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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1898
Page
5
Secretary Long orders two naval vessels to Cuba with 40 to 50 tons of provisions for the starving reconcentrados. The Montgomery will sail to Matanzas and the Nashville to Sagua La Grande to deliver aid amid urgent need.
Secretary Long spoke informally after a cabinet meeting that in his personal view any Spanish government involvement in the Maine explosion is now practically eliminated from consideration. He made the remark casually as he walked from the White House and repeated it upon returning to the Navy Department.
Officials state the Montgomery and the Nashville will carry supplies for the Cuban Relief Association to Matanzas and Sagua La Grande. Ships will remain briefly to deliver goods to association agents and will not visit Havana despite proximity.
The Spanish cruiser Vizcaya enters Havana harbor off Morro castle after a 00d voyage from New York to cheering crowds. Officials in Havana declare Spain’s responsibility for the disaster is eliminated, while Secretary Long’s remarks are noted as personal opinion. In Washington, Alger disputes official significance of Long’s statement and says no government data confirms Spain’s responsibility yet.
Lieutenant Commander Charles Henderson Craven United States Navy retired died in Washington on Tuesday aged 55. He was the eldest son of Rear Admiral Thomas T. Craven and was born at Fort Preble Maine. He graduated from the naval service.
Crowds of people view the cruiser from vantage points ashore and some are permitted to board for inspection.
Newcastle shipbuilders Armstrong Whitworth were asked if Spain bought the protected cruiser Ohiggins built for Chile and the Amazonas for Brazil. The manager said the report was unfounded on both ships.
London reports indicate Spain gears up for conflict with the United States. Rumors claim Spain’s London transactions include a $40,000,000 loan backed by Rothschild funds, though Rothschild agents deny involvement.
Frances E. Willard's will was offered for probate in Chicago on Friday. Most of the estate goes to Miss Anna Gordon, with Evanston home left to Gordon and Mary Bannister Willard during their lives, then to the National Woman's Christian Temperance Union. Estate valued at about $17,000, with $16,000 in real property.
A special dispatch from Shanghai reports the United States fleet concentrated at Tong Kong preparing for possible hostilities with Spain over the Philippines. The force is described as very powerful and includes cruisers such as the Olympia and the Boston.
The subject entered the academy in 1860 and rendered efficient service in the late war. He served on the Housatonic and was blown up by a torpedo boat off Charleston in 1864. After the war he served on the European and Pacific stations.
The War Department will abandon the relief expedition to aid Klondike miners as no necessity exists. Secretary Alger informs Senator Hawley proposing Congress pass a joint resolution to authorize disposing of expedition supplies and the newly arrived reindeer from Norway and to end the project.
Reports from Cuban sources say the Holguin fight in Santiago de Cuba ended in Spanish defeat and retreat rather than a Spanish victory. The engagement reportedly used guns and ammunition shipped from Long Island less than a month earlier, drawing rejoicing from Cuban circles.
A Madrid letter to London says Spain is forming a fresh squadron at Cadiz for Cuba. It includes four ironclads the Carlos V Pelayo Alfonso XI and two others, several gunboats and a trans Atlantic steamer. Torpedo boat destroyers Prosperina Audaz Usada and torpedo boats Habana Retamoso Barcelo are also in build for Cuba.
Washington reports reveal Admiral Sicard convened the court of inquiry into the Maine disaster and that the panel cannot fix a date for its finding due to divers and wreckers' progress. The Key West telegram confirms ongoing investigation with a Havana return and broad scope outlined by the precept.
Gen Wesley Merritt returns from a tour of southern posts in the eastern department and plans a possible Key West trip within a week. He praises troop health and discipline while noting shipments of large projectiles from New York arsenal to Fort Preble Maine. He visited Fort McPherson Fort Barrancas Pensacola New Orleans Jackson Barracks and commented on the Maine disaster.
Indian Head, the prominent Hudson River promontory, was blown up by dynamite. The incident occurred in New York on March 5, leaving the landscape altered and generating public attention.
Key West March 5 The court of inquiry proceeds toward Havana despite two postponements and hears Maine survivors' testimonies. Officials say no decisive conclusion on the explosion’s cause has emerged, though witnesses provide consistent lay accounts and technical notes about the cliff at the blasting site.
Washington cabinet meeting extended about three hours with no major developments reported. The session included over an hour devoted to a long post office department report on the killing of Baker, the colored postmaster at Lake City, Florida, noting the peculiar circumstances and the enormity of the crime.
In remarks about the Maine disaster, a speaker asserts the case may show external or intentional causes. He suggests forthcoming divers' reports will reveal the ship's post explosion condition and guide expert testimony before a verdict.
The schooner Speedwell captained by Collier, en route from Marco to Key West, was struck by a squall off Marquesas and capsized. Nine drowned including three children of Capt. Osillier and the Nichols family from Bridgeport Connecticut.
Four roustabouts drown when the gang plank breaks as the Bos tonia steamer leaves Cincinnati bound for Louisville. Four were rescued. The deceased are Millard Dancy Louis Jackson Louis Miller and William Van Dike all of Louisville.
The postmaster general states a $1500 reward is set in each case and vows to do all to identify the guilty parties.
Anxiety grows in Madrid as the naval court inquiry into the Maine loss nears conclusion. Rumors of possible hostilities unsettle the government and public, with jingo papers claiming relations with the United States are increasingly strained and accusing President McKinley of anti Spanish statements.
In Rome on March 3 Vincent Joachim Pecci known as Leo XIII celebrated his eighty eighth birthday. Thursday marked twenty years since his coronation as pope. The double milestone brings rejoicing to Catholics worldwide.
Reports from Havana and Washington recapitulate five key events shaping US Spain tensions March 8. Cannon's $50 million defense measure dominates, Spain withdraws its recall demand for Consul General Lee, Montgomery ordered to Havana, artillery strength increases, and talks begin on purchasing warships. Gen Lee defends duty in Havana as Spain retracts recall push. Par nell brother elected Dublin city marshal.
Havana reports that US military plans entertain landing troops east of Havana and blockading the city if indemnity talks with Spain fail. Vizcaya and Almirante Oquindo may be vulnerable to blockade while divers probe the Maine wreck and arrests expand of American correspondents. In Key West rumors of 38 warships, and Italy vows neutrality if war erupts.
Two separate commissions of Spanish officers arrived in London last week to purchase ammunition.
Biddeford Maine March 7 The Pepperell and Laconia cotton mills resume work after a three month strike that began January 17 with a ten percent wage cut. Workers lost about 210000 in wages as business slowed. Masons Honor Maine Victims in Mexico City lodge of sorrow held for Maine explosion victims attended by Spanish and Mexican lodges.
Reuben Black, a well known business man of Lancaster Wisconsin, was accidentally killed when a rifle charge exploded while he was cleaning the weapon. The coroner's jury ruled the death accidental.
James H Carpenter inventor of the Carpenter projectile died in Reading on Sunday night of pneumonia at age 51. He was known for his engineering contributions and held multiple patents in ballistics and mechanism design. His death closes a career marked by innovation and practical weaponry development.
Cincinnati dispatch reports Col Cochran reviewing the First Ohio National Guard at its armory. Officers from across Ohio and other states attended and praised equipment and bearing. In Berlin the Reichstag budget committee backs finishing new German navy vessels in six years rather than seven.
Heavy southern gates caused damage at Foggia Milazzo and Messina, wrecking a number of vessels though all crews were saved. The incident underscores peril along the southern Italian coast.
Washington reports the Spanish government requested Consul General Lee's recall in Havana and urged against sending relief by warships to Cuba. The President refused to recall Lee and ordered a naval relief convoy to Matanzas and Sagua, amid ongoing diplomacy and cabinet briefings.
Washington reports the alleged British flag planting by a Canadian government party on Chilkat pass brings the Alaskan boundary dispute into focus. The State Department seeks explanation from British ambassador Sir Julian Pauncefote as inquiries rise. Edmund Tattersalls dies in London at Tattersall’s horse exchange firm.
Aaron Hendricks died Saturday morning at Blue Springs in Anderson county. Born 114 years ago on the same farm, he forged rifles used by regional pioneers and soldiers in the war of 1812. He lived his entire life on the family property.
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