weak spellers. Examples include a dead gentleman who never shortens words and a persistent misspeller who writes peraps and enthusias m. The piece notes social sympathy for strong spellers and mockery of weak ones.
Dr Hlamsteed, famed astronomer robbyslin Newton’s line, entertained locals with star consulting schemes for earthly luck. An Greenwich washerwoman, robbed of linen, followed his guidance and claimed recovery, paying a half crown, prompting shock as he admitted ignorance and warned against occult talks.
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