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Newspaper
Sioux County Bee
Location
Rock Valley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1898
Page
8
A Boston shop offers, through J. O. Hubinger Bros Co, four porcelain plaques depicting American birds and quail as wall art. Purchasers of three ten cent packages of Elastic Starch receive one plaque free, with distribution limited to grocers before Oct 1.
Des Moines reports the Fiftieth Town regiment will reach the city Friday afternoon and occupy Camp MeKinsey. Twenty six sick soldiers will be sent home or to Red Cross hospitals. A thirty day furlough will be issued. the unit expects to be in camp under a week. Cap tain Olmsted and Captain Trowell oversee furloughs and provisioning.
Secretary Quesada released documents about Cuban affairs including a letter General Miles wrote from Port Ponce Puerto Rico dated August 17 1898 to General Emilio Nunez Cuban delegation in Washington. Miles lauds General Garcia and Cuban forces at Santiago and expresses condolence for a brother's death.
A detachment of miners from Fort Wrangell Alaska recounts severe hardships faced by prospectors traveling the Ashcroft route to the Klondike. James Hazard Frank Hazard and W Mullin say hundreds of outfits with about 600 men suffered hunger thirst and exposure as they moved toward the Yukon.
In Geneva Switzerland on September 11 the funeral cortege bearing the late empress of Austria moved to the railroad station. A four horse car led the procession followed by two more cars buried in vast floral tributes. The silver bedecked funeral car carried white plumes and a polished oak casket with silver mountings amid the massive display.
Marquis Ito arrives in Pekin to discuss possible offensive and defensive alliance with China. Reports say his mission includes assessing China’s potential to regain influence and ally with Japan amid reform debates. Separately in Indiana, William Shink is found murdered in Westville with a pitchfork wound. Frank Gilman detained as suspect.
In Cleveland and Charleston datelines, reports indicate Senator Wyle of South Dakota suffered a slight stroke at Forest City hotel with condition not serious, while in South Carolina the second state primary returns show a tight race for governor with Governor Ellerbe leading Featherstone battleground race unclear.
A public written confession by A D Storms details the January 28 1898 murder of Mrs Rathburn and her daughter in Aplington Iowa. Prosecutors argue the confession strengthens the case while defense seeks admissibility and possible exonerating evidence.
The judge advocate reports 781 court martial cases tried since troop arrival in San Francisco. Only 18 acquitted, six of them regulators. Among serious cases only 13, with four regulars among them.
Police arrest an Italian in Milan for distributing an anarchist manifesto after a return from Switzerland. He shouted support for anarchy and death to the king, while Rome papers predict renewed rioting as Milan’s recent riots are linked to this incident. Indiana troops reach home after a march through Indianapolis streets.
Most sailors and marines captured after Cervera's fleet were moved from Seavey's Island to the Bleamer City of Rome bound for home. Cervera praised the treatment he received at Portsmouth Annapolis New York and Washington. Colonel Dudley of the adjutant general's staff investigates the Marvard shooting and questioned prisoners and Cervera.
Senator Mason of Illinois denounces the wartime blunders blamed on the commissary and medical departments. He calls the neglect and mismanagement a crime of the century and a tragedy for the nation while praising the soldiers and urging a thorough investigation into the failures.
The French ambassador reports the American reply to Spain pledges to urge the insurgents in the Philippines to respect the suspension of hostilities. Envoies will be sent to prevent vessels from Manila carrying insurgents to provoke insurrection elsewhere.
Steamer Rosalie arrives in Seattle from Skagway Dawson with sixty passengers carrying about half a million dollars in gold dust and drafts. William Stanley of Seattle reportedly holds about $100,000 in drafts. Eight hundred pounds of gold was shipped down the river to St Michael.
Judge Thomas M Cooley, a renowned jurist, died this morning in Ann Arbor Michigan after months of mental illness and a private sanitarium stay He had shown brief improvement before lapsing into a coma and death was anticipated for weeks.
Arrangements are completed for the peace commission to sail. The members of the board are set to depart tomorrow. Secretary of State Day arrived from Carlton today as part of the preparations.
An article extols Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a cure for female illnesses linked to womb displacement. It urges prompt action, provides customer testimonies, and invites letters to Mrs Pinkham for free advice, claiming many women recovered health nationwide.
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