Arizona republican., 1898-08-22
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 April 25-Congress declares war Secretary of State Sherman resigns Mangroye captures the Panama
 April ,26-President's proclamation Issues on Spanish vessels in United States ports. William R. Day made secretary of state. .se.s ..-..+i | April 27-Asiatic squadron sails from Hong Kong to meet the Spanish fleet at the Philippine islands. United States cruisers New York, Cincinnati and monitor Puritan silence the bat teries at Matanzas. The United States monitor Terror captured the Spanish steamer Guido ...r-. .-. - ,,..-..e.- ..
 April 2s.-United States gunboat Newport captured. the Spanish sloo1 Engarcia Spanish forts. at Cabannai demolished by, guns of the fiagshiI New York, -, &
 April so-The, Paris in New Yora ! and the Oregon and Mariestaat R;c de Janerio. --'
 May T. Spanish fleet at: Manila de. molished by Dewey. Fourteen vessels of the enemy destroyed. about 40( 1 killed and several hundred injured Not an. American vessel injured nol an American life lost, and only; si1 men slightly injured; Admiral Mon. teio of the Spanish fleet admits total defeat s'ls s-fs5' sf' ''''''
 May 2A4Congress appropriated $s5,. 720.945 for the army of Invasion. Ma val bill for thirty-f1ve new warships sent to the president for signature Martial law proclaimed In Madrid Eight transports ordered to Tampa for army Of, invasion. Dewey holds the Philippines a9s EFT ff't /. f May s-President names major ana brigadier.g generals of volunteers. 9Seri ous riots in Spanish provinces. Ore. gon (ttnfted States battleshfpl sailed from Rio tanerio.t CT aJ3
 May Admiral Sampson's feet sails under sealed orders Hawai- tenders islands to the United States for war uses. The Arizona troops leave Prescott for the front! 1 May 5-The French liner Lafayettt captured and turned loose fj ''a1-' l May 7-Commodore Dewey's repor on battle of Manila received. ''-1 May 9-Congress passes vote o1 1 thanks to Dewey and makes him real
 May 10.-Cape Verde squadron re ported anchored at Cadiz. Oregon a Bahia. ...-
 May 11.-Troops breaking camp a I Chickamauga preparatory for trans portat1on south. Spanish torpedo boa destroyer Destructor blown up at Gib raltar.
 May 12.-News was received of ar rival of Spanish Cape Verde squad ron at Martinique. West Indies. Int gunboat Wilmington, the torpedo boa Winslcw and the auxiliary gunboa Hudson, while in Cardenas bay, at tackled by Spanish batteries and gun boats Ensign Bagley and four of !th' Winslow's crew killed. and town : O. Cardenas was shelled. An CT ngagemen reported at Cienfuegos, in whicl the Americans were saidto have. beel repulsed.
 May 13-Rear Admiral Sampson re ported that he had bombarded th' forts at San Juan, Porto Rico, with ; loss of two men killed and six wound ed, the American squadron being un injured. The flying squadron, unde Commodore Schley. sailed under SC cret orders from Hampton Roads.
 May 14.-The Spanish fleet was re ported at Curacoa, off the Venezuela. coast. and Admiral Sampson was ot Puerto Plata, Hayti. American re port of Cienfuegos affair reached Ke, West and told of the killing of Reagai a marine on the Marblehead, and tn wOunding of five others. while cuttin the cable in CienfueSos bay, in smal open boats, under hot Spanish fire The Marblehead, Nashville and Win dom took part raging the Spanish de . lenses there
 May 15.-The flying squadro reached Charleston, S. c. Rear Ad miral Dewey reported the capture c 5 spanish revenne cruiser at Manila and that he could still hold the bay : Spain's cabinet resigns. Steamer Gus 3 sic failed 10 land on coast of Cuba. May 16.-Spanish squadron at Cura J coa- Tie naval department shuts ot news. France disclaims hostility. l May 1S.-Battleship Oregon safe al [ ter 13.00G mile cruise Cruiser Charles 1 ton sailed from Mare Island for tn Philippines. Schley's squadron a 5 Key West. New Spanish ministr formed
 May 19.-Spanish squadron rcportc landed at Santiago de Cuba. Cruise Charleston returned to Mare Islan l for slight repairs. Arrangement made for exchange of prisoners
 May z0.-Reported victories cf in surgents in Cuba. Polo banishe : from Canada
 May 21-The naonitor Monterey ol dered to Manila
 May 22-Cruiser Charleston .saile from San Erau uciSca fer kIanila