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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1898
Page
1
The Journal asks citizens to subscribe and recruit others to sustain a permanent 500 word telegraph report. It promises world news fifteen hours ahead of Chicago papers and tailored local content for Washington, stressing community backing and discouraging paper loans to avoid losses.
The dispatches describe a July 31 battle at Manila with about 3000 Spaniards charging repeatedly and being repulsed by American lines. Estimated Spanish casualties reach 590. Aguinaldo's neutrality stance shocks Washington officials. An Merritt report lists 38 American dead and wounded. The Farragut torpedo boat begins a 30 knot test run. Col. Fred G. Bogan dies in Charleston.
The Spanish government’s reply to the US peace conditions arrived via the French ambassador in several sections. Officials feared possible further discussion or indirect terms, though the general view was the reply accepted core points like abandoning Cuba Porto Rico and the Ladrones and creating a Philippines commission. Reconstruction of Cuba and Porto Rico is expected to be challenging with large military and civil governance needs. The Temps in Paris hopes McKinley honors Spain’s honor and that peace yields a lasting friendship.
The article notes Spain may need Cortes approval for its response to terms and the United States requires Senate ratification for a peace treaty to take effect. It describes cautious expectations for timing and wording, and mentions McKinley’s stance on securing Manila harbor and surrounding territory. It cites cabinet deliberations and possible commission composition with reference to the Ghent precedent.
A cabinet officer outlines potential issues if Spain accepts terms quickly. He imagines Spain withdrawing troops and flag from Cuba and Porto Rico at once, and notes the need for careful consideration before any de mur. The reflection suggests cautious handling of the peace terms and timing.
Pacific Mail steamer City of Panama arrives from La Libertad with a coffee cargo as Central America faces dull business. Gold scarce and silver depreciation cut wealth while labor wages stay the same. The chronic revolutions hurt capital and production, though some blame adventurers in the United States and unsettled home politics for rumors. Morales’ stance on Guatemala is not seen as a major threat to the government.
Washington Aug 9 A joint US Britain commission weighs redefining and marking disputed boundary segments from Lake Ontario to Rainy Lake and Lake Erie amid protests over untapped lands. Reports note outdated maps misrepresent distances prompting clashes over timber lands and fishing waters.
The War Department reports Brig. Gen. John S. Poland died of typhoid fever in Asheville North Carolina. Born October 14 1836 in Princeton Indiana he graduated West Point in 1861 and served in the Civil War campaigns including Bull Run Antietam and Fredericksburg earning brevet ranks. He commanded the Second Division First Army Corps at Chickamauga Park Georgia at his death. The notice also notes Turkey’s denial of American indemnity demands and cites U S stance in prior claims.
Commission findings show the Ghent treaty boundary cannot be precisely drawn on modern maps. Overlaps and lake shore color variation prevent exact determinations, with Lake Erie and Ontario charts unsigned by commissioners. Hunter's Island area tied to Lac du Bois Blanc and Cypress Lake remains unresolved on maps.
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