Arizona republican., 1898-07-18

April 27-Asiatic squadron sails from Hong Kong to meet the Spanish fleet at the Philippine islands. United States cruisers New York, Cincinnati and monitor Puritan silence the bat teries at Matanzas. The United States monitor Terror captured the Spanish steamer Guido
 April 2S.-United States gunboat Newport captured the Spanish sloop Engarcia. Spanish forts at Cabannas demolished by guns of the flagship New York.
 April 30-The Paris in New York and the Oregon and Mariettaat Rio de Janerio.
 May Spanish fleet at Manila de- molished by Dewey. Fourteen vessels of the enemy destroyed, about 400 killed and several hundred injured. Not an American vessel injured nor an American life lost, and only six men slightly injured. Admiral Mon tejo of the Spanish feet admits total defeat e aa -a-l.t
 May 2-Congress appropriated $35,- 720,945 for the army of invasion. Ma val bill for thirty-five new warships sent to the president for signature. Martial law proclaimed :n Madrid. Eight transports ordered to Tampa for army of invasion Dewey holds the Philippines. as.
 May 3-President names major and brigadier- generals of volunteers. Seri- ous riots in Spanish provinces. Ore gon Omitted States battleship) sailed from Rio Janerio. .4- --s.
 May Admiral Sampson's fleet sails under sealed orders. Hawaii tenders islands to the United States for war uses. The Arizona troops leave Prescott for the front ...,..s
 May 1.-The French liner Lafayette captured and turned loose. f
 May e7-Commodore Dewey's report on battle of Manila received.
 May 9-Congrees passes vote of thanks to Dewey and makes him rear
 May 10.-Cape Verde squadron re- ported anchored at Cadiz. Oregon at Bahia. ,f
 May 11.-Troops breaking camp at Chickamauga preparatory for trans portat1on south. Spanish torpedo boat destroyer Destructor blown up at Gib- raltar.
 May 12-News was received of ar rival of Spanish Cape Verde squad ron at Martinique. West Indies. The gunboat Wilmington, the torpedo boat Winslow and the auxiliary gunboat Hudson, while in Cardenas bay, at tackled by Spanish batteries and gun boats. Ensign Bagley and four of the Winslow's crew killed. and town of Cardenas was shelled. An engagement reported at Cienfuegos, in which the Americans were said to have been repulsed.
 May 13.-Rear Admiral Sampson re- ported that he had bombarded the forts at San Juan, Porto Rico, with a loss of two men killed and six wound ed, the American squadron being un- | injured. The flying squadron, under Commodore Schley, sailed under se- cret orders from Hampton Roads. l May 14.-The Spanish fleet was re- ported at Curacoa, off the VenezuelaE coast, and Admiral Sampson was of Puerto Plata, Hayti. American re. port of Cienfuegos affair reached Key West and told of the killing of Reagan marine on the Marblehead, and the wounding of five others, while cutting the cable in Cienfuegos bay, in smal OptH UOdCS, uuucT uOI Op<1ulSu lire The Marblehead, Nashville and Win dom took part, raging the Spanish de lenses there.
 May 15.-The flying squadron reached Charleston. S. c. Rear Ad miral Dewey reported the capture o Spanish revenue cruiser at Manila and that he could still hold the bay Spain's cabinet resigns. Steamer Gus sic failed to land on coast of Cuba May 16.-Spanish squadron at Cura coa. The naval department shuts oi news. France disclaims hostility.
 May 1S.-Battleship Oregon safe af ter 13,00G mile cruise. Cruiser Charles ton sailed from Mare Island for tn Philippines. Schley's squadron a Key West New Spanish ministr formed
 May 19.ASpanish squadron reporte landed at Santiago de Cuba. Cruise ( Charleston returned to Mare Islam for slight repairs. Arrangement made for exchange of prisoners.
 May Z0.-Reported victories of in surgents in Cuba. Polo banishe from Canada
 May 21-The monitor Monterey or dered to Manila.
 May 22-Cruiser Charleston saile from San Francisco for Manila
 May 23-The British steamer Al danmore seized by the auxiliar gunboat Osceola and brought to Ke West as prize, and then released Troops embarked on City of Pekin at San Francisco for Manila.
 May 24-Battleship Oregon arrive