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Newspaper
Mesa Free Press
Location
Mesa, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1898
Page
2
The piece contrasts Spain’s optimistic plan with the revelation that the Maine sea water gold mine was salted. It questions how the hammock traveled from ordinary ships to feature in courtships, implying a critical view of the unfolding events and expectations.
In Dewey Schley and Shafter the United States pursues three first class campaigns of the republic. Discussion already arose about constructing railroads in Cuba. The contrast with native track making methods is noted.
The piece notes wartime cost disputes and Spain’s grip on debt after the Maine incident. It recalls cannons dated 1737 at Santiago and claims Spain’s fame rests on earnings from a pneumatic bicycle scheme that yielded eight million dollars before later collapse.
A Western man displayed a cigar box marked Take one with Philippina Manila Behleyetta Dewetta Grimes. The remark ends with a jab about the S P C A asking if the town has a local branch.
A fragment suggests a claim about Oregon making eighteen knots in pursuit of the Cris-Colon beyond its sixteen knot limit. The line mocks the idea that two negatives can yield an affirmative.
The quote asserts diplomacy hides truth, predicting loss of that art for Spain, while praising the honesty of American exports and naval conduct, claiming their truth cannot be concealed by a web of lies. The text contrasts Spain’s diplomacy with US integrity in maritime affairs.
The statement warns that the United States must never again lack modern small arms or smokeless powder cartridges. It cites past inefficiency in preparedness as costly and argues against any repetition, urging ample, sustained stocking for national defense.
The writer notes the mosquito seems designed for a purpose beyond pleasure, likely to remind humanity that life was not meant to be carefree. It recalls that mosquitoes were designed to seek human blood and that this trait remains inherent in the insect’s nature.
The War department plans to issue smokeless powder in cartridges for Springfield rifles Mausers and Krag Jorgensens. Soldiers have shown they can win with the older powder but smokeless powder will be used in the future.
The editorial asserts lynching is murder and praises Texas for leading by statute. It notes the law requires trials for lynchers to occur outside the crime's county and removes sheriffs who fail to protect prisoners. It lauds Southern states for applying practical legal controls against lynch law.
The article notes Admiral Sampson bombarded Santiago for two months with minimal damage to land defenses and Commodore Behley defeated Cervera's squadron in two hours, implying either land fortifications resist sea assaults or coastal cities face relative safety from foreign fleets.
One Spanish officer captured in the naval battle of Santiago expressed surprise at the precision and rapidity of enemy fire and maneuver. The report notes the officer was among prisoners brought to a captor power for interrogation.
The piece contrasts U S and Spanish naval training costs, argues heavy target practice saved larger losses, and warns against indiscriminate wartime indemnities. It notes European reactions, cites James Puckle’s 1718 breech loader, and reflects on ethics amid modern destroyers and long‑range weapons. It concludes that ethics and civilization restrain war’s cruelties even as technology grows.
The iguana of Cuba, a branch of the lizard family, is described as food. It grows up to five feet, has beadlike teeth, a neck to tail crest, and a greenish color. It thrives on tropical vegetation and is timid and defenseless. The piece notes family humor about wives scolding more than husbands.
A powder plant to replace the Santa Cruz plant is under way and smokeless powder orders will keep mills running for two years. The bark Hayden Brown nearing St Michaels with seventy passengers. No gold found on Kotzebue Sound. Washington hop crop 27000 to 30000 bales with contracts at 10 to 12 cents a lb. A swindle by three Chinamen a negro and a white man costs 1464 dollars in Stockton lottery. Immig ration chief Hart North to discuss Japanese limits in Washington. A memo book in Capt Brooks’s Sausalito case mentions Frank Wheeler. Humboldt river rafting lumber drift hazards and a large pelagic sealing catch reported. A general military hospital for Pacific army jurisdiction planned on Angel Island with 400 beds. California units see officer resignations and promotions. Bitumen discovery in Humboldt Mattole Valley with oil prospects and railroad talk. Fatal drownings near Kotzebue Sound and Kubek River described by Charles Watson.
Reports detail Formosa rebels burning villages near government offices as troops advance. Spain disbands volunteers and plans free Cuban passage for unemployed. Dreyfus revision debates hinge on Zurlinden’s shift amid war office tensions. Anarchist links to Lucheni emerge from New York. Jamaica Maroons threaten English prospectors. Soudan governor-general role eyed for Sirdar. Viscayas unrest spread. Panay Iloilo officials flee. Japanese railway finances exposed with 275,000 yen missing. Formosa Railway funds misused.
Report notes two men named Clark and Crawford drowned in the Kubuck rapids with unclear baptismal names or origins. A separate statement from Watson asserts little gold in Kotzebue country.
Arrangements finalize a Cuban mounted police unit in Santiago with a commander major three captains six lieutenants ten sergeants and 240 enlisted men Salaries match US army enlisted pay while officers receive two thirds Gen Castillo leads preliminaries selecting capable Cuban army veterans The force will cover a large area to curb lawlessness and cattle theft before Cuban troops disbandment prompts tighter security US customs official Donaldson seeks US consuls at Guantanamo Santiago and Manzanillo Dr Zimmerman seeks Santiago consul post and to preach Sundays Cable news bulletin service eyed with Cuban Marine Cable company Capt Brady pursues daily world news bulletin due to limited mail service leaving Santiago comparatively newsless currently
A Yokohama dispatch notes the appointment of a new Korean premier Susuntak. Other items include Gen Gomez resisting resignation in Cuba, steamer Cottage City bringing 200 passengers and 7000 salmon cases to Victoria from Alaska, and varied war era dispatches on Cuba Spain and the United States.
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