The Jacksonville Banner. (Jacksonville, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 11, Ed. 1 Friday, July 29, 1898 Page: 2 of 8
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I
MILES ARRIVES IN PORTO RICO.
Satksonville Banner.
J e. McFarland, Publisher.
JACKSONVILLE,
TEXAS.
Some Firing Done, but No Americans Hurt,
FARMER AND STOCKMAN.
Though Four Spaniards Were Killed.
defer his landing until that time, but
Spain Conferring for Peace.
place for encamping his troops and es-
tablish himself ashore awaiting the ar-
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chor within 200 yards of shore.
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Will Not Receive Her.
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Relief Needed.
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David McClosker & Co., of New York
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Spanish flag was lowered
American flag raised at 11
and Chicago, dealers in linens
woolens, have failed.
London, July 26.—A
spondent says:
“An American lady,
Schley’s daughter, has
Earl Minto is Canada’s new govern
nor general.
United States troops have landed in
Porto Rico.
An expert says the Alaska gold fields
are the richest in the world.
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Accidentally Killed.
Norman, Ok., July 27.—A. B. Coop-
er, recently from Webb City, Mo., was
killed here yesterday afternoon by the
accidental discharge of a winchester
thought to be unloaded.
Eound for Porto Rico.
Washington, July 26.—The war de-
partment was busied yesterday hurry-
ing the dispatch of the remainder of
Miles’ expedition against Porto Rico.
Such progress has been made that it
is hoped all of the troops will be on
Porto Rican soil within a week at the
patch from Shanghai says Japanese
warships Woshino, Chin Yen, Itsuk-
ushima and Sai Yen have been hastily
dispatched to Saesho to reinforce the
Japanese squadron there, making it the
strongest in those waters. It has been !
ordered to co-operate with British and
American admirals in the event of in-
ternational complications.
While the dispatch does not explain
the matter, it is inferred the squadron
is desired to be in readiness for Phil-
ippine operations.
Madrid corre-
German government on learning that
Great Britain had successfully. com-
pleted negotiations at Washington in
the interest of British firms at Manila.
The minister of foreign affairs has
notified the Manila firms that no de-
mands can reasonably be made of the
United States until after the close of
the war. The German government, on
the other hand, assures the German
merchants of Manila that their inter-
ests will be amply protected, though
nothing will be done without a thor-
ougth understanding with the United
States.
presumably will pick out a suitabl
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their way. “96288207
Wad department officials expect that Eg
the first news received from Gen. Miles 7"
Sampson's Report.
■Washington, July 26.—The official re-
ports of the great naval battle off San-
tiago in which Admiral Cervera’s fleet
was sunk are in possession of the navy
department.
Admiral Sampson holds that he was
in command of the whole fleet and that
in his temporary absence, Commodore
Schley and the other officers of the fleet
only carried out his general plans
against the possible escape of Admiral
Cervera’s ships. He takes it for grant-
ed that he will be entitled to the glory
which belongs to the commanding offi-
cer in a successful naval or land bat-
tle.
Commodore Schley is eulogized in the
reports for his prompt disposition of
the fleet in the emergency, and for his
coolness and daring during the fight.
In this resnect he will be given only
a larger share of praise than any of
the captains of the battleships.
Dynamite on Board.
New York, July 26.—In a letter writ-
ten to an officer here by Capt. William
C. Brackley of the refrigerating and
supply ship Port Victor, he says an at-
tempt was made to blow up the ship
when she was three days out. He said
that a box containing thirty pounds of
dynamite and guncotton was found
without any address on the main deck
of the steamer. A clock-like mechanism
had been arranged by which the explo-
sives were to be set off. The box and
explosives were thrown Into the sea.
The Port Victor left New York July 14.
A Surprise.
Washington, July 27.—The news of
the landing of Gen. Miles at Guanica,
on the southwest shore of Porto Rico,
came as a genuine surprise to the war
department. It had all been carefully
planned that he was to make his land-
ing at another point as remote as pos-
sible from where he actually landed,
so there was little wonder that the
officials received the first news of the
landing with incredulity and even
went to the length of supposing that
the story had been put afloat in order
to distract attention from the point
which had been selected.
Just why Gen. Miles made this wide
departure from the plans of the de-
partment is not known, but it is sup-
posed that he had gathered some in-
formation since he left Siboney that
induced him to make the change.
The result, however, has been to
perplex the department and to consid-
erably disarrange their carefully pre-
pared programme for the remainder
of the expedition. It will now be nec-
essary to intrecept the sections of the
expedition already at sea heading for
certain selected points on the coast of
Porto Rico and to advise them of the
condition of the plans.
It is a matter for congratulation to
the war department that Gen. Miles
has managed to set foot on Porto Rico
before the first overtures for peace,
and thus place the island in the same
position as Cuba and the Philippines,
namely, as territory at least partially
in the possession of the United Staes
at the beginning of the negotiations.
Privately Conducted.
Madrid, July 27.— The government
denies that the cabinet council yester-
day occupied itself with the question
of peace, although Senor Gamazo, min-
ister of public instruction and public
works, made a long speech on the sub-
ject.
Senor Sagasta denies the existence
of official peace negotiations, but Duke
de Rio, minister of foreign affairs, says
negotiations of a private character
have been opened, due to private initi-
ative.
The council discussed the American
landing in Porto Rico and its conse-
quences.
Nothing new was announced with
reference to the situation in Cuba or
the Philippines.
The Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe
will make special rate of not to exceed
$5 from any point on the line in Texas
for round trip to Galveston on July
31 on account of Democratic State con-
vention, the same rates will be made
on August 4 on acoount of reunion of
United Confederate Veterans at Gal-
veston.
but neither the queen regent nor any
responsible personage will receive her.
She will probably be required to depart
at the earliest possible date.”
(Presumably the American lady re-
ferred to is Miss Jessie Schley, daugh-
ter of Mr. Charles Schley of Milwau-
kee, A cousin of Commodore Schley.
Miss Schley is a member of the Paris
Peace society and went to Madrid with
the intention of conferring with the
queen regent and Senor Sagasta, from
where she proposed to proceed to
Washington for an interview with
President McKinley. Her course has
been disapproved by her father, who
has written her to return to Milwau-
kee immediately.)
Japan Will Assist.
London, July 26.—A special
German Merchants Protest.
Berlin, July 27.—German firms
Manila vigorously protested to
will come through the press dispatch-
es, as the general has not with him, so
far as known, any dispatch boats. It
will be at least Saturday before direct
communication can be established
with him, and in the meantime reli-
ance must be had on the dispatch
boats running across to St. Thomas,
distance about four hours’ run.
The work of embarkation at Hamp-
ton Roads is being conducted with
much less difficulty and delay than
was expected. Col. Hecker, in charge
of the trasportation department, who,
has just arrived from that place, has
reported to Secretary Alger that it is
eminently suited to embarkation of
troops. Consequently the secretary
yesterday ordered all £f Gen. Grant’s
brigade, 3000 men, from Chickamau-
ga to Newport News.
It is not expected that all of -the
transports required for their accommo-
dation will have arrived there by the
time the soldiers will be in readiness,
but they will encamp on suitable
ground there; and it is believed will
be benefited by the change from Chick-
amauga.
The signal service has succeeded in
reclaiming from the battlefield of San-
tiago the tubes which supplied the
military baloon with pure hydrogen
gas, and they, with the balloonist,
have been brought over to Tampa on
the steamer Adria. The tubes will be
recharged immediately and the whole
apparatus will be dispatched at once
to Porto Rico to assist Gen. Miles in
his campaign there. The balloon is
said to have proved of great value in
the Santiago campaign, and from the
character ef the country in Porto Ricol
where military operations must be
conducted, it is believed that it can
also be used to advantage there.
Thanks of Congress.
Washington, July 26—Secretary
Long has forwarded to Admiral Dewey
the joint resolution of congress extend-
ing the thanks of congress for the vic-
tory achieved at Cavite. The resolu-
tion was beautifully engrossed and pre-
faced by a formal attestation of its au-
thenticity by Secretary of State Day,the
whole being enclosed in gilded and or-
namented Russia leather covers. Sec-
retary Long, in his letter of transmit-
tal, makes reference to a letter from
the secretary of state complimenting
Admiral Dewey upon his direction of
affairs since the great naval victory.
said to be
arrived here,
America Must Control.
Washington, July 26.—The public
commendation of Admiral Dewey’s
power of diplomacy by the secretary of
state in Secretary Long’s official letter
to the admiral is regarded here as of
more than ordinary importance.
It is taken as a proof that matters
are now in such shape that Admiral
Dewey can be informed of the safety of
this country from all complications
growing out of the conditions at Man-
ila. With all foreign troubles out of
the way, Dewey will be able to turn his
entire attention to the insurgent chief,
Aguinaldo.
The administration has decided, so
it is stated on the highest authority,
that Admiral Dewey shall be directed
to notify Aguinaldo that he must at
once acknowledge the precedence of
American control or take the conse-
quences of refusal. With the arrival of
the third expedition within the next
few days, Admiral Dewey will be in a
position to enforce this ultimatum. The
president expects that Manila will be
in our possession by the end of the
present week, after which nothing will
be left for Capt. Gen. Augusti but sur-
render.
Peace Negotiations.
Washington, July 27.—The Spanish
government has sued for peace, not in-
directly through the great powers of
Europe, but by a direct appeal to Pres-
ident McKinley. The proposition was
formally submitted to the president
at 3 o’clock yesterday afternoon by the
French ambassador, M. Jules Cambon,
who had received instructions from
the foreign office at Paris to deliver to
the United States government the ten-
der of peace formulated by the Spanish
ministry. At the conclusion of the con-
ference between the president and the
French ambassador the official an-
nouncement was made. The above was
the only statement made public, but
it sufficed to put at rest all conjecture
and to make clear and definite that at
least Spain has taken the initiative to-
ward peace. Although peace rumors
have been current almost daily here-
tofore since the war began, no tone of
them had the shadow of foundation,
and until the French ambassador re-
ceived instructions from Paris late
Monday night no overtures of any
kind had been received. Shortly be-
fore midnight last night a dispatch to
the French embassy made it known
to the embassy that the ambassador
would be charged with the important
mission of opening peace negotiations
in behalf of Spain.
The complete instructions, including
an official letter from Duke Almodovar
de Rio, Spanish minister of foreign af-
fairs, were received yesterday morn-
ing. Thereupon M. Thiebaut, first sec-
retary of the embassy, called at the
state department and asked that an
hour be appointed for a call by Ambas-
sador Cambon on the president. The
purpose of the call was not stated. It
was arranged at the white house that
the call should be made at 3 o’clock.
M. Cambon first went to the state de-
partment, where he was joined by Sec-
retary Day, and the two then proceed-
ed together to the white house. The
call lasted about half an hour, and aft-
er the first formalities had been ex-
plained by M. Cambon the talk became
general and quite inrormal, the presi-
dent, the ambassador and secretary of
state discussing the outlook for a con-
clusion of hostilities.
The proposition submitted by the
ambassador, acting on the Spanish
government, was quite general in terms
and confined to the one essential point
of an earnest plea that negotiations be
opened for the purpose of terminating
the war and arriving at terms of peace.
The communication of the Spanish
government did not suggest any speci-
fic terms of peace, nor was any ref-
erence made to Cuba, the Philippines,
Porto Rico or other Spanish posses-
sions. The evident purpose of the Mad-
rid authorities was to first learn whe-
ther the United States would treat on
the subject of peace, and after that to
take up some terms as the two parties
might suggest. Neither was there any
suggestion from the Spanish govern-
ment that an armistice be established
pending the peace negotiations.
It was finally determined that the
president would consult the members
of his cabinet concerning the proposi-
tion, and after a decision had been ar-
rived at M. Cambon would then be in-
vited to the white house for a further
conference and for a final answer from
the United States government.
Guanica Captured.
Washingto, July 27. —The war de-
partment at 11:30 o’clock posted the
following:
St. Thomas, July 26.—Secretary of
war, Washington: Circumstances were
such that I deemed it advisable to take
the harbor of Guanica first, 15 miles
west of Ponce, which was successfully
accomplished between daylight and 11
o’clock. Spaniards surprised. The
Gloucester, Commander Wainwright,
first entered the harbor; met with
slight resistance; fired a few shots.
All the transports are now in the har-
bor and infantry and artillery rapidly
going ashore. This is a well-protected
harbor. Water sufficiently deep for all
transports and heavy vessels to an-
—
Spaniards claim four American ma-
rines were killed at Bahia Hondo.
Capt. Higginson, with his fleet, has
rendered able and earnest assistance.
Troops in good health and best of
spirits. No casualties. MILES,
Major General Commanding Army.
The Columbia has arrived at St.
Thomas from Porto de Guanica. The
Terror, Annapolis and Wasp will pro-
ceed there. Ponce will be bombarded
as soon as all the war ships arrive.
Four Spaniards were killed at Gua-
nica and no American hurt.
Wheat is turning out well in San
Eaba county.
San Angelo’s wool scouring mill will
soon be in operation.
The wheat crop around Vernon is
being fast threshed out.
Callahan county is producing large
onions, and of fine quality.
Prospects were never better for a
fine cotton crop around Hutto.
Grasshoppers are reported to be do-
ing some damage in the western part
of Hill county.
Three carloads of grass-fed steers
raised in Texas brought their owner
over $55 a head in St. Louis.
। Rain is needed in Archer county for
cotton and late forage crops, though
cattle are doing well and there is plen-
ty of stock water.
In Cuero the merchants are selling
carloads of boll weevil poison to the
farmers of DeWitt and other counties,
and the pests are being destroyed.
Several carloads of fruit and water-
melons could be shipped from Mexia
; daily, so abundant is the yield of each
in the country surrounding that city.
■ Texas cattle are selling well up to
any prices paid this year, and grass-
ers are outselling many of the fed cat-
tle that were marketed during the
winter.
i Wheat and oats have been rolling
into Mansfield at a lively rate the past
ten days. The prices are low, however
—13 to 18 cents for oats and 55 and 60
cents for wheat.
A number of eastern buyers visited
Amarillo lately, and a few clips have
been sold, but as a rule sheepmen are
holding on to their wool, awaiting an
advance in prices for same.
A few days ago eighteen carloads of
watermelons were shipped north from
Smithville. The melons were raised
near Dewey, Brookshire and other
small towns in that section.
Throughout the panhandle the mar-
ket for cattle is holding up strong, but
sales and contracts are few. As high
as $15 is being offered and refused for
steer calves, to be delivered in the fall.
Cattle vaccination is growing in fa-
vor yearly, as witness the increase in
Texas: In 1895 there were 2540 ani-
mals vaccinated in this state, in 1896
14,580, in 1897 48,350 and for the six
months of 1898 ending June 30 25,250,
with a fair prospect that by Dec. 31
the number will amount to over 75,000
head.
The Jack County Fair association
will have its tenth annual fair at
Jacksboro, opening on Sept. 26 and
closing Oct. 1. Jack county has made
wonderful progress the past few
months in an agricultural way, and
this fair, no doubt, will be the most
successful ever given by the energetic
citizens of Jack county.
There has been considerable loss in
the neighborhood of Cresson from
black leg. This virulent disease seems
to be spreading in west Texas. The
Kansas experiment station has decided
that the best treatment for this dis-
ease is innoculation or vaccination,
and after such treatment there is said
to be no further trouble.
Business at Amarillo is quite lively
now, owing to the cattle trade and the
great influx of railroad men employed
on the extension of the Pecos Valley
and Northeastern railway. People are
clamoring for dwellings, and carpen-
ters find plenty of employment. It is
thought the first train will run be-
tween Roswell, N. M., and Amarillo
Dec. 15.
A fruit grower near La Porte re-
lates that he separated his shipments
of plums into two classes. In the first
he carefully selected the largest and
best plums and carefully packed them.
He sent them to a neighboring city,
and naturally expected handsome re-
turns. The seconds, or inferior grade,
he shipped to distant points. The re-
sult astonished him. The best fruit
brought the lowest price, while the
seconds sold readily and there were
calls for more. The inference to be
drawn is simple enough.
Yearling heifers in the neighbor-
hood of Amarillo are being held at $18.
Very few of them are being sold, but
the demand is strong, and those desir-
ous of purchasing are forced to pur-
chase at this figure.
Cattlemen in the panhandle are vac-
cinating their calves freely, and some
are mixing sulphur with the salt, be-
lieving the latter will cause the ticks !
to drop off in the early fall, if not be- i
fore.
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Atlanta, Ga., July 26— The following
was received by Gen. Moorman:
New Orleans, La., July 25.—Gen.
George Moorman, adjutant general:
United Confederate Veterans, Kimball
house, Atlanta, Ga.: For humanity’s, .
sake intercede with commanding off- |
cer of this department in Atlanta to "
have Texas troops at the Rigolets and
Chefmenture, where they are being an-
nihilated by mosquitoes, removed to
New Orleans. A. A. MAGINNIS.
The sender is a citizen of New Or-,
leans, of the highest character. Upon
its receipt it was referred to the com-
manding officer of the department of
the gulf, with the indorsement of Gen.-
Moorman and Lieut. Gen. W. L. Ca-
bell, commander of the trans-Missis-
sippi division, United Confederate Vet-
erans.
Stenographer Killed.
St. Louis, July 26.—Charles A.
Brant, a stenographer, stopped to mail
a letter at the corner of Twenty-first
and Locust streets last night and was
shot and almost instantly killed. Three
shots were fired and three men were
seen to run. Brant staggered across
the street and fell dead. In his pocket
was an affectionate letter, evidently to
his wife, but addressed to postoffice
box 693 Asbury Park, N. J.; also a will
headed: “To Miss Mary Harding, Dav-
enport, Asbury Park, whom I desire to
be notified in case of my sudden death,
and who, in the sight of God, is my
lawful wife.”
Miss Harding is the daughter of
Roger E. Harding, a wealthy citizen of
St. Louis, to whom Brant wac married
in 1896 against the wishes of her father.
They were divorced in April, 1897.
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McFarland, J. E. The Jacksonville Banner. (Jacksonville, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 11, Ed. 1 Friday, July 29, 1898, newspaper, July 29, 1898; Jacksonville, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1538103/m1/2/?q=%22~1%22~1: accessed July 15, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Jacksonville Public Library.