23 Feb 1895
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Newspaper
Western Kansas World
Location
Wakeeney, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1895
Page
1
Rate bill headlines span Kansas and national issues including insurance reforms, a Warden Chase probe in Texas, and tariff effects on cattle imports from Mexico. Reports detail Japanese negotiations in Tokio, the Empress of China steamer arrivals, and a dramatic Debs trial incident in Chicago.
Weekly Review of Trade notes gold sales and treasury withdrawals paused by Belmont and Morgan contract as markets fear sustained stock accumulation and cheap imports. Queen Liliuokalani faces treason trial in San Francisco with diary evidence and allegations of agents seeking rebellion.
The document describes a bond gold coin sale agreement dated February 8 1895 between the U S secretary of the treasury and August Belmont Co Rothschilds Sons J P Morgan Co for 3500 ounces of gold coin at 17 80441 per ounce plus 4 per cent bonds dated February 1 1895 payable after thirty years The contract sets delivery terms including shipments from Europe limits on monthly ounces and delivery at subtreasuries It also covers bond substitutions and treasury preferences and risk allocations between the parties followed by a Kansas news brief on G A R aid distribution and foreclosure legislation in Topeka and the public notices of state activity
The senate passed the silver bill amid a flurry of arguments over bond contracts. Senator Sherman criticized the administration’s bond terms as improvident and called for bonds to be funded with American gold, while noting the president has no direct authority over bonds. His Remarks highlighted a divide over treasury actions and fiscal policy in Washington.
Kansas lawmakers push through salary, fee, and county bills amid clashes in both chambers. Senate advances local measures, institutional reforms, and a state tax plan for common schools while House debates constitutional conventions and courtjurist pay. urgency rises to finish pending legislation before adjournment.
Count Von Mirbach introduced a reichstag resolution urging Germany to invite an international monetary congress to rehabilitate silver as currency. He argued bimetallism would affect oil prices in England, threaten agriculture, and force either British gold absorption or adoption of silver to control eastern trade. Supporters back Germany taking the initiative to seek a global gold silver ratio agreement.
Governor Morrill names S. M. Fox of Manhattan for adjutant general. Senate approves in two minutes in open session. Fox is a personal friend of Governor Morrill and a former war comrade. Supporters of Colonel J. W. F. Hughes feel disappointed after broad endorsements across many counties and committees.
Guatemala accepts Mexico peace terms after peaceful detepied and guarantees fulfillment. The boundary line will be clearly determined by Oy Caetanza this week, officially published in the Diario. This move ends the long—standing border dispute between Mexico and Guatemala.
Senator Perkins from the committee on education and labor reported a bill for creating an industrial commission. It aims to address labor difficulties and estimates staffing costs at forty to fifty million dollars for affected areas during the past year.
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