Idaho Legislature Opens With Democratic-Backed Majority
In Boise on January 4 the Idaho legislature opened its fourth session. Democrats, with silver Republicans, named all House and Senate officers after a late-night deal that sidelined the populists. Some populists denounced the move and vowed to challenge control, while Dubois support appeared to be rising among outsiders. Governor Steunenberg and top officers were quietly sworn in at 10 am with few clerical changes.
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Boise
Idaho
House
A. H. Alford
Nez Perce
William B. Shepperd
Bear Lake
L. R. Leeds
Ada
M. B. Sweetman
Latah
R. J. Tardy
Oneida
Mollie Calloway
Canyon
Rebecca Mitchell
Bingham
W. B. Stanton
Lew Clawson
Blaine
H. C. Feltham
Clarence Morgan
Senate
Joseph C. Rich
Swain Sheatty
W. M. B. Helfrich
Elmore
Hyram
Dubois
Frank Steunenberg
Supreme Justice
Quarles
Supreme Court Room
Plans for Inauguration Ceremonies Set in Olympia
Olympia plans for Governor Rogers inauguration are completed. He will be installed Wednesday January 13 at the state capitol, followed by a public reception banquet and ball at the Olympia hotel. Also arriving are secretary J E Ballaine and Lieutenant Governor elect Daniels who seeks senatorial support.
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Rogers
Olympia
Governor Rogers
Olympia Hotel
J. E. Ballaine
McGraw
Daniels
Perkins Faces Opposition in California Senate Seat Fight
California lawmakers convene and plan to elect a U S senator to replace George C Perkins. Opponents like S M Shortridge and ex Senator C N Felton challenge Perkins while his backers claim 67 pledges. A second item notes Belshaw and Caminett introducing resolutions against Pacific railroad funding and seeking state action.
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Sacramento
Cal
California
Budd
United States
George C. Perkins
Perkins
M. Shortridge
W. H. L. Barnes
C. F. Crocker
Charles N. Felton
Shortridge
Perkins Forces Rally in California Senate Fight
Sacramento reports a heated senatorial clash over a funding bill for Pacific railroads. The Caminett substitute creates a nine member committee to lobby Washington, while 58 signatures were added to Perkins supporters' petition in a bid to sway the legislature.
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United States
Senate
Assembly
Washington
Sacramento
Cal
Perkins
Montana Legislature Organizes Amid Populist Democrat Alliance
The Montana legislature met in Helena on January 4 and organized the Senate with a Democrat populist coalition to form a majority of 11 Republicans, while the House split with Democrats forming the majority and Populists demanding half the offices. State officers were seated, Hoffman was president pro tem, Bloor secretary, Kennedy speaker, and Marks chief clerk. Inaugural festivities drew three thousand guests as Gov elect Robert B Smith, a populist, arrived while retiring Gov Richards prepared to depart for California.
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Senate
Helena
Mont
Montana
House
Hoffman
Gallatin County
John Bloor
Flathead County
J. M. Kennedy
Deer Lodge
David Marks
Lewis and
Robert B. Smith
Richards
California
Pacific Grove
Illinois Senatorial Fight Heats Up In Springfield
In Springfield on January 4 1890 political leaders from both parties gathered as candidates for the United States Senate emerged. The list includes Martin Madden Samuel Allerton David Littler C E Carr R R Hitt and W E Mason. Democratic state central committee backed Governor Altgeld and Dwight W Andrews with resolutions praising Bryan. In Dover Delaware free silver opponents won 19 votes for Emery B Riggin as speaker and caucus leader.
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Springfield
John M. Palmer
United States Senate
United States
Martin B. Madden
Chicago
Samuel W. Allerton
Packer
David T. Littler
C. E. Carr
Galesburg
Denmark
R. R. Hitt
W. E. Mason
Ill
Democratic State Central Committee
Altgeld
Hinrichsen
Dwight W. Andrews
Bryan
Dover
Del
House
Emery B. Riggin
Fine Point on Nevada Jurisdiction in Federal Building Crime
In Carson Nevada the district court ruled on whether a crime occurred within a federal building, affecting the assault case against Jones who allegedly struck Morning Appeal editor S P Davis with brass knuckles on post office steps. Jones argues state waiver of jurisdiction. local courts say state has. Case set for February 1 with possible appeal to Nevada supreme or U.S. court.
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Carson
Nev
Jones
District Court Today
United States
P. Davis
Morning Appeal
Supreme Court of Nevada
United States Court
Victory for Democrats in Kent county canvass case
Dover Del January 4 The Delaware Court of Appeals reversed the Superior Court ruling in Kent county mandamus proceedings. The board of canvassers is not ordered to recount votes, with several hundred Republican ballots alleged as unlawfully rejected. The decision gives Democrats a majority.
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Dover
Del
Court of Appeals
Kent County
Superior Court
Kent
Deaths From Bubonic Plague Rise in Bombey
The report from Bombey on January 1 states daily deaths from the bubonic plague average 170, reflecting a severe outbreak. The figures highlight a harsh public health crisis in the city.
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Bombey
Jan
Baltimore Banker Richard Cornelius Dies by Drowning After Shortage
Richard Cornelius, longtime cashier of the National Farmers and Planters bank in Baltimore, was found dead in Druid Hill Park pond after investigators flagged a $60,000 shortfall. He disappeared from the bank after being questioned, and detectives traced him to the park where he drowned.
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Baltimore
Richard Cornelius
National Farmers and Planters’ Bank
Enoch Pratt
Cornelius
Druid Hill Park
Mr. Cornelius
Three More St Paul Banks Fail After City Run
After the Bank of Minnesota closure, three nearby St. Paul banks Germania Germania and Allemania all closed. Germania and West Side assigned, with state examiner in charge and the Allemania seeking to reopen after easing runs.
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ST. Paul Banks
Bank Failures Spread After Germania Allemania Closures
December reports show loans and discounts 706842 dollars, undivided profits 508764, individual deposits 929789, and certificates of interest 187253. Depositors gathered as Allemania president Scheffer blamed combined withdrawals. closure decided at 11. West Side bank and Merchants National faced distress amid wider banking jitters with deposits and assets outlined in official statements.
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St. Paul
Minm
Bank of Minnesota
Germania
Allemania
West Side
State Bank Examiner
Peter M. Keerst
Alleman Bank
Whiten Uke
Sucharmn
Kenyon
West Side Bank
H. Staples
Germania Bank
Alexander Ramsay
William Bickell
Bickell
Allemania Bank
Gustav Willius
Willius
Associated Press
Cial
Scheffer
Minnesota Savings Bank
William Bickell, Jr
C. F. Staples
California and the Cabinet Delegation Meeting in Washington
California's Republican delegation in Washington met to study nominating a state citizen to McKinley’s cabinet. They left the matter unchanged but paused further action to respect California Republicans' views. Horace Davis of San Francisco had been their earlier candidate. Judge McKenna was favored for attorney general.
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Washington
California
McKinley
Horace Davis
San Francisco
McKenna
Notable Deaths Across North America and Britain
The death notices report Mrs. D C Dodge wife of the Rio Grande and Western railway general manager dies of stomach cancer in Colorado. Sir Henry St John Halford a British baronet dies at 89 in London. Sir Joseph Hickson former Grand Trunk railway general manager dies in Montreal. B C Maclay of Murphy Maclay Hardware Co dies suddenly on a Great Northern train near Great Falls Montana at age 62. he was a prominent mining and business figure leaving a fortune to his wife and two children.
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Denver
D. C. Dodge
Rio Grande & Western Railway
Colorado
Josep Hickson
Montreal
Quebec
Joseph Hickson
Grand Trunk Railway
B.C. Meecay
Great Falls
Mont
B. C. Maclay
Murphy-Maclay Hardware Co
Great Northern
Eary
British Force Rout Angoni Zulus After Key Victory
Advices from Blantyre Mission report a British force, sent against Chief Chikusi and the Angoni Zulus who invaded Nyassaland and burned a station, routed the enemy with heavy losses. Chief Chikusi was captured and hanged. Five British soldiers were wounded.
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London
Blantyre
British South Africa
Chikusi
Nyassaland
Five Miners Die in Gas Explosion at Alderson Mine
In Indian Territory near Alderson five miners were instantly killed when a gas explosion occurred after the fire boss allegedly unscrewed a safety lamp. Victims named include Martin Roy Joe Cox white, and Tom Curry W A Bishon and Simon Pitty colored.
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South McAllister
I. T
Martin Roy
Joe Cox
Tom Curry
W. A. Bishon
Simon Pitty
Alderson
NO DOUBT OF ULTIMATE VICTORY IN GOLD STANDARD
William J. Bryan writes to James L. Tibbetts of Amesbury Massachusetts stating the gold standard will disappoint those expecting long lasting prosperity. He says the consciousness of duty done will sustain supporters until the triumph of their cause is seen and declares he has no doubt of ultimate victory.
Chicago Ex Official Shortage Revealed
Chicago readers learn of a $52,000 shortage found in the accounts of ex county recorder Samuel B Chase. The county attorney, Mr. Ties, recommends criminal proceedings and a suit to recover the loss.
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Chicago
Samuel B Chase
Ties
Woes of Cubans Prisoners at Havana Made Targets for Soldiers
Thomas Lovelace, officer of the Soledad wrecked off South America, reports Havana executions of insurgents. He questions Maceo still alive, describes a plot to move him, and recounts witnessing 68 insurgents executed on a sand bar by soldiers. He notes varied prisoner postures and rapid firing.
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Kansas City
Thomas Lovelace
Soledad
South America
Lovelace
Havana
Maceo
Tice Vamoose
New York
Key West
Jsrend
Gomez
SINKING OF THE COMMODORE AT SEA AND RESCUE EFFORTS
Seventeen men survived from the Cuban filibusterer Commodore after it sank twenty miles off New Smyrna. Captain Murphy Stephen Crane and others boarded a 10 foot dingy as heavy seas and blinding winds hampered rescue. A rescue tug Three Friends finally received permission to sail from Daytona to aid the survivors.
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Cincinnati
Commercial Tribune
Jacksonville
Fla
Daytona
Murphy
Stephen Crane
Cook
William Higgines
Rhode Island
New Smyrna
Captain Murphy
Higgins
Mr. Crane
Ham
Washington
J. M. Barris
Call
Weyler Returns to Havana Amid City Excitement
Captain General Weyler is back in Havana after leaving Bagate at 6 this morning and arriving at 8 this evening. The city has been on tiptoe with anticipation all day for his return.
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Havana
General Weyler
Bagate
Maceo Alive Report From Paris Herald Edition
The Paris edition of the Herald asserts it can guarantee accuracy of its news and states Antonio Maceo is still alive.
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Maceo
Paris
The
Herald
Antonio Maceo
Wyoming state hospital burns. patients safely evacuated
A Rock Springs dispatch reports the Wyoming state hospital, a large state institution, was totally destroyed by fire this morning. The state faces about 50000 dollars in losses with roughly 20000 dollars insured. All patients inside the building were removed unharmed.
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Denver
Rock Springs
Wyo
Wyoming State Hospital
GOOD SHOWING IN DECEMBER Statement of Government Receipts and Expenditures
Washington January 2. The monthly comparative statement shows December receipts at 25,857,114 and expenditures at 23,812,644, leaving a surplus of 2,044,470. For six months the year ends with a deficit of 37,902,397. The month’s surplus is aided by partial receipts from first mortgage bond sales for Pacific railroads. If not for bond transactions the surplus would be about 500,000. December customs receipts totaled 10,779,412, up about 800,000, while internal revenue receipts reached 55,198,998, a small gain over November.
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Washington
Janu
Pacific Railroads
Central Pacific Sinking Fund
McKinley Heads to Cleveland for Courtesy Visit
President-elect McKinley travels from Canton to Cleveland on January 2 with Major and Mrs. McKinley meeting crowds at depots. Thousands greet the procession as Mr McKinley bows and acknowledges supporters. The couple will be hosted by Hanna and later by Colonel Myron Herrick for several days.
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Hanna
Canton
Ohio
McKinley
Sonagarey Ita Te Ponys Te Chieng
Literary Bureau
Newpaper
Cleveland
Myron T. Herrick
French Senate Elections Shift Power From Socialists
Paris January 3 Republicans won decisive gains in a vote to renew one third of the French senate terms. Socialists were defeated across the board while 64 republicans, 21 radicals, and 12 reactionaries secured seats, signaling a shift away from socialist platforms and toward republican control.
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Paris
Senate
Cabinet
Reduction of ten cents a ton in Massillon mines
Miners in the Massillon district face a 10 cent cut to 51 cents per ton from 61 cents. The Ohio rate trails Pittsburgh by 9 cents under a long standing system. About 200 miners are idle but expected to return after a joint Columbus meeting on January 12.
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Massillon
Lnpleasant Surprise
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Pittsburg
Columbus
Garden City fruit store gutted by Missoula fire
Missoula Montana January 2 at 4 oclock this morning the Garden City fruit store owned by C E Raymer was completely gutted by fire. The adjacent blacksmith shop of Bolles and Carroll suffered slight damage. Raymer’s stock was insured for an unknown amount and is a total loss. The building is owned by Higgins Bros with a loss of 300 dollars.
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Missoula
Mont
Garden City
C. E. Raymer
Raymer
Bolles & Carroll
Higgins Bros
Butte Declared Pro Team. Portland Cancelled
The Butte basketball squad is ruled professional by the Pacific Coast Association of the American Athletic Union after a decision by President Humphries of San Francisco. The ruling notes two pro players Lasswell and Hall on Butte’s roster, causing Portland game cancellations.
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Pretland
Jan
Butte
Portland
Humphries
San Francisco
Pacific Coast Association
American Athletic Union
Lasswell
Hall
Wharf and factories on fire in East Boston
Fire at the Boston & Lockport Block Company wharf and Maverick Oil Company works in East Boston. Firemen faced stubborn flames with three alarms sent. About 100 feet of wharf and several small buildings burned. Loss not expected to exceed 50 000 dollars.
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Boston
Boston & Lockport Block Company
Maverick Oil Company
Ex-municipal worker shoots mistress then kills self in San Francisco
Frank W. Brockman, a former city employee, shot Marguerite Hollis in her lodging house room in the morning, then fatally shot himself. Hollis survived the attack with a jaw wound and offered no explanation beyond stating the act was unprovoked. He died at the hospital later the same day.
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Frank Brockman
San Francisco
Frank W. Brockman
Marguerite Hollis
Beaten by a crowd of toughs in Grand Rapids
Patrolmen Viergiver and Harrington were knocked unconscious by a mob in Grand Rapids as police, cracking down on violators of liquor laws, shot two assailants during the clash. The incident followed a citywide crusade against saloonists flouting the law.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
Viergiver
Harrington
Treasury bonds call yields payments on Pacific railways
Call for six per cent bonds and payments received. Under Secretary Carlisle’s 1896 call for nine million seven hundred twelve thousand dollars of United States six per cent bonds aiding Pacific railways, $5,500,000 has been paid and checks issued. The price paid will appear in next month’s treasurer’s statement.
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Washington
Carlisle
United States
Pacific Railways
Treasury
Deputy Sheriff James Nicholls Dies in Prescott
James Nicholls deputy sheriff of Leadville in early mining days and later Cochise County sheriff Arizona was found dead in bed in Prescott this afternoon after a recent mining stay at Chaparel. He came to Prescott on New Year’s Day for medical care. His illness was not considered dangerous.
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Prescott
Anna
James Nicholls
Leadville
Cochise County
Arizona
Chaparel
Dense New York fog halts harbor traffic and ferries
A thick fog over New York City and the rivers paused harbor movement for most of the day. Ferries and navigation were largely shut down while tugs guided vessels through the bay. The Hindoo returned to quarantine after a collision with the Creole and showed hull damage.
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New York
Jersey
Nm Port
Tay
Sandy Hook
Title for Quin-Ne-Mo-Se's Land in Question
Congress faces a private bill to grant Quin-ne-mo-se, an Indian, full government title to land patented with a 20 year nontransfer condition. Spokane residents have offered to buy, and the bill has cleared the senate with a favorable House report awaiting private bill day.
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Washington, D. C
Jones
Quin-ne-mo-se
House
Senate
Hyde
Spokane
Abolition of Compulsory Vaccination Bill Reported
London January 3. Government prepares a bill to end compulsory vaccination while keeping the existing smallpox inoculation system. Parents opposed to vaccination may appear before a magistrate to obtain exemptions. Authorities plan to standardize calf lymph use and establish vaccination stations nationwide.
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Great Britain
London
Week of Prayer Observed Worldwide by Evangelical Alliance
New York reports the annual week of prayer to be observed globally under the Evangelical Alliance. Seventeen branches across as many countries sign the united announcement. Monday marks humiliation and thanksgiving, with Wednesday set for prayers for rulers of nations. Other days cover missions families schools and the church universal.
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New York
Evangelical Alliance
United Action
Jivme
Foreign Missions
Church Universal
Heirs to Share in Miller and Lux Cattle Firm
In San Francisco on January 3, the Miller and Lux cattle firm will be reorganized as a corporation. Heirs will receive stock totaling 12 million dollars with Henry Miller holding 100 million and the remainder divided among Charles Lux’s heirs. The firm controls thousands of cattle and vast land from New Mexico to Oregon. Henry Miller becomes general manager.
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San Francisco
Jrreat
Miller & Lux
Henry Miller
Charles Lux
New Mexico
Oregon
Prince visits Canton for proposed international monetary confer
A Santa Fe report states ex Governor Prince recently visited Canton and met McKinley and Ibsa as he pursues a role on the proposed International Monetary Conference.
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Denver
Santa Fe
W. M
Prince
Canton
McKinley
Ibsna
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