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Newspaper
Vienna Progress
Location
Vienna, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Nov 03, 1898
Page
3
A Washington dispatch reports Senator Bacon of Georgia secured presidential consent to keep the Second Georgia volunteers in U S service while offering others the choice to depart. Gov. Atkinson backs the plan to swap willing veterans from the First and Second regiments, with the Cabinet approving details and adjutant general to issue orders. The move prompts keen, mixed reaction from war department officials.
A Paris report says Friday’s cassation court proceedings were sensationless except for reading pathetic Dreyfus letters. It notes General De Boisdeflre ordered the bordereau dossier burned after the case was thought closed and was surprised his orders were not carried out.
Edward B. Mackey has been named receiver of the Chicago Racing Association following a petition by stockholder Dewitt H. Curtis and creditor George H. Kuhl. The circuit court docketed a bill to wind up the affairs of the concern.
A Washington dispatch notes the final selection of camp sites for American troops to garrison Cuba awaits the president's decision. Detachments will land at ports closest to their camping grounds, with Guanabacoa, Mariano, and Mariel on the list, each needing substantial government spending for permanent landing facilities to prevent infection risks when passing through Havana.
The War Department orders a reorganization of the Seventh Army Corps with detailed cavalry and infantry brigades across First and Second Divisions. Major General Fitzhugh is placed in command, while generals and staff assignments are made by the president and War Secretary.
A perplexing problem confronts President McKinley over duties on Cuban tobacco during military occupation. Florida cigar makers and U.S. manufacturers urge abolition of all duty to rebuild trade, while Cuban planters warn abolition would ruin Cuba and destroy its tobacco industry. The president may refer the issue to Congress.
Washington dispatch reports President McKinley is deeply worried over North Carolina as the election nears. He fears possible bloodshed, counsels Senator Pritchard toward conservatism, and notes Democrats have raised the race issue, with intimidation claims, arming whites, and black buying weapons.
A Washington dispatch reports Secretary Wilson awarded the New York Market Gardeners Association the seeds contract for the agricultural department for the current fiscal year. The price is 70,978 dollars and 14,238,168 packages of seeds are to be supplied.
Judge Simonton in the United States circuit court at Charleston granted a perpetual injunction in favor of the telegraph company. The company had challenged a state order requiring payment of the war tax on messages sent within South Carolina. The injunction bars enforcement of the tax by the railroad commissioners, following arguments heard days earlier.
A Jackson dispatch reports the yellow fever outbreak shrinking across the state. Infected points show nearly no new cases, the epidemic is deemed near its end, and refugees are returning to Jackson by train. The city is regaining a businesslike appearance.
report from Santiago outlines Cuban factions divided on U S control and future governance. Rodríguez voices support for Cubans taking over, moderates prefer U S authority for a year, while annexationists gain momentum. Butler backs a Diaz-like policing plan, warning of insurgent bandit risk.
A San Francisco dispatch reports the grand jury being asked to indict Mrs Botkin for poisoning Mrs Dunning and Mrs Deane in Delaware. District Attorney Hosmer presented all evidence from the noted case to the jury.
A Havana special reports growing Spanish mutiny over unpaid wages causing bitter sentiment among troops. The government rejected cash and offered promissory notes, which were refused, leaving pay unsettled and unrest rising among soldiers.
A major Friday night fire in Tuskegee Alabama wiped out thirteen business houses the Tuskegee opera house and the telephone exchange. The blaze caused an estimated loss of 60000 with only 1690 in insurance policies.
General orders announce the annual Confederate Veterans reunion in Charleston South Carolina from May 10 to 13 1899. Four days are slated for the session to handle growing business as 1170 camps have joined with 200 more under consideration. Veterans urged to contact headquarters for organization papers and join the association.
Colonel George Waring Jr died of yellow fever in New York after arriving from Havana aboard the Yucatan a week earlier. He was 47. The death followed a rapid decline with black vomit. Cremation was performed on Swinburn Island after quarantine of the Waring home. Mrs Waring will decide disposal of the ashes. he requested a simple funeral with no public observance.
Director J H McGibbon in Chicago reports a telegram from General Commissioner I W Peck in Paris granting United States exhibitors 35000 square feet of additional floor space and a special concession. The telegram also counters several recent reports causing misunderstanding.
An informal Sunday night gathering at the White House reviewed upcoming annual ministerial reports. The Paris peace talks were only referenced and not seriously considered, with Secretary of State Hay not attending the conference.
United States senator Hon A Bacon left Macon Georgia for Washington to seek retention of the Second Georgia regiment in the volunteer army. A war department action was sought after Tuesday by a deputation of officers from the First and Second Georgia regiments. Bacon pledged aid as long as no man who desires to be mustered out is retained.
Kobe advices report the Japanese steamer Miyagata sank soon after colliding with Kinshine Maru. Sixty Japanese crew members drowned in the disaster, detailing a fatal maritime collision.
A Madrid cable reports Spanish peace commissioners concede no debt assumption by the United States and accept the Cuban article in the final treaty. Montero Rios barely holds his post as he presses for a debt settlement, but Spain agrees to relinquish sovereignty over Cuba without conditions. Port Rico Guam and the Philippines issues are resolved for now, with Philippine talks to come next week.
Illinois Governor Tanner declares he will not allow imported labor and promises to meet any invading mob at the state line with gatling guns. The speech, delivered before 1,200 at Knights of Pythias hall in Madison, defends his handling of the Virden mine riots.
The Acme Wrecking Company of San Francisco asks the navy department for authority to raise the battleship Maine in Havana harbor. It has Pacific coast wrecking experience and will seek salvage payment if the ship is brought to the United States.
Speaker Little names Mrs. W. C. Glenn as postmistress of the house following many friends requests. The widow of the late Hon. W. C. Glenn, who died in Atlanta recently, is expected to receive universal approval and will fill the position well.
W G Shockley of Morgan County attacked a trolley car in Atlanta seizing a knife and fatally wounding Bishop in the jugular. He slashed Police Captain Thompson, fled down Chapel Street, and was pursued by McCoy Jones and others until overpowered. Bishop died about forty minutes after the stabbing. Shockley claimed delusions and said he aimed to kill two men to avoid lynching.
The holographic will of Winnie Davis dated February 11 1898 requests her mother Varina Howell Jefferson Davis inherit all real and personal property including proceeds from writings and securities. It directs gifts from the mother to cousin Anna Smith and nurse Mary Ahearn with sister Margaret Hayes and her children to receive what is deemed fit. The document is witnessed at the Gerard Hotel New York City.
A Paris dispatch dated October 28 reports M. Dupuy has told President Faure he will form a new cabinet. He states he has secured support from Ribot Delcasse and Leygnes for the undertaking.
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