The Holly chieftain., 1898-09-09

eral wounded or missing. The Span
iards retrcated.
June 13.-Thc president signed the
| war revenue bill. The Santiago cX-
petition, of over 1900 troops. left
Key West, conveyed by warships.
! June 14.-Cortinued fighting at Cal
mauera was reported. two hmeri-
cans and II Spaniards being killed.
| june 15.-The second expedition to
Manila. on four transports. sailed
from san FRANCISCO. The NcsuvUs
fired her dynamite guns at Santiago
forts. for the first time, with de-
structiye results.
June IG.-News came OF n third bonn
bardmout OF Santiago by Admiral
sampsuu's squadron. The Caimanera
fort was reduced by the Texas, Su-
vance and MarDlehcad
June I7.--Admiral Dewey reported
from Manila under date Of June l2
that the insurgents had practically
surrounded Manila and had taken
$500 Spanish prisoners. The Cadiz
squadron sailed. and the vessels were
seen passing Gibraltar, bound east.
June lS.-News was received of fur
ther shelling OF Spariards at Cal
mauera on June II.
June 2l.-News came OF the arrival off
Santiago de Cuba of Gen. Skaters
transports with 1900 troops on
June 20. Gen. Shafter and Rear Ad-
miral Sampson landed at Acerra-
deros, Cuba, IS miles from Santiago,
and conferred with Gen. Garcia
June 22.-Oficial reports by cable
from a station on the Cuban shore,
near Caimanera, told Of the landing
of part OF Gen. Skaters troops at
Raiquiri, near Santiago de Cuba,
with little resistance
June 23.-Landing shifted to Siboney
and continued during the night by
aid OF St. Louis searcllights. Ad-
miral Camara's Cadiz fleet was re-
ported OIL the island Of PantcIlaria,
half way from Cadiz to Sucz.
June 24.-SiNteen American soldiers
were killed and about 80 wounded
in driving back a Spanish force near
Santiago. Six of the killed were
Roosevclt's rough riders.
June 26.-Admiral Camara's Cadiz
fleet reached Port Said, Egypt, and
awaited orders. Successful conclu-
sion of the landing Of the army by
the navy in surf at Baiquiri and
Siboney without loss or injury of a
single man.
June 27.-It was officially announced
that Commodore Watson, with
strong fleet, would attack Spain's
coasts.
June 2s.-The president proclaimed
! blockade of southern Cuba from
Cape Frances to Cape Cruz, also of
Puerto Rico. Gen. Shafter reported
that he was within three miles OF
Santiago, Capt. Sigsbee, of the ST.
Paul, reported disabling the Terror
at San Juan on June 22.
| June 3O.-Further advances toward
Santiago OF Gen. Skaters army
were reported.
July l.-Gen. Shafter reported the be-
ginning of general assault on San
tiago. Gen. Lawton's division car
ried El Caney, a suburb of the city,
and the Roosevelt rough riders,
| with the First and Tenth infantry,
tok San Juan, another suburb, after
desperate fighting, with heavy losses.
July 2.-The Spaniards made unsuc-
cessful efforts TO retal<e San Juan.
Admiral SIMPSONS fleet continued
shelling 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
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all were destroyed. The first Ma
Mia expedition was reported by Ad
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-
mnnded 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 MI.
was sunk in attempting to escape
from Havana harbor. Camara and
his fleet were ordered back to Spain
from Suez.
'uly 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. Ad-
miral Dewey reported that the
American troops of the first Manila
expedition had landed at Cavite, and
that on July Aguinaldo had pro-
claimed himself president of the
Philippine republic.
July s.-The armistice between the
United States and Spanish forces at
Santiago was extended until noon of
July o, in order to allow Gen. Linares
to communicate with Madrid.
July 9.-Gen. Shafter reported that the
armistice at Santiago had been ex-
tend ed until four p. M, July 10.
July 10.-Santiago refused to surren-
der. Thousands Of refugees left the
city and sought American protection.
| The St. Louis reached Portsmouth,
N II with GOO Spa ufsb nrisonare ~