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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1898
Page
6
Report from Havana on February 16 9 45 PM describes a terrible explosion aboard the US cruiser Maine anchored in Havana harbor causing many deaths and injuries as Spanish naval boats assist.
Key West February 17 The steamship Olivette arrived with Captain F B Chadwick and many survivors from the Maine disaster Several officers remained reticent and followed Captain Sigsbee in saying the explosion cause was not yet established with certainty The piece hints at a deep laid plot but lacks confirmation
President McKinley released a statement saying the Maine likely exploded by accident based on information in hand and expects the naval court of inquiry to confirm this. If the disaster is found not to be accidental, prompt decisive steps will be taken in the premises. The naval finding will guide actions once submitted.
Washington reports Spain officially disclaims the reflections in the De Lome letter and says the matter is closed. The Spanish government states Minister Dupuy de Lome presented his resignation which was accepted before Woodford’s note and that Spain disapproves criticisms of a friendly nation even if published by criminal means.
Washington February 18 dispatch reports Senor Polo de Bernabe appointed as Spain's new minister to replace the late De Lome. The move signals a reshuffle in Madrid’s diplomatic ranks and affects ongoing relations with the United States.
Reports from Havana and Washington recount chaotic scenes after the Maine explosion off Havana harbor. Officers Sigsbee and Wainwright directed rescue and flood orders as ships and boats responded, while investigators weigh interior versus exterior causes amid public suspicion of a Spaniard plot.
Senor De Lome learned of the Maine disaster at the Hotel St. Mare in New York on Tuesday morning before his departure aboard the Britannia for Liverpool. He initially doubted the report but then said it was terrible and prayed the news was not true.
The Spanish government declares its intent and good faith in the commercial treaty. It notes a prior pledge to both mother country and colonies regarding political and tariff reforms in the Antilles, asserting a firm and responsible course domestically and internationally.
Havana dispatch reports Gen Nario in the Contra maestro district with 900 infantry 153 cavalry and two guns destroying the insurgent Gen Calixto Garcia camp over five days. Insurgents left 16 dead and retreated with losses. Spanish casualties total five killed and 49 wounded including 5 officers.
The agrarian socialists erupt in Kaschau district with a thousand peasants in open revolt at Kistrakany. They killed the local magistrate and resist troops, while at Agrad a battle between gendarmes and peasants leaves four dead and twenty wounded.
The Compagnie Generale Transatlantic steamer Flachat bound from Marseilles to Colon was wrecked at Anage point Teneriffe at one o'clock Wednesday morning. The captain second officer eleven crew and one passenger were saved. Thirty-eight crew and 49 passengers perished in the disaster.
A prominent Spaniard declares no war with America, expressing unwavering friendship toward the United States. He states, "There will be no war, there can be no war between America and Spain," and emphasizes a deep love for his own country despite the catastrophe.
Col Joseph Leiter has cornered the May wheat contract on the local exchange, riding fears of a large short interest. May wheat rose to 1.0334 but closed at 1.0314 as Armour notes Leiter could push May wheat to 1.50 by remaining silent while shorts react.
The Nebraska Supreme Court reverses the trial court ruling in ex-Auditor Eugene Moore's embezzlement conviction, dismissing the case and ruling the conviction status unconstitutional. Moore had been sentenced to eight years in the penitentiary.
Philadelphia Feb 18 The U S court of appeals affirms the verdict against John D Tart for aiding the steamer Laurada in a filibustering expedition to Cuba. The sentence is two years imprisonment and Tart remains free on bail pending any further stay.
Blocked by snow, Milwaukee endures a massive blizzard with twenty two inches of snowfall. Trains and streetcars struggle, suburban lines halted, and widespread delays stretch across Illinois Wisconsin Michigan and Iowa as ships and dredges encounter storm damage.
Frances E Willard left most of her estate to be divided between her sister in law Mary B Willard and Miss Anna Gordon with the rest destined for the W C T U Temple fund. The Evanston home Rest Cottage is valued at 16000 with the estate total around 19000. Public viewing in Willard hall Wednesday and funeral Thursday at First Methodist Evanston. Interment Rose Hill. New York service followed Broad Street tabernacle with floral tributes and notable attendees.
East bound train from Johannesburg collides with west bound at 11 40 pm six miles east of Kramer on the Santa Fe Pacific line. Engineer John Davis dies, engineer John Coons dies, passengers shaken but unharmed. Dark headlight and timing cited in事故 report. Also note: Capt Norton makes 100000 in Chicago wheat market by early fall trades with Leiter.
Block burned on Washington street in Binghamton N C today. Fire destroyed Meir's billiard parlor and four cigar factories causing about 40000 dollars in losses. Fire crews fought the blaze through the morning.
A large crowd gathers outside St. Pelagie prison to greet Henri Rochefort editor of the Intransigeant on five day libel sentence against Joseph Reinach. Demonstrations swell with 20 000 to 50 000 in Paris voicing anti Zola and anti Jew cries amid police restraint.
Illinois Labor Commissioners report on the 1897 coal miners strike. It involved 307 mines and 29,466 men with an average 91 day duration. The northern region saw the greatest gains while Springfield and Danville miners won about a 20 percent wage advance.
The National League magnates meet in St Louis on February 28 to set the schedule for a season expected to open April 15, with about 20 extra games and Sunday baseball expanding. The umpire staff will be completed under a double umpire system and John T Brush’s proposed blacklisting of players using indecent language on the field faces probable changes.
Chicago headlines report Leiter marketed 4,060,000 bushels of cash wheat abroad and sold 9,000,000 bushels total with May futures leaping to 1.09 after the move. London notes a likely British loan to China after a delay, while Springfield grants a new trial in a murder case and Michigan bank official Josiah I. Just dies at home in Ionia.
Genoa February 21 six thousand bales of cotton stored in a warehouse caught fire on Saturday from spontaneous combustion. The loss is estimated at about 36000 pounds.
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