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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1899
Page
4
A collage of editorial clippings reviews New England editors on war in the Philippines and other topics. It discusses conditions in Caloocan Maypaja and compares American war reporting with British and New York voices. Includes brief notes on lynching debates and a local medicine advertisement.
A compilation of political and financial commentary including claims about Jerry Simpson profiting from politics, details on the Spain indemnity payment and its cash flow via the New York sub-treasury, plus cultural notes on Theodore Thomas and the song Dixie with reflections on music, art, and public sentiment. The piece ends with a plug for Dr. M A Simmons Liver Medicine.
An advertisement extols Hood's Sarsaparilla as a life giving blood bank. It claims to refresh the physical man, cure rheumatism and scrofula, and restore appetite and digestion while citing testimonials from Boston and other locations.
Columbia May 2 Governor Ellerbe ailing for a month was taken to Summerville for a change of air ten days ago. A telegram today says he is improving and will return home Wednesday. Mrs Ellerbe and several friends plan to travel to Summerville. friends remain anxious about his condition.
St Elmo Lodge of Knights of Pythias held a lively Monday night meeting in their castle hall with about one hundred members present along with guests from the Howell Cobb lodge in Athens. Dr B F Riley of the University of Georgia gave the anniversary address and several members spoke. The lodge reports over one hundred fifty members and many applicants seeking admission.
St. Petersburg May 2 The Anglo Russian accord on Chinese spheres of influence is presented as a note rather than a convention. Duplicates were exchanged between Russian Foreign Minister Count Muraviev and British Ambassador Sir Charles Scott. The preamble affirms both powers will uphold China's territorial integrity and independence.
The Ladies' Home Missionary Society of LaGrange met at First Methodist Church for its final session. They adopted resolutions extending heartfelt sympathy to Palmetto families affected by recent calamities and urged prayer and diligent mission work. Committee members were Mrs. Wilbur Trimble, Mrs. Julia Reaves, and Mrs. M. H. Dillard. The conference concluded with much work and support for the mission cause. Planter's Cuban Oil is advertised for 26 cents by Bramble Drug Co.
May 2 New York President McKinley at the navy yard sent a cablegram to Admiral Dewey praising the Manila victory. The message honors Dewey and his fleet officers and men, noting the epochal achievements and lasting place in history.
Trustees plan to lay off lots and build driveways after the new bridge over the Oconee River is completed. Capt J W Barnett city engineer will assist. Trustees aim to beautify the recently purchased cemetery ground.
Manila reports General MacArthur sent officers to General Lim with a flag of truce bearing money and provisions for American prisoners and seeking an exchange. It is said insurgents hold two officers and sixteen men including Lieutenant B Gilmore and eleven Yorktown crew members captured near Baler, Luzon.
The monthly debt statement reports at April 28, 1898 the debtless cash in the treasury at 1,172,587,204 dollars, up 23,081,701 dollars for the month. The rise is due to a 20,000,000 dollar payment to Spain to settle treaty obligations.
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