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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1898
Page
1
Paris dispatches report The Gaulois portrays a strained peace commission talks on the Cuban debt with Americans viewed as aggressive. It warns negotiations may break off if Spaniards concede too much and suggests near-term US elections influence Spanish stance. Spanish commissioners counter US opposition to assuming Cuban debt.
Justice Cohen of the supreme court appointed Frederick W. Day of Elizabeth New Jersey and Edwin W. Sandborn of Ancillary receivers for the New York Wool Warehouse Company a New Jersey corporation with capital stock of 1 000 000 following an application by William MacNaughton a stockholder.
Governor Tanner denounces foreign labor importation and vows to meet any mob at the Illinois border with Gatling guns. He defended Virden mine riot actions, blaming operators and asserting federal limits on foreign labor. He warned a future train into Illinois under similar conditions would be fired upon.
Secretary Long says no replacement will be used for the state name Connecticut on a new monitor despite protests. He cites the May 4 1898 act requiring first class ships and monitors to bear state names until exhausted, noting Florida Wyoming Arkansas and Connecticut were chosen and a swap would offend other states.
Philadelphia reports the Peace Jubilee featuring a massive military parade. Up to 80,000 soldiers assembled under clear skies as President and Cabinet members attended with civic crowds. The event followed a naval review and highlighted humane Cuban aid, drawing vast local participation.
Chicago reports the storm of the last two days causes severe damage to the lake front from the Indiana line to Evanston. No deaths but peak winds reached 48 mph, marking the most damaging blow since 1894. Damages total about $11,500 with Lincoln Park walls and promenades hardest hit, needing extensive repairs.
The hydrographic office clock in the Masonic Temple stopped at 6 51 49 due to the storm's tremors. Lt Wilson notes upper floor clocks in high offices were similarly affected as the wind spurred damage. In Bloomington Indiana corn rot and spoilage rise after prolonged rains with husked ears rotting in cribs. A Paris rumor claimed President Faure was assassinated, which authorities say is false.
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