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Newspaper
The Dakota Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1900
Page
3
The Inter Mountain reports Montana senators plan to contest Clark's seat, arguing two thirds vote required to unseat. Clark will defend himself. Mason leads the fight, with aims to block gubernatorial appointment and seek two Republican replacements.
In Washington on April 16 the house split over a constitutional amendment to elect U S senators by direct vote. The minority resolution required direct elections, while the majority option left direct election optional for states. The substitute passed 135 to 30, and the house finally endorsed the amendment 24 ayes to 15 noes.
A meeting of banana dealers from Michigan to Texas and Oregon to Ohio in CuicaGco announced plans to form a new company. It aims to import bananas coconuts and pineapples from hot climates, charter ships, and possibly own Central and South American plantations. Initial capital is $100,000 with a likely rise to $250,000. $75,000 was subscribed on the spot.
Adjutant General of Porto Rico Wasumeday reports Colonel William J. Volkmar assistant adjutant general at Chicago is to appear before a retiring board led by Brigadier General Wade for fitness for active service. If found fit he may be reassigned as adjutant general of the Porto Rico department relieving Colonel William P. Hall, transferred to Chicago duties.
Milwaukee dispatch reports all workers at the Athens Manufacturing Company sawmill have struck for a 10 hour day with 12 hour pay. Workers paraded through town with a red flag seeking support from other plants and fears of violence were noted.
Thirty hours of warm rain followed by fifteen hours of wet snow soaked the range. The moisture should start the grass well and improve conditions, with the outlook brighter for the area than in several years.
Des Moines hosts the Iowa Silver Republican convention on April 16 where national committeeman W A Spurrier announced plans for a May 3 gathering to name delegates to the national Kansas City convention.
Ebene Burgess Ball, the nearest surviving relative of George Washington, died at his residence in Was hington's Nearest Rela on April 14. He was 88 years old and unmarried. Ball bore a striking resemblance to General Washington, with photographs often mistaken for portraits of the first president.
Wicaira Kansas April 14 A quarter inch thick formation appeared overnight and farmers report the fruit crop killed in the area.
London reports Boer forces shifting to rapid movement south of Bloemfontein with two columns using Cape carts and minimal forage. 9,000 Boers south of Denetsdorp, overall Boer losses through March estimated at 12,000 while thousands remain in Natal and the Free State. Elandslaagte dispatch notes Glencoe westward push threatening lines to Ladysmith and a carbineers Thornycroft force narrowly escaping cutoff due to treachery by a Kaffir and a native guide.
London April 16 The forward movement of the Boers is checked says Lord Roberts This is taken to mean not by fighting but by dispositions to head off their advance and to bar vulnerable points in the line of British communication Relief is on the way to Wepener The Boers in Natal appear incapable of developing an aggressive movement at Elandslaagte Lord Methuen is at Zwartkopfontein 12 miles east of Bostof and is sending small swift columns The Daily Mail editorial says Mafeking is in a very bad way and relief is far off as no force is advancing from the south
United States Consul Hay in Pretoria denies reports that Captain Reichman the military attache joined the battle near Samas Post. He says Reichman was largely with the wounded Dutch attaché Lieutenant Nix, who later died, and suggests Reichman has been confused with Lieutenant Loseberg of the Free State artillery who acted actively in the fight.
In Kimberley on April 16 the town guard was remobilized and guns remounted at the forts. A battalion of the Scottish Rifles arrived and redoubts around the town are manned by regular troops. Authorities say the fears of a Boer siege are groundless.
Norfork Va April 16 Bishop Handy head of Virginia AME conference says he received letters accusing several preachers on the conference floor of drinking dishonesty and immorality. He will refer the matter to an investigating committee and promises no quarter to the guilty.
The two wills dated January 18 filed in Dusveve Iowa outline a probate will giving personally acquired estate to Catholic institutions and a second will directing the brother David J. Hennessy of St Paul to receive the inherited estate through relatives. No contest is expected as the amicable suit by Michael Hennessy was filed only to satisfy legal requirements.
Kinastown report states James O. Merritt, 46, a leading local dry goods merchant, shot his mother through the head in a fit of temporary insanity and then killed himself. Mrs. Merritt is expected to die.
The bricklayers and stonemasons strike in Jouter Illinois ends with an eight hour day for the workers. Bricklayers receive 50 cents and stonemasons 45 cents per hour.
Atlanta reports show improved rail service as Southern railroad trains regain near normal schedules. President Powell of the Order of Railway Telegraphers declares the strike will persist until negotiations occur, noting a $50,000 defense fund being moved to southern points. Replacements in Flowery Branch Corona and Columbus were roughened and driven from town.
Chicago April 16 Admiral Dewey and William Jennings Bryan will meet on Tuesday evening May 1 for the first time since Bryan’s presidential candidacy. Max J. Riese of Lakeside club confirms Bryan will attend, with both men expressing pleasure at the planned joint appearance despite no prior arrangement.
Senator Clark of Montana will not speak before the committee report on the privileges and elections inquiry is released. After counsel with ex Senator Faulkner the decision is to await the report and its stated views before any statement. His friends see no move to resign his seat at present.
Washington reports no reply from the Turkish government to the protest against a decree excluding American pork from imports. The Agriculture Department plans a detailed defense of American pork, aiming to meet this decree and potential similar actions by other European governments.
In Columbus on April 16 the supreme court dissolved Capital City Dairy, finding it forfeited its charter by coloring oleomargarine to imitate butter. Trustees Harry P. Junk and Charles D. Beardsley were appointed to wind up the firm's affairs. The attorney general did not expect such drastic action.
Lieutenant Commander J. C. Gilmore, on leave in Washington while recovering from captivity among Filipinos, is ordered to immediate duty as executive officer of the cruiser Prairie. The ship will conduct short cruises with naval militia of Atlantic and Gulf states all summer.
Des Moines officials announce a mass meeting on Monday evening to launch an Iowa famine relief drive for India. Judge Shaw will speak while the ministerial union backs the plan for a governor appointed state commission to oversee fundraising and organization.
San Francisco April 16 It is announced that torpedo boat destroyer Farragut will soon run down the coast to San Diego. It will be the ship's first real cruise at sea and officers and men look forward with great interest.
Three hundred miners from the Coal Creek company in Coal Creek, Tennessee, have gone on strike. The United Mine Workers say they acted after four union members were discharged, prompting the stoppage at the mines near Knoxville.
Washington April 12 The senate committee on privileges and elections votes unanimously to recommend declaring Montana Senator W A Clark unentitled to occupy his seat. Absentee Senator Caffery of Louisiana opposed by wire. Debate notes cumulative testimony and questions about when Clark's candidacy began in 1898. Chandler and Turley to draft the report for early presentation.
Was h Hindon April 16 The Senate committee on militia has decided to authorize $1,000,000 annually for state militias in place of $400,000. The bill previously set at $2,000,000 per year per the National Association of Military Organizations request.
An Evening Wisconsin special from Cheboygan Michigan says the ice at the lower end of the Straits of Mackinaw has gone out.
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