Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1898-09-10

ago, - applied 10 Spain, and 10 make San
fiAgo an oPen port.
July 20-GenerAl Niles reported that be
Was ready 20 leave Gusntsnsno Bay with
transports for Porto Rico, but that : naval
oonvoy vac lacking.
July 21-General Miles, with transports
and . convoy, left GuAntsnsmo for Porto
Rico. General Cslixto Garcia. Of the Gu
ban army near Santiago. formally resigned
and withdrew his forces bscanse Of non
recognition By General Shafter.
July G-General Miles reported the
progress OF ihe Porto Rico expedition from
Mole 81. Nicholas, Haiti. General Ancer-
son ~ MaRils reported that Againsldo
had declared G dictlorship and that ths
Philippine natives expected undergraduates.
July a3-Tvo thousand CubsDs a. San
tiAso drew mp q petition 20 President Nc
kinley asking that Spanish officials 81
Santiago should be removed.
July 24-Gensrsl Shsstsr reported that
5000 Spanish troops 81 San Luis and Pal
ma Sorisno. in The surrendered dntrict,
had laid down thsir arms 20 Lieut.. Miley.
July 25-Gen. Miles, With abe Porto
Rico expedition began landing near Porce,
south COST.
Jaly 26-Spsin, through the French
Ambassador 81 Wsshin yton. formally ask
ed President Mckinley 10 name terms upon
which the Unissd States would be willing
10 make peace.
July 27-The American forces advanced
to fsGeos Porto kieo. meeting some span
ish opposition.
July 2S-Gsrersl Brooke, with soldiers
on the st. Louis. ST. Paul and Masssebu-
sstts, left New Port News for Porto Rico
10 join General Miles.
July 29-Rsporss were rsceivud OF The
surrender Of ihe Port Of Ponce, Porto
Rico, on July q, TO Capt. c. q. Davis Of
the Dixie, and Of The city Of Ponce 10 Gen.
Miles soldiers on July 2sth.
July S0-The President communicated
10 NJ. Chanbon. French Ambassador,
conditions with which Spain must comply
before the Uaitee States could begin pesce
negotiations.
July 3I-The batileship Texas reached
New Yerk from G~usntsnsno.
August 2-The terms on fulhllnent OF
which the UBited States would discuss
peace with Spain were made public. They
included the immediate evacuation Of
every Spanish dependency in the Western
Hemisphere; the rslinquishment Of all
Spanish claims to sovereignty IN Cuba (;
the eession Of Porto Rico sud other Islands,
excep; Cuba. 90 the United stAtes the
holding BY the United States Of Msnils city
and bay pending settlement By commits
sioners Of the future disposition and gov
eminent Of the Philippines, snd the ees-
zion Of 80 island in the Ladropes. The
United States asks no money indemnity.
August SIT wBs stated unoficially
that Spain would accept Americas peace
terms.
August 4-secretsry Alger ordered
General ShAt:er 20 send the Santiago army
to Montauk Point. ". Y. as fast az pos
sible. Sbaiter had made public letters TO
him from Roosevelt and other offcers.ssy-
ing the army would be useless from
disease il no. soon removed.
August 5-GeneTsl Shkfter's troops, &C
cording 10 orders from Secretary Alger,
began embsrking on transports for New
York at Santiago.
August 6-The Queen Regent Of Spain,
after consulting leaders OF ell parties. sane
toned the Cabinets reply accepting Amer
icsn pesce terms.
August = General Miles's Porto Rico
forces advanced from Ponce 20 Juan DiAz
and from Ysuco westward.
August S-Spsin's reply 70 our peace
terms reached NJ. Camb0n in Washington.
August 9-Gen. Merit; reported a bat
tie st Mslste. near Manila, Sunday night,
4 July 81. 10 which the Spaniards we're
driven back with heavy loss, the American
loss being nine killed and forty-sevep
wounded. SPANS pesce answer was pre-
septed to the President.
August 10 Secretary Day stated that 9
protocol had been agreed upon, embody-
Jag terms Of q peace treaty, which would
probably be executed.
August 1.-The Spanish Cabinet deci-
ded 20 accept our pescs protocol.
August I2-Tbe protocol providing for
peace between the United States and Spain
was signed at the White House at 4:23 P.
NJ, by Secretary Of State Day, representing
the United States, and Ambassador Cam
bon, Of France, representing Spain. Az
tsrward the President proclaimed suspen-
sion Of hostilities and issued orders to
that effect to military and naval com
manders.
August 13-The United States Army
and Navy commanders in Cuba and Porto
Rico suspended hostilities. At Msnzan-
lilo, Cuba, a bombsrdment by American
ships was interrupted by news OF peace.
August 14-It was practically decided
TO appoint Ambassador Hay Secretary OF
State, in place of Secretary Day, who was
TO head the Peace Commission.
August 15-The German cruiser Kaise-
rim Augusta brought Captain General An.
gustin from Manila TO H~ongkong, with
news Of Manils's bombsrdment August Is
and surrender the same day to Admiral
Dewey and General Merritt. Captain Gen.
ersl Blsnco, in Havana, resigned.
August 16-The Porto Rico and Cuba
Military Commissions we're named.
August 17-Admiral Dewey reported the
surrender Of Manila on August Is.
August 16-Genersl Merritt reported
total loss OF about fifty American troops
In the taking OF Manila.