The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1899-01-12
THE srASSn-AmnnroAN WAR.

Feb. 9--U. :. demands recall Of Spanish
minister Dupuy de LONE for vulgar criti
ci'ms OF Pres Mckinley.
l5-l'attleship Maine tcosting $2,4S4 000l
blown up in Havana harbor; 265 men and
officers perished.
l7-Pres. Mckinley appoints naval board
to investigate Maine disaster.
Mar. 5-Pres. Mckinley refuses Spain's re.
quest for recall Of Consul-Gen. Lee at
Havana
0--Pres. signs bill appropriating S5OOOO,-
600 for national defense which congress
had unanimously passed. u. ). cruiser
Montgomery replaces Maine at Havana.
H-U. s. buys at London 2 Brazilian war.
ships
22-Maiue court of inquiry reports explosion
was from outside
25-Schey ordered to command flying
squadron at Hampton Roads.
20-Spain notified hostilities in Cuba must
cease
Apr. Pres. declines French offer of medi-
alton.
S-Consul.Gen. Lee leaves Havana.
ll-President's message on Cuban question
sent to congress.
lS-Scnate by a vote of ~ to 49, and house.
$40 to O, adopt Joint resolution for Cuban
independence, demanding withdrawal OF
Spain's forces from Cuba, and authorZ
ing pres to use land and naval forces to
carry resolution into effect.
20-Pres. signs war resolutions. ., Ultima
tum issued to Spain to evacuate Cuba.
Spanish minister demands and receives
his passports and leaves Washington.
2l-Minister Woodford given his transports
without being allowed to present L. S.
ultlmatum.
22--Sampson's fleet arrives off coast of Cuba,
and blockading proclamation issued ....
First gun of the war fired by gunboat
Nashville in capturing the prize Buena
Ventura. Armistice in Cuba ended.
23-Pres. calls for l25,0O0 two-year voiun.
teers.
25-War with Spain is declared by congress
to have existed since Apr. 2l.
20-Cervera's fleet sails for Cuba.
May l-Commodore Dewey destroys entire
Spanish fleet in Manila bay.
Pres, appoints Dewey acting admiral.
ll-Fort at Cardenas, Cuba, destroyed; En-
sign Bagley of the Winslow and 4 Others
killed.
l2-Sampson's fleet bomhords and reduces
San Juan Porto Rieol Notifications.
h-First relief expedition to Philippines
leaves San Francisco under Maj. Gen.
Otis.
ls-Pattleship Oregon arrives after long trip
around Cape Horn.
l9-Cervera' S fleet enters Santiago harbor.
25-pres. calls for $4,000 more volunteers.
29-Gen. Merritt takes command of Philip
pine forces and expeditions.
Jun. 3-Hobson sinks Merrimac in Santiago
harbor and is taken prisoner "ith other
volunteers.
l0-Near Guantanamo 600 marines landed
under Col. Huntington.
fleet sails eastward from
Cadz
army lands near Santiago.
driven back from Baiquiri.
captures Juragua. =. Roose-
velt's rough riders and 10th cavalry sus-
tain heavy loss, being caught in ambush.
Jul. l-Lawton, Kent and rough riders take
San Juan hill and III Caney, losing 23l
men, with 1864 wounded; fleet bembards
simultaneously Moro War balloons
make observations of Santiago.
3-Cervera's fleet sunk in attempting es-
cape from Santiago harhor.
6--Watson's squadron ordered detached to
sail for Spanish coast
7-Lieut. ilobson and I companions ex-
changed and given freedom.
S-Camara's fleet 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 267 killed, l,I3S |
wounded,
2l.Gen. Wood appointed military gov. of
Santiago.
25-Nlies lands near Ponce, Porto Rico.
a6-Spain proposes peace through French |
Ambassador Cambon
Sl-Battle of Maiate near Manila.
Aug. l2-Peace protocol signed at Washing
ton.
3-Fieet bombards and army assaults /
Manila and il surrenders.
gu. 5, peace commission named to be
Sec. of State Day, Senators Davis and !
Frye, and Whitelaw Reid and Justice
White
Sep, 2S-Pres. appoints war investigation
commission.
)et. ls-Amerioan flag raised over public
building and forts OF Porto Rico
Nov. 2S-Final peace terms agreed to at
Paris.
Dec. l0-Peace treaty signed at Paris. u.
). flag unfurled over Marianao, Cuba.
Peace com, report to pres.
6-Spanish troops begin evacuation of Ha-
yana