The San Francisco call., 1898-12-21
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Corps, twelve squadrons of cavalry, un- mounted; four batteries of light artillery. two batteries of heavy artillery and Gen. eral Bates brigade.
 The Spanish torpedo-boat destroyer Terror was sunk by the American fleet while trying to steal into Santiago harbor 1 during the night.
 JUNE S-Lieutenant Henry H. Whitney of the Fourth Artillery, who had been sent on a confidential mission to Porto Rico in April, returned to Washington. He had collected much valuable informa- ton for the use of the President and the Secretary of War. which was later taken advantage of during the campaign Tn that
 JUNE 1O-Six hundred marines were landed from the transport Panther on the eastern shore of Guantanamo Bay: Camp McCalla was the result. The landing was effected in an hours time.
 JUNE 11-Camp McCalla's outposts were fired upon by a force of Spanish infantry. The enemy had all the advantage of being under cover. Reinforcements from the Marblehead were sent ashore. Two or our men had been killed in the bush During the night two more, Sergeant smith ana pr. John Blair Gibbs, were killed. All night long the firing continued.
 JUNE 12-The skirmishing between the marines and the SpaniardS still continued. The Texas arrived at Guantanamo ana landed forty men, with two Colt auto matic guns, while the Marblehead shelled the woods, where the enemy was In hld- ing. The marines who had been killed on the previous day were buried literally under fire, Chaplain Jones of the Texas officiating. With the bullets screaming in the air. he went through with the burial service.
 President Mckinley signed the war rev. enue bill. and Secretary Gage issued a circular inviting subscriptions to pop ular joan of S200, 900 900.
 JUNE, i9-Sergeant Major Good was killed early in the morning. One or the marines was also killed. All day long this guerrilla warfare was kept up.
 Sixteen hundred men arrived at Manila on four warshipS of the German East Asian squadron, with view of protecting the German interests there.
 Dewey reported that the insurgents. had taken 2500 Spanish prisoners.
 JUNE IA = The marines at Guan.. tanamo put in another day of fighting, driving back the. Span iards with considerable loss. With the as- sistance of a band of Cubans, who were familiar wltn the mode of warfare they charged upon the. enemy, wounding great many and taking eighteen prisoners. They destroyed a Spanish blockhouSe, water tank and helograph station.
 The dynamite cruiser NesuvluS had her first test in actual warfare.. and with three. shots created havoc in the Santiago Qualifications.
 Four transports, carrying the second expedition of troops for Manila, left San
 By a vote of 2O9 to 91 the House passed the Hawaiian annexation resolution.
 JUNE 1.-The Texas, Suwanee and Mar blehead shelled a fort situated midway be- tween L0e outer anu Inner AdTDOTS III Guantanamo Bay.
 President Mckinley nominated Rich mond Pearson Hobson to be advanced ten numbers for his heroism in sinking the
 JUNE l6-The gunners of Admiral samp-. sons fleet were given practice upon the fortif1cations at the entrance to Santiago
 JUNE IA portion of the Spanish re- serve squadron under Admiral Camara left Cadiz and sailed eastward.
 The Queen Regent determined to abdi- cate. but Sagasta persuaded her to recon sider her plan.
 Reports from the Philippines were to the effect that 1000 Spanish troops, har- assed by the insurgents and almost starv- ing, wete forced to surrender.
 JUNE 1S-Cuero, town thirteen miles from Santiago, was captured by the Gu bans, who will establish a courier service for Admiral Sampson.
 JUNE 20-There were two events of more than passing interest on this day the scene of one being Cuba, and the other present the arrivals of the army of inva- sion in Cuban waters, let us consider how the cruiser Charleston took possession of the Ladrones.
 The Charleston and the three transports of the first Manila relief expedition steamed into Port San Luis de Apra, is- land of Guam, and fired thirteen shells at the Qualifications. There was no response, but two small boats put out from shore and approached the cruiser They con- tained the captain of the port and the health officer, who apologized for not re- turning the salute, owing to the fact that