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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1899
Page
1
A garbled column of reflections covers opinions on trust in wealth, marriage, politics, and governance. It cites General Torres on Nicaraguan rights, notes Cuban sentiment post treatment, and praises practical cautions about wealth and morality while musing on the census director, penny banks, and military campaigns with broad, non-specific references.
A quip fashioned from a dated tone notes American baseball rising in Cuba, seen as a modern sport that could challenge traditional cock and bull fighting. The remark links popularity to a broader view that stronger cultural projects can curb vice.
A Preneh novelist suggests a new punctuation mark to denote irony. The idea echoes Disraeli as a highly ironical and entertaining man, implying authors could better convey irony through a distinct symbol.
The News Resume surveys a week of grim events from Crimea to New York. It reports suicides by prominent farmer Charles Bivins in Decatur and Frank Hosic in McGennsboro, brutal hangings in Georgia, a fatal railway accident in Budapest, a series of political and legal cases, and rising tensions in Europe and the Philippines, all framed by a crowded ledger of people, places, and dates.
Reports from the insurgent line claim no quorum met at San Isidro yet some business was transacted. Attendees were said to be Aguinaldo loyalists with a desire for peace. MacArthur to stay at San Fernando pending fresh troops while 8,000 entrenched around Bacolor. American forces can hold if Monday’s attack was representative. The U S Philippine Commission debates a provisional Negros constitution modeled after California to establish uniform provincial government with natives self governed under military regime. Col. Denby and Prof Worcester lead studies on courts and tribal, physical, and commercial aspects as all members consult resident experts.
May 12 Manila reports say Mascardo’s army attacked San Fernando with wine fueled zeal. Filipino trenches three miles long held against repeated assaults as U S troops near Calumpit and the railway, while locals pivot between friendship and suspected insurrection.
A Washington special reports Maj. Gen. Otis ruling against indemnity claims by Hollan residents whose property was destroyed during the capture of that city on February 11. Claims from other nations, including Germans in Trollo, are encouraged to file through their governments.
Steubenville Ohio May 12 Mrs Anna George gave her first feature at the Olympic theater. The venue seats 1200 but only a few people attended. The sketch described her life in simple terms and offered a practical glimpse into her experiences.
Report notes the drowning of several students including Alexander Wolvath of Sheboygan and Velvers of Baltimore near Prandin at Sam Lake. Mission House College students are mentioned in connection but specifics are unclear. Authorities investigate the incident and identify possible causes and victims.
May 12 The secretary of war received earnest applications from states west of the Mississippi for bringing home volunteer troops in the Philippines. He declined all requests, noting it would delay ships from their Pacific stations, increase cost, and the Suez route is unsafe this season for fatigued troops after long campaigns.
Terrific rains across Northeastern Nebraska caused major property loss on low land farms and damaged railway lines. The Chicago St Paul Minneapolis Omaha and Pacific Short Line suffered heavy losses with tracks washed out between Jackson and Tender and a section torn near Colburn Junction. Omaha creek surged twenty feet forcing families from homes. tremors and hail battered Winnebago agency. No fatalities reported.
In New York on May 12 Justice Jerome heard long arguments in the Molynuex case. Counsel Weeks pressed to waive examination and take the matter before the grand jury immediately. The district attorney agreed ready for trial. Jerome refused bail, saying examination waiver shifts control to the grand jury. Weeks said he would present the matter to the grand jury at once, noting the likelihood of no indictment as it did not occur initially.
Washington May 12 Captain Barker senior officer of Dewey s fleet and commander of the battleship Oregon will be the next commanding officer to return home. The Navy Department plans to relieve Captain Georgy B F Wildt of command of the Boston at Manila. The cruiser Roxeton to return to the United States for overhaul at Mare Island while the sister ship Hoxton and the Atlanta also undergo repairs and improvements.
Dinarranment Delegates to the Hague disarmament congress arrive in London led by Capt Alfred Mahan and Seth Low. The party reports good health and plans to depart for The Hague next Tuesday. Ambassador Choate will host a luncheon Friday with Sir Julian Pauncefote and other dignitaries attending.
A message from Apia, Samoa, dated April 1 and received in New York, reports that the residence of Chief Justice Chambers was looted during the troubles. The property loss is estimated at about $1440.
President of the Republic Rube Loubet presided at a formal dinner in Paris marking the first official function of the Lyonarth party. Diplomats and ambassadors attended as the banquet followed the reception and bouquet.
Not Namasye, Washington reports a fatal incident at the Pledstestra event connected to Uetely Nurttian. The article notes deaths and a person named Pratt Charleston, with details about the ongoing investigation and related parties implicated in the tragedy.
Gen Stephen D Lee seeks federal care for Confederate graves. resolution referred to committee. 25,000 to 35,000 visitors expected as Gordon Wade Hampton lead a parade through cheering crowds. Mrs Jefferson Davis greeted with enthusiasm. Gordon embraces her on stage.
A canal break at Spiceport in Spencerport New York floods the village with torrents of water spreading across yards and buildings. Lumber and goods float away while store cellars flood six feet. Farms north of the village submerged and navigation cannot resume for at least ten days.
The War Department proved American beef superior to Australian beef during tests on transports between San Francisco and Manila and York to Manila. Secretary Algenling ordered ships provisioned with sufficient cold storage on outbound voyages to endure the return trip, with Sherman class transports equipped with refrigerators immediately.
Glasgow manufacturers deny an American syndicate led by Andrew Carnegie proposed to absorb Britain’s iron and steel interests. They state Scottish firms will not align with American monopolists. In St Petersburg czarina sends two commissioners to famine struck districts to check distress and urge relief.
A garbled OCR fragment mentions players and teams in a disputed jumble of names. The legible bits reference a match and possible scoring terms but no coherent event or outcome can be determined from the text.
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