Jackson Declines Special to Evening Journal
Special to Evening Journal notes Jackson declines at oats 22 closed 295, with details readable in local report.
22 Sep 1898
Page 1
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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1898
Page
1
Special to Evening Journal notes Jackson declines at oats 22 closed 295, with details readable in local report.
Wheat closes at 673. Armour auctions five hundred fifteen Hereford cattle. Reports from Lexington to Havana describe army mismanagement, Cuban-Spanish quarrels, gambling disturbances, and a growing civil military clash as Gen Seurinden pursues Col Picquart on forgery charges.
At Lexington Conference on Sept 22 a prominent official says Alger Sanger Waite will press charges against medical and quartermaster departments. Sanger and Waites accuse neglect in supplying water and hospital care sparking typhoid fears. Washington denies withholding boilers claiming 2,500 were sent and soldiers preferred fresh water.
Secretary of War John P. Alger inspected Camp Poland in Knoxville Tennessee and told General McKee and the camp officers that they are responsible for camp sickness conditions. He praised the camp and troops but warned officers must improve hospital and sanitary conditions. The visit followed with a review and a speech to officers before departing for Chattanooga.
Miss Kate Hoffman daughter of William H Hoffman a lumber dealer was fatally injured when Ronald Purman raised his golf stick and struck her in the forehead. Part of the orbital bone was mashed and brain concussion endangers her life. The blow was accidental.
A grand peace jubilee filled Springfield streets for an excursion train display. At 10 o'clock a parade moved through business streets ending at Miller Park. The Sixth regiment completed its departure from Camp Lincoln with most sick moved. eleven remained too ill to travel.
In Marquette Michigan on a Sunday riot, convict Dick Huntley stabbed Deputy Warden Eugene P. Mosher in the back and wounded his arm during breakfast. Guards and Warden Freeman retook the mess hall as inmates resisted, with Huntley losing a thumb when a guard fired.
Hazleton Pa Sept 22 St Patrick's Church at Audenried is slowly sinking into the mines and abandonment of the property will likely be necessary after ten hours of ground settling.
Captain Alfred Paget, British naval attaché, arrives at a conclusion from the Cuba campaign that naval command should oversee all army sea transport. He notes British practice under the admiralty and plans a full report to the British Admiralty detailing naval and military coordination during the Santiago operations. He will compile material from Cuba and official Navy Department data for his fall briefing.
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