Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-01-01
The WAR WITH SPAIN.
JANUARY.

JANUARY.
NE battleship Maine ordered to
Havana.
FEBRUARY.
The Spanish minister De Lone re-
! Signs because CL the publication OF
his lettsr TO Canalejas
luis Polo Bernabe appointed
spanish minister to the United
states.
-5--lhe Dattleship Maine blown up in
Havana harbor; 265 lives lost.
MARCH.
requests by Spain for re-
call of Consul General Lee and
against shipment of Cuban relief
supplies IN warships, refused by
President Mckinley.
.The House passes the $50,000,000
national defense bill; passed by the
Senate and becomes a law next
Jay.
mister Polo arrives in Washing
1roctcr makes a statement in the
Senate about Cuban conditions as
he saw them.
report OF the Maine Court of
Inquiry reaches Washington.
8-Several resolutions declaring war
with Spain introduced in Congress.
reply, rejecting the de-
mands of the United States, receiv-
ed by the President.
APRIL.
IA collective peace note of the pow
ers presented TO Mckinley.
9-Consul GeS@Al Lee and other
United States representatives leave
Cuba,
TIE Presidents Cuban Intervention
message submitted to Congress.
3-Tlhe House passes the Cuban inter
vention resolutions.
6-The Senate amends and passes the
Cuban resolutions.
passes finally the Cuban
resolutions, after an all-night SEES
sion; signed by the President next
day.
0-The American ultimaltum cabled 10
Madrid-The volunteer bill passed
by the House. Minister Polo leaves
Washington.
limited States Minister Woodford,
at Madrid, given his passports.
The Senate passes the volunteer
bill. State of war officially recog-
niZed.
2-The President proclaims the Cuban
blockade. The Key West squadron
sails for Havar. The gunboat
Nashville fires u FIRST shot of the
war in captur; Spanish mer-
chairman Bug Ventura. The
volunteer BIZ Signed
eSiiN issues a call for
lunteers. The House
5 the Hull army reorganiza-
ION bill.
Declaration of war passed bv both
houses of Congress and signed by
the President.
6-The Senate passes the army re-
organization bill.
Notifications lombard
ed.
9-The house passes the war revenue
bill-Cabanas batteries lombard
ed.
MAY.
Commodore Dewey DESTROYS the
Spanish fleet in Manila bay: takes
Cayite next day.
The army deficiency appropriation
bill passed by both houses.
6-The French Atlantic liner Lafay-
cite captured by the blockading
squadron off Havana but released
by order from Washington.
7-Commodore Dewey's report of the
battle of Manila bay received by
the Navy department; the Presi-
dent promotes him to be acting
admiral.
S-Minister Woodford lands in New
York.
9-Congress votes thanks to Dewey,
who is thereupon promoted to the
rank of rear admiral.
-0-The immune volunteer bill finally
passed
1.-THE torpedo boat Winslow dis
abled in a fight with shore bat
teries at Cardenas. The battle of
Cienfuegos caused by American
ships cutting cables.
-2-San Juan de Puerto Rico bonn
barded by Admiral Simpsons
squadron
S-The hattleship Alabama privately
launched from Cramps ship yard.
1.-The cruiser Charleston sails for
Manila and the monitor Monterey
also ordered thither.
'3-Admiral Cervera's Spanish squad
ron bottled up in Santiago har-
Dor.
President issues his second
call for volunteers, asking for
75,00G-The first installment of
troops sail from San Francisco for
Manila. I
'l-Effst bombardment of Santiago
forts takes place.
JUNE.
lieutenant Hobson and seven