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Newspaper
Cuba Advocate
Location
Cuba, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1900
Page
2
A patchwork of miscellany includes humorous quips on New Year resolutions and holidays, observations on religion and backsliding, and a New Jersey boy swallowing a reptile. It reports a 13 Filipino casualties claim, Kiel shipbuilding findings, and practical dairy rules, plus legal note on Boston Copley Square building height and an extradition treaty with Spanish Honduras.
War dispatches from Spearman’s Camp January 2 report General Buller delaying daylight crossing of open ground and preparing a night assault on Spionkop to seize the left of the Boer position. Warren holds higher ridges as Boer artillery replies. rumors of a reverse circulate in London and Berlin.
Harry Leo of Sioux Falls claims a twenty thousand mile bicycle town wager started broke and returns with a wife and $500. He married Miss Annie De Witt Mitchell of Evergreen Alabama inside a furniture store window in San Antonio Texas. The stunt forms part of his $3,000 wager posted by Col. H. B. Snyder and J. E. Hunt.
Dispatches report Major Johnson and Major Muir led combined forces of the Forty sixth and Thirty eighth infantry to repel insurgents at Taal Bantangas. U S gunboat Marietta shelled the town. insurgents fled after losing four cannons and several rifles. Two Americans were wounded and eleven insurgents were killed.
Kentucky contest boards delay report to legislature with a four day extension for evidence and a week to review. Ex Governor Bradley requests more time and Democratic attorneys grant two extra days. Frankfort church groups hold three prayer services to avert trouble and bloodshed amid political tension.
Thomas Hennessy of the American Incandescent Gas Company in Kansas City killed himself at Mercy Hospital Chicago by leaping from a third story window. He had earlier sought admission claiming pneumonia and, after isolation, became violent, locking the door before his fatal plunge.
A 60 year old Texas farmer A J Honeycutt attacked his wife with a knife as children helped. Daughter Nosa, 16, died instantly while mother and two sons were badly wounded. Honeycutt jailed with precautions against lynching. Also reported were injuries to Professor Hizon Badiy and the death risk to meteorologist Henry A Hazen after a bicycle accident. Eleven cattle stolen from widow Mrs Carrier Gibbe southwest of Norfolk. Iowa Supreme Court upholds collateral inheritance tax. Oil inspector orders Union Pacific prosecutions for uninspected oil shipments.
An examination of 1890s economic shifts argues the war with Spain sparked recovery while Republican credit is disputed. It questions the impact of McKinley’s administration on trade, noting wartime spending, loans, and capital speculation as drivers. Also cites a 1896 fraud claim and a report of alleged forced Negro voter importations in Illinois.
The British town Huddersfield, a 100000 population center amid textile industries, runs gas and waterworks under city control. Since 1872 penny in the al lot meters cut gas costs and justify stove rentals. gas now priced at 2s 6d for lighting and 2s for heating, with widespread use among residents. The policy contrasts with U S cities like St Paul where only about a quarter use gas, sparking worker and taxpayer praise as hours and costs drop.
A critique argues that proposed tax reductions on alcohol express stamps and patent medicines favor wealthy interests. It contends stamps would shift costs to manufacturers, beer taxes persist due to brewer votes, and overall policy would raise taxes elsewhere to benefit a few rings while harming workers. The piece accuses Congress of rewarding greed and punishing labor.
The Transvaal conflict, coupled with a British colonial stance by the McKinley administration, may influence American politics. The war’s outcome hinges on a supposed secret understanding between the U S and Britain, with European powers hesitant to intervene against England and Boers alike. The president will face calls to declare his position amid Boer discontent and British voting constraints.
The Omaha and Lincoln banks reveal sharp declines in deposits and reserves since September, with Omaha reserves dropping from over 34 to about 22 percent and Lincoln from over 39 to under 21. Loans also shrink, leaving little cash against depositor claims and raising fears of a nationwide run.
A Congressmen Lentz speech fragment criticizes U S actions in South Africa and the Philippines. He questions prosperity tied to imperialism and military power, naming leaders and battles to claim a pattern of subordination and injustice. The excerpt contrasts liberty rhetoric with political actions at home and abroad.
A reflective verse laments how official bulletins list generals and officers while the common soldier is forgotten. The speaker condemns the neglect of ordinary troops whose sacrifices are treated as incidental rather than heroic.
Beaton figure associated with Gold Standardian and John PF Lovell arms company is described as born in 1441 and dying after a prolonged illness attributed to a crime of 1878. The text notes many mourning creditors and references "petite attack of the gold" and a lingering airline.
Fragmented notice describes the Queen of Portugal studying medicine as a hobby and acting as chief physician to her consort and children. It promotes Hustetter’s Stomach Bitters for dyspepsia and nervousness, with other ad snippets about La Porte seaport prospects and charity appeals.
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