Omaha daily bee., 1898-08-14
CHRONOLOGY OF THE WAR
Braf Record If Events eliminating N The
Freedom of Cuba.
SHORT, SHARP AND DECISIVE STRUGGLE
One and Fourteen Days Of
Actual Wur-rhc Cost aud the
Re-ufts-An
Record.
HT, SHARP AND DECISIVE STRUGGLE

NNAu u. gIt QuluIod ana fourteen lays
later the peace protocol vas approved by
the respective governments ana The war
ended.
The substantial fruits Of he var Tor the
United States are ne freedom Of cuba under
American pr1tectorate. American ownership
Of Porto Rico. Of one OF The Ladrone Islands
and of so much of the Philippine groun as
may De determined by The peace commits
siuners.
Financially the war cost the United States
20 date 4 rifle less than sI2O. 600 900. But
many contracts and like obligations already
entered INTO and partly fulfilled will largely
increase TO total. Computations made AZ
Washington. based On maintaining The pres
ent strength Of The army for a year. place
the cost up 70 June 30. 1893. at from $500
900, 600 70 $500. 00O. 900.
The loss OF life IN battle on the Aneri-
can side was PA. including the Maine iisas-
ter. DOL. wounded estimated n 1.5sO.
The inception u the war goes back 70
February =. 1895, when The lnsurrect.on
broke cut IN thrse Of Ciba's six provinces.
II ragged with varying success for three Years
when the United States became involved.
The chief events leading I'D 10 ana during
the war ara as follows.
January 2+-Battleship Maine ordered 10
Havana on 4 peaceful mission.
February Spanish Minister De Lome's
private letter, rejecting On President Nc
Klnley, published.
February fO-spanish Minister DO lam,
recalled.
February t5-Rattleship Maine blown IN
In Havana harbor; 26B lives lost.
February I7-Bnard Of inquiry into the
loss Of the Maine appointed.
February 2I-B0ard Of inquiry begins in
Testigatiun at Havana.
March Emergency bill. apurnpriattnp
S5o'OOO,0O0 for national defense. passed by
congress.
March t9-Maine board Of inquiry finishes
its lahors.
March 2s-Report of the board Of inuuiry
sent to congress with 4 message from me
president.
March 29-ResoiuJions declaring var on
spain introduced in both houses Of congress.
april Representative Of European pow
ers wait on The president N the interest Of
peace.
April 9-Consul General Lee leaves Ha-
vana, accompanied by many Americans.
April The president sends 4 message
20 congress recommending armed interview
ton IN Cuba.
April l5-War department orders regular
troops TO coast points.
april I6-Ilterventiun resolution passed bv
the SENATE.
April l9-Eouse or representatives agrees
10 the senate Intervention resolution.
April 0-Interventiun resolution signed bv
the president and an ultimatum sent TO
Spain; Spanish Minister Polo y Bernabe
asks for and secures his passports.
Ap.1l 2l-United States Minister Wood
for given his passports at Madrid.
April Atlantic squadron sails
from Key West 10 blockade Cuban ports;
first shot Of The war fred by cruiser Nash
vile in capturing the Spanish coast trader
Buena Ventura, blockade OF Cuban ports
proclaimed.
April 2S-Call issued for LIS, 600 volunteers.
April 25-Asiaac squadron starts for The
Philippine Islands; state militia ordered
ont, formal declaration of war asains Spain
passed by congress; secretary Of State
Sherman resigns.
April 26-Spanish passenger steamer Pan
ANA captured by hlockading aeet.
April 27-state troops assembled At Lin
coin, departure OF Omaha Guards anu
ThurstGn Rifles for state rendezvous.
April 27-Coast e~arthwurks at Matanzas
shelled by American aeet.
April Achievement of regulars to Tampa.
Cabanas' forts demolished by the cruiser
New York.
April 2s-spaniHh feet leaves Cane Verde;
Abhnt FtAo1tA AtNNl4lE Jill.
April S~0-CommodUre Dewey's feet ar
rives at Manila; batrleship Oregon arrives
at Rio Jaaeiro.
May Commodore Dewey's deet at
lacks and destroys Spanish feet at Manila
eleven ships sunk, two captured, 400 Span
iardB killed. 500 wounded: six American
seamen slightly injured; Spanish aeet under
Admiral MunteiO defeated and destroyed in
Manila bay by United States squadron, Com
mudure Dewey commanding; eleven Spanish
ships destroyed. no Americans killed.
May -1-Cummudure Dewey thanked by the
president IN the name Of he American peu.
Pile.
May 9-ConEress tenders vote Of thanks
10 Dewey and his men. orders
rative medals struck, orders sword fol-
Dewey and increases number Of rear ad
mirals, hRttleship Oregon arrives at Bahia
Brazil, Commodore Dewey promoted Il
rear admiral.
May u-Ensign Bagley and four men or
the torpedo boat WinHlow killed in an en-,
gagement of Cardenas.
May l2-Admiral sampson fest shells
forts ana land batteries at san Juan. Port,
Rico.
May I2-Flvlng squadron under CommO
dure SchIey leaves Fortress Monroe.
May Accommodation Of volunteers A
Chickamauga begun Nebraska First de
parts Tor San Francisco and the Philip
pines.
May lg-Spanish feet enters harnor o
Santiago de Cuba, sampson and Schley'
ships unite al Key West. Second regimen
Nebraska volunteers start for Chickamuuga
1000 reguIars and volunteers for Msnil
reach san Francisco.
May 2I-Snanish ieet bottled lp IN san
riRgn harhur by Commodore Schlev, cruise
Charleston sails with drst relief supple
fur Admiral Dewey
May 22-First relief expedition sails frur
San Francisco for Manila
Nay 25-Second caIl for volunteers G5.000
issued.
June Lieutenant Robson and seve
men sink the collier Merrimar IN the an
trance Of Santiago harbur, the crew car
ulred and made prisoners.
June senate passes the var revenu
bill, Captain Gridley af he cruiser Olyn
pla dies AT Kobe, Japan, IN his way nom
June Monitor Monterey With coilit
Brutus sails from san Francisco tor Nj
Mia. forts ar CaImenera humharded ana IL
stroyed
June 9-Forts az Guantanamo hay d'