Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1898-12-29
EVENTS OF A YEAR.
Story of an Important Period in
the History of the World
Briefly Told.
An ACCOUNT OF OUR WAR WITH SPAIN.
Brief Mention Of Financial Failures,
Startling Catastrophes and
Crimes-NecrOIogy of Year
Politics and sport.
THE spANIsH-AMER1CAN WAR.

THE sPANIsH-AMERICA WAR.
Feb. 9-U. S. demands recall of Spanish
minister Dupuy de LONE for vulgar criti-
cisms Of Pres. Mckinley.
-Battleship Maine lcosting S2, 484,OO0l
blown up in Havana harbor; 265 men and
. officers persisted.
l7-Pres. Mckinley appoints naval board
to investigate Maine disaster.
Mar. 5-Pres. Mckinley refuses SPANS re-
quest for recall of ConsulA5en. Lee at
Havana.
9-Pres. signs bill appropriating S5O,OOO,-
600 for national defense which congress
had unanimously passed ~. U. 5. cruiser
Montgomery replaces Maine at Havana.
HI ). buys at London Brazilian war
ships.
22-Maine court of inquiry reports explosion
was from outside.
25-Schley ordered to command flying
squadron at Hampton Roads.
29-Spain notified hostilities in Cuba must
cease.
Apr. Pres. declines French offer OF medi-
alton.
8-Consul-Gen. Lee leaves Havana.
1l-President's message on Cuban question
sent to congress.
18-Senate by vote of II to 35, and house,
80 to g. adopt joint resolution for Cuban
independence, demanding withdrawal OF
SPANS forces from Cuba, and authoriz-
carry resolution into effect.
20-Pres. signs war resolutions. Ultima
tum issued to Spain to eyacuate Cuba.
Spanish minister demands and receives
his passports and leaves Washington.
2l-Minister Woodford given his transports
without being allowed to present l ).
ultimatum.
22-Sampson fleet arrives off coast of Cuba,
and blockading proclamation issued. -.
First gun of the war fired by gunboat
Nashville in capturing the prize Buena
Ventura. .Armistice in Cuba ended
23-Pres. calls for $4,000 two-year volun-
teers.
25-War with Spain is declared by congress
to have existed since Apr 81
29-Cervera's feet sails for Cuba
May l-Commodore Dewey destroys entire
Spanish fleet in Manila bay.
Pres. appoints Dewey acting admiral.
1l-Fort at Cardenas, Cuba, destroyed; En-
sign Bagley of the Winslow and others
killed.
12-Sampson's fleet bombards and reduces
San Juan porto Rico) Notifications
14-First relief expedition to Philippines
leaves San Francisco under Maj. Gen.
Otis.
1s-Battleship Oregon arrives after long trip
around Cape Horn.
19-Cervera's fleet enters Santiago harbor.
25-Pres. calls for rs, 900 more volunteers.
29-Gen. Merritt takes command of Philip
pine forces and expeditions.
Jun. 3-Hobson sinks Merrimac in Santiago
harbor and is taken prisoner with other
volunteers.
1O-Near Guantanamo 600 marines landed
under Col. Huntington.
l3-Camaras fleet sails eastward from
Cadiz
20-Shafter's army lands near Santiago
23-Spaniards driven back from Baiquiri.
24-Shafter captures ,Iuragua. Roose-
velt's rough riders and 10th cavalry sus-
tain heavy loss, being caught in ambush
Jul. l-Lawton, Kent and rough riders take
San Juan hill and FL Caney, losing 23l
men, with 1864 wounded; fleet bombards
simultaneously MORO. War balloons
make observations OF Santiago.
3-Cervera's feet sunk in attempting es-
cape from Santiago harbor.
6-Watson's squadron ordered detached to
sail for Spanish coast.
Lieut.. Hobson and companions ex-
changed and given freedom.
S-Camara's fleet after passing through
Suez canal ordered back to Spain.
l7-Toral surrenders to Shafter Santiago
and eastern Cuba. Total loss in Cuban
campaign reported to be 267 killed, l,43S
2I-Gen. Wood appointed military gov. of
Santiago
25-Aliles lands near Ponce, Porto Rico.
96-SnaiR proposes peace through French
Ambassador Cam0On.
3l-Battle of Malate, near Manila.
Aug 19-Peace protocol signed at Washing
ton.
l3-Fleet bombards ard army assaults
Manila and it surrenders.
a6-U. S. peace commission named; to be
Sec. of State Day, Senator's Davis and
Frye. and Whitelaw Reid and Justice
White
Sep. % Pres. appoints war investigation
commission
Get lS-American flag raised over public
building and forts of Porto Rico
Nov. 2S-Final peace terms agreed to at
Paris.
Dec. l0-Peace treaty signed at Paris. !. L.
5. flag unfurled over Marianao, Cuba.
2t-Pesce com. report to pres.
2j--Spanish troops begin evacuation of Ha-
Vanu