The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-05-04
CHRONOLOGY OF THE WAR

1895
February 2i-Insurrection breaks
out in three of Cuba's six provinces.
March Fourteen hundred addi-
tional Spanish troops sent to Cuba.
March 3l-General Antonio Maceo
proclaimed commander of the insur-
gent army April 10. Flor Crombet, in
surgent leader, killed at Palmerito
April 14-Captain General Cajella
displaced by Campos.
May l4-Battle of Guantanamo; 400
Spanish killed by insurgents under
Gomez.
May 15-Insurgents make important
captures at Bayamo.
May 19-Insurgent leader, Jose
Marti, killed at Dos Rios.
May 2l-General Gomez and 700 cav
airy repulsed at Rios.
November IL General Maceo near
Santa Clara with 900 men defeats
2 900 Spanish troops.
December 23-Campos 10000 mem
meets Gomez 5000 mem and is re-
pulsed with great losses.
1896.
February lO-Weyler displaces Cap
tain General Campos
February 12-Eighteen thousand
new Spanish troops sent into the field.
February 17-Weyler issues his re-
concentrate proclamation.
March THE trocha is established
April l1-Maceo crosses the trocha
with 1900 men and drives back the
Spanish.
July 0-11-Gomez wins the battle OF
Naja after ffty hours fighting.
October The rebellion up to this
time has cost Spain $3.50, 900, 900.
Novem ber 1l-Heavy losses to Span
ish forces in Pinar del Rio
December 4-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 27-Decree from govern
ment at Madrid granting autonomy to
Cuba.
January 24-United States battle
ship Maine ordered TO Havana on a
peaceful mission.
February lO-De LONE, Spanish min
ister, recalled for unwarranted per-
sonalities rejecting on President Nc
Kinley.
February l5-The United States bat
tie ship Maine blown up in Havana
harbor and 2GG lives lost
February l7-United States board OF
/ fpnnfiru loco - Mofna
pointed.
Februrry 9O-Spanish cruiser Viz
caya anchors off Staten Island, NY.
February 22-Spanish board of in.
quirY reports the destruction of the
Maine an accident of internal origin.
March O. 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 0-General Fitzhugh Lee and
other consuls leave Cuba.
April 1.-THE president sends a mes
sage to congress recommending armed
Intervention in Cuba.
April l5-War department orders
regular troops TO the coast.
April l6-The Intervention resolu-
| tions passed by the senate.
April l0-The house passes the in
| tervention resolution.
April l0-The president prepares an
ultimatum to Spain demanding the
evacuation OF Cuba within three days.
April 20-The Cuban resolutions
signed by the president.
April 2O-The Spanish minister, Polo
y Bernabe asks for his passports.
April 2l-The United States minis
ter, General Woodford, is given his
passports in Madrid.
April 2l-Spain's severance of dip
lomatic relations held to be a declara-
zion Of war.
April 22-North Atlantic squadron
sails to blockade Cuban ports.
April 29-First shot fred when the
United States gunboat Nashville cap
lures the coast trader Buena Ventura.
April 22 Presidents proclamation
to all nations declaring the blackade
OF Cuban ports.
April 23-The presidents call issued
| for 1875, 900 volunteers.
April 24-Spain's first shot at United
States from masked batteries at Ma
tanzas on the United States gunboa'
| Foote
April 26 Presidents proclamation
issues on Spanish vessels in American
ports.
April 27-The United States AsiauC
Squadron sails from Hong Kong tc
meet the Spanish fleet at the Philip
pine islands.
April e7-United States cruisers
New York, Cincinnati and Monitor
Puritan silence the batteries at Ma
tanzas.
April 27-Portugal declines to ob
serve the neutrality law by harborine
the Spanish feet at Cape Verde.
April 27-The United states Terror
captures the Spanish steamer Guido.
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