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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1900
Page
1
Hon Lore Alford former speaker of the Iowa House of Representatives commits suicide by cutting his throat in his Waterloo bathroom. Despondency and failing health cited as causes. Alford was a prominent attorney and a member of the G A R, active in 1880 as speaker.
D. W. Ferguson and A. Werford of Springfield assist Parks Martin in canvassing and organizing Indiana for the national Democratic Committee. Herford oversees the Fort with twelve to fifteen assistants to cover the state and discuss a Bryan delegation from Illinois. The free silver issue remains strong but secondary to reaffirming the Chicago platform.
The Winona Salt & Lumber mill in Tawas City Michigan, built in 1854 by G O Whittemore & Co, changed hands several times, and operated until 1893, after which it remained idle. The adjacent salt block, built in 1880, produced up to 20 000 barrels of salt in a single season.
Washington reports Senator Lodge as permanent Philadelphia convention chairman with temp chair pending and McKinley’s name to be presented later. McKinley may tour the Pacific coast this summer as the Ohio is launched, delivering speeches en route.
Burglars entered the Peters residence after the family retired for the night in Bristow Indiana and stole a gold watch and considerable jewelry including items given to Mrs Peters on her wedding day. A purse containing $200 was also taken.
Harvey L L Goddall proprietor and publisher of the South Side Daily Sun and the Chicago Daily Drovers Journal died Wednesday from heart trouble at 9 P M Edward B Ryder a bookmaker died earlier that night of pneumonia at 1 AM in Chicago The Philippine Commission met in Washington and outlined staff plans for Manila and work in aid to the Philippines The secretary of war will oversee details.
Mrs Harriet Treat of Sharon Wisconsin searched for her husband Charles Treat in New York. She learned he lived near East Forty seventh Street and was connected with two hospitals with a good income. A summons was served. the court lacked jurisdiction and the case hinged on mistaken identity with another man on Forty seventh Street.
Milwaukee doctors expelled Dr. Franklin J. Tower by a three fourths vote after he sent a book praising goat serum to physicians. Secretary J J McGovern said he had been warned not to send the book. In the same dispatch Cleveland refused to confirm or deny preconceptions about Bryan nomination.
Chicago Board of Trade quotations list May wheat at 66 to 67 percent, corn near 6.70, oats around 24 percent, and live stock futures with hogs and cattle prices given. Regional markets in St Louis and Milwaukee show wheat around 67 cents, corn around 37 cents, and rye firm at 25 to 26 cents.
Senate rejected a motion to strike the 15 percent Dingley tariff on Puerto Rican products by 33 to 16. Beveridge urged reciprocity with Puerto Rico and signaled support for the pending bill if free trade efforts fail. Debates included multiple amendments and paired members across districts.
Speaker Henderson explains in a letter to Ed Knott his duty as a representative and his support for the Porto Rican bill. He argues trusts and syndicates push for duty free entry to Porto Rico and criticizes opposition from eastern business interests.
Senator Morgan argued Porto Ricans are U.S. citizens and should receive 100 cents for their pesos in a plan to redeem Porto Rican silver coins. He proposed 100 cents per peso, contending the peso has equivalent silver value to the dollar. The amendment was pending at adjournment.
The Coeur d Alene investigation began with Governor Steunenberg on the stand as the committee reviewed a petition from Coeur d Alene district urging retention of federal troops. The document, signed by about 1500 names, will be filed with the secretary of war and kept confidential for now.
W. W. Liyde of Hartford leading opposition for several cartridge and ammunition factories and President Gompers of the Federation of Labor submitted letters outlining the bill’s impact on labor across various industries.
Consul General Gunther reports from Frankfort that a soap manufacturers trust formed last summer across six Rhenish provinces seeks to standardize prices for hard and soft soap.
Washington reports Chief Wilkie of the Secret Service announced the discovery of a very poor counterfeit one dollar Treasury note. The note bears check letter B, series 1801, and is linked to treasurer Bruce in the investigation.
Commander S. W. Very has been relieved of command of the Castine and ordered home from Manila by regular steamer.
In LaCrosse Wisconsin Fred Greenwald an elderly farmer barricaded his home three miles northeast of the city with a double barrel shotgun as officers attempt to arrest him. Doctors Wakefield and Nuton were appointed to examine him but he fled to his house nailing doors and windows and assumed guard. Meanwhile funeral services for Professor George I Morrow longtime head of agriculture at the University of Illinois were held in Paxton and in Champaign.
Senator Henderson argues for a temporary 1 per cent tax on Porto Rico exports and imports to fund local government until self-sufficiency is built, claiming direct taxation would hurt residents. He cites cooperation with the president and senators to craft a plan while defending the measure against misrepresentation. Boston gossip notes a bank president pleads not guilty to embezzlement. Factory initiatives emerge in Wisconsin as Wild Rose and Plainfield seek starch plants. Caledonia saw a damaging fire at Bentze & Son’s sawmill. Paris edition editor Allech Baer dies.
A Stewart's Pharmacy notice markets Weeks' Break-up A Cold Tab at 25 cents with a cheerful refund promise if it fails to cure. The ad invites customers to buy and try the remedy locally.
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