Arizona republican., 1898-06-13
Najasa after fifty hours fighting.

killed by treachery.
 December 10-General Ruiz Rivera succeeds Maceo.
 1897.
 August S-Prem1er Canovas of Spain assassinated.
 October 2-Weyler recalled by the Sagasta liberal ministry on pressure from the United States.
 November 27-Decree from govern ment at Madrid granting autonomy to Cuba
 1898. January 24-United States battle ship Maine ordered to Havana on a peaceful mission. February 10-De Lome, Spanish minister, recalled for unwarranted personalities reflecting on President Mckinley.
 February 15-The United States battleship Maine blown up in Havana harbor and 266 lives lost. February 17-United States board of inquiry on the loss of the Maine ap- pointed.
 February 203Spanish cruiser Viz caya anchors off Staten Island, N. Y.
 February 22-Spanish board of in quiry reports the destruction of the Maine an accident of internal origin. March 9-Emergency bill, 50 million dollars, for United States coast de- lenses passed. March 2S-The president sends message with the Maine report to congress-.
 April 9-General Fitzhugh Lee and other consuls leave Cuba April 1.-The president sends g. mes sage to congress recommending armed intervention in Cuba April 15-War department orders regular troops to the coast April 16-The intervention resolu- tions passed by the senate. ] April 19-The house passes the in l tervention resolutions. The president | prepares an ultimatum to Spain de- | manding the evacuation of Cuba with { in three days. l April 2O-The Cuban resolutions signed by the president. Spanish min ister, Polo Bernabe, asks for his passports.
 April 21-The United States minis ter, General Wocdford, is given hIs passports In Madrid. Spain's sever ance of diplomatic relations held to be a declaration of war. | April 22-North Atlantic squadron sails to blockade Cuban ports. First 1 shot fired, when the United States gunboat Nashville captured the Span ish coast trader Buena Ventura Pres ident's proclamation to all nations de- claring the blockade of Cuban ports. | April 23-The presidents call issued for 125,000 volunteers. April 24-Spain's first shot at United States from masked batteries at Ma tanzaS on the United gunbOat FOOte. Capture of the Catalina by the Detroit, l the Candida by the Wilmington and the Saturnina by the Winona. April 25-Congress declares war. Secretary of State Sherman resigns. Mangrove captures the Panama.
 April 26-President's proclamation issues on Spanish vessels in United States ports. William R. Day made secretary of state. 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 l steamer Guido
 April 28-United States gunboat Newport captured the Spanish slooI Engarcia- Spanish forts at Cabannas demolished by guns of the flagship New York
 April 30-The Paris in New York and the Oregon and Mariettaat Rio de Janerio.
 May Spanish fleet at Manila de molished by Dewey. Fourteen vessels of the enemy destroyed, about 400 killed and several hundred injured Not an American vessel injured nol an American life lost, and only six men slightly injured. Admiral Mon 1 tejo of the Spanish fleet admits total defeat
 May 2-Congress appropriated $35.- 720,945 for the army of invasion. Ma val bill for thirty-five 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.
 May 3-President names major ant brigadier- generals of volunteers. Seri. ous riots in Spanish provinces. Ore. gon Limited States battleship) sailed from Rio Janerio.
 May Admiral Sampson's 7 flee, sails under sealed orders. Hawai- tenders islands to the United States for war uses. The Arizona troops leave Prescott for the front. May 5-The French liner Lafayette 1 captured and turned loose.
 May 7-Commodore Dewey's report on battle of Manila received.
 May 9-Congress passes vote o1 thanks to Dewey and makes him real admiral.
 | May 10.-Cape Verde squadron re ported anchored at Cadiz. Oregon d Bahia
 May 11.-Troops breaking camp a Chickamauga preparatory for trans portation south. Spanish torpedo boa destroyer Destructor blown up at Glib rnltar.
 May 12.-News was received of ar rival of Spanish Cape Verde squad ron at Martinique. West Indies. Int l rho hoo