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Tremendous Ovation Accorded California
' Volunteers who Boarded the Trans
port City of Peirin Yesterday
Expedition will set out Wednesday and Will Include
Three Ships, Carrying 2500 men and six Months
Stores
IN CUBA
St Louis and Wompatuck
Have Destroyed Cable
Connection at San
tiago and Guan-tanamo
The Cables Picked up under a Red-1
Hot Fire
Trip to Consume Nearly Three Wee&t -Time-Gen. Merritt
in an Interview Outlines His Plans.
San Francisco, May 23. The First
regiment of California volunteers went
aboard the steamer City of Pekin this
morning preparatory to the departure
for Manila. The men received a tre
mendous ovation from thousands. The
weeping wives, mothers and children of
the soldiers marched beside the volun
teers on their way to the dock. The
scenes were very affecting. The expe
dition will start Wednesday and will
inelude besides the Pekin, the Aus
tralia and the City of Sydney. These
will carry about 2,500 men including
General Oates and staff, four companies
of regulars and California heavy artil
lery. The organization of the second
expedition will be determined upon by
General Merritt when he arrives. The
vessels sailing Wednesday will curry
six months commissary stores, medi
cine, etc.
Washington, May 23. The trip to
Manila will occupy about twenty days
and the expedition will therefore reach
Dewey about June 15, if no accident in
tervenes. The war department is ne
gotiating for another vessel and if the
American registry can be secured for
the vessels of the Northern Pacific
Steamship Company the entire fleet
will be chartered. This company is a
British corporation.
The preparations for landing the
troops on Cuba are practically com
pleted, but nothing will be done till the
result of the naval engagement, if any
occurs, is made known. The govern
ment has decided to allow no sutlers to
go with the army, but will itself sells
delicacies to the -soldiers at reasonable
prices. y
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Jndor Sealed Orders, for Manila but More Likely to Sail
in This Direction
Madrid, via Barritz, May 23. The
Manila fleet will leave Cadiz today or
tomorrow. It is composed of the bat
tleship Pelayo, the cruisers Emperador
Carlos V., and Alfonzo XIII., the de
spatch boats Patriota and Rapidoa,
three destroyers, several torpedo boats
seven auxiliary cruisers. The govern
ment has apparently renounced its in
tention to despatch troops to Manila
and 7,000 troops intended for the Phil
ippines will be distributed between the
Canary Islandsg Ceuta and the Balea
ric lies.
The government has permitted the
most unrestricted circulation of the an
nouncement of the departude of Cam
ara's fleet for the Philippines, though
this destination seems improbable. The
fleet will perhaps start in a westerly
direction. It will sail under sealed or
ders, which will he opened on the high
seas y
St. Thomas May 23. The recent
bombardment of the defences of Santi
ago De Cuba resulted in a decided vic
tory for the American ships and the
cutting of the cables, thus shutting
General Blanco off from communica
tion with Madrid. Acting under orders
from Sampson, the auxiliary cruiser
St. Louis and the armed tug Wompa
tuck proceeded to Santiago to cut the
cable. The cable was picked up in
range of the guns at Morro. The Span-
ards at once opened fire on the Amer
icans as did two sand and one mortar
battery on the shore and below the ele
vation on which Morro stands. The
American vessels responded. The aim
of the Spaniards was very bad. The
sailors secured the cable and lifted it
up to the forecastle of the St. Louis,
where it was cut. The Spaniards mean
while redoubled their efforts to hit the
vessels and the engagement was lively.
The St Louis r- ought her four six-
pounders into pi&y and the Wompa
tuck used hr one three-pounder. With
this small armament the Americans
finally silenced all but two or three
Spanish guns. The topmast stay of the
St. Louis was shot away, and the pilot
house of the Wompatuck was slightly
shattered. One man on the St. Louis.
while handling the cable had a finger
broken by a flying fragment of shell.
Tills was the only damage. The Amer
icans then proceeded to Guantananib,
and shelled the batteries there and un
der the ineffective fire cut the cable
there, also completing the isolation of
Blanco.
The Americans simply laughed at the
wretched gunnery of the Spaniards.
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SPANISH BATTLESHIP I'ELAYO.
J3Pte Pelayo is the only first-class battleship owned by the Spaniards. She
is modern in every respect. Her displacement is 9,900 tons, and she carries
& $ftrticularly heavy battery of twenty-two guns. She is, however, more than
1,000 tons smaller than &ie Indiana and Iowa of our navy, and experts de
clare that she would not be a match tor either of them in a sea fight. The (
cruisers that accompany the Pelayo on her departure today are among the
best in the Spanish navy. The Carlo tit V., ext to the pelayo, is the largest,
war vessel owned by Spain, being of 9,25 tons, is armed with twenty-eight
guBtf in her main battery and can steam 20 knots an hour. The Alfonzo
is a 5,000 ton ship with nineteen guns. All these vessels are of steel.
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YELLOW FEVER ON SHIP
Terrible Exper ence of the Crew of a
British Bark now at Baltimore
Baltimore, May 23. The British bark
Severt arrived from Santos and Rio
de Janeiro today. Five of the crew died
of yellow fever at Santos and seven
more that were put ashore there were
dying when the vessel left. Several of
the crew who had the disease but re
covered are mere skeletons. They are
now in quarantine.
AMERICAN REGISTRY
Granted for the Steamship
Zelandia Len Petti,
grew's Remarks
Washington, May 23.-1110 progress
whatever was made by the Senate to
day on the house bill to provide ways
and means to meet the war expendi
tures. The bill was before "the senate
for five hours, but all that time was ta
ken up by the delivery of three speech
es on the subject of the proposed tax
gross receipts on railroads, banks and
other corporations. The passage of the
bill granting American register to the
steamship Zelandia, chartered to con
vey the troops to Manila gave Senator
Pettigrew an opportunity of saying
that the act was the only evidence of
haste on the part of the -administration
which he had seen since the war began.
MYSTERIOUS
inister Polo Before Leav
ing Canada Confided the
Spanish Schemes
To a Friend, Who Now Gives
Away the Whole
Game.
Intended for Fleet to Attack
Portland, Me., but Lack
of Coal Prevented.
The Spaniard Says the Fleet
Left Santiago.
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AT SANTIAGO
Believed That Sampson Ar
rived There Yesterday
-Important News
Expected Hour
ly
Washington, May 23. At a late hour
tonight the officials of the bureau of
navigation stated that the department
was without information regarding the
whereabouts of Cervera's fleet. They
would say nothing about Schley or
Sampson. Everybody at the depart
ment is happy today over the belief
that Sampson and Schley have Cer
vera cornered at last. Naval experts
say there is scarcely ! any doubt that
Cervera is at Santiago and that Samp
son and Schley must have reached
there today hence the department of
ficials are expecting stirring news at
any time. If Cervera , is obliged to re
main in Santiago harbor the rest of
Sampson's work will be easy. The na
val officers say that though the en-
our
for
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A Special Private
Treatment of Lung and Throat Diseases.
KARL Ton RUCK, M. D ., Medical Director.
.50 PER WEEK ana Ujpwera, ttcoorang to tne room eeiaccea, m-
exeertine medicines. wMch are supplied at coc a cer-
MjM number of rooms are reserved at a lower rate for patient whose ftnan
cMH circumstances require it, and to such the medJcines are also included.
Patients can eater end leave at aay time. Advanced cases not admitted.
Winyah Hotel and Sanitarium Co.
There is chicken cholera in this sec
tion now. Pratt's Poultry Food ia the
only reliable remedy, because it is the
only remedy that cures. It makes hen's
lay regularly. It makes young chicks
grow quickly and keeps all poultry in a
healthy condition. V
WAY'S PHARMACY,
East Court Square
and College Street
0c$rred KigtOJnder Pttr
of our Ships Cruising
off Cuba I
Key West, May 23. Four of
warships, whose names can "not
good reasons be telegraphed,
cruising off the westernmost point of
Cuba yesterday when a tremendous
explosion occurred. It seemed to be
right under the feet of everybody, but
quick signals exchanged among the
ships showed that it had not occurred
on any of the four vessels.
Various theories were advanced, some
thinking an xearthquake had occurred.
Others suspected floating mines placed
by Spaniards, ' and others an explosion
on the shore.
The blockade alongrthe coast is quiet
and the rainy season has begun, and it
is now raining every day.
OREGON'S LOCATION
Washington, May 23. The best infor
mation obtainable regarding the where
abouts of the battleship Oregon is that
she is either at Key "West taking on
stores and coal or else with Sampson's
fleet.
A special from Key West to the Trib
une says the Oregon has arrived there
Ope hundred and fifty 13-inch projec
tiles have been ordered to be rushed
through to Key West for the Oregon
with all possible despatch. The con
signment is expected to leave in twen
ty-four hours.
Quebec, May 23. Senor Polo y Bar
nabe before leaving Montreal on Sat
urday talked confidentially to a friend,
who has now sent his story here for
publication.
Polo s&id the Spanish fleet received
instructions to strike on the northern
coast of the United States, to bom
bard Portland, Me., and blow up the
powder magazine located there. This
was decided on because it was feared
that Cervera would be unable to suc
cessfully cope with the United States
fleet. Polo, when in Montreal, received
instructions for coaling the fleet, and
gave a large order to the Dominion
Coal Company, when an American of
ficial heard of the order and protested
and defeated the plan.
The Spanish fleet cruisedL.some time
off the NovaScofia ti&d Cape Breton
coast until learning from Polo's agents
the impossibility of coaling in these
ports, they rushed for refuge to the
Cuban ports.
Having coaled at Santiago, Polo said
the fleet had steamed under all speed
for Cadiz. Afraid of another Manila
affair Spain, according to Polo, has de
cided to leave the defence of Cuba to
Blanco until next autumn, when the
island is to be abandoned after the
United States has expended $20,000,000
dollars weekly. Spain's only idea now
is to make war as costly to the states
as possible and Inflict as much dam
age as possible to American commerce.
Dubosc and Solis, the ex-Spanish con
sul at Tampa, are still in Montreal
managing Spain's spy system.
FIGHT AT MATANZAS
Key West, May 23. A despatch boat
arrived here this morning with an ac
count of the engagement between the
Cubans and the Spaniards on the coas
fifteen miles west of Matanzas. The
fight took place in plain view of the
blockaders. About 300 men were en
gaged on each side and the firing was
kept up until after dark. Next morn
ing a squadron of Spanish cavalry and
a battalion of infantry was observed
retreating along the beach in the di
rection of Havana. It is believed the
Cubans are advancing rapidly toward
the coast to join the Americans when
the latter land.
It will pay you to cell at
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Of the year when the appe
tite is weak you need some
thing dainty and tempting.
You will have no difficulty in
finding what you want in our
X stock ot
Fine Groceries
which we buy for cash and
can afford to sell at a close
t orofit.
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PROTEST FROM ITALY
Paris, May 23. A despatch from
Rome says that Italy has protested
against the Cuban blockade, declaring
it ineffective.
NORTH CAROLINA GEMS.
The rare beauties of nature, so well
resented in Western North Carolina, ere
becoming better known every day as peo
ple who are better educated in the forma
tion and utility of minerals have (ran
Wane 'to tfne shown their appreciation of
these gems by using them In all kinds of
adornment.
We have deckled to close out some of
these geme and offer them at prices thai
should make them all sell in a very f
days.
WO WFWER:
one lot of 41 gems at SO cents each.
One lot of 40 gene at 00 cents each.
One lot of 100 geme el 75 (asmfat each.
One lot of 40 geme at fLOO each.
One lot of 32 geme at 1.25 each. Sold.
One lot of 5 gems at $1.56
One lot of 8 gems at $2.0
One lot of 6 gems at $2.60
One tot of 3 geme at $4.00 each.
On gem for $0.00. tt
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