The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-06-13
CHRONOLOGY OF THF WAR.
1895

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out in three of Cuba's six provinces.
March Fourteen hundred addi
tional Spanish troops sent TO Cuba.
March 3i-General Antonio Maceo
proclaimed commander Of the insur-
gent army April 10 Flor Crombet, in
surgent leader, killed at Palmerito.
April li-Captain General Cajella
displaced by Campos
May 14-Battle OF Guantanamo; 400
Spanish kille by insurgents under
Gomez.
MAY 15-Insurgents make important
captures at Bayano.
May i9-lnsurgent leader, Jose
Murti, killed at Dos Rios.
May 2i-General Gomez and zoo cav
airy repulsed at Rios.
Novem Der lT-Geueral MRceo near
Santa Clara with 1000 men defeats
1000 Spanish troops.
December 23-Campos 10000 men)
meets GSmeZ 1000 mem and is re-
pulsed with great losses.
1896.
February lO-Weyler displaces Cap
tain General Campos
February 12-Eightcen thousand
new Spanish troops sent into the field.
February l7-Weyler issues his re-
concentrate proclamation.
March The trocha is established.
April ll-Maceo crosses the trocha
with 5000 men and drives back the
Spanish.
July 9.1l--Gomez wins the battle Of
Najasa after fifty hours lighting.
October The rebellion up to this
time has cost Spain $3.50 O00, 900
November li-Heavy losses to Span
ish forces in Pinar del Rio.
December 4-General Antonio Ma
Geo killed by treachery.
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
ment at Madrid granting autonomy TO
Cuba.
1898.
January "a United States battle
ship Maine ordered to Havana on a
peaceful mission.
February l0-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 up in Havana
harbor and 2GG lives lost
February 1T nited States board ol
inquiry on the loss of the Maine ap
pointed.
Februrry 20-Spanish cruiser Viz
caya anchors off Staten Island, NY.
February 22-Spanish board Of in
quirY reports the destruction Of th'
Maine an accident Of internal origin.
March o. Emergency bill, 80 millioI
dollars, for United States coast de
fenses passed.
March 2s-The president sends
message with the Maine report 10 con
gress.
April 0-General Fitzhugh Lee ant
other consuls leave Cuba.
April 1.-THE president sends mes
sage to congress recommending arme
intervention in Cuba
April l5-War department order
regular troops TO the coast,
April 1G-The Intervention resolJ
tions passed by the senate.
April l9-The house passes the il
tervention resolution
April i0-The president prepares a
ultimatum TO Spain demanding tn
evacuation Of Cuba within three day
April 2O-The Cuban resolution
signed by the president.
April 2O-The Spanish minister, Pol
Y Bernabe asks for his passports.
April 2l-The United States mini
. ter, General Woodford, is given Ia
passports in Madrid.
April 2l-Spain's severance OF di
lomatic relations held TO be a declar
tion Of war.
: April 22-North Atlantic squadrc
sails TO blockade Cuban ports.
April 22-First shot fired when Il
= United States gunboat Nashville ca
lures the coast trader Buena Ventur
3 April 22 Presidents proclamatiC
/ to all nations declaring the blackat
OF Cuban ports.
April 23-The presidents call ISSUE
for l25, 900 volunteers.
/. April S4-Spdln urSb hhOt al UNIV
z States from masked batteries at M
tanzas on the United states gunbo
Foote.
April 96 Presidents proclamati'
issues on Spanish vessels in Americ'
= ports.
g April 27-The United States Asiat
y y Squadron sails from Hong Kong
meet the Spanish feet at the Phil
pine islands.
April 27-United States cruise
New York, Cincinnati and Monit
n Puritan silence the batteries at NJ
/. tanzas.
E, April 27--Portugal declines to G
serve the neutrality law by harbori
the Spanish heet at Cape Verde.
April 27-The United States Terr
l. captures the Spanish steamer Guido
April 2s-United States gun be
Newport captured the Spanish slo
y Engarcia.
April 2s-Spanish forts at Caban
demolished by guns Of the flag 81
New York.
y May Spanish fleet under Admit
ia Monteio defeated and destroyed
he United States squadron, CommodC
Dewey commanding.