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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1898
Page
2
Public notice lists the Dillon Tribune as weekly and daily publication with San Francisco agent P Fisher at 21 Merchants' Exchange as authorized advertising agent. The entry notes pricing and distribution details for subscriptions and weekday publication.
The Midland Belle mine owned by Daniel Swinehart is fast developed with a five stamp mill ready to crush rich ore and twenty eight men employed. The Ulysses mine at Indian Creek reports a very rich vein. recently bonded to Major Stanton of Salt Lake City. F. W. Volger of the Bedrock Salmon and Gibbonsville Stage Co. visited from Gibbonsville. County population cited for high WWI enlistment. Local picnic by Dillon girls on Beaverhead river with ample provisions. reporter omits names.
L Morris a merchant tailor recently arrived with a stock of goods has arranged for lower Ban nack street owners to erect a 20 by 40 foot store building for his tailor shop and gents furnishing line. There is talk of buying Idaho street property to build a complete brick block, with store rooms ready for rent within a week as Dillon seeks brick blocks.
The ad proclaims Cascarets Candy Cathartic cures constipation and offers a refund if it fails. It lists package sizes 100 or 250 and notes a money back guarantee.
Geo. E. Miller & Co., a harness and saddlery firm, is packing stock for removal to Dillon Montana this week according to the Lembi Republic. The notice discusses feeding the fire of life and promotes Dr Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery as a digestive aid and builder of tissue and muscle.
Lipsey promotes Libbey cut glass with new shapes and designs. Small items ideal as wedding presents include an Olive Dish for 3 dollars a 7 inch dish for 5 dollars and a Berry Bowl game size for 7 dollars. Lipsey claims clearness of glass beauty of cutting and high polish.
Official reports from war department note Marine engagement with Spanish guerrillas near Quantanamo Saturday night. Surprise over insurgents failing to join Marines and provide aid for repelling Spaniards. War department had long doubted insurgent assistance and prepared without relying on it.
Vienna reports Madrid urges the Powers to force U S occupation of Manila if the Spanish governor general surrenders Manila would face insurgent attack and widespread destruction unless the allies intervene to occupy the city.
San Francisco dispatch June 13 reports Major General Otis issuing a general order redistributing troops into four provisional brigades. Brigades led by Miller King Otis and MacArthur include units from California Minnesota Idaho Tennessee Wyoming Montana North Dakota South Dakota Iowa and U S volunteers. The arrangement will stay until troops reach the Philippines and may change there if needed.
Word has been received that Lieutenants Neville and Shaw with thirty men returned to camp hours after the fight at Quantanamo harbor Saturday. They had been out all night. initial reports feared capture or death by Spaniards. They lost only one man who was instantly killed.
Washington officials say Gen. Shafter's expeditionary army has not yet left any western port. City observers view this as a ruse to mask departure timing, though troops are believed to be near Cuba.
Dillon and Beaverhead county gain from Bannack region mining as the article urges broader local support for mineral development. It stresses reciprocity between Dillon and the mining regions from Argenta to Bloody Dick, advocating future growth, education, and modern comforts through regional mine prosperity.
A dispatch from Mole St. Nicholas reports the British steamer Twickenham captured by the auxiliary cruiser St. Louis near Jamaca carrying 3200 tons of coal for the Spanish fleet from London. It aimed to join the Spanish fleet at Martinique but arrived after Admiral Cervera departed. Twickenham sent to Key West as a prize.
San Francisco June 14 3 30 p m troops assigned to the second expedition to Manila were ordered to board transports today and it is stated that everything will be ready to sail for Manila tomorrow as announced previously
London reports Rear Admiral Sampson securing a coal base at Quantanamo which is seen as nearly deciding Santiago's fate. Spanish forces in Santiago are believed to number about 10,000 with scarce supplies, and their defense will hinge on climate and logistics rather than strength alone.
In San Francisco on June 14 Co. B Montana volunteers from Butte refused to drill citing poor food making 80 impossible. Col Kessler intervened as a man fainted from exhaustion. The issue is under investigation amid reported measles and typhoid in hospitals and city papers scrutinize food and sanitary conditions.
The fleet carrying four thousand men will probably sail Thursday for Manila from San Francisco as the second expedition.
The second expedition is being mobilized quickly and will probably sail to Porto Rico. First Cuba landing at Zacharia bay near Santiago. Brigadier General Otis takes command of the Manila expeditionary fourth brigade. Expeditions to Manila to assemble in Honolulu. Idaho and Minnesota volunteers paid off. Y M C A Christian commission to Manila to aid troops. Havana faces food shortages and gloom as hunger grows. Carrier pigeon service fading while American ships switch to smokeless coal.
An editorial voice comments on Spain's desire for air power and the US wartime bank balance. It notes the war cost of about 2,000,000 daily and likens air ships to Spanish war ships. The piece mocks sensationalism and uses playful language about ships and gendered terms.
The text blends grim reports of Cuban and Spanish dangers with Arizona weather contrasts and deaths of Montana journalists Guy X Pratt and George H Scott. It recalls imports bananas in 1897 and hints at tax talk, while praising Pratt as a versatile writer and family man and noting Scott’s epilepsy and Seattle death.
As the second call for troops is issued to fill regimental deficiencies it appears the next request should target privates alone. States already have many willing to serve in shoulder straps. the urge now is a craze for serving in the ranks.
Report says the mosquito is the deadliest threat to troops in Manila, carrying fever germs and malaria. It surpasses the menace of the Spanish fleet, and soldiers are urged to use insect protectors like those used in Alaska.
A Dillon editorials tout a wool scouring establishment as an attractive prospect. The piece urges a capable man with capital and resolve to recruit local financiers and establish the venture in the West’s best opportunity.
A Madrid paper El Carion claims the U S president Maginley is a naturalized Chinaman born in Canton, predicting shock for American and Spanish readers and accusing foreign press of unreliability.
A brief tale recalls a young grain and stock operator driven by greed to riches and heavy drinking. By forty he has both wealth and a deteriorating mind, described as a rapid brain breakdown linked to civilization. The piece portrays a tragic rise and collapse of a once prosperous man.
A promotional notice advocates Warner Helmet Nerve Tablets as a universal cure for nervous disorders and paresis. It cites Dr H H Warner and claims the formula originated in France before being produced in New York. Readers are offered a sample for four cents and urged timely use to prevent worsening conditions.
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