Riots, fires, and political crisis grip Spain amid cabinet fears
Diagrams from Madrid report rioting across provinces including Gijon and Oviedo with troops firing in self defense and churches burned at Talavera de la Reina. The Spanish government shows instability as Queen Maria Christina debates resignation while Austria and Germany weigh terms to end the war and shape future of the Philippines.
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Madrid
Processere
Gijon
Bay Biscay
Selfense
Talavera de la Reyna
Oviedo
Iit
Spain
Maria Christina
Stria
Alfonso
United States
Atlantic
Japan
Cis
Austria
Germany
Philippines
British Yacht Forced From Malaga by Spanish Mob
The Lady of it, a British steam yacht owned by A. M. Wilkinson of London, arrived at Gibraltar after being compelled to leave Malaga due to a mob action by Spaniards.
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A. M. Wilkinson
London
Gibral
Malaga
Spain
Spanish Cape Squadron Returns to Cadiz for Combined Fleet
London reports that the Cape Verde squadron has joined the Spanish fleet near Cadiz, forming a ready force to sail for American waters. The fleet from the Cape Islands includes the battleships Almirante Oquendo Cristobal and Maria Theresa with torpedo boats Furor Terror and they departed St. Vincent on April 29.
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Cape Verde
Cadiz
London
Spain
Clde Islands
Almirante Oquendo
Cristobal
Maria Theresa
Furor
Terror
St. Vincent
Cape Islands
French Steamer Lafayette Captured by Annapolis
A French line steamer Lafayette was captured by the gunboat Annapolis near Key West after being warned not to enter the harbor. Washington quickly ordered her release and escort to Havana after officials determined the seizure resulted from missteps and mis delivery of orders.
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Lafayette
Annapolis
Key West
Washington
Watson
Havana
United States
Admiral Sampson
Otto
Stripling
State Department
Commodore Watson
General Trans-Atlantic Company
Corunna
Spain
St. Nazaire
France
Greenock
Wilmington
Newport
Morrill
Will Defend Canaries Fortifications Under Way
Steamer reports from the Canaries say the Las Palmas harbor plans were left by the U S consul. Spain has 12000 troops in Grand Canary under General Sugara armed with Mausers. Fortifications rise rapidly with a hillside fort to mount heavy guns. Military authorities seize British property and auction monopolies for revenue.
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Liverpool
Canaries
United States
Las Palmas
Grand Canary
Sugara
Methodists Endorse Keener Relief At Baltimore Conference
At the quadrennial session of the Methodist Episcopal Church South in Baltimore Bishop John Keener asked to be relieved due to age and infirmity. He recalled fifty six years in ministry as tears flowed among attendees. The conference noted increases in itinerant preachers and members, church property value rising to 35 million, with substantial gains in Sunday schools Epworth Leagues and missions, and debated adding two bishops.
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General Conference
The
Methodist Episcopal Church, South
Baltimore
John ©. Keener
New Orleans
Keener
J. J. Tigert
Nashville
J. CO. Hutchison
E. W. Davidson
H. B. Whaling
W. Carre
Edward Stewart
Bishop Keener
Bishop Wilson
Hargrove
Galloway
Atticus G. Haygood
Epworth
Foreign Missions
Big Block Fire Burns Century-Old Block at Bank and Lake
A six story structure at Bank and Lake streets in Cleveland was gutted by fire early Friday. The Bradley estate owned the north half and Root and McBride Co. the south. Fire started from a chemical explosion in Beeman's Gum factory on the Bradley end. Losses total about 125000 with insurance. Nearly a dozen firms on the floors reported damages between 5000 and 25000.
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Bank and Lake Streets
Cleveland
Bradley Estate
Root and McBride Company
Root & McBride Company
Beeman
Bradley
Schley Hits Ready Flying Squadron at Hampton Roads
Friday reports indicate Commodore Schley will be given action within days as Minneapolis New Orleans join the fleet. The New Orleans is a stronger fighting ship than the detached Columbia, and the Scorpion adds firepower to a squadron capable of a strong performance.
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Hampton Roads
Schley
Minneapolis
New Orleans
Columbia
Blanco in Desperate Straits at Havana as Cuba War Simmers
Captured mail on the steamer Argonata shows Spanish authorities forwarding correspondence from Key West to Washington. Captain General Blanco faces collapse and contemplates abandoning Havana and eastern Cuba amid a crumbling front.
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Blanco
Key West
Washington
General Blanco
Havena
Cuba
Army Generals Named in McKinley Nominations to Senate
President McKinley sent nominations to the Senate naming a long list of brigadiers and colonels as major generals and brigadier generals. The slate includes Breckinridge Otis Coppinger Shafter Graham Wade Merriam Wilson Lee Sewell Wheeler and many others with several colonels and lieutenant colonels to brigadier general rank and subsistence pay officers slated for higher grades.
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Lee
Wheeler
Shafter
Breckinridge
Otis
Wade
McKinley
Senate
Joseph C. Breckinridge
New Jersey
Joseph Wheeler
Alabama
Thomas M. Anderson
Charles E. Compton
Abraham K. Arnold
John
Poland
John C. Bates
Andrew
Twenty-fourth Infantry
Samuel 8. Sumner
Francis L. Guenther
Guy V. Henry
Tenth Cavalry
John I. Rodgers
Fifth Artillery
Louis H. Carpenter
Fifth Cavalry
Samuel B. M. Young
Third Cavalry
John M. Bacon
Eighth Cavalry
Edward B. Williston
Sixth Artillery
Henry W. Lawton
George M. Randall
Eighth Infantry
Wells Willard
Tasker Howard Bliss
Fourteenth Infantry
John Little
Harry L. Rogers
Spanish Spy Captured Aboard St Paul at Philadelphia Yard
A suspected Spanish spy, who enlisted recently as an oiler, was seized aboard the auxiliary cruiser St Paul at Cramps shipyard in Philadelphia after a marine spotted suspicious activity near the powder magazine. Captain Sigsbee declined to identify the man. The detainee resisted during a struggle before being grounded.
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St. Paul
Cramps Shipyard
Philadelphia
Sigsbee
Congratulatory Telegrams for Commodore Dewey Reach Hong Kong
Cable dispatch from Hong Kong reports a flood of congratulatory messages from Americans to Commodore Dewey. The English cruiser Immortalite carried dispatches toward Manila while news of Sunday’s engagement and the Manila bombardment remained unconfirmed. American and English residents celebrate the victory.
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Hong Kong
Dewey
Immortalite
Manila
Muster Officer Appointed for Georgia Volunteers
Captain Oscar J. Brown selected as muster officer for Georgia to enroll volunteers into the U S army. Atlanta named rendezvous for state volunteers with all troops mustered there. Brown will not conflict with his regimental command and will assume control after enrollment.
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Oscar J. Brown
Georgia
United States Army
Atlanta
Brown
Camp Northen Chosen as Georgia Volunteer Camp at Griffin
President McKinley denies Fort McPherson use for a general hospital and approves Griffin as the site for Camp Northen where the Georgia volunteers will concentrate. State officers ship tents and equipment to Griffin, with Col. Oscar J. Brown commanding and a staff including Major Frank E. Calloway and Capt. L. H. Kenan.
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Griffin
Georgia Volunteers
McKinley
Atkinson
Fort McPherson
Camp Northen
Volunteers of
Georgia
State Capitol
A. J. West
Lewis H. Kenan
Douglasville Military Institute
Hardeman
Kenan
Quartermaster’s
Oscar J. Brown
Frank E. Calloway
L. H. Kenan
G. Howard
Sixth Regiment of
Brown
Sigsbee On Deck Aboard St Paul Before Atlantic Scout Duty
The auxiliary cruiser St Paul under Captain Sigsbee left Cramp's shipyard early Thursday morning and sailed down the Delaware River to Deep Water Point. Citizens greeted the vessel with enthusiastic patriotism as she headed toward a likely scouting mission along the middle Atlantic.
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St. Paul
Sigsbee
Cramp’s
Delaware River
Middle Atlantic
Spaniards Routed As Cuban Insurgents Land Near Cuba
The tug Leyden and Captain J H Angus brought insurgents to Cuba with arms and Cuban scouts led by General Baldamero Acosta. After landing four men near Matanzas the party joined 200 Cuban rebels, a clash with Villavoca cavalry followed and the Cubans repulsed the attack. The Leyden sustained rifle fire but no injuries occurred. Admiral Sampson ordered the Wilmington to assist and the Leyden returned to Key West.
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Leyden
J. H. Angus
Key West
Cuba
Baldamero Acosta
J. H. Dorst
United States Cavalry
Acosta
Mastanzas
Villavoca
Havana
Sampson
Wilmington
Dorst
Spanish Suspects Detained in New York Immigration Office
The commissioner of immigration detains four Spaniards at the New York barge office after conflicting statements. A woman warned that four men would arrive via Quebec claiming Portuguese status to avoid deportation. One man carried a passport issued in Corunna Spain on November 20 1896 showing birth in Tustas Lugo.
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Commissioner of Immigration
New York
Barge
Quebec
Corunna
Spain
Lugo
Inflammatory Posters Spread Across London Streets
A mysterious effort to sway public opinion used circulars handed out in London during peak hours beginning Thursday evening. The distribution targeted passersby, aiming to shape views amid busy street life.
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London
Wheeler Ready for Active Duty as Volunteer Army Major General
Fighting Joe Wheeler reported at army headquarters in Washington on Thursday and was the first major general to express readiness for active service to Secretary Alger. The president has not yet decided on organizing the volunteer army, so no designations are expected soon.
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Joe’ Wheeler
Volunteer Army
Army
Washington
Alger
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