Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1898-08-27

reached Key Nest Neonesuays H1s "a
pected 10 leave for Q secret destination.
May 20-The spanish Admiral Cerveras
aeet was reported at Madrid TO have sailed
from Santiago de Cubs Sagssis declared
spain would ight until an honorable peace
was obtained.
Nav 2I-It was announced that the
monitor Monterey would be sent from
San Francisco TO Manila.
|. May 22-The cruiser Charleston sailed
from San Francisco for Manila, via Hon
olulu.
May 23-Troops were embarked on the
transport City Of Peking ct San Francisco
for Manila. The British steamer Ardan-
mhor was brought to Key West as q prize,
but afterward released.
May 24-Admiral Cevera's fleet was re-
ported bottled up in Santiago hsrbor by
the American fleets. The Oregon arrived
a. Jupiter, Fls.
May 25-The President called for $4,000
more volunteers. The transports Austria
lie, City OF Picking and City Of Sydney,
with $500 soldiers. left San Francisco for
Manila.
May 26-Commodore Schley reported
by cable that he Was of satisgo and that
be believed the Spanish feet TO be in the
inner bsrbor.
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 wss dam
aged of Fire Island by collision with the
steamer Foscolia, the latter sinking.
MAY 29-Commodore Schley reported
sighting she Spanish feet or part OF IL in
Santiago harbor.
MAY 30-General Shsfter was ordered 10
embark Is, 000 or more troops at Tampa.
Santiago was thought TO be their destina-
ZION.
May 3l-Spsnish reports were received
of the bombardment 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
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 an urgent deficiency bill. carrying
nearly SIS, 900 900 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
psdo 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 Merrimac In the Ssnti-
ago harbor channel, shutting in Cevera's
heet. Hobson and his men surrendered
aud were made prisoners. The Senate
passed the war revenue bill by q vote of 4S
to %.
June 5-Capt. Charles Y. Gridley, Of the
Olympus, who was on his way home from
Manila ill, died at Kobe, Japan.
June 6-Further bombsrdment Of Sam
tisgo 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
tifcations without injury to American
ships. The cruiser Charleston was report
sd 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 27,0OO
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. M,
June Is, as theh hour for a vote on Hawa'
, iian annexation. Admiral Sampson re-
sntanamo harbor.
June 1900 marines from the Panther
|, who had landed at Caimaners, Guantana'
! mo Bay. Cuba, June 10. under protection
from the Marblehesd, were attacked by
Spauiards, four Americans being killed
/ and several wounded or missing. The
Spsniards retreated.
June 12-It was reported in Washington
that t~wenty-nine TRANSPORTS, with Genera
Skaters troops, left Tampa for Santiago
: de Cuba.
June 13--The President signed the Wal
revenue bill. The Santiago expedition. Of
over Is. 1000 troops, left Key West conveyed
by warships.
! June ~14-Continued fighting at Caiman'
era was reported. two Americans and sew
. entecn Spanisrds being killed. 1t was
officially stated that the last transports for
antiago left Tampa.
. June 15-The House voted TO annex Ha'
wall, 200 10 81. The second expedition to
Manila. on four transports, sailed from
San Francisco. News came OF the rout on
June IA Of Spanish forces at 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 first
! time, with destructive results.
June 16-News came OF q .hird bonn
! bardment OF Santiago by Admiral Ssmp-
sons squadron. The Caimanera 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 $500 Spanish prisoners. whom
, they treated most humsnely. 1t was re-
, ported in Hongkong that Captain General
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