The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-08-10
INTERESTING FACTS.
Dates that the War Makes Memorable
III Our History.

ii Our History.
April 11-President Mckinley asked
Congress for power TO intervene in Gu
ba
April 19-Intcrvcntion ordered by
Congress.
-ipril 20--Ultimatum ca5led to Min
;ster Woodford.
April 22-Admiral Simpsons fee,
sailed from Key Wcstto blockade port:
of Cuba.
April 222-E'irst gun Of the war free
by the gunboat Nashville
April 23-I'he president asked fol
l25. 1000 volunteers
May IA great naval battle fought
in the harbor Of Manila. PHILIPPINE Isl.
andS. and the Spanish feet Of ten yes
sells destroyed by the United States
squadron in command Of Commodore
Georgc Dewey.
May 1.-The gunboats Wilmington
and Hudson and the torpedo boat Wins,
low in the first engagement in Cuban
waters. Ensign Bagley and four other
men Of the Winslow killed.
May 12-Acting Rear Admiral Samp-
sons squadron bombarded San Juan.
Porto Rico.
May 19-Arriyal Of Admiral Cervera
and his squadron at Santiago de Cuba.
May 24-Arrival Of the battle ship
Oregon at Jupiter. Fla, after a voyage
of II. 600 miles from San Francisco.
May 25-The President second call
for troops-75, 900
May 26-Schley Seni-otficially re-
ported by the auxiliary cruiser Harvard
to be off Santiago dc Cuba with twelve
war ships.
June 3-Lieutenant Richmond p.
Hobson and seven men take the collier
Merrimac into channel Of Santiago and
sink it there, so as to close the harbor
and prevent the escape of the Spanish
feet.
June 10-The invasion Of Cuba be-
gun by the landing of 500 marines. af-
ter war ships had silenccd the enemy
forts at Guantanamo.
June 11-American troops at Guanta-
namo attacked by the Spaniards, who
were repulsed. Six Americans killed.
June 13-The first expedition fol
Santiago left Key West, Major-General
Shafter in command
June 15-Second Manila expedition
left San Francisco.
June 20-Arrival Of General Shafter
and his army off Santiago de Cuba.
June 22-General Skaters army
landed at Daiquiri.
June 24-Ten men were killed in
Guiding Captain Capron and Sergeant
Hamilton Fish, Jr., both Of Colonel,
Woods Rough Riders, and about forty
wounded, in a skirmish with 2,00C
Spaniards.
Jund 29-General Merritt sailed from
San Francisco.
July ! and "A general assault or
Santiago de Cuba by the army and by
ships was begun at Z a. M, the Ameri
can troops capturing and holding the
lines Of the enemy.
July General Shafter demanded
the surrender Of the city Of Santiago dc
Cuba.
July 3-Admiral Cervcra made dash
out of the harbor Of Santiago to cut his
way through the American ships anC
his squadron was destroyed and many
men and officers were killed by the fire
of the Americans. under Commodore
Schley.
July AThe Navy Department re
ceiyed dispatch from Admiral Dewey
announcing the arrival at Manila Of
the cruiser Charleston and the three
transports, the City Of Peking, the
Colon and the Australia, with troops on
board. on June 30. The squadron stop
ped at the Ladrone Island and the
Charleston bombarded the Island Of
Guohan.
July 6-Lieutenant Hobson and his
Merrimac men exchanged.
July 6-Gcncral Toral. commanding
the Spanish forces at Santiago, sent /;
tiag Of truce to General Shaftcr asking
three days grace and cable operator tt
notify Madrid Of Santiagos desire tc
surrender, all of which were granted.
July 6-Rear Admiral Dewey chased
the German cruiser Irene out Of Subj!
Bay with the Raleigh and the Concord
July PA flag Of truce waved BY
General Toral at Santigo and the true,
granted by General Shafter.
July 14-Santiago surrendered. th(
United States Government agreeing t
return to Cuba all the prisoners Of war
July 1.-THE American flag wa:
raised over the city Of Santiago de Cuba
uly21-General Calixto Garcia, com
mander of the Cuban Army of Eastern
Cuba. owing to discomfort because tht
American Government had ignored
him and his troops in the surrsndcr O
Santiago. withdrew.
July 2l-News reached this country
that the second expedition to relnforct
Admiral Dewey had arrived at Cavite
July 22-Aguinaldo, according to
dispatch received. declared himsel
Dictator Of the Philippines.
July 23-Another expedition for tn,
Philippine Islands sailed fror Sal
Francisco
July 25-Gcneral Miles and 3.5Ot
reached Guanico. Porto Rico.
July 25-Gcncral Nelson \. Mile:
landed at Guanico. Porto Rico.
July 26-Pcacc overturcs made by
Spain ereannounced by the authoritie:
at Washington.
July 30-News Of General Merritt,
arriva! at Cavite received at Washing
ton.
What Aguinaldo Says.