27 May 1899
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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1899
Page
1
Opinion splits emerge as Tacoma aims for an exclusive Fourth celebration while Seattle plans to host the volunteers homecoming. Officials from both cities debate state rights, city roles, and the best use of resources for entertainment and debarkation sites.
Captain Cornel arrives in port at 11 40 am with a large crowd from Skagway. He says trails remain bad and interior travel slow. Freight increases at Bringway due to transportation limits. business quiet in Affin. Snow melted but ground still frozen. Many leave Atlin City for creeks to start work. Skagway citizens head to Juneau for a session. Dawson fire details not yet received. Seattle brought down 43 passengers.
General Otis cables from Manila listing additional casualties among US troops including Private Daniel Coloran Corporal David Martindale and Private Carl W McConnell among others with wounds ranging from slight to severe and abdominal injuries.
The university catalog outlines a two year nine month law program leading to the LLB. The junior year focuses on lectures in principles of jurisprudence and related textbook instruction. The plan signals a structured curriculum for future lawyers within the university.
The Northern Pacific train departs at 3 o'clock for Olympia with a noon arrival. Tickets are selling fast, and the excursion is expected to be among the largest ever run in the city. Proceeds go to the Magnolia bicycle path fund to aid early completion of a coastwide route.
The Yukon river revenue steamer Nunivak, damaged on the San Francisco voyage, was towed to Quartermaster harbor for extensive repairs. Critics say building in Seattle would have saved time and money, noting Puget Sound timber and Seattle facilities for vessels like Nunivak.
Charlies M. Clay reports from Manila via his brother William Clay of Company B Washington volunteers. Col Fife leads the First Washington on the Pasig line admired as a strict yet beloved drill master and gentlemanly unit. Lieutenant Guetin shows a distinctive Eighth Army corps badge made from Maurer rifle shells. Also notes CNN: Zamboanga withdrawal and stock market opens with declines in sugar and tobacco.
New York dispatch reports the army medical team vaccinating Porto Ricans to curb smallpox spread near Ponce. About one million inhabitants, most of them women and children, have been inoculated with vaccine points distributed from central hubs. The effort, led by Chief Surgeon John Van R Hoff under Governor Guy Henry, divides the island into five districts with nurses aiding surgeons in rapid mass vaccination.
The G A R parade next Tuesday forms at 9 20 on the west side of Piret avenue with the right meeting on Columbia Street in platoon order under Sgt Ward Wagner's First Regiment band civic societies city officials speaker E C Hughes Cadets and other groups march from 1 pm along First Avenue Yeeler Way Becond Avenue Union to the Armory where reviews occur Aides named T S Winehell B A Gardner and W G Hapmot urged business Closures along the line and flags at half mast.
N H Latimer of Dexter Horton Bank led a petition with the board of public works today to guard the Marehall block at the southwest corner of Washington Street and First Avenue South from fire hazards caused by roof debris. Local notices cover funeral plans for Mrs Gustava Sporek and remarks on the Washington Volunteers homecoming celebration.
Simon Cauby and Wasyl Guaseak, Galician murderers of L. Bokjeko and his four children near Stuartburn, were hanged this morning. They shot Bokjeko and beat his brain out with a club, then killed the children to obtain about $40. The crime is described as the brutal act in western records.
May 27 dispatch from Cen Funston and Metcalf urges regimental muster out at home rather than San Francisco. Gov Stanley relays the message to Secretary Alger and interprets it as reflecting the regiment's wishes. Separate notes describe import duty rules for samples and mail orders, with penalties for noncompliance.
Tonight and Sunday will be fair with warmer temperatures. South to east winds are expected.
The Court of Cassation signals support for a new court martial to review the Dreyfus case. Prominent figures foresee no major disturbances, though demonstrations are planned for next Saturday when the court's ruling is announced. The hearing begins next Monday, with a verdict expected by June 3.
Captain Henry B. Coathope argues in the Times that magnetic forces from a rock off the Cornish coast were strong enough to attract the iron hull of the Paris wreck onto reefs, explaining the disaster.
A. E. Cooper of Chirenge & Rock Island Portland is in the city as the Eastern Express party heads to Vancouver via Seattle and International rail. The schedule shifts to 6:15 pm arrival at the destination, while General Manager Miller tours Vancouver for a few days. The Northern Pacific issues a circular outlining a proposed Lewiston Idaho to Duff Buffalo Hump extension.
Skirmishes frequent near San Fernando as rebels raid Americanaines at night. Americans shift troops north and south of Manila to garrison key points during the rainy season.
A Hong Kong dispatch quoted by The Mafin claims Dewey abandoned Manila due to clashes between Otis and Currman of the Philippine Commission making the position untenable. It says he left as American troops endured ravaging attacks while victorious Filipinos under Aguinaldo encamp near Manila.
Plunger Riley Grannan, arriving from Liverpool on the Lacania with his wife, says he did not lose £1000 on English races. He asserts betting rumors were exaggerated and claims his trip abroad did not cost him much. Also notes Lakefield Minnesota group arriving in New York to seek permanent homes with intentions to settle near the Sound country. Cuban leaders reject $3 million payment for troops after a late-night conference.
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