The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-06-06
CHRONOLOGY OF THF WAR.
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1895
February 24-Insurrection breaks
out in three Of Cuba's six provinces.
March Fourteen hundred addl-
tional Spanish troops sent TO Cuba
March 3l-General Antonio Maceo
proclaimed commander of the insur-
gent army April 13. Flor Crombet, in
surgent leader, killed at Palmerito
April l4-Captain General Csjella
displaced by Campos.
May 1l-Battle Of Guantanamo; 100
Spanish killc by insurgents under
Gomez
May i5-InsnrFcnts make important
captures at Bayamo.
May l0-Ineurgent leader, Jose
Marti. killed at Dos Rios.
May 2l--General Gomez and 600 cav
airy repulscd at Rios.
November 10 General Maceo near
Santa Clara with 900 men defeats
900 Spanish troops.
December o. Campos 10000 men)
meets Gomez e. 900 mem and is re-
pulsed with great lcsscs.
1896.
February lO-Weyler displaces Cap
tain General Campos
February l2-Eightcen thousand
new Spanish troops sent into the field.
February l7-Weyler issues his re-
concentrate proclamation.
March THE trocha is established.
April li-Maceo crosses the trocha
with 1900 men and drives back the
Spanish
July Oil Gomez wins the battle Of
Najasa after fifty hours fighting.
October The rebellion up to this
time has cost Spain $3.50, 900, 900
November li-Heavy losses to Span
sh forces in pinar del Rio.
December i-General Antonio Ma
Geo killed by treachery.
December 10 General Ruiz Reverb
succeeds Maceo.
1907.
August s-premier Canovas OF Spain
assasslnnted
October 2-Wcyler recalled by the
Sagasta Liberal minister on pressure
from United States
November 27- Decree from govern
ment at Madrid granting autonomy to
Cuba.
January "a United states battle
ship Maine ordered to Havana on u
peaceful mission.
February 1O-De Lone, Spanish min
ister, recalled for unwarranted per-
sonalities rejecting on President Nc
Kinley.
February 15-The United States bat.
tie ship Maine blown up in Havana
harbor and 2GG lives lost.
February IL United States board OF
inquiry on the loss OF the Maine APP
poiuted.
Februrry 20-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, 30 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 mes
sage TO congress recommending armed
intervention in Cuba.
April l5-War department orders
regular troops TO the coast.
April lG-The Intervention resolu
tious passed by the senate.
April l9--The house passes the in
| terventiou resolution.
April l9-The president prepares an
lultimatum 10 Spain demanding The
evacuation OF Cuba within three days
April 2O-The Cuban resolutions
signed by the president.
April 2O-The Spanish minister, Pole
y Bernabe asks for his passports.
April 2l-The United States minis
ter, General Woodford, is given hii
passports in Madrid.
! April 2l-Spain's severance OF dip
lomatic relations held TO be declara
lion Of war.
April 22-North Atlantic squadron
sails TO blockade Cuban ports.
April 22-First shot fred when tn,
United States gunboat Nashville cap
lures the coast trader Buena Ventura
April % Presidents proclamation
10 all nations declaring the blackad'
of Cuban ports.
April 23-The presidents call issue'
for l25, 900 volunteers.
April 24-Spain's first shot at Unite
States from masked batteries at Ma
tanzas on the United States gunboa
Foote.
April 90 -- Presidents proclamation
issues on Spanish vessels in America
ports.
April 27-The United States Asiati
SQUADRON saii~ Z. ON Hong Kong I
meet ,ne spanish feet at the PhiliI
, pine islands.
April 27-United States cruiser
New Yor'., Cincinnati and Monito
Puritan silence the batteries at Ma
tanzas.
April 27-Portugal declines TO oil
serve the neutrality law by harborin
the Spanish fleet at Cape Verde.
April 27-The United States Terro
captures the Spanish steamer Guido
April 2s-United States gun boa
Newport captured the Spanish sloo
Engarcia,
April 2s-Spanish forts at Cabanl
demolished by guns Of the flag shi
New York.
May Spanish fleet under Admir-
. Monteio defeated and destroyed b
United States squadron, Commodol
Dewey commanding