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Newspaper
Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1899
Page
6
A janitor and his assistant debate charity and economics while a cold basement scene unfolds. A frail horse and a polished city team contrast with a tramp, a neighborly act to warm the horse, and reflections on humane charity observed by the worker.
Manila dispatch outlines Maj Gen Otis’s cable based proclamation from January 6, presenting American aims to appoint representative Filipinos to civil posts and craft a liberal government with broader representation while maintaining law and order. It notes Aguinaldo’s presidency continues and Mabini’s congress address was pacific but vague.
A Havana dispatch says Santiago will likely retain customs receipts despite a suspended concentration order. Locals fear taxation without representation, while laborers expect ongoing works. Cuban leaders, merchants, and San Carlos club members warn civil war if central control is imposed, awaiting Gen. Wood's Washington-driven outcome.
General Ludlow aims to form a 300 strong rural mounted police and patrol suburbs with Cuban troops. About 1,200 Cubans work on a railroad branch from the government dock to Quemado's camp. Five hundred handle quartermaster stores, 200 clean streets, and 200 clean public buildings. General Brooke plans to hire more Cubans as soon as customs receipts allow, reducing unemployment among the restless class. A San Lazare drinking place was closed by U S patrol for selling liquor to soldiers. General Sanguilly complains of a missed salute and a disturbance, quickly dispersed by patrol.
The document outlines U S aims in the Philippines after Spain's surrender, declaring benevolent assimilation, military authority, and a transition to civil rule. It emphasizes protection of natives, respect for private property, open ports, and orderly administration under U S sovereignty. H C Corbin acknowledged receipt.
Washington reports Gen Miller ordered to land immediately and occupy Noile city, despite insurgent resistance. Cabinet officers state extreme anxiety over Manila Iloilo conditions. Secretary Alger says rebels can now either fight or run, clarifying the government’s stance on intervention.
A White House council including President McKinley and Secretaries Long and Alger ordered Gen Otis to take Iloilo by force if needed after insurgents threatened to burn the town. Aguinaldo proclaimed continued war, U S aims to land troops, and if insurgents refuse to surrender Iloilo will be assaulted.
Washington reports a dispatch from Maj Gen Otis showing no fresh fighting or collisions with insurgents. Officials say the content is not alarming and the president is informed. Gen Miller may have orders to land troops at Iloilo, but Otis does not indicate execution.
A hotel fire at the Richelieu in Pittsburgh killed three guests and badly hurt five others, with about 15,000 dollars in property loss. Gas ignition caused a second floor blaze that trapped twenty guests as flames and smoke filled the building. Robert N. Thompson, a Cadillac Lumber Co. salesman from Kalaski, Michigan, heroically saved at least six lives by guiding evacuees to safety and locking the exit door as firefighters arrived.
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