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Newspaper
Chipley Banner
Location
Chipley, Florida, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1897
Page
1
The Cuban constituent assembly meeting at Camaguey issued a manifesto dated November 18, 1897 stating independence as the goal and sovereignty over Cuba demanded by Cubans. It vows no Spanish rule or autonomy and a prolonged war until victory or death, aiming for a sovereign, prosperous state.
Madrid advices state the royal decrees grant autonomy to Cuba and Porto Rico. The articles outline a two island government with insular parliaments and a governor general representing Spain. Councils of administration and representatives include Spaniards and island natives, with election rules and powers defined.
Rome correspondent reports that powers have decided to evacuate Crete and blockade Constantinople if Turkey refuses to withdraw troops. The European governor of the named area is not specified in full.
San Francisco merchants form a pact to suppress highbinder societies. About 1,500 members across over twenty societies may be affected as the groups threaten to leave the city or seek work elsewhere.
An explosion near Chester Field Indiana hurled a dozen nearby workers and damaged equipment. Sixty quarts of nitroglycerin stored in a zinc tub thawed near a steam exhaust pipe caused a blast that tore a ten foot by several deep hole in the ground and blew the engine to pieces. Two drillers escaped with bruises after being thrown by the force of the shock.
The northern Illinois coal fields end a strike with 12 000 miners returning to work in Coal City Braidwood Carbon Hill Spring Valley Bodia Seatonville La Salle and Oglesby. One thousand remain out at Streator awaiting a settlement. The walkout began July 4 as part of a UMWA action. nationwide and state differences had delayed ratification of Columbus terms by Illinois miners.
Commissioner Nesbitt advises Georgia farmers to reduce cotton acreage and diversify. He urges deeper plowing, less fertilizer, and more corn, peas, and rotating crops to sustain stock and cash flow amid low cotton prices.
Mrs Harris a female evangelist held a revival at Hillsboro Alabama near Courtland on the Memphis and Charleston railroad. Large crowds from surrounding counties attended as Rev Anson West closed the Methodist church to women preachers, triggering a dispute that will be sent to the district conference. Mrs Harris is the widow of the late evangelist Robert Lee Harris.
In Constantinople, despite Russian protests, an order is placed with Krupp for 160 large cannons worth 1,500,000 marks. The move follows Russia’s warning that indemnity payments to Turkey should not be diverted to Armament, leaving unsettled arrears.
At the North Georgia Methodist conference in Athens three prominent ministers were named under the twentieth question and had their characters arrested by fellow clergy. Revs Heidi Cook Gibson and Lewis face committee review over debt, imprudence with women, and related rumors. Committees will investigate. outcome awaits.
A petition from the Irish National Alliance in New York rejects the proposed general treaty of arbitration with England. It will be circulated by Irish American groups including the Ancient Order of Hibernians across the country. The petition denounces arbitration supporters as modern American Tories and descendants of those who would have hanged Washington.
Governor Ellerbe declares candidacy for a second term and outlines liquor policy. He defends his record against criticisms and slander, urging support for the dispensary approach with potential reforms to treat liquor as a police matter and limit its sale. He says he will present his case before the people and is ready to run on his record.
A Washington dispatch reports China has asked Russia to demand Germany withdraw from part of the Shan Tung peninsula. The Chinese seek a date for German forces to leave while negotiations in St Petersburg under Count Cassini continue, but Berlin has taken no action.
A Dallas special reports the Baptist state headquarters in Texas will move to Dallas from Waco and conduct church business from that city starting December 1, amid Brann Baylor university controversies and the Harris brothers deaths. The rumor that Baylor University will follow to Dallas is noted as circulating.
Information from Cleveland indicates a protracted New York meeting of leading wire and rod producers nearly reached a full consolidation. The plan would create the largest ever combination in the iron trade, including red mills and several steel producers to avoid repeating past pool failures.
General Pando, sent by Marshal Blanco to converse with insurgent leaders, attempts a peace approach aided by Caballero but faces rejection. Insurgents, including Rabi and Duvalon, prefer continued fighting with U.S. support, while Spain aims to leverage a military setback to force terms.
In Atlanta Superior Court Judge Candler sentenced Tom Cyrus to die on December 22 by scaffold. Cyrus, calm, bowed and said Thank you in court. He explained he wished to be polite to his honor and did not express gladness for his doom.
Report from southern manufacturers and dealers shows a healthy uptick in production with active iron and lumber markets. New ventures include electric light plants in Bessemer and Harriman, fertilizer and chemical plants in Columbus and Charleston, flour mills in Conway, ice factories in Gainesville and Waycross, and a $150,000 cigar and tobacco maker at Port Tampa along with several mining and lumber ventures across the region.
Martin Thorn and Augusta Nack stand accused in the murder of William Guildenruppe. The resumption occurred in the Queens County Supreme Court at Long Island City after the first trial halted when juror illness forced a pause. The crowded courtroom again saw deputies guarding entrances and reporters present.
John Ryan, Sr., a pioneer citizen and retired merchant of Atlanta Georgia, died at his residence on Monday morning. His death marks the loss of a staunch old resident whose energy and industry helped Atlanta grow from a village to the Gate City of the South. His industrious example inspired successors who built the city’s reputation for energy and enterprise after Marthasville’s era.
Three privates from the first artillery are hospitalized at Fort Barancas with yellow fever. Nurses from Pensacola assist as the afflicted recover. Officials suspect the outbreak may stem from the fort's summer demolition of the old hospital used for yellow fever patients in previous years.
The 85th annual meeting of the Southern Express company was held in Savannah Georgia. Directors re elected include H B Plant M J O'Brien M F Plant C L Loop H Sandford Hugh Dempsy and D F Jack. Officers named are H B Plant president M J O'Brien vice president and general manager M F Plant vice president George H Tilley secretary and treasurer T W Leary assistant general manager F G DuBignon general counsel.
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