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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1899
Page
1
Schurz Decries Imperial Policy and Imperialism
Cincinnati papers publish Carl Schurz reply denouncing imperialism as the nation's greatest danger and urging nonpartisan action to curb imperial policy. He argues success hinges on relinquishing the Philippines and avoiding a choice between pro imperialism and unsound money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Carl Schurz
East Sixty-fourth Street
New York
Rattermann
Chicago
Philippines
Cincinnati Volksblatt
Vir Schurz
Ohio
Foreign Ministers Await Orders On Castro Recognition
Foreign ministers at the American legation in Caracas decided not to recognize the Castro government without government instructions. President Andrade cabled from Barbados directing defense of Puerto Cabello. Oro and Maracaibo have surrendered, while Castro seeks defense to the last extremity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caracas
Venezuela
Castro
Andrade
Bados
Puerto Cabello
Oro
Maracaibo
Negotiations Declined On Spanish Prisoners Exchange
Washington reports the War Department received Manila correspondence stating the insurgent government declined negotiations to send commissioners to Manila to settle issues about Spanish prisoners. They declared they would gladly receive all Spanish prisoners, welcoming them from captivity and labor for their welfare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
War Department
Oday
Manila
Ave
Ick
Mall
Cabinet Discusses Philippines and Foli'ics at Meeting
Washington, Oct 27 The cabinet met for two and a half hours with none speaking publicly afterward The discussion centered on the Philippines and likely military and navy plans to be set in motion An hour was spent on political outlook amid campaign rumors Secretary Root denounced criticisms of the treaty with the Sultan of the Sulu archipelago and the issue of slavery on the island.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Philippines
Orie
Bate
Sulu Archipelago
Root
Visayan Leader Arrested In Insurgent Plot
Visayan leader Ruperto Santiago, an oath-taker with ties to American forces, is arrested at Iloilo Hotlo. He allegedly organized a revolutionary junta with a daily staff at Santiago Coffee and steered a captured steamship carrying supplies to rebels. Naval forces scour Panay for the Concords coxswain after a nearby incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
Ruperto Santiago
United States
Hotlo
Santiago
Negros
Council of Ten
Santiago Coffee
Iloilo
Eighteenth Regiment
Concord
Conception
Panay
Two Transports Reach Manila With All Well
Washington October 27 A cablegram from General Ota Lawton’s advance under Young north San Isidro near Cabamatuan reports a permanent station established and three months of supplies forwarded by the San Juan river route. Lawton met light resistance as Twenty-sixth volunteers and Battalion Nineteenth Infantry were sent to Tlalin. Transport Tacoma headquarters and seven companies of Twenty-seventh volunteers arrived. Casualties include Corporal Henderson of Company C washed overboard, two men deserted, seven sick in Honolulu including Corporal Hunter of Company G who died. Command in good health. Transport Sheridan with Thirty-third volunteers and recruits arrived in good condition. One casualty Private Hulgan of Company K died en route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tacoma
Sheridan
Washington
War Department
Ota Lawton
Young
San Isidro
Cabamatuan
San Juan
Lawton
Nineteenth Infantry
Tlalin
Henderson
Honolulu
Hunter
Hulgan
Brisk Fight Near San Isidro in Manila War Report
Manila dispatch reports General Young columns moving north from San Isidro toward Santa Rosa. Rebels were repulsed after a brief engagement. two Americans were killed and one wounded. Pursuit proved impossible across a wide river. Also, Port Albert delivers 493 mules to Manila, and Britain accepts aid to outfit the Maine hospital ship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
Young
San Isidro
Santa Rosa
Tuboatin
Ashamed of His Country Says He Would Down the Flag
A Journal special from Aberdeen reports Senator Pettigrew eulogized Aguinaldo as a patriot and hero but did not reference the South Dakota regiment in Luzon or its homecoming. At the end he stated I am ashamed of my country I would pull down the flag and blot out recent history if I could.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Volkstatt
Ohlo Rently
Roosevelt
Republicana
Ohio
Republic
Thia State
Samed
Washington
Philippines
Congress
Bil
Cc Schurz
Minneapolis
Minn
Aberdeen
Pettigrew
Woonsocket
Aguinaldo
South Dakota
Luzon
Lieutenant Carmody Disappears En Route to Manila
War department reports hospital ship Relief arrived at Manila after leaving Guam with Lieutenant Robert D Carmody from the Yosemite marine battalion. Disappearance at sea between Guam and Manila described with no details. He may have been sick or on furlough. possibility of jumping overboard while delirious is considered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guam
Manila
Washington
War Department
Robert D Carmody
Marine Battalion
Yosemite
Leary
Carmody
Illinois Central to enter Nashville by rail line
Chicago, October 27. The Record tomorrow will state that the Illinois Central is poised to compete for Nashville traffic. Reports in local railway circles say the road has nearly completed plans to enter Tennessee’s capital, with an extension from Hopkinsville, Kentucky to Clarksville, Tennessee, about thirty miles, and a projected line from Clarksville into Nashville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois Central
Chicago
Hifness Central
Apat
Nashville
Peralutenty
Tennessee
Iite
Hopkinsville
Clarksville
Tenn
Admiral Beresford Opposes Rosebery for University Rector
Rear Admiral Charles Beresford spoke in Glasgow against Lord Rosebery for the university rectorship. He praised early brilliance but criticized Rosebery as a politician, accusing him of following public opinion and bearing responsibility for the Transvaal war by remaining silent until hostilities began.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Beresford Leva
Lord Rosebery
London
Charles Beresford
Glasgow
Lord
President Comer Improves After Return From New York
President H M Comer of the Central of Georgia railway shows no immediate cause for concern after returning from New York. He has chatted with friends in Ames and kept up with business, sometimes dictating brief letters via his secretary. Dr Harmon Smith, a Georgia native and University of Georgia graduate, accompanied him home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Savannaha
Neuvel
H M Comer
Central of Georgia Railway
Comer
New York
Ames
Harmon Smith
Georgia
Scenoin Ga
University of Georgia
Henrys Funeral Monday in State in Washington
General Guy V Henrys remains will be taken from his New York home on Sunday in a special car to the Washington express. In Washington the body will lie in state at St Johns Church with a special guard until Monday morning. Funeral services will be held and interment will be in Arlington Cemetery. The body will be escorted to the ferry by national and state troops including the Seventh, Sixty-Ninth and Seventy-first regiments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Lia
New York
Guy V Henry
Washington Express
St Johns Church
Arlington Cemetery
Traopa
Victory for Knights of Labor in Alabama mine
October 27 Birmingham Alabama Knights of Labor scored a significant victory over United Wine Workers and near control of Walker county coal mines, a key district mine complex. Test of recognition at Galloway Coal Company. Governor office note by President Galloway to Knights of Labor. Walker county mines employ 1200 to 2000 miners. Training ship Lancaster arrives at St Thomas with week stay en route to St Croix. Alliance ship to San Juan de Porto Rico. London reports say no China Japan offensive alliance. foreign office calls it improbable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Knights of Labor
United Wine Workers
Walker County
United Mine Workers
Galloway Coal Company
Themaller Operatics
Galloway
A J O Keefe
St. Thomas
St Thomas D WI
United States
Lancaster
New York
St Croix
Alliance
Langlier
Madeira
San Juan de Porto Rico
London
Cottker
Foreign Office
Slani
China
Japan
Dismissal Contested by Cuban Official Rivera
General Rivera, former Havana Province governor, denies resigning and says he was dismissed over disobedience to Capote and Brooke. Capote claims Rivera obstructed the administration and refused to resign, while The Cubans debate harmony and the press reports on cockfighting orders and broader party conflicts in Santa Clara and Havana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana
Ruis Rivera
Senor
Domingo Mendez Capote
Brooke Senor Capote
Rivera
Brooke
Senor Capote
Sher
General Rivera
la Discussion
el Cubano
Affais
Cuba
Society of Veterans of Independence
Santa Clara
Revolutionary Party
la Lucha
Insular
League
National Party
McKinley
Old Claim Decided by Court in Colombia Disputed Dam Dismissed
After two and a half years of consideration the Anglo-Colombian inter arbitration court today announced its award in the dispute between the government of Colombia and Prichard McTaggart Lowther and Co engineers and constructors for public works. Colombia’s dam of 810000 francs was dismissed and the London firm was awarded upwards of a million francs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Government of
Colombia
Lausanne
Switerland
Inter-Arbitration Court
Teday
Prichard, McTaggart, Lowther & Co
Medellin-Magdalena
Conditions Serene at Apia
The British consul in Apia reports to the British commissioner that native agitation has ceased. Conditions are serene in Apia and the interior, though the consul cautions it is hard to predict how long the unsettled situation will remain stable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samoa
Washington
Mr. Eliot
Apia
Agia
Senator Morgan Collapses During Alabama Speech
Senator John T Morgan fell ill while addressing a theater audience in Montgomery Alabama. He suffered nausea after drinking ice water and left the stage briefly then returned to speak for about twenty minutes before a second attack forced him to stop. His physician expressed no fear of serious results and said his condition is improving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Specelal
John T Morgan
General Morgan
Alabama
Mason May Resign and Tanner to Take Senate Seat
Chicago October 27 The Times Herald says Senator Mason will resign before Christmas to join a top Chicago-based corporation with a $12 000 annual salary. Governor Tanner would resign next, Lieutenant Governor Northcott would appoint Tanner to the vacant Senate seat, clearing the way for Northcott as the organization’s gubernatorial candidate next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Times-Herald
Wiliam E Mason
Illinois
Mason
Tanner
Northcott
Gulf Line Reorganization Under Amalgamation Plan
New York October 27 The Philadelphia committee for reorganizing the Gulf Line with Kansas City Pittsburg and Gulf bonds aligns with Chicago and Alton and other roads to form a Southwest railroad syndicate. E H Harriman leads the Alton group taking a large stake. Bondholders mainly Dutch and German will be represented by National City Bank and president James Stillman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
New York
Philadelphia Committee
Kansas City Pittsburg and
Gulf Railroad
Chicago and Alton
Southwestern
E H Harriman
Kansas City Pittsburg
Gulf
Natonal City Bank
James Stillman
Watkins License Suspended Six Months By Inspector
Captain Frederick Ho Watkins of the Paris has his license suspended for six months from October 2, following the Paris grounding near Manarcies off Cornwall on May 21. United States supervising Inspector Captain George H Starbuck modified the local board's two year suspension to six months, accepting his claim the grounding was due to an error rather than carelessness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ifis
New York
George H Starbuck
United States
Board of Inspectors
Frederick Ho Watkins
American Line Steamship
Paris
Manarcies
Cornwall
Watkins
African War Protest in Grand Rapids Church Meeting
About one third of Grand Rapids residents are Hollanders who filled Fountain Street Baptist Church to express opinions on the South Africa war. Sir John Steketee presided as Dutch consul and pastors spoke in Dutch condemning English actions while praising Afrikaner aims. Clergymen read resolutions denouncing England and urging McKinley to aid Africa’s independence. A committee will revise the resolutions for the president. In Cartersville, Judge Fite remains seriously ill after a poor night following a brief improvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Rapids
South Africa
Fountain Street Baptist Church
Sir John Steketes Lee
Netherlands
Holland
Democratic state committee ratifies ticket at Fanueil Hall
In Boston on October 27 the Democratic state committee officially ratified the convention ticket at Fanueil Hall. Robert Treat Fane Jr. spoke as governor nominee, John H Mack discussed the Chicago platform and Spain war, while George Fred Williams framed both imperial conflicts as identical acts by great powers against weaker nations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Fanueil Hall
Democratic State Committee
Robert Treat Fane Jr
John H Mack
North Adams
Chicago
Spain
Mack
Philippines
George Fred Williams
South Africa
Vanderbilt Will Is Filed For Probate In New York
The late Cornelius Vanderbilt’s will was filed in the surrogate’s office. Provisions largely mirror the Thursday synopsis, with a $1.5 million bequest to Vanderbilt Jr and $2,000 yearly to the Society of St Johns, plus details on trustee investments in U S and New York bonds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Chauncey M Depew
Cornelius Vanderbilt Jr
Senator Depew
United States
New York Central and
Hudson River
Lake Shore and
Michigan Southern
New York and Harlem Railroad Company
Chi
Northwestern Railroad
Society of St Johns
Vanderbilt
World
Fifth Avenue
Khim
Alfreds
Weatherford Acquitted in Alabama Murder Trial
Weatherford, John Weatherford, a railroad engineer, was tried in Tuscumbia Alabama for first degree murder in the July 1 shooting death of H A Weatherford. Bloodhounds traced the killer to Weatherford’s home, sparking a near-lynching before a verdict of not guilty after a lengthy jury deliberation of about thirty two hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tuscumbia
Ala
Hbore
John Weatherford
Aclork
A Weatherford
Justice Was Very Speedy In Robbery Case Trial
A Raleigh Observer report from Lumberton says Ed Blount, a Negro, tried for an attempted assault on Miss Maloy Moore and her sister was captured and brought before Judge Dossey Bat tle. The judge, at a special term, postponed a murder case to hear Blount, who was convicted and sentenced to fifteen years at hard labor. He will reach the penitentiary twenty eight hours after the crime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte
Observer
Lamberton
Ed Blount
Maloy Moore
Dossey Battle
Lumberton
Blount
Boers Hold No Decisive Edge in Natal Engagement
Late reports from the war front say no new features emerge in the Natal theater. British rest while Boers allegedly reconstruct plans. Telegrams from Ladysmith are delayed, and Pretoria may have ordered Cronje to delay action. The City of Rome has been chartered as a hospital ship. In the Glencoe engagement, Boers numbered about 7000 with another force nearby, suffering heavy losses likely around 300.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Natal
Ladysmith
Haden-Powell
Mafeking
Pretoria
Cronje
City of
Rome
Glencoe
Joubert
Queen's Speech Prorogues Parliament Amid War Policy Clash
In London the third reading of the appropriation bill sparks attacks on war policy by Lloyd George and a protest from Chamberlin. The Lords prorogue after the Queen's Speech praises South African colony defense and urges continued efforts by government and army.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
House of Commons
Lloyd George
Carnarvon
Transvaal
Chamberlin
William Court Guile
Lioyd-George
House of Lords
House
Burl Hasbury
Lords
Commons
Lala du
Della Fox at Point of Death in New York
The World to Morrow announces actress Della Fox faces imminent death in New York City. Doctors report a general breakdown with bowel inflammation as the immediate cause. Lawyer Hummel notes death could occur at any moment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Della Fox
Hummel
Government wins Bow and Bromley division election
London, October 27 The Bow and Bromley division parliamentary contest to replace Hon Lionel R. Holland ended in a government victory. Conservative candidate William Guthrie won with 4,433 votes to 2,123 for his liberal and radical opponent Harold, reflecting support for the government’s Transvaal policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Bow and Brombley
Tower Hamlets
Lionel R. Holland
William Guthrie
Hig Mberal
Harold
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