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Newspaper
The Dakota Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1898
Page
6
A Barneys Indiana mother recounts how her twelve year old daughter recovered from nervous strain and St Vitus dance after using Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People. The pills boost blood and strengthen health, with the claim that the girl regained color, weight, and energy to resume schooling.
In the British House of Commons parliamentary secretary Mr Curzon said no offer of sending men of war to the United States had been made. He refused to answer Davitts questions about possible UK US alliance or mediation in the Cuban crisis, deeming them inexpedient to reply.
London reports Lord Salisbury's temporary withdrawal from the Foreign Office during a critical period. Arthur J. Balfour is trusted to lead, while questions arise about Salisbury's dual role as prime minister and foreign secretary. He suffers laryngitis and influenza aftereffects, causing fever on attempted work.
Washington March 16. The United States supreme court delivered an opinion by Justice Harlan in the Missouri Kansas and Texas Railway Company vs Charles Habor case affirming the constitutionality of Kansas laws. The ruling forbids transporting Texas fever infected cattle into Kansas and provides a civil action for damages for violations.
Two batteries of artillery left Fort Riley Kansas at 10 o'clock in special trains over the Union Pacific road. Battery F Fifth artillery heads to Savannah Georgia and Battery F Fourth artillery to New Orleans. Fortress Monroe duty delayed until morning.
The Fern will arrive in Havana and replace the Montgomery as headquarters for Captain Sigsbree and others overseeing Maine wrecking. The Montgomery will depart for Key West shortly after the Fern's arrival.
Washington March 17 Representative Dingley of Maine the ways and means committee chair has introduced a joint resolution for temporary admission free of duty of naval supplies bought abroad for national defense. The measure covers guns ammunition and other naval items purchased before January 1 1899 and would allow entry at any port free of duty. The bill will be reported promptly by the committee at the administration's request.
Maparip March 17 report states a Spanish flotilla sailing from Cadiz last Sunday will visit Porto Rico for provisions then proceed to Havana. A second flotilla is expected to depart for Cuban waters and may anchor at Porto Rico.
Captain Charles N. Clark of the Monterey receives telegraphic orders from Washington to leave immediately for San Francisco and assume command of the battleship Oregon. The dispatch calls for utmost expedition.
A navy yard dispatches 300000 pounds of powder early in the day bound for Key West, continuing the fortnightly activity seen at the yard.
A Herald dispatch from Manila reports three gunboats and one steamer left for Bolinao with troops and artillery. Provinces Tamac Pangasinan and Zambales are in open rebellion as Aguinaldo and 6,000 troops reportedly land from Hong Kong. Artillery sent to provinces. Manila left with few troops. overall situation described as critical. In Washington, the San Francisco is ordered to Great Britain to join the Amazonas and form a convoy across the Atlantic.
The U S fleet at Key West will be augmented within days by gunboat Annapolis torpedo boat Foote naval tugs Leyden and Samoset and the Helena en route from the European station. The current force includes New York Detroit Marblehead Massachusetts Indiana Iowa Texas Nashville Fern Dupont Cush ing Porter Winslow Ericsson and more, with Montgomery at Havana and other ships at Barbadoes Colon and along the coast.
Secretary Alger requests two big sums from the $50,000,000 national defense fund. Five million dollars go to the army engineers for Atlantic and Gulf coastal fortifications. Two million two hundred twenty five thousand covers army ordnance for arms and ammunition. Most funds cover existing contracts.
Major General Miles arrived from Washington and went to Governors Island for talks with the commanding officer. He then boarded the tug General Meigs and proceeded into the city, continuing his inspection of the fortifications near New York.
The Herald reports the government has purchased the steam yacht Mayflower larger than the Dolphin and capable of over 20 knots. It is the first merchant marine vessel added to the naval service.
General A W Greely chief signal officer of the army travels to New York for a short visit to arrange telegraph and telephone links among the harbor fortifications.
Washington March 18 The War Department prepares a large contract for shot and shell inviting bids for cast iron projectiles for seacoast cannon. Bids are due next Monday at 9 o clock.
The Navy Department has wired Herreshoff to rush work on torpedo boat No. 14. Additional workmen will be assigned immediately, and the vessel is expected to be ready to sail by April 1. Bristou, R. L, March 18.
Wilmington, March 18. The Harlan and Hollingsworth company has been ordered by Secretary Long to raise the number of workmen on the torpedo boat Stringham, indicating renewed production activity for the vessel.
In Chung-King-Fu Sze Chwan the American medical mission was attacked by a mob. Native assistants were maltreated and one was murdered. The report places the event on the Yangtse River near Chung-King-Fu. The item notes a violent incident with fatalities among mission staff.
Reports from Havana indicate General Gomez has ordered insurgent chiefs in central and western Cuba to mount a major offensive. Spanish commanders near Santiago de Cuba aimed to trap about 2 500 to 3 000 insurgents, but the rebels outflanked them and are advancing toward the Jucaro trocha. If passage is achieved, a large force may raid Matanzas Havana and perhaps Pinar del Rio within 15 to 18 days.
Horati Rubens, counsel for the Cuban Susita, says the insurgents may pay Spain to evacuate the country to end wartime suffering. The insurgents would not pay more than $100,000,000 and expect to raise funds without trouble.
Berlin March 18 Senor Sandoval the Spanish agent negotiates to buy a number of old slow steamers from the North German Lloyd Steamship Company amid ongoing shipping trade discussions.
Key West March 18 the US lighthouse tender Mangrove has arrived from Havana carrying the naval court of inquiry. Captain Sampson joined the Iowa while Captain Chadwick and LCDRs Potter and Marix boarded the New York. Officials and officers expect the court has reached a definite conclusion that the explosion was external, but this remains an opinion with no final detail.
The Havana correspondents report the court of inquiry concludes the Maine wreck was likely caused by an external explosion. After a second visit to the scene the court nears its report and seems set to uphold beliefs that the forward section split from an outside blast.
El Heraldo of Madrid prints a conciliatory article claiming official circles back peace. It suggests both nations should concede to secure pacification of Cuba and European stability, noting the fiction of provoking war.
Havana dispatch reports extra security around General Blanco's banquet for Vizcaya Almirante Oquendo officers and autonomist officials amid fears of a dynamite plot. Blanco toasted Spain's banner as lasting over the Gulf of Mexico, linking it to civilization, progress, liberty, humanity, and religion.
Key West reports a court inquiry communication to Washington for presidential awareness. The actual court findings are not yet agreed and will be prepared for the president, who may or may not release them. The Maine explosion is thought caused by an external blow, with full findings due days later.
Report from Ery West on March 19 notes no court members came ashore from the Iowa. Rear Admiral Sicard says it is impossible to say when the inquiry will be ready to report. The court continues revising testimony and may return to Havana before conclusions are reached.
Washington March 19 The Navy orders a new squadron of five ships to Hampton Roads. The battleships Massachusetts and Texas leave the North Atlantic fleet at Key West and Tortugas. Cruisers Brooklyn Columbia and Minneapolis join the force, forming a defensive strategic unit.
Preparations for provisioning U S warships are under way in Chicago where navy representatives and four packing houses Armour Morris Swift Libbey plan to finalize contracts for 150,080 pounds of canned meats for immediate shipment to New York.
Lieutenant Lindsley of the Fourth United States cavalry has arrived in town to assess the condition of the national guard of Montana. With the war scare, guardsmen, many stationed in Butte, are preparing for a possible call.
In Rome Admiral Brin, Italy's minister of marine, gave an ambiguous reply in the chamber of deputies suggesting that the United States had bought the armored cruiser Carlo Alberto. The statement, reported from a special Rome dispatch, leaves the exact buyer unclear.
The board of inspection of auxiliary cruisers met in New York on March 19 with all members present. It finished inspecting first class vessels and will now review second class craft such as tugs.
The Santiago correspondent for The Times reports that the Chilean government authorizes denial of rumors that the cruiser O Higgins has been sold.
The Fern arrived to take the Montgomery’s place in Havana while the cruiser sailed to Key West on March 19.
Washington reports a semi official Madrid statement affirming Spain will stand by its commission on the Maine disaster. It contends the wreck resulted from an internal explosion and warns intervention could lead to war, underscoring pacific negotiations and reconcentrado concerns.
Dr Rea, president of the Southern Medical and Surgical Institute in Louisville Ky, boasts a vast practice and promises cures for numerous conditions. He advertises high success with modern methods, offering confidential treatment for both sexes and a $50 reward for any case not cured within a five minute test.
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