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Newspaper
Chipley Banner
Location
Chipley, Florida, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1898
Page
5
The court findings attribute the Maine explosion to an external cause with no fixed responsibility. Cabinet meetings and two extended sessions at 10:30 a.m. and later discussed the report in detail as authorities in Madrid and Washington received updates. The inquiry emphasized the incident as a grave matter amid tense international considerations and possible naval actions.
Special from San Francisco reports the Pacific Coast Steamship steamer Santa Rosa learned of a fatal wreck linked to the Alaskan gold rush. The bark Helen W Almy with 27 passengers and 13 crew sank near Point Bonita after a gale, some say struck by a squall, leaving no survivors confirmed.
Washington dispatch reports the naval appropriation bill totals 35,688,058 dollars up 3,764,432 from last year and 2,514,824 over the current estimate. It earmarks three seagoing coast line battleships at up to 8,000,000 each, six torpedo boats at 2,340,000 total, and one gunboat under 260,000 on the Great Lakes, with contracts due within sixty days. It also provides four timber dry docks at 200,000 each, no less than 700 feet long, to meet future needs.
Lieutenant Commander Marix, judge advocate of the naval court of inquiry into the Maine loss, departs Key West for Washington by the city of Key West to deliver the report. Most Maine officers at Key West are ordered home awaiting further orders, indicating no need for further corroboration of technical evidence. In Pennsylvania, a Maknown coal mine explosion near Monongahela City kills two and traps 15 to 25 others, with five injured.
Two masked robbers stopped northbound train No. 18 at Cross station near Gosshen Junction California. They blew open the express car and rifled a mail pouch containing one ten cent coin, with some passengers losing valuables. No injuries reported. Details are scarce.
Senator Thurston delivers a stirring address in the Senate urging decisive action on Cuba. The speech draws the largest crowds since McKinley’s inauguration and ends with Thurston weeping at his desk as the chamber remains hushed.
The Kearsage and the Kentucky were christened at Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock. The first private yard battleship to launch in the south glided into James River waters, followed by its exact counterpart. Governor Bradley of Kentucky spoke on behalf of the state, urging support for Cuba and the pursuit of justice.
The navy reports a six boat torpedo flotilla with seven destroyers sailed from the Canary Islands toward Porto Rico. The White House convened a high level discussion with President and Secretary Long and Mr. Roosevelt about possible actions. Naval officers urge decisive moves to keep the fleet from approaching Key West due to strategic risk.
Dr. C A Ryder of Gainesville exposes a sensational letter alleging Talbot County residents named as lynchers in the July Talbotton, Georgia, murder of W L Ryder. The governor sent the letter to the solicitor for grand jury presentation and urged action. Names include Billy Bryan, Will Parker, Albert Owen, Will Leonard, Tim Leonard, John Parker, Riley Parker, Til Harris, and Finley Greene. The letter claims Pinkerton involvement and warns of threats to the writer.
A Washington dispatch reports the first callout of the naval militia to assume charge of two monitors per state. Governors Wolcott of Massachusetts and Black of New York will direct their state militias to join the harbor defense alongside land fortifications.
A Key West special reports the Mangrove light-house tender departed at dusk under orders from Washington to collect American officials in Havana except for Consul General Lee and return. naval circles link the court of inquiry finding to the move, fearing renewed anti American sentiment.
Reports from Havana state negotiations between General Pando’s delegates Ramieriz and Charvez and General Calixto Garcia and other insurgents failed. The talks offered partial autonomy but yielded no details and have led to a resumption of hostilities.
Secretary Long directed eight Civil War era monitors to be reactivated and sent to key stations. Catskill and Lehigh head to Boston, Nahant and Jason to New York, Terror to Key West to report to Admiral Sicard, and Puritan also ordered to Key West.
Dispatches from Little Rock report a howling blizzard in northwest Arkansas with severe damage to fruit crops in the Big Red Apple district. Temperatures plummeted as Little Rock logged a 34 degree drop in hours while rivers and creeks rose rapidly with the Arkansas River up four feet in twenty four hours.
The London Daily Graphic urges Washington to cease wobbling as the Spanish torpedo flotilla heads toward Porto Rico. It notes senators and clever New York journalists craft campaigns to shift blame for a war declaration on Spain.
Mrs E WooluisxKr of Mills Nebraska writes that doctors warned she had consumption and could not live. After using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound her menstruation returned and she gained weight, noting her health improved beyond years.
Mrs Gro Lracy of 1609 Belle St Alton Illinois writes she suffered severe womb trouble with frequent menses and weakness. After trying Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound she says she feels like a new person and would not trade it for any doctors medicine.
A panel of Western Review of Commerce experts tested 37 established bicycle makes including Lovell Diamond. They found Lovell Diamond superior, noting every part is built at John P. Lovell Arms Co. factory in South Portland Maine. Lovell has multiple Boston stores and branches nationwide with a new catalog available on request.
A Madrid cabinet note states Captain of the Maine asked to blow up the wreck with dynamite but was refused. Premier Sagasta read the telegram from Captain General Blanco confirming the denial and authorized the foreign minister to monitor the situation and defend Spain’s rights.
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