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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1899
Page
1
A collage of witty maxims and opinion snippets on marriage gender roles and social norms. It discusses bachelorhood, wives naming property, and the outcome of marital finance, along with a Valparaiso dispatch on Bolivian insurgents and a note on spontaneous combustion in damp hay.
A United States consul report from Lyons describes a new material called devitri fied glass. It resembles glass but lacks transparency, can be formed into varied artistic shapes, and resembles stone for construction. Trials in Lyons show durability and low dust retention, prompting architects to consider it for house building.
A harsh judge sharply criticized the ambitions of candidates seeking citizenship in White Plains New York. From the New York Sun report thirty five applicants were swindled by a political pi oe coacher and told only to answer Yes to oath questions. The judge dismissed all but two after they failed to prove loyalty. An odd note on long friendship among older applicants closes the piece.
Statement notes Roosevelt forbids use of national ensign in advertising to prevent trade from closely following the Stars and Stripes. He decrees trade in New York should not imitate but not copy the flag imagery too closely.
A digest of fires in New York and Terre Haute, crimes in Indiana, and a Cedar River discovery. Reports cover Philippine policy shifts, new U S departments, and military reckonings. International updates discuss Dreyfus, Britain South Africa tensions, and Berlin politics.
A Bres t trial centers on a man Herrman charged with murdering his three wives and twelve children. Henry Brunot, jailed for aunt Jane Brunot's murder, confesses again implicating his mother Anna. A warrant is issued for Mrs Brunot. Triswell, Bohonla rioting ends with police clashes and injuries. An Italian boarding house mistress in Kanapolis is seriously wounded. a boarder, an escaped triple murderer, is killed during pursuit. Grand jury in Delaware considers bribery of legislators. bills tampering cases involve Rep. Mark T. Baris and B D C. Hegenan. Ex Gov Richard J. Ogiesby dies. Michael Hogan of the Irish port dies in London. Ex-Attorney General Goloralo dies in Colorado. Rep Cannon of Iniinoty to be Speaker candidate. Frederic Ross dies in Terre Haute after cancer. Maj Gen J Warren Kiefer recovering from illness. Ex Gov Frederick Smythe dies at 80 in Hamilton Bermuda. Marconi to visit U.S. next October. Copper king Marcus Daly says the copper cowbiver not completed. Evina Clave orders townstone for M Denis Stnvch. Ex-Congressman John Wilt dies at 88 in Norwich Conn, former Republican congressman.
The Third Georgia regiment was mustered out at Camp Mackengle Georgia and the First North Carolina at Saymoad Georgia. Reports from Havana note yellow fever cases among immigrants. Rail traffic adds seven malleus in Calut. A Marine Hospital Service report lists eight cages of yellow fever at La Havana. Liabilities exceed assets with no assets listed. The insolvency case Nel hyddlu C. Anderson appears. Rev. Robert Ryland, aged about ninety, a pioneer Virginia educator, dies in Lexington Kentucky. Ex-Congressman Watt dies in Norwich Connecticut at eighty-eight. Burrow Boyle & Co. face a $50,000 suit in Ohio against Dittsburs Pinte Gases for alleged conspiracy and discrimination. Pittsburgh negotiates a merger of National Steel, American Thyr Plate, and American Stout Resp into a single stock company. Rothschilds and Morgans reportedly back a $410 million copper trust project. Chinese actor Ling Foo released from custody in Chicago signaling US stance toward performers. Standard Metal Company formed in Pittsburgh with $5.2 million capital to produce bearings and alloys. Cleveland plants transferred to American Shipbuilding Co. under a major trust, transferring properties worth over $1 million. Cost mining strike unrest grows in western Arkansas. riots occur at some sites. Articles filed in Trenton forming Tennessee Copper Company with $6 million authorized capital. Incorporators include Chutes-We Welsh Reichert Charles M. King Foto G. Ingersoll of Jersey.
Washington May 4 President McKinley told cabinet callers that advices from Gen Otis expand on Filipino proposals and that he believes the end is in sight the Filipinos may not hold out much longer negotiations for peace are ongoing in Manila two Filipino envoys led by Maj Manuel Al Bucler returned to press Congress for a vote to end hostilities and Aguinaldo’s strength is questioned as dissensions weaken rebel lines
A Manila dispatch notes prolonged fighting between American forces and insurgents. Gen. Hole’s brigade moves from Calumpit toward Lawson, while a recon party finds Papua lines near Balling and Luna’s division. Rebels leverage weather to bolster positions as northern natives oppose a possible American landing.
A Manila dateline reports refugees near San Fernando Apalit Calumpit fearing Tagal forces. Refugees suffer smallpox fevers while soldiers march from Balinag toward Calumpit. Gen Lawton and Col Arguellas seek humane severance for Philippines as Java infantry joins Hale’s brigade.
May 4 Washington report states Senator Kyle of South Dakota resigns as chair of the industrial commission due to health reasons. He will continue to serve the current term, though not as chair.
Fragmentary report notes a person named Strigken with Apoud Najmdean in a South Cerathue area. An individual identified as Al Las is reported in residence with an elevated condition described as apoplexy. Werving is suspected in the medical assessment.
Washington May 4 The president invited Col Frederick Funston of the Twentieth Kansas to be a brigadier general of volunteers The appointment was recommended by Maj Gen MacArthur and supported by Gen Otis for Funston’s gallant crossing of the Isle Grande river and faithful service since the war began Funston is praised as an able leader who has earned recognition for his conduct and leadership
May 4 Washington Gen Otis cables from the War Department say Gilmore and seven enlisted men are unharmed and doing well after capture at Yorktown. Six other enlisted men are unaccounted for, with three of the six held by insurgents in Tanvney before hostilities began. Two men in insurgent hands, Southell and Capt. Rockefeller, remain unaccounted for.
Cablegram from General Otis to the War Department states Lawton's column moved upward from Nasugaya capturing Erlingin and nearby villages. About 1600 insurgents driven off with five wounded on Lawton’s side. Insurgent losses said large with many killed wounded and captured, numbers not stated. Open communication maintained with Lawton via Malolos using enemy troops and detachments from the city.
The postmaster general ordered the San Francisco postmaster to seize one of three Edward Atkinson pamphlets issued by his anti imperialist league and prevent their export to the Philippines. The ban does not apply to domestic circulation. The department cites discontent and mutiny among soldiers as the motive.
W A Kennedy and a fireman were wounded in a clash linked to a gravel shovelers strike at the foot of Main Street. Kennedy was struck in the breast and is believed to die. another man was shot in the left breast. An alleged assailant named James J. Hennessy, a fireman, and about twenty others were reportedly in custody as authorities probe the confrontation amid port congestion.
Havana May 4 Laconte a discharged soldier of the Second artillery regiment, who has been visiting Havana with his head bandaged claiming a pistol shot wound, was examined at the police court. No wound or bruise was found. Col Trincan Hood of the Sevand im munes regiment is said to be much better after appendicitis.
A New York syndicate has purchased an old copper mine located ninety miles from Guanabacoa. The ore assays 85 percent copper with silver and 112 ounces of gold per ton. The mine has been idle for seventy-five years and the syndicate controls 500 acres of the property.
The United States revenue cutter fleet departs San Francisco for the north today. Vessels rendezvous at Seattle to receive treasury orders, then proceed to An inland company and sail to various points under instructions.
London reports the British government demanding satisfaction from the Chinese government for attacks by rebels on the Hiltish way. The dispute references recent unrest and implies a formal protest or diplomatic action.
A May 4 dispatch from Washington reports Admiral Kautz is not under undue restraint. The president backs him, aims to prevent unnecessary bloodshed, and instructs him to protect tripartite treaty interests in Samoa. The move is to fulfill treaty obligations for U S British and German residents. No decisive new events were reported by press dispatches at the time.
May 4 advices from Samoa indicate the authorities have failed to halt hostilities as rebels gain strength. Reuters correspondent notes authorities misunderstand the situation in Iranoa. Germany and rebels boast of victory over Anchivan and British forces. American vice consul’s store at Fallfa was looted while German leave untouched as residents condemn the powers’ cessation of hostilities.
Admiral Sampson leads a squadron of three battleships and two armored cruisers back to New York after a ten day voyage in the West Indies. The ships will stay anchored awhile and visitors are welcome aboard their ships at Brooklyn Navy Yard for bottom cleaning before evolutions off the New England coast.
A meeting in Chicago on May 4 gathers representative manufacturers to discuss a plan for uniting the country’s agricultural implement makers. The goal is the formation of a single framework to coordinate the industry and possibly consolidate into one corporation.
In Tousville Kentucky on May 4 the contract to furnish the silver service for the battleship Kentucky was awarded to a Philadelphia firm at a cost of 6000 dollars. The service will contain over seventy pieces and, next to the Indiana and the New York, will be the handsomest in the navy. It will be ready for presentation when the Kentucky sails in November.
Peter Maher and Gus Lublin fought twenty rounds to a draw before the Lenox Athletic Club in New York. Maher outweighed Lublin by nine pounds and was the favorite at 100 to 80. Six thousand spectators witnessed the bout. Haley weighed 181 pounds and was listed as 200.
The home of Gen. Wade Hampton in the suburbs of Columbia caught fire with no insurance. A fancy wagon valued at about 5,000 was lost, and Hampton received facial burns while trying to save a dog. Several hundred letters remained unanswered among his papers.
A garbled report from Peoria May 4 notes wage increases, reduced hours, and some workers laid off amid warehouse fire damage. Another item mentions a woolen mill near Worthing destroyed by a fire and a Bristol company affected, with unclear specifics.
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