Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-12-27

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Dec. o. l1I M~archa-Aet 10 com.
pei railroads to use automatic coupler
and air brakes on all cars approved.
April R-American Railway union organ.
May i-WoSifs Columbian exposition
opened at Chicago.
Aug. 15-Behring sea court OF arbitration
reported. Right Of U. 8. to a closed ses
Oct. 2-Destructlve storm on Gulf Of Mex.
leo caused loss OF over 1000 lives.
OCT. aQ-Morld'B Columbian exposition
closed Total number Of admissions, "a.
Nov. l-Aet repeating silver purchase law
1904.
March 81. s. Coxey's army Of the com.
monweal started from Massillon, o.. for
April z-deneral strike OF mine worker.
throughout the country against q reduc-
uon OF vases. ~ Involved nearly 30 900
end OF two month
June 26--sympathetlo strike ordered on ALI
western railroads by American Railway
union: Il lasted two months.
June @-Act creating Labor Day" nrst
MONDAY IN September, approved.
Oct T-oliysr Wendell Holmes died at Bos-
ton. aged 50.
May @-Supreme court decided income tau
law unconstitutional
Mey srsesreiHry ot state waiter q.
hAtUr NktQ 10
Oct. 7-Wm. Wetmore Story, American
sculptor and author. died In Italy. aged
Dec. Ss-New tarif bin passed.
1890.
March 21Cuban INSURGENTS recognized al
pellgerents by concurrent resolution OF
house and senate.
June ls-United States and England agreed
70 erbitrate Venezuelan boundary dis
July Mrs, Harriet Beecher Stowe died.
Aug. i7-Gold discovered IN yuhor d,.,r,,.
of Alaska by Geo. Mccormack.
Nov. 9-Twenty-efghth presidential cleo
uoh. Wliiiam mckinley received ITO, 81
popular and IN electoral votes; William
Jsnnings ryan 6Sn,9s popular and rs
Jan. u-Arhitration treaty between TInited
states n England signed.
! I-plnsley tarin bin passed.
az Washington. Islands formally annexed
1898.
Feb. 15-Battleship Maine DESTROYED In ia.
Yana har6or by explosion; 26e officers and
April ~a-spanish minister. Polo de Bernaaa
given his passports.
April H-Minister Woodford left Madrid.
April z3-President calls for i8'oo yo1nn-
teers. ~
May l-.Spanish squadron DESTROYED at Ma.
MIA by American squadron under Com
Dewey. Spanish loss. 100; American loss |
June zI.Gen. ,shaftsr with GOO troops
June so-Ladrone Islands seized bv II a
ship Charleston.
July 1-2-Batties Of FL caney, Ell Paso ana
san Juan fought. Spanish driven back 10 |
Santiago and siege began.
July 3-spanish Squadron destrovea oo
Santiago. Spanish loss, COO killed, 81
IdIy s;.j55SSllippIns republic proclaimed by
July n--santiago surrendered to American
July zs--Gen; Miles landed in Porto Rlco
with American army.
,uly 1o-spain sued for peace.
lk-Peac protocol signed. /
D-city OF Manila captured by Amer.
Iseo.
AN. l-ISland Of Cuba Transferred IN Iynt,.
ed States BY Spain.
GPssce treaty between United States
and spain ratified by senate; vote, 81 10
iarch S-Maiolos, seat OF Fffinino gavs.a
msnt, captured By American troops under
lsasMat Gen. Henry W. Lawton killed
nns--Twelfth census taken; population
.pt EGaiveston. Tex. praet,c.uv
stroyed by West Indian hurrfcans. tsss
OF lie estimated at between 5000 and SOFA
spt n-btrike OF anthracite coal miners
IN Fennsyivania began.
of 6Iwenty.ninth presidential eieo-
aeh Mliliam Mckinley received ~ else-
o.-- VOICE ne william = Bryan ia ,