The herald., 1898-08-14
ON THE REDoNDo GOLF LINKS

April 15-The war department orders reg
ular troops to the coast.
April 16-The Intervention resolutions
passed by the senate.
April 19-The house passes the interven-
ton resolutions.
April 19--The president prepares an ul-
timatum to Spain, demanding the evacua-
ton of Cuba within three days.
April 2o-The Cuban resolutions signed
by the president.
April 20-Spanish Minister Polo Y Ber-
nabe, asks for his passports.
April 21-The United States minister,
General Woodford, is given his passports
in Madrid.
APRIL 21-sPAIN's SEVERANCE OF
DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS HELD TO
BE A DECLARATION OF WAR.
April 22-North Atlantic squadron sails
to blockade Cuban ports.
April 22-Flrst shot fired, when United
States gunboat Nashville captured the
Spanish coast trader Buena Ventura.
April 22-President's proclamation to oil
nations declaring the blockade of Cuban
ports.
April 23-The presidents call issued for
125, 900 volunteers.
April 26-Presidents proclamation issues
on Spanish vessels in United States ports.
April 27-Asiatic squadron sails from Mrs
bay Chaving received orders from Hong
Kong by great Britain in compliance with
neutrality law) to meet the Spanish fleet
at the Philippine islands.
April 27--United States cruisers New
York, Cincinnati and monitor Puritan ST.
lence the batteries at Matanzas.
April 2s-Spanish forts at Cabanis de-
molished by the guns of the flagship New
York.
MAY 1-SPANISH FLEET UNDER AID
MIRAL MoNTIJO DEFEATED AND DE-
sTRoYED BY UNITED STATES SQUAD
RON, COMMODORE DEWEY COM
HANDING.
May 2-Congress appropriated S35, 720 ,945
for the army Of invasion.
May 2-Bill for thirty-flve new war
ships sent to the president for signature.
May 7-Commodore Dewey's report on
the battle of Manila received. Eleven
Spanish warships destroyed and no Amer
leans killed.
May THE president, in the name Of the
American people, congratulates Commo-
dore Dewey.
May 9-Commodore Dewey is made rear
admiral.
May 1-Ensign Bagley and four men on
gunboat Winslow killed in engagement off
Cardenas.
May 12-Admiral SIMPSONS fleet shells
forts and land batteries at San Juan. Porto
Rico.
May 17-United States establishes CEN
sorship on press dispatches.
May 1s-New Spanish cabinet is formed.
May 2o-Secretary Long officially con-
firms report of Spanish fleet off Santiago de
Cuba.
May 21-Charleston sails with first relief
supplies for Admiral Dewey.
May 22-First relief expedition sails for
Manila.
JUNE 3-HOBSON AND HIS MEN SINK
THE DIsMANTLED COLLIER MtR-
RIMAC IN SANTIAGO HARBOR.
June 4-The senate passed the war reve-
nue. bill.
June 4-Captain Gridley of the "Olylmpia"
died in Kobe, Japan, on his way home.
June 6-American marines land at Aqua
dores and Baiquiri.
June 6--Second bombardment of the forts
at Santiago.
June 6-Insurgents take outer city of Ma
Mia and 1900 Spanish prisoners.
June Limited States fleet bombards and
destroys the Notifications at Camanera.
Jnue THE Monterey sails from San
Francisco to Manila.
June 7-Fortifications at Guantanamo bay
destroyed.
June 11-American marines land at Guam
tanamo.
June 12-First battle of Guantanamo.
Four American marines killed.
June 13-General Shafter and army Of 81 900
men sail from Tampa.
June 15-The second relief expedition sails
for the Philippines.
June 2S-General Skaters army lands AZ
Baiqur
JUNE 24-Two THOUSAND SPANISH
ATTACK ONE THOUSAND AMERI-
CAN TROUGH RIDERS" AND REG1r-
LARS AT LA QUAsINA. SPANISH RE-
PULSED. AMERICAN LOSS, 10,
June 27-Commodore Watson's fleet or
dered prepared for expedition to the coast
of Spain.
June 27--Admira Camara's feet at Port
Said refused coal by Egyptian government.
July 1-American troops move upon citv
of Santiago.
JULY 2-AMERICAN TROOPS CAP
TURE HEIGHTS OF SAN JUAN AND
Ell CANEY. WITH GREAT LOSS ON
BOTH SIDES.
JULY s-ADMIRAL CERvERA's, EN-
TIRE FLEET DESTROYED AT sANTT-
AGO BY AMERICAN FLEET UNDER
COMMODORE SCHLEY.
July 3-The Ladrone islands are taken.
July First relief expedition reaches Adj
miral Dewey at Manila.
July 5-Admiral Cervera and 1900 Spanish
sailors capture confirmed.