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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1898
Page
6
Commodore Watson sails for the Spanish peninsula as Porto Rican expedition begins to locate Camara's fleet. His main task is to meet and engage the enemy while avoiding bombardment of Spanish coastal cities. Claims about Canary Islands are unfounded and no government plan exists to seize them.
A Madrid correspondent for the Daily Mail reports Segasta told a representative of El Imparcial that the Government has begun the preliminary stage of peace negotiations.
Mrs William Jones of a Chillicothe area killed her six month old baby and cut her own throat amid religious delusions. Found in a rainstorm with the child, she was declared insane by a lunacy board and ordered confined at the Poor House until transfer to a State Asylum. Despite close watch she fatally wounded the infant and then slashed her own throat with a case knife before attendants intervened.
Emilio M. Castillo president of the Spanish Benevolent Society of New York met Admiral Cervera and Capt. Eulate at Annapolis. He secured permission from Secretary Long. Castillo offered a loan of funds. the Admiral ordered a draft for 50,000 dollars from a New York bank, to be distributed to the imprisoned officers soon.
War Department releases Gen. Shafter dispatch stating two cavalry troops with Spanish officers and Lieut Miley went to verify the surrender of Spanish troops at San Luis and Palmas. They had not learned of Cervera’s fleet loss or Toral’s surrender and refused to surrender without first sighting facts. Detachment of officers and men entered, then left apparently satisfied.
Congressman Charles H. Grosvenor and daughter Grace will sail from New York on the North German Lloyd steamer Trave. He will spend a week in London and return home August 20. He says the trip is for rest and recreation despite talks of an Anglo American alliance.
A lightning bolt hit the house of William King in Pulaski Michigan where an ice cream social was underway. Nineteen people were in the room. only one escaped injury, while several attendees suffered burns along a streak from head to foot.
Italian warships mte and Dogali have sailed from an unspecified port. They are believed bound for Cartagena where Admiral Can is authorized to bombard targets.
Government engineers arrive in Champlain New York to survey a potential waterway linking the Great Lakes to the Hudson via the St Lawrence and Lake Champlain. Congress has funded the survey with a likely favorable report for Champlain over Erie or Oswego routes.
A H Beals of Seattle a UW philosophy professor fell through an open hatch on the steamer Arizona at Seattle and died. His companion F B Mallory was seriously injured as they groped in darkness between decks. The Arizona was opened to the public for Red Cross fund raising after a government purchase at Tacoma. Beals formerly lived in Boston.
An acid heated blast at the Hercules powder works near Hannibal Missouri destroyed the separating house. Two workers escaped with warning as the building collapsed. The plant at St Louis Keokuk and Northwestern Railway was the only operation of its kind in the area and the loss stops production.
Me linda Adams a bright vivacious youth about ten or twelve years old halted an eastern Trenton Pennsylvania Railroad train by standing on the track with stones in hand. She refused to move until a brakeman carried her away. She said the stunt was inspired by stories of railroad blockages in the West.
Rumors in Port au Prince suggest growing strain between Haiti and France over the expulsion decree against Mme. Hermance, a French national deemed dangerous to public security after her clash in the cathedral with Mme. Simon Sam. France protests while Haiti refuses to rescind the decree. The French minister was notably absent from a recent presidential diplomatic dinner.
Dun s weekly trade review reports war events easing some markets while Americans push domestic exports up to 1.21 trillion dollars in a year and a new loan topping 1.3 billion subscriptions. Pig iron output slips weekly. wool demand softens yet buys appear. wheat prices fall with large U.S export shipments in two weeks.
Rome correspondent reports the Colombian Government accepted a $250 000 award made by President Cleveland to Ernesto Cerutti, an Italian, in a claim against Colombia. The incident is considered closed.
Great excitement followed the dynamite blast at the county jail in St. Joseph. Convicts awaiting transfer to the penitentiary caused the explosion but escape was checked by citizens and officers arriving with guns and pistols.
Jasper Simpson, while resisting arrest, shot and killed two deputy U S marshals J B Grady and L S Hill near Jensen Arkansas. Young Grady was the son of U S Marshal Grady. Marshal Grady has offered a $500 reward for Simpson's arrest and conviction.
A severe storm sweeping New Jersey and parts of New York caused extensive damage. Four men were struck by lightning and killed instantly as they sought shelter under a tree near Boonton New Jersey. Five others were badly injured in the same incident.
R W Taylor proprietor of the Oaks Hotel Asheville was killed by John Corey a Decatur Illinois guest. Corey acted as clerk in a dispute over a bill and the quarrel that followed left Taylor dead.
The French cruiser Eclaireur lands eighty sailors at Shanghai to pull down the cemetery wall near Ning Po. Stone throwing erupts as order is kept by sailors and police. Reports say a native bayoneting occurred and Ning Po headsmen declare a general boycott. Bridges between settlements are guarded.
The Swiss federal council protests advantages granted to France under the reciprocity treaty with the United States. It demands that under the most favored nation clause Swiss goods receive the same concessions.
The Omaha packing house strike ends in a compromise. Workers will be paid for hours worked, but no wage increase granted.
A Marlborough House bulletin reports the Prince of Wales fractured his kneecap after slipping on a stair during a visit to Wadesdon Manor in Aylesbury. The injury requires medical care and the royal household will issue further updates.
The President appointed Senators Charles W. Fairbanks and George Gray and Representatives Nelson Dingley John Kasson and John W. Foster to form a commission with Britain and Canada to adjust relations between the United States and Canada.
United States Senator J. C. Pritchard of North Carolina left his home to attend court at Burnsville. His buggy overturned while crossing a swollen mountain stream and he narrowly escaped drowning.
Bozeman dispatch reports TC Powers elevator at Belgrade fifteen miles west burned. Loss estimated at 30000 dollars with grain insured only lightly. Fire destroyed the grain and the elevator structure, with insured recovery expected on the building.
Clarence Vinegar a Black man from Georgetown Kentucky was convicted of killing his wife. He had two prior convictions and was sentenced to hang in the county. The execution occurred after a long legal process and was marked by reports on the hanging procedure and community reaction.
Admiral Thomas Leeke Massie known as the father of the British navy died. He served at Navarino Beyrout Sidon and St. Jean a Acre and in China and the Black Sea.
Gen. John Ss. Williams former United States Senator and veteran of the Mexican and Civil Wars has died at his Mount Sterling Kentucky home. The obituary notes his military service and long public record.
A blaze damaged five frame buildings that were part of the Jersey City car shops near the Central railroad yard. Fire crews battled the flames for hours, with limited injuries reported as crews worked to contain hotspots and assess the site.
MM Zola and Perreux each face one year in prison a 3000 franc fine and court costs after Esterhazy libel charges. The public prosecutor accused Zola of avoiding trial. lawyers vow to present proofs sparking uproar with cries against Zola and Jews. Laborie announced default judgment then left with defendants as appeal overruling stood.
Columbus inventor H. R. Hey] patents a low frame bicycle with a movable seat post. Soldiers can stop, lower the seat from the handlebars, plant both feet, fire and load, then raise the seat to resume riding. A Columbus stock company may manufacture the wheel for war use.
Dawson City district miners return to civilization aboard the St. Paul with an estimated annual gold output near ten million dollars. El Dorado creek and Bonanza produce most of the winter yield while Minook remains under one hundred thousand. Notable san Francisco arrivals list Frank Phiscator at one hundred thousand and Louis Emkins at one hundred thousand among others.
In Prattville Alabama a thunderstorm caused a peculiar accident. Mallard Goodson a colored youth was splitting wood when his upraised ax was struck by lightning and melted. A saw at his feet also affected the scene. The boy and nearby white boy Tommie Rawlinson were killed.
A Frisco passenger train from Wichita to St Louis was held up near Andover Kansas by two masked men. They took several hundred dollars from the express car with the exact sum unclear.
By an 18 to 4 vote the executive committee of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union with state presidents decided to give up the project of owning the Woman's Temple in Chicago.
United States minister H N Allen reaches agreement with Corean minister in Seoul to hire American experts for a country survey. The move aims to map conditions and resources across Corea with foreign technical involvement.
Elizabeth Stiles a Civil War era Union spy died at the National Women's Relief Corps home in Madison Ohio. She served covertly for Union forces and is remembered in local historical notes.
Chicago and Indianapolis markets show cattle trading from $2.50 to $5.75 and hogs from $3.00 to $4.50. Wheat No 2 around 74 to 82 cents, corn 33 to 38 cents, oats 23 to 31 cents, rye 42 to 49 cents, butter creamery 11 to 18 cents, and eggs 10 to 12 cents per dozen. Regional notes include Detroit, Milwaukee, Buffalo, New York prices with varying yields and product values.
An Associated Press correspondent aboard the Brooklyn describes the July 3 battle off Santiago. He details Commodore Schley’s shipboard stance, the firing sequence on the Maria Teresa Vizcaya Oquendo and Colón, and the Brooklyn’s pursuit as Spanish ships run ashore near Asseradores.
Sunday marked an American gala day in the ancient Cuban capital as Gen Toral surrendered the plaza and all stores at nine in the morning, with Gen Shafter and staff arriving at noon to oversee the transition.
The Brooklyn and other ships engage near the harbor as Commodore Schley orders fire after detecting the enemy fleet emerging. Oregon and Indiana join with repeated shells while Brooklyn continues to close in. Spanish flag replaced by American as cheers erupt from the crowd and regimental bands. The scene follows the hoisting of American colors and a celebratory telegram to troops. Gen Shafter reports San Juan City in good condition despite siege.
The article lists conditions for the surrender of Santiago after the campaign. It covers ceasefire, capitulation of all Spanish forces and war material, transport to Spain, retention of side arms by officers and personal property by enlisted men, removal of navigation obstructions, inventories and rosters, transfer of archives, parole for guerrillas, and the orderly march out with honors of war. Includes reference to German comment and Subig bay incident.
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