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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1899
Page
4
John J. Carney editor and manager entered at the post office in Aberdeen Washington as second class mail matter. Terms of subscription follow in the public notice.
The Herald describes itself as Chehalis County official paper and Grays Harbor region's oldest publication with the largest county-wide circulation.
A Washington correspondent lambasts U S policy in Cuba detailing alleged lavish pay to officers led by Governor General Brooke and others. The piece notes unauthorized expenditures from Cuban funds, calls for possible congressional investigations, and suggests restitution under war department oversight amid occupation debates.
Two parties fear highlighting the silver question in the next campaign. Democrats claim confusion over the issue while Republicans understand it fully. The observation notes a political divide affecting messaging strategy.
The Everett Independent argues the Bulletin misreads recent history by likening the Philippine situation to the Civil War. It warns England's praise masks land grabs in the Orient and notes the Sultan of Sulu's1887 treaty rights, subsidies, and slavery in the archipelago complicating US constitutional aims.
The Spokane Senator Plummer, once derided by the Hanna press after joining the Peoples Party, is praised by the Tacoma Ledger as a capable politician. The piece notes his role in Spokane county political fights and his alliance with Senator Turner, framing readers as misled.
The article notes Otis offering sixty dollars in Spanish silver for each gun surrendered by Filipinos. It explains multiple Luzon ports and traders, with condemned rifles purchasable in Belgium for 80 cents and shipped for another 80 cents. It praises Otis as a great man with a great head and predicts a growing stockpile of obsolete weapons for the American general.
The author rejects the defense that the Chicago platform opposed civil service reform. It argues that McKinley aligns with the Republican stance and criticizes the administration's push for patronage to secure renomination, labeling the motives as self serving and improper.
The piece criticizes voters who back the current system to feel dignified by aligning with the rich and powerful. It likens their dependence to an aristocracy among enslaved people, arguing wealth shapes social prominence in the South.
The writer claims Filipino readers are ignorant under General Otis and Manila censorship. He asserts Filipinos learn army plans via spies, care little for American rumors, and contrasts gold as honest money with its 25 year value rise, questioning property theft by hoarding gold.
In a recent interview Senator Barrows of Michigan stated that given his way the United States would have seized a coaling station or base on Luzon without paying Spain, establishing a foothold in the East with no sacrifice of time or money. He emphasized an aggressive approach to secure strategic advantage.
A rumor about a major loss from an error in the assessment rolls for TS08, tied to a prior hint from Hlinano, was lightly treated by the Bulletin and dismissed by contemporaries, avoiding public alarm.
General McKeage reports fighting began on February 7 after Vainaldo claimed the war was started without authority. Filipinos resist surrender and demand independence while critics charge U S expansion aims at plunder. Standish of North Dakota argues Filipinos have a God given right to freedom and independence.
A green term of the sterio court is called to meet next Monday for the trial of three criminal cases from Hoyman. The cases include Daniel Kow utog for murder of Joender son, Mrs J B Swanson for attempts to shoot Marshal Hoag, and Hogan Traisen and Kimoui Olbrook charged with the cest. Jurors drawn span Aberdeen Hoquiam Montesano Consie Summit Satsop Porter Oakville Cosmopolis Quinault Westport and others with names listed.
Thousands seek relief from catarrh with Fly's Cream Balm touted as a universal remedy. An ad offers trial sizes at 10 cents and full bottles at 25 or 50 cents, claiming strong effectiveness despite mentions of cocaine and mercury.
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