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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1905
Page
6
In New York the Hearst mayoral challenge unfolds with ballots stored in city and Brooklyn warehouses after police transfer under court order. Justice Dickey and Justice Mayer intervene as McClellan asserts a 4180 vote plurality and vows to pursue all legal remedies to defend the official results.
Washington reports that a wireless telegraph operator at San Juan Puerto Rico read signals from a station near New York. Navy officials estimate the distance at about 1400 miles and see promise for establishing wireless communication between San Juan and the Washington navy yard in the near future.
Federal Judge Munger expects civil suits for unlawful fencing of government land in western Nebraska to wait until January due to heavy Novem ber term caseload. The lead case involves the governor against Bartlett Richards and William G. Comstock, Richards heading the American Cattle Growers' association. They are charged over about 1,000,000 acres fenced in Sheridan Devel Grant and Cherry counties.
The Odessa chamber of commerce urges chambers of commerce and exchanges worldwide to open subscriptions aiding riot victims in Odessa and other South Russian towns. One hundred and weighty political prisoners have been released here under the amnesty decree.
Washington reports Rear Admiral Evans will move battleships to yards for fall repairs after the British squadron under Prince Louis of Battenberg departs. The North Atlantic fleet then heads south for winter maneuvers and may rendezvous at Hampton Roads by early January before proceeding to Guantanamo.
Reports say a sailors mutiny at Cronstadt led to fighting with troops and machine guns, followed by fires that engulfed parts of the town. The blaze can be seen from Peterhof, and Cronstadt residents are panicked as transport and communications collapse. Verification is impossible from current reports.
The American consul at Canton Linus S. Lay warns missionaries in Kwang-Tung and Kwang-Si to depart their stations. He attributes the Lienchow massacre to inflammatory boycott literature and notes the imperial edict directing the viceroy of Canton to protect missions and punish the guilty.
Henry Watterson of Louisville predicts a glorious future for Theodore Roosevelt as Harvard University president after his White House term. He spoke in Wisconsin and visited the Auditorium Annex saying Roosevelt will round out his career at Harvard, becoming the country’s greatest university head.
A public reception at the De Lesseps house in Cristobal honored Secretary Taft who praised Roosevelt administration of canal matters and the engineering advice guiding the canal plan. He cited Governor Magoon Chief Engineer Stevens and Chief Health Officer Gorgas and predicted the canal would soon be built. A private ball followed.
A federal grand jury indicts United States Senator Burton of Kansas. The new indictment mirrors the prior charges about accepting money from Rialto Grain and Securities of St Louis for post office department services, with wording adjusted to avoid earlier errors. Judge Vandervanter oversaw the process.
The union labor party swept yesterday's elections in San Francisco. Mayor Eugene B. Schmitz won a third term by 11 500 votes over John S. Partridge, with all other Schmitz ticket candidates elected by 4 000 to 7 000 majorities.
MOSCOW Idaho The federal grand jury finished its work on land fraud probes and was discharged Eight indictments were returned but United States Attorney Ruck refused to reveal the names of the indicted parties.
James Squires an 18 year old member of the Alton High school football team died Monday from injuries suffered in a game on October 21.
Attorney General Moody files a Wisconsin circuit court petition testing legality of 12 percent commissions paid by railroads to the Milwaukee Refrigerator Transit company for private car shipments of beer by the Pabst Brewing Company. The action cites Milwaukee, Pere Marquette, Missouri Kansas & Texas, Erie, St. Louis & San Francisco, Chicago & Alton, and Pabst as defendants.
Governor Pennypacker urges state governors to appoint delegates to a Washington D C congress on February 16 1906 to consider uniform divorce laws. Governors of thirty four states report they have appointed delegates or will do so.
Charles H. Knox, chairman of the Tammany hall law committee, declares on Sunday that every step by Hearst and the municipal ownership league to recount votes will be bitterly opposed. He cites a 1904 Court of Appeals decision by Judge A B Parker, now Mayor Mc Clellan's senior counsel, which opposed opening ballot boxes.
A memorial service gathered 10 009 Jews in London at Mile End to mourn Russians’ deaths. The hall wore black, and many attendees displayed mourning emblems as the fifth chapter of Lamentations was chanted. Rabbi Sczweck urged assistance for Jews.
John J. McGraw signed a three year contract to manage the New York National League team after a brief talk with President John T Brush. Plans for next year included possible training trips to California or Cuba and a decision on the team’s home ground was still pending.
Andrew Carnegie, arriving on the Baltic, argued for honest elections and municipal ownership. He criticized insurance scandals in Europe and blamed good natured Americans for lending their names to financial institutions. He urged nonmoney driven officials who manage public offices as their own business.
President Roosevelt informed an Oklahoma delegation that his coming message will favor single statehood for Oklahoma and Indian Territory. The delegation urged Congress to pass a single statehood resolution aligned with his recommendation and proposed leaving liquor regulation to local voters, leveraging Indians’ knowledge of the territory to decide.
In Odessa foreigners crowded aboard ships of their own nationalities amid renewed unrest. The governor general promises safety and no further disorders, while Perfect Neidhardt remains in office. Over 40,000 are reported as sufferers from the recent reign of anarchy. Joy greets General Trepoff’s retirement as assistant minister of the interior.
Eric von Kutz bleiben, alleged German baron, caused a train wreck on Hook Island at Homestead last spring aiming to see what would happen. He was found guilty after an insanity plea failed and a jury returned a life imprisonment verdict. The deliberate wreck cost several lives.
Dr Amourette M Beecher aged 83, daughter of David Beecher and cousin of Henry Ward Beecher and Harriet Beecher Stowe, died in Santa Barbara California after a brief illness. A Connecticut native, she headed Hartford Seminary for Girls for four years, educated in medicine and served poor women without charge. Her only immediate living relative is Cate Jather Beecher of Brooklyn. Cremation will follow.
In Warsaw and other regions martial law grips four of ten governments. The city grows panic stricken as rumors spread of anti Jewish riots. Jews arm themselves amid barricades as a general strike worsens distress from coal and food shortages.
A joint banquet at the New Willard hotel closed three days of meetings of the National Hardware Association and the American Hardware Manufacturers Association. W. S. Wright of Omaha was named president and served as toastmaster. Rep. Burton of Ohio and James R. Garfield responded to toasts.
Ten indictments for election law violations and two for assaults at the polls were drawn by the grand jury amid a police probe led by Attorney General Mayer and State Elections Superintendent Morgan. Hearst associates and witnesses examined as boxes of torn ballots were seized from a Third Avenue barber shop serving as a polling place.
Omaha tops principal cities in building operations for the month with 68 permits totaling 424,700 dollars, a 229 percent increase over last year. The city surpasses St. Paul Seattle Columbus Louisville Memphis Atlanta Toledo Duluth and New Orleans in aggregate cost. The note comes from Constitution News on the national building trend.
Senator Millard will travel to Washington for a committee on Interstate commerce meeting on November 20. A new bill is due for a vote at that session and, if approved, will go to President Roosevelt with a request to include its salient portions in his message to Congress.
In Cooper Union under the united Irish societies, speakers condemned any move toward an alliance between the United States and Great Britain. They argued the British squadron’s arrival, commanded by Prince Louis of Battenberg, signaled a planned alliance rather than social courtesy.
Call money rose to 15 percent in New York, the highest in years, as the surplus reserve neared exhaustion after heavy transfers to the interior. Secretary Shaw planned to deposit several million dollars of government funds with banks to ease the strain.
In St Petersburg General Trepoff is removed from power as governor general and interior minister assistant. The emperor agrees to immediate universal suffrage after Trepoff shifts to commandant of the palace to protect the life of the emperor and family. Count Witte supports the change, aiming to ease public wrath.
Joseph C. Mason, Chicago political writer formerly based in Lincoln, Nebraska, is named secretary of Illinois’ new civil service commission aimed at placing state institute employees under civil service rules. Most appointees face life tenure with about $4,000 yearly pay. many non reappointed workers fall under the new rules. Mason relocated from Lincoln to Chicago recently to study Illinois politics.
New York Attorney General Mayer said information reached him on the recovery from the North river of ballot boxes used in the recent election. He noted an investigation was ongoing and had left his office at midnight Thursday. He refused further discussion, confirming reports of the boxes being found by a tag. The stolen box reportedly found by accident was brought to District Attorney Jerome’s office for examination.
The U.S. commission tasked with codifying the criminal laws remains active. The death of chairman Alexander C. Botkin creates a vacancy, and members urged the president to appoint a third member to avoid extending work beyond a year.
Senator Millard declined to reveal any position on a railway rate bill. He noted his role on the interstate commerce committee, which will meet November 21 to study the president's proposals and draft a bill acceptable to Roosevelt and Congress. He said it is inappropriate to commit before committee deliberations.
In Columbus Ohio Pattison leads for governor by 41705 according to official returns from all counties. Minor state candidates show scattered reports with some Republicans securing safe pluralities, and amid Herrick’s defection Republicans may have captured all state offices below governor.
Officials of the war department prepare data for Secretary Taft's annual report to Congress. It remains undecided whether the Panama Canal will be included in the material.
Reports say a force of Uhlan cavalry sent from Peterhof to Cronstadt has joined the insurgents. It is also reported that artillerymen of the fortrega have joined the uprising.
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