Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1898-08-06

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pected 10 leave for q secret destination.
May 20-The spanish Admiral Cerveras
fleet was reported at Madrid 10 have sailed
from Santiago de Cuba. Ssgasts declared
Spain would fight until an honorable peace
was obtained.
NAV 21-It was announced that the
monitor Monterey would be sent from
San Francisco to Manila.
May 22-Tbe cruiser Charleston sailed
from San Francisco for Manila, via Hon
olulu.
MAY 23-Troops we're embarked on the
transports City OF Peking ct San Francisco
for Manila. The British steamer Ardsn-
mhor was brought TO Key West as q prize,
but afterward released.
May 24-Admiral Cevera's feet was re-
ported bottled up in Santiago hsrbor by
the American fleets. The Oregon arrived
a. Jupiter, Fla.
May 25-The President called for $4,000
more volunteers. The transports Austria
lia, 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
he believed the Spanish fleet to be in the
inner harbor.
May 27-It was reported that Cevera,
with the Spanish Cape Verde fleet, was not
bottled up in Santiago, as had been
thought.
May 2s-The cruiser Columbia was dam
aged of Fire Island by collision with the
steamer Foscolis, the latter sinking.
May 29-Commodore Schley reported
sighting the Spanish fleet or part Of 1t in
Santiago harbor.
May 30-General Shafter was ordered 10
embark is, 900 or more troops at Tampa.
Santiago was thought 10 be their destina-
ton.
May 3l-Spsnish reports were received
Of the bombardment of Santiago forts May
81 by Commodore Sohley. The steamer
Florida reported landing in Cuba on May
20 $50 armed men, with large supplies.
June "details were 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 $4,000. 900 for war expenses.
June 3~-Spsnish reports from Santiago
via Cape Hsitien told Of the ~bombsrdment
Of Santiago by SIMPSONS and Schley's
vessels, with the sinking of q Spanish tor
pedo 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 o
zl--Aoo- n~n,r ~ aavap man bod on lima
3 sunk the collier Merrimac In the Santi-
ago harbor channel, shutting in Cevera's
fleet. Hobson and bis men surrendered
and we're made prisoners. The Senate
passed the war revenue bill by q vote of 48
to %.
June 5-Cspt. Charles V. Gridley, Of the
Olympia, who was on his way home from
Manila ill, died at Kobe. Japan.
June 6-Further bom bardment OF San
tiago 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 jun 6. the Santiago for
,ifications without injury to American
chips. The cruiser Charleston was report.
cd as having reached Honolulu May 20.
The monitor Monterey and collier Brutus
left San Francisco for Manila.
June ~8-Spanish reports came of the
Commandment OF Caimaners, Cuba, by five
American ships. The sailing Of ~, 900
troops from Tampa for Santiago took
place. Capt.-Gsneral Augusti, 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 s P. M,
June Is, as the hour for a vote on Hawa-
iian annexation. Admiral Sampson re-
ported that since June 7 he had held Gu
sntanamo hsrbor.
June 1900 marines from the Panther,
who had landed at Caimanera, Guantana-
mo Bay. Cuba, June 10. under protection
from the Marblehesd we're attacked by
Spauiards, four Americans being killed
and several wounded or missing. The
Spaniards reiterated.
June 12-It was reported in Washington
that twenty-nine Transports, with General
Skaters troops, left Tampa for Santiago
de Cuba.
June 13--The President signed the war
revenue bill. The Santiago expedition, Of
over IL. 900 troops, left Key West conveyed
by wsrships.
June 14-Continued fighting al Csiman-
era was reported, two ALierioans and sew
enteen Spanisrds being killed. 1t was
officially stated that the last transports for
San tiago left Tampa.
June 15-The House voted TO annex Ha-
wall, 209 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 Caimsnera,
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 Samp-
sons squadron. The Caimsnera 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 humaDely. 1t was re-
ported in Hongkong that Captain. General