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The Dominican Republic in the American Press: United States newspaper coverage of the island, gathered and translated for readers in both languagesLa República Dominicana en la prensa estadounidense: la cobertura de la isla en los periódicos de Estados Unidos, reunida y traducida para lectores en ambos idiomas
May 21, 189721 de mayo de 1897 · Wichita, Kan. · Grant Annexation Debates & Bondholder PoliticsDebates de Anexión de Grant y Política de Bonistas

The Wichita daily eagle

SourceFuente: The Wichita daily eagle · Wichita, Kan. · May 21, 189721 de mayo de 1897
https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn82014635/1897-05-21/ed-1/?sp=2

In contextEn contexto

Grant Annexation Debates & Bondholder PoliticsDebates de Anexión de Grant y Política de Bonistas · 1865–1905

President Ulysses S. Grant championed a treaty to annex Santo Domingo (1869–1870), sparking a historic Senate battle led by Charles Sumner. Later coverage tracked President Ulises Heureaux (Lilís) and crushing European bond debt.El presidente Ulysses S. Grant promovió un tratado para anexar Santo Domingo (1869–1870), provocando una histórica batalla en el Senado con Charles Sumner. Informes posteriores siguieron al presidente Ulises Heureaux (Lilís) y la deuda externa.

← Earlier articleArtículo anterior: Watertown republican · May 5, 18975 de mayo de 1897Later articleArtículo siguiente: Evening bulletin · July 2, 18972 de julio de 1897 →

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SummaryResumen

The *Wichita Daily Eagle* reported on statements by former diplomat Mr. Smythe regarding a proposed treaty with the Dominican Republic. Under the negotiated terms, the Dominican government offered a naval coaling station in Samana Bay or harbors east of Santo Domingo free of charge. In exchange, the treaty required reciprocal coaling facilities for Dominican naval vessels in American ports.

El *Wichita Daily Eagle* informó sobre las declaraciones del exdiplomático Sr. Smythe respecto a un proyecto de tratado con la República Dominicana. Según las cláusulas negociadas, el gobierno dominicano ofrecía gratuitamente una estación naval carbonera en la bahía de Samaná o en puertos al este de Santo Domingo. A cambio, el tratado exigía instalaciones recíprocas de abastecimiento de carbón para buques de guerra dominicanos en puertos estadounidenses.

Where this standsEn qué punto está

The full text of this article is still being prepared. Until it is ready, this page carries a summary, the passage found on the page, and the link to the original, which is always one click away.El texto completo de este artículo aún se está preparando. Hasta que esté listo, esta página lleva un resumen, el pasaje encontrado en la página y el enlace al original, que siempre está a un clic.

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The passage where this article was found, copied from the newspaper page itself, reading errors and all. This is exactly what the summary above is based on.El pasaje donde se encontró este artículo, copiado de la propia página del periódico, con sus errores de lectura y todo. Esto es exactamente aquello en lo que se basa el resumen de arriba.

Dominican government is ready to cede

such a station to the United States

without asking for the payment of a

dollar. Mr. Smythe has not submitted

an official report on this subject to the

state department, for the reason that

his resignation was accepted be

fore he had time to prepare it, though

he had called on Secretary Sherman, to

whom he mode an oral report.

In a letter recently written by Mr.

Smythe io a former frieud in Washing

ton he says- that he discussed .with the

Dominican foreign office a treaty which

embraced the following heads and di

visions: Commerce, navigation, extra

dition and reciprocity of interest and

concession. Under this lntter division

he obtained the concession of a coaling

depot for the use of the American navy

during the continuance of the treaty

on the sole condition that "coaliny-facilities"

be allowed the Dominican navy

in American ports. The coaling sta

tion or depot was to be located at any

point In the Bay of Samana or in either

of two fine harbors east of Santo Do

mingo on the Caribbean sea,

LOVING CUP FOR THE BAYARDS.

Former Ambassador and Wife t Re

cche a Handsome Gift.

At a banquet tendered former Am

bassador Thomas F. Hayard and Mrs.

Sayard in London the other night a

handsome- loving cup wrought in solid

gold and made in London was presented

to them as a testimonial from the Amer

ican society in London.

The cup consists of a representation

of a giant pumpkin, weighing 175

pounds, which waa presented to Mx.

Bayard on Thanksgiving day by the

United Service club of New York. The

How to cite this articleCómo citar este artículo

The Wichita daily eagle. (1897). Wichita, Kan., 1897-05-21. US/DR Newspaper Timeline. Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn82014635/1897-05-21/ed-1/?sp=2

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Library of Congress, Chronicling America: The Wichita daily eagle, 1897-05-21.

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