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Newspaper
Vienna Progress
Location
Vienna, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1899
Page
3
Spanish senatorial elections held Sunday passed calmly nationwide and yielded a larger government majority in the Senate than in the Chamber of Deputies. Reports from reliable quarters say Don Carlos’s attempt to gain security on his Italian and Austrian estates failed.
Louisiana congressman Representative Baird died in Washington Saturday afternoon after an illness that began just before Congress adjourned. Brief funeral services were held at his late residence and his body was sent to Bastrop, Louisiana, for burial. The death followed a period of acute rheumatism.
The Baltimore Trust and Guarantee Company of Baltimore Maryland and associates have bought the Nashville and Suburban Railroad Company of Nashville Tennessee. It is believed the buyers are the same parties who recently acquired the Nashville Street Railway and the Cumberland Electric Light and Power Company, though sale details are not disclosed.
London papers condemn Captain Coghlan of the Raleigh for remarks on Admiral Dewey and the German commander at Manila. They expect Germany will respond with dignified silence and roast his indiscretion.
Georgia Governor addresses election stalemate with warning of one senator for two years unless an extraordinary session is convened. The statement follows a failed bid to fill a vacancy and underscores ongoing partisan deadlock affecting state leadership.
Harrisburg report details the three month paralysis in the Pennsylvania Senate and House as Quay and anti-Quay forces failed to reach a majority. The final tally showed Quay 93 Jenks 85 Jones 69 with 124 needed for victory, leaving Pennsylvania with no senator until a possible special session. The piece also covers a separate Georgia lynching report and a governor’s response condemning mob violence and urging protection of all citizens.
The second one dollar Bryan dinner under workers’ auspices occurred Wednesday at Grand Central Palace New York attracting about 1,000 attendees. After Bryan’s address a massive handshaking surge required police escort. he left Bartholdi Hotel amid cheers. The event featured platform seating for the honored guests and a simple menu including soup, beef, turkey, cranberry sauce, ice cream and coffee.
Divers from the Yankton located the torpedo boat destroyer Paton about three miles west of Morro Castle in eight fathoms of water near Santiago. The hull rests on its port side, shows no heavy shell strike, and is badly stove and riddled by six pound shot after the great battle that destroyed Admiral German Gervera's squadron.
A Charleston dispatch reports the Lake City lynching trial jurors failed to reach a verdict after twenty five hours. The panel reportedly stood five for conviction and seven for acquittal when the final attempt was made.
A Vienna dispatch states military papers announce a new "fifteen barreled" firing rifle that holds fifteen cartridges and fires forty five rounds per minute. The weapon reportedly passed successful tests by imperial officials.
Governor Johnston of Alabama issues a proclamation calling the General Assembly to meet in Montgomery on May 2 1899 to repeal the Constitutional Convention Act consider constitutional amendments and adopt a primary election law. The message argues the need to avoid conflict and costly campaigns and outlines the political stakes.
The Internal Revenue Bureau in Washington reports discovery of over 500000 counterfeit cigars by Jacobs in Lancaster Pennsylvania. Factories and multiple cities including Lancaster San Francisco Philadelphia Cincinnati Toledo and New York district hold sums ranging from 8 500 to 159 000 with search ongoing.
The South Carolina Supreme Court filed a decision enforcing the lynching statute, with strict application of the clause granting the deceased’s estate $2000 from the county of residence. Justice Eugene B. Gary authored the ruling with the full bench concurring.
Matthew Stanley Quay was found not guilty of conspiring to misuse state funds deposited in the People's Bank of Philadelphia. The verdict triggered jubilation in Philadelphia and at the city hall as crowds celebrated Quincy Quay's acquittal and his subsequent appointment by Governor Stone as United States senator to fill the vacancy until the next legislature convenes.
A Manila dispatch reports about two hundred rebels attacked the Washington regiment outposts near Taguig, south of Pasig and Pateros. Two companies engaged and drove the attackers from the field after two hours of fighting, with twelve rebels killed and several wounded. Americans also seized many Mauser rifles and other equipment.
A dispatch from Augusta reports the Second South Carolina regiment under Colonel Wylie Jones was mustered out at Camp MacKenzie. The Third Nebraska, led by Colonel W. J. Bryan's old regiment, arrived in Augusta after five days in quarantine at Savannah and began camp. The muster date remains unannounced.
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