23 May 1899
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Newspaper
Daily Inter Mountain
Location
Butte, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1899
Page
1
Filipino commissioners spent a day with American counterparts reviewing the proposed government and peace plan. They sought guarantees of personal rights and school system details, supported separation of church and state, and said they were pleased in principle but could not officially endorse the scheme.
The cruiser Olympia carrying Dewey arrived from Manila and was saluted by ships of many nations. Dewey, Captain Lamberton, Lt. Brumby and Consul Wildman met Hong Kong officials including Sir Henry Blake and Commodore Powell. Dewey is ill and unable to attend the queen's birthday celebration. Olympia will dock for ten days.
Manila May 23 reports General Otis recommending Colonel Owen Summers to be brigadier general of volunteers by brevet for gallantry at Massan Bulac bridge and San Isidoro. Captain J. S. Case named major of volunteers by brevet for distinguished services. Summers led the advance brigade of Lawton's division toward San Isidoro as division engineer.
New York May 23 special from Washington reports Captain Jones B. Jeffrey assistant quartermaster of volunteers was tried at Manila on charges of quitting his post and pilfering valuables worth about 600 dollars and conduct unbecoming an officer. He was found not guilty though details of acquittal are unreleased Captain Jeffrey is a Canadian native who joined from Illinois in 1898.
At the Congregational club banquet in the Palmer house representatives of the colored race and white brethren discussed the negro problem in the south. Speakers included Rev. L. B. Maxwell of Savannah and Prof. R. W. Taylor of Tuskegee University. Mrs Ida Wells Barnett also attended.
The article reports a series of talks by colored speakers advocating education and protection for Black citizens. Rev L B Maxwell titled The White Man's Burden argued for equal standards. J G K McClure urged self determination and responsibility. Prof Taylor noted burden parity. Ida Wella Barnett pressed enforcement of laws for Black and white after a discussion on southern lynchings.
In Chicago on May 23 Judge Carter heard the constitutionality challenge to the inheritance tax law brought by the heirs of Albert M. Billings valued at 7.5 million dollars. The case argues the tax applies only to restricted heirs under a will and favors linear descendants, potentially voiding the act as unequal under state constitutional provisions. The court took the matter under advisement with a decision expected in a few weeks, and the losing side plans to appeal.
Cincinnati dispatch reports seven colored laborers lynched near San Dian, Mexico, after Jose Santo a Spanish Negro assaulted a ranch owner’s wife. Nine others captured. three hanged and four shot as regulators acted. Authorities warn of race unrest in the colored quarters.
Ex mine owner R P Elliott returns from the Klondike praising the Yukon and White Pass railway. He says trains may run Skagway to Bennett by July 4, enabling steamer connections to White Horse Rapids and Dawson in ten to twelve days. Separately, Commodore G G Reter and four other captains seek voluntary retirement, creating several Navy vacancies.
Salvage tugs from Liverpool expected to reach Falmouth to refloat the steamer Paris after she ran on the rocks near Lowland Point. Passengers mostly embarked on trains to New York aboard the Bt. Paul while pumps and divers tackle the damaged holds. The fifth hold is badly pierced and pumping cannot clear it, but remaining holds are secure and officials give little explanation for the mishap.
New York May 2 Right Rev Benjamin Whipple Episcopal bishop of Minnesota returning from England said the friendly spirit to America and a shared mission were notable. He noted hope that war horrors may be mitigated and that English clergy see a common work with the United States. He defended Bishop Potter and said Bible truth withstands critical study.
Secretary McKnight of the trans Mississippic congress released the speaker roster for the Wichita convention opening May 31. Governors Sayers Texas Murphy Arizona Barnes Oklahoma and Stanley Kansas lead a long list with ex Congressmen and officials from the interior and irrigation groups among others.
Reports from New York May 23 indicate Perry S Heath and his brother Fletcher Heath have negotiated for and practically acquired a controlling interest in the Seventh National Bank of New York. Officials refuse comment as stock purchases spark rumors of imminent control amid the bank’s $300000 capital, $1700000 loans, $2502000 deposits, and $10000 undistributed profits.
Telegraphic briefs report the Danube ferry capsize near Straubing Bavaria killing fourteen. Also: Lt Foster of Third Infantry dies of typhoid in Manila. shells explode at a Copenhagen military lab wounding several. Admiral Schley hosted at Council Bluffs. Oakland waterfront sale seals bunkers engines and lease to Pacific Coast company.
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