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Newspaper
Vienna Progress
Location
Vienna, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1898
Page
3
Reports from Madrid state the entire Spanish cabinet has resigned. Senor Sagasta informed the queen regent and was tasked with forming a new ministry. The outgoing cabinet included Sagasta as president and ministers Gullen Groizard Puigeerver among others.
Naval officials report Admiral Sampson shifted plans from Key West to pursue possible Spanish forces. The Spanish fleet last seen at Curaçao is believed en route to Cienfuegos, with rumors of a second squadron under Admiral Villamil near Martinique. The department treats Madrid-origin reports cautiously but expects action in the Caribbean.
The Liberal cabinet under Sagasta forms after Canovas del Castillo's August 8, 1897 assassination by Italian anarchist Golli. Key ministers are Capdepon, Correa, Bermejo, Xiquena, and Moret, with Weyler likely to dictate the war policy. Talks of a military dictatorship arise as Spain faces crisis, Cuba and Puerto Rico losses, and an empty treasury.
Official decree from the Governor of St. Thomas forbids coal deliveries to belligerent warships without prior permission. The governor will set limits on amounts and supervise each shipment to be sure delivery is controlled and lawful.
A dispatch from Corunna reports Spaniards threaten to cut provisions to the British channel squadron at Villagarcia. Postmen collecting letters are stoned amid anger over a rumored Anglo American alliance. The British consul protested, and the alcalde blamed popular resentment on the alliance belief.
Paris dispatch reports Spanish warships formerly lacking armament now equipped with Krupp guns and supplied with skilled German artillerymen along with all necessary equipment.
Baltimore dispatch reports the general conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church debated endorsing the Woman's Christian Temperance Union. The temperance committee opposed the proposal due to the organization's political activity. After a lengthy debate, supporters accepted an amendment endorsing the temperance work of the WCTU in general.
A blaze at the Maitre St. Joseph in St Hyacinthe Quebec on Monday morning left seven dead and many inmates injured after jumping from windows. About 200 residents were in the institution with five others unaccounted for as officials probe the unknown cause.
The Tradesman notes a strong trend toward southern development through summer. New ventures include a 6 ton bone mill in East Tennessee a $80 000 brewery investment in West Virginia a $25 000 brick and cement works in Northern Alabama a Florida canning factory a large cotton gin in Northern Georgia a $100 000 timber company in West Virginia an electric light plant in Kentucky flour mills in North Carolina and Virginia railway shops in Texas and a railway machine shop in South Georgia coal mines and coke ovens in West Virginia a rooting and building material plant in Kentucky a large saw and shingle mill in Arkansas another tobacco factory in Kentucky and a wood working plant on the Louisiana coast.
Senator Gray and other influential men protest keeping cruiser Columbia and other fine war ships on the New England coast while Spanish squadrons lie off southern shores. Gray says the ships are kept to create fear and questions the prudence of a distant attack from a fleet with no nearby base.
The United States tug Uneos returned to Key West from off Havana without two American newspaper correspondents named Charles Thrall and Tayden Jones who were imprisoned at Fort Cabanas. Captain General Blanco would release them if two Spanish prisoners were exchanged. two Spanish captives at Fort McPherson, Atlanta, are to be sent south to complete the swap.
The Journal Des Debates in Paris describes French opinion during the war noting initial criticism of the United States but emphasizes broad sympathy for the United States. It asserts French officials have acted correctly and urges Americans not to overreact to the Spain incident.
Newfoundlanders report imperial authorities plan to fortify St Johns due to tensions between Great Britain and France and the risk of war. The advance warning comes amid ongoing friction along the French shore of Newfoundland.
Official confirmation reached Washington Saturday that a Spanish squadron was sighted off Curacao near Venezuela. The sighting fixes enemy position and suggests the admiral aims to avoid Admiral Sampson and head toward the Caribbean, possibly Cuba.
The Captain General of Porto Rico telegraphed the Spanish consul at St. Thomas reporting eleven American warships bombarded the forts. He said a heroic defense held, Americans retreated, several ships were damaged and one towed away, declaring it a Spanish victory.
Admiral Sampson dispatch from St Thomas dated May 12 says a portion of his squadron reached San Juan at daybreak and engaged batteries for three hours. One man was killed on the New York and seven wounded. ships uninjured. fleet withdrew for Key West. The aim was to punish, not capture.
The State Department states the French mail steamship Lafayette did not violate U S neutrality in Havana. It was investigated and authorities are convinced no merchandise contraband of war or Spanish gunners were landed there or discharged in Havana.
Five masked men held up an Alabama Great Southern Express train near Cuba Alabama at 10 o clock Saturday night. The bandits robbed the express car of five thousand dollars though officials say only five hundred was taken. A posse with bloodhounds pursued the thieves.
Commodore Schley leads the Brooklyn and four others from Hampton Roads in a bold move to intercept the Spanish fleet now near Puerto Rico. Orders push the squadron to sea while Sampson’s fleet looms, with hopes of crushing the Spanish before landings unfold.
A World dispatch from Neuvitas Cuba reports chaos at Camaghey and famine in Neuvitas with starving people and rising prices. Pork costs $1.50 per pound rice 560 canta and goats $100 each. Spanish commander tells citizens to flee and many soldiers join the insurgents for food.
The Spanish Capa Verde squadron is described as seven first class ships with four armored cruisers and three destroyers. Uncertainty about exact numbers followed reports from Cape Verde and Cadiz, but the fleet is portrayed as formidable and near the strength of American counterparts Sampson and Schley.
A Gibraltar dispatch reports a second Spanish fleet at Cadiz forming a strong military expedition bound for the Philippine islands. The fleet includes the battleship Pelayo armored cruiser Emperador Carlos V cruiser Alfonso XII Rapido Patria and three torpedo boats plus former Tamburg American line steamers and columns of auxiliary ships. The Cape Verde fleet lies at Martinique and Cadiz prepares the escort fleet Sadia.
The torpedo boat Winslow damaged at Cardenas reached Key West Thursday night under Ensign Bailey's command. Officials believe repairs can restore the ship to active service in a few weeks. Two sailors were badly injured and one crewman in the conning tower suffered a minor flesh wound after his coat was shot away during the eighteen shell attack.
Lloyd's agent in Manila cables London from Hong Kong stating the blockade of the Philippines is strictly maintained and that the cable is aboard an American vessel. Several local steamers are reported captured, but there is no confirmation of these reports yet.
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