The evening times., 1898-07-04

Porto Rico. Two American sailors were
killed and six were wounded. Commodore
Schley's flying squadron sailed from
Hampton Roads.
May li-Report of skirmish at Cienfue-
gos during which the cable was cut. A
sailor on the Marblehead was killed and
five others were wounded. Spanish fleet
.eported at Curacao, of Venezuelan
coast.
May 16-Spanish cabinet resigns. Span
ish fleet leaves Curacao.
May 17-Spanish' fieet at Jamaica. Ne"
Spanish cabinet formed. ..-.-
May ls-Cru!ser Charleston. sails for
Manila.
May 19-Sampson and Schley at Key
West. Cervera at Santiago. Battleshlp
Oregon joins the cruiser Harvard of
Martinique.
May 2l-American fleets sail from Key
West. Monitor Monterey ordered 10 Mr.
Mia. Merritt starts westward from New
York. ---
May 24-Santiago cable cut by cruiser
ST. Louis and tug Wampatuck.
May 25-President Mckinley calls for
75.O00 more volunteers. Transports City
of Pekin. City OF Sydney and Australia
start for Manila with 2,500 troops.
May 27-Cabinet votes 70 adopt Presi-
dent McKinley's suggestion to invade
Cuba ia once. Governor General Merritt:
at San Francisco. $4,000. sd. DID,.
May 3O-Commodore Schley reports that
he has seen Spanish warships in San
tiago harbor British steamer Restormel
captured by the ST. Paul. -ti f-
June 1-Bombardment of Santiago de
Cuba fortiiications by combined forces of
Sampson and Schley. Great damage to
Spanish forts. Spanish cruiser Cristobal
Colon damaged by Shell from United
States battleship Massachusetts.
June 3-Cnited States collier Merrimac
sunk at entrance to Santiago bay by Ma
val Constructor r. P. Hobson and seven
men. who were captured by Spaniards.
Last cable from Cuba cut by United
States steamer Dolphin. $50. 4...
June 4-United States gunboat Marietta
which accompanied battleship Oregon from
San Francisco. arrives at Key West.
Death of Capt Charles V. Gridiey, of
United States steamer Olympia.
June 6-Sampson reduces fortifica tions
at Santiago harbor entrance. sinking
Spanish cruiser Reina Mercedes. Chief
Aguinaldo and Philippine insurgents rout
Spaniards near Manila. capturing 2.O0o
June dynamite cruiser Buffalo at
Hampton Roads. Monitor Monterey and
collier Brutus sail from San Francisco for
Manila. Sampson bombards forts at
Guantanamo bay Cuba -.-.
June 1O-United States steamer ST. Lou
Is captures British steamer Twickenham
with 1920 tons of coal for Spanish fleet.
June 11-Lieut- Col. R. W. Huntington's
battalion of marines landed at Fisherman
Point, Guantanamo Bay. on June 10 was
attacked by Spaniards. During guerrilla
fighting for thirteen hours four Ameri-
cans were killed. Spanish loss unknown.
June 12-Second attack on Huntington's
marines results in killing of two Ameri-
cans and wounding Of four sal
June 13-Thirty transports carrying 16,-
GOO American troops. sailed from Key
West for Cuba. under Major Cen William
F. Shafter. President Mckinley signs
war revenue bill.
June 14-Detachment OF Huntington's
marines attacks 400 Spaniards near Fish
erman Point, Guantanamo bay, Cuba,
killing forty Spaniards. Two Cuban
guides were killed. One American and
four Cubans wounded. Eighty insur-
gents Join marines. Vesuvius shells San
tiago forts. $500
June 15-Second Philippine expedition
sails. Transports China. Colon, Zealan-
dia ami Senator with $500 troops for Nal
nila. Caimanera forts demolished
June 16-Vesuvius and other United
States ships silence Santiago forts Heavy
Spanish losses reported.
June 17-Camara's fleet sails from Spain.
June 20-Shafter of Santiago Confer
ence between Garcia, Sampson and Shaf-
ter
June 21-shafter lands his army a.
Baiquiri, Cuba.
June 22-27-severe fighting between
American and Spanish forces. Enemy re-
treats within the defenses of Santiago
which city Is strongly invested.
July l and 2-The bautie of Santiago
fought. About LOCO Americans Killed and