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Newspaper
Cuba Advocate
Location
Cuba, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1899
Page
2
A collage of Kansas items recounts the Kansas volunteers in battles and the state’s political and social curiosities. It mentions Funston and Kansas volunteers, New York Times coverage, Lectures, Wichita projects, and local anecdotes about farming, crafts, and law changes.
All is quiet in Samoa as operations pause awaiting San Francisco joint commissioners. Rebels guard Lateppa and Vailima forts, British and American sailors scour the country for lead to make bullets. A British planter held six weeks by rebels arrives at Apia, recounting frightful captivity. Captain Sturdee and a missionary traversed rebel lines unmolested.
Nearly 100 delegates and as many visitors from across the country attend the opening session of the Catholic Knights of America. A solemn high mass at St Patrick's Cathedral marks the event with Father T F Lillis delivering the sermon. Mayor Jones and Edward Feeney welcome attendees as Frank Walsh speaks for Kansas City members.
Molineux discharged by grand jury after weeks in Tombs for the murder of Mrs. Kate Adams. He was immediately rearrested on assault with intent to kill for sending cyanide of mercury to Harry Cornish. Bail set at $10,000. Nearby items note C A Walsh returning from the Klondike and plans to visit Dawson City, and other May 10 dispatches from New York and Virginia.
Washington reports Manila dispatch describing Major Diggles wounded among a reconnoitering party from Major General Lawton’s force. Two Minnesota and two Oregon companies moved toward San Miguel north of Balinag and faced rifle fire from rebels in trenches. The Don Jose, last American flagged steamer detained by insurgents, was located by the gunboat Manila at Batangas and reached Manila.
A four handed street fight in Oxor0nx4 Mississippi involved Dr J Murfee and son Howard against D Clark and W P Clark. Knives and pistols were used. Three were killed outright and the fourth died later. The clash stemmed from a dispute over skill.
The president commuted Ellsworth De France’s life sentence to fifteen years for the 1893 highway robbery of a mail messenger in Nebraska. De France won a fleeting gain of one cent from the messenger, but the crime carried a severe penalty set by Judge Dandy.
Morocco settles claims with the United States government. The United States Cruiser Chicago sailed from the port to resume its voyage around Africa. Cruiser Raleigh ran aground entering the harbor but was pulled off and reported unharmed. Lima locomotive workers strike after five men laid off, with five more dismissed. D. H. Davis, a Butler County resident and Masonic member, collapsed and died while hitching his horse to a buggy for church.
A garbled 19th century collage quotes travelers praising Seattle and Tacoma, humorous prompts about Puget Sound and local wildlife, plus snatches from periodical chatter on society, manners, and practical farming. The fragment blends anecdotes, quotes, and magazine-style notes without a single cohesive event.
The Mississippi Valley Democrat and Journal of Agriculture advocates postal savings banks as a tool to reduce taxes and expand public money circulation. It argues government notes could replace national bank bonds, distributing debt among the people and curbing bank control, as Populist supporters rally for next year’s showdown with plutocracy.
A New York Times correspondent questions the Philippine commission’s push for civilization. The letter asks if American civilization justifies imposing justice and progress on Filipino peoples, comparing it to safety and morality in New York City. It questions whether civilization rests on Christian virtue or police force.
A reader’s tirade questions the corruption in Chicago Philadelphia and New York asking if the Philippines and its leaders face worse crimes. The piece contrasts murders with Philippines labor, urging purification at home and questioning modern Phariseeism and virtue.
A citizen editorial argues wealth inequality fuels labor distress and industrial slavery. It calls for the people to seize power via initiative and referendum, using the ballot to place laws for the greatest good of all and curb concentrated wealth. The author urges immediate action to ensure governance remains with the people. Harriet B Groutt signs the piece.
In 1898 railroads claimed 372 million in profits through high charges and underpaid workers. The piece argues government control could distribute profits as wages and jobs, citing a bookkeeper Jackson who lost his job and a townsfolk affected by a rigid system.
A March roundup shows New Jersey incorporations totaling over 1.1 billion in capital with 260 firms averaging 4.45 million each. Major trusts include American Tobacco increasing to 70 million and United Fruit, Royal Baking Powder, and Consolidated Street Car among large holdings. Editorial aside warns trusts consolidate power, urging vigilance.
A Wall Street worker denounces wage increases as a capitalist lie. The author cites wage reductions of 83 percent since 1897, argues gains are illusory, and claims mills lengthen job “outs” to steal wages. For example, cuts moved from 25 to 57 yards, cutting earnings despite purported raises. The piece labels these tactics criminal and fraudulent.
An odd fragment argues that government derives from the people and questions whether all should govern themselves or if a few will govern the rest. The piece hints at a new era and shifts in political authority.
Two men from different Bet-Hons debate American character and behavior in a fragmentary Burkean style. One Marylander advocates slow deliberation and ordinary manners while others sketch a distant Mount Monadnos origin and reference a Hiram Abif. The text is garbled but hints at perceived continental differences and cautious talk.
In a playful back and forth, Misa Cayenne tires of repeated marriage proposals from Willa Washington, asking how often she should refuse. Washington quips that three refusals are sufficient, highlighting a lighthearted domestic exchange from a Washington Star snippet.
A mysterious Chinese blade is said to grant its bearer the power to execute without punishment, a tale interwoven with a popular stomach remedy. The fragment notes how health potions like Hoatetter’s Stomach Bit tera are invoked as a counterpoint to looming mortality after fifty, mixing rumor with medicine.
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