06 Feb 1899
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Newspaper
Daily Inter Mountain
Location
Butte, Montana, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1899
Page
1
Dewey reports two Monadnock crew wounded in Manila action with insurgents attacking Manila. The Baltimore to Manila for relief and carrier movements noted as the Boston sails to Manila. Report emphasizes Montana men among the killed or wounded in the engagement.
Governor Lind’s message from Col. Ames notes the Thirteenth Minnesota as provost guard with no alarm and no casualties. The bulletin lists killed and wounded from multiple regiments including First California and First Washington and adds a second dispatch tallying 50 total killed and numerous wounded in the Manila engagement.
Aguinaldo's Philippine representative arrived in Montreal at 6 45 this morning after fleeing to Canada. The dispatch notes the arrival proceeding from Manila amid continuing calls for recognition and support from sympathetic authorities.
Washington dispatch reports army officers view the message received today as a belated cablegram, while naval officers interpret it as referring to a second engagement. The split reflects unclear wartime communications between services.
Washington reports from Otis to the war department listing casualties from the First brigade First division Tenth Pennsylvania and other units. Names include Major E Brierer wounded slight Lieut Albert J Buttermore flesh wound Sergeant Joseph Sheldon slight flesh wound Private Thomas Conger abdomen Penetrated serious and several others with flesh wounds lung wounds missing and likely dead. First Montana and First Colorado members also listed with various wounds.
Calking former regimental adjutant of the First Montana regiment lists the companies of wounded men. Corporal Skinner Corporal Hayes Co Private Runers Co He Private Reynolds Co Dyson Co Dy Private Seven Private Mayersiek Co I.
Washington dispatch reports Senator Davis predicts swift treaty ratification over Philippine insurgent actions at Manila. He says Senate debates show Filipinos have been led to believe no binding accord could be reached and calls for prompt release from prior restraints on territory and military actions.
Fragmentary text remarks that opponents did not recognize the treaty’s implications until demonstrated by U S forces. The passage hints at a military or diplomatic context but provides no concrete names, dates, or places.
The Sheridan completes cooling and receives ballast while prepared for a February 14 sailing. The Twelfth Infantry from Jefferson Barracks and the Third Battalion of the Fifteenth from Columbus, Ohio join to form a full regiment for the voyage. Obdam will return midweek to touch at San Juan and Santiago with a filled passenger list.
Brigadier General James Wade en route to St Paul to command the Dakotas notes no anticipated trouble in Cuba and says expansion is America’s policy. He comments on Manila dispatches and the insurgent attack, expressing confidence in the eventual U.S. breakthrough and regret over hostilities. He declines further comment on the Manila situation.
San Francisco reports list multiple California soldiers wounded and dead in Manila. Among the dead is James Joseph Dewar of Company K, First California, age six, born in San Jose and raised in San Francisco. Wounded or missing are others, including Dewar's mother and brother, and several Washington volunteers connected to Manila fighting. A separate dispatch from Seattle covers a Canadian missionary wife recounting a brutal mountain tribe attack in Thibet with her husband murdered and she narrowly escaping.
The Basement Bazaar in Butte promotes New American Beauty Line of white semi porcelain items at deep Monday and Tuesday discounts. Listings include breakfast plates seven inches at 1 cent, teacups and saucers, fruit saucers, creamers, sugar bowls, and other pieces with pair options and multiple shapes, urging shoppers to buy to replace broken sets.
Men s Scotch Wool Shirts and Drawers natural color all sizes this season s regular price 1 00 each are price 65c Men s Heavy Camel s Hair Shirts and Drawers Shirt of double thickness and warranted not to shrink Sale Price 150 wear odds and ends A lot of Men s Vide and broken sizes At Half Price Men s Australian Lambs wool Shirts and Drawers winter weight natural color
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