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

manera, told Of ,hs landing Of part Of Gen.
Skaters troops at Baiquiri, near Ssnt-
ago de Cuba, with little resistance.
June 23-The landing Of General Shat
ter's is, 200 troops st BAiquiri, near San
tiago de Cuba. was completed without ac-
| cident. Admiral Camars's Csdiz fleet Was
| reported of the Island Of Pantellaris, bali
way from Csdiz TO Suez.
June 24-Thirteen American soldiers
were killed and about forty wounded IN
| driving back 9 Spanish force near Santi-
ago. Six Of the killed were Roosevelt
Rough Riders. Martial law was Proclaimed
in spain after the Queen Regent had dis
missed the Cortes.
June 25-Fears were expressed In Ma
drid that Martinez Campos would assume
the dictatorship Of Spain.
June ~26-Admiral Camars's Cadiz heet
reached Port Said, Egypt, and waited or
ders.
June 27-It was officially announced
that Commodore Watson, with the New
| ark. lows, Oregon, Yankee, Dixie, 70
semitic and three c~olliers, would leave San
tiago as soon as possible for q point of
the coast OF Spain. The President sent
messages recommending the thanks Of
Congress for Lieutenant Hobson, and that
| he be transferred to the line; recommend
| ing the thanks Of Congress to Lieutenant
| e.. II. Newcomb and the men Of the rev
| enue cutter Hudson; recommending The
| retirement on full paw OF Captain ID. b.
| Hodgson OF the McCulloch, and nominal
| ing Cadet Joseph W. Powell for advance
ment two numbers.
june 25-The President proclaimed q
| blockade Of Southern Cuba from Cape
| Frances to Cape Cruz, also OF Porto Rico,
| General Shsftsr reported that he was with
in three miles Of Santiago. Captain
| Sigsbee OF the 81. Paul, reported disabling
the Terror at San Juan on June p. Cap
tain General August reported to Madrid,
with date June %, that be had refused TO
surrender to the Insurgents. IL was an
nounced that twenty-five more regiments
would be sent TO General Shsfter, 5000 Of
the troops leaving Tampa ct once.
June 29-Genersl Shsfter reported that
he might attack Santiago within forty
eight hours. Admiral Dewey, In 9 report
dated Csvite. June 20, said no change had
occurred in the Manila situation, and that
Aguinaldo had been conducting war hui
namely. The Senate thanked Hobson and
his crew. naming every man, an unpEe-
cedented honor.
June 3e-Further advances toward San
,isgo OF General Skaters army we're re-
ported. Egypt ordered Admiral Csmsra
10 cease coaling from Spanish transports
and TO leave Port Said.
July 1-Genersl Shafter reported that
be had begun the assault upon Santiago
with the cooperation Of Admiral Samp-
con. General Lawton's division carried
Ell 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 lighting, with
heavy losses.
July 2-The Spaniards made unsuccess-
full efforts to retske San Juan. Admiral
Sampson's fleet continued Smelling MORO
Castle and other forts, doing great dam
age.
July 3-Admirsl Cervers's squadron
made q dash for liberty from Santiago
harbor, but being headed off by Sampson's
ships, ran shore and all were destroyed.
General Shsfter reported hat he had de-
msnded, at 10 A. NJ, the surrender OF San.
tiago, but no reply had yet come. The
drst Manila expedition was reported bB
Admiral Dewey to have joined him after
stopping at the Ladrone Islands and cap
turing tbe Spanish officers there.
July Rear Admiral Sampson reported
the destruction OF Admiral Cervera'e entire
fleet, the Viscays, Ohristobal Colon,
Oquendo, Maria Teresa, Pluton and Flu
ror, In an effort to leave Santiago harbor.
General Shafter reported that he had de.
manded the surrender Of Santiago, which
had been refused, and that he would bonn
bard at noon, July 8.
July 5-Camara's feet entered the Suez
Canal; his three torpedo boat ~destroyers,
however, started from Port Said back to
Spain.
July 6-The Senate voted to annex Ha-
wall. The President issued a proclsms-
ton Of thanksgiving for victories. Hob
son and his 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 harbor. Camsrs and bis
feet were ordered back to Spain from
SueZ.
July THE President signed the Ha-
waiian annexation resolutions, and the
Philadelphia was ordered to go to Homo
lulu 20 raise the flag of the United States
over the islands. Admiral Dewey reported
that the American troops Of the first Man.
fla expedition had arrived at Cavite. and
that on July 8 Aguinsldo had proclaimed
himself president Of the Philippine re-
public.
July 8-1'he armistice betwee the Uni
ted States and Spanish forces at Santiago
was extended until noon Of July 8 in order
to allow General Linares to communicate
with Madrid.
July 9-General Shafter reported that
the armistice at Santiago had been ex-
tended until 4 P. NJ July 10. Peace talk
was reported in Madrid.
June 10-Ssntiago refused 20 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 Viscsya.
July 11-Artillsry attack on Santiago
was reported TO have begun. Gen. Miles
reached Oubs.
July 12-General Toral again refused TO
rurrender Santiago.
July 13-General Miles reported that a
truce had been arranged until noon July
IA at Santiago. Fever was reported to have
attacked our army in Cuba. Admiral
Dewey reported having sent the Raleigh
and Concord 10 Grsnde Island, Subig Bay.
on information that Insurgents had been
prevented, on July 7. by a German war
ab;o fsou atkaakin1 QnaniaYda The Oar.