The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1899-01-12
reorganization Of disbanded rhirteenth

Madrid.
thousand troops ordered to mobil-
2o-Sna nish feet arrives at Santiago de
22-Cruiser Charleston sails for Manila.
A and arrive at Camp Alger,
Falls Church, Va.
tiago.
25-Three transports with 1858 men start
for Manila. :. President issues call Tor
Is. 900 more volunteers.
26-Oreg0n arrives In Key West. lone OF
SPANS cabinet ministers said the coun-
try was willing to accept IAN honorable
peace" Commodore Schley Is In touch
with the insurgent leaders. Florida
expedition landed without opposition
near Guantanamo, Cuba.
27-Spanish scout ships chased by American
warships near Key West.
29-Cemmodore Schley reports the trapping
of Ceryera In the harbor Of Santiago de
Cuba Cruiser Columbia arrives at
New York, having been In collision with
sank.
3O-Troops embark at Tampa for Havana.
31-Rear Admiral SIMPSONS fleet bombards
forts Of Santiago de Cuba
Jun,.
l-Transports for Manila arrive at Homo
lulu Hawaii, and the Boys In Blue be-
come the guests Of the city. :. Monitor
Monadnock ordered to Manila from San
Francisco.
2-spain again appeals to the Powers to
Intervene.
3-American squadron bombarded Santiago
4-Lieut Hobson sinks cruiser Merrimac
In the mouth Of the harbor Of Santiago
de Cuba.
6-Fortfcations of Santiago de Cuba re-
duced.
7-American squadron bombards and ST.
lences batteries at Santiago. :. Monitor
Monterey and collier Brutus sail for
Manila.
s-Assault on Notifications Of Guantanamo
Bay.
9-House agrees on war revenue conference
report.
10-Admiral Sampson reports he has held
Guantanamo harbor since the 7th....
Senate agrees on conference report on
war revenue bill.
11-Four Americans at Caimanera are killed
In fight with the Spaniards.
13-Thirty-two transports with Skaters
troops sail for Santiago. President
Mckinley signs the war tax bill.
1.-Two Americans and several hundred
Spaniards Killed In battle at Cal
manera.
15-Second expedition sailed from San Fran
cisco for Manila. Great destruction
results to Santiago forts through the use
of the dynamite guns on the Vesuvies.
17-Spanish squadron sailed from Cadiz and
passed Gibraltar
20-Transports with Gen. Skaters troops
arrive off Santiago.
22-Part Of Skaters troops landed.
23-Balance Of troops landed without acci-
dent. Admiral Camara's Cadiz deet
arrives at Island of Pantellaria.
2ESixteen American soldiers killed and
forty wounded In driving back Spanish
9 soldiers at Santiago.
27-Commodore Watson to command feet to
attack Spanish home territory. .. .Presi
dent Mckinley recommends thanks Of
Coz gress for Lieut.. Hobson, and that he
be transferred to the line.
28+President proclaims blockade of South
ern Cuba from Cape Frances to Cape
Cruz
29-Gen Shafter reports he can take San
tiago In forty eight hours. The Senate
thanks Lieut.. Hobson and his men, nam
Ing each one personally.
30-Egyptian Government refused to let
Camara coal his fleet at Port Said
July.
1-Shafter's army began the assault upon
Santiago de Cuba, capturing the enemy's
outer works
2-Shafter renewed the attack upon San
tiago, losing about 1000 in killed and
wounded, and making 1000 Spanish
prisoners. The Spanish casualties prob
ably exceeded those of the Americans.
3-Cerveras feet destroyed at Santiago,
with great loss Of life.
6-Spanish transport Alfonso MI. blown
up off Mur:el by American gunboats
Hobson, the hero of the Merrimac, and
his comrades exchanged for Spanish
prisoners outside Santiago.
president signs Hawaiian annexation
resolution. Admiral Dewey took Subig
and 1900 prisoners.
11-Cruiscr st. Louis brings Admiral Ger
vera and 746 prisoners to Portsmouth,
N. H.. Admiral SIMPSONS feet bonn
barded Santiago.
13-Announced that yellow fever has broken
out in Gen. Skaters army.
14-Gen. Toral and the Spanish army sur
rendered Santiago at p. m.
17-"Old Glory raised over Santiago at
1S-President issues a proclamation provid-
ing for the government of Santiago.
Seven American vessels lombard Man
zanillo and destroy seven Spanish ships
21-Gen. Miles, with 3,415 men on trans
ports, conveyed by warships, starts to
take Porto Rico. American gunboats
capture Nipe and sink the Spanish cruis-
er Jorge Juan. Gen. Calixto Garcia
commander Of the Cuban army Of East
ern Cuba, owing to discomfort because
the American Government has ignored
him and his troops In the surrender Of
Santiago, withdrew. News reached this
country that the second expedition to re-
enforce Admiral Dewey had arrived at
Cavite.
22-Aguinaldo declared himself dictator Of
the Philippines.
23-Another expedition for the Philippine
1SldnQS SllleO from San FRANCISCO.
25-Gen Miles and $500 men reach Guam
leo, Porto Rico, and effect landing.
26-Secretary Day, Nj. Cambo1, French am
bassador, and his first secretary, Nj.
Thiebaut, confer with President McKin-
ley In regard to terms Of peace.
27-The port Of Ponce, Porto Rico, surrend-
ers to Capt. Davis, of gunboat Dixie.
30-News Of Gen. Merritt's arrival at Cavlte
received at Washington. Dewey In
forms the President that Aguinaldo, the
Philippine insurgent chief. assumed q
defiant attitude.
31-The Spanish forces at Cavite made a
sortie during fierce storm on the Amer
lean troops in the Malate trenches. They
were repulsed with heavy loss Ten of
Gen: Merritt's men were killed and for
ty-eight wounded.
August
2Pres.dent Mckinley makes public the
terms Of peace offered to Spain by the
United States.
4The monitor Monterey and Its consort
Brutus, arrive at Manila. Gen. Shat
ter and his subordinates ask that the
fever-stricken army at Santiago de Cuba
be removed north.
6-Formal orders issued for the removal Of
Gen. Skaters army to this country.
6-Spain accepts the terms Of peace offered
BY the United Safes. .Guayamo, Porto
Rico, captured by Gen. Haines' forces.
Three Americans cornered.
8-Spain accepts President McKinley's
peace terms. Certain representations
were made regarding Cuba which were
not accepted, however. .Spaniards at
Guantanamo lay down their arms and
surrender to Brig. Gen. Ewers
9-Gen. Ernst's brigade captured Coamo
Porto Rico, after lively fight, In which
seven Pennsylvania volunteers were
wounded. Two hundred Spaniards were
taken prisoners. .Spaniards attempt to
retake the lighthouse at Cape San Juan,
but are repulsed with heavy loss.
10-A protocol covering the peace terms Of
the United States has been agreed upon
by M. Cambon, representing Spain, and
President Mckinley. :. Gen. Schwan's
forces defeat Spanish troops at Maya
guez, Porto Rico. Loss on our side two