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Newspaper
Atlantic Weekly Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1899
Page
4
Spanish capitalists sell large interests as Manila empties for Spain aboard Isle de Luzon. Captain Gales' Fourth Cavalry squadron heads to Morong after shelling rebels at Muntinlupa. A cavalry private is killed in a final Filipino volley during the attack.
Secretary Alger announced after a White House conference that reinforcements for General Otis will be continued with recruiting at all stations. Otis is to have about 40,000 men when the rainy season ends for active Philippines operations. Also reported, Dewey resumes voyage from Colombo to Port Said aboard Olympia, with Yosemite’s visit and Guam governor Leary aboard. In St Louis, several sailors from the St Paul were fatally scalded by a steam flue collapse. Meanwhile the St Louis world’s fair committee nears its $5 million stock goal, within $600,000 of total funds.
In Des Moines on June 29 I E Pearson the attorney for the Iowa Anti Saloon league in prosecutions against saloons and drug stores was ordered to appear in district court to answer contempt of court. Judges Bishop issued the order citing a newspaper interview as the cause.
A longtime physician, Dr. R V L Pierce of the Invalids' Hotel in Buffalo, promotes confidential advice for women. His Favorite Prescription and other remedies are hailed as cures for feminine troubles, with testimonies from patients like Mrs. Mary Lewis praising dramatic improvements in health and weight after treatment.
Emma D E N Southworth author died at her residence in Washington July 1 after a prolonged illness. At nearly 79 she succumbed to heat and age with her son Dr Southworth at her side. She had long led a retired life in a hilltop mansion in West Washington overlooking the Potomac.
Major General Nelson A Miles guest of All Organized Labor toured Homestead armor works and other mills with receptions and meetings. He spoke at the Grand Opera House and Avenue Theater after a public gathering, while thousands lined the streets as local troops escorted him on the parade route.
Des Moines reports a West Des Moines 10 cent store manager Ackerman was found guilty of cruelly treating help for not furnishing seats. He was fined ten dollars and ordered to provide stools, with an appeal filed. The defense claimed old soap boxes could serve as seats, but the court ruled they are not stools.
President appoints Louis A. Kuitelhstedt as agent for southern Ute Indians. Donald Pervier hanged at Westminister for murder. Ninth convention of National Society of Florarthursts closes in Jamestown. Captain James A. Simpson dies in Prescott after Indian campaigns with Crook. Baltimore and Ohio receivership ends. John F. Gowen becomes new president. Tornado hits Olivet Wisconsin. timber and barns blown down. Lynching reported at Cape Nome. a thief stole $3000 in gold dust and was arrested. Northville, Michigan residents charged with attempting lynching Thomas Evans over step-child contact. Evans lynched then cut down and escaped.
Conductor William Bryan's Illinois Central train carrying 47 African American miners from Paua to Carterville, Illinois, was fired upon by a crowd led by an Italian organizer. One woman was killed, others escaped. Miners were placed under guards and marched to the St. Louis and Big Muddy mines amid rising tension and expected riots.
The Post reports a strike at Homestead steel works following the discharge of fifteen union men linked to a new Amalgamated association lodge. A nine man reinstatement push was also dismissed, prompting a shutdown of the plant as two thousand workers stood by.
The Amalgamated Association scale year ends with more than 50,000 idle workers as six firms sign the new terms. Secretary John Williams expects a near settlement while animosity persists. Six plants will operate under the scale, with continued disputes against others.
Leaders in Brooklyn threaten a systemwide strike if rapid transit workers’ demands are not met. The action could begin at 7:80 p m tomorrow, signaling potential transit disruption across New York. A separate Iowa town reports 14 year old Hurry drowned in a deep pond two miles north of town.
The Republican state convention at Aberdeen nominated three candidates for the Supreme Court. Norman L. Mason spoke for Judge Carson, W. A. Morris for Judge Fulley, and T. J. Spangler for Judge Haney. Delegates endorsed McKinley and his administration, Cuban and Philippine policy, and the St. Louis platform. The party praised South Dakota volunteers and commended Justices Corson, Haney, and Fuller.
The Democratic state convention adjourned after nominating a full slate: Governor William E. Goebel, lieutenant governor J. C. W. Breckham, secretary of state Brock Hill, attorney general Judge R. C. Breckinridge, auditor Gus Coulter, treasurer J. G. Haeger, commissioner of agriculture I. B. Nall, and commissioner of public instruction H. V. McChesney. The event closed after a long, dramatic session marked by a love feast rather than rancor.
President appoints Charles C. Denstoc postmaster at Cleveland. Lee Sparks fatally shot on Elliott county road. Governor Roosevelt attends Milwaukee carnival to enthusiastic reception. Navy action in Sampson Schley dispute to be limited. Ohio River railway wages rise 10 percent, second increase since March 1. Meiklejohn to inspect Fox river engineering work from July 2 to about July 20. Buffalo freight hands end 17 day strike, return at old rate 15 cents per hour. Rear Admiral Lampson granted one month leave after long duty. Scientific bureaus receive many questions about Mount McKinley height 20460 feet. U S geology survey confirms manganese ore output peak since 1891. 1898 home production 15957 long tons worth 129,185 dollars, up 44 percent from 1897. Moorhead iron works workers largely discharged and replaced by Black labor from other locations. Louis Menage returns to Minneapolis to face two indictments for grand larceny after surrendering to Sheriff Megarden. he has spent years in Central America and Mexico and plans to retire and face trial.
In El Paso a United States commissioner began the hearing to decide if Mrs. Mattie Rich should be surrendered to Mexican authorities for trial in Juarez on murder charges. Rich, shot in Juarez, died days later after his wife drove him to El Paso. The case, first under a new treaty, includes an ante mortem statement by Rich and testimony by the surgeon.
A buggy mishap near DeparR Ravios Iowa leaves Mrs C E Inman and her daughter in law Mrs F L Inman seriously injured and likely to die. The horse ran away throwing them from the vehicle in broad daylight yesterday.
Negotiations in London between Lord Salisbury and Ambassador Choate struggle to settle a modus vivendi on the Alaska border. Details would sacrifice many American minors displaced by harsh British Columbia laws, a concession the State Department refuses to approve. The U S envoy has exhausted authorized concessions, dulling hopes for a quick accord.
A London dispatch from Johannesburg reports the volksraad will be asked to confirm an executive council arrangement acceptable to Sir Alfred Milner and the British government granting a retroactive franchise to uitlanders in the Transvaal before 1890. Immediate burghership and other naturalization law changes are described. In Gryon Nebraska, a Union Pacific section house fire killed five children in the occupying railroad employee’s family, with two youngest suffocating from smoke.
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