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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1898
Page
1
Washington dispatch says preliminary peace negotiations are under way in Washington with formal envoys from Britain Russia Austria and Japan seeking an outline of terms from the president. The talks proceed informally and without official form as the nations approach a settlement.
Louis Cobb a street car conductor of 116 Villa Ave fired at a would be burglar after waking to a noise and seeing a man at his window. A bullet wound was suspected on the intruder as bloody tracks led toward nearby woods and detectives searched for the wounded thief Friday dawn.
Washington reports peace talk as dominant since Santiago fell but notes the president and cabinet discourage relaxation of wartime military plans. The United States rejects overtures from Spain and has no intention of quick peace terms while pursuing Porto Rico and retaining the Philippines as a coaling station. indemnity remains disputed.
A Washington special states Spain would grant independence to Cuba and transfer Porto Rico to the United States in exchange for the Philippines, while the United States would gain a coaling station in the Philippines, a plan President McKinley is inclined to accept.
Ex-President Harrison, staying at the Wifthave hotel, expresses pleasure at Hawaii's annexation and believes U S possession of the Sandwich Islands will prompt the construction of the Nicaraguan canal. He avoids endorsing any plan for the Philippines and comments on the Santiago surrender influencing Spain to seek peace.
Madrid dispatches report the government has persuaded Capt Gen Blanco to abandon continued warfare. France may offer mediation, while U S claims are downplayed. A Times dispatch notes improving peace prospects as Madrid cabinet appears ready for settlement. In Havana three Spanish party leaders Calvo Gugman and Judge Godoy sail to Spain aboard Chateau Lafitte, signaling a shift.
Key West reports the English schooner He. R. Nickerson, a 40 ton vessel bound from Jamaica to Manzanillo, captured at anchor off Cape Cruz on June 18 and brought in by a prize crew. She carries provisions and livestock, with a single shot fired as she began her voyage.
The directors elected officers for the coming year with Bent Harrison as president and Robert T. Lincoln, Lew Wallace, Henry Watterson, Daniel Sickles as vice presidents and secretary respectively. Headquarters stay in Indianapolis and the group pursues aid for sick and wounded service members with finance committees to gather donations.
Theodore Fr Harrison and H A Davis of Indianapolis appeal to the State Tax Board against county board of review assessments on multiple corporations. Notable figures include Polar Ice 25000, Capital National Banks 240000, Union Trust 500000, Indianapolis Journal 35000, Sun Publishing 8745, Kiefer Drug 111100, and others.
Street sprinkling inspector Jlana complains 5 P Hamilton and others fail to meet specs. Fred Nolting loses two days pay on two streets. Pool room case at Trons N Illinois St ends with Michael Toomey fined 25 dollars and costs. three employees discharged. appeal filed.
Seventh Presbyterians will require all shopping to be completed before 6 p.m. on Saturdays to allow employees to leave the stores at that hour.
Washington awaits news of Santiago as Gen Shafter's staff reports 12 000 to 15 000 Spanish soldiers surrender. Plans extend land lines and English and Haitian cables to maintain contact with New York, while Madrid suspends individual rights and martial law is declared. Red Cross will enter after Spanish troops depart.
The United States asked Germany to allow transport of Santiago prisoners on German vessels to Spain. The German chargé d’affaires met state department officials and expected the US to charter neutral or German ships, with a premium paid to avoid open bidding to ease German resentment over Admiral Dewey’s Pacific conduct.
Washington July 15 The cabinet meeting lasted an hour and three quarters with discussion of the general war situation and scant new details on the Santiago surrender The president and advisers wired Gen Smith and Gen Shatter for updates Secretary Alger said no information could be released as fever concerns prevail A mild yellow fever outbreak is reported with three cases at Siboney and preventive measures under way The camp site is moved as needed with vigorous sanitary precautions signed Greenleaf
Albert J. Burris faced a police court Friday for selling two tiny soaps and an ounce of perfume to Mrs. Mattie Marins for 75 cents and promising a satin dress worth 35 dollars and a bicycle as a prize. A similar scam to Mrs. Cropper involved dress goods and a husband’s clothes. The court bound Burris over to the grand jury on pawn recognizance as he vanished after collecting money. Forecast for Indianapolis predicts fair weather over the next 36 hours with temperatures 74 at 7 am, 82 at noon, and 88 at 2 pm, Friday.
Mrs Mollie Harrison identified Ashton Jenkins and Arthur Kelley as two colored youths involved in a July 10 attack during a family picnic near Eagle Creek. They were arrested Thursday by Patrolmen Conklin and Hart and face trial next Tuesday. Police report they admitted being with a beer gang but deny the assault. Justice Lockman also considers a case about Policeman John Green offering a pardon for Harvey Weathers.
At Ensley City six miles from Birmingham ground was broken on a new steel plant for the Alabama steel and ship-building company, a Tennessee coal iron and railroad offshoot. Stockholders ratified the Seaver iron company of Cleveland to award the contract. The plant will be finished in ten months and employ 3,000 men.
A quirky item notes a promotional or humorous line about a free cigar and feed branding. It mentions a horse named Janes and a product called Dustless Oats, hinting at a lighthearted or advertisement style page snippet without a clear event or outcome.
Henry W. Lawrence of the Bates and Spencer houses denies reports that he will assume control of the St George hotel in Evansville. He states the rumors are false and provides no further comment on any involvement with the property.
Washington reports emphasize Porto Rico seizure as next step in the war program with 25,000 men to be aboard transports within ten days. Departures set from New York, Newport News, Charleston and Tampa, with camps at Chickamauga, Camp Alger, Tampa, Miami and Jacksonville. The conference with Gen. Brooke will determine regiments, while foreign fleets move to observe, raising fears of international complications.
Laying for Watson in London on July 15 signals a broader strategic buildup as Western powers prepare for forthcoming engagements across the Atlantic. Officials indicate coordinated plans and heightened readiness among allied forces amid escalating tensions.
On the Harvard the mutiny of Spanish sailors from Cervera’s fleet was confirmed as eight were killed and fifteen wounded. The ship arrived at Portsmouth with prisoners in dirty canvas, many ill from vernicious malaria fever, while American officers and crew remained unharmed.
Tangier dispatch reports large cases addressed to Admiral Sampson at Tangier seen on a Gibraltar quay. Ministers and consuls say neutrality has not been declared. consuls will protest, yet Commodore Watson may remain, with no power able to dislodge him if he insists.
Amid chaos on the Vizcaya, American sailors boarded the burning ship to save Spaniards as explosions wrecked the vessel. Most of the crew were rescued before death and cremation claimed many lives. A captain praised the Americans for their heroism during the fighting and evacuation.
TAMPA July 15 All orders for troop embarkation to Santiago have been countermanded. Reactions split between joy and anger as some expected to go and others felt denied a crack at the Spaniards. Transports Whitney and Morgan have arrived from Santiago and are coal ing. The Spanish steamer Pedro from Bilboa, captured by the American fleet, is at Port Tampa discharging pontoons for storage for future expeditions.
Typhoid fever is spreading at Camp Thomas with the Second Division of the Third Army corps reporting several cases. Corporal Alma Childers of Georgetown Kentucky is near death. Private James R. Johnson aged 22 from Company D Second Kentucky died at the division hospital after a ten day illness.
The Peru and City of Pueblo prepare to sail for Manila Friday afternoon from San Francisco harbor. Brigadier general H. G. Otis is ordered to command troops boarding the St Paul Rio de Janeiro and Pennsylvania, which depart next Thursday. About 4000 soldiers will embark, with Honolulu-bound troops leaving by August 10.
A boiler-house blast at Bond and Oneida streets in Buffalo New Jersey killed seven workers, injured about 110, and damaged multiple blocks. The dead included Henry Schiefferstein, Casper Walter, William T. Kelley, Charles Harteman, Mrs Joseph W Hoyt, infant Hoyt, and Ruth Sloss. The explosion sent debris through nearby homes as a panic ensued.
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