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Newspaper
Kansas Agitator
Location
Garnett, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1899
Page
4
The council of ministers pardons Dreyfus and allows him to join his family. His health is failing and his life is described as short. The text notes he was not guilty, but declaring innocence would implicate high ranking officers, leading to a cover that required his death in effect.
Maryland Republicans denounce the administration over Admiral Schley being named to a South Atlantic squadron command. They warn the issue may cost the party support in Maryland, urging President McKinley to act.
The Democratic convention condemns the Philippines war while John R. McLean supports continuing hostilities. The critique notes McLean owns a Democratic paper and a Republican paper in Washington, and remarks on his wealth and influence. The piece labels the nomination as ill advised and aligns McLean with McKinley’s imperial policy.
Last week the Mail and Breeze highlighted a Twentieth Kansas soldier’s picture with the word Demagoguery over it. The paper urges businessmen to reserve jobs for the Twentieth Kansas men, contrasting Populist and Democratic nominations with Republican resolutions.
The Lawrence World and others warned against a Western Union monopoly in Cuba as Postal interests sought entry. The McKinley administration quickly sided with Western Union, amid calls of crime for the decision and subsequent public reaction to Brady.
Robert M. Collins reports to Melville E. Stone on Manila censorship under Otis. He claims orders from Washington aimed to suppress anything harming McKinley and recalls threats of court martial against correspondents. He notes looting, property destruction, blackmail, and biased coverage avoiding critical events and Lawton.
A Portland, Maine dispatch quotes Thomas B. Reed discussing the Philippine war. He counters the idea that withdrawing troops would humiliate the United States, saying nations fear humiliation in proportion to what they deserve and predicting Americans may tire of spending to conquer the Filipinos while the Filipinos seek freedom.
The Lawrence World argues the rise in paper prices should push printers to unite against the paper trust while butchers seek a combine against the meat trust. Stanley, Godard downplay trusts, Republican editors tout McKinley prosperity, prompting disbelief at opposing views.
During the last campaign, Stanley warned Leedy that neglect of state business would end. He promised a governor who would stay in the office and attend to business. Yet he does not spend one day in seven in the state house.
Old soldiers pressured for Evans to be dismissed from the pension office. He is to be removed, but is described as McHanna's pet, and McKinley’s administration may be seeking another soft position for him.
A freight and a passenger train collided eight miles south of Kansas City on Wednesday morning. Both engineers, a fireman, and a brakeman were killed. Three other trainmen injured. All passengers escaped with a severe jolting.
The Kansas City World prints Mrs. M. De Motte Doering’s letter from Yokohama describing U S troops returning from the Manila campaign. She recalls a Danish friend’s remark on seeing the soldiers and notes the widespread sight of dirty clothes, tooth brushes on hat bands, and ragged coats as locals react with a mix of sympathy and mockery.
Recounting a treaty with the Sulu sultan, General Bates forces recognition of the United States and acceptance of the American flag while the sultan keeps his royal color in state duties. The article claims Christian missionaries are barred from the archipelago, and notes the sultan’s palace freedoms and slave imagery as context for the victory banner.
McKinney and his cabinet say they will be too busy to attend the Dewey reception in New York. Dewey is not an expansionist, ye know. Uncll SAM promptly came to the rescue of the New York bankers who were squeezed.
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