Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1898-09-10

station on the Cuban shore. near Cal
manera, told Of the landing Of part Of Gen.
Skaters troops st Bsiquiri. near o
ago de Cuba, with little resistance.
June a3-The landing Of General Shat
tex's 1900 troops st Bsiquiri, near san
tisgo de Cuba. Was completed without 40
cident. Admiral Csmarsis Csdiz Sect was
reported of the Island Of PantellAria. half
way from CAdz 70 Suez-
June 24-Thirtesn American soldiers
were killed and shout forty wounded IN
driving back q Spanish force near SAnt-
ago. Six Of the killed we're Roosevelt
Rough Riders. Martial Law was proclaimed
in Spain after the Queen Regent had dis
missed he Cortss.
June 25-Fe2rs we're expressed in Gs-
drid that Martinez CAnpos would assume
the dictstorship Of spain.
June 26-Adnirk Csnars's Csdiz feet
reached Port Said, Egypt and awaited or
ders.
June 27-It vas ofseiaily announced
that Commodore Watson, with the New
ara. Ioxs, Oregon. Yankee. Dixie, 70
semitic ard three c~olliers. would leave SAN
tiago So soon ~ possible fer q point Of
the coast OF SpAia. The President sent
messages Recommending the thanks Of
| Congress for Lieutenant Hobson, and that
be be transferred 10 the line; recommend
ing The thanks Of Congress 10 Lisstensnt
p. II. Nsweemb and the men OF the rev
snue cGtter Hrdson; Recommending the
retirement on fall pay Of Captain d. B.
HodgsOu Of the AcCulloch, and nemirst
ing Cadet Joseph ". Powell for advance
nent u numbers
June 2s-Ths President proclaimed .
blockade Of Sosfhern Cuba from Cape
| Frances to Cape Cruz. slso OF Porto Rico.
| General Shsffer reported that be was with
In three miles Of Santiago. Captain
Sigsbes Of TIE 81. Paul. reported disabling
tbe Terror At San jean on June y. Cap
tain General Anguish reported 10 Madrid,
with dsse June %, that be had refused 10
surreudeT 20 the Insurgents. II vas Al
nounced that fEsnty-fve more regiments
would be sent 20 General Shsfter, 1900 OF
the troops leaving Tampa ct once.
June 29-Genersi Shsftsr reported that
be might attack Santiago within forty
eight hours. Admiral Dewey. in report
da.sd Csvite. June IS. said no change had
oocurred in the Manila situation, and that
Aguinaldo had been conducting war ku-
namely. The Senate thanked Hobson and
his crew. naming every man, an unPre-
ceden;ed honor.
dUHE Ct-F q FtLtE h4fAuCCe tOhnAA CA4-
tisgo Of General Skaters army were re-
ported. Egypt ordered Admiral Camars
10 cease coaling from Spanish transports
aud TO leave Port Said.
July 1-General shsfter reported that
be had begun the ASSAULT upon Santiago
With the cooperation Of Admiral S2mp-
son. General Lswton's division carried
FL Caney, q suburb Of the city, and the
Roosevelt Rough Riders. with the FIRST
and Tenth Infantry, took San Juan, an
other suburb. after desperate fighting, with
heavy Losses.
July 2-The Spauikrds made unsuccess-
f1l Efforts to reiske San Juan. Admiral
SIMPSONS feet continued Smelling Moro
Castle and oihsr forts, doing great dGE-
&c.
July 3-Adniral Cervers's squadron
made a dash for liberty from Santiago
Larbor, bat being headed of by SIMPSONS
ships. ran ashore and all were destroyed.
General SKATER reported that he had de-
manded, st 10 A. NJ, the surrender of San
,isgo. but no reply had jet come. The
drst Manila expedition was reported BY
Admiral Dewey to have joined him after
stopping at the Ladrone Islands and cap
turing the Spanish officers there.
July Rear Adniral Sampson reported
ZIG 4csb 4CtAOA VI a.
feet, the Yiscsys. Christobal Colon,
Oquendo. Maria Teresa, Pluton and Fu-
ror, In an effort TO leave Santiago bsrbor.
General Shafter reported that he had de-
manded the surrender Of Santiago, which
had been refused, and that he would bonn
bard st noon, July 5.
July 5-Csmars's fleet entered the SueZ
Canal his three torpedo boat d~estroyers,
however, started from Port Said back TO
Spain.
July 6-The Senate voted 10 annex Ha-
waii. The President issued a proclama.
lion OF thanksgiving for victories. Hob
son and bis men were exchanged. The
Texas sank the cruiser Reina Mercedes in
Santiago harbor. The cruiser Alfonso
XII. was sunk in attempting TO escape
from Havana hsrbor. Csmsra and his
flee, were ordered back to Spain from
Susz.
July THE President signed the Hs-
wsiisn annexation resolutions, and the
Philadelphia was ordered TO go to Homo
lulu 20 raise the flag Of the United States
over ths islands. Admiral Dewey reported
that the American troops of the fret Man.
lis expedition had arrived q, Cavite, ard
that on July 8 Aguinsldo had proclaimed
himself president Of the Philippine re-
public.
July 6-1he armistice between the Uni
ted States and Spanish forces st Santiago
was extended until noon Of July 9 in order
TO allow General Linares TO communicate
with Madrid.
July 9-General Shsfter reported that
the armistice ct Santiago had been ex-
tended until 4 P. N July 10. Peace talk
was reported in Madrid.
June 10-Santiago refused to surrender.
Thousands OF refugees left the city and
sought American protection. The St.
Louis reached Portsmouth, n. H., with
692 Spanish prisoners. including Admiral
Cervera and Captain Eulate, of the Yiscsya.
July 11-Artillery attack On Santiago
was reported to have begun. Gen. Miles
reached Cuba.
July i2-General Torsl again refused TO
rurrender Santiago.