Oregon union. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1897-1899, 1899-01-06
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tiago
25-Three transports with 2.5ss men start
for Manila. President issues a call for
rs, 900 more volunteers.
26-Oregon arrives in Key West. One of
Spain's 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-Commodore Schley reports the trapping
of Cervera in the harbor of Santiago de
Cuba. Cruiser Columbia arrives at
New York, having been In collision with
the British steamship Foscolia, which
sank.
30-Troops embark at Tampa for Havana.
31-Rear Admiral Simpsons fleet bombards
forts of Santiago de Cuba.
June.
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
de Cuba.
Lieut.. Hobson sinks cruiser MerrImac
In the mouth of the harbor Of Santiago
de Cuba.
6-Fortifcations 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
9-House agrees on war revenue conference
report.
10-Admiral Sampson reports he has held
Guantanamo harbor since the 7th.
Senate agrees conference report on
war revenue bill.
11-Four Americans at Caimanera are killed
In ACrhf frrrffG thn Sr,ny ,nl-
1S-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 a 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 Vesuvius.
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 feet
arrives at Island of Pantellaria.
24Sixteen American soldiers killed and
forty wounded in driving back Spanish
soldiers at Santiago.
27-Commodore Watson to command feet to
attack Spanish home territory. =. .Presi-
dent Mckinley recommends thanks of
Coz :,ress for Lieut.. Hobson, and that he
be transferred to the line.
2s-President proclaims blockade of South
ern Cuba from Cape Frances to Cape
Cruz.
29-Gen. shafter reports he can take San
tago in forty eight hours. :. The Senate
thanks Lieut. Hobson and his men, nam
Ing each one personally.
30-Egyp ptian Government refused to let
Camara coal his feet at Port Said.
July.
1-Shafter's army began the assault upon
Santiago de Cuba, capturing the enemys
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-Ceryera's fleet destroyed at Santiago,
with great loss of life.
6-Spanish transport Alfonso XII. blown
up off Muriel by American gunboats. -.
Hobson, the hero of the Merrimac, and
his comrades exchanged for Spanish
prisoners outside Santiago.
7-President signs Hawaiian annexation
resolution. Admiral Dewey took Subig
and 1900 prisoners.
11-Cruiser st. Louis brings Admiral Ger
vera and 746 prisoners to Portsmopth-
n dmiraL Sampson s
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
issues proclamation provid-
ing for the government of Santiago.
Seven American vessels lombard Man
zauillo and destroy seven Spanish Ships
21-Gen. Miles, with 3,415 men on trans
ports, conveyed by warshps, 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
khn -tanT n hos tnrvro
him and his troops in the surrender of
Santiago, withdrew. News reached this
country that the second expedition to
enforce Admiral Dewey had arrived at
Cavite.
declared himself dictator of
the Philippines.
expedition for the Philippine
Islands sailed from San Francisco.
25-Gen Miles and $500 men reach Guam
leo, Porto Rico, and effect a landing.
Day, NJ. Cambon, 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 Cavite
received at Washington. :. Dewey In
forms the President that Aguinaldo, the
Philippine insurgent chief, assumed
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.
2President Mckinley makes public the
terms of peace offered to Spain by the
United States.
4The monitor Monterey and its consort
Brutus, arrive at Manila. So. 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. Shafter's army to this country.
6-Spain accepts the terms of peace offered
by the United States. .Guayamo, Porto
Rico, captured by Gen. Haines' forces
Three Americans cornered.
S-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
o-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 repused with heavy loss.
10-A protocol covering the peace terms OF
the United States has been agreed upon
by NJ. Cambon, representing Spain, and
President Mckinley. ...Gen. Schwan's
forces defeat Spanish troops at Maya
guez. Porto Rico. Loss on our side two
killed and one wounded.
11-Span's cabinet formally approved Pres
ident McKiney's peace protocol and
cabegram was sent to NJ. Cambon au-
thorizing him to sign in behalf of Spain.
12-M. Cambon, French ambassador to the
United States, signs the protocol and a
cessation of hostilities Is ordered.
13-Surrender of the city Of Manila, after