History of the United States . ous conduct received pro-motions; brevet-major atclose of war; served almostcontinuouslv in Congressfrom 1877 to 1891; framedin 1890 McKinley TariffBill; governor of Ohio,1892-1896; President ofUnited States, 1897-1901;shot bv assassin, Sept. 5,1901. Died Buffalo, N. Y.,Sept. 1-4, 1901. THE WAR WITH SPAIN 359 aggravate the feeling in the United States against Spain and tomake it increasingly difficult to hold in check the sentiment forarmed intervention in Cuba. After further fruitless negotiationsbetween the two nations, the United States, on April 20, 1898,deli
History of the United States . ous conduct received pro-motions; brevet-major atclose of war; served almostcontinuouslv in Congressfrom 1877 to 1891; framedin 1890 McKinley TariffBill; governor of Ohio,1892-1896; President ofUnited States, 1897-1901;shot bv assassin, Sept. 5,1901. Died Buffalo, N. Y.,Sept. 1-4, 1901. THE WAR WITH SPAIN 359 aggravate the feeling in the United States against Spain and tomake it increasingly difficult to hold in check the sentiment forarmed intervention in Cuba. After further fruitless negotiationsbetween the two nations, the United States, on April 20, 1898,delivered an ultimatum demanding the withdrawal of Spain fromCuba and the acknowledgment of the latters Spain refused to do and both countries prepared for war. In response to President McKinleys first call for volunteers,125,000 men were enrolled, and this number was later increased to200,000. The regular army was augmented from 28,000 War declaredto 60,000 men. In every section of the country those volunteering. THE U. S. BATTl^KSHIP ENTEKING HAVAMA HAHBOK for enlistment far exceeded the number required. Union and Con-federate veterans again responded to the call of war; but this timethey enlisted to fight shoulder to shoulder against a common May 1, Commodore Dew^y, who was in command of thePacific fleet at Hong Kong when war was declared, boldly enteredManila harbor in the Philippines and there attacked b a 111 e o f . . Manila Bay. the eastern fleet of Spain. The fire of the Americans May i. i898was terrific, and, in a few hours, every Spanish ship had beensunk or burned without serious injury to any of the Americanvessels. The Americans had only seven men wounded, while theSpanish loss in killed and wounded was nearly four hundred. 360 FROM SPANISH WAR TO PRESENT TIME Another Spanish fleet under Admiral Cervera had sailed west-ward from the Cape Verde Islands and had entered the harbor ofEngage- Santiago, Cuba. Here Cervera was shortly afterwardsjifaT
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