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Newspaper
Chipley Banner
Location
Chipley, Florida, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1898
Page
5
Reports from Madrid detail rising crises across provinces including Gijon and Oviedo with sieges and fires. The government doubts the army, calls for possible resignations within the royal circle, and rumors of intervention or constitutional changes loom as Weyler’s power and international moves shape the crisis.
The British steam yacht Lady of I, owned by A. M. Wilkinson, set sail from Malaga, Spain, and arrived at Gibraltar after being mobbed by locals.
London reports the Spanish Cape Squadron has returned to join the fleet near Cadiz, now ready for sea. The combined Spanish fleet, including Almirante Oquendo Cristobal and Maria Theresa with torpedo destroyers Furor Terror and They, left St Vincent on April 29.
The Lafayette a French line steamer of 3894 tons was seized near sundown Thursday after attempting to enter Havana. After boarding and examination officials sent a prize crew aboard and escorted the vessel to Key West where Washington ordered her immediate release and Havana voyage under escort.
Steamers from the Canaries report the U S consul at Las Palmas left suddenly with harbor plans. Twelve thousand Spanish troops in Grand Canary under General Sugara are armed with Mausers and pressed into service. Fortifications rise rapidly and a hillside fort will mount heavy guns. authorities take British buildings without payment while auctioning monopolies to raise revenue.
Friday reports show Commodore Schley’s flying squadron at Hampton Roads ready for action within days. The Minneapolis and New Orleans join the fleet, boosting fighting strength. New Orleans outclasses the Columbia and Scorpion adds strong armament to form a capable squadron.
At the quadrennial General Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church South in Baltimore, Bishop Keener requested relief from duties after 56 years in ministry. Bishop Wilson presided as Keener spoke of age and infirmity, with tears from delegates. The conference cited growth in members and schools, noted additions to bishops, and reported mission funding and property values.
A six story block at Bank and Lake streets in Cleveland was gutted by fire early Friday. The Bradley estate owned the north portion while Root and McBride held the south. The blaze began from a chemical explosion in Beeman's Gum factory on the fifth floor. Losses total about 125000 with most insured. Several dozen manufacturers on the floors suffered five thousand to twenty five thousand dollars in damage.
Spanish mail found on the captured steamer Argonata is sent from Key West to Washington after military inspection. Captain General Blanco faces dire straits and contemplates abandoning Havana and eastern Cuba, while presenting a bold front in public.
President McKinley sent nominations to the senate on Wednesday and they were confirmed. The list includes brigadier generals Breckinridge Otis Coppinger Shafter Graham Wade Merriam Wilson Lee Sewell Wheeler and others with numerous colonels promoted to brigadiers and lieutenant colonels and key staff appointments in subsistence and pay departments from Egan to Rogers with ranks tied to their new commands
A man believed to be a Spanish spy was captured aboard the auxiliary cruiser St Paul at Cramps shipyard in Philadelphia. The suspect enlisted as an oiler days earlier and drew suspicion for unusual conduct near the powder magazine, leading to a nighttime struggle and his detention by a marine on watch. Captain Sigsbee declined to reveal the man's identity.
A Hong Kong dispatch reports many congratulatory cable dispatches for Commodore Dewey from American and English residents. The Immortalite carried messages to Manila, but the Manila cable remained interrupted and no definite news on Sunday’s engagement or the Manila bombardment had arrived.
Captain Oscar J. Brown is named muster officer for Georgia to muster the state volunteers into United States Army service. Atlanta is set as the rendezvous city where all troops will be mustered in. Brown retains his regimental command while receiving volunteers and then assumes charge of his regiment.
President McKinley rejected Fort McPherson for a state camp and chose Camp Northen in Griffin as the concentration site for Georgia volunteers. Supplies and tents are moved to Griffin. Col. Oscar J. Brown commands with Major Frank Calloway and Capt. L H Kenan among the staff. Griffin will shelter troops as accommodations are readied and the city provides water, lights, and camps.
The cruiser St. Paul with Captain Sigsbee aboard departed Cramp's shipyard on Thursday morning, steering down the Delaware to Deep Water Point. The passage sparked widespread patriotic celebration as the ship and commander were warmly received. Destination unrevealed. likely to perform scout duties along the middle Atlantic.
The government tug Leyden with Captain J H Angus arrived at Key West after a Cuba coast raid with insurgents led by General Baldamero Acosta and Captain J H Dorst. They landed arms and men, engaged Spanish cavalry, and withdrew after several volleys near Manzanitas and Havana. The Wilmington then shelling nearby houses drove off Spaniards, and Dorst’s party landed safely back at Key West.
Four Spaniards were detained at the New York barge office by the Commissioner of Immigration. A woman warned the official that four men would arrive via Quebec claiming to be Portuguese to avoid deportation. A passport issued in Corunna Spain dated November 20 1896 identified one man as from Tustas Lugo Spain.
A mysterious effort to sway public opinion used circulars handed out in busy London streets during peak hours, beginning Thursday evening. The distribution marks a notable attempt to influence public sentiment in the capital.
"Fighting Joe" Wheeler, nominated as major general in the volunteer army, reported to army headquarters in Washington on Thursday and signaled readiness for active duty. The president has not yet decided on the volunteer army's organization, so formal designations are unlikely at this time.
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