Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1898-07-02

from Santiago de CubA. c2RAeth declared
Spain would fight until an honorable pesc
was obtained.
May Alt was announced that the
monitor Monterey would be sent from
San Francisco 10 Manila
May 22-The cruiser Charleston sailed
from San Francisco for Manila, via Hon
olulu.
May 2s-Troops we're embarked on the
transport City Of PekiDg at San Francisco
for Manila. The British steamer Ardsn-
mhor was brought 10 Key West as q prize,
but sfterward released.
MAY 24-AdmirAl Cevera's feet WAS re-
ported bottled up in Santiago hsrbor BY
the American fleets. The Oregon arrived
81 Jupiter, Fla.
MAY 25-The President called for 1900
more volunteers. The transports Austria
lis, CITY Of Picking and City Of Sydney,
with 1850 soldiers. left San Francisco for
Manila.
May 26-Commodore Schley reported
By cable that he was of Sstisgo and that
be believed the Spanish feet TO be in the
inner hsrbor.
May az II Was reported thst 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 Foscolis, the latter sinking.
May 29-Commodore Schley reported
sighting the Spanish feet or part OF it in
Santiago hsrbor.
MAY 30-General Shsfser WAS ordered TO
embark Is, 900 or more troops ct Tampa.
Santiago was thought TO be their destins-
ton.
May 3~l-Spanish reports were received
OF the bombsrdment Of Santiago forts May
81 by Commodore Schley. 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 hsrbor, was also dam
aged. No American ship was touched nor
vas any American injured.
June 2-The House OF Representatives
passed 40 urgent deficiency bill, carrying
nearly SIS, 000. 900 for wal 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 cent 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
volunteer crew OF seven mon, had on June
3 sunk the collier Merrimac In the Sspti-
ago harbor channel, shutting in Cevers's
fleet. Hobson and his men surrendered
and were made prisoners. The Senate
passed the war revenue bill by a vote Of 4S
TO %.
June 5-Cspt. Charles v. Gridley, OF the
Olympia, who was on his way HON from
Manila ill, died at Kobe, japan.
June 6-Further bombsrdment Of San
tiago and the landing Of 5000 American
troops near Santiago were reported. The
House tent the war revenue bill TO confer
ence, non-concurring in Senate amend
ments.
June Admiral Sampson reported hav-
ing silenced, On June 6. the Santiago for
tifcstions without injury to American
ships. The cruiser Charleston was report
ed as having reached Honolulu May 20.
The monitor Monterey and collier Brutus
left San Francisco for Manila.
June 8~-Spanish reports came Of the
bombardment OF Caimanera. Cuba, by five
American ships. The sailing Of q, 1000
I troops from Tampa for Santiago took
place. Capt.-Gsneral August, 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 TO the con.
ference report on the war revenue bill by
| vote Of 43 to %. The House set 5 P. NJ,
June 10, as the hour for q vote on Haws-
iian annexation. Admiral Sampson re-
ported that since June Z he had held Gu
antanamo harbor.
June 1900 marines from the Panther,
who had landed ct ~Caimsners, Guantans-
/ mo Bay. Cuba, June 10, under protection
from the Msrblehead. were attacked by
Spanisrds, four Americans being killed
I and several wounded or missing. The
Spsnisrds retrested.
JUNE 12-It was reported in Washington
. that twenty-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 Is. 900 troops. left Key Yves, conveyed
, by warships.
! June ~14-Continued fighting a, Caiman.
era was reported, two Americans and sew.
. enteen spenisrds being killed. It was
officially stated thas the last transports for
Santiago left Tampa.
June 15-The House voted to annex Hs-
waii, 209 10 81. The second expedition 10
Manila, on four transports, sailed from
San Francisco. News came OF the root on
! June IA Of Spanish forces at Caimsnera,
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 f6-News came Of a .hird bonn
bsrdment OF Santiago by Admiral Samp-
, sons squadron. The Csimsnera 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 humapely. II was re-
. ported in Hongkong that Captain. General
August. OF Manila, had resigned and that
Spanish troops needed food. The Cadiz
squadron sailed and the vessels were seen
passing Gibraltar bound east.
June l8-News was received OF further
ehellinQ Of SDaniArda at Ceimanera on