Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1898-04-22
AMonth ofw.n.

II past history is to he repeated,
war with Spain will be declared be-
fore April closes. The ST. Louis
Giobe-G Democrat has been gathering
data covering the historic events Of
America. We quote the following:
On April. 1s, 1715. Paul Revere took
that .midpight ride which Lnngfel-
low tells US OF. when he spread the
alarm through every Middlesex viii
lage and farm, for the country folk to
be up aud to arm The next day the
-embattled farmers at Concord
bridge sired the shot heard around
the world.- That was the beginning
OF the war OF Independence. On
April is, 1878, the aid which France
promised the struggling Americans
when she recognized their mdepen-
dence she furnished, for On that
day a French feet was ordered to
blockade the British sarships which
were in the Delaware. Frances as
sistance marked the turning point in
the fortunes OF the Americans. ii
April, 1871, the victories under Ten
eral Greene in the South were the be.
ginning of that years series Of tri-
umphs which resulted in capture OF
CORVALLIS at Yorktown and the close
OF the war.
1t WAS in April, 1912, that the end
came to the long series OF shuifles and
surrendeH to England by the Jeffer-
son and Madison administrations. On
the 9th day Of that month, III that
year, congress passed u new embargo.
1t differed from the previous non inn
p~ostation, embargo, non-intercourse
and other trade restriction acts which
covered the period between 1896 and
1911. All tberese were directed
against England and France in retail
iation for those nations attacks on
American commerce, but experience
showed that they hurt the United
States more than they did the coun-
tries they were aimed at. The EN-.
barge OF April, 1912, however which
was to last ninety days, was avowedly
a preliminary to a war with England.
Tho actual declaration OF war did
not come until June Is Of that year,
but everybody on both sides OF the
Atlantic knew when the embargo was
enacted that the conflict had virtually
begun. On April p. 1916, a large
body of Mexicans attacked and de-
feated a smaller body ot Americans
near the Rio Grande and the war with
Mexico started.
In the wal Of secession April fig
ures prominently. On the 18th day
Of that month, in 1861, Fort Sumter
was attacked by General Beauregard
and the great conflict which John
Bright, an enemy Of wars, called the
only righteous war of the century be.
gan. Ga april 10 President Lincoln
called for $4,000 volunteers, which
was an evidence that the Government
recognized the fact that a state OF
war was in progress. Four days
later, on the anniversary OF the bat.
ties at lexington aud Concord, the
opening lights OF the revolution, a
body Of Massachusetts militia, has
tening TO the defense OF Washington,
fought their way through the streets
OF Baltimore. on which occasion the
first blood Of the civil war was shed.
Shiloh was fought and Few Orleans
was captured in that month in 1862;
the Vicksburg batteries were run by
Porter's fleet in that month in 1863;
Grants Wilderness campaign started
in tho same month in 1864; and in
that month. il 1865 the surrender at
A~ppomattox occurred, and President
Lincoln was assassinated.