The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-08-27

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lished.
Feb. 1O.-De Lone resigns and his res
lgnation accepted at Madrid.
Feb. 15.-Destruction of the Maine in
the harbor of Havana.
March 8.-Congress votes unanimously
and without debate for a defense
fund of $500 200.
March 2S.-United States board of in
quiry reports that the Maine was
blown up by external mine.
April 11.-President Mckinley sends
his Cuban message to congress.
April 20.-The government sends its
ultimatum to Spain, and the queen
regent opens the cortes with a war
like speech. The Spanish minister at
Washington asks for his passports.
April 21.-Minister Woodford asks for
his passports at Madrid, and leaves
for Paris.
April 22.-War opens with the Nash
viIle's capture of the Buena Ventura
and the New Y2rk's capture of the
Pedro. Havana harbor declared in a
state of blockade.
April 23.-President calls for $4,000
volunteers.
April 24.-Spain declares val
April 25.-Congress declares that war
began on April 81 by act of Spain.
States called upon for their quota of
troops.
April 26.-Chairman Dingley reports
war revenue bill to the house. Eng
land publishes her neutrality, dated
April %, reciting that "a state of
war %unhappily exists" etc. Spain
appeals to the powers.
April 81. - Matanzas e%arthworks
shelled and silenced by the New
York. Puritan and Cincinnati.
Steamer Guido made a prize by
monitor Terror. Dewey's Asiatic
squadron sails from Mrs bay to
Manila, and the Spanish fleet leaves
Manila to meet him.
April 2S.-Congress agrees to a naval
appropriation bill of nearly $4,000
900.
April 29.-House passes bill for popu-
lar bond issue of $500, OOO, 900. Naval
bill passes the senate. Spanish fleet
leaves Cape Verde islands.
May spanish fleet demolished by
Commodore Dewey in the Bay of
Manila. Eleven Spanish warships
completely destroyed.
May 1.-THE fighting ships of Admiral
SIMPSONS squadron sailed from Key
West, after preparing for a long stay
at sea.
May 1O.-The Spanish cortes voted the
war credits.
May 11.-Maj. Gen. Merritt was or
dercd to the Philippine islands as
military governor.
MAY 12.-News was received of the
arrival of the Spanish Cape Verde
squadron at Martinique, West In
dies. The gunboat Wilmington, the
torpedo boat Winslow, and the u
iliary gunboat Hudson, while in Car
denas bay. were attacked by Spanish
batteries and gunboats. Ensign Bag
lev and four of the Winslow's crew
were killed and the town of Carde-
mas was shelled.
May 13.-Rear Admiral Sampson re-
ported that he had ~bombarded the
- at Cdu Ill l. uSA " AAANOs win
the loss of two men killed and six
wounded, the American squadron
being uninjured. The flying squad
ron, under Commodore Schley.
sailed under secret orders from
Hampton roads. The St. Louis broke
the telegraph cable between San
Juan, Puerto Rico and ST. Thomas.
May 1.-THE Spanish feet was report
ed at Curacao, off the Venezuelan
coast, and Admiral Sampson was off
Puerto Plata, Hayti.
May 16.-The Spanish fleet left Cura-
Gao, and Admiral SIMPSONS fleet was
reported off Cape Haitien.
May 1S.-The Oregon was announced
as safe by Secretary Long.
May 19.-Spain's Cape Verde fleet was
reported to have reached Santiago
de Cuba.
May 22.-The cruiser Charleston sailed
from San Francisco for Manila via
Honolulu.
May 24.-Admiral Cervera's fleet was
reported bottled up in Santiago
harbor by theAmerican fleets. The
Oregon arrived at Jupiter, Fla.
May 25.-The president called for u.s.
600 more volunteers. The transports
Australia, City of Picking, and City
of Sidney, with $500 soldiers, left
San Francisco for Manila.
May 29.-CommoGore Schley reported
sighting the Spanish feet in Santa
go harbor.
May 3O.-Gen. Shafter was ordered to
embark $4,000 or more troops at
Tampa. Santiago was thought to be
their destination.
May31.-Spanish reports were received
of the bombardment of Santiago
forts by Commodore Schley.
June "details were received of the
bombardment of the Santiago forts
by Commodore Schley on May 81,
with the Massachusetts,, Iowa and
New Orleans.
June 1.-The house of representatives
passed an urgent deficiency bill,
carrying nearly S~1S,OOO,OOC for war
expenses.
June Admiral Sampson reported