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Newspaper
Cuba Advocate
Location
Cuba, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1899
Page
2
A collage of short items from Cuba Advocate including remarks on the Alaskan matter and Turk oil disputes, Georgia oil seizures, domestic economy schools, Beveridge in Nagasaki, mining roundups, and military news. It notes Indiana gas and oil trust rulings, Dewey fund questions, Fall River mill profits, Philadelphia court martial on lovemaking, and staff changes in the Philippines.
General Juan Isidro Jiminez, a Santo Domingo presidential aspirant, departs Cienfuegos for Santiago de Cuba aboard the Palaria. He claims arrest was unlawful and promises a peaceful return to lead a peaceful transfer of power, expressing surprise at U S actions and pledging strong ties with the United States.
Report says General Juan Isidro Jiminez is due to reach Menzanillo within a day. An American passenger aboard the steamer, present during Jiminez arrest at Cienfuegos, overheard a conversation with two Cuban army officers in which he offered them commissions in the Dominican army.
Colonel Jacob G. Schurman, arriving in Ithaca, shares to the Associated Press his view that United States sovereignty over the Philippine Islands rests on a moral duty. He says the president should determine means to fulfill the nation’s obligations, guided by civil and military information and expert judgment, and promises a settlement satisfactory to Americans.
A schooner accident near Beach Michigan Sunday afternoon claimed five lives. Victims include Mrs John Mullerweiss of Alpena, six year old Etta Naller weiss, Mrs Pred Sharpstein, Sharpstein's son, and mate Thomas Dubuy. Wrecking parties proceed to the scene.
Cape Town reports the Transvaal government has handed its reply to the British agent at Pretoria for forwarding to Sir Alfred Milner the high commissioner. Accounts vary on content. delay may follow due to Portugal related transport issues of ammunition bound for the Transvaal in Delagoa Bay.
A head-on freight train collision occurred about midnight one mile east of Dayton Indiana on a steep grade between east and westbound engines. Two locomotives were demolished and a work train engine badly crippled. Engineer Hellings sustained serious injuries. Misunderstanding of orders led to the crash at twenty miles per hour. all other crew escaped unharmed.
The Dreyfus court-martial reconvened with Labori absent on doctors orders. Colonel Fabre testified to handwriting similarity with the bordereau and asserted Dreyfus’s guilt. Dreyfus appeared more confident as cross examination tightened, while President Jouaust faced audience censure for partiality before adjourning.
Echo de Paris reports Captain Cuignet's testimony claims a secret dossier exists not fully shared with the court martial. It alleges a vast espionage network under foreign attachés and talks between French notables and foreign powers about the Dreyfus affair and a 35 million franc overseas funding.
Major Russell B. Harrison, inspector general, is critically ill with yellow fever in Santiago. The illness has progressed over three days and was only pronounced yellow fever on Sunday evening. This is the first case at Cristo, where headquarters were moved last month to avoid infection. He remains insulated but has not been taken to the fever hospital.
The Transvaal government has handed its reply to the British agent at Pretoria for forwarding to Sir Alfred Milner, with Britain’s joint commission plan for franchise reform likely rejected. Governor Tanner remains ill with malaria, fever high, and may miss duties for at least a week per Dr Kreider.
A new commercial museum titled Museum Japan opens in Yokohama showcasing modern industry and economic progress. Officials say the facility aims to educate visitors about Japan's commercial history and future prospects.
A rollicking retrial in Rennes opens amid political intrigue and public demand. Dreyfus faces renewed scrutiny for alleged military treachery as witnesses clash and the defense gains limited momentum against the prosecution. The case, tied to General Mercier and Labori, shapes French politics and public opinion.
Dr R C Warren major and surgeon of the First Dakota volunteers faces court martial over severe strictures in a letter to Colonel Alfred D Frost calling him a tow contemptible cur published last month in Cincinnati on August 21. Also report of Jack McCormack of Philadelphia knocking out Kid McCoy in three minutes in a six round bout under Queensbury rules.
Rioters attacking St Ambrose and St Joseph churches in Paris forced doors, toppled altars, and burned a crucifix as crowds shouted Carmagnole. Police restored order after clashes. 380 injured, 150 detained, 59 policemen wounded. Separate incident in Leavenworth involved volunteers and a black man, Alexander Johnson, shot and wounded.
H M Bower of Ruby Seward County writes of his brother Otis Bowers who served on the hospital ship Relief in Manila. Bowers, an undertaker, embalmed Colonel Stotsenburg and kept the bloodstained tag attached to the body as proof of the casualty.
In Hoytaville the accomplice of Paul Zeltner, James Westenhaver’s murderer, was sentenced to twenty years in prison. The case tied to damages of $820,000 sought against the firm, with testimony and financial claims unfolding amid broader Dreyfus era rumors and plague news in Porto.
Acting Secretary orders Captain Robley D. Evans to work with the Dewey reception committee and Rear Admiral Sampson on plans for Admiral Dewey's homecoming. The North Atlantic squadron will not sail abroad to meet the Olympia. Sampson will report the crossing route before Azores departure. The full squadron will assemble for a seventeen gun salute, drums, and ruffles, with Sampson entitled to thirteen guns and two ruffles.
Arrivals and mail advices from Negros and Cebu report the insurrection gaining strength on both islands once considered friendly. Outbreaks feared especially in Cebu where leading men may join the insurgents and wealthy residents plan to leave. Insurgent bands damage plantations as autonomist hopes falter in Negros.
Secretary Root nudges Major General Miles into actual command with daily official communications. The move marks a break from over a year of no direct contact between War Department and the Miles command. An elder officer notes the change as a delicate, quiet reorganization.
More than 2,000 Democrats opposed to Senator Goebel for governor gathered in Lexington Kentucky for a state convention at Lexington Expo Center. The delegates nominated a full ticket at Louisville and will name the rest in coming days.
The excerpt traces mail growth from 1840 foreign mail on the Great Western with two mail sacks to 1873 steamers carrying 20,000 letters. It notes Cunard and others now deliver about 200,000 letters daily with around 300 sacks of newspapers to New York, plus 500 sacks for overseas routes and direct train handling for exchanges.
The German fashion of growing gooseberries on standard bushes creates a neat compact plant by crippling to a single stem and bushy top. The Scotch method trains two adjacent raspberry bushes into an intermingling arch showing a similar neat, space saving effect.
The report notes a new counterfeiting ring busted by the Secret Service seizing bogus bills, including imitations of Hostetter's Stomach Bitters. It mentions ship shooting records in Ceylon and pricing claims for Allen's Foot Base. It also compares wages of British seamen to other nations.
A hint to housekeepers extols Faultless Starch for making starch mix in large quantities with better results. The ad notes grocers sell Faultless Starch and ends with a quip about alimony and halves of the world.
An old advertisement asserts Cascarets Candy Cathartic keeps the body clean inside for health. It promotes the product as a cure enablement and lists price points 10 cents for druggists and Vic.
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