Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-12-06

Dec 20 1881. March 2-Act to COM
pei railroads to use automatic couplers
and air brakes on all cars approved
April l2-American Railway union organ
May 1-7World's Columbian exposition
opened a Chicago.
Aug. 15-Behring sea court of arbitration
reported Right of U. S. to a closed sea
Oct. 2-Destructive storm on Gulf of Mex
off leo causNd lSss of oyer 1900 lives
closed. Total number of admissions 81
Nov. Act repeating silver purchase law
1894.
March 25-J. S. Coxey's army of the COM
monweal started from Massillon, O., for
April 23-General strike of mine workers
throughout the country against reduc-
tion of wages. 1t involved nearly 200, 900
men, and was partially successful at the
end of two months.
June 26-Sympathetic strike ordered on all
western railroads by American Railway
union. 1t lasted two months.
June 2S-Act creating Labor Day. first
Oct 7-Oliver Wendell Holmes died at Bos-
ton, aged Sc.
May 20-Supreme court decided income tax
May 2S-secretary of State Walter @.
Gresham m died aged 6S,
sculptor and author, died in Italy, aged
Dec. Zo-NeW tarlH Dill passed.
1895.
March 2-Cuban insurgents recognized as
belligerents by concurrent resolution Of
June 1S-Unted States and England agreed
to arbitrate Venezuelan boundary dis
pute.
July MRS Harriet Beeohar Stowe died.
Aug. 17-Gold discovered in Yukon district
NOV ST sMTwenHtyeighth gH eG eJH presidential elec
ton. William Mckinley received 7,107S22
popular and 271 electoral votes: William
Jennings Bryan, 6.511, ,073 popular and 17S
electoral votes.
Jan. 11-Arbitration treaty between United
States and England signed.
July 7-Dingley tariff blll passed
June 16-Hawaiian anne xa tion treaty signed
at Washington. Islards formally annexed
July Z. x
Feb. 15-Battleship Maina destroyed in Ha-
vana hsrbor by explosion; 266 officers and
April 2O-Spanish minister, Polo de Bernade.
April 251l-M,inister w,oodford left Madrid.
April 22-Blockade of Cubaps-r'ts began.
April 23-President calls for 125,000 volun-
teers.
May 1-Spanish squadron destroyed a Ma
Mia by American squadron under Com.
Dewey. Spanish loss, 400; American loss.
June 22-Gen. siafter with 5000 troops
landed in Cuba.
June 30-Ladrone islands seized by U. 8.
July 1-2-Battles of Ell Caney, Ell Paso and
San Juan fought. Spanish driven back to
Santiago and siege began.
July 3-Spanish squadron destroyed off
Santiago. Spanish loss, 600 killed, 692
prisoners.
July s-Philippine republic proclaimed by
Aguinaldo.
July l7-Santiago surrendered to American
army.
July 25-Gen. Miles landed in Porto Rico
with American army.
July 26-Spain sued for peace.
Aug 12-Peace protocol signed.
Aug 13-City of Manila captured by Amer
leans.
1890.
Jan. island of Cuba transferred to Unit
ed States by Spain.
Jan. 6-Peace treaty between United States
and Spain ratified by senate; vote, 81 to q.
March 30-Malolos, seat of Filipino govern
ment, captured by American troops under
Gen, Macarthur.
Dec. l9-.Maj. Gen. Henry w. Lawton killed
In Philippines.
1900.
June-Twelfth census taken; population
76 ,220
Sept, S-Galvestop, Tex, practically de-
stroyed by West Indian hurricane; loss
of life estimated at between 8. 900 and 5000.
Sept: 17-Strike OF anthracite coal miners
in Pennsylvania began.
NOV. 6-Twenty- presidential elec~
ton. William Mckinley received 292 eleo~
toral vctas Saa William ], Bryan 15A =.