Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1898-06-25

reached Key West Wednesday. Was ex-
pecsed 10 leave for . secret destination.
NAY 2O-The Spanish Admiral Csrverss
fee, vas reported as Madrid 10 have sailed
from Santiago de Cuba Ssgssts declared
Spain would fghs until Al honorable pese
vas obtained.
Mar ILL vas announced that the
monitor Monterey would be sent from
san Francisco 10 Manila.
Mar 27-Ghe cruiser Charleston sailed
from San Francisco for Manila, via Hon
olulu.
Nay 2s-Troops we're embarked On the
transport City of Peking 81 Ssn Francisco
for Manila. The British steamer ArdAn-
nhor was brought 10 Key West ss . prize,
bat sfterrsrd released.
Nay 24-Admirsl Cevers's feet wa re-
ported bottled up IN Santiago hsrbor BY
he American feets. The Oregon arrived
- Jupiter, Fla.
Nay 25-Ths President called for 1900
more volunteers. The transports Austria
liz. City OF Peking and City Of Sydney,
with 1850 soldiers. left San Francisco f0r
Manila.
May 26-Comnodore Scbiey reported
By cable that he vss Of S1tisgo and that
be believed the Spanish feet 10 Be in the
inner hsroor.
MAY 27-It was reported thst Csvsrs.
uith the Spanish Cape Verde feet, Vas not
bottled up in Santiago, - h.d been
thought.
Nay zs-The cruiser Columbia vas dam
aged OF Fire Island BY collision with the
steamer Foscolis. the latter sinking.
May 29-Conmodore schley reported
sighting the Spanish feet or part o, it in
Santiago hsrbor.
Mar S0-Genersl Shsfter was ordered 70
embark 1900 or more troops 81 Tampa.
Santiago Was thought to be their destins-
non.
May 3I-Spanish reports were received
OF the bonbxrdusnt Of Santiago forts May
81 BY Commodore Schlsy. The steamer
Florida reported landing in Cuba OF Nay
&c $50 armed men. with large supplies.
June "Details we're received Of the
bombsrduens Of the Santiago forts BY
Commodore schley On May 81. with the
Massachusetts,, lows and New Orleans
Moro Castle vss injured, and the Spanish
flagship, Christobal Colon, which was neal
the mouth Of the hsrbor, Vas also dam
aged. No American ship wss touched mol
vas any American injured.
June 2-Tbe House OF Representative:
passed an urgent deficiency bill, carrying
nearly SIS, 600 eco for wal expenses.
June 3-Spsnish reports from Santiago
via Cape Hsitien told Of the bombsrdmeni
Of Santiago By SIMPSONS and Schley'i
vessels, with the sinking Of q Spanish tor
| pedo Of the collier Merrimac, which had
| been sent 10 explore the channel. Eighl
Americans we're reported to have been
taken prisoners.
June Admiral Sampson reported thai
| Naval Constructor r. P. HobsoD, with .
volunteer crew OF seven men, had on Junt
8 sunk the collier Merrimsc In the Santi
ago harbor channel, shutting in Ceyers'i
feet. Hobson and his men surrendered
and were made prisoners. The Senate
passed the war revenue bill By q vote Of Al
70 %.
June Capt. Charles V. Gridley, OF tht
| Olympia, who was on his way home from
Manila i'll, died at Kobe. Japan.
June 6-Further bombsrdment Of San
tisgo and the landing Of 5000 American
troops near Santiago were reported. The
| House sent the war revenue bill TO confer.
ence, non-concurring in Senate amend
ments.
June Admiral Sampson reported hsv
ing siIenced, on June 6. the Santiago for
tifcstions without injury to American
ships. The cruiser Charleston was report
ed ss having reached Honolulu May %,
The monitor Monterey and collier Brutus
left San Francisco for Manila.
June S-Spsnish reports came Of the
bombardment OF Caimaners, Cuba, by five
American ships. The sailing Of 2 7,00C
troops from Tampa for Santiago tool
place. Capt-Gsnersl Anguish. at Manila
| 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 10 the con
ference report on the war revenue bill BY
vote of AZ to %. The House set 5 P. NJ
June Is, IS the hour for q vote on Hswa
ian annexation. Admiral Sampson re
ported that since June he had held Gu
antsnamo harbor.
June 1900 marines from the Panther
who had landed at Caimsners, Guantans
mo Bay. Cuba, June 10, under protection
from the MArblehead, we're attacked BY
Spaniards, four Americans being killed
and several wounded or missing. The
Spsnisrds retreated.
June 12-It was reported in Washington
that twenty-nine transports, with Genera
Skaters troops, left Tampa for Santiago
| de Cuba.