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Kanawha (West Virginia, United States) (search for this): entry cuba
on or above the main deck, and could not have had anything to do with the destruction of the Maine. The medical stores were stored aft under the ward-room and remote from the scene of the explosion. No dangerous stores of any kind were stowed below in any of the other storerooms. The coal bunkers were inspected daily. Of those bunkers adjacent to the forward magazine and shell-rooms, four were empty– namely, B 3, B 4, B 5, B 6. A 15 had been in use that day, and A 16 was full of New River coal. This coal had been carefully inspected before receiving it on board. The bunker in which it was stowed was accessible on three sides at all times and the fourth side at this time, on account of bunkers B 4 and B 6 being empty. This bunker, A 16, had been inspected that day by the engineer officer on duty. The fire-alarms in the bunkers were in working-order, and there had never been a case of spontaneous combustion of coal on board the Maine. The two after-boilers of the shi
Havana (Cuba) (search for this): entry cuba
was proposed that this council should meet in Havana, arrange the local budget, administer local an. Accordingly, when Marshal Blanco arrived in Havana, he issued a proclamation to the inhabitants ad States for the starving Cubans took place in Havana. During the same week riots occurred in that icially on General Blanco, who was absent from Havana when the Maine arrived, and on Feb. 12 a visitts were made, and when Captain Eulate left for Havana he expressed himself as highly gratified with 5th day of February, 1898, in the harbor of Havana, Cuba, she being at the time moored to the same bited States battle-ship Maine in the harbor of Havana and in the death of 266 of our seamen; Resoew, while on a friendly visit in the harbor of Havana, and cannot longer be endured, as has been setys after the signing of this protocol, meet at Havana for the purpose of arranging and carrying ouee to the constitutional convention sitting in Havana, in January, 1901: We, the delegates of t[6 more...]
Florida (Florida, United States) (search for this): entry cuba
that region of bliss, and being answered in the affirmative, replied, I will not go to a place where I may meet one of that accursed race. De Soto was made captain-general of Cuba in 1537, and from that island he sailed to make a conquest of Florida. From it Cordova also sailed, and Grijalva, when they went and discovered Mexico; and from it Velasquez sent Cortez to make a conquest of the empire of Montezuma. From the advent of the Spaniards in 1511 the natives began to suffer, and they were persecuted steadily till 1898. During its early history the island changed hands several times, the Dutch once owning it for a short time and England conquering it in 1762, but restoring it to Spain in return for Florida. In 1829 occurred the Black Eagle rebellion, which was directed from the United States, and only put down by Spain after three years fighting. In 1844 occurred the insurrection of the blacks. At the end of this rebellion 700 Cubans were put to death by torture, and the
Russia (Russia) (search for this): entry cuba
n. When it became evident that the difference existing between Spain and the United States would lead to war the ambassadors of Great Britain, France, Germany, Russia, Italy, and Austria-Hungary called upon President McKinley in a body on April 7, 1898, in the interest of peace. Sir Julian Pauncefote, the British ambassador, handed to the President the following joint note: The undersigned representatives of Germany, Austria-Hungary, France, Great Britain, Italy, and Russia, duly authorized in that behalf, address, in the name of their respective governments, a pressing appeal to the feelings of humanity and moderation of the President and of thetates recognizes the good will which has prompted the friendly communication of the representatives of Germany, Austria-Hungary, France, Great Britain, Italy, and Russia, as set forth in the address of your excellencies, and shares the hope therein expressed that the outcome of the situation in Cuba may be the maintenance of peace
Dominican Republic (Dominican Republic) (search for this): entry cuba
e and loving copper-colored race, who were rightfully called by themselves The Good. When, in the winter of 1509-10, Ojeda was sailing from Central America to Santo Domingo with some of his followers, his vessel was stranded on the southern shores of Cuba. He and his crew suffered dreadfully in the morasses, and more than half of them perished. They feared the natives, to whose protection persecuted ones in Santo Domingo had fled, but hunger compelled the Spaniards to seek for food among them. These suffering Christians were treated most kindly by the pagans, and through their good offices Ojeda was enabled to reach Jamaica, then settled by his countryand over its altar-piece he placed a small Flemish painting of the Virgin, and taught the natives to worship her as the Mother of God. Then Ojeda, on reaching Santo Domingo, told his countrymen of the abundance of precious metals in Cuba, when Diego Velasquez, appointed governor of Cuba by Diego Columbus, went with 300 men and mad
Jamaica (Jamaica) (search for this): entry cuba
g from Central America to Santo Domingo with some of his followers, his vessel was stranded on the southern shores of Cuba. He and his crew suffered dreadfully in the morasses, and more than half of them perished. They feared the natives, to whose protection persecuted ones in Santo Domingo had fled, but hunger compelled the Spaniards to seek for food among them. These suffering Christians were treated most kindly by the pagans, and through their good offices Ojeda was enabled to reach Jamaica, then settled by his countrymen. He had built a chapel in Cuba, and over its altar-piece he placed a small Flemish painting of the Virgin, and taught the natives to worship her as the Mother of God. Then Ojeda, on reaching Santo Domingo, told his countrymen of the abundance of precious metals in Cuba, when Diego Velasquez, appointed governor of Cuba by Diego Columbus, went with 300 men and made an easy conquest of it. The natives had kept Ojeda's chapel swept clean, made votive offerings
United States (United States) (search for this): entry cuba
gle rebellion, which was directed from the United States, and only put down by Spain after three yepaniards bore a prompt and large share. United States battle-ship Maine. The officers, crews, ano the island the articles collected in the United States. The government of Spain suggested that mment of humanity. The government of the United States appreciates the humanitarian and disintereocked the moral sense of the people of the United States, have been a disgrace to Christian civilize and House of Representatives of the United States of America: I transmit to the Congress fve of Spain in the United States, with the United States minister at Madrid, and, through the latte the commerce of the Southern ports of the United States and the people residing therein. 6. Thao be agreed upon with the President of the United States. 8. That by way of further assurance, t provisions in a permanent treaty with the United States. On Feb. 27 the constitutional conventi[67 more...]
France (France) (search for this): entry cuba
dent that the difference existing between Spain and the United States would lead to war the ambassadors of Great Britain, France, Germany, Russia, Italy, and Austria-Hungary called upon President McKinley in a body on April 7, 1898, in the interest odor, handed to the President the following joint note: The undersigned representatives of Germany, Austria-Hungary, France, Great Britain, Italy, and Russia, duly authorized in that behalf, address, in the name of their respective governments, ecognizes the good will which has prompted the friendly communication of the representatives of Germany, Austria-Hungary, France, Great Britain, Italy, and Russia, as set forth in the address of your excellencies, and shares the hope therein expresser peace, at the initiative of Spain, were submitted to the President by M. Jules Martin Cambon (q. v.), the ambassador of France at Washington. On the 10th an agreement was negotiated between M. Cambon and Secretary Day, was accepted by the Spanish
Madrid (Spain) (search for this): entry cuba
nt. The full text of the decree granting autonomy to both Cuba and Porto Rico was published in the Official gazette of Madrid, on Nov. 27, of which the following is a synopsis: Article I: explains the principles of the future government of the of correspondence recently had with the representative of Spain in the United States, with the United States minister at Madrid, and, through the latter, with the government of Spain, showing the action taken under the joint resolution approved Apri Spain in obedience to said resolution, the minister asked for his passports and withdrew. The United States minister at Madrid was in turn notified by the Spanish minister for foreign affairs that the withdrawal of the Spanish representative from tresentatives ceased therewith. I commend to your special attention the note addressed to the United States minister at Madrid by the Spanish minister for foreign affairs on the 21st inst., whereby the foregoing notification was conveyed. It will
Hispaniola (search for this): entry cuba
umental music as they danced in the surrounding groves, and tried to convince their pious conquerors that they were fellow-Christians, but in vain. The conquerors made slaves of them, and so cruelly worked and treated them, men and women, in the fields and mines, that in less than fifty years only a few natives were left, and their places were partially supplied by negro slaves. Cruelty was the rule with the conquerors. Velasquez found there a rich and potent cacique, who had fled from Hispaniola to avoid slavery or death, and he condemned the fugitive to the flames. When he was fastened to the stake, a Franciscan friar, laboring to convert him, promised him immediate admittance to the joys of heaven if he would embrace the Christian faith, and threatened him with eternal torment if he should continue in his unbelief. The cacique asked whether there were any Spaniards in that region of bliss, and being answered in the affirmative, replied, I will not go to a place where I may mee
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