The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-03-02
STORY OF THE YEAR.
The Important Events They Happened
"A Diary Well Worth Keeping.


events were:
Feb. 15-Battleship Maine is blown
up; 266 American sailors lost.
Feb. disappointment of a naval
court of inquiry into the cause of the
destruction of the Maine.
Feb. 18-Arrival of the Spanish
cruiser Viscaya in New York harbor.
March "A bill appropriating $50
000.0 for the National defence is in
PRODUCED in the House.
March Mobilization of the L. S.
army begins.
March -Battleship Oregon sails
from San FranciecO.
March 14-Spanish fleet leaves Ca
dir
March 19-The court of inquiry
completes its labors and makes re-
port to the President, March 2G.
March 25-Commodore Schley takes
command of the Flying Squadron.
April spanish fleet arrives at
Cape de Verde Islands.
April 9--Consul General Lee leaves
Havana.
April 19-Congress adopts resolu-
tons declaring Cuba independent and
directing the President to use the
United States army and navy 10 put
an end to Spanish rule in Cuba.
April 20-An ultimatum to Spain is
sent to Minister Woodford at Madrid.
April @1-Spain gives Woodford his
passports.
April 22-Sampson's fleet sails from
Kew West to blockade Cuba. Gun
boat Nashville captured the Spanish
ship Buena Ventura. Presidents
proclamation to neutral Powers, an
nOuncing that war has been declared.
April 23-President Mckinley calls
for 195, 900 volunteers.
April 27-Bombardment Of Matau-
zas by Admiral Sampson.
May 1-Commodore Dewey's fleet
destroys the Spanish squadron at
Manila. Spanish loss in killed and
wounded very heavy; six Americans
slightly wounded.
May 11-Congress makes Dewey a
Rear Admiral Ensign Bagley and
four men on torpedo boat Winslow
killed at Cardenas. Attack on Glen
fuegos.
May 1@-Admiral Sampson. bonn
bards San Juan, Porto Rico
May 13-Departure of the Flying
Squadron from Hampton Roads.
May 19-Admiral Cervera's fleet ar
rives at the harbor of Santiago de
Cuba.
May 25-President Mckinley calls
for 5000 more volunteers.
May 3O-Admiral SIMPSONS fleet
arrives off Santiago.
May 31-Bombardment of the forts
at the entrance of Santiago harbor.
June 3-Lieutenant Hobson sinks
the Merrimac at the mouth of Santi-
ago Harbor.
June 6-The Reina Mercedes is
sunk by American shells at Santiago.
Jude 10-Congress passes the war
revenue bill,
June 12-14-General Shafter with
10000 men leaves Key West.
June 14-15-Marines at Guantana-
mo fight with Spaniards and the forts
at Caimanera are bombarded by Uni
ted States ships.
June 25-Admiral Camara's fleet
sails from Cadiz for Manila via the
Suez Canal.
June 30-22-American army under
General Shafter lands at Baiquiri;
one killed, four wounded.
June 21-American warship cap
lures the Ladrone Islands, in the
Pacific.
June 24-Capture Of Juragua.
Rough Riders and regular troops de-
feat the Spaniards at Las Guasimas.
July 1-2-Battles of Ell Caney and
San Juan, in which the Spanish posi-
tions are carried by q brilliant assault.
July 3-Destruction of Admiral Ger
vera's fleet while trying to escape
from Santiago. Surrender of Santa
go is demanded.
July 8-Admiral Camara's fleet re-
turns through the Suez Canal to
Spain.
July 1O-Bombardment of Santiago
by the American fleet.
July Unconditional surrender
of Santiago.
July 25-General Miles, with an
army, arrives at Guanico, Porto Rico,
effecting it's surrender of Ponce three
days later.
July 26-M. Cambon, the French
Ambassador, acting for Spain, asks
for terms of peace.
July 3O-President Mckinley gives
the American terms of peace.
Aug. 9-Spain accepts Presidents
terms of peace.
Aug. Designing of peace proto-
col.
Aug. 13-Surrender of Manila.
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