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EVENTS OP 1898. 



8. Washington : Capture of George Downing, an 

 alleged Spanish spy (see May 12). Arrival of Stew- 

 art L. Wood ford, late mimster to Spain. Milan, 

 Italy : Fatal encounters in the streets between 

 troops and rioters, several hundred killed and 

 wmmded. Spain: Martial law declared in Bada- 

 jos and Alicante; bread riots. 



9. Spain : Riots in Linares, 12 killed, 50 wounded. 

 Public buildings looted; disorders elsewhere. 



10. Major-General Shatter appointed to com- 

 mand the expedition to Cuba. 



11. United States torpedo boat Window disabled 

 by shore batteries off Cardenas ; Ensign Bagley and 

 four men killed, Lieut. Bernadon and two men 

 wounded. Sierra Leone: American missionaries 

 flee to the coast for safety. Italy : Reserves called 

 out to preserve order. Costa Rica : Inauguration 

 of President Iglesias. Madrid: Grain warehouse 

 burned by rioters. Harvard wins intercollegiate 

 debate at "Princeton. 



12. Washington : George Downing, the Spanish 

 spy, commits suicide in prison. Tennessee: Four 

 battle monuments erected by the State at Chicka- 

 mauga. Italy: Important papers seized at Rome, 

 showing that the recent riots were deliberately 

 caused by Nihilists. Sampson's squadron engages 

 the forts at San Juan, Puerto Rico. 



13. Commodore Schley's flying squadron sails 

 under sealed orders. Canada: Resignation of the 

 Earl of Aberdeen as Governor General. Cuba : A 

 party of volunteers cut the cable off San Fuegos ; 2 

 killed. 6 wounded. England: The Hon. Joseph 

 Chamberlain makes a notable speech at Birming- 

 ham favoring an Anglo-American alliance. 



15. Spanish gunboat Callao captured by American 

 cruisers. 



16. New military Department of the Pacific 

 created embracing the Philippine Islands. Major- 

 Gen. Fitz-Hugh Lee assigned to command an army 

 corps at Tampa. Spain: Popular wrath at Mr. 

 Chamberlain's speech. 



18. Chester, Pa.: Launch of the United States 

 battle ship Alabama at Cramp's yard ; she is named 

 by a daughter of Senator Morgan. Spain : The min- 

 istry resigns and a new one is formed by Sagasta. 



19. Japan : The Emperor in person opens the 

 Diet at \ okohama. 



20. Charlotte, N. C. : Monument unveiled in honor 

 of the signers of the Mecklenburg declaration of 

 independence. Spain : The Senate congratulates 

 Admiral Cervera on his arrival at Santiago. 



21. Baltimore : Enthusiastic popular welcome 

 given to the Sixth Regiment of Massachusetts Vol- 

 unteers. New York : Mayor Van Wyck removes 

 the Republican police commissioners. 



22. Germany : Confirmation of the Crown Prince 

 and his brother in the Lutheran church at Pots- 

 dam. South Africa : England's suzerainty officially 

 denied and accusations reiterated as to countenance 

 of Jameson's raid. ' 



24. Victoria's birthday celebrated in several 

 American cities and at some of the military 

 camps. China: Great Britain takes possession of 

 the port of Wei-Hai-Wei. 



25. Washington : The President issues a call for 

 75,000 volunteers. San Francisco : Three United 

 States transports sail for Manila with 2,500 troops. 

 The battle snip Oregon, Capt. Clark, arrives off 

 Juniter inlet, Florida, after a voyage of 17.499 

 miles without mishap or breakdown. Washington : 

 Negotiations open with a view to settlement by ar- 

 bitration of all controversies between the United 

 States and Canada. 



26. Council of war held at the White House. 

 Key West : Arrival of the battle ship Oregon. 



27. Washington : The President nominates 28 

 brigadier generals. San Francisco : Gen. Merritt 



arrives to take charge of the Manila expedition. 

 China: American mission at Tung-Chow looted 

 by a mob. 



28. Cervera's Spanish squadron blockaded at San- 

 tiago by Commodore Schley's squadron. Washing- 

 ton : Oscar S. Straus appointed minister to Turkey 

 in place of James B. Angell, resigned. London": 

 State funeral of the late William E. Gladstone at 

 Westminster Abbey. Mississippi : The Governor 

 appoints the Hon. William Van A. Sullivan United 

 States Senator in place of Senator Walthall, de- 

 ceased. 



29. Commercial and reciprocity treaty signed 

 between the United States and France. Key West : 

 British steamer Restormel seized as a prize by 

 United States steamship St. Paul while endeav- 

 oring to run the blockade. Manila : Spanish gun- 

 boat Leyte captured by the Americans. 



30. The President proclaims reciprocity treaty 

 with France. 



31. Schley's squadron engages the forts at San- 

 tiago. Manila: Severe fighting reported between 

 Philippine insurgents and Spaniards. 



June 1. Omaha, Neb. : Opening of the Trans- 

 Mississippi and International Exhibition. Admiral 

 Sampson joins Schley off Santiago, assumes com- 

 mand of the entire fleet, and establishes a close 

 blockade. Tampa : Arrival of Gen. Miles and staff. 

 Nicaragua : Congress adjourns after concluding a 

 treaty of peace with Costa Rica. France : Riotous 

 proceedings in the Chamber of Deputies over tht 

 election of speaker. 



2. M. Deschannel chosen President of the Cham- 

 ber of Deputies. 



3. Santiago : United States collier Merrimac sunk 

 at the entrance of the harbor by Lieut. Hobson and 

 a volunteer crew of seven men. Turkestan : Revolt 

 of natives against Russian authority; 20 soldiers 

 killed, 18 wounded. 



4. United States gunboat Marietta reaches Key 

 West (see March 10). 



5. Japan and Russia sign an agreement guaran- 

 teeing independence to Korea. 



6. Admiral Sampson's fleet shells the defenses of 

 Santiago. Washington : Senhor Joaquin Francesco 

 de Assizi presents his credentials as minister from 

 Brazil. Montreal : Arrest of Spanish agents by the 

 colonial authorities. Belfast, Ireland : Police at- 

 tacked by a great mob of Orangemen, several hurt. 



7. United States forces under Gen. Shafter sail 

 for Santiago. 



8. London : Ernest T. Hooley, the famous pro- 

 moter, declared a bankrupt on his own petition. 



10. Cuba: 600 American marines land and in- 

 trench themselves near the harbor of Guantamuno. 



11. Repeated attacks by Spaniards are success- 

 fully repulsed by the detachment of marines a; 

 Guantanamo ; 6 killed, several wounded. 



12. Argentine Republic: Gen. Julio A. ROCJI 

 chosen President for six years. Venezuela : It i* 

 announced that the current rebellion is quelled. 



13. Washington: The President signs the war 

 revenue bill. Santiago : United States dynamite 

 cruiser Vesuvius fires shots at the forts ; first us4 

 of dynamite projectiles in actual warfare. Canada : 

 Adjournment of Parliament. France and England 

 conclude an agreement respecting the Niger bound- 

 ary. Chicago : Failure of the Leiter wheat deal. 



14. Marines and Cubans continue skirmishing 

 with the Spaniards near Santiago. 



15. Caimanora forts engaged by United States 

 steamships Texas, Marblohead, and Suwanee. ( iei . 

 Shafter's army, 16,000 strong, sails from Tampi 

 under escort of 11 warships. San Francisco: 4,20) 

 volunteers under Gen. F. V. Greene sail for Manili . 

 Washington : The House passes the bill annexing 

 Hawaii by a vote of 209 to 91. 



