Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-09-01

harbor by theAmerican fleets. The
Oregon arrived at Jupiter, Fla.
May 25.-The president called for U.s.
600 more volunteers. The transports
Australia. City of Picking, and City
of Sidney, with $500 soldiers, left
San Francisco for Manila.
May 29.-Commocore Schley reported
sighting the Spanish feet in Santa
go harbor.
May 30.-Gen. Shafter was ordered to
embark $4,000 or more troops at
Tampa. Santiago was thought to be
their destination.
May 31.-Span.shr reports were received
of the bombardment of Santiago
forts by Commodore Sch1ey.
June "details were received of III =
bombardment of the Santiago forts
by Commodore Sch1ey on May 81,
with the Massachusetts,, Iowa and
New Orleans.
June 2.-The house of representatives
passed an urgent deficiency bill,
carrying nearly $1s,OO0,0OO for war
expenses.
June Admiral Sampson reported
that Naval Constructor Il. T. Hob
son, with a volunteer crew of seven
men, had, on June 3. sunk the collier
Merrimac in the Santiago harbor
channel, shutting in Cervera's fleet.
HoDson and his men were made
prisoners. The senate passed the
war revenue bill by vote of As to %.
June 6.-Further bonbard1nept of
Santiago reported. The house sent
the war revenue bill TO conference.
nonconcurring in senate amend
ments.
June 7.-Admiral Sampson reported
having silenced, on June 6, the Senti-
ago Notifications without injury to
the American ships. The monitor
Monterey and collier Brutus left
San Francisco for Manila.
June 9.-The house agreed to the con-
ference report on the war revenue
bill by vote of As to 20.
June 11.-SiX hundred marines from
the Panther, who had landed at Cal
manera, Guatanamo bay, Cuba, June,
10, under protection from the Mar
blehead, were attacked by Spaniards,
four Americans being killed and sew
eral wounded or missing. The Span
iards retreated.
June 13.-The president signed the
petition, of over $4,000 troops, left
Key West, conveyed by warships.
June 14.-Continued fighting at Cal
manera was reported, two Ameri-
cans and II Spaniards being killed.
jane 15.-The second expedition to
Manila, on four transports, sailed
from San Francisco. The Vesuvius
fired her dynamite guns at Santiago
forts, for the first time, with de-
structive results.
June 16.-News came of a third bonn
bardment of Santiago by Admiral
Simpsons squadron. The Cai.nanera
fort was reduced by the Texas, Su-
vance and Marblehead.
June 17.-Admira1 Dewey reported
from Manila under date of June ~
that the insurgents had practically
surrounded Manila and had taken
2,500 Spanish prisoners. The Cadiz
squadron sailed, and the vessels were
seen passing Gibraltar, bound east
June 1s.-News was received of fur
Their Smelling of Spaniards at Cal
manera On June II.
June 21.-News came of the arrival off
Santiago de Cuba of Gen. Skaters
transports with $4,000 troops on
June 20. Gen. Shafter and Rear Adj
miral Sampson landed at Acerra-
deros, Cuba, Is miles from Santiago,
and conferred with Gen. Garcia.
June 22.-Official reports by cable
from a station on the Cuban shore,
near CaimaDera, told of the landing
of part of Gen. Skaters troops at
Baiquiri, near Santiago de Cuba,
with little resistance
June 23.-Landing shifted to Siboney