Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1898-07-09

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Spain would fight until an honorable peace
was obtained.
May Alt was announced that the
monitor Monterey would be tent from
San Francisco TO Manila.
May 22-The cruiser Charleston sailed
from San Francisco for Manila, via Hon
olulu.
May 23-Troops we're embarked on the
transport City Of Peking ct San Francisco
for Manila. The British steamer Ardan-
mhor was brought to Key West as a prize,
but atterward released.
May 24-Admiral Cevers's feet was re-
ported bottled up in Santiago hsrbor by
the American fleets. The Oregon arrived
al Jupiter. Fla.
May 25-The President called for rs, 900
more volunteers. The transports Austria
liz, City Of Picking and City OF Sydney,
with q 1900 soldiers, left San Francisco for
Manila.
May 26-Commodore schisy reported
By cable that he Was of Satisgo and that
he believed the Spanish feet 70 be in the
inner hsrbor.
May 27-It was reported that Cevers,
with the Spanish Cape Verde feet, was not
bottled up in Santiago, as had been
thought.
Nav 2s-The cruiser Columbia was dam
aged off Fire Island by collision with the
steamer Foscolis. the latter sinking.
May 29-Commodore Sohley reported
sighting the Spanish fleet or part Of ID in
Santiago harbor.
May 30-General Shafter was ordered 10
embark Is. 900 or more troops at Tampa.
Santiago was thought to be their destina-
ton.
May 3~l-Spsnish reports were received
OF the bopbardment Of Santiago forts May
81 by Commodore Sohley. 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 harbor, was also dam
aged. No American ship was touched nor
vas any American injured.
June 2-The House Of Representatives
passed On urgent deficiency bill, carrying
nearly SIS, 0O0, 900 for war expenses.
June 3-Spanish reports from Santiago
via Cape Haitien told Of the ombsrdment
OF Santiago by SIMPSONS and Schley's
vessels. with the sinking of q Spanish tor
pedo Of the collier Merrimac, which had
been sent to explore the channel. Eight
Americans were reported to have been
taken prisoners.
June Admiral Sampson reported that
Naval Constructor r. p. Hobson, with q
volunteer crew of seven men, had on June
8 sunk the collier Merrimao In the Santi-
ago harbor chanrel, shutting in Oevera's
heet. Hobson and his men surrendered
and we're 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 San
tiago 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.
June Admiral Sampson reported hav-
ing silenced, on June 6. the Santiago for
tifcstions 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 8-~SpAnish reports came Of the
bombardment OF CsimanerA, Cuba, by five
American ships. The sailing of q, 900
troops from Tampa for Santiago took
place. Capt.-Gsneral 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 43 to %. The House set s P. NJ,
June Is, ss the hour for q vote on Hswa-
iian annexation. Admiral Sampson re-
ported that since June z he had held Gu
antanamo hsrbor.
June 1900 marines from the Panther,
who had landed ct Csimaners. Guantana.
mo Bay, Cuba, June 10. under protection
from the Msrblehead, were attacked by
Spanisrds, four Americans being killed
and several wounded or missing. The
Spaniards retreated.
June 12-It was reported In Washington
that t~wenty-nine transports, With General
Skaters troops, left Tampa for Santiago
de Cuba.
June 13--The President signed the wal
revenue bill. The Santiago expedition, oil
over IL. 900 troops, left Key West conveyed
by wsrships.
June ~14-Continued lighting al Caiman.
era was reported, two Americans and sew.
enteen Spaniards being killed. 1t was
officially stated that the last transports for
Santiago left Tampa.
June 15-The House voted TO annex Ha.
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 at Caimanera,
Cuba. with about 200 killed, the American
loss being one Cuban killed and one
wounded. The Vesuyius fred her dyna-
mite guns at Santiago forts. for the frst
time, with destructive results.
June 16-News came OF q .hird bonn.
bardment OF Santiago by Admiral Ssmp-
sons squadron. The Csimsners fort was
reduced by she 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 $500 Spanish prisoners. whom
they treated most humanely. 1t 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.
Tune 18-News was received of further
| aheIlinQ Of Spaniards at Caimanera on