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Newspaper
El Paso Daily Herald
Location
El Paso, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1898
Page
1
The June 6 firing begins as Rear Admiral Sampson signals ceasefire. The Iowa Oregon Massachusetts Indiana and Texas lead naval bombardment on Morro Castle while troops debark. Garcia's forces assist shore landings as ships circle five miles out and Morro fires back with Krupp guns.
Kingston Jamaica reports the Spanish torpedo boat destroyer Terror or Furor was sunk by the battleship Oregon near Santiago harbor. All hands are believed lost after a thirteen inch gun hit. Official U S statement confirms Terror destroyed by Oregon.
Washington officials foresee the war reaching a final phase soon with Santiago de Cuba and San Juan falling, allowing a Havana invasion to follow. The sinking of the Merrimac tightens the siege, and Porto Rico is seen as the likely next objective, with possible Philippine annexation discussed.
Madrid June 6 The Spanish cabinet directs Ambassador Leon y Cae tillo to negotiate a loan of five hundred million pesetas secured by railway concessions.
Lieut Whitney, U S A, arrives from Porto Rico with observations on conditions there. He notes Ponce garrisoned by 1000 regular Spanish troops and San Juan by 2500. Outside San Juan, troops face money shortages and poor food. Pro American sentiment active as island readiness for American action grows.
Washington reports talk in navy circles of extending hostilities to Spanish waters and possibly the Canary Islands or Spain itself after Cervera's squadron is captured. A prewar flying squadron was planned with New York, Brooklyn, Minneapolis, Columbia, and auxiliary cruisers St Paul Harvard and Yale. The plan was revived after the decision to send Cervera's fleet abroad altered initial tactics.
Washington reports no confirmation of a naval engagement off Port au Paix Haiti. The Spanish destroyer Terror and the Isabels remain at large with small gun boats, while reports of the Terror's sinking lack verification. Admirals say no major Spanish vessels are in West Indian waters aside from those in Santiago harbor.
City Marshal W S Malone was shot and killed during a Sunday arrest attempt following a quarrel among negro excursionists. Two brothers Samuel and Curtis Young were lynched by mobs at midnight. Heightened tensions prompt extra deputies to guard the jail amid threats toward other black inmates.
Oregon voters cast ballots for state officers two congress members and a legislature to pick a successor to Senator Mitchell. Five tickets split the field with sound money Republicans allied to Kinley and Me present. Early voting was unusually heavy as campaigns emphasize war influence on politics.
Police fear a killer similar to Jack the Ripper is at large in Berlin. Dozens of brutal deaths fill the city with terror, mainly targeting women. Annie Singer was found slain with throat cut and body mutilated, matching other cases under investigation.
Atlanta June 6 voters across Georgia participate in Democratic primaries to select delegates for the state convention in Atlanta June 29. The new system uses precinct ballot boxes for all candidate choices, replacing the courthouse mass meeting. County committees will tomorrow consolidate results and choose delegates based on county totals.
Philadelphia spectacle showcases military and related kinetoscope pictures. The six week exhibit, one of the country’s largest, features contributions from Edison Teela McFarlane Elihu Thompson and Steinmetz among others.
A Morika telegram from Yokohama dated May 17 reports 200 Tony boats manned by 1500 men plus seven from Omoto and 16 from Shimateshi with 127 men aboard encountered a violent storm off Miyake coast. All hands were lost.
Rear Admiral Dewey reports insurgents have secured several victories in the Philippines over the past days and have captured eighteen hundred prisoners as Washington receives the update.
Delegates arrive in Cleveland for the seventy second anniversary opening meeting of the Congregations Home Missionary society. The program includes papers on The New Mormonism The Opportunity in Alaska The Early Missionary History of Illinois and California in 49. Dr. Thomas I. Mc Leod of Brooklyn will deliver the annual sermon.
Washington bakers lowered retail bread to five cents this morning after several weeks at six. The drop follows a flour price decline and some bakers not adhering to the six cent agreement. Chicago note adds that silver sits at 58.
Simon Lake, inventor of the wrecking boat Argonaut, completed a two hundred mile trip to Norfolk in his craft using its own power. He often ran on underwater seabed and believes he can cut wires and destroy harbor mines. He says at Santiago he would quickly destroy all Spanish mines if armed with the Argonaut.
A Madrid dispatch reports the American fleet bombarded Santiago Saturday night for 44 minutes but the attack was ineffectual and caused no reported damage or results.
Orders received in Omaha direct Bryan's regiment to mobilize and move south for deployment to Porto Rico. The instruction follows afternoon communications directing swift preparation for transport to the Caribbean theatre.
Washington reports that the house referred the war revenue bill to a conference committee after a brief session with no debate. The senate then passed the army and navy deficiency bill previously approved by the house.
Washington reports that arrangements for the exchange of the Merrimac prisoners have been concluded. In San Francisco the Monterey and Brutus sailed for Manila at noon.
The gunmen Broncho Bill and Bill Johnson, wounded after a train robbery near Belen New Mexico, are hiding in Apache County in the Black River country. Local interviews report both men are alive and recovering. The express company fingerprints a large reward dispute and contemplates sending detectives after them, with potential murder charges pending for deputies Vigil and Bustamante.
W T Kitchens says authorities have not yet authorized enlisting. he has begun gathering names with about 150 volunteers tributes from El Paso and nearby towns. He would accept U S citizens of Mexican origin who are respectable and would serve as high private or lower ranks.
Mrs Josella Sloane Merrill wife of Charles A Merrill died at Chetopa Kansas on May 29 aged 34 Survived by her husband and two young daughters She spent a year and a half in El Paso not long ago and many people will hear of her death with regret.
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