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Newspaper
Winona Daily Republican
Location
Winona, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1898
Page
1
An understanding reached in Washington sets Hawaiian resolutions for consideration in the House next week under a special rule after the revenue bill. The speaker and annexationists pressed for action, aided by President and Republican Senate support, aiming to avoid delaying the revenue measure.
Washington June 2 The Senate advanced the war revenue bill amid committee amendments. The key vote rejected Gorman’s tax on gross receipts of large corporations 27 to 34 and approved White's modified sugar and petroleum refining tax 33 to 26. Support came from 22 Democrats 4 Republicans 6 Populists and 2 Silver Republicans.
The House debated and passed a bill to remove political disabilities under Section Fourteen of the Fourteenth Amendment. Representative Jenkins of Wisconsin led the measure amid speeches by Grosvenor of Ohio and Settle of Kentucky, signaling a reunified national mood. The bill would affect only a few hundred remaining cases, with most disabilities already erased by prior acts and Grant administration measures.
In Chcanco on June 2 stockholders of the Chicago and Great Western railroad voted to double debenture stock from 15 million to 30.09 million. The increase funds the purchase of new lines at advantageous terms. Negotiations are advanced for acquiring the Mason City and Fort Dodge line and the Red Wing branch of the Minneapolis and St. Louis railroad.
Warren Beckwith joins Des Moines area units of the Iowa National Guard. He aims to deploy to the front as part of wartime service alongside the daughter of Robert T. Lincoln.
Baseball results from Milwaukee Columbus Indianapolis Detroit and other cities listed with scores. Standings show Indianapolis St Paul Columbus Kansas City Milwaukee Detroit and more with club percentages and league positions. Reports include delayed advisory notes from Ceale Bay and Gravatar.
Report says Admiral Camara’s fleet departure is postponed due to defects found in torpedo boats. No further details provided.
Advices from the squadron off Havana report a lone Spanish gunboat patrolling the line of Cuban forts near Key West. Officers dismiss the tale of a chase as fanciful and laughable, noting no ship seems to threaten American vessels.
Secretary Alger notified Nebraska’s governor of an extra full infantry regiment allowing the governor to name William J. Bryan as colonel if he desires. Governor Tobin said he would appoint Hon. W. J. Bryan colonel of the Third Nebraska volunteers and Bryan said he would accept after attending the exposition opening.
The schooner Jane Grey sailed from Seattle May 19 with 61 aboard for Kotzebue Sound. It foundered May 22 about 90 miles west of Cape Flattery in a gale. Ten minutes after alarm, 34 passengers were at the bottom. others escaped in a launch and reached safety in Seattle.
Washington reports a semi official plan outlining a fast invasion of Cuba and Porto Rico after the war, with 70 000 troops to Cuba and 20 000 to depart immediately. The disclosure comes as Secretary Alger forwards General Ludlow recommendations, plus cost estimates for transmitting the plans and establishing electrical infrastructure.
Reports from San Francisco June 2 detail the wrecks of the Maitland and Marksworth off the New South Wales coast with a death toll of 87. Passengers include F. G. Saulsberry of Minnesota and Rev Gambel the missionary. Survivors endured privation with food shortages for hours aboard the ships stores.
Washington reports show initial skepticism about an action off Santiago with officials later deeming some corroboration credible though not clearly serious. Havana and Madrid announcements reflected a possible engagement, Commodore Schley’s dispatches were not received, and rumors persisted amid unclear outcomes.
Officials acknowledge a possible ground deployment in Porto Rico, signaling intent to land troops while prior coverage fueled doubt. The indirect statement from the government caused strong reactions, with observers weighing the implications for Cuba and the Philippines.
Washington report states Adjutant General Corbin arranged for recruiting 75,000 more volunteers under the second call. States and territories will not be apportioned further at present. Several regions have supplied excess troops under the first call, and no new additions are required now. District of Columbia and states Delaware Vermont North Dakota South Dakota Montana Idaho Wyoming are named in the notice.
Report states the Monadnock has been ordered to sail to Manila. The government has purchased the British ship Whitgiant to accompany her. Monadnock is en route, arriving from Puget Sound to be docked at Mare Island.
Washington June 8 public debt at close of May 1898 stood at 1 087 773 769 an increase of 10 341 108 from last month. The rise is attributed to expenditures on account of the war.
Fragmentary OCR notes show gun air mortar batteries and expeditionary forces in Cuba with various sums such as 3,167,000 and 2,002,000 and 4866,000 and 105, indicating military spending figures without full context. No clear events or entities are fully identifiable from the readable text.
An official Tampa notice announces Colonel J H Dorst's expeditionary force reached the northeast coast of Cuba. It reports landing at Banes across from Santiago, bringing 400 armed Cubans, 1,000,000 rounds of ammunition, 7000 to 8000 Springfield rifles, and a steamer load of war munitions with horses and mules.
Maprio reports Emilio Castellar, Republican leader, threatened with prosecution over a violent article against the queen regent. The piece suggests his ambitions for a future president of a Spanish republic.
A report from Key West says the Spanish troop ship Alfonso XIII carrying troops and coal was captured off Cape Maysi by the auxiliary cruiser St. Paul commanded by Captain Sigsbee. The St. Paul fired 17 shots before the vessel surrendered and several shots were reported to have taken effect.
A dispatch from Santiago says American warships shelling the harbor are met with Cuban insurgent gathering on hills while Spanish guards tighten harbor defenses. No official confirmation yet. Washington officials consider the engagement serious though details remain meager. June 2.
From Port au Prince dated June 2 reports say the Spanish cruiser Cristobal Colón faced heavy fire while leaving the harbor at Santiago de Cuba. The American squadron of 18 ships, possibly including the Brooklyn Iowa Massachusetts Texas Amazonas and Columbia, returned the next morning firing two shots believed coordinated with Cuban troops. The population’s suffering grows as blockade food shortages mount and irradiating prices push desperation.
In the United States circuit court Judge Locke ordered the condemnation of 2,400 tons of coal from the British steamer Restormel captured off Santiago harbor on May 21 while attempting to deliver coal to the Spanish fleet.
Judge George A. Harris of Rome, an ex Confederate, swore Fred Grant in as brigadier general. Major George Gillespie of this city greeted him first and had been with General Lee at Appomattox. The ceremony drew a large crowd and sparked intense countywide interest.
Reports from January 2 indicate a deadly tornado crossing Dekalb County Missouri. Calvin Smith and three children died eight miles northwest of Maysville, with many farmsteads near Maysville and Union Station damaged, including homes destroyed and orchards torn up.
Spanish dispatch claims the American squadron suffered a setback before Santiago de Cuba. Fort fire and Admiral Cervera's fleet allegedly repulsed the U S ships, which retreated with damage. Captain Aunon confirms the report as official and a hopeful sign for future Spanish victories.
In Milwaukee on June 2 the superior court under Judge Sutherland granted a temporary injunction in the Erdman Schultz versus Schlitz Brewing case. The court held that a contract specification forcing use of only union labor is void, restraining Schlitz from interfering with Schultz employing non-union workers on a building project.
The Paraguay government informed the U S consul in Asuncion that Temarario may stay under Paraguay neutrality protection until the U S Spain war ends. The protest from J N Brfin, the consul, about continued presence in Paraguayan waters is noted.
Obituary notes include Illinois state superintendent Samuel M Inglis who died in Wisconsin from nervous prostration, and banker John H Shipherd of Cleveland who passed away aged about 50. Other items report a Mexican wound death, a New Jersey rider gravely ill, and a brigadier general wounded near Sagua la Chica. Representative Tacey introduces a wartime voting bill for volunteers. Also mentions Samuel Plimsoll’s death, the 44th Michigan Volunteers deployment, and tariff news affecting American products.
Thomas R Keene the well known tragedian died after an appendicitis operation at a New York hospital. His wife and his siblings William Higleton and Margaret Bigleston were at his bedside. He was 68 and leaves a widow and a daughter.
A traveler in Ireland hires a local barber from a hotel but the unfamiliar craft leads to a cautious, half asleep shave. The amateur barber requests the man lie flat, then proceeds with a cautious but clumsy attempt. The scene highlights odd local customs and tentative trust in an improvised grooming.
Aly Sloper recounts Cheekie Blushington wooing Aubrey, heir to a dukedom, through flirtation and persuasion. She boasts of charming the marquis who ends up proposing, and she jokes about becoming Aubrey's stepmother within a month in a satirical glimpse of fashionable romance.
A London Answers piece explains French beliefs around death and funerals. Superstitions warn of accidents when encountering a funeral while traveling and caution gamblers about bets after such omens. Bees are linked to dead flesh and bones in peasant lore.
A Chicago News item reports a mother and father fearing for their nine month old after the baby uttered da da for the first time. The anxious mother explains the child is exceptionally precocious and worries about what it might portend for his future. The parents plead for reassurance as they await doctors' advice.
The passage references two young men planning to settle disputes by fencing, the humor of comparing old and new contests, and a note on bicycles and the siege of Belfort in 1871. It mentions the high wheel bicycle and its adoption in the army, framing a historical vignette.
The Northwestern Telephone Company reports long distance circuits now working to La Crosse and extending north to Park River Grand Forks Fargo Minneapolis St Paul and Sioux City via intermediate stations and nearby routes. This expansion improves connections to Fargo, Sioux City and other areas.
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