The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-08-19


to the war with Spain broke oat on Feb
ruary "a. 1895, In three Of the six prov
inces and Gen Antonio Maceo was pro-
claimed commander Of the insurgcnt
army. AT this tirae Capt Gen Cajeiia,
sho has dropped entirely cut Of sight.
was In command OF the Spanish forces.
but Vas soon after succeeded by Mar
shall Carnpos. In November % that
year aaceo defeated $50 Spanish
troops. and the failure 10 suppress the
rebellion led 10 the removal 81 Canpos
In February Of the following year and
the appointment OF Weyler. who added
II. 600 new troops 10 his strength.
In March Of 1895 the famous :rocha
was established. but soon afterward
Maeeo crossed f. with 1900 men and
drove back the Spanish. The history
Of the insurgents ia CgAa is rather OBJ
seure and it does not seem TO be gen
orally known how Garcia obtained his
command, but when AIaceo was killed
on December 1. 1896. he was succeeded
by Rivera in the command OF the forces
in Western Cuba, while Garcia WAS at
the head of the army in Eastern Cuba.
The war continued In a deslltory way
without any particular incident, the
record OF monotony being broken only
by the assassination Of Premier Canoyas
and occasional stories Of awful bar
bariiy, which, on October 2. 1897. re-
suited in the call Of Weyler under pres
sure from the United States. The pro-
mitigation Of the decree granting au-
the story for 1897,
II was on January "a, 1898, tina. the
battleship Maine was ordered to Ha-
vapa, and within two weeks De LONE.
the Spanish minister. was recalled for
unwarranted personalities rejecting on
President Mckinley In q letter which
In some way became public. Five days
later. February Is. the Maine was
blown up and 26G lives lost A board Of
inquiry was instituted with view TO
ascertaiaing whether Spain was re-
snonsble for the catastrophe. Or
March - the repor; was sent to con-
gress. but meantime an emergency bin,
appropriating $50. oo0. 600 for United
States coast defenses. had been passed.
From that time events succeeded each
other very rapidly. On April 3 Gen.
Lee left Cuba; two days later the pres
ident sent a message to congress recon-
mend.ng armed Intervention. On April
70 the president prepared an ultimatutu
10 spain. demanding the evacuation Ct
Cuba within three day1, and the fol-
his passports.
War was presumed TO have been de
ciared or April 81 by the severance Of
diplomatic relations. and on Arrl -
the first shot was fired. " hen the United
States gunbnas Nashville captured the
Spanish coast trader Buena Ventura.
a call for $4,000 volunteers was made.
and about the same time the Aslatlc
squadron sailed from Mirs bsy 10 meet
the Spanish fee. at the Philippine Isl
ands. II is not likely Ia be sslou for
goiten that IL was ca the first day #
May that Dewey destroyed the Spanish
feet under Admiral aontojo. resulting
In a loss to Spain If eleven warshlps.
without one American having heen
killed.
Several engagements had meantime
taken place on the coass If Cuba aud
two sqnadrons were engaged in the
blockade II Havana bat at the same
time were looking cut for Cervsra's
fleet. which was reported 10 have lett
far the American coast. bu, which was
finally discovered Oh May p eff SANTA
SO Re Gaia.
GA Jane 5 Habaon sank the dsman-
slei collier Mctrimac. ana Aext day
Capt 6riiley. II the Olympia, died IN
his way home. The first landing "
American marines vas made - A9na-
aore$. followed by d vigorous bernhard
n1e1s: on the forts e santiago
On June, Is Gen Shaf,er. with an ag3oy
Il e $40 men. sailed fror. Tampa. and
eleven DAYS Afterwards came tbs ch.sr.s
- ths Rough Riders, the MOST stab
borniy fought laud ee>oarteg u sne
Sar
r'sf-r~ tss close - June Commodore
Watson's se~s was ordered PREPARED