Arizona republican., 1898-08-01

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 at Bahia.
 May 11-Troops breaking camp at Chickamauga preparatory for trans portatlon south. Spanish torpedo boat destroyer Destruetor 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 WinslCw and the auxiliary gunboat Hndson, while in Cardenas bay, at lacked by Spanish batteries and gun :,oats. 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 repuised.
 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. May 14.-The Spanish fleet was re- ported at Curacoa, off the 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 marine OH 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 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.-Gpanish squadron at Cura- roa. The naval department shuts off news France disclains hostility.
 May 18.-Battleship Oregon safe af- ter 15,000 mile cruise. Cruiser Charles ton sailed from Mare Island for the i Philippines. Schley's squadron at Key West. New Spanish ministry formed.
 May 19.-Spanish squadron reported landed at Santiago de Cuba. Cruiser Charleston returhed to Mare Island for slight repairs. Arrangements made for exchange of prisoners.
 May 20.-Reported victories of in surgents in Cuba. Polo banisbed 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 sunboat Osceola and brought to Key West as prize, and then released. Troops embarked on City of Picking at San Francisco for Manila.
 May 24-Battleship Oregon arrives at Jupiter Inlet, Florida.
 May 25-President issues call for 75,000 more volunteers. The City of Peking and City of Sydney sail for Manila with troops.
 
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 May 27.-It was reported that Ger vera with the Spanish Cape Verde fleet was bottled up in Santiago, as had been thought
 May 2s.-The cruiser Columbia was damaged off Fire Island by collision with the steamer Foscolia, the latter sinking.
 ndo ed sighting the Spanish fleet or part of it in Santiago harbor.
 May 30.-General Shafter was or dered to embark 15,0O0 or more troops at Tampa. Santiago was thought to be their destination.
 June Troops that sailed for from Key West under of Col. Lacret landed on Cuban soil. Santiago reported stormed.
 June 3.-Report of storming of San 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 under way for their ex- change. W. J. Bryans regiment ac cepted by the government.
 June 5-Steps taken to expel Lieu tenant Carranza and Senor DuBosc, | he spies, out of Canada. Torpedo boat destroyer Terror" reported destroyed. | Story doubted. June 6-Still bombarding Santiago ! At Manila the insur- gents still winning victories.
 June 7-Sampson reports silencing | the forts at Santiago The monitor 1 Monterey sailed from San Francisco l for Manila.
 June 1.-The American flag floating :! over Guantanamo.
 June 12-First land meeting at 1 between Spanish guerillas | and marines. Americans lost four men Report that 17,OOO Americans nave landed near Santiago de Cuba
 June 13-The president signed the wal revenue bill.
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