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

pected 10 leave Tor q secret DESTINATION.
Mar 2O-The Spanish Admiral Cervers's
leet was reported 81 Madrid 10 have sailed
from Santiago de Cuba. Ssgssta declared
spain would fight until an honorable peace
was obtained.
May 2l-It vas announced that ,he
monitor Monterey would be sent from
san Francisco 10 Msnils.
May 22-Tbe cruiser Charleston sailed
from San Francisco for Manila, via Hon
oiulu.
NAY 23-Troops we're embarked or the
transport City Of Peking 81 San Francisco
for Manila. The British steamed Ardan-
mhor was brought TO Key West a. . prize.
bat sftsrvard released.
May 24-AdmirL Csvers's feet was re-
ported bottled up in Santiago hazbor BY
The American fleets. The Oregon arrived
81 Jupiter, Fla.
May 25-The President called for 1900
more volunteers. The transports Austria
LA, City Of Peking and City Of Sydney,
with $500 soldiers, lefs San Francisco for
Manila.
May 26-Connodsrs Sohlsy reported
By cable that be was of Satsgo and that
lie believed the Spanish feet 10 b in the
inner hkrbor.
May 27-Is 49, reported that Cevers,
! With TIE Spanish Cape Verde iat. Vas moi
estset up In Sasfisgs, ~ hss been
lhcsght.
NAV 2s-The cruiser Columbia vas dam
AGED Of Fire Island By collision with the
steamer Foscolis. the latter sinking.
May G-Conm0dore Schley reported
sighting the spanish feet or psrt Of il in
| Santiago hArbor.
Mar O-General Shsfser -ss ordered 10
embark Is, 900 or more troops st Tampa.
Santiago xks thought 10 BE thsir destnA-
roD
May 3l-Sp4nish reports we're received
q tbs bombsrdmens Of Santiago forts Nay
Il By Commodore Schley. The steamer
Florida reported landing in Cuba On May
70 $50 armed men. with large supplies.
jane "details we're rsceised Of the
bonbGrdnen; Of the Santiago forts by
Commodore Sehley on May 81, With the
Massachusetts, Iowa and New Orleans.
Moro Castle vas injured. and the Spanish
5Agship, Christobal Colon, which Was near
the mouth of the ksrbor, WAS also dam
Eged. No American ship Was touched nor
vas any American injured.
June THE House Of Representatives
passed al urssn, deficiency bill. carrying
nearly SIS, 00o, 900 for var expenses.
SUIc S-CF11AsA Acrokh AAO0 Ca1t4s6O
via Cape Hsitien told OF the bombsrdmenf
q Santiago BY SIMPSONS and Schlsy's
vessels, with the sinking Of . Spanish tor
psao Of the collier Merrinac, which had
been cent 10 explore the channel. Eight
Americans we're reported TO have been
taken prisoners.
June Admiral Sampson reported thEt
Naval Constructor z. P. Hobson, with Q
volunteer crew OF seven men, had on June
) sunk the collier Aerrimse In the Santi-
ago harbor channel, shutting in CeTers's
fleet. Hobson and his men surrendered
and we're made prisoners. The Senate
passed the war revenue bill By . vote Of IS
10 %.
June 5-Capt. Charles '. Gridley, Of the
Olympia, who was on his way home from
Manila i'll, died al Kobe. Japan.
June 6-Further bombardnent Of Sam
'iago and the landing OF 5000 American
troops near Santiago were reported. The
House sen: the war revenue bill 10 confer
| enee. non-coocurring in Senate amend
ments.
June Admiral Sampson reported hsv-
ing silenced. on JUNE 6. the Santiago for
tidcations without Injury TO American
ships. The cruiser Charleston was report
81 IS having reached Honolulu May 20.
The monitor Msuterey and collier Brutus
left San Francisco for Manila.
June 8-Spsnish reports came of the
Commandment of Csimanera. Cabs, by five
American ships. The sailing of 1900
troops from Tampa for Santiago took
place. Capt.-Gsneral Anguish, 8, Manila,
reported 20 Madrid that the insurrection
had assumed enormous proportions.
June 9-The House agreed to the con-
ference report on the war revenue bill.
June 16-The Senate agreed to the con-
! ference report on the war revenue bill by
vote OF - to %. The House get 5 P. NJ,
June Is, as the hour for a vote on Hsws-
ian annexation. Admiral Sampson re-
ported that since June 7 he had held Gu
sntsnamo hsrbor.
June 11-600 marines from the Panther,
who had landed 3. Caimanera, Guantans-
mo Bay. Cubs, June 10. under protection
from the Msrblehesd. were attacked BY
| spaniards, four Americans being killed
and several wounded or missing. The
| Spaniards retrested.
June 12-It was reported in Washington
that t~wenty-nine transports, with General
Skaters troops. left Tampa for Santiago
de Cuba.
June 1s--Ths President signed the war
| revenue DILL Inc SantlaRo expeoltlOu, OF
over is. 900 troops, left Key West conveyed
by warships.
June 14-Con.inued fighting al Csiman-
era was reported, two Americans and sew
enteen Spaniards being killed. 1t was
officially stated shat the last transports for
Santiago left Tampa.
June I5-The House voted TO annex Ha-
wall, 209 10 81. The second expedition to
Manila. on four transports. sailed from
San Francisco. News came of the rout on
June II of Spanish forces at C~simsners,
Cuba, with about 400 killed. the American
loss being one Cuban killed and one
wounded. The Vesuvius fred her dyna-
mite guns at Santiago forts, for the frat
time, with destructive results.
June 16-News came OF q .hird bonn
bsrdment 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 ~ that the Insur-
gents had practically surrounded Manila
and taken 1850 Spanish prisoners. whom
they treated most humanely. II was re-
ported in Hongkong that Captain General
Augusta. OF Manila, had resigned and that