The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-12-31
Of the united states.
CHRONOLOGY OF 1899.

UHhUNVLUG4 VI 1879.
War with spain ana the PAilippins
Insurrection.
January 1-Formal cession OF Spanish
sovereignty in Cuba, made at Havana;
British blueJackets landed In Samoa to up
hold Chief Justice Chambers.
January 7-Aguinaido issues q prociama.
ton against American occupation Of the
January is-M.yor and city council Of San
January 14--Capt. Richard p. Leary, u.
g. n. made military governor Of Guam.
February 4-Filipinos make night A.
and are driven back with great loss; Amer
leans lose forty-nine killed and las wounded.
February. 6-Dewey shells insurgsnt
February Last 'c q the hes spanish soldiers
February 1o-prsadent mckinley signs
l Il Dsis' y x't io Soa, Captured By
March i7-oueen regent Of Spain signs the
'. April 'i iiakRatincations q the psac. treaty
oficially exchanged. and proclamation is
sued by President Mckinley, DECLARING the
war with Spain at an end.
April 16-LAeut. Gilmore and fourteen
men captured near Baler.
April 26-.Funston distinguishes himself By
crossing the Bagbag.
Il. M: sutSc4ti.. g:n :s.,sd y pos
May @-Dewey sails from Manila for
July i7-Amerioan newspaper correspond.
shio. 80 s'"
August 24--Announcemen Of treaty ne
Eotiated by Gen. Bates with the sultan OF
September 1s-Chinese government pro.
tests against the order 81 Gen. OTIS ~
GLIDING Chinese from the Philippines.
September ae-Dswsy arrives at New
October si-MaJ. Guy Howard killed.
Novsmber i2-Maj. John A. Logan killed.
November 1S-Gen. Macarthur conanp..
his advance IN northern Luson.
Novemper 2S.Announcer1ent OF the COL
laP bees N 5ss PlldpnS soXs nnnn
men. receives the surrender Of Bayarss-
pong. garT1soned with 800 Filipinos.
co werem n6tn, SGen; Gregarie ,del Pillar
killed. eAo'
December 1s--Maj. Gen. Henry rAwton
Killed In an attack on San MAteo.
American Politics ana Covernment.
ps january National r, COMMITTEES of the
10 TO 1 must be upheld in 1900
January PC ommlssary General Easan
msIss hst6 Dlster personal attack on Cen
ing the conduct of the war.
January 8-Sereno Il. Payne nils TIA
vacancy on the Canadian American come
mmii ss,aa, caused ny the death OF Nelson
February 1-war department orders IN.
mastering out OF nearly 1900 volunteers.
=, FeDruary 1-Gen. Eagan Suspended for
March s--Rear Admiral Dewey becomes.
admiral OF the navy under act OF con-
March 4-wiiliam r. Merriam conormaa
as M director rcS Ct the census.
March as.-samoan villages held by Ma
taafa bombarded by the United States
cruiser Philadelphia and British war ves-
sells.
April l-Rritish and American force am
pushed near Apia, Lieut.. Lansdais and
Ensign Monaghan, U. 8. NJ. being among
April 2o-Thomas D. Reed announces re-
tirement from public life.
April M-ouay appointed senator from
April 29-Coeur dAiene miners destroy
valuable property at wardner.
July 22 Elihu Root appointed secretary
no hope Of settlement Of the Aiaska
October So--Aiaska boundary modus VI
vendi signed at Washington.
November S--United States ACQUIRES tn.
tuila and smaller islands OF the Samoan
group.
United States has decided to take Z yiEors
Gus stand regarding the open door In
China -
December 20-MaJ. Gen. Leonard Wood,
governor general OF Cuba, reaches Ha-
vana.
Acts OF Congress.
referred 10 senate co.nrtittsc an to,pps.ss
re1a fiona eeo VA ioaeisn
January 17-senate reiects an,arar,.n. -,
Nicara r,,a canal bsli nrnwsdinc IN 20
lutte control By the United states: house