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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1898
Page
4
The piece describes hopeful cross cultural goodwill as Spanish and American forces in Cuba begin to disarm tensions amid rapid distribution of American provisions. Civilians admire American troops while commerce resumes with steamers and shops reopening. Commodore Schley visits, and the city shows signs of returning normalcy despite yellow fever and ongoing patrols.
Cavalry march through the military district of Santiago to receive surrender from 10,000 Spaniards. General Linares wounded with left arm amputated and in serious condition. Spanish wear blue and white striped uniforms. locals accept greenbacks. Many officers favor centralizing forces. useable ammo exhausted at Santiago. El Caney casualties favor Americans with higher wounded counts. Over 2000 wounded in hospitals at Principe, Alfonso, and Mercedes.
Washington July 21 The United States says it acts as trustee and referee in Cuba and will not cede control to Cuban insurgents. A civilian government must be established before troops leave and no arms will be furnished to Garcia or Gomez until harmony is achieved. No confirmation of General Garcia’s reported death is available.
Cienfuegos cable cut isolates Havana and Gen. Blanco from Madrid with only Key West line under U.S. censorship. Cipher dispatches between Blanco and Spain drift into the U.S. and never reach Madrid. Madrid reports Capitan General Dianco says Santiago capitulation not authorized, Toral to be court martialed. Miles urges quick troop departure to Porto Rico as transports suffer on the Guantanamo run.
Henry M. Durham was instantly killed by a premature blast in a well on F. H. Holloway's farm near Fairland Texas. P. F. Steckman was seriously injured but expected to survive from the same blast.
A plain spoken back-seat monologue extols jingoism in America while a separate note recalls Tai Won Kun of Corea and his brutal rule. The piece frames wartime sentiment against a backdrop of historic tyranny, religious missions, and national anger. A later temperance critique claims beer expenditures reach 858 million dollars in a single year, equating to over 12 dollars per person.
War time duties for lighthouse keepers include preserving calm and aiding navigation. Changes to beacons could mislead enemy ships, while some lights will stay on to protect commerce and safety. fog signal patterns may be altered but could confuse pilots.
A collage of quips and anecdotes from various papers on war talk and culture. Jests about Cuba and Philippines echo in satire as a Manila bullet shocks a Spanish sailor. A Madrid to Washington cipher joke hints at wartime bargaining. Bangs and Townsend recall comic biographies in a Western reading.
The German navy celebrates its fifty year existence with its first naval officer appointed long ago. The milestone underscores the service's development and its role in national defense over the decades.
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