04 May 1898
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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1898
Page
1
Dispatches report no confirmed news from the Philippine Islands. A Spaniard aboard the St Paul is captured as a spy and jailed. The Spanish Cape Verde squadron reportedly sails to rejoin Cadiz forces. Multinational telegrams note interruptions in Manila cables and mob actions in Kingston.
Fred Smith received a message from Captain D W Harvey requesting twenty new men for Company Datance in Des Moines. Harvey was expected today but had not arrived by press time. Smith, acting as recruiting officer, had forty applications since 10:30 today and twenty names on the list last night before seven. Those eager to go were drilled this afternoon by Smith. no roster will be made until Harvey arrives.
Reports from Vienna and Madrid indicate Spain verges on revolution with end of the regency looming and cabinet crisis likely. London dispatches say a military dictatorship could form under the queen regent, Campos or Palavieja, while Parliament may close amid Republican opposition. In Washington, officials await news from Manila as cable cuts hinder updates from Commodore Dewey and the Philippines.
The Trepassey telegraph operator records heavy firing in the Trepassey bay area Saturday night lasting about 15 minutes with rapid shots. A second cannonading was heard before daybreak Sunday lasting about 20 minutes.
Rio Janeiro May 4 Congress opened with President Campos Salies message urging settlement of the British Guiana boundary without arbitration. The message notes Brazil refused to renew the reciprocity treaty with the United States despite US requests, citing heavy losses in 1897 receipts. Milreis receipts fell from 4 9899 371 in 1896 to 12 000 000? Notation. The text cites exchange decline coffee prices and political agitation as factors.
Madrid reports show public response to martial law as largely tepid and critical. Weyler defends Spanish discipline while media note harsher treatment of gatherings and warn of future unrest as debates in the cortes continue.
The president states Congress must act decisively to balance the budget and adopt measures addressing the ongoing crisis, signaling urgency and a call for swift legislative steps.
A woman identified as Margaret Rice drank carbolic acid from an empty vial and caused a disturbance on an Alley L northbound train at South Park station in Chicago. She collapsed before Sixty-first Street, received medical care at Carroll’s Pharmacy, and was taken to Inglewood Union Hospital where doctors expect her to recover.
Venezuela declares neutrality as James Butler of Maple Park Ill dies by own hand at Sycamore Ill. First National Bank Carthage NY closes and its president absconds. Columbia University receives $300000 from Daniel Fayerweather estate. Edinburgh notes January 1898 mildest in 130 years. Cuba warns famine looms and food outruns arms. General Woodford boards the La Touraine for New York. Menasha Wis. and Fox River Valley Railway settle disputes. Russian inquiry cites three experts on Maine disaster. British horse racing costs overshadow stakes at $1500000. Gas fumes kill E W Keely in Chicago after valve openings.
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