26 Mar 1898
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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1898
Page
1
Washington reports indicate the administration may take decisive action to end hostilities in Cuba. High officials note Spain’s weary stance and the push for a peaceful settlement granting Cuba independence with indemnity, while factions within Spain resist conceding control.
Premier Sa gasta cautions that private US advice contradicts others but favors avoiding a rupture. Reports detail a large government contract for disappearing gun carriages to Walker Company of Cleveland with daily night shifts and extended hours for navy yard machinists. Monitors at League Islands receive repairs and repainting as further vessels are readied.
March dispatches report panics in markets driven by foreign press and official assurances. El Globo urges reliance on ministerial statements over rumors while El Liberal cites jingoism and quiet defense prep. Sagasta informs the Queen Regent of war risks and tensions in Madrid amid ongoing crisis.
A Washington dispatch notes clashing views on the Maine court finding and possible U S action. Officials hint the disaster may be sent to international arbitration while Navy and War Departments push preparations for intercepting the Spanish torpedo flotilla amid ongoing fleet readiness. Local rumors of consular incidents in Havana were denied by officials.
A jumble of irregular items includes embezzlement cases against a former prosecutor, ship readiness actions by the navy, weather crises in Britain with gales and wrecks, and various local Kansas and Missouri clerical and university notes. Distinct names mentioned include Duncan, Hayes, Weed, Br. Jostru, and Drury College.
The document reports bullion coinage and seignorage figures from 1800 to 1906 under the acts of 1890 and 1000, noting dollar amounts and ounces. It also describes a plan to relocate white settlers to northern Louisiana and Arkansas, with commentary on tenant farming and plantation division.
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