The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-06-30

Here Is List Of things that Many Persons
are Constantly Calling Up me Newspaper
People and Inquiring Abeut.-Ksep II for
Future Reference.
February a4th, 18o8-The battle
ship Maine ordered to Havana.
January 9th The De LONE letter
published.
February Ioth-DeLome resigns
and his resignation accepted at Mad
rid.
February I5th-Destruction of the
Maine in the harbor of Havana.
March sth-Spain seeks to have
Consult General Lee recalled.
March 8th-Congress votes unani-
mously and without debate for a de-
tense fund of $50, 900.
March 2Sth-United States Board
of Inquiry reports that the Maine was
blown up by an external mine.
April IIth-President Mckinley
sends his Cuban message to Congress.
April aoth-The government sends
its ultimatum to Spain, and the Queen
Regent opens the cortes of Spain with
,warlike speech. The Spanish minis
ter at Washington asks for his pass
ports.
April Minister Woodford
asks for his passports at Madrid and
leaves for Paris.
April aand-War opens with the
Nashville's capture of the Buena
Ventura and the New York's capture
of the Pedro. Havana harbor de-
clared in state of blockade.
April 23rd-President's call for
I25,ooo volunteers.
April 24th-Capture of the Cata-
lima by the Detroit, the Canada by
the Wilmington and the Saturnina by
the Wlnona.
April a4th-Spain declares war.
April a5th-Congress declares that
war began on April aIst by act of
Spain. States called upon for their
| quota OF troops.
April 26th-Chairman Dingley re-
ports war revenue bill to the house.
The President adheres to the anti
privateering agreement of the Declara-
tion of Paris. New York's militia call
ed out. England publishes her neu-
trality, dated April asrd, reciting that
"a state of war unhappily exists" etc.
Spain appeals to the powers.
April 27th-Matanzas earthworks
sheiled and silenced by New York,
Puritan and Cincinnati. Steamer
Guido made prize by monitor Ter
ror. Dewey's Asiatic squadron sails
from Mrs Bay to Manila, and the
Spanish fleet leaves Manila to meet
him.
April aS.-Congress agrees to a
naval appropriation bill of nearly
| $47,ooo,ooo. Tampa made the point
for massing troops for the invasion of
Cuba.
April a9-House passes bill for
popular issue of $500, 900, 900. Naval
bill passes senate. Spanish fleet leaves
Cape Verde islands.
April 3oth-The Paris reaches
New York in safety, and the Oregon
and Marietta anchor at Rio.
May Ist-Spanish fleet demolished
by Commodore Dewey in the bay of
Manila. Eleven Spanish warships
completely destroyed.
| May and-Commodore Dewey
orders captain general OF the Philip
pines to surrender all his forts. This
was refused. Manila cable cut at 6
p. m, when Dewey was bombarding
Manila.
May 4th-The fighting ships of
Admiral Simpsons squadron sailed
from Key West, after preparing for a
long stay at sea. The Oregon and
Marietta left Rio Janeiro.
May 5-Arms for the Cubans were
landed by the tug Leyden, the gun
boat Wilmington assisting in repell-
ing the Spanish.
| May 7th-Commodore Dewey re-
ported via dispatch boat to Hong
Kong that he had taken Cavite fort
ress in Manila bay, after destroying
eleven Spanish vessels. He reported
the Asiatic squadron uninjured, and
that, while the Spanish loss was very
heavy, no Americans We're killed and
only a few men were slightly wounded.
| May oth-The President asked
congress to give Rear Admiral Dewey
a vote of thanks and commendation,
which was made unanimous.
May Ioth-The Spanish cortes
voted the war credits.
| May IIth-Major General Merritt
was ordered to the Philippine islands
as military governor.
! May Iath-News was received OF
the arrival of the Sp.pich CaDa Verda