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Newspaper
Waynetown Despatch
Location
Waynetown, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1896
Page
6
The passage argues belligerency exists in Cuba as insurgents gain ground. It cites July actions near Capt. Gen. Campos and December advances toward Havana, urging formal recognition by Great Britain France Spain and a move toward independence.
John G Sullivan, former champion, suffered serious injuries after being knocked from a fast moving train between Rock Island and Peoria. He hit ground, clothes caught fire, and was unconscious for 40 minutes. He later performed on stage that night.
Washington on January 30 the National Board of Trade discussed reports on money and currency. It found conditions unchanged from a year ago and urged retirement of legal tender notes and extension of the national banking system. The bankruptcy report favoring Torrey bill was approved. A plan for a department of trade and commerce to inform the public on domestic and foreign trade was carried unanimously.
Specimens worth over 10000 dollars were stolen from the Peabody Museum at Yale University New Haven Conn The thief was Albert H Verrill son of Prof Addison E Verrill curator and zoology professor He confessed to the theft saying he had access for two years and disposed of many items to traders in the US and abroad.
Indianapolis reports a German farmer John Haines of Warren township killed his wife with a blunt instrument then hanged himself in a barn. The couple, aged 60 and 56, had quarrels with nine children in the family. The wife was found by a daughter returning from school.
Indianapolis February 4 Capt John B Gowdy chairman of the republican state central committee receives a letter from former president Benjamin Harrison spelling out his withdrawal from the 1896 race He will not permit his name to be presented at St Louis and Indiana becomes open to other candidates McKinley Allison Reed and Voorhees figures loom as delegates and possible winners in the March 7 district conventions. Harrison says he seeks private life and will not influence the delegation.
National Chairman Samuel Dickie issues call for a Prohibition party national convention to meet in Pittsburgh on May 27. Representation fixed: four delegates at large per state plus twice the number of its congressmen. additional delegates for every 1000 votes for Bidwell and Cranfill in 1892. two delegates for each territory and two for the District of Columbia.
Senator Vilas of Wisconsin denounces the House silver measure as a sham and fraud in a forceful Senate address. He argues free coinage harms the public debt, labels bimetallism a dream, and warns against partisan rush that advances the president's suggested relief. He points to silver mine interests, Rocky Mountain influence, and risks to pensioners.
London dispatch reports Lord Salisbury defending the Monroe Doctrine as a policy, while warning against aggressive action in Armenia. The editorial blasts his remarks as dangerous, accusing him of imperial missteps and inviting Western powers to limit intervention.
Col A B Coit was acquitted of manslaughter after a three day jury deliberation over the riot at Washington Court House last October. He commanded state militia and ordered fire as the mob attacked the courthouse. The incident left a participant dead and was later pursued by the Fayette county grand jury.
Havana readers reacted to the U S senate foreign relations committee report on Cuban belligerency with mixed hope and fear Spaniards doubted U S approval while Cubans celebrated a potential victory The article notes Spain’s preparations and growing anti American sentiment in Madrid and Havana and the presence of warships and foreign fleets in the harbor of Havana Philadelphia fire causes massive losses and a trial related to a cable car collision in Chicago and a marriage elopement in Shelbyville Illinois.
The weekly review notes signs of improvement with expected first bond payments easing money markets and stronger January maturities met. Domestic trade lags, mill demand weak, and pork and cotton sectors show limited growth while rail earnings rise and a predicted anthracite settlement could lift prices.
Washington reports that a bill to establish the Vicksburg national military park was reported to the House. The proposal covers about 2,200 acres at a cost not exceeding $50,000 with $25,000 for surveys and improvements. It lists participating states and notes parallels to Chickamauga park. A separate note mentions Belva Lockwood’s disbarment order suspended and her promise to refund fees. Bishop Lewis William Burton consecrated as bishop of Lexington.
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