NO PARTY MATTER Filipinos Fired on the Flag Address
A report notes Filipino reception as the flag was delivered in a German day address. Senator Fairbanks presented the Philippine question, outlining official views and concerns in the speech.
04 Sep 1899
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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1899
Page
1
A report notes Filipino reception as the flag was delivered in a German day address. Senator Fairbanks presented the Philippine question, outlining official views and concerns in the speech.
In Indianapolis on German Day fifty-two local German societies hosted 600 out-of-town guests for a parade of 3600 participants and a Germania Park program with 5,000 attendees. Cincinnati guests led by the Liederkranz earned praise for performances as Senator Fairbanks and Mayor Taggart praised German-American loyalty and culture.
Chicago German societies held the 160th Goethe birthday tribute at Sunny Side Park with 12 000 members and over 35 000 attendees. A 100 piece orchestra performed Faust selections while 1 500 men and 700 women formed choirs, plus 800 children. Proceeds of about 15000 were set to fund a Goethe monument in Lincoln Park next year.
Columbus Ohio September 3 Mark Biller a former councilman and board of equalization member filed a $25 000 damage suit against D 8 Ambach a wholesale clothier The action stems from the Ellerman and Kerins bribery trial in which they were acquitted on charges tied to clothing and an overcoat.
A double head freight and local on the Alabama Great Southern Railway collided near Collinsville Alabama. Three engines were demolished and about thirty cars damaged. Four crew members jumped clear and suffered minor injuries. An attempted brake test failed to stop the impact.
No new fever cases reported in three days. President Souchon of the Louisiana Board of Health notes Alabama has not quarantined against freight and urges Texas Health Officer Blunt to refrain from similar restrictions while inviting an inspection.
Chicago police report two 22 year old telegraph operators Herman Hundhausen and Richard Honeck in custody for the killing of Walter F. Koeller. The prisoners deny knowledge of the crime while the victim’s brother suspects Koeller’s betrothal to Miss Jessie Horn sparked the enmity among former Dixon College classmates.
Special Cable from Rennes recounts Eugenie de Montijo saluting a young Napoleon III era prince at the Rue de Rivoli and details a long entangled life. It mentions the Prince Imperial’s mistreatment, exile, and a rumored liaison with Mary Watkins, amid Eugenie’s ambition and alleged role in breaking the prince’s heart.
Juan Isidore Jiminez, revolutionary aspirant to the presidency, departed Caimanera aboard the George S. Chase for Baracon then Port au Prince and Puerta Plata where he is awaited.
Governor Imbert receives word of a temporary governing committee formed by Senors Cestero and Logrono and Generals Patino and Mejia. The request asks his resignation as governor of Puerto Plata in favor of General Coceo. Imbert will comply with the request.
Patrolman Patrick O Keefe of East 126th Street Station was shot in Farrelli's Saloon on Second Avenue and will die. Michael Farrelli fled but was caught after a lengthy chase and struggle. A mob of thousands gathered seeking to lynch the Italian suspect.
Marine Hospital Surgeon Irwin, sent to Lisbon and Oporto to study the plague, cabled that he mailed a report. The cablegram conveys no details, suggesting the outbreak may be less serious than feared, though other reasons for the omission are possible.
The first and second Raadie sat in secret session yesterday. The Transvaal State Attorney, with Mr. Fischer from the Orange Free State, has gone to Bloemfontein. Meanwhile Sunday trains from Johannesburg to Durban and Natal are crowded with passengers.
London dispatches report the Transvaal likely to snub Mr Chamberlain and refuse a Cape Town conference. A threat to withdraw the five year franchise offer is anticipated. Times correspondent confirms aggressive action imminent from Johannesburg sources.
The Sun Day train from Johannesburg to Durban was crowded with passengers from Johannesburg. Several passengers faced warrants issued by the Transvaal authorities and the train was searched three times by Transvaal detectives through Transvaal territory.
The Franciscan Church and Monastery near the National Catholic University in Brookland D C will be dedicated on Sunday September 17. A large influx of visitors is anticipated with about 500 delegates from Cincinnati and many from Baltimore Wilmington Philadelphia and Atlantic City. Approximately 2000 members of the third order of the Knights of St Francis are expected to travel east of the Mississippi and north of the Potomac for the ceremonies. Elaborate exercises will mark the dedication.
Two men, Anderson and Brooks, fought in Ripley last night. Anderson fired a shotgun, striking Brooks in the lower abdomen. Jealousy is given as the motive.
Demonstrations in Cardiff Hull Bristol and Liverpool draw large crowds as Sailors and Firemen Union members pass resolutions to strike unless wage increases are granted.
In Johannesburg on the first day of September detectives combed the Simmerjack mine for weapons amid widespread alarm. No arms were found and the public mood remained tense as authorities continued inquiries.
Mrs Otis receives a drawnwork handkerchief from Manila crafted by orphans at Looban School, presented by the Sisters of Astilo de San Vincinto de Paul. General Otis also sends home a large Manila mahogany clock believed over a century old, with works from Spain and assembled in Manila.
John Barnes, a prominent Black man, was killed early today when he threatened to force entry at a white family's home in Bloomington Indiana. Four occupants are detained as police investigate. Authorities say Barnes had previously threatened Mrs Kenzie.
National Irish Federation approves no Parnell monument protest against inviting John E Redmond to speak. Resolution supports Dr Thomas Addis Emmet and P Gallagher in letters to the Redmond Investigating Committee. Event occurs at a special City Council meeting in New York.
The thirty third annual Grand Army of the Republic encampment in Philadelphia opens with Admiral Sampson’s fleet arriving. Camp Sexton houses 1,600 tents for about 10,000 veterans, and a 42,000-strong parade is planned with青 3,000 schoolchildren and Boyd's Girl Cadets prominent in the procession. President McKinley and Cabinet to review warships in the Delaware River ahead of Tuesday’s parade.
Chad Britton a wealthy Cumberland Gap Tennessee distiller and native of Kentucky was found dead in Powell's Valley with a bullet hole through his heart and a 45 caliber revolver nearby. Some friends say self inflicted death while many suspect murder as he had recently lost money in speculation.
Geneva N Y sept 3 action was taken in the supreme court by Donaldson Lithographing Company of Cincinnati and Newport Ky against J H LaPearl and wife to replevin the circus and menagerie known as the J H LaPearl Railroad Show. Papers were served on the show company at Naples. The show was to appear here tomorrow.
A violent cyclone sweeps Ponta Delgada on San Miguel Island causing extensive property and shipping damage with several deaths reported as of Sept 3.
Two dispatches from Manila report the railway to Angeles finished in four days and insurrectionists opened fire without casualties as Iowa and Tennessee regiments depart. Graves of Tenth Pennsylvania members were decorated September 1 in a ceremony led by Chaplain Pierce.
A portrait of Chief Justice John Marshall was placed in Independence Hall near the cracked Liberty Bell. It is a replica of the Inman portrait, donated to Philadelphia by George K. Knapp of Syracuse. Knapp previously offered a replica after a chance meeting with Mr Reeves. John H. Fasy will travel to Syracuse to retrieve it for the city.
Washington dispatch from Nagasaki dated yesterday reports the Army transport Morgan City struck and went aground at the eastern entrance to the northern channel. all aboard were saved with no damage yet known.
In Cleveland on Labor Day eve officials fear trouble during the parade. The Big Consolidated Street Railroad warns workers to avoid recklessness while police plan extended coverage. Night and day forces will monitor key march points along railroad tracks amid possible clashes with nonunion workers.
James Rogers aged seven feet tall of Afton Clermont died this morning from morphine taken to ease asthma pain. He was the tallest man in Clermont County.
Hobart advocates health reform as his primary strength, arguing that human welfare and medical legislation should guide governance. The piece frames health policy as the defining issue in his statesmanship over gun control and wartime provisioning.
Washington dispatch analyzes Secretary Root as a potential Republican vice presidential nominee, arguing his legal and diplomatic talents could shape U S policy on insular affairs while his distaste for routine War Department duties pushes him toward a national leadership role. It notes Hobart’s health as a factor and hints at friction with Secretary Hay over War State Department divide.
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