The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-05-31
CHRONOLOGY OF THF WAR.


1895
February 9i-Insurreetion breaks
out in three Of Cuba's six provinces.
March l-Fourtcen hundred addi-
tional Spanish troops sent 20 Cuba
March 3l-General Antonio Maceo
proclaimed commander OF the iusur
gent army April 13 Flor Crombet i'm
surgent leader, killed at Palmerito
April li-Cuptain General Cajena
displaced 10y Campos
May Battle OF Guantanamo; 900
spanish killed by insurgents under
Gomez.
May l5-lnsurgents make important
captures at Bayamo.
May 19-Insurgcnt leader, Jose
Marti, killed at Dos Rios.
May 2l-Geueral Gomez and zoo cav
airy repulscd at Rios.
November IT, General Macco near
Santa Clara with 900 men defeats
900 Spanish troops
December 23-Campos 10000 mem
meets Gomez 5000 mem and is re-
pulsed with great losses.
1890.
February lo-Weyler displaccs Cap
tain General Campos
February l2-Eightcen thousand
new Spanish troops sent into the Geld
February 17-Weyler issues his re-
concentrate proclamation.
March 1.-The trocha is established.
April H. Maceo crosses the trocha
with 1900 men and drives back the
Spanish.
July 9-1l-Gomez wins the battle Of
Najasa after fifty hours fighting
October The rebellion mp TO this
time has cost Spain 10000, 900.
November l1--lleavy losses 10 Span
ish forces in pinar del Rio
December 4-General Antonio Ma
Geo killed by trcachery.
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.
cent at Madrid granting autonomy to
Cuba.
1898.
January "a United States battle
ship Maine ordered TO Havana on q
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 mp In Havana
harbor and POO lives lost
February l7-Unitcd states board o.
inquiry on the loss Of the Maine ap-
pointed.
Februrry 2O-Spanish cruiser Viz
eaya anchors off Staten Island, NY
February 22-Spanish board OF in.
qGiry reports the destruction OF the
Maine an accident Of internal origin
March g. Emergency bill. so million
dollars, for United States coast de
fenses passed.
March 2s-The president sends
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 10 the coast
April l6-The Intervention resolu.
tions passed by the senate.
April 19-The house passes the in
tervcntion resolution.
April II 9-The president prepares an
ultimatum TO Spain demanding the
OF Cuba within three DAYS.
April 20-The Cuban resolutions
signed by the president
April 2O-Ihe Spanish minister, Iolo
= 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 dcclara-
tion Of war.
April 23- North Atlantic SQUADRON
sails to blockade Cuban ports
April 22-l'irst shot fred when the
United States guuboat Nashville cap
tures the coast trader Buena Ventura.
April 22 Presidents proclamation
to all nations declaring the blackade
)f Cuban ports.
April 23-The presidents call issued
FOR l25, 900 volunteers.
April 2l-Spain's first shot at United
states from masked batteries at Ma
.anzas on the United states gunboat
Foote
April e6 Presidents proclamation
ISSUES on Spanish vessels in American !
)orts.
April 27-Thc United States Asiauc
squadron sails from Hong Kong 20 |
meet the Spanish ileet at the Philip |
zine ISLANDS.
April 27-Uuited states cruisers |
New York, Cincinnati and Monitor
Puritan silence the batteries at Ma |
anzas.
April 27-Portugal declines 20 OBJ
.erve the neutrality law by harboring |
he Spanish deot at Cape Verde
April 27-The United States Terror /
.aptures the Spanish steamer Guido.
April United States gun boat
Newport captured the Spanish sloop |
engarcia.
April 2s-Spanish forts az Cabanas |
demolished by guns Of the flag ship |
New York
May Spanish heet under Admiral |
dontejo defeated and destroyed by |
United States squadron, Commodore |
Dewey commanding