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Newspaper
Wilson News
Location
Wilson, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1899
Page
1
May 15 Hong Kong natives protest occupation of Kowloon opposite Hong Kong by British forces. A regiment with machine guns warned for emergency as the Swift and three gunboats sail with 500 men under sealed orders. Chinese troops are stationed nearby amid regional unrest.
The veterans convention in Charleston closed with Gen. J B Gordon reelected as Commander-in-Chief. Louisville Kentucky was chosen as the next meeting site. Federal care of Confederate graves settled by McKinley plan for north graves while southern women manage graves in seceding states and Maryland. W A Colquitt of Georgia named Commander-In-Chief of the Sons of Veterans. A large reception and grand ball ended the reunion.
Admiral Autz reports the Samoa fight where British and American forces were defeated and faults a Colt rapid fire gun. Ensign Monaghan died heroically while defending Lieut. Lansdale as a smaller force tried to hold off a large number of attackers. He refused to yield and died at his post. Admiral Dewey says he will reach Hong Kong aboard the Olympia on the 25th.
A report circulated that ex President Cleveland died while fishing at Middle Bass Island in Lake Erie. The rumor reached Sandusky about two o clock this morning, but Cleveland was found alive and well when informed, and he called the report absurd.
In Princeton New Jersey a riot at Payne Bill's circus left Dillon a colored man dead after a bolo struck him in the head. Several circus workers and students were also hit by stones during the disturbance.
Geo. D. Scott, manager of Rockfeller’s Tarrytown property, shot himself this morning after months of mental illness. He was considered insane at the time of the act, ending his life with a revolver.
New York May 15 There is a continuation of improved tone in Wall street this morning. Flower stocks are all higher. There is no excitement on change and no large applications for money.
In the Rio Grande above Calumpit American gunboats faced a dense insurgent nest. a Utah Battery sergeant killed and a private wounded as twenty insurgents were killed and several wounded. Aguinaldo vows continued war from Hong Kong. Filipinos reject autonomy peace overtures. Lawton advances toward San Isidro while Rios sails with ships to transfer troops back to Spain.
Havana May 17 Gen Brooke will distribute payments to Cuban privates and NCOs at designated places on set dates. They will be escorted by company officers for identification. If this plan fails he may forcibly disarm the Cubans.
A Tallahassee dispatch to The Times Union Citizen explains why General Joseph Wheeler was not in the Charleston parade. Colonel Fred Robinson states a negro boy assigned to fetch Wheeler’s horse went to the wrong number and held the horse until the procession ended.
In Greenville North Carolina the Turnage murder preliminary hearing ended after a long day. Five magistrates presided as six defendants were brought before the court. Four prisoners were discharged while Elijah Joyner and Caphas Langely were committed for the next term.
General Gomez informs General Brooke he will not continue as representative for distributing the three million dollar Cuban army appropriation.
Hart's Empulsion of Cop Liver O11 with Creosote and the Hypophosphites is presented as a specific remedy for weak lungs consumption and bronchitis. Leading physicians recommend it and it is sold by B. W. Hargrave.
Hot Springs Virginia May 16 The President will not call an extra session of Congress. Believed reasons include solving the Philippine question before permanent government for the Islands and avoiding the currency controversy as long as possible.
Eight British officers were arrested in Johannesburg on charges of high treason against the Transvaal government. Warrants were issued as Pretoria sat in session. Incriminating documents were found and officials warn of more arrests. Aims included organizing troops to seize Johannesburg fort and hold the town for British troops. Officials said prisoners were not British officers as alleged.
London May 17 reports say the Earl of Stratford sixty eight who wed Mrs Colgate of New York likely committed suicide by stepping in front of an express train. Initial accounts claimed accidental death with mangled remains.
Ex President Harrison and family traveled on the St. Paul to attend the Anglo Venezuelan boundary dispute conference in his official capacity as counsel for the Venezuelan government.
Madrid reports a newspaper claim of torture at Mont Juich Barcelona with alleged exhumed bodies showing marks of hot irons and torn nails. Government to investigate the sensational charges.
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