Arizona republican., 1898-07-18

April 14-Captain General Cajella displaced by Campos.
 May 14-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 21-General Gomez and 700 cav airy repulsed at Rios.
 November 17-General Maceo near Santa Clara with 1900 men defeats 2,800 Spanish troops.
 December 23-Campos Q0,000 men) meets Gomez (7,000 men) and is re- pulsed with great losses.
 1896.
 February 10-Weyler displaces Cap tain General Campos.
 February 12-Eighteen thousand new Spanish troops sent into the field. February 17-Weyler issues his re- concentrado proclamations.
 March 1-The trocha is established April 11-MaceO crosses the trocna with 5000 men and drives back the Spanish.
 July 9-11-Gomez wins the battle oi Najasa after fifty hours fighting.
 October 1-The rebellion up to this time has cost Spain 250 million dol lars.
 December 4-General Antonio Maceo killed by treachery.
 December 10-General Ruiz Rivera succeeds Maceo.
 1897.
 August S-Premier Canovas of Spain assassinated.
 October 2-Weyler recalled by the Saeasta liberal ministry on pressure from the United States.
 November 27-Decree from govern ment at Madrid granting autonomy to Cuba
 1893.
 January 24-United States battle ship Maine ordered to Havana on a peaceful mission.
 February 10-De Lome, Spanish minister, recalled for unwarranted personalities rejecting on President Mckinley.
 February 15-The United States battleship Maine blown up in Havana harbor and 266 lives lost.
 February 17-United States board Ot inquiry on the loss of the Maine ap- pointed.
 February 20-6panisb cruiser Viz caya anchors of Staten Island, N. Y. February 22-Spanish board of in- quiry reports the destruction Of the Maine an accident of internal origin March 9-Emergency bill, 50 million dollars, for United States coast de- lenses passed.
 March 28-The president sends a message with the Maine report to congress.
 April 9-General Fitzhugh Lee and other consuls leave Cuba
 April 1.-The president sends mes. sage to congress recommending armed intervention in Cuba.
 April 15-War department orders regular troops to the coast
 April 16-The intervention resolu tions passed by the senate.
 April 19-The house passes the in. tervention resolutions. The presiden prepares an ultimatum to Spain de manding the evacuation of Cuba with in three days.
 April 2O-The Cuban resolutions signed by the president. Spanish min. ister, Polo y Bernabe, asks for hi: passports.
 April 21-The United States minis ter, General Woodford, is given hl passports in Madrid. Spain's sever ance of diplomatic relations held t be a declaration of war. April 22-North Atlantic squadron sails to blockade Cuban ports. Firs shot fired, when the United StAe gunboat Nashville captured the Span ish coast trader Buena Ventura. Pres ident's proclamation to all nations de claring the blockade of Cuban ports April 23-The presidents call issue, for 125, ,000 volunteers April 24-Spain's first shot at Unite1 States from masked batteries at Ma tanZas on the United gunboat Foote Capture of the Catalina by the Detroit the Candida by the Wilmington ant the Saturnina by the Winona | April 25-Congress declares war Secretary of State Sherman resigns Mangrove captures the Panama. April Presidents proclamation issues on Spanish vessels in United States ports. William R. Day mad, secretary of state.