Twenty Six Postmasters Confirmed by Senate
Special to the Indianapolis Journal Washington Jan 9 the Senate spent the day in executive session confirming a large batch of Indiana postmasters and the nominations of Leslie Mortier Shaw for secretary of the treasury and Henry C Payne for postmaster general The Indiana postmasters confirmed include W P Masters Seymour L Wimmer Rockville and many others with a few controversies over Paynes leasing inquiries to prospect for minerals on Indian reservations in Utah The nominations for other posts were also confirmed and related senate actions noted
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Indianapolis Journal
Washington
Senate
Indiana
Leslie Mortier Shaw
Iowa
Treasury
Henry C. Payne
Wisconsin
W. P. Masters
Seymour
L. Wimmer
Rockville
W. W. Met‘elloch
Monticello
J. L. Dunning
Kendallville
J. W. Lewis
Huntingburg
C. Sullivan
Garrett
J. D. Parvin
Evaneville
T. J. Wilson
Corydon
W. W. Williamson
Columbia City
H. D. Falls
Brazil
J. E. Shryer
Bloomfield
WV. Wiliams
Bedford
BE. H. Niebaum
Aurora
T. A. Carter
Auburn
Donald McCall
Utah
Florence Mining Company
Rawlins
Spooner
Payne
Informad
Mason
Charles F. Gallenkamp
St. Louis
Gad Smith
Superior
Michigan
W. Graham
California
A. Orr
Buffalo
N. Y
President nominates federal officers and officers in Oklahoma
The President sent nominations to the Senate for various posts including James Lyford in Boston and Charlestown as naval officer of customs, William Swan in Dead River Mississippi as customs collector, Robert Lee as U S attorney in Mississippi, William Grimes as secretary of the Oklahoma Territory, Edgar Wilson as U S marshal for southern Mississippi, Ross Guffin as Indian agent at Sac and Fox Agency Oklahoma, Frederick Gollins as land office receiver in Jackson Mississippi, Isaiah Montgomery as a territorial official in Jackson, artillery second lieutenants Nathan Shelton and Samuel Caldwell listed among the nominees.
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Washington
Senate
Naval Officer of Customs
District of Boston
Charlestown
James
Lyford
New Hampshire
District of Dead River
Miss
William F. Swan
Mississippi
United States
Southern District
Robert C. Lee
Territory of Oklahoma
William Grimes
Oklahoma
Ross Guffin
Missouri
Register of Land Office
Frederick W. Gollins
Jackson
Isaiah T. Montgomery
Sutsstseip
Nathan J. Shelton
Samuel C. Caldwell
Kentucky
Senate Committee Clears Heistand in Hemp Scheme Case
The Senate military affairs committee unanimously reported there is no truth to the charge that Lieut. Col. H. C. Heistand sought to control hemp in the Philippines. He proposed in Manila a hemp plant plan with Maj. E. L. Hawks, but the project never materialized. The inquiry found Hawks and Heistand discussed interests of government officials named in the resolution.
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Senate Committee On Military Affairs Today
Crozier
Bureau of Ordinance
George L. Gillespie
Engineers
George B. Davis
Wdge
Cet
Ordnance
Washington
H. C
Heistand
Army
Senate
Cockrell
Philippines
Meikiejohn
Boyd
Allen
Corbin
E. L. Hawks
Tenth Volunteer Infantry
Manila
Hawks
Namces
Helstand
Investigation Held Into New York Tunnel Collision
District Attorney Jerome announced the inquiry into the New York tunnel wreck is largely complete for the coroner's inquest but will continue with more witnesses this week. The engineer Wischow, former fireman, faces possible grand jury action as the city mourns victims in Bellevue and New Rochelle.
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New York
Jerome
New York Tunnel
Wischow
Thomas P. Murphy
New Rochelle
Bellevue Hospital
Albert Wadley
Winfield Flutz
Everett Cooper
Albert W. Adams
Annie Wischow
Law Department
New York Central Railroad
Collision near New Orleans kills one and injures several
The Vicksburg express traveling from New Orleans collided head on with an inbound freight twelve miles from the city in fog. Henry Foster, a Black fireman on the freight, was killed. Engineer Campbell suffered a broken jaw and leg. Baldwin and George Wasson of the passenger train were injured along with three brakemen Tom Royal James Canty and Elgin Newer. No passengers were hurt.
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New Orleans
Mississippi Valley
Henry Foster
Campbell
Baldwin
George Wasson
Tom Royal
James Canty
Elgin Newer
Train collision injures four on Cleveland & Pittsburg line
The Wellsville and Bellaire express on the Cleveland and Pittsburg Railroad collided with a Fort Wayne work train in Allegheny tonight. Four trainmen were hurt though none seriously. The express carried fifty passengers, with only minor injuries and a rough shock reported.
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Pittsburg
Wellsville
Bellaire
Cleveland & Pittsburg
Fort Wayne
Allegheny
Favor Annexation St Thomas Danish West Indies Cable
A cablegram from St Thomas dated January 3, signed by many Danish West Indies residents, urges annexation to secure an American market. It cites 38,000 acres out of 300,000 cultivated, warns sugar production will fail if markets remain closed and calls for ministerial action in Copenhagen.
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ST. Thomas
Danish West India
Danish West Indies
St. Croix
Rigsdad
Copenhagen
Christian
Carnegie Institution Founded On Ten Million Gift
Washington January 9 official notice lists the Carnegie Institution trustees headed by Grover Cleveland with Abram Hewitt and Abram Hewitt among the ex officio members. The $10,000,000 gift will be transferred as five percent bonds to support high level research education and dissemination of results.
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Washington
Carnegie Institution
Andrew Carnegie
Carnegie
Board of Trustees
Charles D. Walcott
Abram S. Hewitt
Daniel C. Gilman
Trustees
Grover Cleveland
New Jersey
John S. Billings
New York
William N. Frew
Pennsylvania
Lyman J. Gage
Illinois
Mland
John Hay
District of Columbia
Abram
Hewitt
Henry L. Higginson
Massachusetts
Henry Hitchcock
Missouri
Charles L. Hutchinson
William Lindsay
Kentucky
Seth Low
Wayne Macveagh
D. C. Mills
California
Weir Mitchell
City of
New London Bank Donates 100000 For Training School
William J. Chapman president of the Savings Bank presented $100,000 to the city for the building and equipment of a manual training school as labor unions oppose a measure while women adopt a resolution urging council to accept the gift.
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Ing
Womanb
New London, Conn
William J. Chapman
The
Savings Bank
New London
Suit Against Zionists Charged with Alienating Wife Affections
Benjamin F Williams, ex Mansfield C T teacher and follower of Dr John Alexander Dowie, files a $9000 suit in Cook County Circuit Court against Dowie and Elders John G Speicher Cyrus B Feckler of the Christian Catholic Church of America. He claims conspiracy to alienate his wife Evlith R Williams due to his not contributing tithes to Dowie's enterprises.
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Chicago
Benjamin F. Williams
Mansfield
John Alexander Dowie
Circuit Court of
Cook County
Dowle
John G. Speicher
Cyrus B. Feckler
Christian Catholic Church of America
Williams
McCreary Nominated for Senate in Kentucky Caucus
James B. McCreary accepted the Democratic nomination to succeed William J. Deboe in the U S Senate. He defeated Judge James E. Cantrill 62 to 37 in a party caucus with Wheeler and Smith withdrawing. McCreary, born 1838, Madison County, had earlier served as governor and congressman and supported bi metallicism at the 1892 international monetary conference.
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Frankfort
Old Hall of Representatives
Kentucky
James B. McCreary
Madison County
William J. Deboe
Senate
United States
James E. Cantrill
Scott County
General Assembly
Deboe
Charles K. Wheeler
David H. Smith
McCreary
Judge Cantrill
George W. Hickman
Senate Caucus
W. A. Byron
Blackburn
Wheeler
Eli Brown
Nelson County
House
Herman Newcomb
Louisville
W. W. Booles
Spencer
Abe Holland
Henry County
Cantrill
Canrill
J. C. Cantrill
Byron
Brown
James Bennett McCreary
Morgan
Bragg
Breckinridge
Virginia
Appomattox
Acid Thrower Mistakes Clerical Student at Train Station
In Aurora Illinois on January 9 Charles Straussberger, a 22 year old Chicago student of the priesthood, was attacked with acid at the Chicago Burlington & Quincy depot. A man dashed a vial at him, burning the right cheek and nose area but missing the eyes. The assailant fled crying that he had the wrong man, leaving no clue to identity.
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Aurora
Charles Straussberger
Newberry Avenue
Chicago
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
Straussberger
Wood Criticised Havana Mayor in Removal Bid
Gen Wood accused mayor Miguel Gener of incompetence and inattention to business. Twenty three Havana councilmen plus civil Governor Nunez and secretary of state Diego Tamayo supported removal. Gener denies charges and promises to answer when filed. second assistant mayor currently acts as mayor amid investigation.
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Havana
Wood
Miguel Gener
Senor Nunez
Diego Tamayo
Nunez
Gener
Maso
Bartolome Maso
Democratic Party
Cuba
la Lucha
Senor Gener
Gen. Wood
Shaw Acceptance Speech as United States Treasurer
Governor Les lie M. Shaw receives a public reception at the Savery House in Des Moines to mark his elevation to secretary of the United States treasury. He thanks supporters, notes the unexpected nature of the appointment, and likens his role to a father telling a son to stand in the gap while the herd passes, acknowledging the duty without detailing policy.
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Des Moines
Leslie M. Shaw
Grant Club
United States Treasury
Savery House
A. B. Cummins
Shaw
Allison
Dubuque
United States
Treasury Department
Pensioned by Carnegie for 20 dollar monthly pensions
In Johnstown Pennsylvania veteran railroad engineers W W Wake John McCune and Henry Hudson were pensioned by Andrew Carnegie receiving 20 monthly for life from Carnegie who led as Pittsburg division superintendent. The pensions continue for wives if husbands die first. In Racine Wisconsin a fight over accepting 8000 from Carnegie for a public library building is noted.
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Johnstown
W. W. Wake
John McCune
Henry Hudson
Pennsylvania Railroad
Andrew Carnegie
Carnegie
Pittsburg
Fisk Jubilee Singers Open Assembly With Lord's Prayer
The Fisk Jubilee Singers from Nashville sang the Lord's prayer at the Assembly opening in Albany. They were stationed in the ladies gallery and the chant made a profound impression.
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Albany
N. Y
Fisk Jubilee Singers
Nashville
Fire at Clearfield mill leaves two dead and three hurt
In Clearfield Pennsylvania a mill of the Rickey ite Nonexplosive Powder Company was destroyed by fire. Two men John C. Stewart and Roy Smith died, another, G. B. Rosebery, is mortally burned, and two others James Blacker and F. K. Zentmeyer suffer serious burns. Authorities suspect an explosion triggered the blaze as the workers fled into a river to douse flames.
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Clearfield
Here
John C. Stewart
Roy Smith
G. B. Rosebery
James Blacker
F. K. Zentmeyer
Stewart
Smith
Mill Fire Claims Five Workers in Kerr and Rickey Mill
A fire at a recently built Kerr and Rickey mill killed five workers who were alone in the plant when the blaze started. One victim died within hours, Rosebery unable to recover. The mill, owned by former Congressman James Kerr of this county and W H Rickey of New York, had been constructed about eight months ago at a cost 0,0.
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Rosebery
James Kerr
W. H. Rickey
New York
Collision inquiry opened over Walla Walla and Max wreck
In San Francisco a formal inquiry began into the January collision between the steamer Walla Walla and the French bark Max near Cape Mendocino. Captain Benoist stated his mate was on watch. lookout saw a steamer on the starboard bow. confusion followed as the Max crew attempted to close watertight compartments. Also reported, Steamer Topeka carried 21 survivors from the Bristol wreck near Dixon Entrance.
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San Francisco
Walla Walla
Max
Cape Mendocino
Benoist
Bronze Statue of McKinley Ordered for Trinity College
Durham reports Hon. J. B. Duke has ordered an Italian sculptor to design a heroic bronze statue of President McKinley. Duke intends the South to erect the first memorial and place the figure in Trinity College park at Durham.
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Raleigh
N. C
Durham
J. B. Duke
McKinley
Former Governor Moses Sentenced for Larceny
Boston January 9 Franklin J Moses former governor of South Carolina admitted his picture was in the rogues gallery and that he had frequented New York opium joints yet begged mercy as he faced four months imprisonment for the larceny of an overcoat in a remarkable arraignment and sentence today.
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Boston
Rogues
New York
Franklin J. Moses
South Carolina
Dowager Empress Grants Audience in Forbidden City Hall
In Peking on January 9 the dowager Empress asserted supreme authority by entering the sacred Forbidden City hall reserved for men. She menaces to oversee diplomacy, notes foreign letters, and orders enforcement against anti foreign figures, signaling a broad assertion of power.
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Forbidden City
Peking
China
Tung Fuh Siang
Kan-Su
Yamen
Ambassador Tower comments on Nieu-Chwang clashes
Charlemagne Tower the U S ambassador to Russia spoke with Count Lambsdorff the Russian foreign minister about the fights at Nieu-Chwang between U S gunboat Vicksburg sailors and Russian troops. He said no open questions remained and local opinion blamed the American consul for not punishing sailors initially rather than faulting Nieu-Chwang's administrator.
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ST. Petersburg
Charlemagne Tower
United States
Russia
Nieu-Chwang
Vicksburg
Count Lamsdorff
Nieu- Chwang
Tense diplomacy over Vicksburg sailors incident at Nieu Chiwang
Washington reports no anticipated serious outcome in the sailors clash with Russian troops at Nieu Chiwang though communications are hampered by telegraph line issues. Count Cassini, the Russian ambassador, met with Secretary Hay at the State Department for a lengthy discussion on the incident.
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Washington
Nieu- Chwang
Vicksburg
Navy Department
China
Count Cassini
State Department
Hay
Violet ray treatment gives Brooklyn man hope of recovery
John Richardson of Brooklyn, long afflicted with cancer and told hopeless, undergoes violet ray therapy at home after a machine is installed. Daily rays aimed down his throat show marked improvement after several months, with doctors saying a recovery is possible.
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New York
John Richardson
Brooklyn
Bonds stolen in Boston city robbery report
Chief Inspector Watts issued a circular asking to be notified of any sale of securities. It is learned that bonds totaling 15000 dollars were stolen on Tuesday in the city. The chief declines to give details. The bonds include ten thousand dollars in United States coupon bonds and five thousand dollars in Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern ten per cent bonds due in July.
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Boston
Watts
United States
Waterway Numbering Advocates Propose Change to President System
Advocates press for a numbered waterway plan aimed at streamlining federal navigation policy. They urge Congress to replace existing naming with a uniform numerical scheme to reduce confusion and improve funding clarity. Proponents argue the change would simplify management and budgeting for river and harbor projects.
Canal bill clash in Senate over land control and funding
Washington recounts a heated canal bill debate as Mr. Cannon challenges the measure’s language and aims. He warns the administration may gain broad land and funding control including payments to the Maritime Canal Company and private speculators, sparking crossfire with Mr. Hepburn.
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Washington
Jan
House
Messrs
Fletcher
Rep
Minn
Lassiter
Dem
Cannon
Illinois
Hepburn
Appropriations Committee
Costa Rica
Nicaragua
United States
Secretary of War
Caribbean Sea
Greytown
Pacific
Treasury
Congress
Conese Aren Oe Lowan
Hepburn Sapacinee
Memmters
Iowa
Cannin
Nicaragu
Maritime Canal Company
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Richmond
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Crawford Fairbanks
Terre Haute
Daniel M. Ransdell
Indians Association of Washington
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Mr. Carnegie
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