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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1898
Page
2
Key West reports a pivotal meeting of two hostile fleets as naval forces close in on Cuba. Admiral Cervera’s squadron has reached Santiago de Cuba, while ships creep toward the open sea and shore ranks thin at dusk, signaling a near confrontation with U S warships.
Walter S. Barker Ameri can Consul at Sagua La Grand Cuba is to be commissioned a Colonel of an immune regiment to be sent to Cuba with the invading party. He will command the regiment and oversee distribution of supplies among reconcentrados, making him among the first American forces landed in Cuba.
General Harrison at his home in India napolis expresses admiration for Gladstone calling him a premier blend of statesman orator and scholar. He notes Gladstone’s serene faith pure virtues and wide benevolence and says his knighthood ranks high even above British peers.
The remains of Francis Scott Key and his wife Mary Taylor Key were examined at St Clivet Cemetery in Frederick Maryland and reinterred in a crypt within the monument to the poet. The monument funds were raised by popular subscription and it will be unveiled on August 9.
Ten men tried crossing the Allegheny River on a raft near Springdale. In the center of the stream the raft capsized in rough current and four reached shore while others drowned. Names listed include William Anderson John Quinn John Heesh Frank Stepp Newton Neal and Edwin Owen.
Mrs Ilenry Green, wife of a Village Council member, threw old papers into a stove at Kent Ohio. A hidden package of gunpowder exploded injuring her arms and face and a small child nearby. Bothare in serious condition.
Harry Marmer, while hunting four miles south of McConnellsville, Ohio, shot his cousin Charley Marmer. Believing Charley to be a ground hog, Harry fired when Charley hid behind a rock. The bullet struck Charley beneath the right eye and lodged in the left cheek.
Over forty cases of ammunition were found Friday on the Spanish steamer Aronauta captured in the early days of the war. On board this steamer were Col. Cortijo Weyler's brother in law among others. They are now prisoners at Fort McPherson in Atlanta.
Klonvike Minera suffered a fatal incident aboard the steamer Morgan City near the river port after a copper cargo issue. Investigators report the vessel encountered a mishap leading to loss of life. Local authorities have opened a case and will release details as they become available.
Omas Nulty was hanged at Joliett after conviction for murdering his sisters and one brother over lack of shelter in the house he planned to marry into. The execution followed a disputed trial and public outcry in the local community.
A terse dispatch notes frailty in Bismarck with medical attention sought and a doctor summoned. The fragmented text references Friederichsruhe, an ill state, and a physician's involvement communicated by note.
Washington reports the battleship Oregon has finished a 13 000 mile circuit of South America, reaching the Windward Islands after departing San Francisco. The move, kept secret until now, places a powerful asset with American forces while guarding against a potential Spanish interception. Captain Clark had been warned to watch for the Spanish fleet near Bahia.
Washington dispatch reports 128000 volunteers nearly assembled for Cuba invasion. War department struggles to equip guards and supply depots appear at Chickamauga and Washington. Critics criticize slow mobilization though President demands brigaded units before movement. News also notes Spanish bombardment in the Philippines and Cebu wreckage ahead of Dewey.
Lieut. Senor Don Carlos Argamonte, a veteran of the Maceo forces and former prisoner of Weyler, escaped confinement at Morro Castle and reached Tampa bearing important dispatches including fortification plans.
President Dole rejects neutrality, seeks U S use of Hawaii as a military base. Hawaiian senators back the stance, needing only McKinley’s ratification to proceed. The move hinges on U S flag raising and good faith in the relationship between Hawaii and the United States.
Fragmentary notes from Manila appear in the North German Gazette with partial phrase advices from Manila and scattered fragments of the report. The unreadable text suggests a colonized or military context but lacks clear details or outcomes.
Reports from Key West describe chaos in Cienfuegos after Spanish troops clashed with a cablecutting expedition. Two killed and five Americans wounded as church bells rang and residents fled. Riot at Hotel Sierra de Oro as volunteers refuse patrol duty amid Spanish authorities pressure. Marblehead fired crippling the lighthouse and forced families to flee to Santo Quintera and Rodas. Spanish government unable to halt exodus.
The British steamship City of Truro carrying 2600 tons of sulphur for the United States reached New York safely after war began between Spain and Britain. Sulphur, used for explosives, was declared contraband of war, risking seizure near Gibraltar. Captain Fulcher warned to avoid suspect craft while an American cruiser monitored Shinnecock, Long Island.
British colonial minister Joseph Chamberlain provoked strong Madrid reaction after his Birmingham address. Prime Minister Sagasta and foreign minister Gullon cautioned that Chamberlains remarks could be seen as signaling Anglo American war plans.
A brief report notes that Cuban participants did not show up for Captain Dorst's expedition, leaving uncertainties about plans and outcomes. The article records absence as a notable development for the voyage and its prospects.
All members of Spain's Sagasta administration resign amid Cuba and Philippines troubles, an empty treasury, and unrest. The cabinet, formed after Canovas's 1897 assassination, faced pressures from war, colonies, and possible military rule as successors struggle to take office.
Front page notes the battleship Oregon becoming the first warship to round Cape Horn, Spain seeking papal blessing, mined San Francisco harbor, California railroaders funding a battleship, and troops guarding Havana amid scarce food and water fears. It also mentions Cuban tensions, Weyler's plans, and Roosevelt's Rough Riders recruiting diverse groups.
The article notes a $25 bounty and lodge dues remission for volunteers to fight Spain as Britain ships grow in Asiatic waters surpassing France Russia and Germany combined. Philippine elites retreating from Hong Kong pledge US allegiance while four new monitors are added to the navy plans, described as nearly indestructible except by torpedoes.
A Santiago dispatch via Madrid says the Spanish fleet has reached the port in safety while another report from Kingston Jamaica mentions a sighting of a free of airships moving toward Santiago de Cuba. Cervera may aim to relieve the 10 000 troops there or remove them if possible, given no railroad link and insurgent control. Sampson at Key West joins with the flying squadron and commands Iowa Indiana Massachusetts Texas Brooklyn and New York, giving him superior armor.
Manila advices via Hong Kong say insurgents fight among themselves and attack Americans near Cavite killing some and driving others from villages. Rebels remove the American flag and replace it with the Spanish. Insurgent leaders with Admiral Dewey reportedly refuse to disembark. Other reports claim Spaniards posing as insurgents fraternize with Americans then massacre them.
A Montreal dispatch reports Senor Polo v. Bernabe has seized a coal depot near St Pierre Miquelon by cable. The Cadiz squadron will rendezvous there before striking the U S Atlantic coast as the Cape Verde squadron under Admiral Cervera draws off the squadrons led by Rear Admiral Sampson and Commodore Schley.
A cyclone moving through Iowa Illinois and Wisconsin on Monday evening killed about seventy people and injured around 450. Telecommunication lines were badly damaged obscuring names of victims though some serious injuries were reported. The destruction touched farm buildings stocks orchards and livestock causing losses in the hundreds of thousands across multiple counties.
A Marysville man sold a hog for 87 dollars and bought a good horse for 17. In Pine Bluff many were driven from homes by levee breaks. Stowaways head to the country amid war hopes. Japanese naval officers arrive in San Francisco to oversee new cruisers. Pennsylvania New York Illinois and Alabama exceed Spain in population. About 300 executed in Porto Rico on charges of rebellion. Independence Ball in Philadelphia moves toward a Fourth of July celebration fitting the era.
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