Waller Discusses Philippine War At San Francisco
Major L W T Waller United States Marine Corps arrived on the Warren and described brutal methods used to crush the Philippine insurgents He recalled orders to kill captured insurgents and said about four to five hundred natives were killed in battle with seven carriers shot after court martial He asserted the wilderness of Samar and criticized the court martial over his actions expressing disdain for the inquiry and Washington’s involvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
L. W. T. Waller
United States Marine Corps
Warren
Philippines
Jacob Smith
Australia
Walter
Lamar
Helh
Samar
Washington
Railroads to Lose Cotton Shipments by Water to New England
Boston June 13 Special railroads end through cotton freight with Boston and Maine and New Haven lines. After month end trunk lines abandon tariff dispute over car age. Cotton destined for New England mills to move by water again, with Boston storage and southern ports as supply centers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
Boston
Mass
Maine
New Haven
Rice Shipment Blocked From Bremen To Danish West Indies
Washington reports a U S consul found no rice sent from Bremen to the Danish West Indies since January 1 1809 despite fears that shipments could enter the United States duty free after island purchases. The desk cites concerns from U S rice interests and notes investigation by Consul Diedrich dated May 17.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danish West Indies
United States
Washington
Bremen
State Department
Diederich
Waiting on Germany for commission on hide disinfection
Washington reports the government waits for Germany to initiate cheaper simpler hide disinfection methods. A Berlin dispatch cites a Munich rumor that the United States and Germany may appoint a commission to study the subject, but no such step is planned by the government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Washington
Berlin
Munich
United States
Foraker proposes nonvoting Puerto Rico seat in House
From Forto Rico June 13 Senator Foraker introduced a measure granting the resident commission from Puerto Rico a seat in the House of Representatives without a vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delagate
Forto Rico
Washington
Foraker
Porto Rico
House of Representatives
Miss Mary Custis Lee Arrested Over Jim Crow Car
Miss Mary Custis Lee, daughter of General Robert E. Lee, was arrested in Alexandria for violating the Jim Crow car law by riding in a coach reserved for colored people and refusing to move when ordered. She claimed ignorance of the law and was released on recognizance to appear before the mayor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Mary Custis Lee
Robert E. Lee
Alexandria
Washington, Alexandria
Mount Vernon
Miss Lee
Simpson
Supreme Court of Mississippi
Alexander City
Ala
Robert HE. Lee
Wyatt Aiken
Congress
South Carolina
Latimer
Senate
Texas Oil on Whalebacks to Move Up Mississippi
Duluth report details Captain Alex McDougal of Texas and the St. Louis Steel Barge Company forming Sharp Oil Transportation to convert three large whalebacks from grain ships to oil carriers. Plans include 15,000 barrel capacity per vessel, pipelines from Beaumont to Port Arthur, and expansion to twelve new ships for Gulf and river service up to St. Louis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mississippi
Duluth
Minn
Alex McDougal
Mississippi River
St. Louis Steel Barge Company
McDougals
Port Arthur
New Orleans
Sharp Oil Transportation Company
McDougal
Beaumont All Companies
St. Louis
France fears Morgan over Atlantic shipping combines
Paris authority on French steamship navigation warns that J P Morgan’s proposed Atlantic shipping trust threatens French interests. He notes Morgan’s Paris visit but says Morgan has not approached Messageries Maritimes or other major lines. The friction could drive France to protective government action to shield its shipping profits from fierce competition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Hhat Shipping Trust
London
Times
Atlantic Shipping Combine
J P. Morgan
Messageries Maritimes
Compagnie Generale Trans-Atlantique
United States
France
Nes
Morgan
Chinese barred from Cuba decision returns 43 workers to New York
Havana June 13 The board of immigration ruled that forty three Chinese laborers who arrived on the Monterey from New York must be sent back by the steamship company. Previously Chinamen entered Havana with little restriction but a new Cuban immigration law, like the U S policy, went into effect last May and this case marks its first application.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Havana
Board of Immigration
Ward Line
Monterey
Steamship Company
United States
Forse
Cuba
Fire destroys Novelty leather factory in Philadelphia
Fire at the Novelty leather factory of H. M. Rosenblatt & Co. at Second and Oxford streets injures about a dozen people and damages the John M. Moffat public school and nearby homes. A celluloid room spark caused the blaze. 400 workers escaped by nets. Loss estimated at $165,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
H. M. Rosenblatt & Co
Second
Oxford Streets
John M. Moffat
Rosenblatt & Co
Katie Scheldell
George Hebert
Joan Snyder
August Schoeler
Samuel Trankerman
Rosenblatt
Cholera Rages in Manila and Surrounding Islands
Washington reports an alarming cholera outbreak in the Philippines with Manila recording 277 cases and 215 deaths by April 15, plus 453 cases and 8 deaths outside the city. The disease has reached 223 localities, with smallpox also rising and preventive measures underway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Philippines
Forwood
Helseman
Army
Islands
Manila
Pasle
Neuva Cneaves
House Civil Service Panel to Review Taylor Dismissal
Washington June 13 The house committee on civil service reform will on Monday consider a resolution asking the Secretary of War for information regarding the recent dismissal of Rebecca J. Taylor. Chairman Gillett has obtained from the War Department all correspondence in the case, which will be kept confidential until the committee acts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Washington
House Committee On Civil Service Reform
Secretary of War
Rebecca J. Taylor
Gillett
War Department
Five Deaths Reported From Heat in New York
Five deaths attributed to extreme heat were reported in Greater New York as a sweltering twenty four hours ended with a thunderstorm and heavy rain sweeping across the city. The heat wave prompted city health officials to issue advisories as record highs persisted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Greater
Bitter Against the Germans: Polish Sentiment Rises
Berlin reports a rising Polish sentiment as nobles from Posen plan to boycott the city during Emperor William II's visit to protest his Maritsberg speech. Polish-born painter Herr Von Kossak, famed for battle art, says he will leave Berlin due to persistent anti Polish feeling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Posen
William
Maritsberg
Herr von Kossak
Germany
President's nominations for postmasters named
Washington June 13 The president sent to the senate nominations for postmasters Henry J. Ritchie St Augustine Florida and J P Murphy Hamburg South Carolina.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Postmasters
Florida
Henry J. Ritchie
St. Augustine
South Carolina
J. P. Murphy
Hamberg
Boers Surrender in Vast Cape Colony Campaign
London reports 864 Transvaal Boers surrendered yesterday, boosting total surrenders across colonies to about 12,000. The announcement came today, detailing continued capitulation amid the South African conflict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Transvaal
Tragic double murder and suicide shock Minnesota town
Elbow Mine Minnesota June 13 John Fox a farmer near Elbow Mine shot and killed his brother Peter and his mother then killed himself. Authorities said he was probably demented. In Trenton New Jersey June 18 Ralph Lond a jealous man shot and killed Mrs Arvilla Worrell and then shot himself through the lungs. prognosis poor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John
Elbow Mine
Minn
John Fox
Peter
Trenton
N. J
Ralph Lond
Fire Devastates Alexander City Businesses and Homes
A major blaze in Alexander City Alabama destroys the entire business district and many residences. Loss estimated around 200000 with partial insurance. Appeals for aid issued by famine relief committee led by Dr M J Coley. communications directed to him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexander City
Ala
M. J. Coley
Famine Relief Committee
Bent. Bussell
Industrial Association
Fosepeh C. Manning
Y. & Christian, Jr
Mer
Alexander City Swept by Fire Destroying All Businesses
A devastating blaze in Alexander City Alabama on June 13 consumed three blocks of business property and residences. The inferno started in Robinson’s machine shop and foundry and rapidly spread to the Alabama hotel and central depot. Losses include many firms, a bank, a cotton warehouse, a large church, and ten residences with district damage estimated at at least a quarter million dollars though insurance figures were not yet verified. A detailed losers list follows in the next page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexander City
Ala
Robinson
Arthur Moon
Unio
Citizens’ Bank
Block 7
Alabama
Central Depot
Alexander City Bank
M. F. Fane
J. Nolen
Anme
First Methodist
Robinson's Machine and Foundry
L. D. Coley
J. H. Fuller
Court House
Casper & Harlan
T. B. Turner
H. J. Cameron
Templeton & Harris
A. J. Coley
A. W. Askew
Elma Jackson
Large DeLoach Mill plant destroyed by fire in Atlanta
The A A DeLoach Mill Manufacturing Company plant outside Atlanta burned completely after a fierce two hour blaze. Firemen fought from a distant stand and saved the pattern shop worth $50,000, while losses totaled about $100,000 with only $20,000 insurance. Police dispersed a white and black crowd as a stabbing incident occurred amid the alarm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. A. DeLoach Mill Manufacturing Company
South
Atlanta
Joyner
American District
Southern Messenger Company
DeLoach Milling Company
Hmmita
DeLogcn Mil Manufacturing Company
City Lmits
Decatur Line
Highland Avenue
A. A. DeLoach
Savannah
DeLoach
A. A. Debroach
W. 5
Swanger
J. Cunningham
Charley Duncan
Duncan
DeLoach Mill “Manufacturing Company
Willis Biggers
Goza
8. H. Craig
W. H. Simpson
Justice Orr
Council
Wood Denies Wrongdoing In Cuban Reciprocity Funding
General Leonard Wood, visiting Boston, defends his Cuban administration expenditures as trustee for the island. He says all spending was above board and his use of Thurber’s mailing list distributed reciprocity literature to 80,000 Americans, framing his actions as acts of responsible stewardship. He welcomes investigations and asserts he acted in Cuba’s industrial interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General
Thurber
Boston
Leonard Wood
Cuba
Wood
Aerate Committee
United States
Roosevelt
Congress
House
West
Waller
Samar
San Francisco
Philippines
Thurker
Pawtucket
H. I
New Orleans Selected for AMA Next Convention
The American Medical Association adjourned to meet in New Orleans on the second Tuesday in May 1803. Officers elected include President Frank Billings and several vice presidents. Christopher Tompkins named to the judicial council. Also reported, Charles S Shiveler arrested in New York for alleged embezzlement totaling between 16000 and 17000, case sent to the grand jury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Medical Association
Saratoga
New Orleans
Frank Billings
Chicago
J. A. Witherspoon
Tennessee
G. F. Comstock
Saratoga Springs
C. R. Haglmes
Cleveland
Ohio
James H. Dunn
St. Paul
H. D. Newman
George H. Simmons
Christopher Tompkins
Virginia
Judicial Council
New York
Charles 8. Shiveler
American District Telegraph Company
Jerome
Split in the Party Nears Inevitable as Insurgents Rise
Washington June 13 Special Grover Cleveland faced sharp abuse from his party while Theodore Roosevelt drew ire from several Republican senators and representatives over his Cuban policy message. Insurgents vow to fight, threatening a wide party split as listed lawmakers including Elkins Scott, Nelson Clapp, Perkins Bard, Gamble Stewart Mitchell Millard Burton Mason Burrows Jones Kittredge Wellington Dietrich and Simon condemn the administration stance. Senator Scott vowed to remain an insurgent, declaring it with a capital I.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jos. Ohl
Washington
Grover Cleveland
Capitol
Theodore Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Elkins and
Scott
West Virginia
Nelson
Clapp
Minnesota
Perkins and
Bard
California
Gamble
South Dakota
Stewart
Nevada
Mitchell
Oregon
Millard
Nebraska
Burton
Kansas
Mason
Iineis
Burrows
Michigan
Jones
Kittridge
Wellington
Maryland
Dietrich
Simon
Weather Outlook and Local News Digest
Partly cloudy Saturday with probable interior snow, cooler. Sunday fair in the west with snow in the east and fresh southwest winds. Georgia reports university commencements, chautauqua opening, and debates. Mississippi Supreme Court upholds Noel primary law. fires devastate Alabama’s Alexander City. Lady student speakers chosen for state university branches. urban reform plans and Cuban reciprocity in federal affairs.
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BELL
Sama
Major Waller
Ing
General Smith
Miss Mary Lee
Alexandria, Va
Law
Texas
Siemissal
WSS Taylor
J. A. Wood
Presbyterian Church
DeLoach Mil Manufacturing Company
Birmingham
John Henry Fletcher
Pratt City
Walls
Island
White House
Georgia
State University
South Georgia
Louis Smith
State Normal School
Emerly Nuckells
Mariette Chautauqua
Eilauna
Hawaii
Venezuela
Castro Ig
King Edward
Queen Alexandra
Pecal Court
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