The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1898-12-29


22-Cruiser Charleston sails for Manila. |
23-Troops A and e arrive at Camp Alger, |
Falls Church. Va.
2i-The Spanish fleet is bottled up at San |
tago
25-Three transports with 2.5ss men start
for Manila :. President issues a call for |
1000 more volunteers.
n6-Oregon arrives In Key West. one OF
spsins 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.
2I-Spanish scout ships chased by American
warships near Key West.
29-Ccmmodore Schey reports the trapping
of Cervera in the harbor OF Santiago dc
Cuba. Cruiser Columbia arrives at
New York. having been In collision with
the British steamship Foscolla, which
sank.
3O-Troops embark at Tampa for Havana.
3l-Rcar Admiral SIMPSONS feet bombards
forts of Santiago dc Cuba.
juno.
1-Transports for Manila arrive at Homo
Iulu. 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
S-American squadron bombarded Santiago
dc Cuba.
4-Licut Hobson sinks cruiser Merrimac
In the mouth or the harbor Of Santiago
de Cuba.
6-Fortifcations OF Santiago de Cuba re-
duced.
T-Amercan suuadfon bombards and 81.
fences batteries at Santiago. Monitor
Monterey and collier Brutus sail for
Manila.
S-Assault on fortifcations Of Guantanamo
Bay.
g-House agrees on war revenue conference
report.
1O-Admiral Sampson reports he has held
Guantanamo harbor since the Tth....
Senate agrees on conference report on
war revenue bill.
11-Eour Americans at Caimanera are killed
In fight with the Spaniards.
13-Thirty-twO transports with Skaters
troops sail for Santiago. President
Mckinley signs the war tax bill.
1.-two Americans and several hundred
Spaniards 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 use
of the dynamite guns on the Nesuvius.
1I-Spanish squadron sailed from Cadlz and
passed Gibraltar.
2O-Transports with Gen. Skaters troops
arrive of Santiago.
22-Part of Skaters troops landed
23-Balancc OF troops landed without acct
dent Admiral Camara's Cadz feet
arrives at Island OF Pantellaria.
24-Sixteen American soldiers killed and
forty wounded In driving back Spanish
soldiers Mt Santiago.
2I-Comrnodore Watson to command fleet to
attack Spanish home territory. .Presi-
dent Mckinley recommends thanks Of
Congress for Lieut. Hobson, and that he
lie transferred to the line.
2S-President procaims blockade Of South
ern Cuba from Cape Frances to Cape
Cruz.
o9-Gcn. Shafter reports he can take San
tiago in forty eight hours. :. The Senate
thanks Lieut.. HObson and his men, NAM
ing each one personally.
3o-Egyptian Government refused to let
Camara coal his feet at Port Said.
July.
1-Shafter's army began the assault upon
Santiago de Cuba, capturing the enemy's
outer works.
2-Shafter renewed the attack upon San
tiago, losing about 1000 In killed and
wounded, and making 1900 Spanish
prisoners. The Spanish casualties prob
ably exceeded those of the Americans.
3-Cervera's feet destroyed at Santiago,
with great loss Of life.
6-Spanish transport Alfonso MI. blown
up of Muriel by American gunboats.
Hobson the hero Of the Merrimac, and
his comrades exchanged for Spanish
prisoners outside Santiago.
president signs Hawaiian annexation
| resolution. Admiral Dewey took Subig
| and 1900 prisoners.
| 11-Cruiser ST. Louis brings Admiral Ger
| vera and 746 prisoners to Portsmouth.
\. H. Admiral Simpsons feet bonn
barded Santiago
| 13-Announced that yellow fever has broken
| out in Gen. Skaters army.
14-Gen. Toral aud the Spanish army sur
| rendered Santiago at p. m.
| 17-"Old Glory" raised over Santiago at
| 1s-Presldent issues a proclamation provd-
| ing for the government Of Santiago. q. :.
| Seven American vessels lombard Man
zauillo and destroy seven Spanish ships.
| 21-Gen. Miles, with 3,415 men on trans
| ports. conveyed by warships. starts to
take Porto Rico. 4. American gunboats
capture Nipe and sink the Spanish cruis-
er Jorge Juan. Gen. Calixto Garcia.
| commander of the Cuban army of East
| prn Cuba owing to discomfort because
the American Government has ignored
him and his troops in the surrender OF
country that the second expedition to re-
enforce Admiral Dewey had arrived at
| Cavite.
2o-Aguinaldo declared himself dictator OF
the Philippines.
23-Another expedition for the Philippine
Islands sailed from San Francisco.
| aJ-Gen Miles and $500 men reach Guam
leo, Porto Rico, and effect landing.
26-Secretary Day, NJ. Cambon, French AM
! bsssador and his first secretary, NJ.
ley in regard to terms of peace.
! 2I-The port Of Ponce. Porto Rico. surrend-
ers to Capt. Davis, of gunboat Dixie.
30-News of Gen. Merritt's arrival at Cavite
received at Washington. Dewey in
forms the President that Aguinaldo. the
philippine insurgent chief, assumed
defiant attitude.
St-The Spanish forces at C1vite made
sortie during fierce storm on the Amer
| iran troops in the Malate trenches. They
| were repused with heavy loss. Ten OF
Gen Mcrrltt's men were killed and for
| ty-eisht wounded.
August.
terms of peace offered to Spain by the
| United States.
| 4-The monitor Monterey and Its conSofl
| Erutus arrive at Manila. Gen. Shat
| Ter and his subordiuates ask that the
! fevcr-stricken army at Santiago de CUBS
| be removed north.
5-Formal orders issued for the removal ol
Gen. Shafter's army to this country:
6-Spain accepts the terms OF peace offered
| by the United States. .Guayamo, Porte
| Rice captured by Gen. Haines forces
| Three Americans cornered.
| S-Spain accepts President Mckinley
peace terms. Certain Representations
we're made regarding Cuba which were
not accepted, however. .Spaniards a
Guantanamo lay down their arms ant
surrender to Brig. Gen. Ewers.
9-Cen. Ernst's brigade captured Coamo
Porto Rico. after lively fight. In which
seven Pennsylvania volunteers were
wounded Two hundred Spauiards were
taken prisoners. :. .Spaniards attempt t.
rctake the lighthouse at Cape San Juan
but are repulsed with heavy loss.
1o-A protocol covering the peace terms o
thc United States has been agreed upoI
by NJ. Cambou. representing Spain. ant
President Mckinley. Gen. Schwant
forces defeat Spanish troops at Maya
rucz. Porto Rico. Loss on our side tw
. Filled and one wounded.
11-Spain's cabinet formally approved Pres
ilent McKinley's peace protocol and
cablegram was sent to NJ. CANTON au
thorizing him TO sign In behalf OF Spain
,o-N. Cambon, French ambassador to tn
United States, signs the protocol aud
cessation of hostlllties is ordered.
surrender OF the city OF Manila, afte
stiff bomba rdment by Dewey.
3o-Gen. Merritt leaves Manila for Paris
aid the Peace Commission.
September.
5-Spanish Cortes conyencs to conside
peace proposals.
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