10 Feb 1899
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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1899
Page
1
Report indicates rising tension as American forces under General Miller brace for a possible offensive on Manila after a period of calm. Troop movements and strategic planning suggest imminent operations in the Philippine theater.
War dispatch notes American troops in Luzon, with no major developments expected for days. Mary Alger cites inquiries to General Otis about a possible landing at Iloilo, while a Manila cable says insurgents in Manila were ordered to evacuate by dawn but did not, and fighting continues.
February reports from Malabon indicate quiet conditions with patrols and hasty entrenchments around Caloocan. Filipino forces appear to be reinforced by trained units from the provinces as American troops observe cautious advances and preparations at the front.
Admiral Dewey telegrams describe continued interference and orders for workers to leave San Roque. The Lis forest and Meeting Cavite area are mentioned with the village on the neck of the QZ0N now occupied by our forces. All quiet otherwise.
A dispatch from Heral Otis reports total casualties since Feb 4: 3 killed, 8 wounded, 2 missing among listed men including Bros. Thirteenth Minnesota. New Mexicans alarmed by earthquake shocks in NM. many seek prayers as buildings suffer damage in IMEK area. Fire destroys thirteen buildings near Battery and Front in Grant Passes Algiers. U S tank sails from New Orleans bound for Manila.
The United States gunboat Nashville carried General Calixto Garcia’s body to Havana after a formal salute by Morro Castle. Thousands cheered as the coffin was transferred to La Machina wharf and placed in the municipal council chamber under guard. Official flags remain at half mast until the public funeral.
The claim that Aguinaldo sent a representative to Manila to arrange a cessation of hostilities is denied at headquarters. The denial emphasizes no such envoy has been dispatched or authorized.
The Post reports the army reorganization bill must pass or an extra congressional session will be invoked. The president aims to make passage an issue and is confident of success. If action stalls, an extra session will be held. The attorney general rules volunteers and additional regulars enlisted for the war with Spain must be discharged once peace ratifications are exchanged, leaving the army reduced from 65,000 to 25,000.
Parson's jewelry store in Sherburn Minnesota was robbed recently. Edgar Dickerson Lessie Wright and James Wright aged 12 11 and 9 were arrested and brought before Justice Record for preliminary exam. Sheriff Burrill testified stolen items were found on the children. Parson identified the property and Jim Wright was said to have entered the building. The girl helped conceal the goods. Justice Records ordered the youths held to await the county attorney.
Paris lawmakers including Brisson Bourgeois Bar thou Sarrien Poincare Peletan and Millerand publish an open letter to the government backing the cassation court’s right to judge the Dreyfus affair. The move signals opposition to the revision bill, which faces Senate resistance from the judiciary and critics of its procedural changes.
New York February 10 Tom Sharkey and Charlie Mitchell have been matched for a 20 round bout at the Boling Brook club London with a purse of 11000 dollars on May 29 and will box for the stakes in the big match.
Chairman Cannon of the House Appropriations Committee warns that neither the canal nor the ship subsidy bill can pass Congress. He serves notice that legislative action is unlikely this session and urges restraint in funding proposals.
Senate appropriations critics spar over growing shortfall as Chairman Cannon warns against new expenditures. He cites revenue trends and says ship subsidies and the Nicaragua bill may stall, noting a possible bond issue if spending rises. Readings focus on the mounting deficit and fiscal restraint.
In an open session on February 10 the executive, legislative and judicial appropriation bill was discussed. Senator Allen of Nebraska criticized the methods of the appropriations committee and sparred with Senator Chandler of New Hampshire, as the debate heated over the office of the supervising architect and delays in public building projects nationwide. Fifty one pages of the bill were disposed of.
The president formed a court of inquiry to examine charges about meat supplied to the U S army during the Spanish American War and other issues raised by General Miles against war administration. The panel includes Major General Wade Brigadier General George W Davis Ninth Infantry and Colonel Gillespie Engineers. The court meets in Washington on the 15th with Corbin notifying members by telegraph.
Alexander Mc Donald of Dawson City the gold king of the Klondike who reputedly is worth 25 to 30 million dollars wed Miss Margaret Chisholm daughter of Thames water police superintendent in London on February 10.
The thermometer fell to 7 below in the early hours the lowest since December 188. The city lies under deep snow from recent storms and sleighing is more general than in years. The Potomac is frozen over.
New York February 10 coroner begins inquiry into the death of Mrs. Jane D Adams who died after ingesting bromoseltzer with cyanide of mercury mailed to Harry B Cornish. Crowds blocked from coroners court as Cornish testifies all day and is set to resume. District Attorney Gardner calls Cornish testimony incomplete and questions relations with Ronald B Molyneux.
Henry P. Rhodes a prominent Denver attorney died by his own hand after wounds inflicted on Tuesday. Olga Lavrenius a Russian widow, Rhodes’ fiancée, shot her 10 year old son and then killed herself. The Arno hotel hosted the pair amid speculation their acts stemmed from nihilist beliefs tied to their past Siberian sentences.
A historic cold wave spreads from Maine to Florida after 12 days of freezing weather across the Central valleys West and Northwest. Zero line extends to Oklahoma Arkansas Central Tennessee and Central Virginia with Williston North Carolina hitting 40 below. Florida records a low of 80 below Tampa and widespread readings from Iowa to Ohio valley run 1 to 26 below as February's cold sets new early- century lows.
George M. Curtis the Third of Iowa is named by the Colonial Cabinet as one of three experts to advise in the war department on insular affairs. He replaces Lieutenant Colonel Guild after his decline and will join two others in reporting to Santiago de Cuba on franchises and concessions halted by General Brooke’s proclamation.
Temperature readings plunged with a 25 below zero point in rural areas while Lexington Kentucky recorded 15 below at 9 am and only 5 below as the day’s high. The cold spell, ongoing for 20 days, marks the deepest freeze since 1588 when 29 below was logged.
February 10 Cascado Illinois reports the coldest spell since 1878 with Chicago at 22 below at 6 am and subzero readings to 25 28 in many areas. Frostbite hospitalizations reach about 20. water mains suffer from no snow and shortages noted. Nine deaths from freezing reported across Illinois and nearby states.
The Marblehead cruiser has sailed from Boston toward Havana. Kingston Jamaica faces no election troubles now. Missouri legislature sees two boxing and sparring licensing bills introduced. A fire in Belmond Iowa destroyed 13 business blocks plus several homes, estimated losses around 150000 dollars. A military park bill to commemorate the Vicksburg siege receives committee approval after passing the house.
Leadville residents face a coal and fuel crisis as daily consumption reaches 600 tons with rail lines blocked by two feet of fresh snow. Only a few carloads remain and pumps in downtown mines may halt without rapid reopening of the Rio Grande or Midland lines, risking mine closures and potential loss of life. The city endures a heavy snowstorm on February 16 with dense air reducing visibility to a few feet.
Milwaukee endures a rare deep cold spell with a low of 22 below zero and a high of 14 below. Two of the city’s largest schools closed due to the severity of the weather.
Guanaijay February 10 There have been no additional cases of yellow fever reported here among the Two Hundred and Second New York regiment, and the men who are suffering from fever are doing well.
Bombay Feb 10 Rear Admiral Archibald Lucius Douglas commanding the British Indian station has sailed for Muscat to back Britain’s protest against the sultan of Oman leasing a coaling station on the coast to France.
Kansas City reports heavy calls for aid amid the deep cold. Suffering across the Kansas prairies is widespread with the poor enduring hardship and many cattle perishing.
New York reports the coldest day of the winter with a 7 a m temperature of one degree above zero and a forecaster warning of even lower readings to come.
The official thermometer at Washburn observatory in Madison Wisconsin marked a cold spell with subfreezing temperatures persisting for twenty days. This summary notes the unusually extended deep freeze affecting daily life and local activity.
In Iowa Hill California the Big Dipper mine reservoir burst sweeping away the mill blacksmith shop and drying house. Five Chinese workers and one white man named Joseph Farber died with bodies found miles down the canyon.
Jacksonville Florida chosen as site for the next national L A W assembly. Thomas J Feenan of Pittsburgh elected president. Executive committee recommends L A W control all racing for another year.
News from The Orient reports the Japanese steamer Kinsha Maru losing six men overboard after leaving Seattle. Rebels raid Kuei Fu and Formosa fighting ends with Japanese guards recapturing Choshusho. British advice to China opposes extending Shanghai French settlement. Merrimac hero Hobson receives ovation in Kobe.
About eight o'clock in Farco N D the basement of Wasem Gaard furniture store in the Dacotah block on Broadway burned. Despite joint Fargo and Moorhead fire department efforts the building and stock were destroyed. The loss is about 80000 dollars and adjoining buildings were saved.
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