Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1898-07-23

resched Key West Wednesday, wss ex-
pected 10 leave for 3 secret destination.
May 2O-The Spanish Admiral CerverA's
feet was reported at Madrid 10 have sailed
from Santiago de Cuba. Ssgssts declared
Spain would eight until an honorable peace
was obtained.
May 21-It 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 Peking ct San Francisco
for Manila. The British steamer Ardsn-
mhor was brought to Key West ss a prize,
but sfterward released.
May 24-Admiral Ceyera's feet Was re-
ported bottled up in Santiago harbor BY
the American fsets. The Oregon arrived
a. Jupiter, Fla.
May 25-The President called for 5000
more volunteers. The transports Austria
lis, City Of Psking and City of Sydney,
with $500 soldiers. left San Francisco for
Manila.
May 26-Commodore Schley reported
By cable that be was OF Satisgo and that
be believed the Spanish fleet 70 be in the
inner harbor.
May 27-It 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 Foscolis, the latter sinking.
May 29-Commodore schley reported
sighting the spanish fleet or part Of Ii in
Santiago harbor.
MAY 30-General Shafter was ordered TO
embark IL, 900 or more troops st Tampa.
Santiago was thought to be their destins-
ton.
May 3i-Spsnish reports were received
OF the bombsrdment Of Santiago forts May
81 by Commodore Schley. The steamer
Florida reported landing in Cuba on May
26 $50 armed men, with large supplies.
June "details were received OF the
bombardment 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
vas any American injured.
June 2-The House Of Representatives
passed an urgent deficiency bill, carrying
nearly SIS, 900 600 for war expenses.
June 3~-Spanish reports from Santiago
via Cape Hsitien told Of the bombsrdment
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 were reported to have beep
taken prisoners.
June Admiral Sampson reported that
Naval Constructor r. p. Hobson, with 8
volunteer crew OF seven men, had on June
8 sunk the collier Merrimac In the Ssnti-
ago harbor channel, shutting in Cevera's
fleet. Hobson and his men surrendered
and were made prisoners. The Senate
passed the war revenue bill by q vote Of As
TO %.
June 5-Capt. Charles V. Gridley, Of the
Olympia, who was on his way home from
Manila i'll, died at Kobe. japan.
June 6-Further bombardment OF sam
tiago 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 hav.
ing silenced, on JUNE 6. the Santiago for
tifcstions without injury 10 American
r ships. The cruiser Charleston was report
} cd as having reached Honolulu May 90.
The monitor Monterey and collier Brutus
} left San Francisco for Manila.
/ June 8~-Spsnish reports came OF the
3 bombardment OF Caimanera, Cuba, by five
American ships. The sailing Of $1,000
troops from Tampa for Santiago took
t, place. Capt.-Gsneral August, 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 %. The House set 5 P. NJ,
r June Is, as the hour for q vote on Hawa-
. iian annexation. Admiral Sampson re-
ported that since June he had held Gu
antansmo harbor.
June 1880 marines from the Panther,
! who had landed at Caimaners, Guantana-
I mo Bay. Cuba, June 10. under protection
from the Marblehead, were attacked BY
i, Spaniards, four Americans being killed
. and several wounded or missing. The
> Spsniards reiterated.
june 12-It was reported in Washington
. that t~wenty-nine transports, with General
Skaters troops, left Tampa for Santiago
= de Cubs.
:. June 13--The President signed the war
revenue bill. The Santiago expedition, OF
over Is. 900 troops, left Key Yves, conveyed
, BY wsrships.
, June 1~4-Continued fighting at Caiman-
era was reported, two Americans and sew
enteen Spanisrds being killed. 1t was
officially stated that the last transports for
Santiago left Tampa.
June l5-The House voted 10 annex Ha.
: : wall, 209 TO 81. The second expedition TO
, Manila, on four transports, sailed from
: San Francisco. News came OF the root on
! June IA of Spanish forces at C~aimsnera,
. Cuba, 9th about 200 killed, the American
loss being one Cuban killed and one
. wounded. The Vesuvius fired her dyna-
: mite guns at Santiago forts. for the first
= time, with destructive results.
! June 16-News came OF q .hird bonn
I bsrdment Of Santiago by Admiral ssmp-