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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 19, 1898
Page
8
Dispatches describe actions near Porto Rico and Winnipeg commands. General Wilson moves troops toward a banana grove front as Spanish defenses prove stubborn. casualties include Corporal Keane. London and Washington tensions rise over China policy with Salisbury’s weakened stance and British diplomacy under scrutiny.
Private Laluke of the 2nd Wisconsin regiment was court-martialed for the shooting deaths at Ponce during a whiskey business. The verdict found him guilty and he was executed on the morning of August 4.
Victoria reports that Hon Robert Beaven cannot form a government. Chas A Semlin has been offered and accepted the commission after interviews with the lieutenant governor. Beaven notified unable to form a government. Semlin expected to be sent for and likely to undertake the task, a difficult operation for the Opposition leader CA.
A London dispatch reports the Irish local government act extending self government rights to Ireland and channeling over 3.1 million to this year’s taxation. Other reforms include a vaccination conscience clause, criminal evidence act changes, colonial law acts and naval expansion. A surplus of over 84 million is noted amid unusual conditions.
The city compares plans with Electric Co. for 345000 cash and features that may raise rates. Water and electric services fund debt service, with property owners paying only interest and sinking funds for debentures. Street improvements and other expenses will be covered by existing and projected revenues.
Berlin reports from Aug 14 that the Rome correspondent of the Cologne Gazette says the pope's health has worsened from bad to worse. His holiness is described as a repit old man who speaks clearly yet is easily confused by prayers. Cardinal Rampolla, papal secretary of state, oversees all Vatican affairs.
Capes van Vancouver Aug 13 report Admiral Pali arrived aboard the Imperiense to form a volunteer Navy brigade to support regular seamen on fleet ships at North Pacific stations. Lord Brassey and Lord Beresford will be approached on arrival for training amid the British Russian crisis.
A severe Ontario storm slammed Westbrook and Bruce County towns, with lightning setting the east pier lighthouse at Port Dalhousie ablaze and barns struck across the region. Crop reports estimate wheat yields around 45 to 50 million bushels or 15 to 20 bushels per acre, while grain experts debate totals. A country fair in Petrolia featured Main's circus, which ended with a barn fire and tents toppled, and a Russian cons man pretended to be a doctor in a separate embezzlement case linked to the Bank of Montreal in Montreal. Lightning also caused damage to several structures and injuries were reported among observers.
A string of transport accidents across several locations reports Pur II narrowly escaping a train collision in Cornwall, Parcell's tram incident, and several fatalities including John Corr ridge at Grand Trunk crossing. Yukon timber licensing fees and port name changes are noted, plus a Lisbon drowning tragedy.
In Paris and Brussels agitation over the China question dominates dispatches. Le Matin urges decisive French intervention while Le Soir and Le Journal Des Detates discuss possible Anglo Russian alignments. In Washington a war ridge study for the Niagara river is ordered with a board including Rear Admiral Walker and Major Symons.
Reports from Mayaguez and Lares describe a clash as United States troops moving toward the north were fired upon by a Spanish force. Casualties and penalties are unclear but indicate tension in the region near the valley.
A severe Saturday night blaze in Mapoc Belleville swept the Windsor hotel stables and a seventeen building block including the post office. The Belleville fire brigade and residents battled the flames as stock and structures burned with extensive losses reported in multiple properties and insurers.
July financial report records revenue of 815,105 for duty up from 482,405 last year while total year to date receipts reach 4,104,812,872 versus 3,577,716,277. Net debt rises to 82,814, as of June 30, with 81,170,000 tied to accrued interest. Expenditures include canal works and railway subsidies totaling 653,009 for July.
Napanee reports recount the Pareema examination and how stolen money was hidden in a tin cracker box and buried near Napanee station. After placing the swag the crooks fled by train to Kingston then Vaudreuil and Montreal, with Pare settling funds with his sister and later digging up part of the money from the buried cache. Ponton and Pare received shares, while Colonel Hutton's appointment is noted.
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