The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-01-07
Stpry VI m Important Period In
the Histsry Of the World
Briefly Told.
MlCCOUITof OUR WAR WITH SPAIN.
1rsef ne.tsss % Financial Failures,
STARTLING Catastrophes and
Criaes-NeeroloHy Of Year
- Politics and sport.
THE sPANIsH-AMERICAN WAR.

minister Dupuy de LONE for vulgar criti-
cisms Of Pres. Mckinley.
D1B.ttleship Maine costing os g, 4s4, oool
officers persisted.
I7-Pres. Mckinley appoints naval board
10 investigate Maine disaster.
Mar. 5-Pres. Mckinley refuses SPANS re-
quest for recall Of Consul-Gen. Lee at
o-Pres. signs bill appropriating $780, OO,-
900 for national defense which congress
had unanimously passed. u. 5: cruiser
Montgomery replaces Maine at Havana.
i4-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 hostilites in Cuba must
Apr. Pres. declines French offer of medi-
ation.,
s-Consul-Gen. Lee leaves Havana.
ll-Presidents message on Cuban question
sent TO congress.
18-Scnate by vote of AZ to IS, and house,
$40 TO o, 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 U. S.
ultimatum.
Simpsons feet arrives of coast Of Cuba,
and blockading proclamation issued. 80.
First gun of the war fired by gunboat
Nashville in capturing the prize Buena
Ventura. .Armistice in Cuba ended.
23-Pres. calls for l25OOO two-year volun-
teers.
25-War with Spain is declared by congress
to have existed since Apr. q.
29-Cervera's feet sails for Cuba.
May l-Commodore Dewey destroys entire
Spanish fleet in Manila bay
Pres. appoints Dewey acting admiral:
I-Fort at Cardenas, Cuba, destroyed; En-
sign Bagley of the Winsow and 4 Others
l2-Sampson's fleet bombards and reduces
San Juan porto Rico) Notifications.
l4-First relief expedition to Philippines
leaves San Francisco under Maj. Gen.
Otis.
ls-Battleship Oregon arrives after long trip
around Cape Horn.
l9-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.
l0-Near Guantanamo 600 marines landed
under Col. Huntington.
D-Camara's fleet sails eastward from
Cadiz.
2o-Shafter's army lands near Santiago.
I-Spaniards driven back from Baiquiri.
24-Shafter captures Juragua. Roose-
velt's rough riders and 10th cavalry sus-
tain heavy loss, being caught in ambush.
Jul. l-Iawton, Kent and rough riders take
San Juan hill and Ell Caney, losing 23l
men, with 1884 wounded; feet bombards
simultaneously Moro. War balloons
make observations of Santiago.
3-Cervera's fleet sunk in attempting es-
cape from Santiago harbor.
6-Watson's squadron ordered detached to
sail for Spanish coast.
7-Lieut. Hobson and companions ex-
changed and given freedom.
8-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, LABS
wounded.
2l-Gen. Wood appointed military gov. of
Santiago.
25-Miles lands near Ponce, Porto Rico
26-Spain proposes peace through French
Ambassador Cambon.
3l-Battle of Malate, near Manila.
Aug. l2-Peace protocol signed at Washing
ton.
Manila and it surrenders.
26-U. s. peace commission named; to be
Sec. of State Day, Senators Davis and
Frye, and Whitelaw Reid and Justice
White.
Sep. 23-Prcs. appoints war investigation
commission.
Oct l8-American flag raised over public
building and forts OF Porto Rico.
Nov. 28-Final peace terms agreed to at
Paris.
Dec. l0-Peace treaty signed at Paris. ~.
S. flag unfurled over Marianao, Cuba.
24-Peace com. report to pres.
28-Spanish troops begin evacuation of Ha-