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Newspaper
Cuba Advocate
Location
Cuba, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1898
Page
2
The Advocate cites Chicago and Havana style quips as it notes debates on law enforcement and weapon regulation, comments on immigration, society, and education reform. It highlights wheat market trends, agricultural aid programs, and university student reforms amid a collage of opinion pieces and satirical notes.
A New York Times dispatch reports officials and military leaders urging relief from strain over Cuba. They favor U.S. mediation to resolve tensions, lament slow naval court inquiries, and discuss Spain's internal crises, insurgent gains, and possible concessions to end the Cuban unrest.
A Spanish request from General Weyler seeks an official apology from the United States for President McKinley’s congressional remarks cited as insulting Spain’s army. The letter, presented to the queen in December, urges reparations to restore military honor and demands the public apology.
A Republican representative from Ohio introduced in the House a resolution authorizing the navy secretary to purchase modern battleships cruisers rams torpedo boats or other naval vessels as needed to ready the fleet for immediate hostilities. An appropriation of 21 million dollars was proposed to fund these purchases with the measure referred to the naval committee.
Kansas City judge declares federal meat inspection law unconstitutional but Agricultural Department officials plan to continue enforcing it for interstate and export meat, viewing the ruling as largely advisory to current operations.
The Kansas Democratic banquet in Bryan Nebraska featured guest Bryan of Nebraska as guest of honor. Toasts led by J. G. Johnson, with Major E. B. Peck noted in obituaries and discussions of fusion in Kansas. Also reports: prizes awarded for creamery butter in Torzka, and rail shipments to Cuba for Spanish officers.
A mix of topics from spraying fruit trees with a call for a detailed pamphlet by Wm. Stehl, to a discussion of Queen Victoria’s will dating from 1876 with revisions tied to royal deaths and jubilee gifts. Also covered are patent law tips, a historic Dickerson elm in Kentucky, and varied ads and notices on inventions, medicines, Klondike guidance, and Castoria misattribution.
Long states his remark on Spanish involvement in the Maine disaster was his personal judgment, not an official declaration. Navy officials push neutrality, curb premature conclusions, and seek expert aid as court of inquiry nears findings with construction aides Hoover and Herlt to assist in Key West and Havana.
Dispatch from Minister Woodford at Madrid reports a decree dissolving Spanish cartes on February 26 with new cartes due April 25. The move could shift political power between Liberal and Conservative camps, affecting Sagasta’s regime and policy recalls in Cuba.
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