26 May 1898
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Newspaper
Fremont Eagle
Location
Fremont, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1898
Page
1
Dispatches describe a desperate Manila siege with food shortages and rioting feared. Insurgents under Aguinaldo gain ground while Spanish authorities wrestle with famine and Volunteer demands for aid. Bandits strike the Santa Fe California express near Delon, taking cash as a posse gives pursuit.
Madrid dispatch says Correa reports Blanco cable saying American warships near Santiago and Cervera’s squadron safe in harbor. Sampson says Spanish fleet bottled up at Santagody Bay, Cuba, with bombardment expected. Zola’s second trial for criminal libel opens at Versailles Assize Court amid security, few public admitted.
Prominent Cotullo lawyer W G Bowen was shot twice in the back near his home after supper. No clue to the assailant yet. Nearby Fort Wayne notes warn lynching if captured. Also listed are Robison Park theater acts for May 20 week and an welded Cuba crises count reporting 1 100 wounded Spaniards in Santa Clara hospitals from Cardenas and Crenfue battles.
Mrs Carter was severely injured playing at the Adelph Theater after a London message. Henry M Foraker, father of Senator J B Foraker of Ohio, died at Hillsboro Ohio aged 83.
Secretary Long announced that the battleship Oregon completed a 13000 mile voyage from San Francisco around South America to the Windward Islands. The ship avoided Spanish fleet danger and now joins Admiral Sampson's forces, strengthening the Atlantic blockade and earning cautious official relief.
The article reports 128000 volunteers nearly all mustered for the Cuban War, with delays in filling quotas and incomplete equipment. It notes shortages of arms and supplies, depot setups at Chickamauga and Washington, and efforts to organize recruits into brigades before movement. It defends the President and war department from blame while praising Yankee energy.
Official information reaches authorities about Oregon safety as a precursor to invasion plans. New York quartermaster prepares a siege train capable of transporting 60 000 pounds of artillery to Cuba to support bombardment of interior towns. Hawaii may not declare neutrality. President Dole weighs action as breach of good faith and hopes the United States raises the flag to use Hawaii as a supplies base. Hawaii senators support Dole’s stance awaiting McKinley’s ratification.
Report from Key West details chaos in Cienfuegos during the cable-cutting clash that killed two and wounded five Americans. Bells rang, warnings sounded, and residents fled as Marblehead's fire shattered the lighthouse. Families evacuated to Santo Quintera and Rodamera as authorities struggle to quell the exodus.
The British steamship City of Truro with 2600 tons of sulphur sailed from Toleda Sicily the day war was declared by Spain and has arrived safely in New York. Sulphur, needed for explosives, is declared contraband of war by Spain, making the Truro’s cargo liable to seizure by cruiser or privateer near Gibraltar. Captain Fulcher was warned to avoid suspicious ships and hurry from the Mediterranean. An American cruiser with a searchlight stood off Shinnecock, Long Island.
The Birmingham address by British colonial minister Joseph Chamberlain drew sharp criticism in Madrid. Prime Minister Sagasta and Foreign Minister Guilon held talks and warned that Chamberlain’s remarks suggest an Anglo American war plan and alliance.
The Sagasta liberal ministry in Spain has resigned following the assassination of Canovas and Cuba and Philippine troubles. Sagasta forms a new cabinet amid empty treasury and calls for possible military dictatorship discussions.
From the front lines the battleship Oregon becomes the first warship to round Cape Efora. Reports note Spain asks the Pope to bless its arms and Havana endures price rises as insurgents threaten water cuts.
The missive cites a $25 bounty for enlistment against Spain and mentions Britain’s strong naval presence in Asian waters rivaling France, Russia, and Germany. It also notes Philippine families returning from Hong Kong toward U.S. allegiance and deference to the United States.
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