National defense appropriations debate深 at Washington
Public interest surged through the House galleries as the $50,000,000 national defense appropriation dominated discussion. Cannon led debates on a $30,000,000 deficiency item while yielding to amendments. Sayers and others defended the measure as a peace move under presidential discretion, with strong bipartisan support and applause. The Senate also began with the District of Columbia appropriation bill.
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Publi
Congress
Gannon
Appropriations Committee
Balearics
Cannon and Siyers
Barrett
Massachusetts
Cannon
Tale
Cannan
Tie
United States
Sayers
Texas
Minority and Appropriations Committee
Livingstone
Georgia
Allen
Msippi
McRae
Mississippi
Bontelli
Maine
Hopkins
Minis
Grosvenor
Ohio
Bingham
Pennsylvania
Lee
Mann
Illinois
Senate
Washington
District of Columbia
Unanimous House Votes $50 Million for National Defense
Washington reports a flawless roll call as the house approved a $50,000,000 defense appropriation for President McKinley. All members voted yes and party lines dissolved, breaking pairs to record support for national defense and national dignity. Speaker Reed voted to break a tie when needed. The session featured an unusually enthusiastic reception. Guests Calligan Nominated.
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Washington
House of Representatives
McKinley
House
Reed
Spain Lacks Funds for War Against United States
A cable from Minister Woodford, presented to President, says Spain exhausted all means to finance the war with the United States with centers of Europe rejecting her overtures. Woodford calls it impossible for Spain to secure funds for hostilities, while political turmoil and royalist opposition threaten Sagasta. Madrid papers gloomily review the finance scare as speculation and fear of a revolution grow.
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New York
Woodford
Washington
Spain
Europe
Lee
United States
Sagasta
Madrid
Itive
EL Hiberal
Peace outlook in Spain United States ties amid Cuba talk
A semi official dispatch from Madrid says Spain and the United States will maintain amicable relations after a brief upset. London reports the Spanish torpedo squadron at Cadiz will not sail for Cuba, aided by U.S. information and Blanco.
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Cadiz
Madrid
Spain
United States
Iisational
London
Sndia
Cuba
Blanco
Pais
Rcent
Woodford
Gullon
Sagasta
American Schooner Esther Captured Near Casilda Cuba
Inlet off Casilda on Cuba s south coast reports the American schooner Esther of Edenton North Carolina bound from Pensacola to Jamaica captured by the Spanish gunboat Ardila. Captain claims rudder broken and protests seizure. release possible if his statements prove true. Maine court of inquiry members conducting rapid wreck-diver investigations despite not being a formal commission.
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Coase
Cuba
Cinaims
Havana
Ardila
Casilda
Esther
Edypton
N.C
Pensacola
Jamaica
Maine Court of Mainy
Aluminum Aerial Torpedo Destroyer Patented at Sedalia
Sedalia Mo March 10 Thomas J Crown train dispatcher for the Missouri Pacific railway was notified he had been granted a patent on an aluminum aerial torpedo ship. The 120 foot long craft designed for ocean crossing would carry heavy explosives and exceed twenty miles per hour, with construction at under 10000 dollars per unit and completion in two to three weeks after government arrangements.
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Sedalia
Sedalia Mo
Thomas J. Crown
Missou
Pacific Railway
Brown
Muareh
Washington
Secretary Long
Pat
Ortland Naval
Illinois National Guard Ready for Cuba Embarkation
Adjutant General Neece announced the Illinois National Guard could mobilize about 7 500 men and officers within twelve hours to head to New York for embarkation to Cuba for the west. He noted 4 000 of the latest pattern rifles had been prepared for transport.
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Springfield
Genal Neece
Illinois National Tnard
Boots
Sandle
Sinois National Guard
New York
Cuba
Reece
Triple Alliance Formulates A Policy On Active Peace
A Berlin courier delivers a German message to Viscount Venosta via Premier Rudini and the German ambassador. The document reportedly discusses Spain and the United States and urges the Triple Alliance powers to pursue unity and absolute neutrality to avert war. The Italian cruiser Carlo Alberto with Admiral Candilla sails for Cuba on Thursday.
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Berlin
Ant
Hafian
Viscount Venosta
Rudini
Spain
United States
Carlo Alberto
Candilla
Comand
Cuba
Peace fears ease as Spain tensions appear to cool
Washington reports a calmer mood in high circles regarding U S relations with Spain. Officials note Madrid signals of peaceful intent and the U S sense of its own vast resources, while cabinet discussions and preparations for defense continue. Captain Brownson plans a brief overseas trip to study warship sales but may return quickly if crisis deepens. Foreign warship purchases remain permissible if neutral parties remain impartial and ships are unarmed. Secretary Gray affirmed the principle and courts have weighed the issue.
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Washington
Congress
Spain
Associated Press
Madrid
United States
White House
Brownson
St. Paul
Southampton
New York
Gray
Court of Inquiry Briefly Probes Consul General Lee
Havana reports show the court of inquiry making little progress. Consul General Lee was briefly examined alongside one diver. Much time centered on the wreck with Spanish divers inspecting the forward section from the starboard side. Captain Peral visited the wreck while orders for the Bache were changed to Dry Tortugas. The Montgomery is expected, a buoy marked near the Fern’s former mooring aids divers and wreckers. Esther, the American schooner captured by Ardila, was towed and released, then sailed to Jamaica. Proctor and Barton returned from Sagua la Grande and Cienfuegos, with Barker's resignation at Sagua reportedly reconsidered.
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Lee
Havana
Jay
Peral
Key West
Sigsbee
Admiral Monterola
General Ice
Montgomery
Wainwright
Esther
Ardila
Cuba
Jama
Proctor
Clara Barton
Parker
Dr. Ngan
Sagua la Grande
Cienfuegos
Walter B. Barker
United States
Montgomery Sails for Havana and Key West Mission
Orders issued to the United States cruiser Montgomery to sail for Havana at 5 o clock in the afternoon. Commander Convers held a long consultation with Admiral Sicard before departure.
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Montgomery
Havana
Key West
United States
Convers
Sicard
Will Be Impeached. Corean Sabinet Crisis Mentioned
Yokohama reports on March 3 that Corean sabinet or cabinet issues are under discussion and may lead to impeachment action. The terse note reflects unsettled political maneuvering affecting relations with Corea and regional diplomacy.
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Yokohama
Feel Safe With Two Vessels Spaniards Now Fey
A Tribune special reports the arrival of the Spanish warship Almirant Oquendo and public sentiment in Havana on the Maine inquiry. Navy divers probe wrecks, finding evidence of an external explosion. Cuban politics shift as autonomists falter, Weylerists gain sway, and volunteers grow hostile. Senator Proctor tours Havana area, examining economic conditions while relief reaches starving Cubans.
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New York
Tribune
Almirant Oquendo
Spain
United States
Havana
Maine
Sampson
Havy Department
Navy Department
Naval Board
Imade
Spanish Admiralty Board
Cuba
Gavin
Weylerites
Blanco and Sagasta
Madrid
Proctor
Sagua
Santa Clara
Washington
Tie
Turret of the Maine Blown Off in Explosive Fury
Havana correspondent reports the Maine’s starboard turret was blown away and lies sunk in mud off the wreck. Ship’s carpenter George Helms privately confirms damage to bottom plates and keel as Ensign Powellson described, with naval inspector Troover aboard the Mangrove to advise the court of inquiry.
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Maine
New York
Havana
The
Herald
George Helms
Helms
Court of Inquiry
Ensign Powellson
Troover
Coast Artillery Ordered to Mount 10-Inch Guns at Point Loma
San Diego March 8 Lt Humphrey commanding a battery at the harbor has orders to move his company to Point Loma at once to mount three 10 inch rifles recently delivered for harbor defense.
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San Diego Harbor
San Diego
Cal
Humphrey
Point Loma
Market Turmoil Surrounding War News Triggers London Slide
A semi panic swept London and New York as war fears over Cuba and Russia set stocks backward. Declines reached 2 to 5 points with heavy selling, especially in Spanish bonds, before a partial rally amid renewed hope the eastern conflict would not widen.
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New York
Lee
St. Taub
London
Burlington
New York Central
Px2
The
Stock Exchange
Russia
Far East
Cuba
Washington
Europe
America
Queen of Pickpockets Shot in San Francisco Saloon
Mabel Keating known as the Queen of Wickpock ets was fatally shot in the left breast by Jerry Sullivan city hall janitor at her husband’s saloon. Sullivan also shot himself in the neck then arrested. Police describe Keating as a notorious confidence operator active at the world’s fair in Chicago and elsewhere.
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Keating
Fin Trisca
San Francisco
March
New Y ¥ Francisco
Jerry Sullivan
Sullivan
PENSION SWINDLER CAPTURED IN MIDWEST TRAIL
George Crall, alias I S Wright J B Allen and G W Brown, a noted pension swindler, was arrested by a government inspector at Holton and brought for trial. He claimed to be a pension examiner and preyed on ignorant pensioners across Iowa Missouri Nebraska and nearby states. He allegedly charged fees to fix pensions and has operated widely as inspectors pursued him for months.
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Iowa
Missouri
Nebraska
Yepeka
Kas
George Stall
Holton
Crall
I. S. Wright
J. B. Allen
G. W. Brown
Spain Lowers Wheat Tariff Amid High Prices
A late 19th century wire summary notes Spain reducing the wheat tariff due to high prices. Reports include a mill strike in Greenville Pennsylvania settled, Richard Croker planning a trip to England, John Carroll acting leader in Laminany Hall, Governor Pingree calling a special Michigan session March 15 over railway and tax issues, and Nicaragua's congress adjourning to August 1899. The U S circuit court of appeals in Chicago affirmed a $10,000 award to Susan v. St John against North Chicago Street Railway for a summer streetcar fall injuries.
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Spain
Kinderley Company
Greenville
Richard Croker
England
Enain
John ¥. Carrol
Laminany Hall
Pingree
Michingan
Elaya
United States ‘Circuit Court of Ppeals
Chicago
Susan v. St.John
New York
North Chicagotreet Railway ‘Company
Duplicate Camps Plant in Philadelphia Plans Major Shipyard
The North American reports that the Cramps are drawing plans for a foreign power, likely Russia, to establish a first class ship building plant in Philadelphia. The proposal envisions a large shipyard similar to the Cramps here, with potential construction of several battleships.
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Russia
Philadelphia
The
North American
Cramps
Orl Roplgeres
New All Lake and Rail Route Opens Across Great Lakes
Westerners secure full lake and rail access from Chicago to Duluth via the Canadian Atlantic Line. The deal outfits five steamers Saxon German Grecian Briton and Roman for grain by Menominee Transit, with Parry Sound as terminal. Vessels, built for coal and ore, will be fitted for grain by May 1, boosting tonnage and expanding the southern trade.
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Chicaszoa
Cleveland
Wareh
Menominee Transit Company
M.A. Hanna & Co
Globe Iron Works Company
Duluth
Chicago
Parry Sound
Ottawa
Ont
Menominee Company
J. A. Wanne & Co
Gee
Nebraska maximum freight rate case decision
Supreme Court rules Nebraska law setting railroad freight rates unconstitutional and invalid under the fourteenth amendment. The decision affirms the circuit court of appeals in the Eighth district, holding the measure authorized taking property without due process of law. The Nebraska act aimed to fix intrastate rail freight rates.
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Supreme Court
Washington
Nebraska
Circuit Court. of Appeals
Eighth District
Sioux City Market Reports Mixed Hogs Cattle Steady Across Regions
Sioux City sees steady to weak hogs with heavy prices around 3.85 to 4.05 and brisk receipts. Cattle receipts total about 3,600 with steady demand for good shipments, while stockers and feeders show varied prices. Kansas City notes best grades steady, Texas and native steers around 3.00 to 5.49 with stockers and feeders. hogs steady to slightly lower. Sheep and lambs keep market steady in Kansas City and Chicago combinations.
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Siousx City
Sioux City
South Guan
South Omaha
Chicago
Kanson City
Kansas City
Texas
Grain market mixed across Midwest and Minneapolis cash quotes
The report lists Chicago cash quotations for flour wheat corn rye and barley, including No 2 and No 3 grades with assorted prices, plus provisions and butter cheese and sugar notes. It also cites Duluth and Winnipeg market closes with specific bids for No 1 hard and No 1 northern wheat, oats, rye, flax and futures.
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Northwestern
AD Nunepolis
Minneapolis
Dauthe Duluth
Lhard
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