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Newspaper
The Indianapolis Journal
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1901
Page
2
Report outlines shifting Senate dynamics as Heitfeld’s heir is sought and Senator McUowns aligns with Republicans. Several senators who have spoken with the President express belief a special session will end by next Saturday, with some suggesting adjournment as soon as tomorrow.
A Bureau of Statistics report details last year's American exports to Russia not affected by the retaliatory decree totaling 7,508,020 dollars, with various items listed as not affected and other goods, including machinery and typewriters, amounting to 2,287,429 dollars affected by the decree.
Washington reports a rising demand in Indiana for rural free delivery routes with key districts led by Representatives Overstreet Hemenway Watson and Crumpacker. Investigations will proceed in order of petitions with a likely Lexington Kentucky route in Scott county to be considered.
Treasury issues a warrant to Admiral George Dewey for prize money totaling 39 60 related to the destruction of the Spanish fleet at Manila Bay on May 1 1898. The first cavalry squadron is organized in San Francisco as part of the Fifteenth U S Cavalry for early service in the Philippines. Friends host a dinner for ex Senators Carter Shoup and Ston at Shoreham. Senate ratifies a Brussels era industrial property accord with European powers. reciprocity treaties not discussed. Lord Pauncefote’s Washington tenure extended through the year amid ongoing international affairs. Grant memorial commission advances site and plan efforts.
Weather forecast for Friday and Saturday notes rain in Ohio with rising temperatures and then fair conditions Saturday with brisk southerly winds. Indiana and Illinois expect rain Friday and Saturday turning to fair with east to southeast winds.
A War Department session shows General Dodge backing a statue site south of the Statement opposite the Corporation of Arts, with a $250,000 cost and design competition. The day included many lawmakers passing through and a crowd in the East room. The Navy announces ship allocations: Newport News picks No.13 and No.16, Moran Brothers No.14, Bath Iron Works Nos.15 and 20, Fore River Nos.16/17, Cramps Nos.4/7, Newport News Nos.6/8, Neafie & Levi No.21, Next News No.2, and Bath’s St. Louis project redirected for new bids after Bath declined.
From France Rt Rev M Edward O C R abbot of Gethsemane dies aged about 70 in Feb. In New York Lyman Morse dies Brooklyn advertising head born in Paris Mo descendant of Samuel Morse. Carl Von Ritter music teacher dies in Kansas City of erysipelas born Berlin 1840s. Captain William H Stevens retired miner dies Highland Park aged 80. R G Haliburton of Canada dies Pass Christian age 70. Ha Gray Bixby former champion tennis player dies Boston pneumonia. Frederick E Metz Jr president Metz Brothers Brewing dies Omaha age 74. Carl Carrington prominent San Francisco writer dies pneumonia.
Archbishop John Ireland praised American liberty and the Constitution at the Loyal Legion banquet in Chicago. He urged prayer for constitutional change if the law does not follow the flag, lauded the Republic’s power and growth, and received long cheers from veteran officers at Kinsley’s venue.
Government officers arrested Paul F Knefel chief of Garfield Manufacturing Co at 78 Dearborn St in Chicago in connection with a Peoria Illinois robbery of internal revenue stamps worth 2000 dollars on Jan 3 Also in custody Robert Caladine a former Knefel employee Stamps recoveries and evidence suggest Knefel and Caladine handled much of the stolen booty detectives believe a Chicago agency exists for disposal of stolen government property
Copenhagen correspondent reports the U S government sent a note to Denmark almost threatening in tone. It says Washington will not permit transfer of the Danish West Indies to any foreign power and will demand guarantees of neutral rights and U S influence if Denmark resists.
March 7 report states Charles F. Sprague multimillionaire and former congressman for the Eleventh Massachusetts district is an inmate at McLean Insane Asylum near Waverly Boston. The chaotic text notes confusion over his confinement and surrounding details.
The first Hawaii territorial legislature in Honolulu faces fights over language rules and independence. Secretary Cooper was ordered from the floor, a resolution against executive involvement passed, and debates hint at radical reforms including liquor control and tax schemes. Interpreters, English versus Hawaiian, and new telegraph and Porto Rican arrivals color the session.
In New York Dr Jordon Doranie Dow, a dentist, refuses to permit funeral preparations for his wife Teresa Evans Dow who died Tuesday. Coroner's physician says death from tuberculosis with decomposition begun. Dow claims prior suspended animation and delays autopsy. Body to be shipped to Minnesota Saturday.
The dispatch reports Brazil to publish a decree announcing the plague’s disappearance, Venezuela’s Castro actions approved by Congress, Chile’s offer to educate twenty seven Nicaraguan youths in free Chilean universities, and Nicaragua’s selection of the same number to depart for Chile. It notes Mexican rurales slated for Buffalo exposition, bull fighting acts, and a Chilean cabinet crisis aimed at provoking a government shakeup. It mentions Brazilian presidential contenders, possible withdrawals, alleged Castro funding to aid Colombian insurgents, and Colombia’s alliance with Andrade. Also covered are a free trade stance in Central America’s exchange, a slow-advancing railroad link in Nicaragua, and Zelaya appointing a firm for rail metals and port transactions.
The article notes a revolutionary movement against Venezuela's dictator Cipriano Castro with Cuban allies preparing actions. It reports Consul General Arturo de Brigarde filing in Massachusetts Supreme Court to halt payment on drafts alleged extortion by Raphael Uribe Uribe and Pablo Emilio Obregon. The suit seeks ten thousand four hundred thirty three dollars and thirty seven cents.
The Red Star liner Southwark, grounded in the lower bay last night, slid into deep water at 9 50 tonight. Eight o’clock bar clearing followed by four tugs and three lighters that carried off cargo to reload and proceed to Antwerp. No injuries reported. Also Montreal reports unease as the steamer Numidian with Strathcona Horse from South Africa is five days overdue.
A dispatch from Odessa to the Daily Express reports a pilgrim steamer was caught in a Black Sea storm and seventy two pilgrims were washed overboard and drowned. Other ports record arrivals and sailings, including ships to and from Liverpool New York Philadelphia Bremen Havre and Philadelphia.
A Stockholm dispatch reports poet August Strindburg and actress Harriet Bosse engaged to marry. The British Board of Trade notes February imports rose by £2,049,000 while exports fell by £2,152,000. The Reichstag backs naval budget and armor plate works.
A vintage notice asserts the product Laxative Bromo-Quinine removes the cause of grip. The claim frames it as a preventive measure against grip illness, presenting the drug as a cure and prophylactic option.
The Montana Legislature failed to elect a short term senator as midnight struck, clock stopped, and balloting continued into the early hours. Republican Carter leads fusion with Frank Maginnis and others as Democrats split, Republicans protest time expiry amid a fractured vote.
Legislature votes down the resolution inviting Carrie Nation to Texas by a large majority. Bills from Missouri and Pennsylvania move through statehouses, including a Missouri 2 percent franchise tax and a Pitt sburg charter overhaul. Delaware Senate ballots for US senators show no change and two vacancies loom if no election. A Texas trade college proposal seeks $1 million and land donations, with federal support expected. Minnesota House amends the Deming parole bill to require pardon-board consent and bars life prisoners from dime museums.
Telegraph miscellany reports the New York Chamber of Commerce adopting resolutions urging ratification of the reciprocity treaty with France. The steamer Cot tage City carried news to Victoria of a gold find on Porcupine creek and a Mystic Shriners party resuming travel to Honolulu. A bridge fire at Memphis damaged across the river. losses included flooring and stringers. Senator Hanna and Henry C. Payne discussed Nebraska senatorial deadlock in New York.
In Hot Springs Arkansas a mother Mrs D Sanders and her nine year old niece Viola Wilcox perished in a house fire. Mrs Sanders died shielding her niece as they neared safety. Fire officials report both bodies severely burned with identifiable trunks remaining. The tragedy follows a day of other news including political moves and historic property transfers.
John Wilson Durant told AP he plans to travel from London to Madrid then Albany returning to Paris in July He said his death notice was fake but that a duel occurred and he wounded a Russian count described as the prefect of Siberia Paris details say Durant sought Baron Von Steege as his second who declined the offer in a lighthearted consulate visit
After days of deadlock the state mining scale for the coming year was agreed by the scale subcommittee. Miners accepted 42 cents in Williamson county, 3 cents less than demanded. The rest of the state scale remains the same as last year. National President John Mitchell of the United Mine Workers heads to Indianapolis then Scranton for the Anthracite Miners Union convention starting March 11.
AF & Co at Paterson N J grants a two percent wage increase to avert a strike by weavers. Illinois Electric Vehicle autos resume in Chicago as a week-long operator strike is settled in favor of the strikers. Vaudeville performers known as the White Hats of America prepare for a national convention in New Haven. Paul McCaslin becomes general manager of mills in Atlanta. Pittsburg plasterers seek a 49 cent daily raise from April 1, with about 150 workers involved. The Workingmen's Publishing Association assigns for creditors. James T. Harkow is president. The White Rats resume circuit work in New York after a three-week strike. The Arbuckles and American Sugar Refining Co. face end of an era in Wall Street chatter.
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