The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1899-01-14


captures Pedro. 1000 tons. fifteen miles
east OF Havana. Cuban ports block
AIDED by the American squadron.
23-The President issues his proclamation
calling for 12JOOO volunteers
"a (sundny)-A Spanish decree declaring
war against the United States was
gazettod AT Madrid.
25-COngress passes resolution declaring
that the state Of war existed from
&c Recruiting volunteers began in New
York city
27-United States vessels bombard NIatan-
zas. Seventh New York Regiment de-
clines to enlist.
2S-COmmodOre Dewey's feet sails from
HOngkOng for Manila.
29-Spanish squadron sails from Cape Verde
for the West indies New York shells
Cabanas forts. II. S. cruiser Yale
GarlsJ arrives In New York.
30-COmmOdOre Dewey's squadron arrives
of Manila Flagship New York fires
on Spanish cavalry sharpshooters Off
Havana.
IT. s. cruiser Topeka arrives at New
York from Falmouth. =. Commodore
Dewey's squadron destroys the Spanish
fleet at Manila.
2-Cable from Manila to Hongkong cut by
Commodore Dewey.
4-Batteship Oregon and gunboat Marietta
sail from Rio Janero.
7-CommOdOre Dewey informs State De
partment OF the seizure of Cavite.
9-COngress thanks Rear Admiral Dewey.
1O-The Gussie expedition sailed from
Tampa.
11--Ensign Worth Bagl~y and four of the
crew Of the torpedo-boat WnslOw Killed
by "A shell from the Spanish forts at Car
denas
12-Admlra SIMPSONS squadron bombards
the forts at San Juan, Porto Rico.
The Spanish Cape Verde feet arrives at
Port de France, Martinique. .Gussie
expedition repulsed.
13-COmmOdOre Schley's fleet sails sOuth to
meet the Spanish squadron.
14-SpanIsh Cape Verde fleet sighted Off
Curacao.
15-Rear Admiral Dewey reports on fail of
Manila. Sagastas cabinet resigns.
Spanish torpedob boat destroyer Terror
disabled at Port de France. Martinique.
Spanish fleet leaves Curacao. Gen.
Merritt ordered to the Philippines as mil
itary governor. Gov. Black authorizes
reorganization OF dsbanded Thirteenth
Regiment
17-Sagasta's new cabinet announced at
Madrid.
1s-Ninety thousand troops oCdered to mobil-
lie In Chickamauga
20-Spanish fleet arrives at Santiago de
Cuba
22-Cruiser Charleston sails for Manila
23-Troops A and c arrive at Camp Alger.
Falls Church, Va.
24-The Spanish fleet Is bottled up at San
tiagO
25-Three transports with 2.5SS men start
for Manila. President issues a call for
10000 more volunteers
26-OregOn arrives in Key West. O.. One of
SPANS cabinet ministers said the cOun-
try was willing to accept IAN honorable
peace" Commodore Schley Is in touch
with the insurgent leaders. Florida
expedition landed without opposition
near Guantanamo, Cuba
27-Spanlsh scout ships chased by American
warships near Key West
Schley reports the trapping
Of CerVera In the harbOr of Santiago de
Cuba. Cruiser Columbia arrives at
New York, having been In collision with
the British steamship Boscolia, which
sank.
sO-Troops embark at Tampa for Havana.
3l-Rear Admiral SIMPSONS fleet bombards
forts of Santiago de Cuba.
June.
Transports for Manila arrive at Homo
lulu, Hawaii, and the Boys in Blue be-
come the guests of the city. Monitor
Monadnock ordered to Manila from San
Francisco.
2-Spain again appeals to the Powers to
intervene.
3-American squadron bombarded Santiago
de Cuba.
4-Lieut Hobson sinks cruiser Merrlmac
in the mouth Of the harbor of Santiago
de Cuba.
6-Fortihcatlons of Santiago de Cuba re-
duced.
t-ameflcdn SqEiuTO0 DOmpdrQS ana ST.
lences batteries at Santiago. Monitor
Monterey and collier Brutus sail for
Manila
S-Assault on Notifications OF Guantanamo
Bay.
9-House agrees on war revenue conference
report.
1O-Admral Sampson reports ne has held
Guantanamo harbor since the 9TH. zee.
Senate agrees on conference report on
war revenue bill.
11-Four Americans at Caimanera are killed
In fight with the Spaniards
l3-Ihlrty-twO transports with Skaters
troops sail for Santiago. President
Mckinley signs the war tax bill
1.-Two Americans anu seN eral hundred
Spanards killed in a battle at Cal
manera.
15-SecOnd expedition sailed from San Fran
cisco for Manila. Great destruction
results to Santiago forts through the IL.
Of the dynamite guns on the Yesuyius.
I-Spanish squadron sailed from Cadiz and
passed Gibraltar.
20-Transports with Gen. Skaters troops
arrive of Santiago.
22-Part Of Skaters troops landed
% Balance of troops landed without acct
dent. Admiral Camara's Cadz fleet
arrives at Island of Pantellaria.
24-Sixteen american soldiers killed and
forty wounded in driving back Spanish
soldiers at Santiago
2-COmmOdOre Watson to command fleet to
attack Spanish home territory o.. Presi-
dent Mckinley recommends thanks of
Congress for Lieut.. Hobson, and that he
be transferred to the line.
proclaims blockade OF South
ern Cuba from Cape Frances to Cape
Cruz
&9-Gen. Shafter reports he can take San
tiagO In forty-elght hours. O.. The Senate
thanks Lieut.. HObson and his men, nam
Ing each one pers )naly.
30-Egyptian Government refused to let
Camara coal his fleet at Port Said
1-Shafter's army began the assault upon
Santiago de Cuba, capturing the enemy's
outer works
2-Shafter renewed the attack upon San
tlAgO. losing abOnt 1000 in Killed and