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Newspaper
Rock Island Argus
Location
Rock Island, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1898
Page
1
From Madrid to Havana reports say Philippine insurgents reject the U S cession and will resist. Claims rise of 70000 troops needed to quell rebellion and 10000 Spanish prisoners forced into service. Insurgents demand 7000000 pesetas for friars’ release amid ongoing peace talks and troop movements to Cuba continue.
Philadelphia report states Judge Finletter denied all defense motions in the Senator Quay conspiracy indictments and set December 6 as trial start. Other items note stamps on American Shrubbery import ban, Emperor Milly welcomed in Berlin, and Keeley will probate with 10,000 estate to wife.
Hannis Taylor, former American minister to Spain, argues in the North American Review that U S peace terms with Spain repeat the Mexico precedent of conquest era. He criticizes the $20,004,000 cash offer and the handling of Puerto Rico, Cuba, and the Philippines as a moral and legal misstep.
Washington dispatch reports General Calixto Garcia leads a Cuban commission arriving to discuss Cuba United States relations. He asserts annexation is not now on the table, expecting U S congressional support for a free independent Cuba and noting willingness to accept American troops for protection during new government setup. Chicago and Minneapolis debate hosting the next Methodist conference with offers to cover costs.
Debating circles at the university in Madison Wisconsin express jubilation over a practical certainty of a winter debate with Yale, possibly in Madison this season after years of effort.
Paris December 1 United States and Spanish peace commissioners agreed on five principal articles during a joint session outlining Cuba sovereignty, cession of Porto Rico and other territories, evacuation terms for the Philippines, and the pledge to open trade policies for at least twelve years. The first three articles cover evacuation and prisoner releases while talks on religious freedom and landing rights proceed. Daily sessions continue with hopes to conclude the work within the week.
Old friends and officials bid farewell to Marshal Blanco in Havana as he sails from Caballería wharf aboard the Villaverde. An intimate goodbye followed a late-night visit to Count Lambillu and a conference with his successor before the voyage.
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