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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1896
Page
7
Senator Mitchell of Oregon delivers a minority and majority line to the Senate from the elections committee on a joint resolution to amend the constitution for direct popular election of Senators. The report argues the change preserves state sovereignty while expanding suffrage and reducing legislative deadlock, but notes objections about voter influence and time.
In Washington on March 21 the Senate shifted to Cuba resolution debate as Mr. Allen of Nebraska argued Mr. Dupont of Delaware lacks a state credentials certificate and urged the governor issue one. Six Populist votes swing the contest while others noted colleagues also sit without credentials. Senator Gorman moved adjournment to Monday, and it was adopted.
News from Porto Rico via the steamer Catalonia reports an attempt on US Consul J D Hall at St John on March 4. Consul Martthas sent a full report to Washington. The shooting is described as accidental, originating from a Spanish soldier firing at an escaping woman prisoner.
The House resumed the debate on a censure resolution against Bayard and set a 2 pm vote. The first resolution censuring Ambassador Bayard passed 180 to 71 with mixed party support. the second resolution defending nonpartisan foreign representation was approved 191 to 59.
President Cleveland will send a message to the Senate early next week answering Senator Hoars resolution on Cuba. It states American property in Cuba damaged to about thirty million dollars by insurgents and Spaniards, and notes Spain bears liability for war damages to foreign citizens as long as it claims only insurrection.
Thomas A Edison reports a tuny calcium tungstate substance that is six times more sensitive to X rays than platinum barium cyanide. A plate coated with it glows where rays strike, and dark images form where objects block the rays, enabling viewing from fifteen feet.
In Williamsport the central conference approved women as lay delegates to the general conference by 152 to 52. The move to reduce representation to the general conference passed by 216 to 25.
James S. Clarkson of Iowa and his party arrived from San Francisco. He said he is en route to Washington state in support of William B. Allison for president.
The House galleries crowded despite bad weather as Taft supports a Bayard censure resolution. Pearson and Grosvenor criticize Bayard’s speeches and defend General Schenck, linking poker and Emma mines to broader political battles.
The Congregational council clears Rev C O Brown of immorality but censures him for un ministerial conduct. It apologizes for the censure while the payment of 500 dollars to Mrs Davidson and Miss Overman’s claim are noted as weak or marginal. A protest resolution was tabled amid church turmoil.
Colonel Thomas P. Ochiltree is seriously ill at his New York residence. His physician has ordered absolute quiet to aid his recovery.
March 20. Senator Baker's amendment to the post office bill would fund a fast mail service from Kansas City to Newton, Kansas with 61200 dollars. The measure was reported to the Senate by Mr. Wolcott without recommendation and referred to the appropriations committee.
In Wasutorox March 20 the Senate committee on territories reported favorably the bill to admit New Mexico to statehood as Mr. Davis of Minnesota chaired the hearing.
Two officers were wounded and a train robber named Daniel Metowe was killed during an attempt to seize the Southbound New Orleans express near Tulare California at 3 am. The raid failed after an informant tipped off authorities.
The Secretary of Agriculture seeks 10,000,000 packets of garden, field and flower seeds from growers and dealers at reasonable prices. After legal deductions, Congress members and senators will receive 15,000 packets each for distribution to constituents. Delivery must occur within thirty days from March 17.
A hot battle between Colonel Hernandez forces and insurgents led by Bandera near Candelaria and Pinar del Rio is reported. Insurgent casualties are listed as 00 killed and wounded, while Captain Guerrero was killed and Lieutenant Comas wounded. Official figures indicate five soldiers killed and fifty six wounded. Details remain meager.
Milwaukee March 20 The flour milling combination across the Northwest has gone into effect causing a slight price advance. Most large mills in the springer wheat districts join the organization with Duluth Roller Mills and Gem Roller Mills of Milwaukee reportedly not joining. J W Heyward serves as manager and is said to receive 600 dollars monthly.
W H Howard of New York, sent by the Christian Herald to oversee Armenian relief, returns and decries the Sultan of Turkey as directing massacres and crimes against Armenians, calling it a crusade against Christianity. He cites 50 000 deaths and 400 000 destitutions as outcomes of Turkish actions.
The St. Louis Business Men's League starts an information bureau to assist delegates and visitors during the Republican convention and the July Populist and bimetallic gatherings. Boarding houses are canvassed to house at least 30 000 visitors beyond hotel capacity, with McKinley campaign managers renting the Exposition building for the Republican Week and possibly other sections.
George A. Rosin, about 19, was killed by Ernest Wilson who fired twice with a Winchester rifle during a late night burglary attempt at Hobson Brothers' grocery in PirrsmuneG. Rosin had recently moved from Sedalia Missouri to Perry Kansas with family ties back in Nevada and Sedalia.
Wasiixatos March 19 Senator West criticizes Secretary Smith and other cabinet members during a Senate debate on opening the Uncompahgre reservation in Utah. He argues officials disobeying the law threaten Congress and notes concerns over resource distribution and West’s amendment to shield asphalt lands from new laws. The Uncompahgre bill is laid aside as Thurston discusses the Dunant case.
Washington March 19 George H Wheeler found dead on Pennsylvania railroad track. A March 5 letter from his Elk Ridge post office brother recounts a vivid dream of a wagon rescue and blood covered scene matching the actual death.
A Chicago sympathy strike escalates as 150 workers in special order departments walk out after a last night vote. Several small factories have closed as the walkout begins today.
Five workers died when a powder mill at Rifton Ulster county exploded today. Seventy five men were employed at the mill which had a previous blast eighteen months ago killing four. Rescue efforts found five mangled bodies among the ruins.
Sheriff Adriano and Attorney L A Vories returned from Jefferson City with a large petition signed by leading citizens and business men asking Governor Stone to commute the death sentence of Thomas Punshon, wife murderer, to life imprisonment. The governor took the matter under advisement, offering no promises but prompting optimism among the visitors.
Akron Pa April 24 1895 J D Albright physician endorses Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People citing dramatic recoveries from paralysis heart palpitations and nervous collapse. He recounts Reuben Hoover of Reading and a woman with palpitation and nervous strain both improving after using the pills.
The article lists 1895 government spending at 356 million dollars and notes eight years ahead a 100 million bond redemption. It compares 1890 import receipts, per capita silver and gold coinages, and calls US debt larger than only a few nations. It cites cash on hand and total indebtedness including certificates and Treasury notes.
The report notes 1550 miles of light rail in France with lines operating at a loss in parts last year. An American tourist mailed a bicycle from London to Paris by parcel post for a few pence and received it intact. Cardinal Melcher’s death follows Persico and Bonaparte, fueling the superstition that cardinals die in threes.
A U.S. digest notes that Switzerland earned about $1,000,000 in profit last year from its spirits monopoly. Dr. Young reports Gibraltar voice heard ten miles away, Bombay reachable from London in thirteen days by fast steamer, and Cape of Good Hope in fourteen. A Quitman Missouri man received $100 from the national government for a Civil War horse killed in service.
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