The Holly chieftain., 1898-09-09

igHatiun accepted at Madrid
Feb. lj.-Destruction a: the Maine in
the harbor of Havana.
March s.-Congress vor es unanimously
and without debate .gr defense
fund OF SjJ,OJO GOO.
March 2s.-United state board Of in.
uuiry reports that -a" Maine was
blown up by external ,a.ac.
April u.-President Mckinley sends
his Cuban message to cDaurcss.
April 2O,-Thc goverla.at sends iti
uI,imatum to Spain. nn3 the queen
rcgpu, opens the core with war
like speech. The Spa .sh minister at
Washington asks for is passports.
April 2l.-Nliuistcr Wo.Lfurd asks ful
his pa >Porjs at Madrid, and leaves
for Paris
April 22.-Wnr opens with the Nash
villc's capture Of the BUrna Venture
and the New \ rk's capture Of the
Pedro. Havana harbor declared in 9
state Of blockade.
April 23.-PrcsiIgat calls for 12j,0OC
volunteers.
April 24.-Spaln declares war.
April 2j.-Curgrr~- declares that war
began on April Il by act Of Spain
States called upon for their quota OF
troops.
April Chairwan Dinglcy reports
war revenue bin TO the house. Eng
land publishes her neutrality, dated
April %, rcciting that "a state oi
war unhappily exists" etc. Spain
appeals to the powers.
April y. - Mutanzas earthworks
sheIIed and sHruccd by the New
York. Puritan and Cincinnati
Steamer Guido made n prize by
monitor Terror Dewey's AsiatiC
squadron sails from Mrs bay tC
Manila. and the Spanish fleet Leaves
Manila to meet him.
April 2s.-Cougrcss agrees to naval
appropriation bill Of nearly $4,000,
600.
April 2o.-Iousc passes bill for ropu
lar bond issue OF SioO.00O,oo0, Nnva
bill passes the senate. Spanish fleet
leaves Cape Verde islands.
May I.-SpnHish fleet demolished b}
Commodore Dewey in the Bay Of
Manila. Eleven Spanish warships
completely destroyed.
May 4.--The fighting ships of Admiral
SIMPSONS squadron sailed from Key
West, after preparing for n long stay
at sea.
May 1O.-The Spanish cortes voted the
war credits.
May 11.-Maj Gen. Merritt was or,
dered to the Philippine islands us
military governor.
May 12.-News was received of the
arrival of the Spanish Cape Verde
squadron at Martinique, West In,
dies. The gunbont Wilmington, the
torpedo boat Winslow, and the aux
Hilary gunboat Hudson, while in Car
denas bay, were attacked by Spanish
batteries and gunboats. Ensign Bag.
ley 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
forts at San Juan, Puerto Rico, with
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 14.-The Spanish fleet was report.
ed at Curacao, of the Venezuelan
coast, and Admiral Sampson was of
Puerto Plata, Hayti.
May l6.-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 l9.-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 wa.
reported bottled up in Santiago
harbor by theAmerican fleets. The
Oregon arrived at Jupiter Fla.
nc tdlItu IOT
600 more volunteers. The transports
Australia, City of Peking, and City
of Sidney, with $500 soldiers, lief,
San Francisco for Manila.
May 29.-CommoGore Schley reported
sighting the Spanish feet in Santa
go harbor.
May 30.-Gen. Shafter was ordered tc
embark $4,000 or more troops Al
Tampa. Santiago was thought to bt
their destination.
May y3l.-Spanish reports were received
of the bombardment of Santiago
forts by Commodore Schley.
June 1.-Detuils were received of tn,
bombardment of the Santiago fort.
by Commodore schley on May 81
with the Massachusetts, Iowa ant
New Orleans.
June 2.-The house of representative,
passed an urgent deficiency bill
carrying nearly $4,000, 900 for wal
expenses.
June admiral Sampson reported
that Naval Constructor II. p. Hob
son, with a volunteer crew of sever
men, had, on June 3, sunk the collier
Merrimac in the Santiago harbor
channel, shutting in Cervera's feet
Hobson and his men were made
prisoners. The senate passed the
war revenue bill by vote of As to as
June 6.-Further bombardment OF
Santiago reported The house sent
the war revenue bill to conference
nonconcurring in senate amend
ments.
June Admiral Sampson reported
having silenced, on June 6, The Santi.
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