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Newspaper
Moline Review Dispatch
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1898
Page
5
Secretary Day drafts answer to Spain's peace proposition as Washington officials debate what terms to demand. The cabinet plans to discuss the reply Saturday, with Secretary Day preparing the document for the meeting.
In Pana Illinois July 28 deputies moved several non union miners to the Springalde shaft while both Pana and Pennwell mines stayed idle under guard. Seven miners McNeily Boyle Auten Mc Gavinie Smith Holsella Cogniski stood trial for leadership after being arrested by Mayor Penwell.
In a case tied to a Penwell mine dispute, deputies were ordered to arrest union organizers on city streets. The trial began in Judge Pierce's court but moved to Judge Springtime's venue. The session struggled to empanel a jury, with no jurors seated.
In Chicago at Thirty-ninth and State streets yesterday a brawl among newsboys left Walter Ryan severely staled and several others bruised. General Bhafter rebuked Be nor Ros for unauthorised dismissal of Spanish officials. Lieutenant J A Cole, once a military instructor at the Wisconsin State university, was wounded in the arm in the fighting before Santiago.
News recounts the July 23 27 1898 action at Guanica Porto Rico where Gloucester under Commander Wainwright led the assault. Marines and artillery landed while Yeoman Lacy and Lt Husee secured the first US flag over Porto Rican soil with Mauser fire exchanging near the shore. The attack preceded further shelling and rapid occupation.
Spanish cavalry pressed toward Guanica as Gloucester and gunboats shelled town and hills. Lieutenant Husee established Fort Wainwright, Colt gun patrolled streets, and four cavalry were killed. Miles landed regulars and volunteers, with naval boats ferrying troops to shore, ending with a victory in Guanica. A separate report from Havana details Manzanas’s Bahia Honda action with Spanish losses and American casualties.
The dispatches describe Illinois Fifth and other units ordered back from Camp Thomas while the One Hundred and Sixtieth Indiana and other regiments move toward Porto Rico. Disorder erupts in Illinois camp as Culver faces charges of misrepresentation and troops clash with officers. Reinforcements under Generals Brooke and Miles prepare for a San Juan operation amid yellow fever notes and Cuban campaign updates.
A 372-A squad of Spanish soldiers, positioned miles west of Bahia, held a line Monday after noon as fire came from unknown positions. The clash occurred in the Pinar del Rio province as troops maintained defensive posture.
The AP dispatch boat Dandy was two miles out, with Flesh and smoke signals marking its course along the shore. The stretch from Bahia Honda westward to Havana shows high cultivation and careful observation of the area.
Washington reports General Miles landed at Guanica on Porto Rico's southwest coast, contrary to plans. The move unsettles the war department and disrupts the expedition timetable as forces near the island adjust and reinforcements prepare for a broader assault while peace talks unfold. Guanica is a port town near Ponce and San Juan with an open bay suitable for unloading and few defenses.
The Third brigade of the First Division under General Fred Grant received orders to strike tents and depart for Newport News. The unit includes First Kentucky, Fifth Illinois, Third Kentucky, and attached Third battalion of the Sixteenth Pennsylvania. Loading delays pushed their departure to last night for the First Kentucky while Fifth Illinois and Third Kentucky left at 6 this morning.
A railroad man Edward Kennedy was shot by a negro porter near a saloon on Third and Biddle streets. The mob chased the shooter two pedestrians and a police officer restrained the crowd until a patrol wagon arrived. Kennedy died en route to hospital.
Washington cable reports Captain Higginson forwarding praise for Dick Wainwright of the Gloucester after actions at Guanica. Miles’ plan change to Guanica is accepted by the War Department, with detentions delaying landing and prompting reconsideration of Porto Rico operations.
Assistant Secretary Meiklejohn learned the Wanderer expedition to Cuba failed at landing most of its cargo. Four landing party members were wounded while the rest were ashore in Key West. A second voyage with a naval convoy reportedly discharged the remaining cargo.
Promotions and resignations in Illinois volunteer forces include T vay Robeson promoted to lieutenant after resignation of Cuth m as captain First Cavalry. Albert Mowry promoted to lieutenant as assistant surgeon. Walter J. Durand resigns as first lieutenant Company H Second Infantry. Fred V. Cham berlin promoted to second lieutenant Company H. Ferdinand J. Schrader becomes captain Company D Fourth Infantry after Rogers resigns. Judge W. R. Gardiner of Dav ies County Indiana nominated for Congress by the Second District Republican convention.
A Rock Island grocer Mr Conrad Schneider testifies to the kidney remedy Doan's Kidney Pills relieving his back pain and improving kidney function. He urges others to try the product and notes the local drugstore carries it with Foster Milburn Co as sole U. S. agents in Buffalo New York.
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