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i Wmhliigtun. My ll.-Hy ,xlroMln,iry
frTori. on thn purl nf iliu uuiiiuriU. lu'rt'.
I nil llif imw.l. r. .hot mill cr'll n quliilie
for thi' r.'ll.'f a-xpr.tltlon io A.lnilrnl D.-woy
li.m lin n iiixi'inlilt',1 in S.in Knini'isco l-
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(iyniiln, mill ntout 31.1MI nlx-lmli .tii'lls
1 nmi ln.mii iivc-linh hrlN. i nil ..r iho
irnilMiin of A.lnilrnl Piwivk nYi't nioiini
J .i-liii'h mill li-lin h. (jiinn. Th r In iilso an
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i xlii II for Hir murhlin' nnil rnpij lli i Bunn.
iTIio Htoik of p..ilir w..l lu in tlinv loin.
! ukki'i kuIIiik over 170.U.1 pmniilK.
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will wiilt fur any cnnsiilmilil.' ninnlii'r ol
yy trooK, mi,) ,,H,. will follow liitor on tin'
I rrlh'f nhlpM. Slu- hiiH 11 rnw of 11 Lout sm
, nn'ii nml this prolialilv will ln mnjiii. nti'il
! I'.v 11 iiiiiilno Kiiatil of 11 1, huiiiliiil nu ll.
I Tlii' t'hnrli'stoti In a prol.iti'il rriiHor
I of :i;:ai toim ,H,;i, ,.,ni nt. tnillt of mH nml
jitioinils .IkIu Kuti In Inr main luiiiiry.
1 Shi' lum twin Hit'i ws mill an IniluntPil
liorni'iiowrr of ;,;;r. Tin- iiiilhorllli's lu'ro
lianlly ,-xpivt ln-r to ninko nioro than 1:1
knot. nwliiK to liT heavy stook of i-oul,
aiiitininlilon anil Hiippll.i. Her 1-0.1l liunk
I'l'n mo railii'f llmitiM so thai nhi" wilt
hnvo to stop nt Honolulu In rf-cont. IIir
trip to .Manila will t .1 k- al'nil two wirks.
Thi' flly of lVklntt. wlidh will follow
her. In,a vrry fnxt tmu'rh inlnian fapaMi'
of hcltiK piisi,', to IS knot or iiioro. no
that I'vin with tln hiiiiilliap Khi' has or
Klarlltm si'voral iluys lal.r nfl.'r I ho Cliar
li'Hton, iluiu Is a pronpoi-1 ihut nho may
ovi'ihaul hir In tlio rao,' mross tin. Pa-I'llli-
mill I'lacli Manllii tlrst. Tills will ilo
prinl, howi'ViT. nil how noun I ho City of
I'l'kliiu ran ho tniiile ri'inly to sunt. Sat
ni'ilny Is thi- varllrMt ilate nu'iilloni'il.
Aslilo from I'litrylin; niiininiill Ion mil
snppllis 10 Ailnilral lVwiy, thi' ('llarlis.
Ion will pi'iivn a valiiahl.' uiljunct lo his
siiuailroii. Sho will limit, uoxt lo tin'
I'lytnpln In point of size and I'nYi'tlwm'xn.
m:vi:v i-uomotku
Wimhlngtrin. May 11. -The crintc
today C'liitlrm.d ,Sirgi! Iety to
)m rar ailnilral.
fully Uti d.iy'n nallinK to B.in Juan. At
Haniii l.U'la, a large naval nation of
'Jrcat Ilrltaln, a ahort llatan wet of the
I'.arhadoca, a uply of coal 1. maintained
fur calllriK Hramr, and th Or'Kon can
..-cure a mipply uron h-r arrival th?r.
The dlatanre from Banta Lu U lo San
Juan I. about C mll'i. or I'm than two
daya' utramlng
!.,r Ho- invaaloti of Hpnln'. ti-rrltory t
1I1 n .int iiunnllty on-fourth I. to ico to
Hi.- riilllppim . hy way nf Hun KrjtU'ln n
lid II11. Iiiil.ttli to I'llhil.
Kor otm- ri.iK'in Ihut u not di' ov. r-itili-
ili.ri- .ipprar.'d to I,,, a ti-mporary
, li.-. k In Hi.- i.ra.-ii. ,il working out of thf
Plato, of iln- war il. iiartrm ut for tin. 'u
1. m tiiontii'iit Aft.r v-ryhlHK had
1...11 mad., r-a ly f ir th. Ir d'-pnriuri. Iat
iiiidii. lomial Mil' dclalind an-l
f,,r 1 titm. tu.l.iv r.itliiT irloomv l.rn.-
I'l-. l of th. In 1. II nh .. ti'iMiMinrm. lit of th.' !
Prl military i-ipi-dltlon waa pr. titfil.
I.il. r on. Iiovntrr, lh olnla. li', what'VtT
It Ma., w.m r ni"id and II I. unnoiinr,',)
lf:8I'kration in bpai.v.
NVw York. May 11. A dispatch to the
j II. raid frorn Madrid nayi:
, It In only Indirectly that attention la
I paid to the proicr"-.. of the war by the
! pfople h're. For tho tim tMdng every
1 onf Is engrossed with the consideration
' of the ministerial crisis. Upon Its aolu-
lion dt-pcnds the Immediate action of
; Spain. If the cabinet weathers the storm
It will emerge from It either Instructed to
, prosecute the war vigorously or else em-
Alliany. N. Y.. May ll -loM-rnor lilark powered to take sti.a for the re-estab-re.eiv.-d
a telegram today from He retary 1 l.hment of paie with the least possible
of War AlK.-r aklng h;m to send two of j delay. Krom careful consideration of the
.sew jorg s volunteer regiments to Tarn
p at 0111 e.
NK.IV YORK VOIXNTKKKS CALLED.
fl'I'l'LIIOH K"ll INrfl'll'JKNTH.
ministry's action It Is more than prob
able that the latter solution will be more
In accordance with Its memlwrs' personal
THEY ARE AFTER DEWEY.
LONDON. May lt.-8p.clal dl
patche. from Madrid .ay It
Is officially declared that th.
government of Spain ba. no
Intention of allowing Rear Admiral
Dewey to rest upon his laurels. About
,) men of th. reserves of th. Span
ish army bav. been ordered to rejoin
th colon, and It Is added that a
formidable expedition t. being organ
ized for dispatch to the Philippines.
London. May li A special from
Madrid say. Admiral Bermejo, min
ister of marine, denies that the Cap.
Verde squadron returned to Cadiz. Bar
mejo says the fleet Is now where It
ought to be under orders.
It Is believed u will leav. a rendezvous
with colliers sent In advance at different
points along th. route.
TO THE RESCL E Or" MANILA.
New York. May ll.-A dispatch to th.
World from Cadiz aays:
Th. war and naval department, are ad
vancing preparations for a relief expedi
tion to the Philippines, which It I said,
will b. composed of l.ow regular soldier,
and two battalion, of marines. Instruc
tions have been sent to General August!
10 nom out as long a. possible, forty day.
Tan pa. May 11 There Is good reason
to believe that Innlde of s-v nty-two hours
imoih. r expedition with the same purpose 1 the more severe will be the loss of Spain,
and !. Mutation as that nf the (junsle, : It Is manifest that the government Is
whlih lift h'-re yesterday with arms and trying to throw the responsibility for
ammunition and supplies for the Cuban : the continuance of the war on parliament.
lint Hm r. Hum .Hiding g m-r.il would leave I insurgents, will slip from Port Tampa. 1 It Is also manifest that the opposition Is
j trying to embarrass the government by
ELECTION HY I' u'l'LAR VOTE. ; r.-f using to accept that responsibility
1 without at the same time giving the min-
Wahlngton. May 11. -The house by a I Islry any ground for saying later that
.lre. The quemion is. will they be able . arrival or an z-
to follow th. lr de.lrcs? The proposition fn'l n "'" by the way of th. Sues
is a difficult one. They know only too 1
!! Iht the longer the war Is prosecuted
canal and the Red ton. The commander
of the squadron conveying th. relief will
be Admiral Ilu;ier If Admiral Camera
elects 10 remain In charge of the remain
ing vessels of the reserve fleet.
V' m H t, I . i 1 . ... iMttwirri.ia illr,..-! f.ir T.imti.i '
T -' iy m ils In coiiiiei iion with !'-n-
ral Mili ' order to Tampa Is pretty nib-
Miitlal evidence of n very early move
nt, lit of the troops in strong force lu ; VMtr (,f to II today passed the reaoln-
I
peace was consummated by the will of
Cul.a hile the I'hillnnltie force has liecn , ,,,n fr ln,. pii-ction of senators by popular ! the nation's representatives and not by
I. -finitely fixed for some days.
Contrary to 1 pe. tatlons the day passed
it the nay department without news
from Admiral Hampson. Notwithstanding
whnt apiar to l.e conllrmatory news
paper advices relative 10 the presence
of the Hpaulsh Cap Verde fleet at Cadiz,
the navy department oflli.lr.le are Vgln-
vote.
LEWIS ELECTED COMMANDER
Portland. May ll.-H. R. Lewis, was
today elected lieutenant commander of
the Oregon naval reserve, consisting of
three divisions.
! tho government's party management. The
! opposition will not help the government
to secure peace, as later it may overthrow
the liberals on this ground, vv men or tne
two parties, ministerial or the opposition,
will be the stronger Is the one subject of
Interest at present. There l growing au
thority for the feeling that to pursue the
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EW YOHK. May 11. -Hilary A. Herbert, secretary of the navy In Cleveland's last term, was aeen last
night by a World correspondent In Washington, who asked him what In his opinion would b. lb. general
destination of the Cape Verde squadron. He replied:
-I have U-i n Informed that the Spanish fleet has gone to Cadiz. If this I. so. I think the Spaniards propose to
rn.iid ue (In ir fleet before attempting to cross the Atlantic. They will, in my opinion, get together as strong a
tin t a- possible and will lin n sail for America. I do not think It will ever be necessary for-our vessels to attack
the S-'.ini-h coast If we capture the Philippines. Porto Hicu and Cuba, we w ill practically end the war, and I be-
Hpanish navy will be fore, d lo come here and give twttle. No dynasty could live ln Smiin that would re-
to do this. '
TO THE AID OF SPAIN.
New York. May 1L-A dispatch to th.
Herald from San Sebastian aays:
There Is great excitement here on ac
count of the phenomenal fall In exchange
ln favor of Spanish money. Yesterday the
rate wa. 815. whereas this mornlg It felt
to ISO and at the close of the day offer,
were refused at l.V. I am Informed on
most excellent authority thai a well
known banking house ha. come to the
rescue and advanced the bank of Bpaln
lij.C.000 pesetas.
I'.rle the
fu
xoooccxxxxyoococccoo
nlng to entertain stroitK doubts of the ac-
nr.i. y of tho report.
I'ntll in-ws conies from Admiral Simp
on of his doliiK In and around Porto
lino. It cannot he said definitely what
rogrammo shall be di 1 ia.li d on 11s regards
that Island
H E A V Y CA N Nt N A 1 U Nil.
New York. May ll.-A dispatch to the
World from St. Thomas. V. I., says:
Heavy cannonading was heard Monday
night off toward the Porto Rico coast,
where the I'nlted States cruiser Yale was
lust spoken. It Is regarded as probable
that It was an engagement between the
Yale mid the Spanish cruiser Isabella. A
second and unknown four-uioaied Spanish
vessel sighted yesterday.
HM tH'KKATIO.NS IN C1MIA.
Washington, Mny 11. Tho army move
ment In Cuhn Is now fairly launched and
today's news developed ft concerted ef
fort nil along tho line to begin aggressive
operiillons on it big scale for the eject
ment of 1I10 Simtilnh iroops nml govern
ment from the Pearl of tho Antilles.
The order given this nfternoon hy the
wur department for tho purchase of ii.OOrt,
000 rnllotiR Is nil evidence of the sculo on
which the preparations tire being made
WAR KKVENTE MEASl'RK.
Washington. May II. -With the excep
tion of 11 few administrative features, the
war revenue hill is ready for report to the
senate. This report probably will be made
tomorrow.
With the assistance of Senator Jones,
Nevada, the ileinoerais had control of the
llnaiiilal part, and adopied their amend
ments, which Include a corporation tux
of onc-qimrtcr of one per cent, a pro
vision for the coinage of the seigniorage
mitl the issii-iiiee of Jivi.w.iaai of greenbacks.
SIVCESSR I. EXPEDITION.
New York. May ll.-A Key West special
says:
The expedition under Captain Dorst.
which left 'lamps yesterday, landed suc
cessfully within fifty miles of Havana.
I'lUV.lWV AND THE RED CROSS.
Montevideo, via Galveston. May 11.
The government of I'rguay has refused
permission to establish hero the Red
Cross society In aid of wounded Spaniards.
THE PHILIPPINE TROOPS.
Washington, May 11. -The understanding
here was that Hrlgadler tleneral Ander
son, who Is In Alaska, was to command
tin' Philippine expedition, but It now looks
as If the assignment developed a larger
Importance than was originally antici
pated, mid that the command might be
placed in the hands of a major-general,
possibly Mem-rut Wesley Merrltt.
The war department today mnrte public
11 corrected list of volunteer, who have
been ordered to San Francisco, They In
clude the following:
Wyoming-One battalion of Infantry.
Colorado one regiment of Infantry.
Kansas-One regiment of Infantry.
Montana-One regiment of Infantry.
Nebraska. One regiment of Infantry,
Ftah -Two batteries of light artillery
and one troop of cavnlry.
North Dakota Two battalion, of Infantry,
Idaho Two battalions of Infantry,
CHKtlON TROOPS DEPART.
Portland, May 11. Companies A, H, C
and 1, Oregon volunteers, left nt 1 o'clock
tonight for San Francisco over the South
ern Pacific.
During the aflernoon, the entire regi
ment marched through the streets of the
city, and the reception elven the troops
was most enthusiastic.
A nolablo feature of Hie day was the
assembling of about 9.000 school children
on Park street. They were lined up four
deep, and presented an Inspiring scene na
they waived flage and handkerchiefs nnd
cheered the soldiers departing for the war.
VOLUNTEERS DISBANDED.
Tacoma. May ll.-Owing to the failure
of It. men 10 pas th physical examin
ation the company of the first Washing
ton volunteers from Centrallu made such
a furore about It that Col. Whalley today
disbanded the organization. Only about
' men of them will refuse to serve, and
tho remainder will he organized Into a
new company.
PIANS FOR EXPEDITION.
Washington. May 11. An order from
Washington directing the cruiser Charles
ton to proceed to sea at once has changed
the plans .regarding the departure of
troops for Manila. Instead of being con
voyed by the Charleston the City of
Peking and Australia will proceed unpro
tected by a war ship, but It is stated un
ottlclally that the City of Sydney and
other transports which are to sail later
will be looked after by the cruiser Phila
delphia, which Is being prepared for ser
vice as rapidly as possible. Transports
will call at Honolulu to coal and take on
fresh supplies.
war now that It has been proven that
TRANSPORTS FOR MANILA. '
San Francisco. May 1L-The' .team.r
Australia will be turned over to the gov
ernment today and the City of Peking
tomorrow. The City of Sydney will not
be In readiness for several day. and both
she and the Australia will hava to go on
the dry dock. It la not expected, there
fore, that the troop, will leave here be
fore the early part of next week, though
it was expected to have them ready to
sail on Saturday. It was thought at first
lhat the Peking would carry only .tore.
and naval supplies, but It ha. been decided
that she will carry l'H) soldier. In addition
to her cargo of supplies. The Sydney can
carry 130 men without freight, and th.
Australia can carry a similar number. In
addition to the vessel, which have been
chartered the steamer. Ohio and Conne-
while Spain's courage Is always equal to maugh are also being overlooked by agents
HRAZIL RADICALS AC, A INST SPAIN.
Rio Janlero, via Oalveston, May 11 A
faction of the radical party is taking steps
til offlctally flerlnrti themeselves In the
chamber of deputies In favor of the
I'nlted States and the independence of
Cuba.
MISSION NOT KNOWN.
London, May ll.-A dispatch to Lloyd's
from Hnhla, Prazll, dated Wednesday. 4
p. m.. says: Two American men-of-war
put In here. The cause of their coining
Is not known.
HELMONTS OFFER REFUSED.
Chicago, May 11 A Journal special
from Washington says:
O. H. V. Itelmont's offer to build, equip
and command a dynamite gunboat dur
ing the war with Spain has been refused
by the naval board of construction be
cause of Itelmont's stipulation that be
must bo commander.
OFvKC-ON'S PLAIN SAILING.
Chicago, May 11. A special to the Jour
nal from Washington says:
Tho battleship Oregon, no longer threat
ened by the Spanish fleet, can safely push
forward to Join Sampson's fleet. It Is
any test, her financial and naval re
sources are Inadequate 10 cope with an
adversary so vastly her superior as Amer
ica, amounts simply to madness. One of
the most prominent bankers here said
that to escape from total ruin Is becom
ing more and more difficult every day the
war Is prolonged. The workingman finds
himself confronted with fungible proof of
what war means. He is already paying
about twice as much as formerly for the
loaf of bread that plays such an Import
ant role ln his nourishment and he Is be
ginning to get desperate. There you have
the explanation of the risings that have
been ana are still taking place all over
the country. The laborer, merchant and
small tradesman knows that life Is be
coming Impossible for him and il Is now
near that point where the exporter of
every bag of grain becomes his enemy
and the speculators who are storing
hreadstuffs In the hope of a further rise.
Is a man to be dealt wtth as a noxious
reptile.
Some of the disorders amounted to little
more than noisy demonstrations, but all
Indicate the spirit of desperation due to
the dearness of bread and the consequent
widespread misery.
With the people in this excited state
It Is comparatively easy for the Carlist
and republican political agitators to gain
the acceptance of the most absurd the
ories. These agitators have naturally
bun lacking, but the political aspect of
the disturbance Is only a minor one. Their
real cause Is the stern suffering, and the
government with a united majority could
bring- the war to a close and be applaud
ed. Will a majority be obtained? Most
people doubt It.
of the government. A report regarding
their capacity and condition ha. been sent
to Washington. It Is likely that the two
vessels will be added to the transport
fleet. Captain Baldwin, purchasing com
missioner for the navy, received Instruc
tions yesterday to purchase 1.000.0000 ra
tions for the troops going to Manila.
THE ELK S CONVENTION.
New Orleans. May 11. The Grand Lodge
of Elks met today behind closed door,
and an active business session was begun.
St. Louis was selected for the next con
vention. The contest over the election of
the next president Is no nearer a finish
than It was yesterday. Phelps, John Cal
vin of Cincinnati, and J. B. Fisher of
Johnstown, Pa., are the leading candidates.
THOUGHT TO BE ANOTHER BLUFF.
New York, May 11. A dispatch to the
World from London says:
Spnln'. reported project of sending a
relief expedition to the Philippines Is
treated by military and naval experts here
as a mere bluff. In the first place It Is
considered that the Spinlsh government
needs all the troops It can muster to
maintain the dynasty at home. Secondly,
the reserve squadron cannot possibly be
ready for a month: thirdly there would
be the Insupportable coal difficulty for a
voyage of S.000 miles. Some doubt Is ex
pressed whether Spain could send n relief
expedition through the Sues canal, but
tho World correspondent finds that the
convention between the great powers of
1M1 expressly provides that the canal
shall be open to ships of all nations In
time of pence or war, on condition that
"no right of war, no right of hostility,
or any act having for Its object the pre
paration or operation of war shall be
committed In the canal, any of Its ap
proaches or ports of access. The vessels
of war of belligerents shall not revlctual
or take stores In the canal or Its ap
proaches or ports of access, except so far
as may bo strictly necessary." Tho ques
tion whether the Spanish fleet could coal
at neutral ports on the way to the Phil
ippines raises a novel point of Interna
tional law and If the fleet sails at all
OUTLOOK IS GLOOMY.
The Wheat Crop ln California Is Almost
a Total Failure.
San Francisco. May 11. Reports from
the Associated Press correspondents In
Sacramento and San Joaquin valleys, the
great wheat growing sections of the state.
say that the wheat crop this year will be
almost a total failure In California.
In Sacramento and adjoining counties
the outlook Is decidedly gloomy. The
wheat has not yet headed and more of It
will be cut for hay. There Is a general be
lief that there will not be enough wheat
this year for seed. Enormous quantities
of corn are being brought from Kansas
and Nebraska to feed stock.
Advices from Stockton state that not
more than 10.0i0 tons of wheat will bo
harvested this year. Tho normal yield Is
from 100 Ai to 125.0il0 tons. In Fresno and
adjoining counties the wheat crop Is re
garded us a total loss.
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