Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1898-08-13

,a.chad Kew West Wednesday, vas ex-
oeoted 20 leave for Q secret destination.
NAV 20-Ths spanish Admiral Cervers's
AZ, va reported a. Madrid TO have sailed
from Santiago de Cuba. Ssgssss declared
spain would fight until an honorable peace
was obtained.
NAV 2I-It vas announced that the
monitor Monterey would be sent from
SAP Francisco 10 Manila.
MAY 22-The cruiser Charleston sailed
from San Francisco for Manila, via Hon
oiulu.
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 az q prize
but sfterwsrd released.
MAY 24-Admiral Cevers's feet was re-
ported bottled up in Santiago hsrbor by
The American fleets. The Oregon arrived
q, Jupiter, Fla.
May 25-The President called for $4,000
more volunteers. The transports Austria
liza, City OF Picking and City OF sydney,
with 2.5OO soldiers, left San Francisco for
Manila.
NAV 26-Oommodore Schley reported
BY cable that be Was of Satisgo and that
be believed the Spanish fleet TO be In the
inner hsrbor.
NAV 27-I. was reported that Cevers,
with the Spanish Cape Verde fleet, was not
bottled up in Santiago, IS had been
thought.
NAV 2s-The cruiser Columbia was dam
aged of Fire Island by collision with the
steamer FoscoliA. the latter sinking.
MAY 29-Commodore 6chley reported
sighting the Spanish feet or part Of 1t in
Santiago hsrbor.
NAV sO-General Shafier was ordered TO
embark Is, 900 or more troops ct Tampa.
Santiago was thought to be their destina-
ton.
May ~3i-Spanish reports were received
Of the bombardment Of Santiago forts May
81 by Commodore schley. The steamer
Florida reported landing 10 Cuba on Nay
26 $50 armed men, with large supplies.
june "details we're 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, 000. 900 for war expenses.
June 3~-Spsnish 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
pedo Of the collier Merrimac, which had
been sent 10 explore the channel. Eight
Americans we're reported to have been
taken prisoners.
June Admiral Sampson reported that
Naval Constructor r. p. Hobson, with 3
volunteer crew Of seven mon, had on June
8 sunk the collier Merrimsc In the Santi-
ago harbor channel, shutting in Cevera's
feet. Hobson and his men surrendered
aud we're made prisoners. The Senate
passed the war revenue bill by a vote OF As
to 20.
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 bombsrdment OF San
tiago and the landing Of 5000 American
,roops 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
,iicstions without injury to American
ships. The cruiser Charleston was report
cd as having reached Honolulu May 20.
The monitor Monterey and collier Brutua
left San Francisco for Manila.
June S-Spanish reports came OF the
bombsrdment OF Caimsners, Cuba, by five
American ships. The sailing of 27,00C
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. NJ,
June Is, as the hour for a vote on Hawa'
iian annexation. Admiral Sampson re-
ported that since June he had held Gu
antansmo harbor.
June 1900 marines from the Panther
who had landed at Csimaners, Guantana'
mo Bay, Cuba, June 10. under protection
from the M~arblehead, we're attacked by
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 Genera
Skaters troops, left Tampa for Santiago
de Cuba.
June 13--The President signed the Wal
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over Is. 200 troops, left Key West conveyed
by warships.
June ~14-Continued fighting al Caiman'
era was reported, two Americans and sew
enteen Spaniards being killed. 1t was
officially stated that the last transports for
San tisgo left Tampa.
June 15-The Hous voted to annex Ha
wall, 200 TO 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 C%aimaners'
Cuba, with about 200 killed, the American
loss being one Cuban killed and ONT
wounded. The vesuvius fred her dyna-
mite guns at Santiago forts. for the first
time, with destructive results.
June 16-News came OF Q third bonn
bardment Of Santiago by Admiral Ssmp-
sons squadron. The CaimAnera fort wal
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 Msntls
and taken 1850 Spanish prisoners. whom
they treated most humanely. II was re-
ported in Hongkong that Captain General
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