Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1899-01-06

AIDED by the American squadron.
23-The President issues his proclamation
calling for 125,000 volunteers.
"A (Sunday)-A Spanish decree declaring
war against the United States was
gazetted at Madrid.
25-Congress passes a resolution declaring
that that, the the state of war existed from
26-Reerulting volunteers began In New
York City.
2-United States vessels lombard Matan-
zas... Seventh New York Regiment de-
cines to enlist.
2S-Commodore Dewey's feet sails from
Hongkong for Manila.
29-Spanlsh squadron sails from Cape Verde
for the West indies. New York shells
Cabanas forts. ...U. S. cruiser Yale
(Parls) arrives In New York.
30-Commodore Deweyts squadron arrives
off Manila. :. Flagship New York fires
on Spanish cavalry sharpshooters off
Havana.
1-U. S. cruiser Topeka arrives at New
York from Falmouth. :. Commodore
Dewey's squadron destroys the Spanish
feet at Manila.
2-Cable from Manila to Hongkong cut by
Commodore Dewey.
4-Battleshlp Oregon and gunboat Marietta
sail from Rio Janero.
T-Commodore Dewey informs State De-
partment Of the seizure of Cavite.
e-Congress thanks Rear Admiral Dewey.
10-The Gussie expedition sailed from
Tampa.
11-Ens!gn Worth Bagley and four of the
crew Of the torpedo boat Winslow killed
by shell from the Spanish forts at Car
denas
12-Admiral Sampson's squadron bombards
the forts at San JUAN Porto Rico....
The Spanish Cape Verde fleet arrives at
Port de France, Martinique. E. .Gussie
expedition repulsed.
13-Commodore Schley's feet sails south to
thn Gnon nich
14-Spanish Cape Verde fleet sighted OF
Curacao
15-E6aT Admiral Dewey reports on fall OF
Manila. .Sagasta's cabinet resigns. -.
Spanish torpedoboat destroyer Terror
disabled at Port de France, Martinique.
....Spanlsh fleet leaves Curacao. :. Gen.
Merritt ordered to the Philippines as mil
itary governor. Gov Black authorizes
reorganization Of dlsbanded Thirteenth
Regiment.
17-Sagastas new cabinet announced at
Madrid.
1S-N Ninety thousand troops ordered to mobn-
lie In Chickamauga.
20-Spanish feet arrives at Santiago de
Cuba.
22-Crulser Charleston sails for Manila,
29-Troops and arrive at Camp Alger,
Falls Church, Va.
,24-The Spanish feet Is bottled up at San
\ tiago.
25-Three transports with 2,5SS men start
for Manila. :. President issues call for
$4,000 more volunteers.
26-Oregon arrives In Key West. =. One of
spains cabinet ministers said the coun-
try was willing to accept 'an honorable
peace. Commodore Schley Is In touch
with the lnsurgent leaders. Florida
expedition landed without opposition
near Guantanamo, Cuba.
27-Spanlsh scout ships chased by American
warships near Key West.
2e-Commodore Schley reports the trapping
of Ceryera In the haroor of Santiago de
Cuba. Cruiser Columbia arrives at
New York. having been In collision with
the British steamship Foscolia, which
sank.
S0-Troops embark at Tampa for Havana.
S1-Rear Admiral Simpsons fleet bombards
forts Of Santiago de Cuba.
June.
1-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.
8-Amerloan squadron bombarded Santiago
de Cuba.
4-Leut. Hobson sinks cruiser Merrimac
In the mouth Of the harbor Of Santiago
de Cuba.
6-Fortlfcations of Santiago de Cuba re-
duced.
7-American squadron bombards and si-
lenceS batteries at Santiago. q. Monitor
Monterey and collier Brutus sail for
Manila.
S-Assault on Notifications Of Guantanamo
Bay.
9-House agrees on war revenue conference
report.
1o-Admlral Sampson reports be has held
Guantanamo harbor since the 7th. ....
Senate agrees on conference report on
war revenue bill.
11-Four Americans at Caimanera are killed
In a hght with the Spaniards.
-Thlrty-two transports with Skaters
troops sail for Santiago. :. President
Mckinley signs the war tax bill.
1.-Two Americans and several hundred
Spaniards killed in u battle at Cal
mnnera.
| lb-Second expedition sailed from San Fran
cisco for Manila. :. Great destruction
results TO Santiago forts through the use
of the dynamite guns on the Vesuvus.
| l7-Spanish squadron sailed from Cadiz and
passed Gibraltar.
20-TrlnBports with Gen. Skaters troops
arrive Off Santiago.
| 22-Part Of Bbafters troops landed
| %-Balanee Of troops landed without 0cci-
dent. Admiral CamaN's Cadiz feet
arrives ct Island Of Pantellaria.
24-Slxteen American soldiers killed and
forty wounded In driving back Spanish
| soldiers at Santiago.
| 27-ComEodore Watson to command fleet to
attack Spanish home territory, -. Presi
dent Mckinley recommends thanks Of
Congress for Lieut. Hobson, and that he
| be tTanaferred to the line.
2S-Presldent proclHims blockade OF South
ern Cuba from Cape Frances to Cape
Cruz
29-Gen. Shstter reports he can take San
tlaRo In forty eight hours. .. The Senate
thanks Lieut.. Hobson and his men, nam
Ing each one personally.
| 90-ERypu0n Government refused to let
Camara coal his fleet at Port Said.
July.
| 1-Shafter'g army began tho aesnult unon
Santiago De Cuba, capturing the enemy's
outer works.
2-Shafter renewed the attack upon San
tlagO, losing about 1000 In Killed and
| wounded, aud making 1000 Spanish
| prisoners. The Spanish casualties prob.
ably exceeded those OF the Amerdrnns