The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-12-08

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times over, while, preference being giEAii So
| the sn,Hljer DitIs. no single allotment exceoded
| O,Uh Vhls was a iiost encouraging Hnd sig.
| nihcunts rs5u6. showing tho yGsJ rssourcas u
the nutiDn rad tho determination OF tho poo
PIE to uplDd their country's honor.
History Of the Extraordinary war.
IL Is NOT witling ths province Of this mes.
sage 10 narraJo the history Of tho oEhhordin.
airy war tlnt followed the Spanish doolaTrltio,
| OF April a. but brief recital of its more
\ saliont feetaros is appropriate. The first on.
counter OF the war in point " date took place
| April a. when o detachment q the blo0kading
| squadron u.ad0 reconnaissance ia force ut
hatangge shslled tho hArbOr forts and de.
nOiisbcd BovrrGl now work., in construction.
| Tho noNt engagement was destined 10 mari;
| q memorable epoch IN maritime warfare. ghe
| TNCitc tpot, undOr Commodore usorgo Dsway,
had lain for some weolys at Hongsiong. Upon
| the eolonisl proclamation of Neutrality boiug
fsuyd aud the customary "a hOuJs' notice
being given. u repaired 70 Mirs bay noar
| bOnCtong, whenco iS proceeded 10 tue PhiIip-
pine islAuds under teiographed orders to oAr,-
| lure or destroy the formidable Spanish feet
thaD ossomb!ed at Manila AZ daybrosI, on
| elay ], the American force entered aaynha hay
and after few hourS eugagemcut Effected
the total destruction OF ths tsDailid1 foeS, con
| sistng OF ten wsrshiIs and SAnsport be.
| sides capturing the naval station and fotta at
| envito, thus unnfhilating ths b,,sasish naval
t,,sIi,,, ,ho ~, og n,,,ii 20 49,, ,I,.i.,. a.
,ssa ,Sa cstv ~ ,y,iI M sss 80. -, ~, "
eur ships, tho woundod only namberins seven,
whlIe not vessel was mateSlSlJ injnrod.
-, -. - ~, 2 uonsrofs'
Che noI,,,, nr,r,,n,,,,t n,,d tiI s,-i
|
| Roinforoemonts to Manila.
kou1orcoments wore hurried TO Masrila
under tho command OF Major UoDeISa Merritt
and firmly established within sight OF the cam
tod, which lay helploss. before eur vun..
1 aw, Nax = ti,, ,,o,,,,,, r,..,. 49,, ,,,,.a aa
-, ), ~ - W. W. ~ ohoo !"
eu-ieu e.N5l ol .io ~ ~cOn'nnH,oo. " ouT hscS What
SIVPs "outu 70 icqtlroo .ho Hiormanon
Voc IoSS'Sou ~ ga ANY ~. enu sne nLss NIny ex
pooIo" S sr,tol ,HiS hiS - aeu hrt.Ncd ON mansa
l SO o'her soos loLowed. the
49,. 1'' '' ''N'''''e ~ VA ">"o''h n'iu is'e"s
49, %'.,. .,,,.,.,,,
,o o't.'o nooSt,s 'sss W me
nas p'Vpe'S pleNsnsco VOC carry sso,1nns
nIio oep'sire ol ulc ci'y, ehn saorewish sh9 sb'
s0", sc, y niiIlV'y VOouPNlus W "ae "AsiS group
@ @Ano @lnsu' SUI s"ns' INC, inot1hWniis hHo resumed tho
S ~ se,.' W tne unooia'
pioocu Suoo NE Ul Decoinoer, leS'' hoSir torcss
-. o.,l Vlo iV S91h e1u CtS'oetA
49, ouS ,IS.s.t sl "y AnraD Dewey
ano Soneru horrIts ro" ettenipNhS an AZ
sauS AZ "uS i4Aeins upat "aaseVeF was 20 DO
oio u. 'Iio We VI ye Sper % IN mat
Suo' SSt So W " INC sronS
"'li' Vi 'io On'Vou "'asoH ~ohe
| Doath Of Enslgn Bngiey.
Fo,Io,vlns, IN. oomDrsl,c,,s,vs .cAc,,,, ~ ,o,,.
| -, -" -, -. - ~ V ., 80
- Is'.' - D -. 80
| a'VdSOu' points Oh our ooah@ 70 invade Csba
and Porto hioo' MeenWhne naval dsmonstra-
" S vi -" tio ~ 1 cAs''''oo po'nta'
podoboet Wiualow we're unsoscesrfrI, IN =. o,.
| tesnpt 10 silence tho batteries At CardOns.. n
gallant ensign, Woq+s Baglsy, and four sss
mes falling
| nelHnhe Ino SisshSn hsvai preparations
s..S ,n,,.io,, ~, s''1., s." n poma
bas ss.anhjod A. tine uana yarSs is,SrS. ~
| fore tho outbreak OF hos,Shtte,. had oro,.ed
tile oooau and by IL. or,,,tio "a ir th,,
Oaritl,enp so. dsanxod our nIlitnrv ,lanu
while buffHng tia pursuit of our 1eets For a
| time feara wsro felt lost tne sisD Nar,,,tts-
| nsafing home after "A long yoyage From san
| Frsnuasco Of over ibGlo Inilea' MIGHT no sur-
! prised by Adn,dra Ooryora's neet INT ,I,air
fortunn4s arrival dispeIlsd thee apIrsb,.,.
pdons and lent much noedcA reinforcement I
! Eos untE Admiral Ceryera ,ook rofypo IN the
| hnr1or u Santiaxs ds Cuba sbout MAJ 10 wa,
| Is praoSi oabls to plan u systonatio naval spd
military uttaoy up,u thu An ut,llenr yo.s., o,,
| Of epaln.
beyersi demonstTntons oosurred on tho
for tbe larger ey.snt on No IA % North
| Alsntio sousdron sheIlod s;s.s Junn dc por.to
Rico. On May 80 Commodore SohIoy's SQUAD
| ron bosnbsrdod Gle forts guarding the mouth
! % SenSaSs narrow; neA1ior ssescH mad any
s..dn-,S "a, or..tis.', - ~ -! WIZ "e'
| sshi.va =. Ss,i, .. .5v.nt.oa W
|
Nho Thrilling Aerr'1Aae hHPistt.
| On th.s uictat Of Jaus 9 IAeutnnnat HoS,,or
! .,1os hv .,,,,,, d.vo,,b ,,,,,,,,,,,,, I,, y
a.. -, s,,t,.t -, ,,.,...S ,,'
| ,N,. ~, ',,,. -. ~ "At 'o' W
| eANDS Vii0 0''Iio' iIiNo III sho oh"AheI'
undor heroo aro from tho shoro batteries,
eacaltng with their hVeI ~ ny a miracle, but
falhAg into tho hands Of the SpaIj ards. II \,
| A rnost gratifying incident of Ia, WAL that tb,
bravery II this little band of heroes Nyas oorI /.
| ally Appreciated by the jDanial, admiral. v,bn
| sent fiaE OF ti-uoe to notify Admiral sb,,nnsor
| of their safety and to compliment then, on
their daring act. They were gub,eouantIy
exchanged Julyf
| - -. ~ ~, ;lT.ng q,ho, @ ,t. s Cupth ~,
| vsIIon ;yas yiro,ou.Iy pr0SonutnJ. or Irno
| TO- under "A haayy protecting fro. a landinr Of
| oJJ marines frc;n the Oregon, MSrblehead and
| fnEe5 was aIocse1 Ia Guantanamo bay,
Nhoro 10 nv pouA oo'arhihou " estaDhSh a
haFH sVatioh'
| General 9haftcr's ynvasion.
| .x.,.,,.. ... -,
| NV p'''A'' ~ ""a ""s "oH ~o7pi'o ue"
| poSaOo astotnPu' 70 u'siouse our iofc"a By
June w. nddtiooas forces wore landed and
strongly intronohod. On June 3, tho advance
| OF tho Invading army under Major Gonernl
| shafter landed At Daiuuiri. about IL rni,ca oast
| az a,ntj,,o Tbis -, a-oc-,,,,is,,oI -.
go IiIiio1iti, Int III, I,' ~ U,i.,ii
| on Jnua =. tbn ,,'nvo,o,ort ar,airst Syti,."
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