Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1898-07-16

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Nay 20-The Spanish Admiral Cervers's
fes, uas reported ct Madrid TO have sailed
from Santiago de Cubs. SagAsts declared
Spain would hghf until an honorable peace
was obtained.
Nay 2I-It wss 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
olglc-
Nay 23-Troops we're embarked on the
transport City Of Pekiug at San Francisco
for Manila. The British steamer ArdAn-
uhor was brought 10 Key West as . prize.
but sfterward released.
Nav 24-AdnirAl Cevers's feet Vas re-
ported bottled up in Santiago hErbor By
the American Heeis. The Oregon arrived
s. Jupiter, Fla
Nay 25-The President called for 1900
more volunteers. The transports Austrs-
Lis, City ef Picking and Ciiy Of Sydney,
with $500 soldiers. left San Francisco for
Manila.
Nay 2e-oourodore Sehlsy reported
b cable that be Vas OF Sstisgo and hat
be belisvsd the Spanish feet 70 Be in the
inner harsor.
NAY fill ga reported that Cerera,
With the Spanish Cape Verde feet, Was not
bottled up in Santiago, a. hsd been
thought.
May 2s-Tbe cruiser COLUMBIA. vas dam
aged OF Fire Island By collision with the
steamer Foscolis. the latter sinking.
NAY 29-Coumodore Schley reported
sighting the spanish feet or part Of 1t in
Santiago hsrbor.
May 30-Gsner2l ShAiier wss ordered 10
embark 1900 or more troops 81 Tampa.
Santiago was thought 10 be their dssrns-
non.
Nay 3l-Spanish reports were received
Of the bonbsrdmeni Of Santiago forts Nay
81 BIZ Commodore Schley. The steamer
Florida reported landing in Cubs on Nsy
20 $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
M~assachusetts, Iowa and New Orleans.
Moro Castle vas injured, and the Spanish
flagship, ChristobEl Colon, which was near
the mouth Of the hsrbor, Was slso dam
aged. No American ship was touched nor
vas any American injured.
ne2-The House Of Representatives
passed az urgent deficiency bill, carrying
nearly s1s,0 900 900 for war expenses.
June 3~-Spsnish reports from Santiago
via Cape Hsisien told Of the bombsrdment
Of Santiago By SIMPSONS and Schley's
vessels. with the sinking Of 9 Spanish tor
pedo OF the collier Me-rimAc, which had
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 o
l -1H-,t-er ~ aaucp man bod On lana
3 sunk the collier Merrimsc In the Santi-
ago harbor ~cbsnrel, shutting in Ceyersis
heet. Hobson and his men surrendered
and we're made prisoners. The Senate
passed the war revenue bill By 3 vote Of As
TO 90.
june 5-Cspt. Charles V. Gridley, Of the
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 we're reported. The
House sent the war revenue bill TO confer
ence, non-concurring in Senate amend
ments.
II June Admiral Sampson reported hav-
ing silenced. on June 6. the Santiago for
tifcations without injury 10 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~-Spsnish reports came Of the
; bombardment Of Caimsners. Cuba, by five
American ships. The sailing Of ~. 900
troops from Tampa for Santiago took
place. Capt.-Gsnersl Augusti, at Manila,
reported to Madrid that the insurrection
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 %. Ths House set 5 P. NJ,
June Is, as the hour for q vote on Hawa-
} iian annexation. Admiral Sampson re-
ported that since June be had held Gu
antanamo hsrbor.
June 1900 marines from the Panther,
who had landed ct Caimaners, Guantans-
mo Bay. Cuba, June 10, under protection
from the M~arblehesd. we're attacked by
6pauiards. four Americans being killed
and several wounded or missing. The
Spaniards retrested.
June 12-It was reported in Washington
that twenty-nine transports, with General
Skaters troops, left Tampa for Santiago
de Cuba.
j. June 13--The President signed the war
revenue bill. The Santiago expedition. Of
over s 1000 troops, left Key West conveyed
by wsrships.
June 1~4-Continued fighting at Caiman-
era was reported, two Americans and sew
enteen Spaniards being killed. 1t was
officially stated that the last transports for
Santiago left Tampa.
n. June 15-The House voted TO annex Hs-
wall, 209 10 81. The second expedition to
Manila, on four transports. sailed from
San Francisco. News came Of the root on
June IA OF Spanish forces a. Caimanera,
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 frat
time, with destructive results.
June 16-Nsws came OF Q .hird bonn
bsrdment Of Santiago by Admiral Samp-
sons squadron. The Csimsnera fort WAS
reduced by the Texas. Suwanee and Mar
blehead.
June 17-Admiral 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 humsnely. 1t was re-
ported in H~ongkong that Captain General