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Newspaper
The Dakota Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1898
Page
1
Joint session adjourns without agreement as Peace Commissioners disagree on all items. Philippines question remains unaddressed and no clear path forward is established. Leaders warn of ongoing talks to reconcile diverging positions.
Paris Oct 13 American and Spanish peace commissions in a four-hour joint session failed to forge a final agreement on any point. Spain proposes the United States assume the Cuban debt including costs of the Ten Years War and the war with America. Americans push to finish soon as possible while studying Cuban debt implications.
Washington reports Colonel Bryan of the Third Nebraska infantry secured discharge for about 15 men who wished to return home. Each case had approval from company and regimental officers as well as brigade and corps commanders and was approved by the secretary of war. Grounds for discharge varied among the men.
General Bacon informs the War Department that Indians have enough, calling it a result of their defeat in the battle of the south.
Dispatch from General Bacon at Walker Minnesota reports hostile Indians in council agreeing to surrender at once after their defeat on the 5th. Adjutant General Corbin has relayed the telegram, Commissioner Jones concurs, signaling an end to the uprising and reduced tension among officers.
Walker Minn Oct 19 The Pillager hostiles held council at Bear Island and pledged to surrender the men wanted by Marshal O Connor. Indians to recognize civil courts to settle Sugar Point affair. Despite assurances and council resolve, officers fear possible further trouble amid ongoing friction over Philippines Cuba debt and US response.
In Walker Minnesota on October 19 the Pillager Indians, sought by Marshal O Connor, appear ready to surrender and end hostile demonstrations. Negotiations hinge on government bail guarantees until the Duluth federal court meeting in May, which the hostiles oppose citing jail confinement until trial. Commissioner Jones struggles to guarantee bail while the marshal cannot promise release on own recognizance.
Havana reports that Captain General Blanco granted the American evacuation commission’s request to permit free entry of Red Cross supplies at Havana Cardenas Cienfuegos Sagua la Grande Caibarien Bahia Honda and other smaller ports.
From Bayonne reports dated October 19 indicate Spain's military circles condemn the government for a humiliating peace. Some officers even hint at a military dictatorship under the present dynasty while Madrid officials deny Captain General Blanco's resignation.
Spanish effort to saddle it on the United States fails while not land reaches Virden and the march continues. Operators attempted to disembark them but troops interfered. Miners suffer the heaviest loss of fourteen killed in Wednesday’s battle. ten of the dead are said to be strikers.
Paris Oct 19 Spanish American peace commissioners debated Cuba debt and sovereignty. Spain pushes to relinquish Cuba to the United States while Americans insist on evacuating Cuba under the protocol. Three sessions so far with two more possible.
Indian runners report bear island hostiles claim General Bacon will attack within 48 hours. Indians fortified, sending insulting messages to whites, urging Reds to reinforce. Streams of red men move toward Leech Lake from various directions, signaling rising tension between war and peace.
Telegram from Walker Minnesota dated Oct 12 reports hostiles willing to council at Sugar Point. A delegation led by Father Aloysius travels by steamer this afternoon. Interior Department notes improving situation and council prospects. Inspector Tinker signs.
Crtcaco reports renewed tension in the transcontinental rate war between American railways and the Canadian Pacific after hopes of settlement by ICC intervention seemed near. The stakes and firms remain unnamed, with the outcome still uncertain as the dispute potentially escalates.
In Virden Illinois on October 15 the day passed without new outbreaks as militia restraint held. The Chicago Virden coal company maintains its plan to hire imported negro labor. Fourteen miners and guards are named among the dead from Wednesday's shooting, with about twenty injured, some critical. a coroner's inquest found no major findings before adjournment. Troops A and C dismounted cavalry and three Sons of Veterans companies arrived by special train.
A Bemipsi resident recounted that Joseph Gould an elderly bachelor living near the Leech Lake dam was killed by Indians sometime Saturday night. His body was found Sunday and tracks around his cabin support the murder tale.
Cora Smith, who killed her blind father in Des Moines in 1894 by poisoning his coffee, died by her own action at Anamosa penitentiary by consuming spiders. The case ties to a historical murder and a subsequent execution by suicide.
President McKinley and the Washington party arrived in Omaha with the largest crowd ever along the streets. Citizens and visitors filled sidewalks and windows to greet the head of the nation during a peace jubilee. A reception committee escorted the party to carriages, then to a city hall platform to view a parade of 40 floats.
Through Western Iowa Logan October 18 crowds thronged stations as the president spoke at Boore and delivered short addresses at Denison Grand Junction Logan Missouri Valley and Council Bluffs.
In Cedar Rapids Iowa October 13 President McKinley stepped from the train for the first time and spoke from a decorated platform. His address drew cheers from about 10 000 people gathered near the tracks.
Major General William M. Graham testified as the sole witness before the war investigating commission. He described Camp Alger in Virginia as having a single railroad entry, a distant station, no nearby stream yet abundant springs and brooks, and attributed much sickness among soldiers to drinking water from streams within the camp.
Adjutant General Corvin stated there is no plan to muster out the Forty ninth Iowa. The regiment is at Jacksonville and will move to Savannah before proceeding to Cuba with General Lee.
Constantinople dispatch reports the Turkish government has handed the powers a reply on Crete evacuation. Turkey accepts the proposed terms but asks for certain modifications.
A London correspondent reports Lord Salisbury issued an ultimatum to Paris demanding France withdraw Major area from Fashoda within 24 hours. The dispatch, dated October 18, places pressure on France to vacate the contested area.
Readiness orders from General Bacon place Fourth Infantry at Fort Sheridan and Seventeenth at Columbus Barracks Ohio for immediate service in Minnesota unrest. Most troops are fit. roughly 500 of 536 at Fort Sheridan and 500 of 600 at Columbus Barracks can be field ready at once.
WaLKER Minn Oct 15 The mail carrier between here and Steamboat landing returned with the mail pouch after being frightened ashore by a crowd of Indians at the dock. He says the Steamboat landing area grows more alarming hourly as steamboat cruiser reports note Indians moving south by back trails to avoid main roads.
Oct. 13. General Bacon orders immediate movement of remaining Regulars from Fort Snelling to Walker. Acting Adjutant General Sturgis completes plans to transfer 26 men under Lieutenant Barker, departing on the early morning train to report to Bacon at Walker.
Governor Tanner in Springfield on October 7 declares emphatic opposition to bringing miners into Illinois from any state or country. He warns against Illinois becoming a dumping ground for criminal and idle classes, and reiterates his long held stance.
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