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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1898
Page
6
In Mendon on April 1 a demonstration outside the American consulate led to dispersal of the crowd after three people were injured. Reports from Havana mention an insurgent government, a senator’s action, and allegations of potential violence as tensions flare over U S policy.
The Central Cuban Relief committee of New York plans to send an American steamship with Red Cross relief to the reconcentrados in Cuba. The ship will sail to Key West for orders and a second shipment may depart by April 26. Miss Harfon is expected to join the first ship. officials from the war and navy departments are informed of the readiness to assist.
General Bianco appoints a parliamentary commission to approach insurgents in eastern Cuba and probe whether the Kent government in Porto Principe will accept armistice terms. Delegates leave for Batabano and Santa Cruz del Bar while autonomists influence the site reform party. Separate talks with commercial interests are noted.
Berlin Times correspondent notes Germany may seek exclusive sovereignty over Samoa and prepare a stronger display of power. United States and Britain see a favorable chance, but outcome depends on state activity. German press hints at bold actions while observers doubt practical gains.
Fragmentary text suggests a note that if both houses pass a resolution, the recall from Washington may not occur. It implies the government believes lawmakers will still find an issue related to the weak economy and ongoing concerns.
General Coppinger departed Omaha for Mobile aboard the Missouri Pacific. He travels with Lieutenants Gratt Hutchinson and Alexander Perry, Major Andrews, adjutant general of Missouri, Major Enbeth Crowier, and staff. A broad Omaha crowd bid them farewell as bids to move the troops are tabulated at Mobile headquarters.
Havens April 18 Sunday afternoon the Spanish steamer Villaverde sailed for Mexico with 12 passengers among them the family of Sesor Brazen civil governor of Havana. American Securities London April 18 American Bourse opened steady on the stock exchange relay. Prices were 정상?
Chicago reports Reverend T Dewitt Talmage plans to join the war effort as a chaplain. He urges muscular Christianity against Spain after the Maine disaster. His son Frantrete Tal mingle is already chaplain of the Illinois National Guard's Second regiment and may head south soon.
Valencia reports renewed disturbances with women involved and two gendarme charges to restore order. In Barcelona crowds gathered before newspaper offices after news that the U S Senate favored recognizing the Cuban Insurgent Government, sparking excitement and patriotic shooting as students left theaters.
Topeka social pages list Monday events at Spalding Reading circle and Perthick club, dinners and entertainments hosted by Mrs Morton and Mrs Ash ton, plus club gatherings at Hudson's ball. Tuesday features Felicity and Nautilus club meetings, a full dress party, and bridge at Pauline Mater’s. Wednesday marks two weddings, social evenings, and a large guest list for the Stedman and Federated clubs as well as visits and returns from city residents.
In Reading Pa on April 12 the five First Defenders companies from Allentown Lewistown Reading and Pottstown marked the 37th anniversary of their Washington departure. They mustered 530 men on arrival. Today a business meeting noted 123 remain.
Reports from Havana detail further fighting in Pinar del Rio as insurgents led by Lopez Aguilar Hizo attacked the Espajarosa fort near Pinardel Rio. The small garrison of volunteers put up a three hour defense while insurgents entered the town, plundering and burning a tobacco warehouse. Spanish accounts note four soldiers killed and nine wounded.
London dispatches report that Carlists have established depots and stockpiles of weapons and ammunition. Milan holds the greatest stores with transfers arranged via Genoa to northern Spain. Paris and London correspondents note the danger of Don Carlos gaining a throne-interfering foothold as unrest grows. Meanwhile Morris Cain leaves his post as chief clerk to join Standard Oil as traveling salesman. Wilbert Wichita’s territory will shift, and J. Paul may assume chief clerk duties as Cain departs, marking a quiet reshuffle at the state administration.
Rome April Ta-Senor Rovio head of the Republican group in the chamber of deputies could not attend the unveiling of a bust at the Ruan Antonio Maceo club. He sent a letter urging Cuban independence and backing union with the United States while warning that war would be dangerous for Europe and that Cuba’s fate should be decided by a Cuban plebiscite. The ceremony proceeded in the Republican association hall with addresses by Dr Falco and others as Antonin Maceo was honored.
London April 16 Rome correspondent says Tam assures the queen regent the pope and Emperor Francis Joseph would favor Cuba to avert war. Archbishop Ireland cables that renouncing this land is the only possibility of a world war.
Prominent Democrat John Schmidt was injured and led away from the Democratic Flambeau club rooms on Kansas avenue after a fight at Julius Anton’s resort two doors south. Julius Anton and L A Dowdy were arrested for disturbing the peace as the struggle moved from the street to the sidewall and a shot was fired during the pursuit.
D Mansfield breaks two world records for outdoor and indoor work in long fly casting. The event, noted in Sarm teen on April 18, highlights Mansfield extending his line to surpass the previous Madison Square Garden mark by about six inches and achieving a significant outdoor best.
Venice reports Don Carlos in an interview repeating his manifesto. He accuses Spain of mismanaging the Cuban problem from the start and argues Spain should have bombarded New York and landed troops on Florida to force U.S. action. He predicts Cuba would be absorbed by Anglo-Saxon elements if Spain were vanquished and says Spaniards would not rebel against a government that vindicated Castilian honor.
At the Dakota department headquarters eight companies of the Third Infantry at Fort Snelling will depart for the south on Tuesday totaling 620 men and officers. Additional detachments from Fort Assiniboine Fort Keogh Fort Yates and Fort Harrison amount to hundreds more along the Northern Pacific routes bound for St Paul. Colonel John M Bacon of the Eighth Cavalry will assume command in the Dakota area. Fort Sherman Spokane units plan to join by Tuesday as well with recruiting detachment for Fort Sherman ordered to report.
London reports the Spanish battleship Barcelona passed Dover Sunday morning bound west. Dispatches advise American diplomatic and consular officials to monitor Spanish war craft in British waters and relay any movements to Washington promptly. Other embassies and consulates are believed to have similar instructions.
A resident, John McCrone, aged man, died by hanging in a small frame house at 28 Jefferson Street yesterday afternoon after telling his wife he would read and rest. Firefighters and neighbors moved quickly. coroner and doctor ruled immediate death from cerebral vertebra fracture. Mrs McCrone, grief struck, returned home after hospital, with family and community noting long illness and withdrawal from work. Funeral arrangements to be handled by Modern Woodmen.
A fragmented 19th century inquest report describes a man found dead with alleged hanging. Witnesses recall attempts to revive him, the coroner and physician examining the body, and a jury verdict of strangulation by his own hands. Names include John Crone and Mrs Crone, with mentions of Madison and Jefferson streets.
Attorney General Boyle plans a thorough inquiry into reasonable freight rates on Kansas railroads with a May continuation after a postponed coal-rate hearing. He will review Santa Fe records, depose officials, and convene Wichita Emporia Salina Fredonia Osage City attorneys and mayors to discuss grievances against rail charges. The Rock Island Flyer schedule is also noted alongside a broad market report.
The report surveys foreign and domestic markets with wheat and oats pricing, bank demand, and stock activity. It notes London gold flows, North Pacific rates, and rail earnings sustaining investor confidence despite war clouds. It references Chicago and Liverpool markets, grain supplies, and seasonal open and close prices across commodities and exchanges.
Grain, provisions and stocks offered through principal exchanges with direct wires and quick service. Central National Bank Topeka and Union National Bank Kansas City provide brokerage access with prompt wire or mail orders. Classified notices include sale of gondola vehicle and furnished room, plus help wanted and general sale items.
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