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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1906
Page
12
Judge Speer overruled defense demurrers and upheld extradition under treaty to the United States. The court found the indictments adequate and the defendants in custody, with future pleas and indictments to follow. The ruling addressed jurisdiction, time limits, and alleged harbor contract fraud tied to $2,000,000 in profits.
Minneapolis report says the West Hotel fire may claim ten lives. N S Amsdem, elevator official, was rescued from a top floor room and is near death. Most other injured are recovering. B W Swiskey of Chicago remains in critical condition. A brother and sister of victim William Black arrived to take his body to New York. Coroner's jury to consider avoidable loss of life on Monday.
New York dispatch states Quito cable confirms the Ecuador revolt is over with government forces occupying Riobamba and rebels retreating north toward Ardrade. The report notes Guayaquil and Riobamba events dated Jan 2 and Jan 9, detailing regime control and troop movements. A separate note from San Francisco mentions Tokyo Kisen Kaisha negotiating to buy Pacific Mail’s Trans Pacific line, linked to Harriman’s Japan visit.
The first mail from the naval collier expedition towing the floating dry dock Dewey to the Philippine Islands brings Capt. J. D. Wood’s January 3 letter. He reports favorable winds, good progress, and a content crew. A Cape Hatteras shake-up tested the Dewey, but the ship remained master of the situation. Wood recalls an unpublished scene of his wife blessing the Dewey with rice and an old shoe. The Glacier reports fine weather and over 1,000 miles out from Hatteras as progress continues. Officials at the Navy Department are pleased with the voyage.
Wilkesbarre Pa Jan 12 Information received here today indicates that President John Mitchell of the United Mine Workers has received answers from all the anthracite coal operators to whom he addressed a request for a conference with the committee appointed at the Shamokin convention. Presidents Nichols Fahey and Dettery who have been notified of the answers spent the day in conference at Hazleton and would only say they were considering an important matter not for public. There is a widespread feeling among miners officials close to the situation that peace will continue. Mitchell is expected to call the Shamokin convention committee together at Indianapolis during or after the national convention to discuss the operators answer. It is said all answers are of the same tenor and the operators want to know the purpose of the conference. Local officials believe when he replies the operators will offer to extend the current agreement for a term of years.
Governor Carter accuses Circuit Judge W J Robinson of improper conduct after liquor allegedly brought into the jury room during a late trial to finish before term expiration. Carter cables Roosevelt withdrawing his recommendation for reappointment and a bar association meeting is set to consider endorsement. Judge Robinson seeks delay until affidavits arrive. no charges made at Washington.
Gray haired Samuel Lee claims to be Maj Gen Charles Lee's grandson and sought shelter at the Harrison street police station last night. Justice Caverly helped with a bed, and Lee moved to a Clark street lodging house. Born in Philadelphia, he served as color bearer in the Twenty-sixth Pennsylvania Volunteers and lost his right hand at Lookout Mountain. He receives $22 monthly pension and has lived in Chicago since before the 1871 fire. He says he worked in the city recorder's office and later in the post office under Col. Stuart.
The National League of Commission Merchants adopted a resolution pledging support to President Roosevelt in his campaign to abate transportation evils. Officers elected include Frank B. Wagner of Chicago as president, Charles A. Mulbrunner of Pittsburgh as vice president, A. Warren Patch of Boston as secretary, Wilmer E. Slez of Milwaukee as treasurer, and Frank Rogers of Buffalo named sergeant-at-arms. The next convention is set for Pittsburgh in January 197.
C J Blanchard of the Geological Survey presented a National Geographic Society lecture on West desert irrigation. He cited 24 approved projects, 11 under construction, and a Nevada unit opened on the act’s third anniversary, detailing miles of canals, roads, tunnels, materials used, and projected 1550 million acres reclaimed with vast economic impact. He noted postlecture election of eight new National Geographic board members.
Chicago rumor centers on electing President Roosevelt as successor to the late President Harper at Chicago University. Support grows in university circles as a potential shift in the Baptist-only constitution to allow Roosevelt, a Dutch Reformed believer, to lead after his term. Harper’s burial plans include a memorial chapel on campus with his body held at Oakwood Cemetery vault until completion.
A Philadelphia official denies any retreat from the pass controversy. Cassatt's stance remains unchanged as the order abolishing free transportation and free tickets except for railroad officials and employees is being enforced to the letter and will be permanent.
The Interstate Commerce Commission hearing on the lumber plant complainants against railroad treatment was continued. Testimony resumes this morning with about a dozen lumbermen examined yesterday describing grievances. They oppose $3 to 5 per car for equipment to secure leads on flat or gondola cars.
The District Supreme Court committee reports successful applicants for bar admission. Names include Benjamin F. Alexander, Raymond Abbatichio, Jamey Clift, Jasper Dyesser, William Fucks, and many others across states such as Virginia, District of Columbia, New York, Illinois, Missouri, and Massachusetts. Formal presentation to the court is scheduled for Monday.
The annual report shows total miles by railroad electric cable and steamboat lines at 476 394 037 with 1 122 902 858 pieces handled by railway postal clerks. It notes 1 688 860 distribution errors and 1 152 062 errors checked against post offices. An urgent plea requests retirement and superannuation for disabled or long-serving clerks.
Sir Horace Plunkett MP secretary of agriculture for Ireland conferred with Secretary Wilson and other Department of Agriculture officials about farming problems. He noted tobacco growing trials in Ireland with Department aid while on his Wyoming Nebraska and Montana ranch interests tour, and spoke on peasant diet in Ireland.
Commissioners expect the district street railway bill to move soon after committee reviews. Macfarland urged early action after a conference with the House Committee, noting the measure was among the session’s first proposed. The board seeks community support to aid passage.
Representative Curtis of Kansas went to the White House to arrange an interview between the President and Crazy Snake the Creek leader. Crazy Snake was to meet the President to protest the land allotment law that divides Indian Territory lands among tribes instead of common ownership by Indians.
Missouri will drop its suit to oust the New York Tire Company from doing business in the state. The decision follows a lengthy conference with special counsel F W Lehman, the retirement of President McCall, and the restoration of 225000 dollars paid for legal services. State Superintendent W D Vandiver announced the probable end of the litigation.
A 19th century advert claims catarrhal headache signals catarrh and offers Dr Agnew's Catarrhal Powder as a ten minute pain stopper and cure. Sold by Stone & Poole on Pa ave nw and O'Donnell's at 94 st nw with prices listed.
A parade of New York society anecdotes includes Mrs Burke Roche reconciling with Frank Work, a Scotch terrier Mite roaming cabs with Mrs Astor, a Vanderbilt groom arrested after a horse incident injuring a boy, and the death of David Petit whose loss is linked to a vanished Mother Goose. Also noted: a pig in a market caper, a dog license protest at the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, a dramatic runaway horse episode stopped by a patrolman, a hungry man aided by police, a proposed aerial monorail to Coney Island, and a marriage ceremony without the usual obey clause.
Cincinnati dispatch reports top firemen fell twenty feet into a cellar when the floor of an annex at the Rock Island Battery Company on Sixth Street collapsed after an all night battle with a fire. None were seriously hurt. Captain William Thompson of Fire Company No. 4 was the most seriously injured. The blaze caused about $50,000 in losses. Fourth class postmasters were appointed yesterday at multiple depots, naming Nelson T. Gordon and others in Pennsylvania and surrounding districts.
The piece traces Hawarden Castle’s ties to William Gladstone and the Viscount Hawarden title once held by Sir Cornwallis Maude, noting Gladstone’s heirs and the estate’s value growth. It discusses the Maude family’s Irish connections, the Dutton Montalt line, and related peerage shifts including Lord Foley and the Portland dukedom, with context on succession rules and historical figures connected to the Hawarden lineage.
Chairman Yerington of the National Food Manufacturers Association arrives to back a uniform national food measure under the Department of Commerce and Labor rather than Agriculture. He says the association, with over 100 million dollars in capital and nationwide reach, will lobby Congress to shape practical rules on labeling preservatives and color use and oppose the Heyburn bill.
Market reports show high prices and limited Florida supply as demand rises with warm weather. Tomatoes have jumped 15 to 25 cents per pound and radishes remain scarce. lettuce hits 5 to 10 cents per bunch while spring onions sell at three for 5 cents. Prices for peppers and cauliflower vary, with dried fruit prices stubbornly steady. Fresh fish scarcity and wholesale shifts push costs higher. dealers suspect seasonal factors and transport constraints amid uncertain supply chains.
Paul L. Lindsay president of the National Rural Free Delivery Carriers Association sent a message to Fourth Assistant Postmaster General De Graw stating members seek an annual 00 increase for horse hire. They argue better equipment maintenance warrants higher compensation.
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