Cuba

In 1849-52 three filibustering expeditions were made against Cuba from this country. They were incited by Narci o Lopez, a South American military adventurer, who persuaded Governor Quitman and other Southern expansionists that the island was ripe for revolt from Spain and annexation to the United States. These expeditions failed and Lopez was executed by the Cuban authorities. Again, in 1854, Southern annexationists attempted to fit out an expedition for the capture of Cuba, but were prevented by a timely warning from the President, In that year an American steamer, the ‘‘ Black Warrior,’”? was seized by the Cuban authorities, Indemnity was demanded from Spain, which was accorded finally, but not before the Ostend Manifesto had been i ued by a conference of our ministers to the English, French and Spanish courts, demanding the sale of Cuba by Spain. The “ Virgin i us’’ affair (which see) occurred in 1873, during one of the attempts of Americans to a ist revolting Cubans. In 189r the United States made a reciprocity treaty with Spain respecting trade with Cuba and Porto Rico. Spanish-American War, 1898 (which see), was begun in behalf of Cubans in revolt since 1895. Matanzas batteries bombarded, April 27, 1898. June 24, battle Siboney. July 1, Et Caney taken. July 1 to 17, battles of Santiago. August 14, Captain- General Blanco received orders to suspend hostilities. January 1, 1899, military occupation by American forces, The population, by enumeration, January 1, 1900, was 1,572,840. Constitution adopted, 1901. 198