Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-08-26
CHRONOLOGY OF THE al

OF The WAX. :
I June 3.-Amcrlcan squadron bombarde
Santiago de Cuba.
June 4.-Iicut. Hobson sinks cruiser Merit.
mac mac ~ e. the H,,h mouth of the harbor Of San.
June 6.-Fortincations Of Santiago de Cuba
June 7.-Amerlcan squadron bombards and
silenGes batteries at Santiago.
June 7.-Monitor Monterey and collier Bru.
tus sail for Manila.
June S.-Assault on Notifications Of Guam.
! tanamo Bay.
June 0.-Housc agrees on war revenue con.
June .10-Admiral Sampson reports he has
held GUANTANAMO harbor since the It'll.
June 1O.-Senate agrees on conference 10
port on war revenue bill.
June 1l.-Four Americans at Caimanera are
killed In q fight with the Spaniards.
June is.-Thirty;two transports with Shat.
tax bill.
June 1.-Two Americans and several hun
June l5.-second expedition sailed from San
Francisco for Manila.
June 15.-Great destruction results to San.
ttago forts through the use OF the dyna-
mite guns on the Vesuvius.
June 1~7.-Spanish squadron sailed from ca.
diz and passed Gibraltar.
June 2O.-Transports with Gen. Skaters
troops arrive or Santiago.
June 22.-Par of Shutters troops landed.
June 23.-Balance of troops landed without
accident.
rives at Island Of Pantellaria.
June 24.-Sixteen American soldiers killed
and forty wounded in driving buck Span
ish soldiers at Santiago.
\ June 7-COmmOdOr VNfcnp tO command
fleet to attack Spanish home territory.
June 27.-Prcstdent Mckinley recommends
thanks Of Congress for Lieut.. Hobson, and
that he be transferred to the line.
June 2S.-President proclaims blockade Of
Southern Cuba from Cape Frances to Cape
Cruz.
June 2o.-Gen. shafter reports he can take
Santiago In forty-eight hours.
June 20.-Thc Senate thanks Lieut.. Hobson
and his mon. naming cach one personally.
June SN.-Egyptian Government refused to
let Camara coal his fleet ut Port Said.
July 1.-Shafter's army began the assault
upon Santiago de Cuba, capturing the enc.
my's outer works.
July 2;-shafter renewed the attack upon
oners. The Spanish casualties probably
exceeded those Of the Americans.
July s.-Cervera's 9eet destroyed at San
July 8-spanish transport Alfonso XII.
boats.
July 6:.Hobson. the hero Of the Merrimac,
and his comrades exchanged for Spanish
prisoners outside Santiago.
July 7.-President signs Hawaiian annexa.
tian resolution.
July 7.-Admirai Dewey took subie and
1900 prisoners.
July ll.-Cruiser st. Louis brings Admiral
Cervera and TAG prisoners to Portsmouth,
New Hampshire.
July l1.-Admiral Sampson's feet lombard.
ed Santiago.
July l3.-Announced that yellow fever has
broken out in Gen. Skaters army.
surrendered Santiago at 3 p. m.
July l7.-"Old Glory raised over Santiago
ut noon.
July ls:-President issues a proclamation
July 1S.-Seven American vessels lombard
Manzanlllo and destroy seven Spanish
July 2l.-Gen. Miles,, with s.415 men on
to take Porto Rico.
July 21.-Amerlcan gunbonts captured Nipe
and sank the Spanish cruiser Jorge Juan.
July 21.-Gen. Caiixto Garcia, commander of
to discomfort because the American Gov.
ernment had ignored him and his troops
in the surrender Of Santiago, withdrew.
July 21.-News reached this country that
the second expedition to REINFORCE Ad.
miral Dewey had arrived at Cavite.
July 22.-Aguinaldo declared himself dicta.
tor OF the Philippines.
July 23.-Another expedition for the Philip.
pine Islands sailed from San Francisco.
July 25.-Gen Miles and $500 men reach
Guanlco. Porto Rico. and effect a landing.
July 26.-secretary Dry, NJ. Cambon.
tary, n. Thiebaut. confer with President
Mckinley in regard to terms Of peace.
July 27.-The port Of Ponce. Porto Rico. sur.
,, rsnders to Cart. Davis; OF gunboat Dixie.
Cavite received at Washington.
July 3O.-Dcwey informs the President that
Aguinaldo. the Philippine insurgent chief.
assumed q defiant attitude.
July 3l.-The Spanish forces ut Cavite made
q sortie during q fierce storm on the
American troops In the Malate trenches.
They were repulsed with heavy loss. Ten
forty-eight wounded.
August 2.-President Mckinley makes pub.
lie the terms OF peace offered to Spain by
the United States.
August 4.-The monitor Monterey and its
consort Brutus arrive at Manila.
August 4.--Gen. Shafter and his subordi.
mates ask that the fever-stricken army at
Santiago dc Cuba be removed north.
August 6.-FOrmal orders issued for the re-
moval Of Gen. Skaters army to this
country.
August 6;;-spain accepts the terms Of peace
August 0-Guayamo, Porto Rico, captured
by Gen. Haines' forces. Three Americans
cornered.
august o.-SpuiH uccepte PRESIDENT MCkin.
ley's peace terms, Certain representa-.
tions were made regarding Cuba which
were not accepted. however.
August 6.-Spaniards ut Guantanamo Law
down their arms and surrender to Brig.
August 0.-Gen. Ernst's brigade captured
Conmo, Porto Rico, after a lively 6Rht. in
which seven Pennsylvania volunteers were
wounded, Two hundred Spaniards were
taken prisoners.
August 0.-spaniards attempt to retake the
lighthouse ut Cape San Juan, but are re.
pulsed with heavy loss.
August lo:-A protocol covering the peace
terms Of the United States has been
agreed upon by NJ Cambon, representing
Spain, aud President Mckinley.
August 1O.-Gen. Schwan's forces defeat
Spanish troops at Mnyaguex, Porto Rico.
Loss on our side two killed md one
August M.-spain's' cabinet formally an.
proved President McKinley's peace proto.
col and a cablegram was sent to N. Cam.
bon authorizing him to sign In behalf Of
August Pm. cambon French ambassa.
dor to the Upitcd States. signs the proto.
col and q cessation OF hostilities IL or.
dered.