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Newspaper
Fremont Eagle
Location
Fremont, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1899
Page
2
Manila report says Aguinaldo sent envoy Arguelles with a peace proposal similar to Luna’s. Gen Otis declined, insisting Filipinos surrender and lay down arms before any amnesty. Filipino forces are described as in bad shape, with surrender seen as likely next step.
Hoosier poet James Whitcomb Riley appears at Princesa Rink Fort Wayne Indiana on May 14 under Fort Wayne Press Club auspices. It is his first Northern Indiana visit in six years with eight poems to be read to a 2500 capacity audience.
A War Department cablegram from Gen Otis Menila reports Gen Lawton's column moving west of Norzagaray captured Balinag and nearby villages. They scattered and pursued about 1,000 insurgents with only two of Lawton's casualties. Insurgents suffered several killed and many wounded or captured. communication opened with Ganton via Malolos by Hale's troops and detachments from the city.
Sixteen American prisoners including Lieut. Gilmore and ten Yorktown crew from the gunboat Yorktown were captured near Baler. Col. Aguelles, envoy of Gen. Luna, informed Gen. MacArthur the prisoners are held by the Filipinos. MacArthur sent ten days of rations and delicacies through the lines under a flag of truce and a letter to Gen. Luna proposing a prisoner exchange.
A War Department memorandum compares Spanish American War losses with the first year of the Civil War. It cites about 275000 troops in the Spanish War and deaths from all causes around 6.19 percent. For the Civil War, the main army strength was about 270371 with 14159 deaths, a 6.8 percent loss.
In a wartime Santiago decision Major Woods declares all religious sect marriages legal, hinting at temporary legalization of polygamy. With over three thousand irregular unions recorded, and only Roman Catholic law existing, the ruling legitimizes offspring from such marriages.
Trouble on the Buffalo docks escalated into a general brawl when a dispute between a scooper and bogs led to a chaotic confrontation. Bullets flew and William Kennedy was shot. Skinner was arrested and charged with the shooting.
Richard Mausfield performs in Dionysian spectacle at the Masonic Temple Fort Wayne Indiana presenting Cyrano de Bergerac titled Cy rano de LDergerac in a late night program with local attendance and theater notes.
Serious student riots break out at the University of Kieff in Russia with mobs smashing windows. Troops are called out to disperse the disturbance, injuring several people and arresting 400 participants.
A roundup notes Sam T. Jack dying in New York at 48 and Sheridan Shook in Red Hook at 77. Horatio Page dies in Brooklyn. Takeport Savings Bank in Laconia suspends payments with $227,000 owed to depositors. a Hungarian violinist on trial in Wilkes-Barre confesses about twenty wives. a Princeton-backed $100,000 chair in politics created. Saratoga springs to be consolidated under ore management. Amalgamated Copper charter filed in Trenton with Marcus Daly as president. John I Ross of Sharon shot by wife Mary E Ross who claims self defense. slate fall at Pen Argyle quarry kills two and injures a third. proposed merger of steel firms for a single stock company. US servicemen in Brooklyn seize a private mint turning out counterfeit English shillings.
Western town of Cheek T T perishes in fire with all lost. Canton jury finds acquittal in Mrs George case. Buckeye stave works in Continental Ohio burns, losses 15004 with 5000 insured. Springfield Mother Stewart marks 3rd birthday. Jacob Brown dies in Huron at 77. J W Breed killed by electric car in Cincinnati at 60. Fort Bragg earthquakes felt. William Frederick found decomposed in Maumee river. Lake Shore Railway record broken with 3000 tons hauled eastbound. Missouri river floods wash tracks near Leavenworth. Glenwood Iowa asylum fire destroys hospital. no lives lost. Arms shipment to Philippine insurgents alleged. Toledo expo loop arrangement by Ohio Centennial Co. Titth Ohio paint explosion kills 14 year old Paul Hofman and burns Frank Bundage. Denver University head McDowell named president of Colorado State Agricultural College. Kansas City smallpox outbreak among negro population. Pemiscot County farmers jailed on levee-cutting indictment. Sultana survivors hold 35th anniversary in Cleveland. Wardner Idaho mine conflict escalates.
Reports claim the carbon district north of Mount Rainier, sixty miles east of Tacoma, Wash, hosts the largest copper ledges yet found in the West. The ore is said to resemble Montana deposits and rival the Butte mines in richness.
The final night of the Second Illinois regiment in Augusta, Georgia, ended in a riot at midnight. Private James G. Gilliland was shot, probably fatally, by Lieut. John Majeski. A lynching incident was halted by Col. Moulton and soldiers set fires near the camp as the officer tried to restore order.
The British government plans an annual subsidy to support the 1806 Pacific cable report for linking British Columbia to Australia. Britain and Russia announce agreed spheres in China, with a likely international pact signed. A 20 year Persian concession to a Russian company grants Azerbaijan mining rights amid rich copper deposits. Apia reports heavy fighting between friendly natives and rebels with casualties, while Vienna notes a liquid air and silica blend detonating with sparks.
Very Rev J Elena dies at 82 in Ontario. Monon Railroad control shifts to J Pierpont Morgan Co led by Charles H Coster Temple Bowdoin and R M Galloway. Canadian officials accused of overstepping at summit while Alaskan convoys proceed to Log Cabin. Ontario winter wheat damaged nationwide. 20 million bushel last year, expected large drop this year. Ferdinand W Peck notified of Paris expo allotment doubling American space including railcars, automobiles, bicycles, machinery and life-saving exhibits. Hreadstreet notes favorable weather boosts retail and jobber orders, while two staples wheat and cotton slip in price. Timber markets steady. weekly wheat and corn exports rise from prior week.
The report lists prices for cattle hogs and sheep by city including Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Toledo Milwaukee Buffalo New York with varied grades. It covers wheat corn oats rye butter eggs and clover seed withNo 2 red and mixed varieties and per bushel prices.
A year after Manila Bay triumphs, cities nationwide honor Admiral Dewey with speeches dinners and ceremonies. President McKinley sends a cable expressing affection and gratitude to Dewey and his fleet, while colleges clubs and schools celebrate with parades concerts and patriotic displays.
The monthly debt statement for April 29, 1899 shows total debt at 1,435,714,797 after cash in the treasury. Net cash balance is 263,127,533, with a $29,081,701 monthly increase due to a 20 million payment to Spain to settle treaty obligations.
News of Gilmore reports Lieut Gilmore and at least nine of the Yorktown party alive with sixteen American prisoners held by rebels. Col Arguelles says Gilmore among ten Yorktown men captured. MacArthur sends Maj Shields and Lieut Hayne to negotiate under white flag with ten days rations.
High water on the Eagle Nest river in Wisconsin damages multiple dams and washes away 6 to 7 million feet of timber. The river widened by about twenty feet and forced releases at Crivitz where fifty workers opened the dam. Menominee river reaches its highest level since 1884 causing fear of inundation and widespread patrols along the waterways. Damage estimated at 25000 to 30000 dollars with damage reported at other points.
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