Arizona republican., 1898-06-06

/ for war uses. The Arizona troops
leave Prescott for the front.
| May 5-The French liner Lafayette
captured and turned loose.
May 7@CommOdore Dewey's report
on battle of Manila received
May 9-Congress passes vote Of
thanks to Dewey and makes him real
admiral
May 1O.-Cape Verde squadron re-
ported anchored at Cadiz. Oregon Al
Bahia.
May 11.-Troops breaking camp al
Chickamauga preparatory for trans
pOrtatfon south. Spanish torpedo boat
destroyer Destructor blown up at Glib
raltar.
May 12.-News was received of ar
rival of Spanish Cape Verde squad
ron at Martinique, West Indies. The
gunboat Wilmington, the torpedo boat
Winslcw and the auxiliary gunboat
Hudson, while in Cardenas bay, at
tackled by Spanish batteries and gun
boats. Ensign Bagley and four of the
Winslow's crew killed, and town of
Cardenas was shelled. An engagement
reported at Cienfuegos, in which
fourteen Spaniards were wounded, and
repulsed.
May 13.-Rear Admiral Sampson re-
ported that he had .bombarded the
forts at San Juan, Porto Rico, with a
loss of two men killed and six wound
ed. the American squadron being I'M
injured. The flying squadron, under
Commodore Schley, sailed under Sc
cret orders from Hampton Roads.
May 1.-THE Spanish fleet was re-
ported at Curacao, off the Venezuelan
coast, and Admiral Sampson was off
Puerto Plata, Hayti. American re-
port of Cienfuegos affair reached Key
West and told of the killing of Reagan
a marine on the Marblehead, and the
wounding of five others, while cutting
the cable in Cienfuegos bay, in small
open boats, under hot Spanish fire.
The Marbiehead, Nashville and Win
dom took part, razing the Spanish de-
lenses there.
May 15.-The flying squadron
reached Charleston, S. C. Rear Ad-
miral Dewey reported the capture of
Spanish revenue cruiser at Manila.
and that he could still hold the bay.
SPANS cabinet resigns. Steamer Gus
sic failed TO land on coast OF Cuba
May 16.-Spanish squadron at Cura-
Goa. The naval department shuts off
news France disclaims hostility.
May 1S.-Battleship Oregon safe af-
ter $4,000 mile cruise. Cruiser Charles
ton sailed from Mare Island for the
Philippines. Schley's squadron at
Key West. New Spanish ministry
formed
May 19.-Spanish squadron reported
landed at Santiago de Cuba. Cruiser
Charleston returned to Mare Island
for slight repairs. Arrangements
made for exchange of prisoners.
May 20-Reported victories of in
surgents in Cuba. Polo banisbed
from Canada.
May 21-The monitor Monterey or
dered to Manila.
May 22-Cruiser Charleston sailed
from San Francisco for Manila
May 23-The British steamer Ar
danmore seized by the auxiliary
gunboat Osceola and brought to Key
West as prize, and then released.
Troops embarked on City of Picking
at San Francisco for Manila
May 24-Battleship Oregon arrives
at Jupiter Inlet, Florida
May 25-President issues call for
$4,000 more volunteers. The City of
Peking and City of Sydney sail for
Manila with troops.
May 26-Oregon arrived at Key
West.
May 27.-It was reported that Ger
vera with the Spanish Cape Verde fleet
was bottled up in Santiago, as had
been thought.
May 2S.-The cruiser Columbia was
damaged off Fire Island by collision
with the steamer Foscolia, the latter
sinking.
May Accommodate Schley report
ed sighting the Spanish fleet or part
of it in Santiago harbor.
May 30-General Shafter was or
dered to embark $1,000 or more troops
at Tampa Santiago was thought to
be their destination.
June Troops that sailed for
Guantanamo from Key West under
command of Col Lacret landed on
Cuban soil. Santiago reported stormed.
June 3.-Report of storming of San
tiagO turns out to be but a recon-
noissance by Schley. The collier Mer-
rimac sunk in Santiago harbor by or
der of Sampson.
June 4-Report from Sampson that
Merrimac commanded by Lieutenant
Hobson was sunk Hobson and crew
of seven hailed as heroes. They were
captured after sinking the Merrimac
as an obstruction in the harbor. Ar
rangements under way for their ex-
change. w. ]. Bryan's regiment ac-
cepted by the government.
THE CUBAN WATER MONKEY.