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light sprinkle --
Tuesday June 7
Same -- toward evening it clouded up & was storming in the mountains -- The Oregon State Election held yesterday, for Governor, US Senator & all State officers went overwhelmingly Republican -- War news about as yesterday -- Bombarding forts at Santiago very effective -- Worked at making a new half window screen for my room -- Evening down town -- Bed 12 -- cloudy --
90 -- Dry Thunder Storm -- "Remember the Main" Iowa Regiment Passes Reno -- Monterey off for Manila Investment of Santiago -- Reported Surrender of Manila
Wednesday June 8
Same -- PM clouded up with heavy thunder storm in the Sierra but no rain here -- only some thunder & lightning -- Finished my window screen, and did up some sewing, etc -- Didn't go down town today, but stayed at home working -- About 10:30 the first of three railroad sections with an Iowa regiment passed through for S.F. consisted of one battalion -- Only stopped about 5 minutes -- didnt get out -- cars bore war cry: "Remember the Maine" -- Much shouting and cheering as they passed through town --Bed 11 -- clear & cooler -- Rain falling all around us this PM -- cooled the atmosphere -- The armored cruiser Monterey sailed for Manila yesterday from S.F. accompanied by a big collier, Brutus, via Honolulu -- troops and supplies -- More troops being landed in Cuba for investment of Santiago -- Sampson has nearly bombarded the forts into silence at entrance of the harbor --
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Thursday June 9
Same weather as yesterday -- with very light shower -- not enough to lay the dust -- The other two sections of Iowa regiment passed through at 6 & 7 oclock this morning -- A telegram says that Manila has surrendered to Dewey, as a matter of protection against the insurgents. Sent strong
Largest Flag in the World -- Krall on Schley -- Rain 1898 -- Klondike Yield -- Delayed Troops -- Powning -- New Indian War Claims -- Powning
force of marines and took possession (They turned out untrue) -- I got letter from Philip Krall, music teacher, Carson, relative to the pronunciation of Schley -- He says should on his knowledge as a German Scholar that it should be pronounced "Sly" -- Evening down town short time -- Bed at 11 -- cloudy & warm -- Plenty of rain fell in the Sierra and all around here, same as yesterday P.M.
92 -- Jewett Adams Worse -- Linscott's Troop for Mainla Evangelina Cisneros Married -- Nebraska Recruits School Vacation -- Guantanamo captured
Friday June 10
Variable & warmer -- Odd jobs -- Jewett W Adams the Supt of the Carson Mint who was reported as convalescent from his serious attack of typhoid fever at his home in Carson, is now reported to be worse than ever from a relapse, and likely to die -- Evangelina Cisneros was married yesterday at Baltimore to Lieut Carlos F Carbonel, one of her rescuers from the
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Cuban prison at Havana -- Three recruiting officers from the Nebraska regiment which passed through here May 20 were on the east bound train this evening, going back to Nebraska for recruits to fill the ranks of the various companies up to the required standard -- Bed 11 -- clear & warm -- The Reno public schools closed today for four weeks vacation -- Gives wife a rest --
Saturday June 11
Cloudy & cooler -- After silencing the batteries by the battleship Oregon, et al, the city & harbor of [Guantanoma?], Cuba, was captured yesterday, 600 marines landed & took possession and the American flag was raised for the first time over Cuba -- The Grand Lodge K of P concluded 3 days session
[Guantanoma?] captured -- Grand Lodge K of P 1898 JP Jones -- Jas A Yerington -- Ed Swift Black Cat & Bessie -- 4th of July Com -- More Recruits
today at Carson -- SK Hodgkinson of Reno the Grand Chancellor elect --
Sunday June 12
Variable -- breezy -- PM wrote a 3 page letter to Senator Jones, Washington D.C. & sent it by evening mail -- Evening wrote & mailed letter to Jas A Yerington, Carson or Hawthorne, Nev -- about rheumatism -- Rec'd postal from Black Cat Co about mailing the B.C. to Bessie hereafter -- Bed 12 -- Met Ed Swift, formerly of lower Gold Hill downtown this evening --
Monday June 13
Same -- The Spaniards tried to dislodge our marines at [Guantanoma?] but were
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repulsed effectually after 13 hour fight -- We lost 4 men killed & one wounded -- The first land convoy from Key West will land at or near Santiago Thursday and fun will commence -- Bed 10:30 --
94 -- Nevada Cavalry Return from Cheyenne & Pas Mary Goodwin Doten -- Owen Fraser & Highbee High School Graduation -- Cuba and Porto Rico
Tuesday June 14
Clear & pleasant -- The west bound train at 9 AM brought our second troop of Nevada cavalry which went from here a week ago last Friday, back from Cheyenne, on their way to San F and to Manila -- Big crowd at the depot welcomed them, and the Red Cross piled a wagon load of lunch onto them -- enough for a regiment -- Boys looked fine & happy -- Only stopped about ten minutes -- Had a rancorous discussion this PM in family about my youngest daughter Mary Goodwin Doten taking upon herself to change her name to Goodwin Stoddard Doten -- Evening down town -- Met Owen Fraser and Ben Highbee, from Va on a trip to S.F. Bed 1 --
Wednesday June 15
Same -- Evening the High School graduating exercises took place at the Opera House -- I attended -- densely crowded -- The exercises very interesting after usual style -- My youngest daughter, Mary Goodwin Doten, graduated with first honors under her assumed name of Goodwin Stoddard Doten -- Exercises commenced at 8 & closed at 11 -- Bed 1 --
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"Wildcat Joe" to Chronicle -- Tennessee Troops Pass -- 1898 Jewett Adams better -- "Decay of Veneration" -- Iowa Recruits More Troops From Nevada -- New Apples in Market -- At Honolulu
Thursday June 16
Same -- Fixed up "Wildcat Joe," and shipped him to Hon M H de Young, San Francisco Chronicle tonight -- private note etc -- The second fleet of soldiers, etc, for Manila -- 3,500 sailed from San F yesterday -- Evening down town -- Bed 12 -- A full regiment of Tennessee volunteer infantry -- 1,200 men -- passed in three RR sections from 5 to 9 o'clock -- AM for San F -- Jewett Adams is reported better -- can sit up again --
Friday June 17
Same -- warmer -- Bunker Hill Day -- Bed 11 --
Saturday June 18
Same -- 108 recruits from Iowa, to fill Iowa regiment companies now at SF passed through this AM on west bound train -- Red Cross gave 'em lots of good lunch -- Only stopped about 15 minutes -- nice looking boys, but poorly clothed -- no uniform -- I copied Goodie's graduating essay for myself -- Bed 11 -- Under the last call for troops, Nevada has been allotted three companies of infantry -- Same sort of case as my friend -- Harmon Kirchner (See Dec 15, 1896) Saw new, this years apples on sale at fruit store today -- from Cal -- First of season -- I have 4 last years apples in my room -- good ones.
