The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-04-07
WAR CHRONOLOGY
A Complete Record of the Importan
Events and Dates of the American
Spanish War.

The following, prepared by Charles
Tredway, of Elm township, is a brief
history of the late war that will be a
good thing To file away for reference.
CAUSES
The destruction of the Maine
time, February Is, 1898, 2G6 killed.
Court of Inquiry established. Caused
by mine explosion. Spain suspected
but not directly accused. The govern.
ment however did accuse spain.
March 8, Emergency Bill for $50
0000O0 passed
April ., Fitz Hugh Lee lett Cuba.
April 10, both Houses passed the
Intervention Resolutions
April 20 Ultimatunf sent to spain.
April 20, spanish Minister TO
United States asked for his passport.
April 81, Spain gave Minister
Woodford his passport.
The United States considered
SPANS action Il declaration of war.
EVENTS.
April %, Cuban ports blockaded
by United States vessels
April %, First shot of the war
fired by the New York at the Buena
Ventura
April %. Mckinley called for l25.-
600 volunteers
April ~, England ordered the
L ) vessels to leave the harbor OF
Hong Kong-in Difference to the
neutrality law
April %, The New York demolish-
Ell the forts at Matanzas.
May |, Dewey's victory over Ad-
miral Montojos' fleet, eleven vessels
sunk, no Americans killed. 300
Spaniards killed.
May >, Bill for thirty-five new war
ships passed.
May ., Com. Dewey made Rear
Admiral.
Admiral SIMPSONS fleet shelled
San Juan, Porto Rico.
June 3, Lieut.. Hobson and men
sunk the M-Irimac in Santiago har-
Dor and were captured by the
Spainlards.
June 5, Santiago bombardet.
June 6, Insurgents took the outer
city of Manila, $4,000 Spanish
prisoners taken.
June "a, 1000 Spaniards attacked
1000 Rough Riders" Spanish de-
feated. 10 Americans killed and 10
Spaniards killed.
July l, American troops moved on
Santiago.
July =, American troops captured
the Heights of San Juan and FL
Caney, both sides lost heavily.
Com. Schley destroyed Cevera's
fleet, 1900 sailors captured, 600 killed.
July II, Lieut.. Hobson and men ex-
changed for II Spanish prisoners.
July s, Santiago given twenty.fou
hours notice hefre bombardment.
July 8, Admiral Camera returned
through Suez canal aud was denied
coal by Egypt.
July 10, Gen. Shafter bon barded
Santiago.
July IL, Twenty -four hours armistice
agreed upon at Santiago.
July IA, Gen. Toral formally sur
rendered Santiago and troops.
July Is, Gen. Gibben appointed
military Governor of Santiago.
July 10, United States flag raised
over the ublic buildings at Santiago.
July l6, Surrender of city and gar
rison of Caimero.
July 20, Compania Trans-A tlantic
Espadolo received the contract to
transport the Spanish soldiers home
from Santiago.
July 20, Gen. Miles started from
Guantanamo for Porto Rico.
July 20, Administration advocated
permanent annexation of Porto Rico
July %, Gen. Miles landed in Porto
Rico
July 26, Spain made overtures of
peace through the French minister at
Washington.
July 20, Americans advanced on
Porto Ponce.
July 2S, City of Porto Ponce under
American military government.
August /, United States terms of
peace received at Madrid.
August A, 5000 Spanish troops at
tackled Americans under Gen. Green
intrenched at Manila.
August 8, Gen. Shafter ordered |
north from Santiago.
August 10, Secretary Day an
nounced that the protocol had been
agreed uDOn