Clearing the Coast in Philippines War Station Action
Reports from Manila dated June 15 describe Filipino forces retreating to Imus after bombardment of Bacoor by American warships. The Fourteenth Regiment swam the Zapote river and charged, with the Ninth and Twelfth following, inflicting heavy losses on insurgents while sustaining American casualties. Capture of several five inch guns and bridging repairs aided advancing units toward Imus and Cavite. General Lawton observed minimal enemy presence at Bacoor where civilians sought refuge amid widespread destruction. Later notes attribute American troop losses at Las Pinas and Bacoor to artillery supplied by Admiral Dewey to Aguinaldo, now being manned by released Spanish prisoners. In Havana, cab strikers and city officials debated daily rental fees amid license pressure. Yard epilogues mention federal injunctions targeting unions in Kansas as miners faced plant operations.
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Manilla
Imus
Bacoor
Fourteenth
Zapote
Ninth
DU. S. Navy Yard
Lawton
Fourth Cavalry
Cavite
Dewey
Chicago
Anderson
Philippines
Las Pinas
Aguinaldo
Admiral Watson Relieves Barker at Asiatic Squadron Command
Washington reports Admiral Watson has arrived in Hongkong and taken station, relieving Captain Barker of the Oregon who has led the squadron since Manila. Barker will return to the United States aboard the mail steamer, likely take leave, then await orders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Admiral Watson
Hongkong
Convind
Barker
Oregon
Admiralty
Manilla
Ker
United States
Mob kills prisoner in Beaufort jail escape scene
In Morehead City on June 16 a mob abducted Lewis Patrick from Beaufort jail and shot him seventy five times, leaving his body riddled with bullets. The mob implicated others but spared none, judging him guilty without restraint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morehead City
N. C
E B. Werkin
Lewis Patick
Beaufort
French Ambassador Cambon to Be Honored by Harvard
French ambassador M. Cambon will receive the degree of LL D from Harvard University in recognition of his public services in the negotiations that restored peace between the United States and Spain. He will go to Boston June 20, escorted by Governor Wolcott and state officials, with the degree conferred on June 28.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cambon
Harvard Univerity
Washington
M. Cambon
University of Harvard
United States
Spain
Boston
Harvard
Wolcott
Warlike Boers Threaten British Rule in Transvaal Clash
Chicago report cites A C Red claiming Kruger’s rule is absolute and only war with England can topple the Boer republic. He notes 30,000 Boers control 200,000 whites and 800,000 Kaffirs, with Modderfontein dynamite monopoly and widespread graft. Buffalo strike worsens trade as freight handlers strike for pay. Negroes replace striking whites in mines after 175 hires. minimal clashes occur with miners opposing the move.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
A. C. Red
Transvaal
England
Kruger
Johannesburg
Modderfontein Company
Chief Devery Defends Prizefight Handling at Mazet Inquiry
New York June 16 Chief of Police Devery testified at the Mazet investigation on why he warned against the Fitzsimmons Jeffries contest then allowed it to proceed to a knockout finish. He admitted interest in prizefighting and supported the Horton law, stating the fight complied with the law and was a clean contest. The committee adjourned to August 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Devery
New York
Moss
Jeffries
Horton
Negro Mob Lynching Threat Near Wedowee Alabama
In Randolph county near Wedowee a black man named Harry Phillips allegedly attempted to assault Miss Sophiiana Whaley. The assailant fled as a mob exchanged fire with officers, wounding three other Black men who are unlikely to survive. Phillips escaped as a lynching mob pursues him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
Wedowee
Randolph County
Harry Phillips
Sophiiana Whaley
Phillips
Officials Sued For Damages In Louisville Fight
In Louisville on June 16 three damage suits were filed against city officials over Monday's Democratic primaries. Lead suit by Frank A. Lentz, clerk at a First ward voting place, seeks 50,000 against Mayor Weaver Chief Hanger the board of public safety and four police officers for maltreatment and arrest without cause. Ed Ramser and G F Tracey seek 5,000 each on similar grounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
Frank A. Lentz
First Ward
Weaver
Hanger
Board of Public Safety
Ed Ramser
G. F. Tracey
Payne Says Gold Standard Plan Likely in Monetary Reform
Milwaukee June 16 Henry C Payne Wisconsin Republican committeeman just back from New York says a revised monetary plan aiming for a gold standard will be shaped into a bill and likely enacted. He expects no special session of Congress and dismisses talk of Senator Hanna retiring from GOP chair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Henry C. Payne
National Republican
Wisconsin
New York
Senate Finance Committee
Senate
House
United States
Friends of
Payne
Congress
Hanna
National Republican Committee
Sacked Servian Villages Near Javlonitza District
Belgrade reports Albanian bands aided by 2000 Turkish regulars attacked Servian villages in Javlonitza. Large casualties on both sides, Turks overpower frontier guards and blockade three villages. Servian troops ordered to the scene to repulse the invaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belgrade
Javlonitza
Lion Brutus Escapes in Indianapolis Residence District
Brutus the lion escaped from an animal show in Indianapolis on June 16 and eluded handlers for an hour. It leaped streets, burst into a grocery store, and headed for a butcher shop ice box where it mauled a man before being recaptured and confined again.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Brutus
Couple killed by a bull near Huntington Indiana
A tragic incident two miles south of Huntington resulted in the deaths of George Laurie and his wife. George entered the barn to feed stock and was attacked by a bull. His wife rushed to help, and the bull crushed both victims before the animal's lack of horns was noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntington
Ind
George Laurie
Insurgents Stole Away From Imus In Filipino Withdrawal
Manilla June 16 Imus evacuated as General Noriel commander of the Filipinos left with his troops to Binang south of Laguna de Bay. The mayor said 100 wounded were brought along and that Imus residents would welcome the Americans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manilla
Imus
Las Pinas
Noriel
Binang
Laguna de Bay
Governor Candler attacks trusts at St Louis convention
Atlanta reports Governor Candler will attend the anti trust convention in September and has advised Governor Sayers of his intention. He declares I am against a trust wherever I see one and I am against them to stay, saying the trust crushes the individual and makes competition impossible regardless of price effects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Candler
St. Louis
Sayers
Clark Abduction Case Trial Testimony Details
Bella Anderson alias Carrie Jones testified in the George Barrow kidnapping trial for Marion Clark. She described the Brooklyn to Sloatsburg trip with the baby. The Barrows rode in the same car but did not sit with her. She reaffirmed her earlier confession and the abduction facts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clark
New York
Bella Anderson
Carrie Jones
George Barrow
Marion Clark
Brooklyn
Sloatsburg
Barrows
World's Wheat Crop Decline Reported by Agriculture Dept
Washington June 16 The agricultural department issued a circular with reports up to June 10 on foreign crops. A British estimate places the 1899 world wheat crop at 2,504,000,000 bushels, versus 2,748,000,000 in 1898, a drop of nearly 8.9 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Agricultural Department
Tons of gold rush reaches Skaguay from Klondike
Skaguay reports an immense Yukon gold movement after three steamers from Dawson City landed June 9. Over a ton of gold dust was officially logged at White Horse rapids, with hotels in Skaguay filled and guards posted. Most of the new wealth comes from merchants, not miners, and the Eldorado claim, owned by Mr Heacock of Quebec, may yield $1.2 to $1.5 million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yukon
Skaguay
Seattle
Wash
White Horse Rapids
Dawson City
White Horsa
Klondike
Dawson
Eldorado
Heacock
Quebec
Cigars In His Wooden Leg Crackdown in Columbus Prison
Columbus June 17 authorities seized information from an honest convict leading to punishment of 15 prisoners. They were cigar thieves led by John Thomas a veteran soldier with a wooden leg. Inside the leg authorities found 40 cigars. Thomas faces punishment for his smokers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
John Thomas
Thomas
John
Court orders show cause in Molineux case
New York June 17 an order to show cause why the case should not be submitted to the grand jury arose before Justice Fursman in the criminal term of the supreme court. M Weeks argued lack of jurisdiction but was overruled. Arguments adjourned until next Monday for affidavits and papers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Messrs. Weeks and
Battele
Roland B. Molineux
Grand
Justice Fursman
Supreme Court
M. Weeks
Fursman
Molineux
Ex-Senator Coyle and Costello Cleared by Grand Jury
Dauphin county grand jury in Harrisburg ignored the bill of indictment against Ex-Senator John J. Coyle and Michael J. Costello of Philadelphia. They faced charges of corruptly soliciting Representative John Engler of Lycoming county to vote to reconsider the McCarrell jury bill in the state house last February.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Dauphin County
John J. Coyle
Michael J. Costello
Philadelphia
John Engler
Lycoming County
McCarrell
House of Representatives
Newfoundland fisheries report delay in publication
London June 17. In the house of commons Mr. Chamberlain said the commission on Newfoundland fisheries has rendered its report but will not publish it until the government decides on future action after consulting colonial governments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
House of Commons
Chamberlain
Commission On
Democrats pick Zanesville for state convention
The Democratic state central committee chose Zanesville as the convention site with August 1 and 2 set. Representation will be based on the Chapman vote. William Mooney of St. Marys was named chairman, Thomas Cogan of Cincinnati secretary, and W. H. McCabe of Coshocton sergeant-at-arms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Democratic State Central Committee
Zanesville
Chapman
William Mooney
St. Marys
Thomas Cogan
Cincinnati
W. H. McCabe
Coshocton
Minister Storer Receives Audience With Queen Regent
In Madrid on June 17 the newly appointed minister to Spain, Mr. Bella my Storer, was received in a formal audience by the queen regent. There were no speeches as the queen regent spoke warmly of him and inquired about President McKinley’s health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Storer
Madrid
Spain
Bellamy Storer
McKinley
Severe hailstorm lashes Omaha area and Nebraska towns
Severe atmospheric disturbances bring fear after the Herman cyclone. Looming clouds drove residents to cellars as rain drenched the state. At Prosser Adams county a hailstorm shattered all the village glass as disturbances linger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Nebraska
Herman
Prosser
Adams County
Pittsburg Miners Fail To Settle Vein Differentials
Pittsburg district miners meet for two days to decide on differentials between thick and thin vein scales but reach no agreement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Regents pick Wheeler as UC president in succession plan
In San Francisco on June 17 the University of California regents chose Benjamin Wheeler of Cornell to succeed the resigning Martin Kellogg as president, offering a salary of $10,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Regents
University of California
Benjamin the Wheeler
Cornell
Martin Kellogg
Chicago Population Tops Two Million in Census
Chicago announces population now 2,088,048 after a census by the Police Department led by Chief Ripley. The figure marks a surpassing of the two million threshold and reflects recent growth in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Ripley
Shot by a Boy in Lafayette Alley Fatal to Woman
Mrs. William A. Hoover was fatally shot while passing through an alley to her Lafayette residence on June 17. Two boys are in custody, each accusing the other of the shooting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lafayette
Ind
William A. Hoover
Uncle Sam's Books Treasury balance and gold reserve
Washington reports the treasury cash balance at 273,039,877 dollars with a gold reserve of 228,48,376 dollars. The figures reflect available funds and precious metal reserves as of today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle Sam's
Washington
Treasury
Filipinos Attack MacArthur Line at San Fernando
Manilla June 17. After cutting railroad and telegraph at Apalit seven miles south to sever connections, Filipino forces of about 5000 attacked General MacArthur's lines at San Fernando. They were repulsed. American losses 14 wounded. Aguinaldo reportedly directed the attack as Funston’s brigade and others held the field. Luna assassination claims emerge via a Spanish prisoner who says Aguinaldo and Luna clashed over control. The Spaniard’s tale raises doubts about Luna’s death. vengeance by Filipinos against locals who aided Americans is reported with Cebu hostilities rising. Reinforcements are en route. Nebraska regiment to sail home. Tennessee units sent to Hamer in Iloilo.
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Manilla
Apalit
MacArthur
San Fernando
Iowa
Kansas
Aguinaldo
Luna
Candaba
Cebu
Hamer
Tennessee Regiment
Iloilo
Nebraska
Troops For Philippines Deployment Limited
Washington reports the government faces difficulty raising the Philippines force to 35 000 by August 1. About 6 000 troops remain in the United States and cannot reach the area for five to six weeks. War department officials strain to expedite their departure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philippines
Washington
War Department
Canada’s Loyalty Asserted by Earl of Aberdeens
In London on June 17 the Earl of Aberdeens, former governor general of Canada, declared Canada thoroughly loyal to the British crown. He dismissed any notion of annexation to the United States as a past consideration and stated that French Canadians are among the strongest backers of a direct British connection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
London
Earl of Aberdeen
United States
Bunker Hill Anniversary Observed by Navy Marines
The one hundred twenty third anniversary of the Bunker Hill battle was celebrated in Roate Boston with a Charleston center demonstration. Marines and sailors from the North Atlantic squadron, recently in port, joined thousands of sightseers in parades and an ovation for the marines. Col H C Cochrane led battalions from New York, Texas, Indiana, Massachusetts, Wahash and Lancaster, followed by four companies from the squadron under Captain C B Train. The crowd cheered amid blasts of horns and firearms.
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Roate
Boston
Bunker Hill
Charleston
North Atlantic
New York
Texas
Indiana
Massachusetts
Wabash and
Lancaster
H. C. Cochrane
C. B. Train
Faction clash on Puckett's creek leaves man shot
In Harlan county Kentucky a man named Speeder was shot during another collision between Lee and Taylor factions on Puckett's creek. A group of Harlan county citizens heads to the scene to urge the fighting mountaineers to return to work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middlesboro
Lee
Taylor
Puckett's Creek
Harlan County
Speeder
Gunboat Napidan shells insurgents near Taguig in lake battle
General Wheaton engaged near Taguig as Franklin of the gunboat Napidan reports a June 10 clash with about 500 insurgents. The Napidan fired from 500 yards, scattering the enemy, then shelled a supply train and barracks, burning 500 insurgents’ quarters and leaving about 60 dead. The lake south of Muntuilupa is described as cleared.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manilla
Fourteenth
Imus
Salitran
Napidan
Franklin
Wheaton
Taguig
Muntuilupa
Murder case shocks Havana as Krause linked to Ross
Havana reports focus on Minnie Ross killing with police holding Fred Krause on murder charges. An army officer's involvement was rumored but the room’s uniform traced to Krause, once a Florida volunteers lieutenant from a wealthy Tampa family. Evidence remains scarce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana
Minnie Ross
Fred Krause
Cone
Krause
Florida Volunteers
Tampa
Calm Before the Storm in Manchester Kentucky
A messenger reports Manchester is quiet as danger looms in Clay County. Judge Eversole will not travel to Hyden to open court due to transit risks. Sid and Lee Baker head home with the Whites and Howards to settle disputes by force if needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Manchester
Eversole
Hyden
Clay County
Sid and
Lee Baker
Mine Disaster at Glace Bay Claims Seventeen Lives
An official Caledonia mine report details two explosions at the Dominion Coal company mine in Glace Bay Cape Breton. The first blast killed six workers and the second five, with a later gas explosion killing a rescue party led by underground manager Thomas Johnston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Halifax
N. S&s
Caledonia
Dominion Coal Company
Glace Bay
Cape Breton
Thomas Johnston
John Johnston
Vixen Posits at Bluefields Harbor With Bay View
Mr. J. W. Fitzsimmons reports a quiet Bluefields political scene as the American gunboat Vixen crosses the bar and takes position just inside the bay entrance. From this vantage the vessel controls the bay town river mouth, the Nicaraguan custom house, and the army post on the harbor bluff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vixen
New Orleans
J. W. Fitzsimmons
Bluefields
Rio Grande Flood Buries Eagle Pass in 40 Feet Rise
San Antonio June 17 The Rio Grande flood devastates the valley with property losses near 300000. Eagle Pass is cut off as the river swells to 40 feet isolating the town. Death toll among ranch hands and Mexicans along the Nurees river is feared to be heavy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Tex
Rio Grande Valley
Rio Grande
Eagle Pass
Nurees River
Raids in Harlem County Prompt Kentucky Guard Requisitions
Lexington Ky June 17 Colonel Williams of the First Kentucky State guards orders captains and officers of Middlesboro Barbourville Williamsburg Winchester and Somerset companies to immediately requisition complete camp and field equipment due to serious conditions in Harlem county and guidance from the lieutenant general.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lexington
Williams
Kentucky
Harlem County
Middlesboro
Barbourville
Williamsburg
Winchester
Somerset
Cherry Pickers to Enter Grand Elk Drill Prize
The Cherry Pick ers of Toledo, Toledo's crack Elk drill squad, winner of the grand drill prize at the last two national Elks meetings, will travel to St Louis on Monday to compete for the grand prize. The company comprises 82 men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo
Crack Elk Drill
The
Elks
St. Louis
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