19 Aug 1898
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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1898
Page
1
Kansas City markets report on cattle hogs and sheep receipts with receipts totals and price ranges. Grain prices and wheat notes follow with grading and mixed feeds. Local lumber and dairy remarks note steady trends and home grown produce markets.
War Department orders troops to return home for mustering out with several regiments directed to state rendezvous in Maine New York and other locations. The First Maine cavalry and Second New York Infantry relocate to their adjacent towns and camps as the process begins with more units expected to follow. Washington reports no further official details at this time.
Washington reports a brief cabinet meeting today focusing on the army and naval review in New York. Secretary Alger noted deployment details and drafting difficulties, with orders expected in a few days, while peace commission talks in Paris were not addressed. Acting Secretary Allen attended and outlined the review plan, with Alger or Wilson likely to travel to New York.
Extensive baseball results from the Western League show games in Indianapolis Minneapolis Milwaukee Kansas City Columbus and Philadelphia with varied outcomes. Reports note standings, player form and a reference to a tense moment in the war news affecting attention.
War Department wires report from Santiago De Cuba dated August 19 details Spanish prisoners departing aboard the Cabandunds for the United States. The convoy carries 2,144 men, 199 officers, forty four women, and forty five children. Two more were found and expected to sail later this afternoon under General Shafter’s command.
Washington August 1 The War Department says no alarm over yellow fever among troops in the United States but tight watch is kept. Three cases at Key West are the only southern cases. Montauk Point shows several suspicious cases. Officials warn the illness could spread if confirmed and precautions continue.
Washington reports Gen Shafter's forces will renew payments at Montauk once paymasters are released from quarantine. Only about a third of Montauk troops were paid at Santiago due to army departures. Reinforcements anticipate arrival of Fifth Infantry and Twenty third Kansas volunteers. From Chickamauga preparations begin to reduce forces by half in days. Sick soldiers to be sent home within thirty days. German concession request denied for Seoul railway, no further concessions to be granted.
A compilation from provides Senator Daniel’s remarks on postwar unity and Union generals Wheeler and Butler, reviews of the Spanish American tensions, and mentions of a medical society in Kansas, a fatal railroad accident near Kansas City, and Major Van Wyck’s naval parade proclamation urging a citywide pause and festooning of buildings for the occasion.
Public release outlines General Merritt’s Manila surrender story and instructions to recognize U S authority within territories occupied by military forces. Officials weigh whether authority extends beyond Manila city bay and harbor to all Philippine islands, with ambiguity until more official details emerge.
A crowd of about 500 miners and residents surrounded Panza city hall after Ed Jones and James Palmer, held on assault with intent to murder charges, were released on ample security. Tense scenes and threats as the prisoners were ferried to and from the courthouse, but calm judgment prevailed and they were returned to the shaft. Trial set for the August term.
Aug 19 dispatches show Spain insisting Manila's capitulation after the protocol does not end the peace talks. Madrid maintains the surrender applies only to the town's command and not to the entire Philippines. Also noted: Chas Gould of New York named special representative to the Cubon military commission.
Letter from a Kansas soldier at Camp Merritt describes a move on July 29 to the Presidio government reservation in San Francisco. He praises better ground, sewerage, and tents, notes increased liberty, and lauds Lt. Col. Little as a fair officer, while recounting a brief riot involving New York, Tennessee, Iowa, and Kansas troops and Kansas’s desire to see Manila. He mentions an exhibition drill at Mechanics Pavilion with thousands in attendance and defends Kansas against Frisco press ridiculing.
A garbled list details travel fares and date limits for multiple lodges and encampments. It notes one way and round trip costs for Indianapolis and St Joseph Missouri and Arkansas locations with August to September windows and extensions, referencing Grand Lodge P Cunginkati and National Encampment G A Ricellion Arkinas.
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