Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-12-30
CONFLICT WITH SPAIN.
Events Of the War Lately Won by the
United States.


January.
~. s. battleship Maine. Capt. C. d. sigs.
bee. u. S. n. is ordered 10 Havana.
Cuba.
'S-Thc publication Of a letter written by
Senior Dn.'uy de Lone, Spanish minister
to the United States, speaking dispar-
.agli.sly OF President Mckinley, leads to
the Minister'S resignation OF his post
and the appointment Of Senior Luis Polo
1b-The U. 8. battleship Maine, lying in the
harbor of Havana. Is destroyed aud sunk
by an explosion between y and 10 o'clock
17-K-ar Admiral slcard. commanding the
North Atlantic squadron. orders a court
OF inquiry into the loss of the Maine.
ae-The request Of the Spanish officials in
Havana for a Joint investigation into the
loss OF the Maine is declined.
H1-Ihc United States Senate orders an in
vestigation into the Maine disaster.
March.
e9.Congress votes to place $50, 900, 900 mt
the unqualified disposal of President Me.
kinley as an emergency fund.
s-Spain demonstrates against the presence
Of the United States feet at Key West
and against other measures Of defense
by our Government.
a1-Facts concerning Cuba stated in the
Senate by Senator Proctor. of Vermont,
as the result Of personal observation.
Of inQuiry's report on the Maine
sent to Congress.
April.
b-Consul General Lee recalled.
10-Consul General Lee leaves Cuba.
11-President Mckinley sends a message to
Congress recommending armed interview.
ton in Cuba.
I6-Army ordered to mobilize.
1e-Senate bell!gcrency resolutions passed.
as-Gongress votes against Cuban recogni-
1e-Congress passes resolutions demanding
the withdrawal Of Spain from Cuba.
opens cortes with war speech.
Government announces Its opposition to
prlvateering. President signs %n0tihca-
tion to the nations of intention to block.
s21-Our minister at Madrid, Gen. Stewart
l.. Woodford, informed by the Spanish
Minister of Foreign Affairs that diDio.
matte relations between Spain and the
United States are terminated. .Presi.
dent Mckinley cables our ultimatum to
Spain, demanding a reply by April 23....
Senior Polo y Bcrnabe. Spanish minis
ter, receives his passport and leaves
Washington.
a2-Cruiser New York. SIMPSONS flagship,
captures Pedro. 1900 TONS. fifteen miles
east of Havana. . . Cuban ports block
AIDED BY the American squadron.
38-The President issues his proclamation
calling for 10000 volunteers.
~ (Sunday)--A Spanish decree declaring
war against the United States was
g~azetted at Madrid.
VdbeC6 u LCSVltbtIOu uCCluTluR
that the state Of war existed from
April 81.
ee-Recrultlng volunteers began in New
York City.
s7-United States vessels lombard Matan.
xas.... Seventh New York Regiment de.
clines to enlist.
38-Commodore Dewev's deet sails from
Hongkong for Manila.
S0-Spanish squadron sails from Cane Verde
for the West Indies: New York shells
EaDanas iorts:...U. 8. cruiser Yale
Naris arrives In New York.
so-Commodore Dewey''s squadron arrives
Cd Manila. . Flagship New York fires
on Spanish cavalry sharpshooters on
Havana.
May.
l-G. 8. cruiser Topeka arrives at New
York from Falmouth. ... Commodore
Dewey's squadron destroys the Spanish
deet at Manila.
S-Cable from Manila to Hongkonr cut BY
Commodore Dewey.
@Battleship Oregon and gunbOat Marietta
sail from Rio Janeiro.
partment Of the seizure Of Cavite.
,S- -GSes thanks Bear Admiral Dewey:
Tampa.
li-Ensiisn. Worth Bagley and four of the
crew Of the torpedo.boat Winslow killed
> ~ 9 shell from the Spanish forts at Car.
l3-Admiral Simpsons squadron bombards
the forts at San Juan. Porto Ric0....
The Spanish Cape Verde neet arrives at
expedition repulsed.
O-Commodore schiey's deet sails south to
meet the Spanish squadron.
1A-Spanish Cape Verde neet sighted OF
U-Rear Admiral Dewey reports on fall. of
Manila. 90. Sagasta's cabinet resigns....
Spanish torgedo-boat destroyer Terror
disabled at Port de France. Martinique.
....Epanlsh 6eet leaves Curacao. Ger.
Merritt ordered to the Philippines 40 mill
Il. ltary governor. ...Gov. Black authorizes