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Newspaper
The Dakota Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1897
Page
7
In Washington on June 19 the senate signals it will not press the Hawaiian annexation treaty this session. The plan is to report the treaty, wait for tariff bill passage, then decide if a vote can be fixed. Opponents promise a formal protest to be filed with Secretary Sherman.
The document presents the June 19 1898 treaty text detailing the United States and Hawaii agreement. It describes Hawaii's cession of sovereignty and lands to the United States and provisions for governance, revenue use, and legal transitions pending Congress action.
The document details debt interest continuation, immigration restrictions on Chinese, and formation of five commissioners for Hawaiian territorial legislation. It notes ratification by the U.S. president and Hawaiian Republic, with signatures of John Sherman, Francis M. Hatch, Lorrin A. Thurston, and William A. Kinney, dated June 16, 1897.
Exiled Hawaiian queen Liliuokalani filed a protest with the secretary of state at 3 p m asserting the Washington treaty to cede Hawaii to the United States is illegal. She appeals to the president and Senate to withdraw the treaty and to the American people to uphold justice and treaty principles.
The American Railway Union is declared dead by E V Debs and followers, replaced by the Social Democracy of America. After six hours of debate delegates adopt a platform condemning the current economic system and proposing a cooperative commonwealth as the substitute. The document asserts workers in shops cooperate for efficiency but ownership captures the fruits of labor.
Ambassadors of the powers present a frontier scheme to the Turkish government. The plan awards Turkey mountain crests on Thessaly borders but bars Turkish control of Thessalian villages. Tewfik Pasha says he will submit it to the sultan and cabinet.
Lamia June 18 Turkish troops post guns on Othrys heights and place artillery in the burned convent of Anaselitsa. Turkish scouts are seen at night on neutral ground between the armies, fueling Greek distrust.
The Times correspondent in Rotterdam reports the 1896 electoral reform act leaves Holland’s cabinet in a minority and facing an inevitable cabinet crisis. The extended suffrage has yielded little benefit to the Labor party.
New York on June 19 reports Carmine Lepre a 42 year old boot black was taken to Bellevue hospital insane pavilion after scratching a mosquito bite until it bled blood poisoning followed and caused irrational behavior leading to commitment.
Washington June 19 Republican and Democratic senators discuss speeding the tariff bill by allotting time for each schedule and voting after time is used. Democrats indicate they will push amendments for records but favor no long speeches on schedules, hoping to wrap the measure faster. Republicans hope to remove the internal revenue provision and advance a rapid disposal of the bill.
Washington June 19 the senate made notable progress on the tariff bill completing two schedules covering spirits wines and beverages and manufactured cotton goods. The day’s passage aligns with the bill’s reported form while opposition amendments from Jones and West were rejected by majorities. Senator Allison added a new cotton paragraph to compensate manufacturers for raw cotton being taxed.
In Washington on June 19 the Republican members of the finance committee studied schedules on tobacco and flax hemp and jute. Senator Davis of Minnesota opposed the Senate’s proposed flax duty cut urging stronger protection for Western farmers. The committee left the issue unsettled after late sessions at the Arlington hotel.
Representative Sulzer of New York delivered a brief speech favoring Cuba in which he denounced Weyler as a thief and murderer. The House also passed the bill for relief of Greer County residents of Oklahoma Territory and then adjourned at 1:35 p.m. until Monday.
Controller Eckels issued an abstract of the condition of 60 national banks in Minnesota excluding Minneapolis and St Paul. It shows total resources of 22,498,590 dollars, loans and discounts of 13,244,941 dollars, and reserves on hand and with reserve agents 4,708,161 dollars. Deposits total 14,374,309 dollars.
Washington June 19 Hon Stewart L Woodford of New York newly appointed minister to Spain was in consultation with the president and formally accepted the office. He declines to say when he plans to depart for Madrid.
Burlington records 100 degrees on Thursday with 102 in Fairfield and 104 in Mount Pleasant. No fatalities are reported as heat crisis continues to affect residents.
Queen Victoria arrived from Balmoral at 9 o clock in Windsor. Thousands of people lined the route from the railroad station to Windsor Castle, greeting the monarch.
Charles W. Spalding ex-president of Globe Savings bank and ex-treasurer of the state university was acquitted of embezzlement in a Chicago court. The verdict surprised the court and spectators as the bonds valued at 7000 tied to a 6750 loan were involved. 27 indictments remain and his next trial is pending.
Robert Cook of Boston arrives in Pittsburg to attempt walking 400 miles on water using his water walking shoes. He bets $1,000 he can cover the distance in 14 days, starting September 1 from the Sixth Street Bridge with a small steam launch escort.
The North Pacific railway delinquent taxes remain unadjusted causing statewide concern. About 750000 tied to many counties and individuals could force lands under the new revenue law if no settlement is reached soon.
F B Winn of Sherman Texas, long with Cuban insurgents at Pinar del Rio, arrived in New York aboard the Seguranca from Havana. He crossed the trocha to reach Havana and bring dispatches to the Cuban junta, reporting Spanish forces weary and worn by Cuban sharpshooters with little fighting by regulars.
General Bandera executes ambush against Spanish troops near Sabana. Scouts lure Spaniards into the trap and a hand to hand fight follows. Bandera's force, all Black machete-wielding insurgents, incurs heavy losses on the Spaniards. In Alguiza, 173 locals die from hunger and destitution last month.
Lightning struck the natural history building at the University of Illinois in Champaign at 1 AM causing damage to the structure, furniture, apparatus, and library estimated at about 75000 dollars. Entire interior is water soaked.
Jerome Tompkins Charles Lyon and Dorr Holloway were arrested at Vicksburg Mississippi on counterfeiting charges. Police found molds and twelve silver dollars in Tompkins barn. Tompkins confessed to the crime.
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