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Thunder Showers -- Judge Rives Departs -- 1898
Fatal Fight at Cardenas -- 5 Americans Killed & 4 wounded
Invasion of Cuba -- Spanish Victory at Cardenas

Thursday May 12

Variable -- light showers of rain PM & evening -- Busy on journal some & down town some -- Was with Judge Rives awhile in evening, and saw him off on the eastbound train at 9, going to Eureka, Elko and Salt Lake -- War news not heavy -- Three of our gunboats had engagement with Spanish gunboats and batteries in harbor of Cardenas, Cuba and got worsted, the smallest gunboat the Winslow getting 5 men killed and 5 wounded by a shell bursting among them -- Machinery also disabled by a big shot, & she had to be towed out by another boat -- Other engagements reported -- San Juan, Puerto Rico being bombarded, etc -- More American troops being landed in

56 -- For Cuba and the Philippines -- Heavy Rain
Sampson's Fleet Bombards & Captures Puerto Rico
The Big Spanish War Fleet on Hand -- Good Bill Passed

Cuba Troops for the Philippines get away Saturday from San Francisco -- Cruiser Charleston goes Sunday -- Bed 11 -- Very cloudy & dark -- light rain --

Friday May 13

Variable -- Several light thunder showers during the PM, and about sunset very heavy rains for an hour or two -- I stayed at home all day journalizing -- Evening down town -- Bed 11 -- cloudy but not raining -- Great official war news -- Sampson's fleet destroyed the principal fortifications of San Juan,