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Newspaper
Sioux County Bee
Location
Rock Valley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1898
Page
2
Des Moines reports indicate a week of slightly below normal temperatures with light frosts and ample rainfall. Soil remains in excellent condition for farming as reports show widespread readiness to plant corn and favorable grass and pasture growth across most districts. A Saturday storm brought hail and local damage in parts of the state.
A Spanish fort near Cojima was blown to a shapeless ruin by the gunboat Wilmington after naval observers tracked infantry and cavalry movements along the coast. The Ericsson relayed sightings of troops and a plantation fort, prompting a decisive shelling that ended the fort’s construction.
Government halted a planned meeting of Spanish clerks in Mexico City on May 5 to raise funds and volunteers for Spain, with police ordered to prevent the gathering for neutrality reasons. The incident followed excitement over the U S naval victory and a mix of American pride and Spanish anxiety among residents.
A World correspondent reports an Italian American sailor seized for tampering with a magazine lock aboard the Austrian warship Doraux near Walifas. Dynamite found on the accused, who is confined in a six by six foot iron cage awaiting transfer to Austrian authorities. The act, alleged to have been attempted in New York harbor, carries a death penalty by shooting.
Negotiations are pending between the government and the Pacific Steam ship company for the sale of the steamers Queen and Senator. The vessels would be used as troop ships if troops are sent to Manila.
The cruiser New Orleans sailed from New Orleans to join the flying squadron at Hampton Roads. The Minneapolis and the San Francisco arrived at Provincetown and Bar Harbor respectively, with the San Francisco and Columbia noted in the morning arrivals and movements.
In Des Moines on May 4 a Davenport girl, Miss Gillian J. Kulp, wed Dr. Marshall Ayers of Dubuque in a rush ceremony at a justice office. Ayers, in fatigue uniform, is bound for military service with Company A, First Regiment, now at Camp MeKinley.
A midnight report from the House of Commons cites a telegram to the Foreign Office from the British consul general at Manila announcing capitulation in Manila. Unconfirmed, the cable traffic between Balfour and the Madrid ambassador suggests Britain advised Spain to seek honorable submission to protect Philippine and international interests.
Washington May 4 The Army and Navy club reports that nineteen seamen were killed in the naval engagement off the coast of the Philippines according to a no report received yesterday afternoon
Maud Olney 16 daughter of D T Olney was accidentally shot at Goldfield Friday evening. A Hayle Grove man Scott waved a loaded revolver thinking it unloaded. one cartridge fired, bullet entered her head behind the car, doctors could not locate it and she lies in critical condition. Local unrest as townspeople discuss war. forty six sign up to go to the front.
Harvey McGregor aged 21 or 22 died near Colfax while attempting to climb onto a crowded couch in Des Moines camp. He fell and struck his head and was declared dead. his body was taken to Colfax undertakers. He was the eldest son of L and Mrs McGregor, dealers on Commercial Street, and recently managed a small store at Dixie station.
Muscatine Modern Woodmen pledge to pay all dues for w ar enlistees. Jack Carey of Iowa City, a central bridge carpenter at Oskaloosa, attempted suicide by drinking four ounces of laudanum. Twenty one cadets at Mt Pleasant university volunteer for a light battery. Two men who robbed a farmer near Ogden indicted for highway robbery at Hoone. A Myth Workers lodge forms in Dubuque with twenty four members. Marshalltown Gun club ties Waterloo marksmen to keep state cup. Davenport raises over $600 for Camp Melvinley company 2B. Rev Scott W Smith of Boone to resign after salary cut by the official board. Charles Damelds, 13, missing from LeMars, located at Webster City. Saloons proposal at Independence fails. petitions 729 collected, 721 counted. Town sent 76,809 soldiers to Civil War. 13,001 died or were killed. N McVivar, longtime Sioux resident, noted.
Washington May 4 The invasion plan shifted as officials confirm Spanish squadron moved toward Puerto Rico. Alger delays the invasion force, awaiting naval battles outcome while mobilizing troops for a later, larger Cuba invasion and arming Cuban deployment. Captain Crowninshield and General Miles weigh naval and army strategy amid the threat.
In a Washington dispatch authorities fear a Spanish attack on North Atlantic seaports as ships head west. Secretary Alger orders strengthened coastal defenses to deter privateers aiming to strike, then sail to Puerto Rico. New York is considered safe, but New England and southern ports face higher risk. Navy cruisers Columbia and Minneapolis patrol the northeast coast.
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