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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1899
Page
1
A string of pithy aphorisms on life, merit, and public service from Elgin Iowa. The writer muses on ambition pride and danger while noting a New York merchant's charitable gesture to firemen and police and questioning whether private rewards for public servants risk undermining duty.
A Western professor tested electric heating to thaw a frozen water pipe. In twenty minutes water flowed into the house and the pipe reached sixty degrees Fahrenheit. The experiment’s success promises practical use and speedy relief without extensive pavement damage, per a press dispatch.
A husband at Spandau near Berlin insulted the Kaiser during dinner. His wife denounced him to police, leading to his arrest and imprisonment. The episode signals potential upheaval among married men in Germany as loyalty to ruler overrides personal fidelity.
Commissioner General Peel lauds Congress for approving 1 210 000 dollars for the U S exhibit at the Paris exposition, with 200 000 for buildings 1590 000 for agriculture 60 000 for jurors and 800 000 for general expenses A central 100 foot high main building on the Seine will serve as headquarters with a dome and an American eagle while a Washington statue centers the rotunda An agricultural annex and a manufacturers annex will connect sections for easy transit and feature promotional material including newspaper praise An English ad mentions blue eyes as a job criterion prompting a Shakespearean quip on eyes and tools.
A St. Louis man claims to have kept an umbrella in his possession for twenty years and jokes that the owner should return it. The report notes the long duration and a light, humorous tone about the misplaced item.
A broad fire summary reports Port of Spain Trinidad destroying several stores with $126,000 damage. origin unknown. A Wynnewood Ardmore fire destroys the Masonic bell and Times building. printer EH Robinson perishes. Pensacola residents Mr. Smith and wife die at home. St Johns Newfoundland notes a French labor factory fire on St Johns Island with 11 boats and gear lost.
Terrence Anderson of Plymouth Pennsylvania jumped to death in an eighty foot shaft at a mine. The Paris Vigaro report on Dreyfus affair evidence continues under prosecution. W A Brandes verdict for beating his daughter to death in Oakland California is murder in the second degree. Samuel Haller of Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show was shot in New York by Montreal bookmaker William Hammond. Lieutenant Frank Curry of the Third Georgia will be handed to civil authorities for trial rather than a court martial after a January Savannah incident. War Department order directs transfer to civil authorities.
Foreign Notes report Russia seizing a whaler straining Russia Korea relations. Peru politics look stable with a peaceful presidential election predicted. Degamiche Antarctic expedition arrives at Punta Avenue Patagonia. Far East advices note Japan wary of Italy lease attempt in San Munday. Dominican Gov massing troops on frontier at Port au Prince amid fears of Huiti invasion. French govt grants temporary drawback on sugars for export soaps. Alfred Austin appeals for universal copyright coverage in English speaking countries. Nationalist MPs conference in DubUn hints at Parnellite reunion. no Parnellites attend. Spanish war minister cites many ex prisoners from Aguinaldo now in service.
Mrs. David Lee dies in Paris at ninety six. Artist Joseph D. Strong dies in San Francisco after an operation. Rev. Alex Connell to New York to replace Dr Folin Hall at ten thousand dollars yearly. Gen Weston assumes acting commissary general. Capt. Francis Henry May reports captured in Hong Kong and arrives unharmed. MP Thomas Edward Ellis dies, born 1859. Herbert Putnam sworn in as Librarian of Congress. Singer Tilly Post dies in San Francisco after heart failure. her son had placed her in an asylum. Count de Villa Ranzolo named Spanish ambassador to Great Britain. Fr J F Shanahan becomes bishop of Harrisburg. Howard Longhead named long‑time president of Nudione Exchange Bank of Boston. Capt Stehman Forney leaves Washington to locate the arc of the 8th meridian in El Reno Oklahoma.
Washington notes report March coinage totals with silver leading, and a Russian horticultural exhibition invitation for the United States in St Petersburg. War department commands in Cuba Puerto Rico and the Philippines to report conditions while Haiti imposes a 25 percent surtax to slow money. Admiral Howison’s Chicago sails to West Africa via the Mediterranean. Interior drafts bids for next year with April 8 advertising. total outlay near half a million dollars. Navy funds for naval militia set at 60,000 for the year, allocated by petty officer counts. Antarctic expedition declared a success and a South Carolina cold wave threatens early fruit. Industrial and political items include stove works wage hikes, Pittsburgh church moderator, Indianapolis laundries sale interest, and a Tennessee railroad extension. Local strikes and union talk in various cities, along with public officials and safety measures, fill the rest.
April 18 Manila report details insurgent assault on MacArthur’s rear between Manila and Cocan. Telegraph line cut, five Americans killed, fourteen wounded in Second Oregon and Thirteenth Minnesota units. Minnesota losses two dead, fourteen wounded. rebels damaged rails but repairs swift. Lawton’s expedition seized Pageajan and Lumban with light opposition, one insurgent casualty. American boat activity on Laguna de Bay, Santa Cruz river guarded by Fourth Cavalry, and Wheaton moving to punish insurgents.
Gen Otis reports insurgents attacked Mac Artour line, Wheaton repulsed with three killed and twenty wounded. Lawton drives rebels into mountains near the city and Santa Cruz is captured with ninety three dead and ten wounded. Montana Coal and Coke Company incorporated in Trenton New Jersey with $5 million capital to acquire a Montana firm.
April 13 Waynesboro Georgia James Robinson white was indicted for the murder of Gilbert Ellison colored a preacher who was shot to death after being called to his church door on Sunday night.
Bridgeport Conn April 18 The trial of Dr Nancy A Guilford on a second degree murder charge was abandoned and the jury discharged due to the illness of Juror Gregory.
A large sawmill owned by Mr. I. Moore at Akeley near Pav Rapids Minnesota burned to the ground late Sunday night. There was no insurance and the loss is reported as total. The fire disrupted local milling operations and authorities investigated the cause.
Washington April 14 Gen Otis via telegraph reports Dawton pursued insurgents near Santa Cruz and captured larger lake trade vessels and a Spanish gunboat. Wheaton and Lawton see light casualties as forces drive enemy east of rail lines. Spain expected to evacuate Mindora and Polo soon, likely Mindoro and Jolo.
Manila April 14 Geo Wheaton with the Tenth Pennsylvanian and Second Oregon regiments plus two guns advanced at daylight to dislodge rebels from the railroad flank near Santa Maria. After light resistance one man was wounded, the enemy retreated burning Santa Maria and other villages. Generals Otis and Lawton report rebels decamped, with guard lines strengthened along the railroad and gunboats and launches secured for the pursuit.
A cable from Col Ames reporting to Gov Lind in St Paul notes the Thirteenth Minnesota guarding a railway line near Manila was attacked by insurgents and defeated them. Casualties include killed Jesse Cole and Maurice Beatty. wounded Adam Hotchkiss, John Young, Tanscorn, Gilbert Aj, Gislason, Anderson, Megglson, Obie, Brackett, Foss, Conley, Clark, Ryberg, and Kelly among others with various degrees.
In Big Sundy Montana on April 14 an east bound Great Northern train derailed after crossing a damaged bridge. Cars left the track and plunged about ten feet. Engine crewman William McCurdy was knocked unconscious and may die. several others injured but none fatally. Flood weakened the bridge structure.
Sleepy Eye Minnesota April 14 8am Conductor Sam Kinmore a veteran freight conductor on the Northwestern line was killed when he fell under a car reportedly while attempting to walk over a second car loaded loosely with plank.
Prairie fire twenty miles south of Tivistal Neb swept Newport flats April 14 destroying thousands of dollars of hay and property. No lives reported lost. In Montrose Mo on April 14 Miss Etta Wilson twenty daughter of County Judge Wilson killed herself with a shotgun after learning her betrothed Virgil McCarthy had reenlisted and planned to go to Mantla.
In Newark New Jersey the Republican ticket swept city races electing street and water commissioners while Democrats kept control of the aldermen and the board of education appears to be in doubt as ballots counted.
April 14 Detroit arrives at Carageng Colombia and sails to Blue felts Nie to safeguard American merchant interests there.
April reports describe a Samoan ambush on a German plantation where 108 Anglo American sailors retreated to the beach. Three officers and four sailors were killed, including US cruiser Philadelphia’s Lansdale and British Tauranga’s Freeman. Ensign Monaghan died aiding Lansdale. About 800 Mataafa warriors attacked. 27 were killed earlier with no Allied casualties in that engagement. The German manager was detained aboard the Tauranga as authorities investigated.
A distorted Allied naval dispatch from Admiral Kants states on April 1 near Auckland, New Zealand, British and U S forces under Lieut Freeman were ambushed. Five sailors are reported dead including Lieut Philip Lansdale and Ensign John R Monaghan with five wounded and other crew saved aboard the Philadelphia.
San Francisco reports from Auckland April 12 describe Mataafa’s men ambushing 100 bluejackets near Apia on April 1800. Marines and sailors were fatally wounded, officers Lansdale Monngi and Freeman killed, others hurt. rebels retreated with several casualties. Bodies buried at Muliouu.
In Berlin on April 14, officials debated the Samoa ambush of American and English detachments by Mataafa warriors. Consul Rose’s dispatches are cited as exonerating Germany from involvement, though ministers fear possible implications.
French and Italian fleets attended a theater in Sardinia with national anthems, cheers, and flag displays while the Italian king and court were warmly greeted. Salutes fired from ships and forts. enjoined enthusiasm for the arrivals.
Charles Dudley Warner of New Orleans, editor of The Atlantic Monthly, is critically ill after an attack. He suffered injuries leading to pneumonia in the right lung. reports indicate the condition is serious as physicians treat him.
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