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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1898
Page
1
An assorted collection of satirical musings and brief remarks on crops politics and media. It blends sketches of editorials about the Spanish armada and blue imagery with mentions of the American Tract Society and jokes on aging hair loss and marriage. The piece critiques editors and wartime mood without a single clear narrative.
The tale recalls Ezra Cornell, founder of the university named for him. Syracuse long wanted the Institution, but Cornell refused due to a past mistreatment when a poor job seeker was cheated of wages by a Syracuse employer.
The piece argues that wars do not uplift a country or its morals. It states wars debilitate material welfare and degrade national character. It warns that another war would worsen industrial and social evils inherited from the last conflict and harm a generation's character.
A Tennessee in eane asylum reports the death of a young woman linked to a jealous killing five years earlier. Alice Mitchell’s case, cited by Prof. Lawrence Irwell of Buffalo, warns that obsessive attachments among students can wreck lives. The piece urges parents and teachers to curb such extreme bonds to improve life quality over quantity.
Secretary Long and officials gathered at the White House with Alger Miles and naval officers to evaluate the Spanish squadron at Santiago, discuss immediate Cuban assault, and decide how far existing plans should be modified amid uncertain reports and the Manila campaign.
In a tense scene between England and Vroanes V46 amid May War, Balitex garrison readies on war footing with troops, supplies, and tents. London reports reinforce concern while cable instructions prompt heightened alert at Miquelon and St Merville. Renown flagship and North Atlantic squadron await orders as authorities refuse further comment.
Chicago May 28 Mrs Georga M M Pullman renounces her husband’s will and asserts her dower right. The dower share, under the will’s provisions, is argued to be materially significant though contested.
May 28 report from Minnesota states the grain elevator of N. EK. Simatons & Co. at Rice burned. The cause of the fire is not known and no injuries are mentioned.
Commodore Schley's squadron entered the harbor of Cienfuegos on Tuesday and circled without firing on Spanish batteries. A torpedo boat brought dispatches from Key West indicating Schley would sail for Santiago de Cuba on Wednesday night. The fleet had earlier linked with insurgents, landing 80,000 rounds of ammunition, while insurgents lacked shoes and received thirty pairs from American agents.
Paris interview with Dir Betances, Cuban representative in Paris, projects a rapid end to the war. He says Americans will land troops joined by strong insurgents and Sampson will deal a heavy blow. Insurgents prefer annexation by the United States to autonomy under Spain. By next week, Americans could master Havana and be established in Cuba.
Details for the swap of men from the Cuban conflict have been arranged. Col Vinciente de Coritijo and two private soldiers captured on the Argonauta arrived at Key West and are to be exchanged for Hayden Jones and Chas. Thretl, American reporters. The transfer will occur under flags of truce with a vessel to convey Spaniards to Havana.
Key West May 24 The Dragon and her crew of 25 officers and 23 seamen are in first class condition after a sixty six day voyage. The ship anchored at Sank key lightbou ss at 6 30 yesterday morning. No serious illnesses were reported and the men are eager for immediate activity as if from a vacation in the mountains.
British steamer Europa reports two separate chases by Spanish torpedo boats off the Mediterranean as she carried 2,500 tons of contraband sulfur from Leghorn to Salem. No shots were fired during either pursuit.
Telegram reports from Mexico City claim a Spanish victory in a naval engagement where American ships were sunk and Admiral Sampson killed. The message specifies Spaniards routed the American force and annihilated Sampson’s squadron in the May conflict.
James Campbell formerly of Wild Creek Wisconsin was brought from Duluth to Osower to answer a charge of stealing a watch chain and clothing from O. Dickenson of Sunrise. The case was adjourned until June 2 due to witnesses not appearing.
In Yokohama on May 28 Marauis Ito introduced a bill in the imperial diet to lower franchise standards and expand the electorate fivefold. The measure would raise the house size from 200 to 574 members, increasing voter representation significantly.
From Hamburg a Daily Telegraph dispatch reports the North German Lloyd steamer Havel has been sold to the Spanish trans Atlantic company and has departed for Barcelona.
Hurry Them Up San Francisco May 28 Orders sent to place the Yorktown and Philadelphia in commission as soon as possible and to transfer crews from the training ship Mohienn to fill Mohienn with seamen and ordinary seamen.
John Anderson, held in West Superior Wisconsin on May 28, attempted suicide by hanging with suspenders in the city jail. No charge of drunkenness reported at the time.
May 28 report from Washington notes Gen Garcia and Gen Gomez officers arriving from Cuba bearing credentials for cooperation with U S forces. They describe Bayamo siege, 8 000 Cuban troops there, total Cuban forces 20 000 to 25 000 in the field. Officers speak English well and will stay several days before returning to Gurela’s camp.
At Mare Island California May 28 The United States cruiser Philadelphia has been undocked after refit and Monterey will depart next. The coal collier Peter Jobson renamed Brutus is being prepared for sea with 4800 tons of coal for 870000 dollars. A fifty six man naval militia crew sails with the Mohican to the Hawaiian station, as fifteen ships including Philadelphia Monterey Yorktown Alert Mohican Pensa cola Independence Unadilla Monitor Conmnehe Hartford Thetis Ranger Ning Chow and Bristoe lie at the yard.
The Norwegian steamer Bragger arrived in New York with sugar and 92 passengers from Sagua la Grande and Caibarien. Passengers describe starvation and death in Cuba. Sagua shows few gunboats and troops. Matanzas reports 12,000 to 14,000 troops. Insurgents reportedly gain daily as inhabitants abandon towns for the interior.
Miners and laborers in the Blacktail mining district walk out after a refused wage advance. The operators at Boley mines respond by shutting down operations, halting mining activity and leaving workers idle. The disruption follows a failed attempt to secure a union wage increase.
Sour Men Killed Cripple Creek Colorado May 2 Des senger train on the Midland Western Tailroad ran into a handcar near Gillette and four men were killed.
Markets span St Paul Chicago Milwaukee and Sioux City with grain values for Wheat Corn Barley Rye and seeds. on track prices for No 1 Northern and other grades. Livestock quotes cover Hogs Cattle and Sheep across Chicago New Brighton and Sioux City with range, mix, and top figures for each category.
May 28. The Pioneer Press relays New York Herald reporting Admiral Sampson’s fleet shows no anxiety over the Spanish Cape Verde squadron. After a six day chase along Cuba’s northern shores, the New York signals head toward Havana or Santiago. Admiral Cervera’s maneuvering may have offered a temporary escape, as Sampson’s vast force now appears poised for renewed action.
Government agents scour the Pacific for transport vessels to move 15 000 troops to the Philippines. Only 2 000 troops have been sent to Admiral Dewey for aid, with 7 000 more in camp and 4 000 to come. About six more transports are needed with half a dozen cat ers. a second expedition may wait three weeks unless transports depart in ties and threes.
May 28 report from New York notes the auxiliary cruiser board sent to Washington a list of forty yachts proposed for purchase. Among them are George Could's Atalanta and John Jacob Astor's Nourmohl, each priced at 100000 dollars. Also reported is Astor’s battery offer to the U.S. government accepted via telegram from Liput C.1 March, commander of the Fifth United States artillery.
A May 28 fire swept through Astoria destroying the Clatsop Mill box factory the Cohmm Ula cannery the Pacific Union cannery and the Leenenweber cannery. Estimated losses reach fifty thousand dollars with twenty thousand dollars insured.
Friends of Gen Stewart Woodford United States minister to Spain gathered in the Academy of Music Brooklyn for a reception hosted by the Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences.
Information from Xneiua New Hampshire states that seven men from this city and Haverhill were drowned on May 2 while attempting the Klondike expedition. The casualties were confirmed after dispatches reached the town on May 28.
President issues a call for 75000 volunteers marking a new phase in the war mood. The move aims to form army corps divisions and brigades, with state quotas to be determined, including Minnesota and Oregon among others. Navy officials report confidence in the fleet and the Oregon’s safe arrival in American waters ends fear of mishap.
In Key West Florida residents fear a riot as terror sweeps the town. Though no murders occurred, three police officers face a volatile night with grog shops and troubled crowds. Commander Forsythe requests twenty five marines to guard the naval station and docks amid citizen push for martial law.
Chicago dated May 27 reports Col John Merriam, U S pension agent, issued the first pension voucher of the war to Mrs Elsie A Montfort of Council Bluffs Iowa, mother of Fen man William Montfort of the Maine explosion in Havana harbor Feb 15. A Las Palmas correspondent notes martial law proclaimed and strictly enforced across the Canary Islands.
Fire swept two paint shops of the Stoughton Wagon company near Stoughton on May 27 damaging stock and logs valued at about 50,000 dollars. The blaze caused full insured loss and prompted inquiries into the origin of the fire.
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