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Newspaper
Evening Bulletin
Location
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1899
Page
4
In this excerpt from January 25 1800 observers discuss the Philippines and Manila labor issues. Clergy views on American expansion spark debate while Dewey wages provoke discontent among arriving Americans seeking work. The piece critiques Spanish ministers and U S policy amid a tense colonial setting as wages drop and tensions rise.
The Brooklyn Eagle rejects Col. Henry Watterson’s Dewey presidential plan for 1900. It argues delirium tremens cannot fix politics and that proof Dewey is a Democrat is lacking. It warns Democracies will not be propelled by such schemes and notes that The Courier-Journal cannot forecast the future.
A controversy between General Miles and Commissary General Kagan dominates the war scandal narrative. Kagan labeled Miles brickbats and implied the department’s supplies were inferior. Miles’ response hints at possible personal spite and calls into question the integrity of the commissary system amid wartime scrutiny.
Obituary notes John Russel Young a self made American journalist who rose from copy boy to minister and library head. He served as private secretary to J Forney, war correspondent at Bull Run, editor at Philadelphia Press and New York Tribune, and minister to China under Grant then led the Congressional Library project.
The British American steamship Garonne, commanded by Conrade, docked at Oceanic wharf between 8 and 9 last night after a Seattle to Honolulu voyage via Hilo. She carried 30 passengers and 1800 tons of general merchandise, with 100 tons discharged at Hilo. Notable travelers included OC Campbell, 8 Conrad, and several prominent locals. The ship set sail from Seattle January 10 and faced heavy seas near Cape Flattery. The next trip will bring many tourists. in police court Ah Cheong was fined for opium possession and others paid fines for fare ticket violations and assault.
In Hilo on January 28 Mrs Eroma M B Nakaina hosted guests at Cocoanut Island with reporters, society figures, and traveler Henry Babbitt. Coffee prospects from Olen districts show anxiety yet optimism, with Peck Souza Zimmermano Grossman Peter Lee Abercrombie and others driving investor confidence. Also reported are volcano visits by Wilder and Crusan gatherings, tours to the Volcano, the return of Volcano stables, and the sloop Aurora launch by H S Pratt for Dr Hutchinson drawing a crowd.
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