The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1898-09-02


war revenue bill 10y vote of As TO %.
June 6.-Further bombardment Of
Santiago reported. The house sent
the war revenue bill 10 conference,
nonconcurring in senate amend
ments.
June Admiral Sampson reported
having silenced, on June 6, the Santi
ago Notifications without injury to
the American ships. The monitor
Monterey and collier Brutus left
San Francisco for Manila.
June 9.-The house agreed 10 the con-
ference report on the war revenue
bill by a vote of 43 to %.
June 1i.-Six hundred marines from
the Panther, who had landed at Cal
manera. Guatanamo bay, Cuba, June
10, under protection from the Mar
blehead, were attacked by Spaniards.
four Americans being killed and sew
eral wounded or missing. The Span
iards retreated.
June 13.-The president signed the
war revenue bill. The Santiago eS-
petition, of over $4,000 troops, left
Key West. conveyed by warships.
June 14.-Continued fighting at Cal
manera was reported. two Ameri-
cans and II Spaniards being killed.
June 15.-The second expedition TO
Manila, on four transports, sailed
from San Francisco. The Vesuyus
fired her dynamite guns at Santiago
forts, for the first time, with de-
structive results.
June 16.-News came of third bonn
bardment of Santiago by Admiral
Sampson S squadron. The Caimanera
fort was reduced by the Texas, SUI
vance and Marblehead.
June 17.-Admiral Dewey reported
from Manila under date of June IL
that the insurgents had practically
surrounded Manila and had take N
$500 Spanish prisoners. The Cadiz
squadron sailed, and the vessels we're
seen passing Gibraltar bound east.
June 1s.-News was received Of fur
Their shells o. Spaniards at Cal
manera on j II.
June 21.-News came of the arrival of
Santiago de Cuba Of Gen. Shafter's
transports with $4,000 troops on
June 20. Gen. Shafter and Rear Adj
miral Sampson landed at Acerra-
deros. Cuba. Is miles from Santiago,
and conferred with Gen. Garcia.
June 22.-Oficial reports by cable
from station on the Cuban shore.
near Caimanera. told of the LANDING
of part OF Gen. Skaters troops AT
Baiquiri. near Santiago de Cuba
with little resistance.
June 23--Landing shifted TO Siboney
and continued during the night by
aid Of st. Louis searchlghts. Adj
miral Camara's Cadiz feet was re.
ported off the island of Pantellaria
half way from Cadiz to Suez.
June 24.-Sixteen American soldiers
were killed and about 40 wounded
in driving back Spanish force near
Santiago. Six of the killed were
Rooseyelt's rough riders.
June 26-Admira Cainara's Cadi7
fleet reached Port Said, Egypt, and
awaited orders. Successful concl n
sion of the landing of the army by
the navy in a surf at Baiquiri and
Siboney without loss or injury of {
single man.
June Eft was officially announced
that Commodore Watson, with {
strong fleet. would attack SPAIN
coasts.
June 2s.--The president proclaimed {
blockade of southern Cuba from
Cape Frances to Cape Cruz, also o
Puerto Rico. Gen. Shafter report e'
that he was within three miles o
Santiago. Capt. Sigsbee, of the ST
| Paul. reported disabling the Terro
at San Juan on June %.
June 30.-Further advances towar'
Santiago of Gen. Skaters arm.
were reported.
lJuly 1.--Gen. Shafter reported the be
ginning of general assault on San
tiago. Gen. Lawton's division car
ried FL Caney, a suburb of the city
and the Roosevelt rough riders
with the First and Tenth infantry
tok San Juan. another suburb, afte
desperate fighting, with heavy losses
July 2.-The Spaniards made unsuc
cessful efforts TO retake San Juar
Admiral Simpsons fleet continue
Smelling MORO castle and othe
forts, doing great damage.
July 3.-Admiral Cervera's squadro
made dash for liberty from Sar
tiago harbor, but being headed o.
by SIMPSONS ships ran ashore, an
all were destroyed. The first Ma
Mia expedition was reported by AZ
miral Dewey to have joined hin
after stopping at the Ladrone island
and capturing the Spanish officer
there.
e July 4.-Rear Admiral Sampson r.
ported the destruction of Admir-;
q Cervera's entire fleet, the Nizcay
o Cristobal Colon, Oquendo. Maria II
resa, Pluton and Furor, in an effol
G 10 leave Santiago harbor. &c
$ Shafter reported that he bad d
!, handed the surrender of Santiag
d which had been refsased.
July 5.-Camara's fleet entered n
$ Suez canal. His three torpedo-bo;
i dsstroyers. however. started fro
r Port Said back to Spain.
july 6.-Thc senate voted to anne
d Hawaii. The president issued