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Newspaper
The Dakota Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1900
Page
1
The senate will vote on the financial bill February 15. Kentucky leads states in firearm numbers. The Hague peace treaty was ratified by the senate on Tuesday.
The preliminary tally places Cuba’s population at 1,572,845. The figure provides an early estimate used for demographic planning and resource allocation.
An open door for American trade in China is now regarded as assured, signaling confidence that market access and commercial ties will expand under ongoing policy alignment and diplomatic engagement.
Col Richard Thompson, serving as secretary of the navy in Hayes' cabinet, has died.
Nineteen Chinamen at Fargo have been ordered deported by the U S court. Senator Elkins of West Virginia is being talked of for vice presidential timber.
General Otis has expressed a desire for a leave of absence and is expected to receive it.
Taylor received a plurality of votes in Kentucky and is the people’s choice for governor. Senator Goebel’s funeral occurred at Frankfort on Thursday with no incidents. Joseph Chamberlain stated that Britain will have 200,000 men under arms in South Africa in a short time.
Minnesota Governor Lind will recount his campaign tale of woe at Vermilion on February 14 as part of the education push. The event aims to rally support and highlight policy priorities.
The historic frigate Constitution will be prepared for use as a naval museum and floating monument honoring American sailors and their achievements.
Sewell opposes Bryan’s anti expansion stance while Tom Watson objects on general principles. The intra ticket rift highlights growing dissent within the campaign.
The Senate refused to turn the Congressional Record into a free printing office for Aguinaldo and the Hong Kong junta. Pettigrew faced limits as lawmakers rejected the request to publish additional material in the record.
A prominent traveling man asserts he will not register from South Dakota or reveal his origin, citing that Pettigrew misrepresents the state and his desire for privacy.
General Simon Bolivar Buckner, former vice presidential candidate, comments on the Democratic ticket and party prospects amid current campaigning and regional reactions.
The Madison Daily Sentinel notes Senator Pettigrew broadening influence in Congress while Congressmen Gamble Ike and Senator Kyle are portrayed as safeguarding state interests.
Appleton reports Milwaukee now holds a strong lead as Cincinnati withdraws and pledges support. The convention is described as a grand show with a parade of political figures cast as circus animals, promising a lively, historic political gathering for Wisconsin.
W S Schallenberg urges a new classification for railway postal clerks in his annual report to the Postmaster General. He notes the 1881 reorganization is outdated as the mail service expands with 1268 lines and 177,747 miles. Clerks travel 193,529,142 miles, handle 13,351,992,725 pieces of mail, and pass examinations at 95 to 98 percent. Congress has a bill with Postmaster General approval to adjust grades and salaries.
The piece denounces Democratic subversion of voters will in Kentucky with boards of contest and legislature manipulation. It asserts citizens’ right to a fair vote and condemns actions that deny that right as a black crime against democracy and the people.
Fragmentary phrasing notes a warning that if the ballot is respected in Kentucky the dark threat of civil war will disappear. It presents a political warning tied to Kentucky ballot actions.
The article argues South Dakota lacks party convictions in the Senate, noting Senators Kyle and Pettigrew as independent or nonaligned. It contrasts Kyle's shifting affiliations and Pettigrew’s history of minority-aligned voting, highlighting a lack of fixed party loyalty in the state’s congressional representation.
St Paul Dispatch argues against congressional attempts to recognize the Transvaal war. It warns from President McKinney intervention and cites dangers of meddling in European affairs. The piece condemns Pettigrew and Mason and urges stripping the senate records of such incendiary remarks.
Reports from Manila detail insurgents in Albay using hill camps and constant fire on American outposts. Towns are largely deserted as residents shelter inland, with hunger and hemp trade disruptions noted.
Havana dated February 13 outlines a gazetted commission led by Mayor La Coste with Senor Estrada y Mora as vice president and members Cancio O Far rill Fonts Parraga Nadarse and Casanova Figood Smith to draft a new charter. The group will study Havana’s administrative and financial state and prepare a charter meeting the city’s needs.
Governor Roosevelt issues a statement from New York on February 13 urging that the treaty with Great Britain over the Nicaragua canal not be ratified unless amended. He argues the canal should be fully U S controlled in peace and war, stressing maritime power and the Monroe doctrine.
Delegates from revolutionary associations across Europe joined a large socialist demonstration in Paris. They marched in a lengthy, tumultuous procession from Peter Lavrosi’s residence on Rue St. Jacques to Montparnasse Cemetery.
Managua reports President Zelaya shows strong interest in isthmian canal legislation pending in the U.S. Congress. He says the great desire of Nicaragua’s people and government is the construction of the waterway.
Forty leading manufacturers and shippers from western business centers attended a Western classification committee meeting in Chicago and filed protests against the new Western classification that took effect January 1.
Fire at Springfield causes $25,000 loss destroying Runck and Hei mans hardware, Bendixon & Co general store, and the State Bank of Springfield, three of the town’s best buildings. Damages estimated at about $25,000.
Fire swept through the Avelez Lopez Abascal mercantile house in Tanarico Mex destroying the entire block except for three structures. Causes are under investigation as flames raged on February 8 with extensive property loss reported. Local authorities aided by surrounding crews contained the blaze by nightfall.
Bert Pope surveys Christian Science to argue that mortal self centeredness shapes individuals families and nations. The piece contrasts worldly striving with spiritual truth claiming Jesus taught a real man reflects God and that healing and harmony come whenThought centers on Spirit not self.
Question prompts attention to women’s health with claims that constipation indigestion and headaches cause beauty loss. Advertising pitch for Karl's Clover Road Tea asserts a century of cures and urges purchase by mentioning price.
Late reports from Tacoma Washington state that the Dawson Klondike center will shrink after May and June. Merchants close up shops and move to Nome. Workers take lower wages to have cash now. The Palace Grand theater owner Charles Meadows moves the hall 2000 miles to Nome by barge to Yukon.
Reports from Kingston Jamaica say Colombian insurgents are closing on Bogota to force a crisis. The government seeks to avoid disaffection in the military and civil service, with an imminent end anticipated.
Ex Paso Feb 14 B C Bowman banker at Las Cruces N M telephoned that his bank had been held up by two unknown men at 2 oclock and robbed of 8000 dollars The cashier was forced to open the safe and the men took all available cash.
W J Bryan spoke to a mixed crowd of lawmakers and others at the Academy of Music in Richmond Virginia. The coal strike widens in Germany hitting Halle and Leipzig with closures of large factories due to coal shortages. Archbishop Patrick A Feehan of Chicago remains ill with pneumonia at his residence, not considered critical at 71.
Sioux City cattle sales held steady for top animals while others lagged. Beeves traded up to 4.25 to 5.25, cows bulls and mixed 2.25 to 4.00, stockers and feeders 2.50 to 4.50, calves and yearlings 3.50 to 4.75. Hogs softened slightly with prices from 4.70 to 4.77.
In SovuTs Saint Paul February 12 hogs were 5 cents lower with fair quality and 4.80 to 4.90. Cattle for butcher steady. stockers steady. sales 3.35 to 3.90 for cows and bulls, 4.25 to 4.50 for stockers, 2.50 to 3.40 for heifers, 4.50 to 4.85 for steers, 4.00 to 6.00 for calves. Sheep steady with good demand. sheep 3.25 to 4.25 and lambs 5.00 to 6.15.
CATTLE Market steady with beeves at 4.00 to 5.00, cows and heifers 3.00 to 4.65, stockers and feeders 3.25 to 4.80, Texas fed beeves 14.00 to 15.00. HOGS market shade lower but closing stronger, mixed butchers 4.80 to 5.02, heavy 4.90 to 5.05, rough heavy 4.75 to 4.85, light 4.70 to 4.90, bulk 4.90 to 5.00. SHEEP market strong, sheep 4.50 to 5.75, lambs 5.00 to 7.00.
Chicago market notes report poultry dressed turkeys at 9 10, chickens 4c to 4c, butter creamery 19 to 24 4c, dairy 19 to 22c, eggs fresh 12 18c.
Mrs Mary Vaughn of Trimble Kentucky describes severe postpartum ailments including bearing down pains, backache, and discharge. She credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and related products with restoring health and enabling much housework. She urges other women to use the remedy.
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