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the Panther, who had landed at Cal
manera. Gnatanamo bay. Cuba. june
~, under protection from the Mar.
hlehead, were attacked by s~pauiards
four Americans being killed and sew.
efal wounded or missing The span.
iards r~etreated.
June l3-The president signed the
war revenue bill. The Santiago e.
petition, Of over 1900 troops. left
key West, conveyed BIZ warships.
June i4-Gontinued lighting at Cal.
maneFa was reported, two Ameri-
cans and III spaniards being killed.
June I5.-The second expedition 10
Manila, on four transports. sailed
from San Francisco. The Vesuvius
fred her dynamite guns at Santiago
forts, for The first time, with de-
~structiYe results.
June l6, News came Of a third bonn
bardment Of Santiago by Admiral
Sampson squadron. The Caimanefa
fst was reduced by The Texas, SUI
vance and Marbiehead.
June IL. Admiral Dewey reported
from Manila under date Of June II
that the insurgents had practically
surrounded Manila and had taken
$500 Spanish prisoners. The Cadiz
squadron sailed. and the vessels were
seen passing Gibraltar, bound cast.
June Is. News was received Of fur.
Their Smelling of spaniards at Cal
maHera on june Ia.
June II. News came Of the arrival oil
Santiago de Cuba Of Gen. Skaters
transports with $4,000 troops On
June 70. Gen shafter and Rear ADJ
miral Sampson landed ct Aeerra
deros. Cuba, Is miles frbm Santiago,
and conferred with Cen Garcia.
june ~ 0acial reports by cable
from 4 station on the Cuban shore,
near Gaimanera, told Of the landing
of part 81 Gen. Skaters troops at
Baiquirii near Santiago de Cuba,
with little resistance.
June 23 Landing shifted to siboney
and continued during the night by.
aid Of ST. Louis searchlights, Adj
miral Camara Cadiz feet was re-
ported off the island Of Pantellaria,
half way from Cadiz to Suez.
June "a. sixteen American soldiers
were killed and about 40 wounded
in driving back a Spanish force near
Santiago, Six Of the killed were
Roosevelt's rough riders.
june 2B.-Admiral C~alnara's Cadiz
feet reached Port Said, Egypt, and
awaited orders. Successful concur
sion Of the landing Of the army by
the navy In a surf al Baiguiri and
Siboney without loss Of injury Of a
single nan.
June 27It was officially announced
that Commodore Watson, with a
strong feet, would attack Spaiu's
coasts.
june 2s The president proclaimed d
blockade Of southern Cuba from
Cnpe Frances to Cape Cruz, also OF
Puerto Rico, Gen. Shafter reported
that he was within three miles Of
Santiago Capt. Sigsbee, 81 The SIT,
Paul, reported disabling the Terror
at San Juan on june 22.
b, -Further advances toward
Santiago Of Gen. Skaters army
were reported.
July L-Gen. shafter reported the be-
ginning Of q general assault on SAM
tiago. Gen. Lawton's division car
ried III Caney, a suburb Of the city,
and the Roosevelt rough riders,
with the First and Tenth infantry,
tok San Juan, another suburb. after
desperate lighting with heavy losses.
July The Spaniards made unsue-
cessfuI efforts to retake San Juan
Admiral SIMPSONS feet continued
shelling MORO castle and other
forts. doing great damage.
July Admiral Cervera's squadron
made a dash for liberty from San
tiago harbor, but being headed oil
by SIMPSONS ships ran ashore, and
All were destroyed. The first Ma
Mia expedition was reported By AL
miral Dewey to have ioiaed him.
after stopping at theLadrone Islands
and capturing the Spanish Ulcers
there
fully Rear Admiral sampson REL
ported the destruction of Admiral
C%ergeras entire feet the Yizcaya
Criztobal Colon 0%guendo, Maria Te-