The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1899-01-13
story of an Important Period In
the History Of the World
Briefly Told.
AZ ACCOUNT OF 0URWlR WITH SPAIN.
arief Mention 81 financial Fatiares.
startling Catastr"phes and
Crim~s-Necroiogy sf Year
Politics and sport.
u srAxusu-AMERiCaN WAX.


xsh gu. s. demands recall Of Spanish
minister Dupuy de Lone Tor vulgar crit-
csms OF Pres. Mckinley.
,y-Battleship Maine l~costins S.,isi,vol
blown up IN Havana harboE. 10 men and
. officers persisted !.
T--Pres. Mckinley appoints naval board
10 investigate Maine disaster.
Mar. 5-Pres. Mckinley refuses SPANS re-
quest for recall OF ConsulIen- Lee a.
Havana
e-Pres. signs bill appropriating $1,000
90 Tor national defense which congress
had unanimously passed ~ ;. cruiser
Montgomery replaces Maine at Havana.
s.-U. ). buys at London > Brazilian war
ships.
sa-Maine court Of inquiry reports explosion
was from outside
rLScAley ordered TO command flying
squadron at Hampton Roads.
g-Srain notified hos.ilities in Cuba must
AR. l-Pres. declines French offer Of medi-
atom.
sLConsui-Gen. Lee leaves Havana.
u-prrsiients message on Cuban question
ssrt 10 congress
,S->ars.e by a vote Of ~ 10 IS. and house.
slBtoc. adopt joint resolution for Cuban
f~--auerGence. demanding withdrawal OF
Sr.Ir's forces from Cuba. and authoriz-
.rg rras. 10 use land and nava. forces to
carry resolution into effect
c7-pr- .-ns war resolutions. 49, Ultima
.nm --uel 10 Spain 10 ey4cuate Cuba.
Sntr~A minister demands aud receives
IN. passports and leaves Washington.
n-Ains.er Wooiford gwen bis transports
wlthca. beng allowed to present L. ;.
ul.ma.um-
ea-S mrst as fleet arrives of coast of Cuba,
ard t.a ksling proclamation issued. ~.
Fvst gun 81 the war tired by gurboat
Nashville in capturing the prize Buena
Aer..rl.-... Armi~tice IN cuba ended.
~-Ers. calls ior l25.v0J two-year voiun-
E-l.ar .h Spain il declared by congress
ri Llre SISTED since Apr. y.
w-g.rrs4 le.t sails Tor Cuba.
Nav l-l rrn1d0re Dewey destroys entire
Sears n Manila bay.
Pre- : Dewey acting admiral.
.l-Ier lt Lar-enas. Cuba, destroyed; En-
h1ssy q the Nlnslow and ! Others
-e->a-rsan's feet bombards aud reduces
jam Porto Ricol fostiications.
- t rcIff expedition 10 Phil prines
leaves San Francisco under MAJ. Gen.
LIB Strip Oregon arrives after long trip
sra1a- tspe Horn
l4- Nsfls leet enters Santiago harbor.
--frts rails Tor 5000 more volunteers
--tsn Merritt takes command Of Philip
1re forces and expeditions.
Jur J-nub~on sinks Merrimac in Santiago
A-fbor and IS taken prisoner with . other
volunteers.
.1-\ear Guantanamo GO marines landed
rr-er Col. Huntington.
A-4r4r4's fleet sails eastward from
--~ i.er's army lands near Santiago.
-> Haliarts driven back from i~:aiquiri.
-f->haiter captures J~urarua..- Eoosc-
relt's rough riders and 10th cavalry sus-
tain heavy loss. being caught IN ambush.
J-l ~l-LAwton. Kent and rough riders take
San Juan bin and II Cansy. losing 81
srtn. with 1864 wounded; feet bombards
fruitIncOu-ly NOTION balloons
make observations Cf Santiago.
~-CeTvera's feet sunk IN attempting IS
cape from Santiago karhor.
w ts1n ; squadron ordered detached 20
sal for Spanish coast.
Lieut. Hobson and :. companions ex
changed and given freedom.
EtaMlrx's fleet after passing through
riez canal ordered back 10 Spain.
floral s~Irrenders to Shaftcr Santiago
ana eastern Cuba. Total loss IN Cuban
rrpaisn reported to be ia killed, LAS
ElnLe9.
ln. Mood appointed military gov. Of
: tfisgo.
-N = lands near Ponce, Porto Rico.
A4r proposes peace through FTehcA
Ambassador Cam5on.
N-A3ttie OF Aa'ate. rear Manila.
tuE Peace p~rotoco! signed At Washing
Ton.
--FTeet bombari- and army assaults
Manila and il surrendefs.
81. ;. peace commission named; 10 be
Sec. Of State Day. Senator's Davis and
FRYE. and Whitelsw Reid and Justice
White.
~p. 3-Pres. appoints war investigation
commission.
Oct- ls-American flag raised over public
building and forts OF Porto Rico.
NOV S-FInal peace terms agreed TO at
Paris
Dec lo-Peace treaty signed at Paris III.
: flar unfurled over Marianao, Cuba
4-Peace com. report to pres.
spanish troops begin evacuation Of Ha-
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