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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1898
Page
1
The Hong Kong and Times dispatches report Manila may capitulate to Admiral Dewey’s American squadron due to strict blockade and famine. Aguinaldo leaders plan to spur native attacks while Britain grows hopeful as San Francisco troops near.
The United States consul J E Coffin aboard the British steamer Ernwood reports an incident at Barbadoes where the Spanish transport Alfonso XI arrived with troops to coal and supply the port. Spanish officers were hooted, arrests ordered, dispatches held twenty four hours, and Alfonso XI ordered to leave within 24 hours.
Senator Jones of Arkansas outlined Democratic views on financing the war effort. He urged taxing property rather than consumption, estimated $150 million sufficient, opposed bonds on certificates of indebtedness, and argued expenses should be paid as the war progresses.
In Wilmington Delaware on May 17 a federal jury found Colonel Exe Kiel T Cooper guilty of conspiring with former bank teller William M Foges to misapply funds of the First National Bank of Lover. The original indictment charged conspiring to misappropriate 23000 dollars.
The Pennsylvania Grand Lodge session led by Grand Master Thomas of Philadelphia featured a lengthy address praising Odd Fellowship. Reports showed total receipts of 210648 and orphans home dues of 26762.25, with relief payments totaling 100,301.52. An afternoon parade drew seven thousand marchers and new officers were installed for the coming year.
Governor East greets his old command, the Fifth Pennsylvania Volunteers, at a railroad station in Hirkshire May. He rode as adjutant general under Beaver and shakes hands with officers and men. Ladies and officials, including Mrs. Trustings Miss Hastings and Secretary Martin, join the welcome with coffee and sandwiches provided by a railroad restaurant staff.
Reports from St Thomas describe twenty seven vessels slowly steaming westward from noon Sunday to 6 a m. north of To To la islands forty miles east of St Thomas. One steamer near land displayed the Spanish tus.
A meeting of state officers at the executive mansion results in a provisional guard structure to replace units in U S service. Nine infantry regiments three cavalry troops and three artillery batteries will be divided among three brigades with transfer and enlistment plans, leadership assigned, and provisions for armory use and future disbandment after the war.
A fierce afternoon blaze in Baltimore involved cotton turpentine and other inflammable materials from the Old Bay Line steamer freight sheds. The sheds and contents burned, with several adjacent buildings damaged and losses estimated from 5000 to 75000 dollars.
Fatal collapse of an elevator used for hoisting building material at an uncompleted Poston Wharf company warehouse at Moston Freston on May 17. Four men were killed and four injured. Foreman Henry Deck fire 9.8, Daniel Doyle, Leo Curdamen, Henry Harvey among the victims.
In Hawarden a special dispatch reports Premier Gladstone sinking rapidly. A small iron bed holds the ailing leader as family members quietly move about, the scene described as pathetic and grave on a gloomy night.
General Merritt remarks cause a stir in Washington with reports that he would refuse Manila command unless 4,000 of 16,000 troops are drawn from the regular army rather than volunteers. Secretary Alger notes interviews were unauthorized and the matter is being treated with caution.
Boston Pa May 17 The Republican primaries to elect delegates to the county convention produced a Reeder victory by a James majority. Wanamaker led by the Hay Magee faction failed to secure a strong showing with several wards split. Seventeen of eighteen delegates from South East Stanton are Reeder men and Wanamaker carried some wards in the Slain district while others backed Reeder. The county convention at Ringos next Saturday will confirm Reeder’s overall lead. Northampton County is entitled to five state delegates.
A major blaze at slope No 1 of Susquehanna Coal in Nanticoke Pennsylvania draws a large firefighting response. Three water streams and pumps run full as crews work to contain the fire with about eight hundred miners employed at the slope. No lives reported in danger and damage estimates are unavailable.
The Superior court in Pittsburg on May 1 upheld Allegheny county court rulings in the case of Wikes Burre versus B We Chase. Appeals were denied, and Judge Wickham said he would release full comments tomorrow. The action sustains the lower court’s judgment against the offending merchants and dealers.
Hawarden reports Mr. Gladstone showing slight improvement before slipping back to sleep. Late in the evening the household servants were admitted to the sick room for a last farewell. He lay peacefully as aged statesman rests, amid quiet vigil.
Havana reports say two American newspaper men examined after Uneas arrival. They were not deemed prisoners of war but locked up as spies. One is said to be a Cuban employee in Havana, with revolvers and documents found on them. Freeman Halstead was reportedly detained at San Juan de Porto Rico while photographing fortifications. Rumors also suggest a Spanish flotilla sortie from Havana.
The AP reports that the Cape Verde fleet purchased ammunition and coal for the Dutch West Indies. The Spanish coast guard notes the fleet near Venezuela or Colombia. Only part of the fleet entered a harbor for provisions and cattle. Confirmation exists that the Bouin kite left a torpedo gunboat at Fort de France in Martinique.
A steamer arriving from Manila carries four hundred refugees, mainly Chinese, who say American cruisers Concord and Boseon will head to Vejele for possible capitulation and recapture of the Saranac. The Manila blockade remains tight, many foreign ships denied entry, and rebels are split in support of Spain.
In Cincinnati the Amalcomatea Asdaglition of Iron wo Steel Workers opened its twenty third annual convention with over two hundred delegates in attendance. President Shatter presided and speakers indicated no date for a new wage scale, bylaws call for readjustment in sixty days and action likely after the current scale expires on June 30.
In Harrisburg May 17 the county Republican convention chose delegates from the Second legislative district. Willhurstown George W. Niles Steelton Edwartdlendersen Middletown and Millerstown were proclaimed by acclamation and instructed for Senator S. J. McCarroll of Morrisburg for Lieutenant Governor.
In York Pennsylvania on May 17 the Republican county convention endorsed Hierard Cochran of York for lieutenant governor. The Wanamaker faction held a strong majority and was authorized to select six York delegates to the state convention, with Quay supporters offering little opposition.
The Reverend Warren A. Candler of Oxford Georgia and the Reverend Ho. Marrison of Nashville Tennessee were elected bishops of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the South at the General Conference held in Baltimore on May 17.
Chattanooga Tenn May 17 The Pennsylvania volunteer infantry and officers under Colonel Robert Rox arrived shortly after noon and were taken on to Chickamauga Fork shortly after.
In Birmingham on a Saturday night at John Lee’s store, James Mitchell boasted he could whip many Spaniards. Ridiculed, he drew a six shooter and fired into a crowd, killing Samuel Johnn, Thomas Abernethy, and Thomas Warren, with Thomas Shad e wounded in the back.
The Spanish fleet bought coal and provisions at Curacao. A small American vessel blew up off Cardenas. General Anguinaldo plans to attack the Spanish. Thrall and Jones will not be exchanged and are held as spies. Manila faces famine from blockade. capitulation feared. Pennsylvania forms a New National Guard to replace enlisted volunteers. A Conewago baggage car fire destroys Ninth regiment officers’ effects. General Merritt denies reports he refused to go to the Philippines without a large regular force.
London May 17 Mr Leonard Courtney Liberal Unionist MP for the Tedmin division of Cornwall writes in the Daily Chronicle on World War I era policy. He opposes an Anglo American alliance and warns that the United States becoming a military power could upset world peace.
The captain general of Porto Rico cables Captain General Bhinco reporting that the bombardment of San Juan de Puerto Rico did not silence any fort guns. Spanish losses are stated as eighteen wounded soldiers and a few civilian injuries in the town.
London reports a belief that Anglo French relations are improved and a settlement looks more hopeful. It is rumored foreign officials have agreed to concessions in West Africa in return for French concessions elsewhere possibly tied to English trade developments in China.
On May 17 in Cape Haytien Hayti two Spanish gunboats based at Badiquiri Guantanamo Bay are reported to roam at night along the waters between Hayti and Cuba. A Haytien schooner near Mole St Nicholas Jean grabel and Glatinagua has seen the Spanish vessel several times in recent weeks through Cuban insurgent agents at Port-de-Paix. The Spaniards are believed to hide in Cuban ports by day and cruise at night.
In Saint Hyacinthe Quebec on May 17 two hooded victims of the fire at Lantimetilie were recovered in the line and burned beyond recognition. They are likely Olime We venette and Mrs J Berthuntel. Sister Cormier and Mrs Juibell are dying from injuries.
A report from Philadelphia dated May 17 notes two car hoists of shoes labeled Wiepire shipped from BouVikill and sent by train to Washington. Ten thousand tents from New York are to be forwarded to mobilization points as orders arrive for troop movements.
Washington May session briefed on two labor bills. One restricts daily hours for workers on government projects and in government service. The other expands the labor commission to address related workforce issues.
Madrid reports that letters from Spain including checks and valuables were halted and destroyed in New York. The patina’s demand prompts Spain to seek reprisals against American residents and correspondents of US newspapers.
Reports to Adjutant Corbin indicate the Volunteer army is nearly finished with 86580 men enlisted. Fifteen states including Pennsylvania have completed their quotas.
Richmond resident Mos Vie-Jim Elkins, convicted of attempted crime involving a one year old girl from Whitehall, will be held at his Warrenton home tomorrow morning. The March case involved Patquier counts and the sentencing details reflect his transfer.
A naval incident near Car denas leaves several lives lost when a vessel described as American exploded. The dispatch notes it occurred during a tense period and confirms the vessel type as a naval craft. The report mentions the event as a fatal incident with uncertain broader implications.
Washington issues orders moving Battery H of Pennsylvania to Chickamauga. The directive forms part of broader mobilization actions as forces prepare for regional deployment.
Fragmentary OCR shows a list of names and references to widows and an original Henry Dix Warery Lackey & Nina M. Jeecup in Montrose. Details are incomplete and dates or actions are not legible.
General Pits mobilized at Chikkumwaga as Lee departs for Washington and Richmond, Va on May 11. The report notes a low morrow morning proceeding and indicates ongoing military movements.
Washington May 17. Officials indicate no immediate moves against the Spanish fleet as Sampoon and Schley patrol the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea. A Cuba invasion plan may resume while Dewey faces Manila harbor exposure and Manila inhabitants endure risk.
Linewin Neb May 1 meagre reports indicate violent disturbances along the Republican river in South Central Nebraska. Moray notices warn plows stock killed and fear of fatalities grows as reports come in.
In Brooklyn a family quarrel over a small sale led to gunfire. Catello Laforada and his brother Angele fought, Catello wounded, Angele shot Catello in the chest, and M Deforms tried to intervene and was shot. Angelammee pur il remains unclear.
Fire at the Watch Case Factory Barnes in Aldlebors spreads to adjacent buildings. Blite's Winter Facer in ADT Hiroe notices the blaze at 15 a.m. and Peet reports an estimated loss of $209,008.
The president announced the nomination of William M. Allison for postmaster at Mifflintown Pennsylvania. The move was reported from Washington on May 1.
May 17 forecast from Whehington reports fair weather for eastern Pennsylvania with northwest winds. Western Mooney vans expect warmer conditions and light variable winds turning southerly.
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