The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-12-28

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= pee 70, IS'' 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 i-Worid's Columbian exposition
Aug. i5-Behring sea court OF arbitration
reported Right OF U. S. to closed sea
oct. 2-,Destructive storm on Gulf of Mex
leo caused loss of over 1000 lives.
Oct. 30-Word's Columbian exposition
closed. Total number OF admissions, a.
Nov. i-Act repeating silver purchase law
approved.
March 25-J. S. CoNeys army of the COM
monweal started from Massillon, o., for
April 2S-General strike Of mine workers
throughout the country against a reduce
ton of wages. 1t involved nearly 200, 900
men, and was partially successful at the
June 2G-Sympathetic strike ordered on all
western railroads by American Railway
union. 1t lasted two months.
June 2S-Act creating Labor Day" first
Monday in September approved
Oct 7-oliver Wendell Holmes died at Bos-
ton aged So ,so-
May 2O-supreme court decided income tax
law unconstitutional
May 2S-secretary Of State Walter Q.
oct VIM Wetmore Story, American
sculptor and author. died in Italy, aged
Dec. 26-New tariff bill passed.
1890.
March 2-Cuban insurgents recognized as
belligerents by concurrent resolution of
house and senate.
June lS-TTnited States and England agreed
to arbitrate Venezuelan boundary dis
July Mrs Harriet Beecher Stowe dlc1.
Aug, i7-Gold discovered in Yukon district
Of Alaska by Geo Mccormack.
Nov 3-Twenty-cighth presidential cleo
tion. William Mckinley received 7.107, 500
popular ana ri electoral votes; William
Jennings Bryan, 65ll,073 popular and 176
electoral votes.
1897.
Jan. 11-Arbitration treaty between United
States ana England signed
July 7-Dingley tariff bin passed.
June l6-Hawaiian annexation treaty signed
at Washington. Islands formally annexed
July z ~
Feb. 15-Battleship Maine destroyed in Ha-
Vana harhor by explosion; 966 officers and
April 2CHspanish minister, Polo de Bernade,
given his passports.
April 22-Blockade Of Cuban ports began.
April 2S-President calls for $4,000 volun-
May 1-spanish squadron destroyed at Ma
Mia by American squadron under Com.
Dewey. Spanish loss 400 American loss,
june 22-Gen. shafter with 5000 troops
landed in cuba.
ls D
ship Charleston.
July 1-2-Battles OF FL Caney, El Paso and
San Juan fought spanish driven back to
Santiago ana Siege began.
July 3-Spauish squadron destroyed off
Santiago. Spanish loss, 500 killed, 692
prisoners.
july S-Philippiue republic proclaimed by
Agunaldo.
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 l2-PeaCC protocol signed.
Aug. 1S-City of Manila captured by Amer
leans.
$500.
Jan l-Island of Cuba transferred to Unit
ed States by Spain.
Jan. G-Peace treaty between United States
aud Spain ratified 10y senate; vote, 81 TO r.
March 30-Maloos, seat of Filipino govern
ment. captured by American troops under
gen. Macarthur,
Dec 10 Mai Gen. Henry w. Lawton Killed
in Philippines
1000.
June Twelfth census taken; population
20 295 30.
sept S-Galvestou TcN.. practically de-
stroyed by West Indian hurricane; loss
Of l!fe estimated al hrtween S 600 and S,OOl
sept. l7-Strike OF anthracite coal miners
in Pennsylvania began,
Nov 6-rWeuty-nin presiCtnta t.pl~
ton. William Mckinley received 292 cleo
toral votes and William ]. Bryan l5A