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Newspaper
Moline Review Dispatch
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1898
Page
5
London dispatches report Manila has fallen and the Spanish garrison surrendered. The Westminister Gazette prints a special edition with the claim and notes about related topics such as sugar taxes and railway cars.
World publishes cablegram claiming Manila has fallen and insurgents occupy the city. Consul Ridman doubts actual fall but expects surrender by next Saturday. Rumor suggests Spanish garrison may have surrendered to American forces as prisoners of war.
Dispatches from Madrid and Paris claim the Spanish garrison at Manila has surrendered to Admiral Dewey amid fears rebels may kill occupants. The report is widely believed in Madrid and Paris.
Washington dispatch reports special advocates push for a Vesusius trial arguing a single dynamite projectile could surpass the damage of a broadside. Authorities fear risking the ship and its magazine as well as dangers from gunfire shock.
By dawn no contact had been made with Santingo and no new information had arrived from any source about the American thet or related events.
Ottawa reports a messenger left with a notice of expulsion for two Spanish attaches in Washington Montreal. The expulsion targets Carranza and Dubosc from the Spanish legation as of June 9.
Madrid June 9 Special. Sampson sent a flag of truce to Cervera asking for an exchange of Hobson and his men. Cervera replied the matter is in Gen. Ianao's hands.
The confreres have agreed to allow the tax measure to stand as debated in Washington on June 9. Details of outcome or next steps were not provided in the fragment.
In Hinton West Virginia on June 9 a mysterious poisoning of Bluestone river fish causes multiple deaths. Three men Lewis Perry Colt Bly and another unnamed man are dead and E E Angell lies ill after eating fish from the river. Reports say cattle and people drink river water and fall ill. The cause and source of poison remain unknown with mineral poison theory and river sediment observed.
Central Kansas faces a harvest season of unprecedented wheat yields prompting worries about securing sufficient labor for gathering the crop. Growers anticipate intense field work as grain volumes surge and seasonal staffing pressures rise across farms.
Walter Bett, secretary of the British consulate at San Juan, has been expelled by Spaniards who allege he supplied harbor mine plans to United States commanders. The report notes the expulsion and the claimed information shared.
The Mosquito fleet spotted three unfamiliar warships in Nicholas Channel off Cuba’s north coast Tuesday night. They are believed possible Spanish vessels, but their origin and destination remain unknown raising fears of possible interception or attacks on transports.
Persistent naval rumors from high ranking officers claim three Spanish warships entered Havana harbor, one battleship and two cruisers sighted at Tasana harbor according to one report.
Washington June special naval officers doubt the report that Spanish vessels entered Havana. The unease centers on conflicting intelligence about naval movements and Cuban harbor activities. Officials caution against accepting unverified claims and await corroboration.
President contemplates a major address to the nation, likely next week, signaling the importance of annexation in the upcoming message. Officials say the speech will emphasize national unity and strategic interests in the Pacific.
Washington June report states the Forty-ninth Texas troops have been ordered to march to Dashenville immediately.
The conference report on the revenue bill was made at 2 o clock this afternoon. The president has pardoned Captain Harl the Slibuster.
Washington reports Mise Cisneros will wed this afternoon with guardian Mrs. John of Logan and Lieut. Carbonnel of Gen. Lee's staff accompanying them in Baltimore.
United States former senator William A. Peffer was nominated for Kansas governor by the Prohibition state convention with unanimous support after a Topeka interview. The platform backs prohibition and woman suffrage and endorses U S actions in the Spanish-American War. Other nominations include lieutenant governor R T Black and secretary of state J B Garton. A separate Prohibition Liberal wing met in New Orleans with a sparse turnout. A building at Poydras and Franklin streets burned, killing five African American residents, John Wilson and Walter Sanders among the deceased.
Dispatches report a heavy bombardment by five American ships at Calmanera, Cuban bay. Spanish forces reportedly retreated into the town after a stiff shore defense, while American fire proved deadly and decisive. Pirates and cables damaged hinder news from Santiago and Calmanera.
London reports from Madrid describe an engagement at Santiago where Vizcaya and the destroyer Furor took shell hits. Admiral Cervera praises the marine brigade at Castillo de Santa Ana for steadfast defense as land batteries repelled an American fleet entry.
Captain General Augusti, writing from Manila, says Aguinaldo has stirred the country, telegraph and rail links are cut, Cavite is rebelled with towns occupied, a Spanish column holds the Zapote line, and Manila faces land and sea assault. He vows to raise courage and exhaust all resistance.
Washington reports secrecy on troop moves to Tampa with high officials visiting the war department. Cable cuts near Cuba spark questions as the French line from Santiago to Cape Haitian experiences outages. Hobson action report requested by the president and a salute by the Dolphin at Cape Haytien mark notable events.
Springfield dispatch lists officers named by the captain commanding the naval militia with ranks from chief of staff to chaplain. A total of about 350 volunteers are to be recruited from multiple Illinois towns to join units in Chickamauga within ten days, with examinations and swearing in at home before deployment. Milwaukee discusses recruiting officers and enlistment targets for the state regiments now in the field, detailing per-city quotas and battalion plans.
Washington reports a 27 000 strong invasion force sailing from Tampa. It includes 21 400 infantry in 27 regiments, 16 regulars and 11 volunteers, with 5 cavalry squadrons and four light artillery batteries. The force is convoyed by the battleship Indiana and gunboat Helena, with transports due at Santiago by Friday night or Saturday morning for a landing planned by Saturday and possible flag over Santiago de Cuba by Sunday.
At Chickamauga Park June 9 recruiting officers depart camp as regiments finish detailing. Illinois and Indiana units seek hundreds of recruits to fill quotas, while weddings unite soldiers with Decatur and Marion brides amid heat and dust from the dry spell.
In Portland and statewide counts as of June 9 Geer, Republican, leads for governor by about 8 877 votes with roughly 25 000 ballots remaining. City results favor Republicans. full tallies likely push Geer to at least 10 000 statewide plurality. Both congressional districts also went Republican.
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