The Holly chieftain., 1899-01-13
THE srAxIsH-AMEpIcAN w.n.


Feb. e-u. $. demands recall of Spanish
minister Bupuy de LONE for vulgar crit.
clans OF Pres. Mckinley.
l5-BltI.eship Maine (costing s2,4s4, ,oool
blown up IN Havana harbor; a65 men and
2 officers psrished.
l7-Pres. Mckinley appoints naval board
to inTesusate Maine disaster.
Mar. 5-Pres. Mckinley refuses SPANS re-
quest tor recall OF Consul-Gen. Lee at
9-Pres. sgns bill appropriating $50, 900, :
900 for nationa. defense which congress
had unanimouSiy passed. u. S. cruiser
Montgomery replaces Maine at Havana.
li-U. ;, buys At London Brazilian war
ships.
22-Maine curt un'! oi inquiry reports explosion
25-Sch.ey ordered to command flying
squadron at Hampton Roads.
29-Spa.n notihed hostilitIes in Cuba must
cease
Apr Pres declines French offer Of medi-
s-Consu,-G Zen. Lee leaves Havana.
ll-Prc-idcnts message on Cuban question
sent 90 congress
Is-Scnate By a vote OF ~ to 35 and house,
80 to 9, adopt joint resolution for Cuban
independence, demanding withdrawal OF
SPANS forces from Cuba, and authoriz
ins pres. to use land and naval forces to
carry ttnpiutiOn into effect.
2O-Pres, sI.ns war resolutions. Ultima.
tum lssued TO Spain to evacuate Cuba.
Spanish minister demands and receives
hrs passports and leaves Washington.
2l-MEuI5ler Woodford given his transports
without being allowed to present U. S.
u.tmatum.
22-Sampson arrive. off coast of Cuba,
and hlockading proclamation issued L..
First gun OF the war fired by gunboat
NH-hE...p IN cantprtuv the rrfve Rupna
Ventura. =. Armistice in Cuba ended.
23-Pres ais for l25, 900 two.year volun-
tcers.
25-War WITH Spain is declared by congress
to have visited since Apr. 81.
21-Cerycr1 s feet sails for Cuba.
NAV l-C Cgmmodore Dewey destroys entire
Spanish lect in Manila bay.
Pres. appoints Dewey acting admiral
lI-Fort at Cardenas, Cuba, destroyed; En-
sign Bagley Of the Winslow and Others
2-SAmpson's feet bombards and reduces
San Juan porto Rico) fortifcations.
li-Firs. relief expedition to Philippines
leaves san Francisco under Maj. Gen.
Is Eatticship Oregon arrives after long trip
around APE Horn.
lq-CerveFa $ fleet enters Santiago harhor.
25-Prrs callk for 5000 more volunteers.
2g-Gcu Merritt takes command OF Philip
pine forces and expeditions.
Jun. 3-liObson Sinks Merrimac in Santiago
harbor md is taken prisoner with other
volunteers.
| lO-Near Guantanamo 600 marines landed
under Col. Huntington.
l3-Camaras feet sails eastward from
Cadz
20-Shaftcr's army lands near Santiago.
23-Spanlards driven back from Baiquiri.
24-Shaiter captures Juragua. Roose-
vet's rough riders and 10th cavalry sus-
tain heavy loss, being caught in ambush.
Jul. LAYTON, Kent and rough riders take
San Juan hill and Ell Caney, losing 23l
men, with 1884 wounded; fleet bombards
simultaneously Moro. War balloons
make observations of Santiago.
3-Cerveras feet sunk in attempting es-
cape from Santiago harbor..
6-Watson ) squadron ordered detached TO
sail for Spanish coast
Lieut. Hobson and 7 companions ex-
changed and given freedom.
s-Camaras feet after passing through
Suez canal ordered back to Spain;
| l7-Toral surrenders to Shafter Santiago
and eastern Cuba. Total loss in Cuban
campaign reported to be 2e7 killed, ABS
2l-Gen. Wood appointed military gov. of
Santiago,
25-Nies Iands near Ponce, Porto Rico.
26-SpaIu proposes peace through French
Ambassador Cambon.
3l-Bntte Of Maiate, near Manila.
Aug. l2-Peace protocol signed at Washing
ton.
l3-Flee. bombards and army assaults
Manila and it surrenders.
26-U. s. peace commission named; to be
Sec Of State Day, Senators Davis and
FRYE, and Whitelaw Reid and Justice
White
Sep. 23-Pres. appoints war investigation
commission
Oct. lS-Amercan flag raised over public
building and forts Of Porto Rico.
Nov. 2S-Final peace terms agreed to at
Paris.
Dec lO-Peace treaty signed at Paris. ~.
S flag unfurled over Marianao, Cuba.
| 2i-Peace com. report to pres.
26-Spanish troops begin evacuation Of Ha.