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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 24, 1900

Page

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Steunenberg Defends Arrests In Idaho Disorder

Governor Steunenberg testified before the Coeur d Alene inquiry asserting personal responsibility for all arrests in Shoshone county or by state officers, and approved military actions to maintain order. He backed the permit system and said writs of habeas corpus would hinder military authority as martial law continued. A Senate resolution urged withdrawal of troops unless the permit system ended and habeas corpus restored.

Washington Steunenberg Idaho Coeur d'Alene Merriam Steueneauberg Shoshone Montana Covernor Steunenberg Hays Lieutenant Lyons Tiger-Poorman Ercer United States

Mahan on Arbitration and Anglo American Ties

Montreal report highlights Captain Mahan’s letters to Principal Peterson. He praises friendship between Britain and the United States while questioning arbitration beyond pure facts. He warns patience is crucial among a volatile public and notes Britain’s need to understand a heterogeneous American society.

Montreal Great Britain

Foot Shattered by Bullet Hails Macabebe Scout Captain

Captain M A Batson of the Fourth Cavalry, famed for leading the Macabebe scouts in the Philippines campaigns, has arrived on sick leave with a foot shattered by a bullet during a pursuit of insurgents. The Macabebe scouts were used due to Batson’s suggestions. In Wisconsin this date, a county court case saw Carl Wolf thrash farmer Robert Gollinick after Gollinick mocked Wolf’s wife. Wolf fined and to be sued civilly for injuries. Missouri and Minnesota railroad and warehouse commissions seek a joint conference on freight classification petitions, likely in St. Louis or here on April 21.

Washington M. S. Batson Fourth Cavalry M A. Batsonlippines Batson LaCrosse Wis Drindley Robert Gollinick Mormon Coke Carl Wolf Wolf Gollinick Springfield Ls Railroad and Warehouse Commissions Town and Missouri Minnois Commissioners St. Louis Kansas Nebraska Burlington DOT Iowa EG Fox

Carnegie's Company Forms Vast Steel Monopoly Signatures Signed

Carnegie Steel figures chart a new trust shaped by 36 men led by Andrew Carnegie Henry Phipps Jr Henry Clay Frick and others who sign the Carnegie Straw company charter with $160 million stock and nearly $80 million from Carnegie. The venture bills itself as the greatest corporation in the world.

Pittsburg Associated Press Carnegie-Frick Carnegie Steel Company Carnegie Straw Company Andrew Carnegie Henry Phipps, Jr Henry Clay Frick Carnegie Company United States Henry Phipps Henry C. Prick Charles M. Schwab Francis T. P. Lovejoy

Enormous Wealth Treaty Linked to Dill Power of Attorney

A Pittsburgh conference cleared major points for a large commercial deal. A power of attorney was signed by all incorporators, naming James B. Dill as general representative, with a charter likely to be filed next week and directors to meet in Pittsburgh to elect officers.

al Winer James B. Dill New York Corporation Pittsburg Duquesne Club Dillas Carnegie H. ©. Irick Henry Phipps, Jr Lovejoy C. M. Schwab New York Arange

Multiple International and Domestic News Items Across Various Topics

Nominations and official announcements include Walter H. Chamberlin named assistant patent commissioner in Chicago. Delagoa day award slated for March 26 in London. Brazilian minister Chavalier de Souza Correa found dead in London. Texas reports two executions for murder. Osman Pasha reportedly ill but alive in Constantino ple denial. Lima Ohio reports 150 people poisoned by chicken salad at a church dinner. A saw machine planned for Tomahawk Wisconsin. President Loubet to pardon Baron Christini who assaulted him at a race track last June. Scottish Antarctic expedition led by William S. Bruce planned. The will of Mrs. Henrietta Snell valued at $525000 to be contested. Ras Mangascia leads a new Abyssinia coup attempt against Menelek. Wesleyan University to abolish co education and establish a women's college.

Walter H. Chamberlin Chicago London Chavalier de Souza Correa England Texas Constantinople Osman Pasha Lima Tomahawk Wis Loubet Baron Christaini Antarctic William S. Bruce Henrietta Snell Ras Mangascia Menelek Abyssinia Wesleyan — University Middletown Conn

Rival Chief Announced in Winnebago Tribe Clash

Tom Thunder announces himself chief of the Winnebago of Wisconsin dating his 1900 ascension. He denounces White Buffalo as a ceremonial chief and vows to uphold tribal customs. Thunder threatens action if White Buffalo presses his coronation plan.

Black River Falls Wis Tom Thunder John Thunder Wisconsin White Buffalo Simon Jackson County Kentucky

Plumer Near Gabern ees as Boer War Dispatches Reach London

A Daily News dispatch from London summarizes March reports on Cape Town and Kr oonstadt fronts. It notes Commandant Bio isolating Plumer's forces near Gabern ees, Boer mobility increasing, and President Steyn warning burghers against arming English forces as traitors.

London Daily News Lorenzo Marques Pretoria Bio Plumer Gabernees Kroonstadt Steyn War Office Plomer Cape Town Nicholson Bulawayo Mareh Wi Umer Lobatsi Jrst Iode Bodle Chapman A. J. Tyler Methuen Warrenton Lord Methuen Boshof Mafeking

Haunted by electricity and a hidden marriage fortune

Mrs Mary Cornelius a 70 year old and two children in Daleville Indiana report mysterious electrical charges in their clothes and wardrobes with sparks and crackling sounds despite no nearby wires. In Oshkosh Wisconsin 25 percent of Eleventh ward grammar school students are home sick with a measles like illness amid prior epidemics. In Shelbyville Indiana James Strickler on his deathbed reveals a secret marriage to Grace Patterson that may leave her inheriting a fortune due to paternal disinheritance threats. In Bushnell Illinois the McDonough Republican convention endorses Cullom praising McKinley and Tanner administrations.

Daleville Ind Mary Cornelius Middletown Pike Shelbyville James Strickler Grace Patterson Strickler

Markets report detailed livestock and grain prices

Hogs receipts 28,000 with pigs 4.40 to 5.20, light 4.85 to 5.12, heavy 5.05 to 5.20. Cattle receipts 2,000 with steers 3.90 to 5.70, fed western 4.40 to 5.50, cows 2.25 to 4.80, veal calves 5.00 to 7.50. Sheep receipts 8,000 with westerns 4.75 to 5.95, natives 4.00 to 6.00, western lambs 6.00 to 7.30, native lambs 5.50 to 7.40. East Buffalo market lists varied cattle 4.00 to 7.25, hogs 5.15 to 5.45, sheep to 6.85. St. Louis grain shows wheat 70 to 72 cents, corn 35 to 36 cents, oats 24 to 26 cents. Milwaukee and Detroit grains noted with mixed movements in wheat and rye.

Texas East Buffalo Dunning & Stevens Live Stock Commission N.ag St. Louis Milwaukee Chicago Chicago Board of Trade Today

British War Office Scrutiny Amid South Africa Questions

In the British House of Commons John Gordon Macneill pressed for details on Magersfontein Methuen’s officers and Kimberley affairs but War Office secretary Wyndham deferred, saying no confirmed objections or investigations exist. He confirmed no explosive bullets were used. A separate Wisconsin letter supports the Great pure butter bill, while Captain Thomas Wilson of Cleveland dies abroad. A Milwaukee meeting aids widows and orphans of English soldiers.

London House of Commons John Gordon Macneill Magersfontein Lord Methuen Kimberley War Office George Wyndham Tie Wauchope LaCrosse Wis Focal House Esch House Committees On Agriculture Wisconsin

Sultan Opposes French Occupation at Oasis of Insalah

Mary Magoon aged 15 drank carbolic acid and died likely from homesickness after joining an expedition to the Oasis of Insalah. The report notes the event amid tensions over Moroccan colonial presence and the sultan’s stance against French occupation.

Morocco Oasis of Insalah Mary Magoon

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