30 May 1902
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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1902
Page
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Kentucky novelist Halle Enutime Rives, famed for outdoor walks, receives praise as her latest book Hearts Courageous ships from the press. Her prior work A Purnace of Darth is cited as a strong success.
State and new departments issued commissions for about 1600 coal and iron area officers since the start of the strike. Yesterday applications were made by 15 companies for nearly 200 more commissions, signaling a long contest as coal companies settle in.
George J Kavanagh a newspaper man approached Mont Pelee crater within a mile while with US geologist Professor Robert T Hill on May 30 1902. He pressed on past Morne Rouge to an iron cross buried in ashes and photographed the slope shrouded in smoke. He turned back at dusk after two sketches and realized the danger the next day amid the volcanos greatest eruption since that earlier week.
Wisconsin Senator condemns trading with blood of his people and honors Presidents Roosevelt and McKinley. Senate debate on the Philippine bill grows as Morgan, Spooner and others argue for and against. Spooner denounces minority pessimism and lauds McKinley while warning against permanent dominion and military removal delays.
Manila reports rising labor unrest as three major Filipino employers are warned to raise wages by 50 percent by May 31 or face strikes. Organizer Isabelos Delosrey plans a broad wage increase across trades, while merchants fear escalation. Local wages already exceed those under the Spanish regime, prompting alarm.
London reports the British cabinet met to finalize a peace settlement expected to end the war in South Africa next Monday. Prime Minister Balfour signaled the tentative date while noting possible minor points on amnesty and banishment. Boer forces remain active with raiding bands across 22 localities in Cape Colony and ongoing resistance.
General Buenamino Buendamido, former Aguinaldo secretary of war, met with President to deny reports of Filipino cruelty by U S troops. He praised Taft’s civil government, urged Taft to stay, and said the army acted with restraint amid provocations, with strong support from native Filipinos. He will address the Philippine commission of the Senate soon.
May 20 Pretoria Lord Milner left for Johannesburg as Boer delegates return to Vereeniging for peace talks. The armament issue is settled in favor of the Boers who argued that farmers on outlying lands faced danger from natives or wild beasts. Also in Rome the New York diocese split proposal arises as York archbishopric vacancy triggers Vatican division discussions.
May 30 Arlington ceremonies honored the nation’s heroes with President Roosevelt delivering the address. General Harries escorted the president as services began at noon with artillery salutes and a memorial choir. A flower boat “Oregon Mrs. Roosevelt's Tribute” commemorated comrades aboard the Tuigmac. Fisher Ames of Smyth Fest in Wilmington received a box of flowers for Brigadier General Thomas Smith, who died in 1865. Postage stamps totals and fiscal year figures were reported in Washington and by the Treasury.
Colonel Wagner testified before the Senate on Philippine camps, rejecting comparisons to Weyler’s Cuba reconcentrations. He described grouping natives by village within the camps to keep old neighbors together, with strict limits but no deliberate starvation, and cited the capture of Malvar as a success of the policy. He said medical aid and sanitation were provided, and that reports of torture were mostly untrue or exaggerated.
Manila May 30 Colonel Baldwin of the Fourth United States Infantry reports no peace in Mindanao Lake Lane until the defiant Moro force is wiped out. He notes natives feigning friendship seek action to protect their hives and warns the Moros resist only power and the sword. General Davis says such action would require capturing Moro forts, forbidden by current orders.
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