Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1898-09-17
r..obea Kew Yves, wednesd.y, was eu-

reached Key Mest wednesday, was eA-
pected 10 leave for Q secret destination.
May 2O-The Spanish Admiral Cervera's
fleet was reported at Madrid to have sailed
from Santiago de Cubs. Sagasts declared
Spain would fight until an honorable peace
was obtained.
May Alt was announced that the
monitor Monterey would be sem 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
transports City Of Peking at San Francisco
for Manila. The British steamer Ardan.
mhor was brought to Key West as a prize,
but after ward released.
May 24-Admiral Cevera's fleet was re-
ported bottled up in Santiago harbor by
The American fleets. The Oregon arrived
81 Jupiter, Fla.
MAY 25-The President called for Z 5000
more volunteers. The transports Austria
lis, City Of Picking and City Of Sydney,
with $500 soldiers. left San Francisco for
Manila.
May 26-Commodore sohley reported
BY cable thai he Was of Satisgo and that
be believed the Spanish fleet TO be in the
inner harbor.
May fiji was reported that Cevers,
with the Spanish Cape Verde fleet, was not
bottled up in Santiago, as had been
thought.
May 2S-The cruiser Columbia was dam
aged of Fire Island by collision with the
, steamer Foscolia, the latter sinking.
May 29-Commodore schley reported
sighting the Spanish fleet or part Of 1t in
Santiago bsrbor.
May 30-General Shafter was ordered TO
embark 10, 900 or more troops at Tampa.
Santiago was thought to be their destina-
hon.
May 3~l-Spanish reports we're received
OF the bombsrdment Of Santiago forts May
81 by Commodore Sohley. Tit 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
was any American injured.
June 2-The House Of Representatives
passed an urgent deficiency bill, carrying
|. nearly SIS, 000, 900 for wal expenses.
5 June 3~-Spanish reports from Santiago
: via Cape Haitien told Of the bombardment
OF Santiago by SIMPSONS and Schley's
f. vessels, with the sinking Of 9 Spanish tor
q pedo Of the collier Merrimac, which had
q been sent to explore the channel. Eight
@ Americans we're reported to have been
: taken prisoners.
June Admiral Sampson reported that
Naval Constructor r. p. Hobson, with Q
A volunteer crew OF seven men, had on June
8 sunk the collier Merrimac 10 the Santi-
K ago harbor channel, shutting in Oevera's
a fleet. Hobson and his men surrendered
and were made prisoners. The Senate
v passed the war revenue bill by 9 vote Of 4S
TO 2S.
n June 5-Capt. Charles Y. Gridley, OF the
Olympia, who was on his way home from
Manila i'll, died at Kobe. japan.
d June 6-Further bombardment OF San.
tiago and the landing OF 5000 American
troops near Santiago were reported. The
= House sent the war revenue bill TO confer
ence, no~n-concurring in Senate amend.
ments.
y June Admiral Sampson reported hsv.
ing silenced. on jun 6. the Santiago for
tifcatlons without injury to American
,r ships. The cruiser Charleston was report
le cd as having reached Honolulu May 20,
The monitor Monterey and collier Brutui
Re left San Francisco for Manila.
1T June ~8-Spanish reports came OF the
he bombardment OF Caimaners, Cuba, by five
American ships. The sailing Of 27,00t
81 troops from Tampa for Santiago tool
9, place. Capt General August. at Manila
sr reported to Madrid that the instruction
, had assumed enormous proportions.
~ June 9-The House agreed to the con-
ference report on the war revenue bill.
June 10-The Senate agreed to the con
Ia ference report on the war revenue bill b!
I'd vote Of 43 10 %. The House set 5 ?. NJ.
Or June Is, as the hour for q vote on Haws
iian annexation. Admiral Sampson re
!, ported that since June 2 he had held Gu
y sntansmo harbor.
ly June 1900 marines from the Panther
ia who had landed ct Caimsnera, Guantana
1T mo Bay, Cuba, June 10, under protection
from the M~srblehead, we're attacked b.
90 Spaniards, four Americans being killet
Of and several wounded or missing. Tit
Spaniards retreated.
June 12-It was reported In Washington
,e that twenty-nine transports, with Genera
Skaters troops, left Tampa for Santiago
= de Cuba.
h. June 19-.-The President signed the wal
revenue bill. The Santiago expedition. o.
over is. 900 troops, left Key West conveyed
m by warships.
~ June 1~4-Continued fighting al Csiman
era was reported, two Americans and sew
Ia enteen Spaniards being killed. 1t Wal
officially stated that the last transports fol
= Santiago left Tampa.
re- June 15-The House voted TO annex Hs
,s wall, 209 TO 81. The second expedition Il
Manila. on four transports. sailed from
is San Francisco. News came OF the rout on
re June IA Of Spanish forces al Caimsnera,
Cuba, with about 400 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 q .hird bonn.
bardment OF Santiago by Admiral Samp-
- sons squadron. The CsimanerA fort was
reduced by the Texas. suwanee and Mar
blehead.
d June 17-Admiral Dewey reported from
Manila under date June IL that the Insur.
gents had practically surrounded Msnila
d and taken $500 Spanish prisoners. whom
they treated most humanely. II was re-
"a norted in H~onQkonQ that CAPTAIN General