27 Feb 1898
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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1898
Page
1
Washington sources note a rumor accusing a prominent Spanish army officer of planning the Maine blast. Reports say two other officers aided, a Mantanzas citizen involved, and a hidden wire in a secret tunnel used. Washington expects the inquiry board's report next midweek.
Madrid reports noted astonishment and anger among Spanish statesmen at the idea of selling Cuba. The Standard’s Madrid correspondent says the monarchy would face widespread popular and military opposition, and that any price would hardly cover the Cuban debt held mostly by Spaniards.
London reports on February 26 as public opinion presses Madrid to respond to the Maine disaster. A Madrid dispatch notes U S reports say Americans grow more excited over the loss of the Maine.
A Madrid dispatch notes rising public sentiment against an unseen menace and growing ministerial concern that the worst may come. The government faces pressure if the United States adopts a hostile posture, with war prospects popular across parties and some papers urging Spain to strike first.
Consul General Lee reportedly informed the government that the Maine was destroyed by design. The note discusses peace policy hindering war preparations and suggests Congress may approve actions without direct authorization to avoid signaling war.
A Havana dispatch reports Diver Morgan testified that the Maine disaster resulted from outside interference. The court completed work and moved to Key West to hear survivors, with officials deeming further Havana evidence unlikely to alter the verdict.
Colonel Henry C. Corbin is appointed adjutant general of the army. A Havana newspaper urges Spain to prepare for war with the United States. Law and order prevail in Klondike returns while mining towns resume activity. A Kentucky cigarette ban passes the House. A McKeesport molten metal blast injures five men and kills one. Henry Mentzer returns from Alaska with $100,000 and cautions that Klondike wealth is overstated.
Bluefield records show Welch resident Lake Bailey and Tazewell visitor R F Stee e among many in town. Clergy visits, court cases, church meetings and railway earnings are noted with multiple named individuals and locations.
Premier Sagasta told a reporter the rumor of a submarine mine under the Maine is absurd and could only be spread by those seeking to inflame American opinion against Spain. He said the cabinet trusted the United States attitude and had no cause for distrust.
Frank Sherwood, after a severe cholera morbus episode downtown, traveled thirty miles by car while near death. He plans to carry Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhea Remedy when venturing to the country, and the notice also advertises Cascarets at H. N. White's Drug Store for ten cents.
An advertisement proclaims that SAVES THE CHILDREN with Chamberlain's Cough Remedy has saved thousands of creppy children. The copy also asserts the product's unique effectiveness for colds and whooping cough.
Chilhowie Va merchant R B Greever says he suffered consumption and tried many remedies before using two bottles of Dr King's New Discovery. He credits the medicine with his cure and praises its effects on others in his community. Trial bottles free at H N White's Drug Store.
Readable note shows hats priced from seventy five cents to two dollars fifty cents reduced to fifty cents and twenty five cents at Mrs G B Stevenson.
A local Eve waned and a woman in town visit Samuels to sample go grade teas and coffees at 311.
The Daily Telegram profiles Rev W H Greever of Immanuel Lutheran, Bluefield born in Virginia, Roanoke College graduate, ordained 1896, editor and poet, secretary of the Southwest Virginia synod, president of the Ministers Association, noted for careful, non sensational ministry and steady church growth. The piece praises his leadership and asks for continued success.
An advertisement argues spring ailments arise from blood impurities and weak fluids. Hood's Sarsaparilla is advertised to purify and vitalize the blood, prevent boils eruptions and tiredness, and claim to cure nausea headache biliousness and liver ills for 25 cents.
Havana reports warn that Spanish officials push an accident theory to quell rumors about the Maine catastrophe. Americans in Cuba fear war could spark from public pressure, naval involvement, or a Madrid display of force rather than a formal U S demand.
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