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Newspaper
Marshall News
Location
Marshall, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1900
Page
6
A British Army piece argues noblemen and commoners fight side by side in South Africa. It condemns titles as useless to citizens while noting young nobles endure hardships on the battlefield beside ordinary soldiers. America mocks Britain's elite as the campaign wears on.
The 1871 abolition of purchase in the English army opened commissions to any capable man. Officers are chosen by academy training, appointment, or promotion from the ranks, with democracy applied in civil and military realms. Nobility and commoners alike pursue fame through service, and royal relatives also serve, often earning promotion by merit.
Senate conferees agree on gold reserve and refunding debt terms while shaping small-denomination notes. House and Senate bills align on national banks and bond-based note issues, with a tentative path to a compromise. Washington's farewell address read in the Senate. Porto Rican tariff debate continues in the House with notable speeches. Clark testimony details campaign spending. Macram charges prompt foreign affairs inquiry into censorship and cipher secrecy.
A fragmentary summary notes plans for a negro college in Grand Haven Michigan and a Wheaton Illinois gift, public schools aiding stutterers, talk of a Washington monument for Grant, Paris sentiment on British defeat, Wood's succession rumors, Cuban naturalization, impeachment talk about Hayes, Vanderbilt line predicted, Constantinople diplomacy, possible Canadian canal routes, Komura praising US ties, currency growth to 20 dollars per person, Washington birthday celebrations abroad, Wu praising Monroe Doctrine, and a Chicago junk sale of a desk with $400 hidden, inked by Miss Emily Roller.
Gen John McNulta of Chicago known as the Great American Receiver died suddenly in his Hamilton House apartments after angina pectoris. He had governed receiverships for railroads and the whisky trust and was acting for the National Bank of Minors. He was once a congressman and a Civil War veteran.
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