Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1898-05-30
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April 21-The United States minis
ter. General Woodford, is given his
passports IN Madrid. SPANS sever
ance of diplomatic relations held to
be a declaration of war.
April 22-North Atlantic squadron
sails to blockade Cuban ports. First
shot fired, when the United States
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 issued
for 125, 900 volunteers.
| April 24-Spain's first shot at United
States from masked batteries at Ma
| tanzas on the United gunbcat Foote
Capture of the Catalina by the Detroit,
the Candida by the Wilmington and
the Saturnina by the Winona-
| April 25-Congress declares war.
Secretary of State Sherman resigns.
Mangrove captures the Panama.
April 26-President's proclamation
issues on Spanish vessels in United
States ports. William R. Day made
secretary of state
| April 27-Asiatic squadron sails
from Hong Kong to meet the Spanish
fleet at the Philippine islands. United
| States cruisers New York, Cincinnati
and monitor Puritan silence the bat
teries at Matanzas The United States
monitor Terror captured the Spanish
steamer Guido
| April 28.-United States gunboat
Newport captured the Spanish sloop
Engarcia. Spanish forts at Cabannas
demolished by guns of the flagship
New York.
| April 30-The Paris in New York
and the Oregon and Mariettaat Rio
de Janerio. ol
May Spanish feet at Manila de-
molished by Dewey. Fourteen vessels
of the enemy destroyed, about 400
killed and several hundred injured.
Not an American vessel injured nor
an American life lost, and only six
men slightly injured. Admiral Mon
tejo of the Spanish feet admits total
defeat QtH
May 2-Congress appropriated $685.
! 720,945 for the army Of invasion. Ma
val bill for thirty-five new warships
sent to the president for signature.
Martial law proclaimed in Madrid.
Eight transports ordered to Tampa
for army of invasion Dewey holds
the Philippines.
May president names major and
brigadier- generals of volunteers. Seri-
! Gus riots in Spanish provinces. Ore
gon Omitted States battleship) sailed
from Rio Janerio.
May Admiral SIMPSONS fleet
sails under sealed orders. Hawaii
tenders islands to- the United States
no ri
leave Prescott for the front.
| May 5-The French liner Lafayette
captured and turned loose.
May 7-Commodore Dewey's report
on battle of Manila received.
May 9-Congress passes vote OF
thanks to Dewey and makes him rear
admiral.
May 10-Cape Verde squadron re-
ported anchored at Cadiz. Oregon at
Bahia.
May 11-Troops breaking camp at
Chickamauga preparatory for trans
portation south. Spanish torpedo boat
destroyer Destructor blown up at Glib
raltar
May 12.-News was received of ar
rival of Spanish Cape Verde squad
ron at Martinique West Indies. The
Winslow and the auxiliary gunboat
Hudson, while in Cardenas bay, at
tackled by Spanish batteries and gun
boats. Ensign Bagley and four of the
Winslow's crew killed, and town of
| Cardenas was shelled. An engagement
reported at Cienfuegos, in which
| fourteen Spaniards were wounded, and
the Americans were said to have been
repulsed.
May 13.-Rear Admiral Sampson re-
ported that he had bombarded the
forts at San Juan, Porto Rico, with
loss of two men killed and six wound
ed, the American squadron being un-
| injured. The flying squadron, under
Commodore Schley, sailed under Sc
cret orders from Hampton Roads
May 1.-THE Spanish fleet was re-
ported at Curacao, off the Venezuelan
coast, and Admiral Sampson was off
Puerto Plata, Hayti. American re-
port of Cienfuegos affair reached Key
, West and told of the killing of Reagan
marine on the Marblehead, and the
wounding of five others, while cutting
the cable in Cienfuegos bay, in small
open boats, under hot Spanish fire.
| The Marblehead, Nashville and Win
dom took part, razing the Spanish de-
| lenses there.
May 15-The flying squadron
reached Charleston, S. c. Rear Ad-
miral Dewey reported the capture of
Spanish revenue cruiser at Manila,
and that he could still hold the bay.
SPANS cabinet resigns. Steamer Gus
sic failed to land on coast of Cuba.
May 16.-Spanish squadron at Cura-
Goa. The naval department shuts off
news. France disclaims hostility.
May 1S.-Battleship Oregon safe af
ter $4,000 mile cruise. Cruiser Charles
ton sailed from Mare Island for the
Philippines. Schley's squadron at
Key West. New Spanish ministry
formed.
May 19.-Spanish squadron reported
landed at Santiago de Cuba. Cruiser
Charleston returned to Mare Island
for slight repairs. Arrangements
made for exchange of prisoners.
May 20.-Reported victories OF in
surgents in Cuba. Polo banished
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