The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-06-08
CHRONOLOGY OF THF WAR.
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February 24--Insurrection breaks
out In three of Cubs's six provinces.
March Fourteen hundred addi-
tional Spanish troops sent TO Cuba
March 3i--Genersl Antonio Maceo
proclaimed commander OF the insur-
gent army April 49, Flor Crombet, in
surgent leader, killed at Palmerito.
April i4-oaptain General Cajella
displaced by campos.
May l4-Battle OF Guantanamo; 400
Spanish kille by insurgents under
Gomez.
May 15-Insurgents make important
captures at Bayamo.
May l9-Insurgent leader, Jose
Marti, killed at Dos Rios.
May 2i-CIenerai Gomez and 200 cav
airy repulsed at Rios.
November 17-Geueral Maceo near
Santa ClLra with 1000 men defeats
1000 Spanish troops.
December 23-Campos 10000 men)
meets Gemez 1900 mem and is re-
pulsed with great losses.
1896.
February lo--weyler displaces Cap
tain General Campos
Ferr iary l2-Eighteen thousand
new Spanish troops sent into the Geld.
February l7-Weyler issues his re-
concentrate proclamation.
March 1.-The trocha is established.
April ll-Maceo crosses the trocha
with 1900 men and drives back the
Spanish.
July 9.11-Gomez wins the battle Of
Najasa after fifty hours fighting.
October The rebellion up TO this
time has cost Spain $3.50, 900 900.
Novemb Der ll-Heavy losses TO Span
ish forces in rinar del Rio
December A. General Antonio Ma
Geo killed by treachery.
December 10 General Ruiz Reverb
succeeds Maceo.
1897.
August s--Premier Canovas of Spain
assassinated.
October 2-Weyler recalled by the
Sagasta Liberal minister on pressure
from United States.
November 81 Decree from govern
ment at Madrid granting autonomy to
Cuba.
1898.
January pa United States battle
ship Maine ordered to Havana on a
peaceful mission.
February 1O-De LONE, Spanish min
lister, recalled for unwarranted per-
souaiities rejecting on President Me
Kinley.
February 15-The United States bat.
tie ship Maine blown up in Havana
harbor and eco lives lost.
February l7-U United States board OF
inquiry on the loss of the Maine APP
pointed.
Februrry 9O-Spanish cruiser Viz.
caya anchors off Staten Island, MY.
February 22-Spanish board OF in.
quirY reports the destruction Of the
Maine an accident OF internal origin.
March q Emergency bill, so million
dollars, for United States coast de-
fenses passed.
March 2s-The president sends a
message with the Maine report to con-
gress.
April 9-General Fitzhugh Lee and
other consuls leave Cuba.
April 1.-THE president sends a mes
sage to congress recommending armed
intervention in Cuba.
April i5--War department orders
regular troops TO the coast.
April 1.-THE Intervention resolu-
tions passed by the senate.
April l9-The house passes the in
tervention resolution.
April l9-The president prepares an
ultimAtum to Spain demanding the
evacuation Of Cuba within three days.
April 2O-The Cuban resolutions
signed by the president.
April 2O-The Spanish minister, Polo
y Bernabe asks for his passports.
April 21-The United States minis
ter, General Woodford, is given bis
passports in Madrid.
April 2l-Spain's severance Of dip
lomatic relations held TO be a declara-
lion OF war.
April 22-Eorth Atlantic squadron
sails to blockade Cuban ports.
April 22-First shot fred when the
United States gunbost Nashville cap
lures the coast trader BuenR Ventura.
April 22-President's proclamation
TO all nations declaring the blackade
OF Cuban ports.
April 23-The presidents call issued
for 1925 900 volunteers.
April 24-Spain's first shot at United
States from masked batteries at Ma
tanzas on the United States gunOoat
Foote.
April 26-- Presidents proclamation
issues on Spanish vessels in American
ports.
April 27-The United States Asistlc
Squadron sails from Hong Kong TO
meet the Spanish feet at the Philip
pine islands.
April 27-United States cruisers
New York, Cincinnati and Monitor
Puritan silence the batteries at Ma
tanZas.
April 27-Portugal declines To OBJ
serve the neutrality law by harboring
the Spanish feet at Cape Verde.
April 27-The United States Terror
captures the Spanish steamer Guido.
April 2s-United States gun boat
Newport captured the Spanish slOop
Engarcia.
April 2s-Spanish forts at Cabanas
demolished by guns OF the flag ship
New York.
May spanish feet under Admiral
Monteio defeated and destroyed by
United States squadron, Commodore
Dewey commanding.
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