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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1900
Page
4
General Weyler criticized by Brig. Gen. Breckinridge for Cuba campaign conduct. He argues Weyler’s plan and actions helped trigger U S intervention and the loss of Cuba for Spain. Includes mentions of suicides and domestic troubles among other brief items.
Chicago report details Elmer G. Harz, a wealthy coal dealer at 50d Dearborn, who shot himself in the mouth. A note found on a dresser says he chose to end his life rather than cope with fear of insanity. Harz was 8
New York reports strong authority that not less than 50 million dollars of the British loan will be placed in the United States with a representative from a foreign bank predicting one fifth will be subscribed locally. He also expects future loans by foreign governments to consider U S resources. In Pekin Count von Waldersee met Prince Ching and Li Hung Chang and urged withdrawal of Chinese troops near allied positions. he warned that ongoing allied military expeditions would stop if orders were followed.
A census analysis from Baltimore notes the U S population rose 20 96 percent between 1890 and 1900 to 13 225 464 with the south up 20 15 percent led by Texas which added 813 305 residents. New England gained 891 107 while states across the Mississippi Missouri region rose 5 380 957. The report cites Oklahoma and Indian Territory surges and comments on immigration and race composition.
Washington reports say the president opposes any move to reduce southern representation over disfranchisement of black voters. The president is seen as wary of fueling sectional rancor and potentially complicating policy in the Philippines. Party leaders may refrain from pursuing such legislation without a clear national policy.
Galveston reports say Sheriff John L. Frost of Chambers county was murdered near Lake Surprise after serving writs of sequestration. Three men—Captain William Kennedy, Lee Kennedy, and Robert Heimann—are jailed on murder charges, with details of the crime described as cold blooded. Frost's body was said to be wrapped in an oilskin coat and disposed of in the lake after a late night shooting.
Honolulu reports Robert W. Wilcox the Independent Royalist wins the Hawaiian delegate to congress by a small margin over Samuel Parker. Native districts carried the vote, signaling continued antiannexation sentiment and a strong Independent Native party presence in the house and senate.
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