Arizona republican., 1898-06-27

sails under sealed orders. Hawaii tenders islands to the United States for war uses. The Arizona troops leave Prescott for the front.
 May 5-The French liner Lafayette captured and turned loose. May 7-Commodore Dewey's report on battle of Manila received.
 May 9-Congress passes vote of thanks to Dewey and makes him rear admiral.
 May 1O.-Cape Verde squadron re- ported anchored at Cadiz. Oregon a. Bahia.
 May 11.-Troops breaking camp at Chickamauga preparatory for trans portation 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 ir 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 fourteen Spaniards were wounded, and the Americans were saidto 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 woalad ed. the American squadron being un- injured. The flying squadron, under Commodore Schley, sailed under se- cret orders from Hampton Roads.
 May 14.-The Spanish fleet was re- ported at Curacoa, off thEs Venezuelan coast, and Admiral Sampson was off Puerto Plata, Hayti. American re- port of Cienfuegos affair reached Key West and told of the killing of Reagan 2 marine on the Marblehead, and the wounding of five others, while cutting the cable in Cienfuegos bay, in small open boats, under hot Spanish fire. 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 of
 
 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 off news. France disclaims hostility.
 May 1S.-Battleship Oregon safe af- ter 13.00G mile cruise. Cruiser Charles ton sailed from Mare Island for the h linn, inc T s,t Key West New Spanish ministry formed
 May 19.-Spanish squadron reported landed at Santiago de Cuba. Cruiser Charleston returned to Mare Island for slight repairs. Arrangements made for exchange of prisoners. A-s
 May 20-Reported victories of in- surgents in Cuba. Polo banished from Canada.
 May 21-The monitor Monterey or dered to Manila
 May 22-Cruiser Charleston sailed from San Francisco for Manila.
 May 23-The British steamer Ar danmore seized by the auxiliary gunboat Osceola and brought to Key West as a prize, and then released. Troops embarked on City of Peking at San Francisco for Manila.
 May 24-Battleship Oregon arrives at Jupiter Inlet, Florida.
 May 25-President issues call for 75,OOO more volunteers. The City of Feking and City of Sydney sail for Manila with troops.
 May 26-Oregon arrived at Key West
 May 27.-It was reported that Ger vera with the Spanish Cape Verde fleet was bottled tip iI Santiago, as had been thought.
 May 28.-The cruiser Columbia was damaged off Fire Island by collision with the steamer Fescolia, the latter sinking.
 May 29.-Commodore Schley report ed sighting the Spanish fleet or part of it in Santiago harbor.
 May 3O.-General Shafter was or dered to embark 15,0G9 or more troops at Tampa Santiago was thought to be their destination.
 June Troops that sailed for Guantanamo from Key West under command of Col. Laeret landed on Cuban soil. Santiago reported stormed.
 June 3.-Report of storming of San tiago turns out to be but recon noissance by Schley. The collier Mer- rimac sunk in Santiago harbor by or der of Sampson.
 June 4.-Report from Sampson that Merrimac commanded by Lieutenant Hobson was sunk. HobSon and crew of seven hailed as heroes. They were captured after sinking the Merrimac as an obstruction in the harbor. Ar engagements under way for their ex- change. w. J. Bryan's regiment ac- cepted by the government.
 June 5eSteps taken to expel Lieu tenant Carranza and Senor DuBosc the spies, out of Canada. Torpedo boat destroyer Terror" reported destroyed Story doubted.
 June 6-Still bombarding Santiago 1 Notifications At Manila the insur- gents still winning victories.
 June 7-Sampson reports silencine the forts at Santiago. The monitor Monterey sailed from San Francisco for Manila.
 June 1.-The American flag floating over Guantanamo. Trpo 1o-Eirct land meeting al