Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1898-08-05

sage with the Maine report 70 congres
April 0-Gen. FitEhugh Lee and other
consuls leave Cuba.
April 1.-The president sends 9 mes
sage 10 congress recommending armed
Intervention In Cuba.
April l5-War department orders regu-
lar troops 70 the coast.
April 16-The Intervention resolutions
passed by the senate.
April i9-The house passes the inter.
yention resolutions.
April 10 - The president prepares an
ultimatum 70 spain demanding the
uAtion Of Cuba within three days.
April O-The Cuban resolutions signed
by the president.
April s0-Spanish minister, Polo y Ber-
nabe, asks for his passports.
April 2l-The United States minister.
Gen. WoOdford, is given his passports In
Madrid.
April ~2l-spain's severance Of diplO-
matte relations held 70 DO q declaration
OF war.
April 22-North Atlantic squadron sails
10 blockade Cuban ports.
April 22-First shot fred. when the
United States Runboat Nashville cap
tured the Spanish coast trader Buena
April 29-President's proclamation 10
all nations declaring the blockade Of Gu
ban ports.
April 23-The presidents call issued
for 125, 900 volunteers.
April 28-The Presidents proclamation
issues on Spanish vessels in United States
ports.
April 27-Asiatic squadron sails from
Mrs bay (having been ordered from
Hong Kong by Crest Britain in compli.
ance with the neutrality law 70 meet the
Spanish feet at the Philippine islands.
April H-United States cruisers New
York. Cincinnati and monitor Puritan
silence the batteries 1t Matanxas.
April 8--Spanish forts at CabanAs
demolished By guns Of the flagship New
York.
May l-Spanlsh feet under Admiral
Montojo defeated and destroyed BY
United States squadron, Commodore
Dewey commanding.
May 2-Oongress appropriated $685.
72O,945 for the army OF invasion.
May NAVAL bill for thirty.h Eve new
warships sent TO the president Tor sigma
ture.
May 7-CommodOre Dewey's report on
the battle OF Manila received. Eleven
Spanish war ships destroyed and no
Americans killed.
May THE president in the name OF
American people congratulates CommO-
dore Dewey.
May ~9-CommOdOre Dewey is made
rear admiral
May ll-Knsign Bagley and four men
on gunboat Winslow killed In engage
ment of CardenRs.
Nav -AdnIraI oamnaont. A..
shells forts and land batteries at San
Juan, Porto Rico.
May l7-United States establishes
censorship on press dispatches.
May l8-A new Spanish cabinet is
formed.
May 90-Seeretary Long officially SON
firms report Of Spanish aeet of santiago
de Cuba.
May 9l-ChRrleston sails with first re.
lief supplies for Admiral Dewey.
May 22-First relief expedition sails
for Manila,
June 3-HObsOn and his men sink the
dismantled collier MerrimAc In Santa
20 harbor.
June 4-Captain Gridley Of Olympia
died In Kobe, Japan, on his way home.
June 6-American marines land Al
AguRdOres and BaiQuiri.
June 6-Second b0mbardment Of the
fOrts AT Santiago.
June 6-Insurgents take outer city Of
Manila and 1900 Spanish prisoners
June Limited States feet bOmbards
and destroys the Notifications at Cal.
manern.
June THE Monterey sails from San
Francisco 10 Manila.
June 9-Fortincations at GuAtanamo
bay destroyed.
June 1i-American marines land at
Guantanamo.
June l2-First battle Of Guantanamo.
FOnr American MARINES killed.
June l3-General BhRfter and army Of
1000 men sail for Tampa.
June l6-The second relief expedition
sails for the Philippines.
June 23-Gen. Skaters army lands at
Baiquiri.
June 24-TWO thousand Spanish attack
1000 American Rough Riders" and
regulars. Spanish repulsed. American
loss 10.
ordered 70 prepare for expedition to the
coast OF Spain.
June az Admiral Camara's aeet at
Port Said refused coal BY the Egyptian
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June 2s-Third Manila expedition sails.
July l-Ameriean troops move upon
the city OF Santiago.
July 2-American troops capture the
Heights OF San Juan and ri Caney, with
great loss on both sides.
July 3-Admiral CeTVera's entire fieet
destroyed at Santiago By American feet
under Commodore Schley.
July 3-The Ladrone Islands are taken.
July 4-First relief expedition reaches
Admiral Dewey at Manila.
July Admiral CerVerA and 1900
Spanish sailors capture confirmed.
July 6-CAptain LaLagO OF the InfAnta
Maria Teresa commits suicide and Ad-
mirAl VillAmil dies OF his wounds.
July 6-Lieutenant Richmond HObsOn
and crew OF collier MerrimAe exchanged
for Spanish prisoners OF war.
July 6-SAntiAgO given formal notice OF
tW~enty-fOur hours before bOmbardment.
July 9-Admiral Camara's feet re-
turns through the Suez canal for Spain.
July 9-MajOr General Miles leaves
with reintOFcements for Santiago.
July l0-General Shafter begins the
bOmbardment OF Santiago.
July ll-SeYerAl deaths from yellow
fever reported In the American camps.
July u-Armistioe agreed for twenty
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