The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-08-25


vana, Cuba
February s.-The publication oft lette.
written by Senor Dupuy de Lomes Spanist
dlsparagingly of President McKinie(y. ieadi
to the Minister'S resignation Of his DOS
and the appointment Of Senor Luisf Polo )
Bernabe.
February 15.-The o. S. battleshiP, Maine
roe yng IN the s,,h narbor Of de
Q and 10 O'Clock p. m.
February 17.-Rear Admiral Sicardk com
manding the North Atlantic squadron
orders a court Of inquiry into the 4oss OF
the Maine.
February 19.-The request of the s}panist
officials in Havana for joint inNestiga
tion into the loss of the Maine tis de
clined.
February 21--The United States Senate
orders an investigation into the Maihe dis
aster.
March s, 9.-Congress votes to place $780,,
100000 at tie unqualified disposal Of Pres
ident Mckinley as an emergency fuAad.
March 16.-Spain demonstrates against the
presence of the United States feet at Key
West and against other measures or de-
fense by our Government. i,
March 17-Facts concerning Cuba stated In
the Senate by Senator Proctor, of Ner-
mont, as the result of personal OBSERVE,
tion.
March 2s.-Court of inquiry's report on the
Maine sent to Congress
April 5.-Consul General Lee recalled.
April 10.-Consul General Lee leaves Cuba
April 11.-President Mckinley sends mes
sage to Congress recommending armed in
tervention in Cuba.
April 15.-Army ordered to mobilize.
April 16.-Senate belligerency resolutions
passed.
April 1S.-Congress votes against Cuban rec
ognitien.
April 19.-Congress passes resolutions de-
manding the withdrawal of Spain from
Cuba.
April 2O-Queeh opens Cortes with war
speech. Government announces its oppo-
sition to privateering. President signs no.
tification to the nations of intention to
blockade.
April 21-Our Minister at Madrid, Gen.
Stewart L. Woodford, informed by the
Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs that
diplomatic relations between Spain and
the United States are terminated.
April 21.-President Mckinley cables our
ultimatum to Spain, demanding reply by
April %.
April 21-Senor Polo Y Bernabe, Spanish
Minister, receives his passport and leaves
Washington.
April 22.eCruiser New York, SIMPSONS
flagship, captures Pedro, 1900 tons, If
teen miles east of Havana.
April 22.-Cuban ports blockaded by the
American squadron.
April 23.-The President issues his procla-
nation calling for 125.oOo volunteers
April "a (Sunday).-A Spanish decree de-
claring war against the United States was
gazetted at Madrid.
April 25-Congress passes resolution de-
claring that the state of war existed from
April q.
April 26.-Recruiting volunteers began in
New York City.
April 27.-United States vessels lombard
MatanZas.
April 27.-seventh Regiment declines to en-
list.
April 2s.-Commodore Dewey's fleet sails
from Hong Kong for Manila.
April 29.-Spanish squadron sails from Cape
Verde for the West Indies.
April 29.-New York shells Cabanas forts.
April 29.-U. S. cruiser Yale Paris arrives
April 3o.-Commodore Dewey's squadron ar
rives off Manila.
April 3O-Flagship New York fires on Span
ish cavalry sharpshooters off Havana.
May 1-U. S. cruiser Topeka arrives at New
York from Falmouth.
Nav 1-Commodore Dewey's squadron de-
stroys the Spanish fleet at Manila.
May Gable from Manila to Hong Kong
cut by Commodore Dewey.
May 4.-Battleship Oregon and gunboat
Marietta sail from Rio Janeiro.
May 7.-Commodore Dewey informs State
Department of the seizure of Cavite.
May 9.-Congress thanks Rear Admiral
Dewey.
May 10.--The Gussie expedition sailed from
Tampa.
May 11.-Ensign Worth Bagley and four Of
the crew of the torpedo-boat Winslow
killed by a shell from the Spanish forts at
Cardenas.
May 12-Admiral SIMPSONS squadron
bombards the forts at San Juan, Porto
Rico.
May 12.-The Spanish Cape Verde fleet ar
riyes at Port de France, Martinique.
May 12.-Gussie expedition repulsed >,
Cah1
south to meet the Spanish squadron:
of of Curacao. %
May 15-Rear Admiral Dewey reports on fall
of Manila.
Nav 15.-Sagasta's Cabinet resigns.
May 15.-Spanish torpedo-boat destroyer
Terror disabled at Port de France, Mar
Unique.
May 15-spanish fleet leaves Curacao;
May 15.-Gen. Merritt ordered to the Phil
ippines as Military Governor.
May 15.-Gov. Black authorizes reorganiza-
tion Of disbanded Thirteenth Regiment
May 17-Sagasta's new Cabinet announced
at Madrid.
May 1S-Ninety thousand troops ordered
to mobilize in Chickamauga.
May 20-Spanish feet arrives at Santiago
de Cuba.
May 22-Cruiser Charleston sails for Ma
nila.
MAY 23-Troops and C arrive at Camp
Alger, Falls Church, Va.
May 24.-The Spanish feet is bottled up at
Santiago.
May 25IThree transports with 2,5SS men
start for Manila.
May 25-President issues a call for $4,000
more volunteers.
Nav 26.-Oregon arrives in Key West
May 26.-One of Spain's cabinet ministers
said the country was willing to accept IAN
honorable peace"
May 26-eommodore Schley is in touch with
the insurgent leaders.
May 26-Florida expedition landed without
opposition near Guantanamo, Cuba.
May 27.-Spansh scout ships chased by
American warships near Key West.
May 29-Commodore Schley reports the
trapping of Cervera in the harbor Of San
tiago de Cuba.
May 29.-Cruiser Columbia arrives at New
York. having been in collision with the
British steamship Foscolia, which sank
May 3O-Troops embark at Tampa for Ha-
vana.
May 31.-Rear-Admiral SIMPSONS feet
bombards forts of Santiago de Cuba.
June transports for Manila arrive at
Honolulu, Hawaii. and the Boys in Blue
become the guests of the city.
June Monitor Monadnock ordered to Ma
nila from San Francisco.
June 2.-Spain again appeals to the Powers
to intervene.