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at San Juan on June %.
June 3o.-Further advances toward
Santiago of Gen. Skaters army
were reported.
July 1.-Gen. Shafter reported the be-
ginning of general assault on San
tiago. Gen. Lawton's division car
ried ri Caney, suburb of the city,
and the Roosevelt rough riders,
with the First and Tenth infantry,
desperate fighting, with heavy losses.
July 2.-The Spaniards made unsuc-
cessful efforts to retake San Juan.
Admiral SIMPSONS fleet continued
Smelling Moro castle and other
forts, doing great damage.
July 3.-Admiral Cervera's squadron
made dash for liberty from San
tiago harbor, but being headed off
by SIMPSONS ships ran ashore, and
all were destroyed. The first Ma
Mia expedition was reported by Adj
miral Dewey to have Joined him,
after stopping at the Ladrone islands
and capturing the Spanish officers
there.
July 4.-Rear Admiral Sampson re-
ported the destruction of Admiral
Cervera's entire fleet, the Vizcaya,
Cristobal Colon, Oquendo, Maria Te-
resa, Pluton and Furor, in an effort
to leave Santiago harbor. Gen.
Shafter reported that he had de-
manded the surrender of Santiago,
which had been refused.
July 5.--Camara's feet entered the
Suez canal. His three torpedo-boat
destroyers, however, started from
Port Said back to Spain.
July 6.-The senate voted to annex
Hawaii. The president issued a
proclamation of Thanksgiving for
victories. Hobson and his men were
exchanged. The Texas sank the
cruiser Reina Mercedes in Santiago
harbor. The cruiser Alfonso XII
was sunk In attempting to escape
from Havana harbor. Camara and
his fleet were ordered back to Spain
from Suez.
July 1.-THE president signed the Ha-
waiian annexation resolutions, and
the Philadelphia was ordered to go
to Honolulu to raise the flag of the
United States over the islands. Adj
m1ral Dewey reported that the
American troops of the first Manila
expedition had landed at Cavite, and
that on July 3 Aguinaldo had pro-
claimed himself president of the
Philippine republic.
July 8.-The armistice between the
United States and Spanish forces at
Santiago was extended until noon Of
July 0, in order to allow Gen. Linares
to communicate with Madrid.
July 9.-Gen. shafter reported that the
armistice at Santiago had been ex-
tended until four p. M, July 10.
July 1o.-Santiago refused to surren-
der. Thousands of refugees left the
city and sought American protection.
The St. Louis reached Portsmouth,
D. H., with ee2 Spanish prisoners, in
Guiding Admiral Cervera and Capt.
Eulate, of the Vizcaya.
July 11.-Artillery attack on Santiago
was reported to have begun Gen.
Miles reached Cuba.
July 1e.-Gen. Toral again refused to
surrender Santiago.
July 13.-Gen. Miles reported that
truce had been arranged until noon,
July 14spat Santiago. Admiral Dewey
reported having sent the Raleigh and
Concord TO Grande island, Subig bay,
on information that insurgents had
been prevented on July by Ger
man warship from attacking Span
iards. The German vessel left and
Spaniards surrendered.
July 14.-Gen. Toral surrendered San
tiago City and about one-third Of
Santiago province to the American
army under Gems. Miles and Shafter,
on condition that his troops should
be sent back to Spain.
July 1e.-Gen. shafter cabled' that Gen.
,Toral. under authority from Madrid.
had hnally surrendered, the only
condition being that the United
States should send the soldiers back
t. Spain. ei;
July 1.-THE American flag was raised
at noon over Santiago, after the
Spanish army had marched ont and
laid down Its arms.
July 1s.-The president issued a procla-
nation which was sent to Gen. Shat
ter, ordering that the local regula-
lions of conquered territory should
be disturbed as little as possible.
July 20.-Gen. Miles reported that he
was ready to leave GUANTANAMO bay
with transports for Puerto Rico, but
that naval convoy was lacking.
July 21.-Gen. Miles, with transports
and convoy, left Guantanamo for
Puerto Rico, Gen. CaIixto Garcia of