Cuban General Demands 260 Million to Disband Army
A Washington dispatch reports Maximo Gomez, Cuba’s commanding general, has demanded nearly 260 million dollars from the United States and refuses to disband his army until paid. He opposes the earlier plan by Galixto Garcia and warns most Cuban forces would be paid for years of service, totaling about 3.8 million for generals alone.
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New York Tribune
Washington
Maximo Gomez
United States
Galixto Garcia
Gomez
Brooke
Quesada
Cuba
Robert Porter
Mr. Quesada
Uited
Georgia Geologist Endorsed by Legislative Committee
The Georgia legislative committee has completed its work on the state geology department. It will recommend endorsement of the department by the committees and the present administration. The forthcoming report will be brief but its conclusions will support a favorable outcome.
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Georgia Legislative Committee
State Geocy Department
Bny
Army Bill Passes House Amid Fray Over Standing Army
A Washington dispatch reports the bill to reorganize and raise the army to about 100000 men passed the House 168 to 125 after a week of floor combat. It allows presidential action to reduce infantry and cavalry to sixty men each and excludes civilian appointees to engineer corps.
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Washington
Messrs. Barber
Maryland
Connolly
Illinois
Loud
California
Johnson
Indiana
McEwen
New Jersey
Wadsworth
New York
Messrs. Berry
Kentucky
McClelland
McAleer
Pennsylvania
Taylor
Alabama
Skinner
North Carolina
Messrs. Dalzell
Hopkins
Messrs. Bailey
Texas
Settle
Engineer Corps
West Indies
Philippines
Alaska
Mr. Cummings
Cummings
Organized Labor
American Federation of Labor
The
Knights of Labor
Deficit for January Reveals Government Shortfall
A Washington dispatch reports January government receipts about 41.8 million dollars and expenditures about 51.3 million, yielding a deficit near 9.5 million. Customs receipts reach nearly 18 million, the highest January total since 1893, up 1.25 million from December. Internal revenue is about 21 million, slightly down from December but up over January 1898 by more than 8.5 million. War and navy department outlays in January total about 23.85 million, up roughly 1.3 million from December.
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Washington
War and Navy Departments
Smallpox Spreads in Porto Rico Prompt Vaccination
A San Juan dispatch reports smallpox rising in Ponce with 150 cases under treatment. The military government will order compulsory vaccination. Chief Surgeon Huff says no special alarm, and other island points report only scattered cases.
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Porto Rico
San Juan
Ponce
Huff
Rowdy Soldiers In Havana Abuse Citizens
A Havana dispatch reports three incidents last week where American soldiers abused and insulted citizens. Soldiers took food from vendors without paying and struck bystanders. in one case two drunk soldiers entered private homes and insulted women until a patrol intervened. Local commentary condemns the actions.
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Havana
Five Die in Colorado Snow Slide on Rio Grande Line
A massive avalanche on the Denver and Rio Grande road nine miles east of Glenwood Springs buried a work train, killing five crew members and injuring several others. Rescue trains and hundreds of workers battled snow blocks twenty feet high as snowstorms and winds continued to hinder efforts.
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Denver
Col
Ridgeway
Rio Grande Road
Glenwood Springs
John McMahon
J. Dempsey
J. Mulvihill
Charles Hackett
T. H. Carr
R. B. Steele
A. Diver
G. H. Berry
B.bernard
Grand River
Colorado
Denver and
Rocky Mountains
Sample
Mountain District
Dallas Lawyers Arrested Over Occupation Tax Dispute
Forty Dallas lawyers were jailed Thursday for failure to pay Dallas occupation taxes. They plan to challenge the tax law’s constitutionality while police demand bond for release. prisoners consider habeas corpus action.
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Dallas
Texas
Kaiser William I Thanks God for Fortieth Birthday Reign
The Reichsanzeiger Berlin prints an imperial decree in which Kaiser William II thanks God for completing his fortieth year of life and tenth year of his reign. He expresses happiness from his journey to Palestine to boost German prestige and thanks the people for their love and devotion. He pledges to continue striving for national peace.
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Germany
Reichsanzeiger
Berlin
Palestine
President McKinley Read Paris Peace Correspondence In Session
Telegrams and letters between Washington and Paris on the Philippine treaty were read in executive session. The records show the push for cession of Luzon and full sovereignty, with debate over taking all the Philippines versus returning Luzon alone. Senator Gray opposed the broader claim. the senate refused to print the correspondence.
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McKinley
Senate
State Department
Hoar
Paris
Luzon
Philippines
Secretary Day
Commissioner Day
United States
Spain
Gray
Europe
Cuba
Court martial papers on Commissary General Eagan sent for review
The record of the court martial in the Eagan case was sent to Judge Advocate General Lieber for review. Secretary Alger discussed it with the president and the papers came through the usual channels. Lieber cannot say how long the review will take and will forward the papers to the Adjutant General after completion.
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Eagan
Lieber
Alger
Judge Advocates General
Gomez Aligns with U S on Cuban Reconstruction
Advices from Cuba report General Maximo Gomez, chief of the Cuban army, agreeing to cooperate with the United States in disbanding Cuban forces and distributing the $3,000,000 set aside to aid soldiers return home. Porter outlined a six point plan coordinating distribution and arm surrender under American oversight.
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Cuba
Maximo Gomez
United States
Robert P. Porter
McKinley
Gomez
Brooke
Havana
Mr. Porter
Porter
Committee On Distribution
Spooner Delivers Long Senate Speech on Philippines and War
Wisconsin senator Spooner spoke for three hours advocating a cautious stance on acquiring territory and complicating questions of Filipino admission. He argued constitutional limits bar statehood for Philippines while allowing entry under treaty terms, as Tillman pressed on immigration and labor competition.
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Senate
Spooner
Wisconsin
West
Chilton
Texas
Charles A. Culberson
United States
Philippine Islands
Philippine
Mr. Tillman
Mr. Spooner
Philippines
Connecticut
Platt
Tillman
Severe Cold Seizes The West From Wyoming To Oregon
Reports from St Paul to Winnipeg show record lows with four to twenty below. Montana sees heavy snow with cattle and sheep fed. trains run five to twelve hours late. Denver and Omaha report deep cold with forecasts of 20 to 25 below. Wyoming blizzards drop twenty degrees and bring thirty inches of snow. Portland and eastern Washington endure ten below.
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St. Paul
Minn
Winnipeg
Mercury
Montana
Helena
Denver
Weather Bureau
Buffalo
Wyo
Nebraska
Omaha
Wyoming
Portland
Ore
Washington
Oregon
Troops Mustered Out as 165000 Volunteers Discharged
The War Department ordered the muster out of about 165000 volunteer troops including regiments from Maryland Mississippi Missouri Pennsylvania Texas Wisconsin and Georgia. The move dissolves parts of the Second Army Corps under Major General Young and leaves ten regiments to form four independent brigades at Augusta Georgia and Greenville South Carolina.
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War Department
Maryland
Augusta
Mississippi
Missouri
Albany
Pennsylvania
Somerville
8. C
Texas
San Antonio
Tex
Wisconsin
Anniston
Ala
Macon
Chickamauga
Tenth Volunteer Infantry
Second Army
Young
Graham
Greenville
Arkansas House Defeats Smallpox Funding Bill
The Arkansas House of Representatives voted 61 to 23 to defeat a senate bill that would have appropriated $5,000 for immediate use by the state board of health to stamp out smallpox. Governor Jones had urged the appropriation, but lawmakers largely denied the presence of smallpox in the state.
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Arkansas
Arkansas House of Representatives
Senate
State Board of Health
Jones
House
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Eorgia
Mouse
Hull
Denver and Rio Grande Road
Kaiser William Thankful
M’kinley
Eagan Papers IN Transit
Judge Advocate General
Willkconsin
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