The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-08-14
Saturday. June 25.-General chanee took

Saturday. Tune 25.-General Chanee took
Sevilla.
Tuesday. June 2s-The list regiment of
New York Volunteers was ordered to
the Philippines.
Tune 29.-Genersl Merritt sailed from San
Francisco.
July l and "A general assault az santa
go de Cub by the army and by ships
was begun. American troops capturing
and holding the lines of the enemy.
Sunday. July 3.-General Shafter demand
ed the surrender Of the city Of Santiago
de Cuba.
Sunday. July Admiral Ccrvera tnade a
dash out of the harbor Of Santiago To
cut his way through the American ships
and his squadron was destroyed and
many men and officers were killed by
the fire Of the Americans. under Com
modore Schley.
Monday. July Admiral sampson re-
ported to Secretary Long of the de-
struction of Cervera's fleet.
July 1.-THE navy department received a
dispatch from Admiral Dewey. announc-
ing the arrival at Manila of the cruis-
er Charleston and the three transports.
the city of Picking. the Colon and the
Australia, with troops on board. on
June 30. The squadron stopped at the
Iadrone islands and the Charleston
bombarded the island of Guahan.
July 6.-Lieutenant Hobson and his Mer-
rimac men exchanged.
Wednesday, July G.-The Spanish govern
ment ordered Camara TO return home
TO protect the Spanish coast from at
tack by Commodore Watson.
Wednesday. July 6-Gencral Toral. COM
manding the Spanish forces at Santiago.
sent "a flag of truce to General Shafter.
asking three days grace and cable OPP
orators to notify Madrid of Santiaso's
desire To surrender, all Of which was
granted.
Thursday night. July Major General
Miles left Washington for Santiago.
Sunday, July 10.-Santiago de Cuba was
bombarded by Admiral SIMPSONS fleet
and the siege mortars and field guns
of the eth army corps.
July IA flag of truce waved by Gen
eral Toral at Santiago and the truce
granted by General Shafter.
Wednesday. July l3.-Ycllow fever I'm the
army at Santiago reported to the au-
thorities at Washington.
July 6.-Rear Admiral Dewey chased the
German cruiser Irene out of Subig bay
with the Raleigh and the Concord.
Thursday. July H.-Santiago surrendered.
the United States government agree
ing TO return to Cuba all the prisoners
of war.
Sunday. July 17.-At noon the American
flag was raised over the City Of Santa
go de Cuba.
Sunday, July I7.-Commodore Schley en-
tered the harbor of Santiago de Cuba
for the first time.
Monday. July 1S.-General Miles was or
dered to proceed to Porto Rico as soon
as possible.
July 2L-General Calixto Garcia, COM
mander of the Cuban army of eastern
Cuba. owing to discomfort because the
American government had ignored him
and his troops i'm the surrender of San
tiago. Withdrew.
Thursday, July 2~i.-Brigadier General
Leonard Wood appointed military gov
crnor Of Santiago de Cuba. to succeed
General McKibben, who was ordered on
sick leave.
Thursday. July 2l.-News reached this
country that the second expedition to
reinforce Admiral Dewey had arrived
at Cavite.
Thursday, July 21.-General Miles and the
nucleus of his army of invasion de-
parted from Guantanamo for Porto
Rico.
Friday. July 22.-Aguinaldo, according to
"A dispatch received. declared himself
dictator of the Philippines.
Friday, July 22.-Troops c and A ordered
to Porto Rico.