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Newspaper
Sioux County Bee
Location
Rock Valley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1898
Page
30
The piece reports Crater Lake on Mount Mazama in the Cascade range as the deepest American lake with a maximum depth of 22 000 feet. It notes its circular form five miles across and surrounding vertical rock walls with little large fish but abundant crustacean life.
Des Moines April 23. Adjutant General issues General Orders No. 14 on enlistment standards for Iowa National Guard applicants. Eligibility includes age 18 to 31, US citizenship or intent, good character, health, English literacy, parental consent for minors, and height weight standards varying by branch. Re-enlistment allowed with surgeon evaluation. fee not to exceed 50 cents.
Charles Beverly editor of the Statesman-Press and head of its publishing company died by a self-inflicted gunshot in the basement of his South First Street office. After a week of kidney illness he had been attending to duties until shortly before 1:30 p.m. yesterday when he shot himself. he died at 2:30 p.m. Doctors treated him but he did not regain consciousness. Local business manager Matthews and foreman Idolph Henry discovered him and alerted physicians.
Key West April 26 The US gunboat Helena seized the Spanish steamer Miguel Jover 2500 tons sailing from New Orleans to Barcelona. Prize cargo included cotton and staves valued around 1500000 dollars with the vessel 5500 tons and built 1893. The Catalina and other vessels also reported captured in the same period.
Madrid turmoil grows with cabinet crises state dissensions and street demonstrations threatening the government. Financial distress in Madrid and provincial towns fuels unrest while Spain resists growing anti English sentiment amid Cuba crisis and foreign diplomacy.
At about 2 a.m. April 20 Morro Castle fired on the U S Navy squadron near Havana while signaling. Ensign J Eatdie reported to Captain Chadwick who ordered signals kept up. The New York and Cincinnati responded with no damage reported and a prize claimed by Cincinnati at midnight.
New York April 26. Reports say the Washington government plans to aid the Cuban patriots by sending 40 000 rifles 6 000 000 cartridges field pieces clothing provisions and medicines under the direction of Delegate Palma with Dr Castillo Duany and General Nuñez. The army is expected to grow to about 60 000 men on arrival.
Colonel Stephen H. Olmstead of Sedalia received a letter from General Lee requesting his joining the army to occupy Cuba. Lee offered to back his appointment as chief of scouts for the invading force. Olmstead, famed for Civil War service under General Forest, weighed the proposal amid past Cuba era exploits and Spanish detective pursuit.
Brest dispatch reports French naval authorities ordering a direct response as Spain declares war with the United States. The note sets out plans for rendezvous with a large squadron in Cuban waters, dated April 25.
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