The record-union., 1898-07-02
EVENTFUL DATES.

is at hand of a great battle begun in
| Cuba between American and Cuban
forces combined and the Spanish army
at Santiago, and in which struggle the
navy, under Admiral Sampson, is play
ing its full part Before these lines go
to press it may be that the conflict will
be at an end, or it may continue for
many days and serve to intensity the
peculiar interest centering about the
Fourth of July this year It may hap
pen that we will achieve a great victory
once more on the anniversary Of the
nations birth, or We may on that day
meet with a reverse.
But whatever the outcome, this is GER
tain, the Fourth of July celebration in
| this eventful year is to become of more
than ordinary historic interest, because
it will be stained with the blood of
American soldiers and sailors who have
gone into the conflict OF arms in de-
! Tense OF the flag Of the nation, and
to enforce the humane mandates of the
republic. Around the Fourth day of
July there have clustered a number of
events since the proclamation of the
| Declaration of Independence which
have been of grave Importance to this
nation. 1T may be that still another
/ is to be added to the heroic list and
that the beginning of the end Of the
eve of that day, or perhaps upon the
day itself.
The battle Of Wyoming, Pa, with the
| massacre by Tories and Indians oc-
Cured July 4, ITS: July 4, 1S45, the
| convention was concluded that gave
Texas to the United States; July 5,
1861, the battle of Carthage, Mo-, was
fought, and on the I'd the battle of Mar
| tinsburg, Va: July 1st, the famous
battle of Malvern Hill was fought in
1862. In the same year, on the 1st Of
July, the last of the seven days battles
from the Chickahominy to the James
was fought. From July 1st to Sd the
battle of Gettysburg was waged, the
Ccnfederates making their final retreat
on the 4th. On the same day in the
year 1863 vicksburg surrendered to
! General Grant, the battle of Helena,
Ark. was fought and that of Green
River Bridge, Tenn.
| Many other notable events have clus-
tered In the days near to the nations
birthday, or have gone into history on
that day, which are closely related to
the annals Of American progress and
development. Before US again is spread
| the open page of war, and on it history
is about to make record once more on
the eve, perhaps on the day itself of
the nations birthday, Of conflict and
bloodshed in the interest Of humanity
and promoted by American arms.
An exchange remarks that the war
will tend to command more respect for
our rights in Samoa, especially for our
interest in a. coaling station there.
Well, it should. The whole Samoan
business has been a sad one for us,
source of loss and annoyance Germany
and England, and France, for the mat
ter of that, have crowded US until our
authority there is merely nominal
America became disgusted with the
Samoan business three years ago, and
Indicated a disposition to get out Of the
business Of jointly guaranteeing peace
able government there. But under
present conditions, we will have to
look after our Samoan fences. It is
very probable that with the close of
the war we will feel new interest in
the Samoan group. since, as a station
for US, the concession we have is one
that will be extremely useful to our
navy and our commerce.
One Of the effects of the war will be
20 detain at home a large body of peo-
pie who usually go to Europe for the
summer. These will now have an ex-
cellent opportunity to become acquaint-
ed with the picturesque portions of
their own country, and to take note.
of what home attractions we have for
outing seasons.
France has 200, 900 tons of coal stored
at Tquion since 1898, to be ready In
case war should break out