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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1898
Page
5
On May 23 the Sampson squadron stood off Havana Harbor as battleships cruisers and gunboats gathered for action. The fleet moved east toward the Cuban coast while plans to trap Cervera’s squadron grew more urgent and tense.
A Madrid despatch reports Admiral Cervera s squadron entering Santiago de Cuba on May 19 with Infanta Maria Teresa among the ships. Bay crowded with cheering inhabitants as vessels dressed in gala array. Banquet and patriotic celebra tions follow with speeches by Cervera and Archbishop Crespo. Countess of Paris with Princesses arrives in Madrid.
A special to the Evening Journal from Key West says the man arrested as Jimenez is Lieutenant Sobral formerly naval attaché at the Spanish legation in Washington. He faces a probable execution as a spy. Lawmen report nearly sixty maps and plans of forts and mine fields found among his effects.
In Martinique the torpedo boat destroyer Terror completed coaling from the disguised ambulance Ali cante and departed Fort de France at dusk heading northwest Earthward. Fishermen report three warships sighted off the island's northwest point, believed to be Spanish men-of-war en route to bolster the fleet.
The piece notes continued cool rainy weather and dull trade for stores yet insists on reliable goods and popular prices. It promotes a wide range from large men’s suits to children’s clothing and touts suits for ten dollars. The store pledges quality and loyalty across all items.
The channel to the harbor is heavily mined and narrowed by sunken vessels. Batteries atop surrounding hills guard the entrance making a bold advance risky. Observers expect Sampson to imitate Dewey and attack, leveraging monitors to force a path and silence defenses.
Washington May 25 Officials at the Navy Department expressed confidence that Cervera's squadron lies in Santiago harbor and that no Spanish reinforcement could rescue it. The Oregon's arrival calmed fears, and authorities rejected claims of navy delay hindering Cuba invasion plans while noting risks from reconcentrados.
Twenty seven recruits were enlisted at the navy yard yesterday and fifty marines will go to Brooklyn today. The Oregon sailed from Jupiter Florida. three transports left San Francisco for Manila. Cervera’s fleet is believed trapped at Santiago Harbor while Sampson’s fleet eyes the harbor entrance. Madrid reports Cervera welcomed in Santiago on May 19. Thirty thousand rebels await outside Manila for arms. Montejo reportedly under sentence and Callao commander executed. U S forces to total 278 500 men under current plans. Carbonero to be transformed at port. Roman arrive Liverpool with propeller blade missing. Pulaski F Wyatt late U S consul at Santiago de Cuba arrives Long Wharf. The Brookline to be drydocked for repairs. THE LANDSMAN.
The James Smith Jr a double stack ocean towboat now in East Boston undergoing overhaul under Clarence W Wiley. the FH H Foster challenged by fort guns in Portland Harbor. the Wallace Flint now captained by Harry De Dyse. the Rhaetia bought by the government for use as a collier near Norfolk Navy Yard. two Boston Fruit Company steamers occupy Long Wharf prompting shifts for revenue steamer Hamlin. Catskill repair plans shifting to Gloucester.
General Greely and Senator Cullom clashed on the White House portico over appointing a constituent to the Signal Corps. They exchanged sharp words with strong language, each defending political considerations and past service. The scene drew bystanders before Greely walked away.
Secretary Gage sent to the House a recommendation for funds to keep life-saving crews active through June and July as a wartime precaution. The crews normally do not serve in these months.
At Key West Florida on May 25 a rumor of a killed marine sparked a night patrol by sailors and marines. They surrounded the jail, found twelve Negro prisoners, and pressed the sheriff to locate the alleged assailant. The mob dispersed after no identification. fears of lynching linger in a tense town.
The large employee flag raising at Jordan Marsh & Co a postponement due to weather. It now will occur Thursday evening May 26 at 4 36 p m with a full brass band and addresses by prominent speakers.
A Morgan County woman writes that after ten pregnancies she found relief from female complaint using Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription. She says sleep returned, strength came back, and she could care for her children after taking the remedy and later used the book World’s Dispensary Medical Association offers.
The House spent over two hours debating whether the committee on federal relations should travel to Omaha to represent the State at the Trans Missis sippi exposition. The measure was rejected then reconsidered amid a tense fight with multiple roll calls.
A general alarm at West Newton reports a blaze at William Pettigrew’s lumber mill behind Washington Street. By morning 38 o'clock three-story blocks were lost, one housing C K Hall tenements and Etheridge’s grocery, another Pettigrew lumber storage. Damage estimated at 15000 dollars, suspected incendiary origin.
A 19th century health ad promises weight loss by avoiding meals with drinks and sugars, plus nightly and morning use of Kutnow’s Improved Effervescent Powder. It asserts it strengthens digestive organs and treats rheumatism gout kidney problems hemorrhoids constipation and dyspepsia with a testimonial from Monroe H. Kulp M D in Washington May 4 1898 praising its usefulness for households.
The Hetherston Importing Company at 44 and 46 Broad Street offers a large stock of wines and liquors for medicinal use at reduced prices. They ship C O D on orders of one gallon or more and will send their revised price catalogue free on request.
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