19 Apr 1898
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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1898
Page
1
Washington crowds cheer the Sixth Cavalry under Col Sumner as they depart Fort Meyer for a Chickamauga rendezvous. President McKinley waves from the White House portico. consulate moves and war orders ripple across cities from Richmond to New York as volunteers surge.
April 19 reports from Washington describe a president directed call for 10 000 volunteers to serve nine months or until the end of the war. Additional notes cover troop movements including deserters from Fort Crook and ships diversifying to Cuba and Tampa, with gunboats prepared for Cuban rivers.
The article notes that members are required to serve in the army or face honorable discharge. Organizations must achieve 60 or 70 percent enlistment to be accepted as a body by the government. The obligation appears to be mandated by President Melinley.
Washington reports a patrol squadron to be rapidly assembled in New York under Commodore J A Howell. The force centers on the cruiser San Francisco with auxiliary ships Yosemite Prairie Yankee and Dixie. Militia commanders and regional crews are assigned as the squadron nears two weeks of readiness for action against Spain.
The bill authorizes one officer of similar rank to be designated for the regular army, grants volunteers the same pay allowances and pensions as the regular army, and includes two minor sections detailing incidental provisions.
Citizens aged 18 to 45 are drawn into a bill proposing military strength shifts and a new pension structure. The reform aims to overhaul a long urged reorganization, revealing large cash outlays with scant records kept in a small cash book.
Reports from Fiavana predict autonomist Jose Maria Galvez will announce negotiations with Cuban insurgents once Spanish commissioners reach Santa Cruz Del Sur. In Manila and London dispatches, Spanish troops face reduced forces as Aguinaldo’s surrender prompts reorganization and Maxim foresees monitor superiority. A Senate bill seeks a national volunteer army, while court testimony reveals lax bookkeeping at Krag Reynolds firm.
Short notices request or offer services and items. A boy seeks payette street, a girl on alabama street, lace curtains on spring street, two houses for sale on southeastern avenue, and solicitors wanted on Massachusetts avenue. Also mentions a upholstering shop, horse feed, and harness, with a local advertiser at Monument place.
The Cuban resolution cleared the Senate after Speaker Reed signed and the Vice President authenticated it. The White House awaited noon Wednesday to act while Congress considered adjournment and debated Cuba policy with calls for continued U S engagement.
Washington April 19 cabinet adjourned without a Cuban resolution reaching the White House. The group planned action by the executive branch on Spain and Cuba and considered war finances and military needs. A note to Gen Woods reflecting the resolutions prepared for Sagasta is to be sent before the Spanish cortes convenes.
Forecast for Indianapolis for the 36 hours ending 8 p m cooler and cloudy Tuesday night into Wednesday with low early readings. Thaddeus S Rolling died Monday night at 10 o'clock funeral Thursday at 2 pm Second Presbyterian Church in charge of Dr burn. Bar association meets Wednesday at 10 to act on Attorney Rollins matter. Acetylene gas for country houses and stores advertised at Pennsylvania street location.
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