01 Mar 1899
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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1899
Page
1
Washington reports Lord Herschell head of the British commission on the joint high commission collapsed from apoplexy and died at the Shoreham hotel this morning. Madrid reports the Spanish ministry has resigned while Covington Kentucky notes a Post Office robbery of stamps and money totaling $20 000. Pope Leo underwent a thigh cyst operation in Rome with successful relief.
Washington March 1 the House concurs in the Senate amendments to the river and harbor bill including the Nicaragua canal proposal.
Joliet Illinois city council blocks an agreement with the sanitary board to vacate streets and build two bridges across the canal. The district bids on the bridges open March 15, while council opposition risks legal injunctions and stalled contracts.
Receipts at mid 1899 market show 15 000 cattle with general 5 and 10 over totals and prices around 58 to 83 cents. Closing strong at 3 SUC figure 03.77 mentioned alongside herd totals and arithmetic notes.
Fond du Lac March 1 The council meeting ended in a sensational scene as members learned they had voted for amendments to the street railway franchise 474d 88. The adopted amendments grant the company permission to build double tracks on Main Street, with a fifty year site term and a start deadline of June 1. Alderman Bechaud opposed two tracks and denounced the committee report led by Wild. Chief Schaefer had to intervene to restore order as lobby voices raised loud remarks. Superintendent Grover says work will be started under the new franchise terms.
Hartford City Indiana on March 1 1 the coroner is in session over the Mason Dick Mason block explosion that killed four and injured eight. Rumor said dynamite caused the blast but no witness lays the blame. Some suspect a crank and a reformer is linked to gambling rooms on the second floor of the saloon blocks. The coroner will not disclose verdict for several days.
Joliet reports the Desplaines River flood threat has passed after Saturday night rain stopped. Water volume declined perceptibly and contractors along the drainage area begin pegging work. Temporary walls and dikes in excavated portions withstood the strain with no material damage.
A string of short items notes deaths and crimes including former Louisiana governor J Madison Wells. James Brees killed in Chicago. a missing Moravia crew stranded on Sibé island. a man found dead on the Chicago Panhandle tracks. George Allen a large Wisconsin real estate owner dies near Elkhorn. Lorenz Weiber files bankruptcy with liabilities of 200 753. a Reading and Lehigh coal wage advance. Atlantic steamship break up lowers passenger rates. Queen Victoria aborts river project due to threats. ex pugilist Tom Allen acquitted in St Louis shooting. widespread shaming of confirmed drunkards in Argentina. Schell the German theologian placed on index expurgatorius by London Daily News correspondent.
A compact report notes decisive measures taken in March 1899, highlighting key decisions and their impact. The article emphasizes government or organizational steps establishing clear direction and authority during that period.
Washington reports Berlin ordered all German warships out of the Philippines and placed German lives and property under U S protection. The move is seen as diplomacy to avoid U S German clashes at Manila and to assure German interests are safeguarded. Concerns over Dewey and Otis reports of possible German intervention are denied.
In Mount Vernon Illinois on March 1 Judge Newlin ruled in favor of the defendant in the Hudnall versus Ham contested will case involving parties across Illinois Missouri Kentucky and Tennessee. The estate is about 70000 with complex issues arising from a later marriage and an ante nuptial contract. The decision orders Hudnalls to pay five sixths of costs and Mrs Mary Taylor one sixth with further appeal expected.
At Washington the court of inquiry on General Miles fed eight plates of beef to noncommissioned officers to compare Cuba era meat with cans and fresh varieties. Lieutenant Ramsay described canned roast beef as inferior yet recognized some resemblance to his barracks beef. The session also reviewed alleged chemical treatment of meat and the public building bills advancing in Congress.
Desultory firing continues in Manila area with occasional American injuries. Otis reports Twenty third Infantry sail to Cebu and California volunteers to Negros while Manila remains quiet for three days. Navy expects no new ships soon, prioritizing small gunboats to police coasts and curb smugglers.
White's Institute a renowned industrial training school four miles south of Wabash Indiana burned Monday afternoon. The main building and several outbuildings were lost with contents. estimated loss about 15000 dollars, partially insured. The Quaker school previously trained blanket Indians and, later, housed orphans from surrounding counties.
Rome correspondent for The Daily Mail says the pope may have pneumonia and will not recover. Cardinal Oreglia, doyen of Sacred College, has been in the pope's apartment all evening. In Wisconsin, Frank Mike, a prominent bison hunter among the Winnebago, escaped a bear after being trapped by a windfall and shot the animal.
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