The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-06-02
CHRONOLOGY OF THE WAR.

1895
February 2l-Insurrcction breaks
out in three Of Cuba's six provinces.
March Fourteen hundred adji-
tional Spanish troops sent to Cuba.
March 3l-General Antonio Macco
proclaimed commander Of the insur-
gent army April 10. Flor Crombet, in
surgent leader killed at Palmerito
April 1l-Captain General Cajella
displaced by campos.
May l4-Battle Of Guantanamo; 400
Spanish kille by insurgents under
Gomez.
May 15-Insurgents make important
captures at Bayamo.
May l9-Insurgcnt leader Jose
Marti, killed at Dos Rios.
May 2l-Cieneral Gomez and 200 cav
airy repulsed at Rios.
Novem Der IT, General Macco near
Santa Clara with 900 men defeats
. 900 Spanish troops.
Decem Der 23-Campos 10000 mem
meets GSmez 7,OOO mem and is re-
pulsed with great losses.
1896
February lO-Weyler displaccs Cap
tain General Campos.
February 12-Eighteen thousand
new Spanish troops sent into the field.
February l7-Weyler issues his re-
concentrate proclamation.
March 1.-The trocha is established.
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with 5000 men and drives back the
Spanish.
July oil Gomez wins the battle OF
Najasa after City hours fighting
October The rebellion up TO this
time has cost Spain $3.50, 100000
Novem Der 1l-Heavy losses TO Span
ish forces in Pinar del Rio.
Decem ber 4-General Antonio Ma
Geo killed by treachery.
Decent ber General Ruiz Reverb
succeeds Maceo
1897
August s-Premier Canovas Of Spain
assassinated.
October 2-Weyler recalled by the
Sagasta Liberal minister ON pressure
from United States
November 27-Decree from govern.
ment at Madrid granting autonomy TO
Cuba.
1898.
January "a United States battle
ship Maine ordered to Havana on a
peaceful mission.
February lO-De LONE, Spanish min.
ister, recalled for unwarranted per.
sonalities rejecting on President Nc.
kinley.
February l5-The United States bat
tie ship Maine blown up ia Havana
harbor and 266 lives lost.
February l7-United States board ol
inquiry on the loss of the Maine ap
pointed.
Februrry 9O-Spanish cruiser Viz
caya anchors off Staten Island, MY.
February 22-Spanish board OF in
quiry reports the destruction OF the
Maine an accident Of internal origin
March Emergency bill, 80 million
dollars, for United States coast de
fenses passed.
March es-The president sends
message with the Maine report TO con
gress.
April 0-General Fitzhugh Lee anC
other consuls leave Cuba
April 1.-THE president sends a mes
sage 10 congress recommending armed
Intervention in Cuba.
April l5-War department orders
regular troops to the coast.
April lG-The intervention resolu
tious passed by tho senate.
April l9-The house passes the in
tervention resolution
April l0-The president prepares an
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evacuation OF Cuba within three days
April 2O-The Cuban resolution
signed by the president
April e0-The Spanish minister, Pol,
Bernabe asks for his passports.
April 2l-Ihe United States minis
ter, General Woodford, is given hi
passports in Madrid.
April 2l-Spain's severance Of dip
lomatic relations held TO be a declara
tion OF war.
April 2e-North Atlantic squadron
sails TO blockade Cuban ports.
April 22-First shot fired when IA,
United States gunboat Nashville cap
lures the coast trader Buena Ventura
April % Presidents proclamation
70 all nations declaring the blackad,
OF Cuban ports.
April 23-The presidents call issue,
for l25 900 volunteers
April 2f-Spain's first shot at Unite,
states from masked batteries at Ma
tanzas on the United States gunboa
Foote.
April 26 Presidents proclamation
issues on Spanish vessels in American
ports
April 27-The United States Asiaup
Squadron sails from Hong Kong I,
meet the Spanish feet at the Philip
pine islands.
April 27-United States cruiser
New York, Cincinnati aud Monito
Puritan silence the batteries at Ma
| tAnZas.
April 27-Portugal declines 10 oh
serve the neutrality law by harborinl
the Spanish feet at Cape Verde.
April e7-The United States Terro
captures the Spanish steamer Guido.
April 2s-united States gun boa
Newport captured the spanish sloo
Engarcia.
April 2s--Spanish forts az Cabana
demolished by guns Of the flag shi
New York.
May Spanish fleet under Admire
Montejo defeated and destroyed b.
! United states squadron, COmm0dOr
Dewey commanding.