The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-06-23
CHRONOLOGY OF THE WAR

CHRONOLOGY OF THE WAR
1895.
February "a Instruction breaks out in
three OF Cuba's provinces.
March 1.-Fourteen. hundred additional
Spanish troops sent to Cuba.
March 31..-General Antonio Maceo pIo-
claimed commander of the insurg mt army
April 13.Flor Crcmbet nsurgent lead
er. killed at Palmerito
April 14.-Captain General Cajella dis
placed by Campos.
May 14-Batle of Guantanamo 400
Spanish killed by insurgents under Gomez.
May 15.--Insurgents make important
captures at Bayamo
Killed at Dos Rios.
May 21.-General Gomez and 700 cavalry
repulse3 at Rios.
November 17.--General Maceo near Santa
Clara with 1900 men defeats $500 Spanish
troops.
December 2S-Campos 10000 mem
meets Gomez 5000 mem and is repulsed
with great losses.
1896.
February 10.--Weyler displaces Captain
General Campos
February l2.-Eighteen thousand new
Spanish troops sent into the field.
February 17.Weyler issues his recon
centrado proclamations.
March 1.-The trocha is established
April 11.-Maoeo crosses the trocha with
5000 men and drives back the Spanish.
July 9-11.--Gomez wins the battle Of
Naiaska after fifty hours lighting.
October LIP to this time the rebellion
has cost Spain 1890, 100000
December 4.--General Antonio Maceo
killed by treachery.
December l0.-General Ruiz Rivera sue
ceeds Maceo
1897
August S.-Premier Canovas of Spain as
sassinatsd.
October 2,-Weyler recllled by the Sa-
gasta liberal ministry on pressure from
the United States
November 27.-Decrse from government
at Madrid granting autonomy to Cuba.
1898.
January 24.-United States battleship
Marie ordered to Havana on a peaceful
mission
February lO.-De LONE. Spanish minis
ter recalled for unwarranted personalities
rejecting on President Mckinley
February l5.-United States battleship
Maine blown up in Havana harbor and 266
lives lost
February 17.-United States board of IN
quiry on the loss of the Maine appointed
February 20.-Spanish cruiser Vizcaya
anchors off Staten Island n. Y.
February 2l.-The American board of IN
curry begins its work at Key West.
February 22-Spanish board of inquiry
reports the destruction of the Maine an
accident OF internal origin.
March Spain tries to secure the recall
of Lee
March a.-Emergency bill, $50 900. 900. 70,
United States coast defenses passed
March li.-Spain's torpedo ne t sails for
the Canary Islands.
March l9.-Maine court of inquiry IN.
ished its work
March 2S.-The president sends mes.
sage with the Maine report to congress.
March Resolutions declaring war on
Slein am recognizing the ind pendence of
Cuoa inuoduced into both houses of con-
grsgs.
April Misrepresentation of the Euro-
pean powers wait on the president in the
interest OF peace.
April e-General Fitzhugh Lee and other
oonsuls leave Cuba.
April 1.-THE president sends a message
10 ccnTrs recommending armed in, eryen.
ton in Cuba.
Apill IL war department orders regular
troops to the coast
April 1.-THE Intervention resolutions
passed by the senate.
Aprilla.-The house passes the interven.
ton revolutions
April l9-The president prepares an ul-
tlmat,im to Spain demanding the evacua-
ton OF Cuba within three days
April 2o.-The Cuban resolutions sirued
by the president
Aprh Zo-spanish minister, Polo Berna-
be, asks Tor his passports.
April 1.-THE United States minister
in Madrid. '''''oi'
April 2l.--span's severance If d,,,o-
matte relations held to be declaration ~
war. "a
April 22.-North Atlantic squadron sails
10 blockade Cuban ports. '"''
Apri 22.-First shot fred when the
United states gunhoat Nashville captured
the Spa hish coast trader Buena Ventura.
Apfn PRESIDENTS proclamation to al
haplons declaring the blockade of Cuban
Aprl 2s.-The presidents call issued for
l25,tse volunteers. ~
Aprl 2f-spain's mrs. shot at United
STATS from masked batteries at Matapzas
on the United States gunboat Foote
April 2i,-several Spanish merchantmen
Nere captured by American warships.
:, Ap'nI 25-War was formally declared by
Unite States. "
AF s0-Presidents proclamation Is
sues spanish vessels in United States
Atr 27.-Asiatic squadron sail, f. m
henr nz to n'eet the Spanish feet at
the Fh print Islands.
Apri United States cruisers New
iorf al Cincinnati and monitor Puritan
sllepoc q batteries at Mafanzas