Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1898-08-20

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pected 10 leave for q secret destination.
May 20-The Spanish Admiral Cerveras
fleet was reported 81 Madrid 70 have saiies
from Santiago de Cuba. sasasts declared
snsin would ight until IN honorable peace
was obtained.
NAV 2l-It was announced that the
monitor Monterey would be sent from
San Francisco to Manila.
May 22-The cruiser Charleston sailed
from San Francisco for Manila, via Hon
olulu.
May 23-Troops we're embarked on the
transport City Of Peking ct San Francisco
for Manila. The British steamer Ardsn-
mhor was brought to Key West 90 . prize,
but after ward released.
MAY 24-Admiral Cevera's fleet was re-
ported bottled up in Santiago hsrbor by
the American fleets. The Oregon arrived
81 Jupiter, Fla.
May 25-The President called for $1,000
more volunteers. The transports Austria
lia, City OF Picking and City Of Sydney,
with 1850 soldiers. left San Francisco for
Manila.
MAY 2e-Commodore Schiey reported
BIZ cable that be Was of Sstiago and that
he believed the Spanish feet 70 be in the
inner bsrbor.
MAY 27-It was reported that Cevers,
with the Spanish Cape Verde fleet. was not
bottled up in Santiago, ss had been
thought.
aged of Fire Island by collision with the
steamer Foscolia. the latter sinking.
MAY 29-Commodore 6chley reported
sighting the Spanish feet or part Of IL In
Santiago hsrbor.
May 30-General Shsfter was ordered TO
embark Is, 900 or more troops ct Tampa.
Santiago Was thought TO be their destina-
tion. 4.
MAY 3f-Spanish reports were received
OF the bombardment Of Santiago forts May
81 by Commodore Schlsy. The steamer
Florida reported landing in Cuba on May
&c $50 armed men. with large supplies.
June "Details were received Of the
bombsrdment Of the Santiago forts by
Commodore Schley on May 81. with the
Massachusetts,, Iowa and New Orleans.
Moro Castle Was injured. and the Spanish
flagship, Christobal Colon, which was near
the mouth Of the harbor, was also dam
aged. No American ship was touched nor
vas any American injured.
June 2-The House Of Representatives
passed an urgent deficiency bill. carrying
nearly SIS. O00. 900 for war expenses.
June 3~-Spanish reports from Santiago
via Cape Hsitien told Of the bombardment
Of Santiago by SIMPSONS and Schley's
vessels, with the sinking of Q Spanish tor
pedo OF the collier Merrimac, which had
been sent 10 explore the channel. Eight
Americans were reported to have been
taken prisoners.
june Admiral Sampson reported that
Naval Constructor r. P. Hobson, with q
volunteer Grew OF seven men, had on June
3 sunk the collier Merrimac In the Santi-
ago harbor chanrei, shutting in Cevera's
feet. Hobson and his men surrendered
and we're made prisoners. The Senate
passed the war revenue bill by q vote Of 48
to %.
June 5-Capt. Charles Y. Gridley, Of the
Olympia, who was on his way home from
Manila i'll, died at Kobe, Japan.
June 6-Further bombsrdment Of San
tiago and the landing Of 5000 American
troops near Santiago were reported. The
House sent the war revenue bill 10 confer
snce, non-concurring in Senate amend
ments.
June Admiral Sampson reported hav.
ing silenced. on June 6. the Santiago for
tifcations without injury TO American
ships. The cruiser Charleston was report.
|, cd as having reached Honolulu May 20.
The monitor Monterey and collier Brutus
left San Francisco for Manila.
June S-Spanish reports came of the
commandment Of Csimaners, Cuba, by five
American ships. The sailing Of $1,000
troops from Tampa for Santiago took
place. Capt.-Gsneral August. at Manila,
reported to Madrid that the insurrection
had assumed enormous proportions.
June 9-The Hous agreed TO the con-
ference report or the war revenue bill.
June 10-The Senate agreed to the con-
ference report on the war revenue bill BY
vote Of 43 to %. The House set 5 P. NJ,
, iian annexation. Admiral Sampson re-
ported that since June 7 he had held Gu
antanamo hsrbor.
June 1900 marines from the Panther,
who had landed ct C~aimaners, Guantana-
mo Bay. Cuba, June 10. under protection
from the Marblehesd. we're STACKED by
Spaniards, four Americans being killed
and several wounded or missing. The
Spaniards retreated.
June 12-It was reported in Washington
that t~wenty-nine transports, with General
Skaters troops, left Tampa for Santiago
de Cuba.
June 13--The President signed the war
revenue bill. The Santiago expedition. OF
over 5 1000 troops. left Key West conveyed
by wsrships.
June 14-Continued fighting al Caimsn.
era was reported. two Americans and sew.
enteen Spanisrds being killed. 1t was
officially stated that the last transports for
San tiago left Tampa.
June 15-The House voted TO annex Ha-
vail, 200 10 81. The second expedition TO
Manila, on Jour transports. sailed from
San Francisco. News came OF the rout on
|, June IA OF Spanish forces at C~simsnera,
Cuba, with about 200 killed, the American
loss being one Cuban killed and one
wounded. The Vesuvius fred her dyna-
mite guns at Santiago forts, for the first
time, with destructive results.
June 16-News came OF . shird bonn
bsrdment OF Santiago by Admiral Samp-
sons squadron. The Csimanera fort was
reduced by the Texas. Suwanee and Mar
blehead.
June 17-Admirsl Dewey reported from
Manila under date June IL that the Insur-
gents had practically surrounded Manila
and taken 1850 Spanish prisoners. whom
they treated most humanely. II was re-
ported in Hongkong that Captain General
Auorot; ~ Manila haH paaiOnad and that