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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1898
Page
3
Testimony details gun handling and the moments after John Collins's father was shot. Witnesses describe the gun, its location, and family reactions as the inquest unfolds with cross examinations and telegrams read aloud.
A maritime item notes Bound for the Philippines with Col. Little's command detailing troop movement aboard a naval or military voyage bound for overseas service.
The Kansas Twentieth Regiment departs Topeka at 5:30 PM bound for the Philippines aboard a special train. An early engine breakdown near Collyer, Kansas delays the voyage two hours as crews repair the line. Soldiers endure food shortages and heat while stations like Grainfield provide bunking and blankets. Locals greet the train with cheers as children and ranch families bid farewell to the volunteers.
The report lists Spain's Cape Verde fleet ships including Vizcaya Almirante Quendo Infanta Maria The resa Cristobal Colon Furor Pluton Terror and torpedo craft with tonnage speeds armament and gun weights. Specifics include 7 000 ton armored cruisers at 20 knots and gun lists up to 10 inch and 14 inch rapid fire guns with torpedo tubes and armor values. The piece also notes commander names and projectile weights for several vessels.
Spanish papers claim letters to Spain and valuables including checks were stopped and destroyed in New York. They call for government reprisals against Americans in Spain, especially correspondents for American newspapers.
Washington May 1. The appropriation bill now before the senate shows total revenues including postal receipts of 492,874,647 dollars, an excess of 2,024,705 over ordinary appropriations. War funding lists 350,000,000 for national defence, 35,700,000 for army fortifications and navy, 4,000,000 for fortifications, 22,100,000 for naval acts, 22,275,000 for naval deficiencies, 66,000 for naval establishment adjustments, plus 15 for immune and engineer measures.
San Diego Cal May 18 Captain Leutze commanding the United States ship Alert reports two Spanish gunboats of about 160 tons moved near Ecuador and have lingered beyond the neutrality period. The sighting is the first news of Spanish warships on the western coast. A Panamanian steamer informed Captain Leutze at Guayaquil.
An unidentified man suspected of being a Spaniel spy was arrested at Jefferson Barracks in St Louis. He was found in a mule car and unable to explain himself. He was turned over to the commandant Captain Knight after a search uncovered his letters and unclear language.
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