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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1900
Page
5
The Trafalgar Buildings in Trafalgar Square houses a reading and reception room and invites Southern readers to use The Constitution office as headquarters. Notices include postage rate changes, traveling and city collectors, and advertising managers for outside Atlanta.
A January 20 1800 Atlanta Ga piece argues Cuba will naturally join the American union. It maintains U S protection is essential and Cuba should determine its own path without carpetbagger influence, warning against Caribbean parallels to post 1867 strategies. It asserts eventual Cuban adhesion to the United States.
Hon John W Lindsey Georgia pension commissioner argues the Brumby monument should honor the state's Confederate veteran service as a whole. He notes Brumby aided Admiral Dewey at Manila Bay and urges the statue be placed on Capitol Square, a state memorial rather than a city one, to honor Georgians who served in the crisis. Atlanta supports the idea as the leading city in the effort.
The unanimous committee report argues Robarts is unfit for Congress and should be expelled. It asserts no difference on the action required by the house and condemns the dishonor to credentials of a duly elected member.
The piece argues Parliament must respect constitutional rights, permit Roberta to sit until expelled, and warns against partisan misuse. It cites The Chicago Times Herald calling Roberta polygamous and urges due process, noting the danger of setting a precedent if admitted only to be expelled.
A historical survey discusses the Maine disaster as a catalyst for the Spanish American War, noting how its explosion and ensuing public demand shifted U S policy. It links the war to Cuba Porto Rico and global shifts, with reflections on transit, steel industry leadership, and Atlanta Baltimore road strategy.
A fragment from a Georgia Florida style column includes poems and wry pieces. It notes Mr. GC McIntosh of The Fayette Journal visiting Fayetteville and prints a lively weekly, alongside humorous pieces on authors woes and sentimental sonnets. Local dialect humor and brief verse showcase a small-town press snapshot.
The writer argues Georgians have no special claim to Cuba and condemns violence while praising U S policy in Cuba after Spain relinquished control. He notes Cuba’s improving governance under U S oversight, the need for capital and industry, and discusses potential reforms to the prohibition on land and concession deals. He cites McKinley’s focus on restoring agriculture and industry as crucial for Cuban prosperity. Frederick W. Seward, New York, January 17, 1900.
From Montgomery January 19 the anti Youngblood faction claims they left Washington with assurances the Colonel will retire from active politics to focus on his treasury post. Friends say Vaughn’s delegation failed to win executive support, while many Republicans in Alabama shift allegiance and open McKinley headquarters as campaign energy surges. A separate report notes a burglary at Felix McManus carriage shop with $60 stolen, suspected professional thieves.
A compilation of items from Georgia papers notes Atlanta’s depot question lingering unresolved. It praises Pastor Henry McDonald’s resignation from Second Baptist and predicts his Atlanta homecoming will be welcomed. Anecdotes touch on missing “model citizens,” poet Frank L. Stanton’s brush with a crank, rising prices in Atlanta, and discussions on building materials like Georgia granite and marble.
Regional political rumors surface across several papers. Robert McGough is eyed for legislative race. Colonel L B Norton is tied to solicitor general hopes. Third District predicts tense battles. Ware County eyes multiple candidates led by W M Toomer and J M Spence. Milton counts two likely contenders. Ellington seeks Macon county House seat. Floyd County chatter includes Foster and J Lindsey Johnson possible runs. Hamilton may contend as Republican.
In Montgomery on January 19, farmers anticipate a record cotton acreage amid high prices last year. Fertilizer sales surge, five more mules sold than last year, and ground prep is extensive. Prosperity spreads to merchants. mules fetch good prices and cash is paid. A paper mill project is proposed by M R Thomas, potentially creating 50 jobs with a $50,000 start, using pine properties to make paper. Supreme Court decisions are listed with several reversals and affirmations.
Birmingham, Ala, January 33. Mr W H Jeffries of the Southern Baseball Association plans meetings in Atlanta to discuss forming a league with Birmingham as lead city. Attendees from Atlanta Mobile and Chattanooga expected. Nashville may join. Toby Hart to head a New Orleans club. city support from several promoters.
In Raleigh on January 19 Senator Butler urged populists to unite with Republicans to oppose the new election law and negro franchise changes. He called for a joint convention to name a ticket, signaling potential Republican and even Democrat collaboration to "whip this Gang" and end anarchist rule in North Carolina.
The Florida Republican state convention in St Augustine elected John G Long temporary chairman and selected delegates to the Philadelphia national convention. Henry Chubb and Joseph Les appear among delegates. local credentials challenge excluded Hillaboro Pasco and Manatee counties. The party endorsed McKinley administration with no candidate instructed. New York backed vice presidential choice, Lt. Gov. Wookrum preferred.
Berlin January 19 in the Reichstag the debate on Herr Mueller joint interpretation of government policy regarding the seizure of German steamers by British warships is opened. Mueller stresses subsidy linked neutrality and urges a definition of mail steamer rights. Von Bethow notes potential rapid action and calls for international maritime law to preserve friendly relations with Great Britain.
Heavy rain caused washouts on the Yadkin division of the Atlantic Coast Line halting all trains into Willington. The Wilmington and New Bern division faced hours of delay while the Seaboard Air Line diverted passengers and mail twenty miles from Wilmington. Regular schedules were expected to resume today.
Treasury department orders impose a $5,000 extreme penalty on any vessel arriving at Pacific coast ports that cannot show a health from the Orient. The measure aims to curb bubonic plague spread as ships from the Orient depart with proper health certificates. Dr J W Lees article on Methodism praised for its breadth and influence in Methodist circles.
A partial archaic text hints at knightly culture and figures like Raleigh, with fragmented diction and hopeful imagery. The garbled lines suggest a poem or prose fragment referencing chivalry, valor, and distant realms, but specifics remain unclear.
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