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Newspaper
Cuba Advocate
Location
Cuba, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1899
Page
2
A jumble of humorous observations and aphorisms appears in this issue’s columns. The piece riffs on revolutions, marriage, education, probate irony, and moral pretensions with quotations from Ruskin and notes on Queen Victoria, Samoan affairs, and charity missteps.
A long dispatch records military reorganizations, troop movements, and international diplomacy. It notes patent grants, hospital ships arrivals, Samoan commission movements, and new appointments in Spain and the Philippines while detailing U S officers, generals, and officials amid ongoing conflicts and peace talks.
In a playful Cleveland Plain Dealer snippet, Fashtonghie and Harry volley about books and ciphers. Reegy boisterously dismisses others as the latest in cryptology while Harry probes the allure of code breaking and a correspondence with Mike Frills, hinting at ongoing deciphering efforts.
A fragmentary 19th century vignette shows Hawley and Tomgone forming a social pact to exchange faults. The scene includes a busy snapshot with a bee, a narrator noting a loud buzz and remarks about voices that trail off after lengthy talk by Ye-sheen and Nan.
Wealthy Filipino leaders form committees to approach the United States Philippine Commission and Aguinaldo with terms likely to win rebel surrender. A 22 member Filipinos' peace group seeks autonomy and peaceful relations, but direct talks with Aguinaldo are uncertain.
Adjutant General Corbin announced a list of volunteer regiments to be sent home from the Philippines within days. Some units may re-enlist for six months. General Otis has been directed to arrange orders for return to the United States. Likely regiments include the Thirteenth Minnesota, the First South Dakota, and the Tenth Pennsylvania.
In the New York Mazet legislative committee session Richard Croker again attracted attention as a likelihood of contempt proceedings against him and John H Carroll was discussed. Croker was subpoenaed to reappear next Monday as Moss pressed for action while witnesses testified about the Broadway garden scandal and police connections.
In Manila Otis faces a grave issue as adulterated wines sold in native shops to soldiers cause severe physical and mental demoralization. General Hughes orders suppression of strong alcohol sales to troops, with shops closing as licenses are withdrawn.
Testimony from accountant Meyer Goldsmith shows a $700,600 deposit by State Treasurer Hayhood on August 3, 1996 and a subsequent $100,000 loan to Richard R. Quay two days later, endorsed by Senator Quay. The books do not reveal whether the loan was repaid before the People's bank closed on March 24, 1963.
Senator Trairaux writes minister of justice warning Dreyfus may seek death by own act and urges immediate measures to shield the prisoner from any danger. Letter argues the state bears responsibility for any violent death and favors swift protective steps.
Reports say Miss Horlocker arrived in Hastings by mistaken ID of her sister Miss Zora Horlocker of New York City. Prosecution and sheriff sought her return from Lincoln. witnesses place Horlocker at Sheldon, with claim she may be ill and under nurse care in Hastings as the preliminary hearing shifts to Wednesday.
Governor Poynter issues General Orders No. 5 promoting key officers in the First Nebraska volunteers. Changes include Captains promoted to major, lieutenants advancing, and employees filling vacancies caused by resignations or deaths. Also notes a telegram from the New York Herald seeking Nebraska sentiment on adding volunteers for the Philippines.
The piece notes Chinatown’s drop from 26 000 to 15 000 residents over five years and ships 700 Chinamen back home. It cites rents collapsing and real estate failing to sell, with a warning of further decline to under 10 000. Also included are anecdotes on tea pouring etiquette and moralizing health ads.
The report notes large numbers of war-related claims filed with a board led by Colonel Crowder. Maj Gen Otis previously handled these cases and could not devote time to them. Experts cite millions of dollars in unsettled claims linked to the Lolo fire.
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