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Newspaper
Cuba Advocate
Location
Cuba, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1899
Page
2
A mix of pithy maxims and current events notes. The piece comments on weight of fables, weather turmoil, graveyard errors, savagery and civilization, ambition, dog kennels, introductions, flattery, advanced women, Cuban colonels, canal sites, and name changes. It notes Gen. Fred D. Grant arriving at Manila and testing whether he is a chip of the old block.
The Reichstag plans to hand over 17,000,000 marks to Spain while a real estate broker in Spain reports a strong business run. The Chicago River was inspected again last week as it continues to surprise with new odors and flow directions.
The piece notes that France follows its constitution over the American and enjoys cabinet crises. Parisians find such crises entertaining at cafes and boulevards, suggesting life feels more worth living when the Elysee teeters.
The article notes the upcoming homecoming for Admiral Dewey and describes the expected overwhelming displays of affection from the public. Authors discuss balancing hospitality with decorum, suggesting limited remarks and cautious public greetings to avoid fatigue for the hero.
An 19th century proposal depicts Poland as a nation reclaiming self rule through a grand settlement urged by a capable Russian general. It argues Russia could redeploy troops to Asia while Germany overpowers France, letting Poland govern itself and allowing Nicholas to bury memories of past reforms.
A Chicago man traveled to Boston to rob a bank teller window and obtained ten thousand dollars in seconds. He was caught half a day later and will serve several years, a case seen as contrasting with Wall Street methods. The incident is noted amid reflections on wealth and progress.
Washington dispatch says President McKinley plans to submit independence or annexation to Cuban voters. General Brooke governs western provinces with discord, while Wood’s Santiago policy gains favor. Possible shift to have Wood replace Brooke as governor general.
In a July service at First Christian church Dallas, John T. Carlisle shot Professor William Lipscomb principal of Central High School. Lipscomb died at 10 45 pm Carlisle, former high school janitor, was seized and jailed. motive tied to reappointment defeat and Lipscomb influence. Carlisle is cousin of John Q Carlisle former Secretary of the Treasury.
Toronto July 13 copper ore of extraordinary extent and richness has been found in the Parry Sound district about seven hours by railway from Toronto. The discovery is credited to American mining expert Forbes who organized two companies with St Paul and Canadian capital. They have secured all local claims and begun extensive operations.
The Paria Exposition plans an artificial volcano that will eject flame and smoke and simulate a lava flow. It will stand on the Heine River bank at a height of 828 feet, with an iron and steel framework and a turf covered exterior. Visitors will be able to reach the craters via shaded paths.
Details from Rennes France describe Dreyfus imprisonment on Devil's Island. The article notes severe confinement with locked air and light, restricted food, and guards facing questions about his health. It mentions prison officials and the court martial seat distribution for press coverage and foreign correspondents.
In a July dispatch from Loxpox the British debate ongoing South Africa talks. Sir Henry Campbell Bannerman questioned progress in negotiations while noting about 40000 troops ready to mobilize in the Transvaal. An official estimate counts 39038 men over 16 with many younger boys. The Reichstag steamer reportedly carried rifles and war materiel. Queensland offered 250 mounted infantry and machine guns for service if needed. Delagoa Bay reports British naval arrivals under Rear Admiral Harris aboard Dorie and Wigeon.
A man calling himself Jr H McClain abducted a 6 year old adopted girl Violet from N B Fewqua's home twelve miles NW of Leba Leo Kansas at gunpoint He rode away on a small white horse toward a road wagon He is described as about six feet tall light complexion heavy mustache gray clothes and a broken nose Coffey and Lyon counties sheriffs pursue him East a reward is offered.
A dispatch dated Yokohijima reports Major Bradley commanding the hospital ship Relief with 250 sick aboard on the Manila to San Francisco voyage. The vessel is unavoidably detained by heavy storms but will sail today.
The banking house J. & W. Seligman & Co undertakes to finance Buffalo gas company consolidation with a capitalization of 16,000,000 dollars. The move aligns Buffalo gas firms under a single umbrella. His Wife Suspected In Murder Of Billiard Room Proprietor Clarence Shattuck near Four Mile Creek, Pennsylvania. Ella Shattuck held in Erie police custody on murder charges.
Intimation from the state department says Canada will deploy mounted police to Porcupine in British Columbia. The United States would answer with troops to Pyramid Harbor to protect American citizens if Ottawa moves near the line. The dispute centers on neutral ground unless a modus vivendi is agreed.
Captain Watkins admits responsibility for the Paris stranding and says a miscalculation in position caused the accident. The local steamboat inspectors suspend his master’s license for two years. he remains in charge of the Paris serving underwriters after transfer from the American line.
Three months mourning has been ordered for the death of the czarewitch Grand Duke George at Abbas Tuman in the Caucasus. The US president sent a condolence message to Nicholas II expressing sincere condolences to the Russian nation and the czar family for the loss of the imperial highness.
The steamer Rosalia docks with 150 miners and 25000 in dust from Alaska. White Pass road reaches Bennett on July 6 with trains now running. Among passengers from the Edmonton trail is Fleming, gravely ill with dropsy after a harsh January 1893 trek that cost five lives and several horses.
July reports from Lis Ox Ohio describe a sudden strike for union recognition by Amalgamated Association members. Management vows the plant will not operate as a union mill, risking abandonment as departments shut down and 800 men become idle. South of Ireland the Shamrock leaks and is ordered into drydocks for plate repairs after grounding near Southampton.
A fragmented item notes a New York Banana Company withdrawing from the banana trust to keep prices at $1.15 to $2.50 a bunch. It mentions bananas per bunch, nourishment claims, and a separate boxing note about Jim Day and Al Welni g in Buffalo.
News from Newport celebrates Schley’s destruction of Cervera’s fleet on July 3. Reports note Meikelson’s candidacy for Assistant Secretary of War, Williams named census supervisor, and a Skaguay welcome for Senator Fairbanks and party. War in the Philippines looms with ongoing insurgent activity near San Fernando.
Albert E Hall of Kearney Nebraska received a patent for a home and trace connector. Between June S and July 2 about 1114 men were recruited at Chicago for service in the Philippines. J W F Williams rose from 900 to 1000 in the treasury department. he is a Nebraskan. The war department reports Surgeon Clendenkin died July 4 of yellow fever in Santiago. The Newark cruiser now at Valparaiso Chile will go to Callao then San Francisco. J H McDowell, rep of Supervising Architect Taylor, studied sites at Blair Norfolk Hastings Nebraska and returns to Washington to prepare his report.
The matron Anna M. Mendenhall moves from Santee Indian School Nebraska to Flandreau School South Dakota as assistant matron. The acting comptroller denies Rear Admiral Sampson pay from Aug 10 1898 to March last. Volunteers for the Philippines are to be enlisted and seven more colonels named. two colonels remain to be designated. Texas flood aid approved with government boats and rations. Choate and Salisbury near deadlock over Alaska boundary. Canadians press Porcupine claims while Americans push a northwesterly line from two miles above Kanekwan.
News items include General Wheeler sailing for Manila on the 20th and Lieutenant Fuller reassigned as chief ordnance officer in the Philippines. Tampa faces mass unemployment in 4,000 cigarmakers with leading factories closing. Col Hartigan offered a major ship in new volunteer regiments. Revenue stamp rules clarify parlor and sleeping car ticket taxation. Lieut Payne, retired, court martialed in 1895 for an assault at Ft Sheridan, died by suicide in Chicago. Secretary Long to appoint Golden as Annapolis cadet for Fifth Nebraska. A deadly family conflict near Pikeville Tennessee ends with one fatality and injuries. Lisbon reports Portugal-US commercial convention ratified. Insular Commission argues Cuban-Philippine possessions are not U.S. territory, awaiting attorney general guidance.
Senator Thurston urged the War Department to appoint officers for provisional regiments. Proposed are Capt J A Culver Milford formerly in Griggsbys Rough Riders as first lieutenant Wm I 8 Mapes Nebraska City formerly major of the First Nebraska as first lieutenant and Charles H Wilson Jr Omaha son of a Paymaster now in New York as second lieutenant. Wilson also served as a captain in the Second Nebraska.
Renewed talk of Hon. Russel A. Alger’s resignation yields no war department signs. Paymaster W. B. Wilcox, court-martialed for drunkenness, is reduced to the foot of the list and half pay for one year after clemency. News from London concerns modus vivendi talks over the Alaskan boundary. Harbor lines approved for Seattle and Tacoma. Bear Island annexation rumors surface from the German press. In Manila, heavy rain floods Pasay and surrounds the Thirteenth Infantry, trapping soldiers and wrecking daily life. transport Centennial prepares to sail with discharged troops delayed by flood conditions.
The report notes Major C P Porter USMC is promoted to lieutenant colonel and placed on the retired list. He is son of the late Admiral David D Porter and served over thirty seven years, including guiding Lincoln's guards in Richmond. Also mentions telegraphic orders to recognize Spanish officers in Cuba Philippines and Porto Rico and yellow fever efforts in Santiago.
The Madison State Bank of Madison Kansas sues Morton Albaugh as receiver of the Cross Bank at Emporia to recover 37000. The Madison bank holds a 20000 certificate from the receiver and says the defunct bank owes 17000 more. Also included are notes on plague doubts from a marine hospital report and unrelated public notices.
A provincial English bookseller uncovers copies of Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman among local stock. The discovery came as salesmen arranged shelves, revealing the poet’s work in the shop’s English section.
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