Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-08-25

Santiago de Cuba.
June 4.-Lieut Hobson sinks cruiser Merrl-
mac in the mouth of the harbor of San
June 6,-Fortifcations of Santiago de Cuba
June 7.-American squadron bombards and
silences batteries at Santiago.
June Monitor Monterey and collier Bru-
tus sail for Manila.
June s.-Assault on Notifications Of Guam
tanamo Bay.
June 9.s-House agrees on war revenue con-
ference report.
June 1O-Admiral Sampson reports he has
held Guantanamo harbor since the 7th
June 10.-Senate agrees on conference re-
port on war revenue bill.
June 11.-Four Americans at Caimanera are
killed in fight with the Spanards.
June 3.-Thirty-two transports with Sna1-
ters troops sail for Santiago.
June 13.-President Mckinley signs the war
tax bill.
June 14.-Two Americans and several hun
dred Spaniards killed in battle at Cal
manera.
June 15-second expedition sailed from San
Francisco for Manila.
June 15.-Great destruction results to San
tiago forts through the use Of the dyna-
mite guns on the Vesuvius-
June 17.-Spansh squadron sailed from Ca
dig and passed Gibraltar.
June 2O.-Transports with Gen. Starters
troops arrive off Santiago.
June 22.-Part of Skaters troops landed.
June 23.-Balance of troops landed without
accident.
June 23-Admiral Camara's Cadiz feet ar
rives at Island of Pantellaria.
June 24.-Sixteen American soldiers killed
and forty wounded in driving back Span
ish soldiers at Santiago.
June 27.-Commodore Watson to command
feet to attack Spanish home territory.
June N.-Presdent Mckinley recommends
thanks of Congress for Lieut.. Hobson, and
that he be transferred to the line.
June 2S.-Presldent proclaims blockade of
Southern Cuba from Cape Frances to Cape
June 29.-Gen. Shafter reports he can take
Santiago in forty-eight hours.
June 29.-The Senate thanks Lieut.. Hobson
and his men, naming each one personally.
June 3O.-Egyptian Government refused to,
let Camara coal his fleet at 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
Santiago, losing about 1000 in killed and
wounded. and making 1000 Spanish pris-
oners. The Spanish casualties probably
exceeded those of the Americans.
July 3.-Cervera's fleet destroyed at San
tiago, with great loss of life.
July 6-spanish TRANSPORT Alfonso XII.
blown up off Mariel by American gun
July 6-Hobson, the hero Of the Merrimac,
and his comrades exchanged for Spanish
prisoners outside Santiago.
July d.-I IeSiueuL Signs HAWAIIAN dU1eAd-
tian resolution.
July Admiral Dewey took Subig and
1900 prisoners.
July 11-Cruiser st. Louis brings Admiral
Cervera and 746 prisoners to Portsmouth,
New Hampshire.
July 11.-Admiral Simpsons fleet lombard
ed Santiago.
July 13-Announced that yellow fever has
broken out In Gen. Skaters army.
July 14.-Gen. Toral and the Spanish army
surrendered Santiago at 3 D. NJ
July Hold Glory raised over Santiago
at noon.
July 1S.-President issues proclamation
providing for the government of Santiago.
July 1S.-Seven American vessels lombard
Manzanillo and destroy seven Spanish
ships.
July 21.-Gen. Miles, with s,415 men on
transports, conveyed by warships, starts
to take Porto Rico.
July 21.-American gunboats captured Nipe
and sank the Spanish cruiser Jorge Juan.
July 21.-Gen Calixto Garcia, commander Of
the Cuban army Of Eastern Cuba, owing
to discomfort because the American Gov
eminent 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
Guanico, Porto Rico, and effect landing.
July 26.-secretary Day; M. Cambon,
tary, NJ. Thiebaut, confer with President
Mckinley in regard to terms Of peace.
July 27-The port of Ponce, Porto Rico sur
renders to Capt. Davis, Of gunboat Dixie
July 30-News of Gen. Merritts arrival at
Cavite received at Washington.
July 30.-Dewey informs the President that
Aguinaldo, the Philippine insurgent chief,
assumed a defiant attitude.
Tnlx no Span ich on i4o d.
scrtie during a fierce storm on the
American troops in the Malate trenches.
They were repulsed with heavy loss. Ten
Of Gen. Merrtt's men were killed and
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 it's
consort Brutus arrive at Manila.
August 4.-Gen. Shafter and his subordi-
mates ask that the fever stricken army at
Santiago de Cuba be removed north.
August 5-Formal orders issued for the re-
moval Of Gen. Skaters army to this
country.
August 6.-spain accepts the terms of peace
offered by the United States. K
August 6-Guayamo, Porto Rico, captured
by Gen. Haines' forces. Three Americans
cornered.
August Spain accepts President McKin-
ley's peace terms, Certain representa-
lions were made regarding Cuba which
were not accepted, however.
August S.-Spanards at Guantanamo lay
down their arms and surrender to Brig.
Gen. Ewers.
August 9.-Gen. Ernst's brigade captured
Coamo, Porto Rico, after lively fight. in
which seven Pennsylvania volunteers were
wounded. Two hundred spaniards were
taken prisoners.
August 9.-Spaniards attempt to retake the
lighthouse at Cape San Juan, but are re-
pulsed with heavy loss.
August 10.-A protocol covering the peace
terms of the United States has been
agreed upon by NJ Cambon, representing
Spain, and President Mckinley
August 10.-Gen Schwan's forces defeat
Spanish troops at Mayaguez Porto Rico.
Loss on our side two killed and one
wounded.
August 11.-Spain's cabinet formally an
proved President McKinley's peace proto.
col and a cablegram was sent to NJ. Cam
bon authorizing him to sign in behalf Of
Spain.
August IN. Cambon, French ambassa-
dor to the United States, signs the proto-
col and cessation Of hostlities is or
dered.
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