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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1898
Page
7
The dispatches cover the Cuban conflict including Gómez’s requests for rifles and troops, Dewey’s Manila victory and rank promotion, and the US naval actions. Reports also note Spanish setbacks, Farnsworth and Lamerton incidents, and international responses with Britain and France considering intervention.
London dispatch notes apartments held for the queen regent at a hotel and in Madrid reports of mass protests and food shortages. Riots flare in Murcia Cartagena and Gijon with bank runs in Barcelona as the cabinet discusses policy and troop shipments to Porto Rico.
Four escaped Mana Mana prisoners killed and ate 18 men in a friendly village in New Guinea. story from Brisbane Queensland dated May 7.
New York May 7 The Mail and Express Key West correspondent reports a small expedition from the tug Leyden attempted to land an inspector near Cuban insurgents. Cavalry fired on the landing party as insurgents withdrew to bushes and the Leyden and gunboat Wilmington exchanged shots. Ammunition and dynamite were landed after scuttling shots silenced a blockhouse. The Leyden returned to base with numerous bullet holes in its smokestack.
A Washington despatch notes fear Dewey may be bottled up in Manila harbor by mines in the channel. If he has not forced surrender and control of firing switchboards, leaving the harbor could trigger mine attacks. Senator Sewell of New Jersey may be appointed military governor of the Philippines. He is seen as capable in statecraft and military leadership to manage Manila’s administration amid European tensions.
Washington May 7 The senate near adjournment passed an important War measure authorizing arms and munitions to Cuban insurgents and granting army officers in Cuba power to supply medicines and subsistence to island residents. The House disposed of the Alaska land bill extending homesteads and rail rights of way and the labor arbitration bill for disputes between workers and common carriers. A number of minor bills were also enacted.
Washington May 7 report says Brazil has declared neutrality. The decision removes cause for regret. the delay aids the United States in moving warships, and the proclamation may help keep Brazilian ports closed to the Spanish flying squadron if it heads toward the coast.
Reports from Washington and Key West discuss a Spanish cruiser possibly the Alfonso XII or Curios VI lying near Barbadoes and the threat to the Oregon. The North Atlantic squadron sails, with expectations of a major naval action within days and continued Cuba blockade activities.
Disorder spreads from Gijon to Valencia and Caceres amid bread shortages and tax protests. Rioters sack bakeries, seize railway stations, and clash with guards as troops fire from balconies. casualties and arrests reported as authorities consider martial law.
A report from Tacoma states 20 Indians have danced for two weeks on Mashell prairie, 80 miles away, with only a few families remaining away. The dances start at dusk and run to 2 or 3 A.M. The group claims supernatural power and alarms nearby whites, some fearing war talk has spurred the activity. Massachusetts militia will dispense with the bayonet.
At 8 15 p m in Pendleton Oregon Joseph Sewall a gambler is dead and May Drake is fatally wounded with two bullet wounds in the neck The couple had lived together four years Two months ago Sewall took Miss Drake to Canyon City where his parents reside
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