10 Feb 1899
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Newspaper
Rock Island Argus
Location
Rock Island, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1899
Page
1
American forces drive Filipino defenders from another village as the area falls under control. The report notes the village surrendered and the advancing troops established positions, signaling a further advance in the campaign.
American forces bombard Caloocan from the Monadnock and Utah battery as Kansas troops spearhead the assault across open ground. Rebels fire only after bombardment ends, but are driven from earthworks and Presidencia. Pennsylvanians hold trenches while fires burn huts. At 10 p.m. a Kansas outpost skirmish routs rebels with no American losses.
Washington February 10 officials refuse to disclose reasons but expect landings at Iloilo postponed to give insurgents time to learn of Aguinaldo's failure. Foreign interests may complicate matters. The president urged Pacific cable construction and signed the peace treaty at 2:55 PM. Senate resolutions seek universal adherence to Independence principles and election by popular vote. Cabinet discussed the war commission report and whether to call an extra session if the army reorganization bill fails.
Washington reports from Feb 10 note General Otis reporting casualties in recent actions in Luzon. Aguinaldo’s forces are described as better drilled, with news of Miller advancing toward Hollo and Dewey clearing insurgents at Cavite. Filipinos lie low except left and right. 268 total casualties since Feb 4.
Montreal Feb 10 Agoncillo arrived stating his aim was to establish cable with Aguinaldo as US intercepted messages. He explained he needed urgent ratification news from the Senate to aid a conference with General Otis and to inform Aguinaldo of the treaty vote results.
Washington reports a court of inquiry ordered to investigate General Miles’ charges about the army’s food supplies last summer. The panel includes General Wade as president and officers from the engineer and infantry branches, with George B. Davis as recorder.
A prominent Philippine commission member says the report critics but does not whitewash the war conduct. The panel questioned 506 witnesses, affirming no suppression and asserting the president saw no line of the report before delivery. Five men die in a California mine accident, and medical aids improve during the war.
New York reports Fitzsimmons and Jim Jeffries signed for a 24 round or finish bout set between April 24 and May 26 before the largest purse. Other dispatches note Texas Panhandle snow and poverty, Madrid’s Caroline islands, a Pana murder, and the failed attempts to pair Fitzsimmons with Sharkey before finalizing Jeffries bout. Hood’s Sarsaparilla praise accompanies the item.
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