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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1899
Page
2
The commission withheld publication of Gen Eagan’s revised statement about the Miles charges. Secret sessions considered barring release and expurgating objectionable content. Possible actions include reprimand, court martial, or a court of inquiry for General Eagan.
Copper industry reshaped as major firms including Standard Oil backed a new merge in New York. American Copper Company and six large plants anticipate a global impact on mining. Boston Montana Tamarac Osceom and Calumet groups noted as key participants in the reorganized structure.
Uncertain report notes a possible $40,000,000 loan to Cuba under U S supervision. General Joseph E. of Washington discusses safeguards and three year payment terms. The article mentions Gomez and Porta and hints at negotiations reaching a conclusion by month’s end.
Dispatches from Madrid reportPanty natives inclined to welcome Americans but oppose landing without Malolos orders. Some officials favor a protectorate and will present case to Aguinaldo if transport is provided. U S transports Newport Arizona Pennsylvania with 16th Infantry proceed to Iowa Battalion. Sixth Artillery and Signal detachment anchor near Guimaras Island as Miller’s expedition moves. Locals allow daytime ashore escort for officers.
Havana to appoint Senor Perfecto La Coste as mayor with Gen Ludlow backing. Cu ban Gen Menocal to be chief of police and Col J Evans named superintendent of corrections over police, courts, and institutions. Folklore reports 50 skeletons found in a Manguito plantation well. Pedro Alagoa’s body identified. Discusion accuses Ries, Peres, and Zalgo of a grave crime. Matanzas reports 100 to 200 remains found in a well near elvil guard HQ.
A British bark the Andelina of Nova Scotia sank in a gale near Tacoma Washington after striking two boom logs that drifted free. Captain G W Sterling and fifteen crew drowned. 19 lives lost in twenty-two fathoms of water. The vessel had just been in ballast from Shanghai and lay at anchor awaiting tow when disaster struck.
In Pana Illinois Ike Inglis shoots and kills his partner Dave Evans over wage division. Inglis jailed as tensions mount after a miners dispute and a meeting sends a committee to Springfield seeking troop retention. White coworkers Frank Jones and James Palmer were assaulted as miners face escalating unrest amid temperance and saloon clashes in Kentucky.
The War Department commissary case ends with Gen. Eagan censured by the investigation commission for vituperative language in testimony against Gen. Miles. A letter and the censure were sent to Brig. Gen. GC. P. Eagan with instructions to revise and resubmit the statements for reconsideration. Also reported is a New Hampshire romance as a man discovers his fiancée is his sister after an adoption twist.
Dispatches from Pensacola and Chicago report great fears for the safety of the pleasure launch Paul Jones which left Louisville in December for Pensacola with Col Yocum and party aboard. The yacht passed the Mississippi January 8 and no word has followed, while the E B Simpson set off to search the gulf. Nearby, the La Bourgogne collision inquiry blames the French vessel for the sinking near Sable Island with 600 lives lost, and a Memphis dry goods house fire causes about 450000 dollars in damages.
Market data lists cattle hogs sheep and grain prices across Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Toledo Milwaukee Buffalo New York and other hubs. Prices cover No 2 red wheat corn oats rye and milk products with ranges for shipping beef and lamb values and regional variations.
Veterinarians of Iowa and Nebraska agreed to form a joint veterinary association to meet biennially with a meeting likely in Omaha. Dr A D Peters of Lincoln chaired the organizing committee, with Nebraskans Peters Jolson Brown and the Iowa slate including Whitbeck Stewart and Hazlet. The effort aims to connect state groups across the Mississippi Valley despite mixed responses from Minnesota Wisconsin and the Dakotas.
Early Friday a ferrite explosion shattered the central building safe at the State University of Iowa City. Burglars dynamited the secretary’s office safe. papers were charred, money scattered, and several hundred dollars stolen. No clues yet for the burglars.
Six cases of smallpox are reported in Wayne County with one in Seymour and five nearby. The outbreak is suspected to have originated from Omaha. Dr Kennedy of the State Board of Health was alerted and Dr MeeKiveen of Chariton will investigate and aid quarantine efforts.
A Bistingtonian man dies in a Harlington saloon after a whisky drink. Authorities note symptoms suggesting poison while police pursue possible foul play involving local figures and a feared internal business dispute. witnesses recall threats and a tense late night confrontation before the victim’s death.
A court challenge against Auditor Mecurtiiy and Treasurer Herriot seeks to restrain taxation as discrimination against foreign corporations. The suit argues the state’s tax policy unfairly burdens out of state companies while domestic and state entities enjoy favorable treatment. The case questions the terms under which foreign firms may operate within the state and asserts an elite right to dictate those terms.
Early morning fire at the Schaller general store owned by Weirlessmater and Schroeder caused major damage to the building and stock. Firefighters prevented spread to nearby areas with brisk action, keeping total losses around $3,200 with $200 insured. The blaze marked a second water-guarded incident saving the business portion of the block.
A night wreck one half mile west of Hack Rapids Winnestay left two cars piled on an embankment after the engine struck a driven team. Several barns and horses were burned wrecking the vehicle and causing deaths and injuries. Fireman and other crew members were among the injured.
Jonas Clark, sheriff of Shelby County 1890 to 1898, sues the county for 1050 dollars paid to W. E. Cooper, now county clerk. The case questions the application of a recent act fixing deputy fees. Also noted is the Town State Sheep Breeders Association planning its next Ames meeting the week of April with a sheep shearing festival and slaughtering contest on April 6 7 and 8.
The State Veterinarians Association held its annual session at Dew Maines. They push for legislation enabling state authorities to declare quarantines for animal diseases such as glanders and bovine infections. Life insurance rulings in federal court noted as highly important to policy policies and industry standards. Osborne Company of Ree Dale buys Newark building, plant portion to ship next week, rest by March 1. Phils Gompatty expands business in exclusive printing. Depositors at Storm Lake bank expect nearly full recovery, while bank assets are winding down. Towan Contract awarded for heating plant at government facility. Indian school at Panidyennys to receive heating project. Shelby County men in Fifty first Tow Pilvaten Caurshy report convalescent near Hono juli.
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