The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-01-06
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-NecroioRy of Year
Politics and sport.
THE spANIsH-AMrRIcAN WAN.

THE sPANIsH-AMERICA WAN.
Feb. gu. S. demands recall of Spanish
minister Dupuy de LONE for vulgar crlti
csms OF Pres. Mckinley.
10 Battleship Maine costing S24Si,OOOl
blown up in Havana harbor; 26j men and
2 officers persisted.
l7-Pres Mckinley appoints naval board
TO investigate Maine disaster.
Mar. 5-Pres. Mckinley refuses SPANS re-
quest for recall of Consul-Gen. Lee at
Havana.
9-Pres. signs bill appropriating $5O,OOO-
600 for national defense which congress
had unanimously passed. U. 5. cruiser
Montgomery replaces Maine at Havana
l4-U. s. 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.
S-Consul-Gen. Lee leaves Havana
1l-Presidents message on Cuban question
sent to congress.
1S-Scnate by vote of AZ to 80, and house,
80 to q, adopt Joint resolution for Cuban
independence, demanding Withdrawal OF
SPANS forces from Cuba, and authoriz-
ing pres. to use land and naval forces to
carry resolution into effect.
20-Pres. signs war resolutions. Ultima
tum issued to Spain to evacuate Cuba
Spanish minister demands and receives
his passports and leaves Washington.
2l--Minister Woodford given his transports
without being allowed to present T. =.
utimaturn.
22--Sampsons 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 l25,000 two-year volun-
teers.
25-War with Spain is declared by congress
to have existed since Apr. y.
20-Cerveras fleet sails for Cuba
May l-Commodore Dewey destroys entire
Spanish fleet in Manila bay.
Pres. appoints Dewey acting admiral.
ll-Fort at Cardenas, Cuba, destroyed En-
sign Bagley of the Winslow and others
killed.
l2-Sampson's fleet bombards and reduces
San Juan porto Rico) Notifications.
1EF'rst relief expedition to Philippines
leaves San Francisco under Maj. Gen.
Otis
1s-lSattl6shp Oregon arrives after long trip
around Cape Horn.
l9-Cervera's fleet enters Santiago harbor.
25-l'res. calls Tor fo;OOO more volunteers,
29-Gen; Merritt takes command OF Philip
pine forces ana expeditions.
Jun. 3I1obson sinks Merr1mac IN santiago
harbor and is taken prisoner with Other
volunteers.
lO-Near Guantanamo 600 marines landed
under Col Huntington.
l3-Camara's fleet sails eastward from
Cadiz.
20-Shafter's army lands near Santiago
23-Spaniards driven back from Baiquiri.
4-Shatter captures Juragua Roose
velt's rough riders and 10th cavalry sus
tain heavy loss, being caught IN ambush
Jul, l-l.awton, hent and rough riders take
San Juan hill and ~ Caney, losing 23l
men, with l,364 wounded; llect bombard'
simultaneously MORO. War balloons
make observations OF santiago.
3-Cervera's fleet sunk N attempting es
cape IRON NantlAgo hafbof.