Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1898-07-30

a station on the Cuban shore. near Cal
msnera, told Of the landing Of part Of Gen.
Skaters troops at Baiquiri. near Ssnti-
ago de Cuba, with little resistance.
June 23-The landing Of General Shsf-
ter's is, 600 troops at Bsiquiri, near San
tiago de Cuba, WAS completed without 40
cident. Admiral Csmars's Csdiz fleet was
reported of the Island Of Psntellaris, half
way from Cadiz TO Suez.
June 24-Thirteen American soldiers
we're killed and about forty wounded in
driving back q Spanish force near Ssnti.
ago. Six OF the killed were Roosevelt
Rough Riders. Martial law was Proclaimed
iu Spain after the Queen Regent had dis
missed the Cortes.
June 25-Fesrs were expressed in Ma
drid that Martinez Campos would assume
the dictatorship Of Spain.
June 26-Admiral Csmars's Cadiz fleet
reached Port Said, Egypt, and awaited or
ders.
June 2T-It was officially announced
that Commodore Watson, with the New
ark, Iowa, Oregon, Yankee. Dixie, 70
semitic and three c~olliers, would leave San
tisgo as soon as possible for 9 point off
The coast OF Spain. The President sent
messages recommending the thanks Of
Congress for Lieutenant Hobson, and that
be be transferred to the line; recommend
| ing the thanks Of Congress to Lieutenant
f. II. Newcomb and the men OF the rev.
enue cutter Hudson; recommending the
retirement on full pay Of Captain d. b.
| Hodgson OF the McCulloch, and nominal
ing Cadet Joseph W. Powell for advance
ment two numbers.
I June 2s-The President proclaimed q
blockade OF Southern Cuba from Cape
Frances to Cape Cruz. also OF Porto Rico,
General Shsfter reported that he was with
In three miles Of Santiago. Captain
| Sigsbee OF the 81. Paul, reported disabling
the Terror at San Jusn on June %. Cap
tain General Augusti reported to Madrid,
with date June 20, that he had refused to
surrender TO the Insurgents. 10 was an
nounced that twenty five more regiments
would be sent TO General Shsfter, 5000 Of
the troops leaving Tampa at once.
June 29-General Shsfter reported that
he might attack Santiago within forty.
eight hours. Admiral Dewey, in q report
| dated Csvite. June %, said no change had
| occurred in the Manila situation and that
Aguinsldo bad been conducting war hu-
namely. The Senate thanked Hobson and
his crew. naming every man., an unpre-
cedented honor.
June 30-Further advances toward San
tiago Of General Skaters army we're re.
ported. Egypt ordered Admiral Csmara
to cease c~oaling from Spanish transports
and to leave Port Said.
July General Shsfter reported that
be had begun the assault upon Santiago
with the co operation OF Admiral Samp-
son. General Lawton's division carried
Ell Csney, a suburb Of the city, and the
Roosevelt Rough Riders, with the First
and Tenth Infantry, took San Juan, an
other suburb, after desperate fighting, with
heavy losses.
July 2-The Spsniards made unsuccess-
ful efforts to retake San Juan. Admiral
SIMPSONS fleet continued Smelling MORO
Castle and other forts, doing great DAM
age.
July 3-Admiral Cervers's squadron
made a dash for liberty from Santiago
hsrbor, but being headed of by SIMPSONS
ships, ran ashore and all were destroyed.
General Shafter reported that be had de-
manded, at 10 A. NJ, the surrender OF San.
tiego. but no reply had yet come. The
first Manila expedition was reported by
Admiral Dewey TO have joined him after
stopping at the Lsdrone Islands and cap
turing tue Spanish officers there.
July II Aul III Jam RDOb ACBoA WI
the destruction OF Admiral Cervera's entire
fleet. the yiscays. Christobal Colon,
| Oquendo, Maria Teresa, Pluton and Fu-
ror, IN an effort to leave Santiago bsrbor.
| General Shafter reported that be had de-
manded the surrender Of Santiago, which
had been refused, and that he would bonn
bard at noon, July 5.
July 5-Camsra'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 proclams-
ton of thanksgiving for victories. Hot
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 hsrbor. Csmsrs and his
fleet we're ordered back to Spain from
Suez.
July THE President signed the Hs-
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
ila expedition hsd arrived at Cavite. and
that on July 8 Aguinsldo had proclaimed
himself president OF the Philippine re-
public.
July 8-The armistice between the Uni
ted States and Spanish forces at Santiago
was extended until noon OF July 9 in order
to allow General Linares to communicate
with Madrid.
July o. General Shafter reported that
the srmistice at Santiago had been ex-
tended until 4 P. NJ July 10. Peace talk
was reported in Madrid.
June 10-Ssntisgo refused to 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.