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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1899
Page
6
Havana reports Gen Gomez will distribute the $3,000,000 to Cuban troops despite the disbanded assembly. A two hour talk with Gov Brooke outlined steps, with Washington authorizing dissolution if needed. Demonstrations in support continued as Gomez plans proceed, with officers backing him and petitions circulating.
Havana authorities state the U S president will not recognize any obligations contracted by the body named the Cuban military assembly and deny reports of an American syndicate negotiating a loan to the group. The denial references a newspaper report in El Concentrado.
Havana report says the Cuban assembly will issue a manifesto claiming exclusive representation of Cuba and accusing Gen. Gomez of aiming to crown himself dictator with U S aid. It asserts the United States has no right to interfere and warns the president’s move to dissolve the assembly could trigger a clash between Washington and Cuban insurgents.
Washington March 17 Cuban representative Gonzales Quesada advised that the Cuban military assembly be allowed to run its course without manipulation. He argued the body has strength only within its own ranks and disbandment would create martyrs, a view accepted so far though Gen Brooke on the ground may still act with latitude.
Washington March 17 Lieutenant Vitale military attache of the Italian embassy has permission to accompany troops from New York to San Francisco and Manila and to stay with the army during the Philippines campaign. He aims to study American troop transport and campaign methods for his government.
Leech Lake pine lands in Washington are not yet sold as Land Commissioner Hermann states the sale situation is unchanged. A definite ruling has not been reached, though suspensions are expected to occur. In New York, former Judge Henry Hilton is reported critically ill at his home. details remain private.
In Chicago on March 17 a dramatic Army beef court inquiry heard First Lieut. L. M. Davis testify that half of canned roast beef sent to troops in Cuba was discarded as unfit. He said maggots were found in one can, canned in there, with heat claimed to have killed any live maggots. The board heads to Omaha and Kansas City for stockyard inspections and plans to return to Chicago by Tuesday to continue questioning witnesses.
Passengers from a Cheyenne and Northern line train stranded for three weeks were moved by wagon to Altis and then Horse Creek, later transferred to another train back to Cheyenne. The crew cooked and sheltered in cars, food ran low but no actual suffering occurred. Relief trains failed to clear the ten to twenty foot drifts as blizzards snarled the route.
In St Louis on March 17, an unknown woman visited Mrs. M. I. McVean and threw vitriol in her face, binding her and causing burns. investigators search for the assailant. Mrs. McVean had recently claimed a box of candy from a jealous, prominent young woman connected to a West End physician incident at police headquarters.
Devonport March 17 reports from the British cruiser Terrible that a boiler explosion on Monday killed a stoker, fatally injured another, and scalded several. Terrible, sister ship of the Powerful in Manila Bay, has faced a string of accidents since launch. The two steel‑hulled ships displace 14,200 tons, measure 100 feet by 71, with 25,000 indicated horsepower.
New York reports indicate ten freight steamships likely perished in recent Atlantic storms, risking over 800 lives and property valued at $2,500,400. Names listed include Allegheny Avona City of Wakefield Croft Dova Foster Laughton Minister Maybach Oberon Pleton Port Milburn.
Archbishop Chappelle, apostolic delegate to the West Indies, met General Brooke to discuss the Roman Catholic church’s status in Cuba. He seeks to retain church property and rights as a Spanish law corporation, with cemeteries to remain under church control where municipalities had taken them, and disputed titles possibly going to county. Meanwhile, in Hyde Park near Cincinnati, a brutal murder occurred yesterday as Mrs Julia Steigler, wife of a local bookkeeper, was found with fatal head injuries from a heavy poker. no robbery, no motive, and no clue yet.
In Chicago on March 17 Baron Curt von Biedenfeld was found not guilty of murder in the killing of Constable Charles MacDonald after six hours of jury deliberation. The verdict clears the baron of the charge amid a high profile trial.
Gov Roosevelt refuses to commute Martha Place's death sentence. Place, a Brooklyn murderess, will be electrocuted at Sing Sing prison during the next week. Albany reports the decision reached on March 17.
Manila reports a strong attack by the Twentieth regular infantry driving insurgents from Catnta a village of 700 in habitants five miles northwest of the foothills. American losses total seventeen wounded with two killed Corporal Johnson and Private McAvoy. Rebels suffered heavy losses as the town was burned and four hours of combat ensued in rice fields and trenches. A gunboat silenced a battery on the Laguna pond.
Washington march 7 telegraph correspondence shows Gen Brooke reiterating Congress terms, the U S government to deal directly with Cuban people, and that loyal Cuban assemblies will be dispersed if they threaten peace. Other groups must move on if they impede U S authority in Cuba.
General Otis reports from the Philippines indicate improving insurgent behavior on several islands. Negros shows encouraging signs with enthusiastic inhabitants and quiet conditions, Cebu and Leyte report inhabitants favoring United States troops, while Barzer and the Tasly river line advances suggest divided control and near-equal occupation of territory.
Milwaukee Carnival association directors have hired St Louis builders for 8150 to construct the carnival pageant. An employee’s treachery at St Louis delayed progress as designs were printed locally. Despite the setback, new designs are being prepared and the pageant is expected to be delivered on time.
Rumor spreads in Berlin that Ambassador White will be appointed United States peace commissioner. Embassy officials say the report is not credited and the ambassador is unaware of any such decision amid Germany United States talks.
Joe Walcott defeated Billy Howards of Australia at Brandway Athletic Club in New York on March 17 in the 13th round of a fight originally slated for twenty rounds.
Youngstown Ohio March 17. Gov A W Jones of this city envisions himself as a candidate for the next governorship of Olilo. The interview highlights his ambitions and cabinet prospects amid political reshuffling.
An army inquiry into the beet supply arrived from Chicago and inspected the Cudahy and Swift plants in South Omaha. Testimony was taken and the board then convened in the department of the Missouri’s court martial rooms before departing to Kansas City. Local residents had no official notice beyond newspaper reports.
Vienna correspondent reports a startling story from St Petersburg about warnings prior to the La Goubran powder magazine explosion near Toulon. Russian War Minister Kouropatkine allegedly learned both Toulon and St Petersburg stores would blow within 24 hours and ordered immediate precautions including guards and flag leaves for workers.
The Navy Department announced the auxiliary cruiser Prairie will cruise this summer for naval militia training. The voyage runs from New Orleans on April 10 to Massachusetts about October 1, giving coastal state militias a full week of actual sea duty. This marks the first time a vessel is devoted entirely to militia use and is seen as a major aid to the service.
The Evening News runs a sensational Dreyfus piece claiming former Prussian ambassador Count von Hohenzollern is the real culprit. It alleges he sold Russian and French secrets to Germany, with the Tunisian government said to fear a public scandal, and that he faces no harsher punishment than a ban on entering czarist lands.
President McKinley woke to sunshine after a restful night in Thomasville Georgia March 17. Plans were laid for a trip to the Country Club two miles out for golf and trap shooting with a fine lodge in the pine forest. Preliminary business details were shared with Secretary Cortelyou.
Chicago May 17. Ex-Tinker La throp B Reed, once of St Pan now presiding here, is named as defendant in a $10,000 damages suit by Mrs Mary W Thompson. She claims damages from an alleged remark by Reed reflecting on her character. Reed is said to be worth several million dollars.
In Berlin on March 17 the Reichstag and public galleries were packed for the army bill third reading. Proceedings grew turbulent and the president repeatedly had to call the house to order.
Repatriated Spanish soldiers provoked demonstrations in Majorca on March 17, with municipal guards deployed to charge the crowds. Several clashes occurred and more confrontations were anticipated as the unrest continued.
The American schooner yacht Norm belonging to N. I. Weaver of New York reported in distress in the Ted sea but arrived at Colombo and reported all on board well.
Sixty Leftist members of Norway’s Storthing refused an invitation to dine with Crown Prince Gustaf, acting regent of Sweden and Norway, signaling strong political protest against the Union. The move follows hostile statements about possible armed action to separate the two nations, with opposing trade policies fueling discontent and calls for radical constitutional changes.
Washington dispatches report Admiral Sampson sailed last night with the flagship New York and Brooklyn for Calmenera Honduras to be joined by the Texas Indiana Detroit and Marblehead forming two squadrons. They will go southward to village with results expected after visits by New York and Brooklyn to Porto Cortes in the Pentre case settlement efforts.
Seven spans of the Kearney bridge on the Pratt river were carried away by rising water. An ice gorge at Elia, seven miles west of Kearney, endangers the line. Property at Fremont faces destruction as dynamite may be used to clear obstructions. United action urged by British and American consuls to press joint government action.
In Columbus Texas on March day, a deputy at a show became involved in a shooting with a man identified as Scott after a remark about fighting if he ran. Sheriff Reese produced a revolver and opened fire, killing Reese at the first shot. Bystander Charles Boeme was killed and a boy named Williams was badly injured. The conflict had been anticipated for some time.
Canadian officials seize the Deaver line steamer Lake Ontario at Halifax under charter by Atlantic Steamship company over unpaid duties on goods belonging to a Denver woman. Bond required from vessel agents and the boat was released after the claim was resolved.
In St. Louis on March 17 two men, Bud Price and Edward Osterhide, were shot dead during heated candidate clashes at Grand Avenue and Native Bridge. Ex-Detective Tack Williams is alleged to have fired the shots.
Andrew Haey peny, aged twenty six, shot his divorced wife in Pearly UK on March 17 then shot himself. He died instantly while the wife survived with fatal injuries. Police investigation underway.
Market notes from Duluth Minneapolis Chicago and Milwaukee report cereals with No 1 Northern and spring wheat at varied bids, oats and rye steady or lower, barley bids, and cash wheat futures. Livestock quotes cover hogs cattle and calves across Milwaukee Sioux City and South St Paul exchanges.
John Sherman, 84, passenger on the American Line steamer Paris, ill with pneumonia after touring the West Indies. He contracted illness in San Juan Porto Rico and was treated aboard. physicians say condition improved after Paris’ arrival at St Pierre Martinique. Close relations, including Mrs Colgate Hoyt and I B Wiborg, stay near him as medical staff attend.
About sixty senators and representatives accepted invitations to inspect the routes of the proposed Nicaraguan and Panama canals. They will travel home via Sand conto and other western points as guests of the Panama-Pacific company, following invitations extended to Representative Burton’s Rivers and Harbors Committee and Senator Frye’s Commerce Committee.
United States Ambassador Joseph A. Ghoni e attended a banquet of the Association of Chambers of Commerce of the United Kingdom at the Metropole in London. About 250 guests were invited to the event, described as a brilliant and distinguished gathering with the ambassador expected to respond to the toast.
In a personal injury suit from Waite Traber Minn on March 17 Libbie A Everest sues Northern Pacific Railway for 1550 dollars claiming injuries after being carried to a station at Grow Whig where she sought to disembark requiring a long walk when the train stopped. The jury awarded 1000 dollars.
Jas Burton of Eagle Heads Eagle Bend Minnesota was taken to Long Prairie for examination and declared insane. He was moved to Fergus Falls asylum. He has a wife and three children.
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