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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1899
Page
7
Aug 12 report details extensive destruction from a hurricane striking San Juan and surrounding areas. Five hundred lives lost. many towns submerged. food and water shortages cause famine risks. military teams distribute rations and aid as recovery begins.
General staff reports underway plans to bring back infantry and support units from the Sheridan voyage as 2nd and 24th Infantry and related detachments prepare to return to their posts. The City of Para delivers Manila news and preparations for a Paris Exposition exhibit are discussed by W Barkus and Interior officials.
Plattsburg N Y August report details continued Cuba situation with resident observer and Havana dispatches. Generals and adjutants arrive at camp hotel while talks with officials proceed. Eyewitness describes lengthy interview with leaders and implications for Cuban events.
In Sioux Falls on September 12, educators discuss consolidating country schools. Officials may adopt plans to improve rural education, aiming to secure improved facilities and efficiency. The talks reflect strong interest from educational authorities statewide.
General Davis reports hurricane damage in Porto Rico with widespread destitution. He asks authority to issue rations to the hungry as 2.6 million pounds of grains are prepared for immediate shipment. Troops guard ports. several towns suffer severe losses. many natives rely on fruit and cultivated foods now ruined.
Surgeon General Wyman of the Marine Hospital Service issues a quarantine directive affecting harbor authorities in Boston New York Philadelphia and Baltimore amid fever fears. The notice outlines enforced isolation and travel restrictions to contain illness spilling from ports and demands cooperation from local health officials and police.
A report from Arapahoe Nebraska details a workplace accident during maintenance on a high octane project. A worker named James Lonetwor is reported dead and the body identified as Miss titcee Cre teg. Local authorities and family members begin arrangements as investigators search for exact causes.
A lawsuit filed against the Treasury auditor challenges disallowed expenses claimed for a Black individual, John Woodratt, from Vine Ridge agency. The case argues the funds are not chargeable against appropriations for government support and questions the determination of tribal affiliations and fund obligations.
The director of the center announces recess appointments of census supervisors for Nebraska. Appointments hold until Senate confirms permanent choices. Supervisors will map districts select enumerators and begin work on June 1 if confirmed.
General Otis reports MacArthur's forces clear rear and left flanks of insurgents and advance six miles toward Calulet near San Fernando. Casualties include five killed and twenty wounded for the American side, with adjutant officers named. Enemy losses reported heavy as American units push toward Poracine amid mud and floods.
WF Blue of Gibbon Nebraska loses wife and two children in a Bridgeport Connecticut street car disaster. The article describes his arrival with remains and the tearful transfer to a westbound train, noting Mrs Blue and their two children had recently moved to Bridgeport for health reasons.
The Strathcona arrived at WIANGEL Alaska with thirty Edmonton trail survivors recounting harrowing hardships and losses since leaving Edmonton eighteen months ago. They condemn trading and transport firms and Canadian officials for promoting the Klondike route as feasible. Many appear ill with scurvy signs and unkempt dress amid tales of financial and physical ruin.
A Fargo dispatch reports two million bushels of wheat lost as a hailstorm struck 250000 acres across Cass Traill and nearby counties. Crops along a wide swath from Argusville to Kelso were ruined up to 100 percent with farmers rushing to shelter then finding harvests completed by hail.
In Chicago on August 11 a brickmakers strike nears a general tie up of building work and a 50 000 man courthouse strike. The brickmakers alliance backs non union south slide manufacturers in Cook County hoping to drive unionization by price competition. Manufacturers refuse to bow to strikers demands while the building trades council promises aid. A conference is set for this evening and a broad strike is feared within days.
A Washington dispatch says the army transport schedule for a 30 000 man force to the Philippines is complete. With additional steamers 18 000 more soldiers could reach Manila by late November. The remainder may travel via the Suez Canal, taking about two months, delaying some ships until January 16 if Atlantis transports require renovation.
Fort Dodge Iowa Aug 11 A bold attempt to rob the Ogden station of the Minneapolis and St. Louis line failed when Station Agent Groom, alone and about to go home, faced a gunman. Groom’s hunting dog lunged and was shot at the intruder, who fled after Groom reached his desk for a revolver.
Funeral train bears Colonel Hawkins to Washington with a large crowd at the station. Post 120 G AR and veterans groups greet the escort. Citizens drape stores and homes in flags and crepe as the procession moves to the late residence. The body will rest in a vault until the Tenth Regiment arrives from San Francisco for a final military funeral.
Reuben Follett ten year old son of W Follett postmaster at Dewar in this county was suffocated in a corn bin after a chute opened while he played in an elevator. He was hurled downward and buried under shelled corn yesterday in Waterloo Iowa.
In Omaha on August 10, four firefighters from Hose Company No. 3 and Hook and Ladder No. 1 died after a live electrical current surged through a waterlogged ladder during efforts to subdue a Mercer Chemical Company blaze on Howard Street. Two others were injured. Victims: Otto Geiseke, James Adams, Charles A. Hopper, George Benson. Injured: Albert T. Livingston, G. C. Farmer.
Washington reports indicate gold certificate calls from subtreasury cities will be lighter than officials expected. New York banks requested 4.5 million dollars in exchanges, with smaller denomination certificates dominating. Other cities have not yet reported, leaving little basis to gauge the secretary’s order’s outcome.
Major Frank M. Foote, commander of the First Wyoming infantry, said the First Wyoming artillery would not return with the infantry from the Philippines. Efforts to bring both units home together failed due to crowded transports. the battery is expected to leave Manila about the 20th.
A. Cervantes and Ricardo Arnauto, directors of the suppressed Havana paper El Reconcentrado, travel to Washington to allege the paper’s suppression by Spanish officers and say independence in Cuba is not secured with the American flag over the island. They note July 31 closure by General Ludlow and claim Morro castle still recalls Spanish rule.
Washington reports Consul Robert C. Skinner says plague advances west from Alexandria Egypt. City sees steady cases about two daily with strict quarantine and rapid removal of suspects to lazaret. Public rewards offered for informants and rat heads to aid containment.
Paul brothers of North Yakima Washington arrived in Billings Montana with 560 horses bound for South Omaha. By 6 pm more than 125 had died from a mysterious illness affecting many animals. Owners suspect water or feed at Spokane or Missoula may be responsible. stomachs were sent to Omaha for analysis.
A Durango dispatch reports Manuel Lopez Serna of the Federal Telegraph confirms the Mexican government is ready for two campaigns against the Yaqui tribes. Telegraph lines cover the turbulent region, giving war authorities full notice of Yaqui movements and troop directions.
Havana reports the Spanish consul general announcing Spain will repatriate 4000 destitute Spaniards. Cubans, including Chief Justice Mendoza and Senor Devernis, condemn Carlos Garcia’s U S claims about El Reconcentrado and say Ludlow’s measures are widely approved by right minded Cubans.
The Indian commissioner reviews a report by Special Agent Dixon on charges against Superintendent Davis of the Flandreau Indian school. Dixon has met with the commissioner and a transfer to another school is probable.
A Finlanders delegation arrived at St Johns New Brunswick Aug 10 to examine Newfoundland for sending thousands to emigrate due to Russian tyranny. Joseph Chamberlain secretary of state for colonies sent with them a request to Governor Sir Hugh McGaum to assist. The deputation began a tour of the island to identify suitable sections for settlement.
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