Garcia Taken Down by Gomes in Santiago Clash
Insurgent leader denounces Garcia after he is felled by Gomes in action near Santiago. The incident strains relations within the rebel ranks and signals a shift in leadership dynamics.
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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1898
Page
1
Insurgent leader denounces Garcia after he is felled by Gomes in action near Santiago. The incident strains relations within the rebel ranks and signals a shift in leadership dynamics.
A dispatch from Santiago reports General Garcia has been relieved of his command by General Gomez under provisional government guidance. The action follows Garcia's conduct during the Shafter incident and a non gratia stance toward the American government. General Rodriguez, under Gomez in the east, will succeed him.
Fernandina Florida August 31 The hospital ship Olivette sank at 7 am with 85 hospital corps and 45 crew aboard all escaped in scanty attire. Some sheltered on a nearby schooner others at the quarantine station. The cause is a mystery. divers may pump her out. Annapolis orders Iberian return of officers and men.
The cargo shipments by Carpenter Steel set record levels last month while the dynamite cruiser Vesuvius arrived in Boston. In San Antonio the Republican convention for the Twelfth district nominated ex-Congressman George N Noonan.
A ferocious coastal storm sweeps the Georgia coast with winds up to 75 mph at Savannah. Tybee Island reports cut telegraph lines and unverified damage to rice and cotton. Rail lines washed out, city streets cluttered with debris, isolation of Savannah noted as officials rush extra telegraph crews to Augusta.
The American Consul at Laguayra Louis Goldschmidt reports a promising market for U S coal in Venezuela and other South American nations. He notes current reliance on Cardiff coal, high prices, and suggests opening a trade with a brickable soft coal grade offered by U S producers and a capable representative to introduce the product.
Columbus reports from the biennial state primaries show Ellerbee with 9000 of 27945 counted votes. Archer has 682 and Feath more details incomplete, as partial results arrive from polling counties.
In Amsterdam on August 31 solemn services marked Queen Wilhelmina’s majority. In Hillsboro Texas Dick Blount, a farmer, was jailed on a charge of criminal assault involving a 15 year old girl. New Urm Texas reports August Kretzschmar’s fatal arm injury from a gin operation.
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