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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1898
Page
2
The document surveys a wide array of world affairs including tensions in the Philippines with insurgent reports and U S cabinet views on Philippine policy, European Catholic actions in Cuba and Porto Rico, and sharpened heat and famine impacts across cities. It notes naval intrigue, mining and banking crimes, and political shifts in the United States and abroad with a focus on organizational meetings and legislative moves.
A conservative adviser described as a lawyer journalist historian poet diplomat and man of the work, noted for careful speech and steadfast reliability in all duties under Lincoln era guidance.
New York reports Col John Hay a lawyer journalist and diplomat has been chosen by President McKinley to lead the State Department. The piece portrays Hay as a brilliant speaker with vast diplomatic experience and notes his long service since Lincoln era including roles in Paris Vienna London and as Lincoln’s private secretary. It highlights his literary bent and cites his and family background with Stone Adelbert College and Yale connections while stressing his practical newspaper sensibilities and democratic tastes.
The report notes Manila's quiet state as Cecil Rhodes shifts to Cape Colony affairs and Spanish residents in Cube receive insurgent letters. A sunken San Juan steamer is refitted for entry. General Merritt assumes Manila governor duties, while plans unfold around the Philippine question and a European audience reacts to U S policy and expansion fears.
The Louisville Courier Journal recounts a theater scene at Albany where Richmond and Cagges maneuver to name a slate for the state convention. They push for a ticket with a electable governor candidate, Tremaine for attorney general, Van Ness for secretary of state, and Vern Ness for another post, finally nominating a superintendent of public education without prior knowledge of the contenders. The swift convention result aims to secure a loyal, influential ticket.
A man clings to self defense while guilt haunts his thoughts. He rehearses a calm reply to a wife who questions a letter he posted. When pressed by the wife's look and a new family visit, his carefully built alibi collapses and fear erupts as doubt spreads. The moment reveals inner tension and a shared fear of exposure.
More than 40,000 marks have already been collected for a proposed Wagner monument in Berlin likely to be placed at Lutz Platz. Public interest supports the project and fundraising continues.
In New South Wales a beggar on horseback is common and most villagers own nags. The colony, population about 1.25 million, owns over 500 000 horses and ships them abroad. Exports rose from 1 063 horses valued at £12 746 in 1895 to 6 138 horses worth £123 500 in 1896 with further gains last year. India is a leading buyer. horses serve military needs there. Exports go to Victoria, New Zealand, Western Australia, the Straits Settlements, Java and the Philippine Islands.
The Times special report says the military government runs efficiently in all departments. Local business has resumed, sanitation of the citadel crowded with prisoners is ensured, and conditions in Spanish barracks are improved though health concerns persist. American deaths are limited, large arms and ammo were surrendered, thousands of prisoners noted, and Interior details remain unclear.
A liberal, the Earl of Minio, has been appointed Governor-General of Canada succeeding Lord Aber deen. The decision signals a shift in imperial governance as Ottawa awaits his policy directions and ceremonial duties.
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