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Newspaper
Renwick Times
Location
Renwick, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1898
Page
8
The Chicago Tribune reports battle fatalities and deaths from disease among volunteers and regiments during the war with Sysia. It lists 1,284 confirmed camp or transport deaths, with 1,200 to 2,000 total disease deaths, and notes many more unrecorded due to missing lists and officer reluctance to share names.
Montauk Point battles potential legal clash as the Montauk tribe protests U S possession after land ownership claims surface. Maj Gen B Young commands the camp near Montauk Point with historic pirate lore cited. Corbin issues orders to muster out 19 volunteer groups, over 20 000 officers and men, with 50 000 volunteers to be released this year. Congress faces need to expand the regular army to at least 100 000 for duties in Cuba Porto Rico Hawaii and the Philippines.
The Tribune compiles camp by camp death counts and miscellaneous miner prizes. Deaths are attributed to various cases with locations including Michigan and New York noted among other figures and values.
The War Department plans to keep U S garrisons in the East in camp for recuperation while regular infantry ships head to Ports Porter New York Plattsburg Madison and Chicago with others expected to return Saturday. Ensign William Van Nest Towles, a survivor of the Maine, married Miss Margaret Wyoming in a hospital. Merritt and staff depart Manila bound for Paris for the peace conference. Otis is battleground governor general of Manila. Puerto Rican Postal Service to expand with ongoing operations and swindish stamps sold in many towns.
Gen. Shafter, hero of the Santiago campaign, reached Camp Wikoff at Montauk on Thursday in a quiet arrival. General Wheeler ordered troops into position and the Hotchkiss banner fired a 21-gun salute as the veteran began his homeward journey, with reports spreading quickly along the beach.
The Vesagins cruiser arrives in New York from Cuban waters as a ban on visitors boarding warships at the Brooklyn Navy Yard is issued. General Blanco urges calm toward Americans while insurgents in Pinar del Rio welcome peace tidings. Lieutenant Hobsor is promoted to naval constructor without exam. Cuban leaders doubt Spain's current rulers. Spanish officers from the Mavila action are promoted. US war graves at Santiago are being located for repatriation. A historic first sees a woman in the US Army.
Army expenditures for August total about 33 million dollars with September and October outlooks similar and December savings projected after 160,000 volunteers are mustered out. The War Department notes slow return to peacetime economy, with duty reductions of at least 6 million dollars every thirty days after muster. Flames aboard the transport Catania caused a near disaster on a San Diego to Montauk voyage as coal bunkers caught fire but were contained by engineers.
Movements on the Atlantic front report Anita McGee entering service again and ships like the Resolute arriving, while Spanish forces and monitors reposition. Monitors Terror and Miantonomoh plus Montgomery are ordered from Cuba to Newport to guard troops, with the Coalinga transporting Spanish passengers reaching Spain.
Rumors state Generals Gorges and Wheelyr clash over governance claims in Spanish Philippine dominions. Reports mention inviting Spahy adherents to Ipilo for talks. Camp Wikoff at Montauk Point is named as a site for inquiry under General Ames, with broad investigative powers granted.
The Iowa State Republican convention opened in Dubuque with Major Liey’s address and John V P Lacey as temporary chair. Officers named include Senator William B Allison as permanent chairman, with a platform endorsing President McKinley's administration, the gold standard, protective tariffs, and the Nicaragua Canal. The meeting praised veterans and pledged continued support for veteran and national interests.
A misspelled historic party platform proclaims support for a gold standard and national monetary stability. It commends a protective tariff and renewed revenue laws, vowing to keep money at parity with gold and defend liberation from oppression in the aftermath of war.
Delegates praise Gov. Shaw and the party’s wartime leadership while endorsing a platform that backs the gold standard and territorial expansion policy. Five commissioners are chosen to handle remaining war questions, with nominations for state offices and a tight race for attorney general.
The text describes gunpowder components, listing nitre, carbon, and sulfur proportions for different US uses, noting variations by purpose. It mentions difficulties and dangers in mixing or manufacturing and warns about unfamiliarity with the process.
A garbled report describes a march and war mobilization scene with references to a White paper style and powder, a rapid action sequence, a worker’s bench, and weather affecting loiterers. The fragment hints at a parade or protest, a trainer aiding a saw or tool, and workers compelled to stay active despite spirits and weather.
Henry a French army lieutenant colonel and key Dreyfus accuser killed himself in Paris twenty four hours after arrest for forgery and perjury. He admitted forging a letter intended to prove secret government treachery and to frame Dreyfus, actions that upended the case and spurred renewed inquiries. The government pressed for more evidence against other officers as Major Esterhazy’s career faced scrutiny.
At Galveston Texas longshoremen employed by Mallory line struck for a 40 cent raise. A mob of about 2000 attacked newcomers from a special train. Major Pig ordered peace then fired when officers were overpowered. Police and volunteers restrained the mob as the mayor and governor sought military aid.
The supreme lodge special committee from Indianapolis exonerates the supreme officers of extravagance and mismanagement. The report states officers conducted lodge business honestly and in the order’s interest. Detroit is named as the 1906 encampment site for September 1906.
A telegram from John L. Sullivan to George F. Considine expressing sympathy to James J. Corbett after the death of his parents appears among other telegrams. The piece also notes Can ada’s view on cross border boxing, amateur cycling at Indianapolis, and Corbett’s deep affection for his late mother influencing his actions after Sullivan’s bout with him.
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