The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-12-15

Dec. s'' 1881, Marcke-Act to COM
pei railroads to use autonstte ceuplers
and air brakes on all cars approved
April 12-American Railway union organ
ized at Chicago. ,, ,.,
opened at Chicago.
Aug. I5-Behrlng sea court of arbitration
reported Right of U. s. to a closed sea
Oct obstructive storm on Gulf OF Mex
leo caused loss of over 1000 lives. 49,
5294 400.
Nov. l--Act repeating silver purchase law
1904.
March 25-J. s. Coxeys army OF the COM
monweal started from Massilion. O.. for
April 23-General strike of mine workers
throughout the country against reduce
ton OF wages 1t involved nearly 200, 900
men, and was partially successful at the
June 26-Sympathetic strike ordered on all
western railroads by American Railway
union. IT lasted two months.
June 2S-Act creating Labor Day." first
Oct. 7"oliiyer Wendell Holmes died at Bos-
ton. aged &C.
May 2O-Supreme court decided income tax
law unconstitutional:
May 2s-seeretary Of ., State Walter Q.
sculptor and author, died in Italy. aged
Dec. 2s-New tariff bill passed.
March 2-Cuban insurgents recognized as
belligerents by concurrent resolution OF
June lS-United States and England agreed
to arbitrate Venezuelan boundary dis
July Mrs Harriet Beecher Stowe died.
Aug. l7-Gold discovered In Yukon district
of Alaska by Geo. Mccormack.
| Nov 3-Twenty eighth presidential cleo
ton. William Nc Kinley received ,i07 s22
popular and 21 electoral votes; william
Jennings Bryan 6,511, 073 popular and l76
electoral votes.
Jan. 11-Arbitration treaty between United
| States and England signed.
July 7-Dingley tariff bill passed
June Hawaiian annexation treaty signed
at Washington. Islands formally annexed
| July 7.
Feb. 15-Battleship Maine destroyed in Ha-
| vana harbor by explosion; 266 officers and
April 2o-spanish minister, Polo de Bernade.
given HIS passports.
| April 2i-Minister Woodford left Madrid.
April 23-President calls for $4,000 voiun-
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
June 3o-Ladrone islands seized by U. 8.
| snip CnarlestOn.
July 1-2-Batties of Ell Caney, Eel Paso and
| San Juan fought. Spanish driven back to
Santiago and siege began.
| July 3-Spanish squadron destroyed on
Santiago. Spanish loss, 600 killed, 692
July s-Phllippine republic proclaimed by
July i7~santiago surrendered to American
July 25-Gen. Miles landed In Porto Rico
with American army.
| July 26-Spain sued for peace.
| Aug. 12-Peace protocol signed.
Aug Betty Of Manila captured by Amer
leans.
Jan. 1-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 "a.
March 30--Malolos, seat of Filipino govern
ment.. captured by American troops under
Dec. ie-Maj. Gen. Henry w. Lawton killed
In Philippines.
June--Tweifth census taken; population
Sept. S--cIaiveston. Tex, practically de-
stroyed by West Indian hurricane; loss
| OF life estimated at between 5000 and 5000
| Sept. n-Strike OF anthracite coal miners
in Pennsylvania began.
i Nov. 6-Twenty-1inth presidential cleo
ton. William Mckinley received 292 cleo
toral votes and William ]. Bryan l5S.