10 Feb 1899
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Newspaper
Washington Washington Gazette
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1899
Page
1
Editorial notes the peace treaty with Spain was ratified in the senate Monday by 57 to 27, one vote above the two thirds requirement. Regret expressed that the vote was not unanimous and that the decision was delayed so long.
President McKinley commutes General Eagan's sentence to suspension from duty for six years. This period covers the remainder of his active official life, after which the officer would reach the retirement age for army officers.
France and England continue to manifest an unfriendly spirit toward each other and it is by no means certain that hostilities between the two countries will be averted. Englishmen take the philosophical view that trouble is bound to come some time and seem to think that the sooner it comes the better.
The Filipino attack on Manila Saturday night failed as American troops pressed the line at daylight, capturing Filipino entrenchments and driving them back. American losses stood at about 50 killed and 200 wounded, with Otis reporting about 4,000 enemy killed or captured, including 500 prisoners. Aguinaldo blamed, now likely regretting rejection of McKinley’s peaceful terms, as calls rise to restore order and depose him.
The New York Sun explains artillery classifications: heavy or garrison artillery stay in forts, while light artillery moves with horses and is maneuvered by hand. In the army, light gunners ride caissons, gun carriages, and horses. field batteries are light, flying batteries are horse batteries, siege guns occupy a middle ground, placed permanently then moved by teams but not maneuvered like light guns.
Arthur H. Nor way notes a Devon Cornwall fragment where locals greet a ghost with “Numny dumny” and suggests it derives from In nomine Domini. He invites readers to puzzle the linguistic corruption as a useful linguistic puzzle.
A witty exchange from the Chicago News features a minister and a businessman debating time management. The businessman reveals he wasted time not through leisure but by always keeping appointments on time, highlighting the paradox of punctuality consuming his hours.
A friend recalls a colored maid Susan visiting new sights after her outing. She denies town shopping and instead mentions viewing the Land’s handiwork and then a dime museum with a hairy boy and a two headed man. The tone satirizes class and curiosity through a folk narrator.
Local notes from Grace Hill, Crawfordsville, and Daytonville report grippe cases, burned straw stacks at Jacob Holte, and planned revival meetings led by Rev Romig and Rev Lavender. Water was struck at 230 feet during Sam Lemley’s well drill, with broader regional sickness and town developments including new building work and upcoming city incorporation votes.
Revival meetings at the Clay church closed Monday evening. Benjamin Meacham executed a deed on Tuesday transferring river bottom land from E.R. and Wilton Altar to Sam Paul. Paul then deeded this land and a nearby parcel to Mr. Shultz. Arthur Robinson, wife and baby, due Thursday after a year in Oklahoma. A note about housing: they may return to Iowa. grandparents Bottorff have not seen the boy. Porter Pringle owns a farm and may not rent it. reasons to be shared later.
The article discusses Italian bees with quiet dispositions and agile workers that do not lay eggs. It advises keeping combs undisturbed, letting air circulate between hive and ground, using three fourths inch wide comb foundation, and notes that spring weather, not severe winter, determines successful wintering. Starting with one to three colonies is best to manage heat and care.
A Hamburg inventor patents a milk vending pen in a slot machine that cleans glasses and seals when empty, aimed at schools. A crutch with rubber tip and an inside steel point can be fixed for slippery pavements. Paris patents an unstealable umbrella locked by removing its handle. A rope-measuring machine uses a rotating roller and dial to match rope diameter.
Damp a cork before cutting to avoid ragged edges. Do not give pork to invalids who should have veal or lamb only as soup. Rinse a milk pan with cold water before boiling to prevent scorching and use low heat. Sharpen scissors at home by sawing the blade neck of a glass bottle. Clean gold and silver with ammonia and water, then polish with soft silk.
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