The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-03-11
WAR RuMORS I'M CALIFORNIA.
Great Excitement Over the News of Il
Reported battle at samoa.

Great Excitement Over the News Of the
Reported battle at samoa.
SAN Francisco, March l0.-This city
had touch yesterday Of the excite.
ment which would follow the conGrma-
tion Of the rumor that the United States
man.of.war Nipsic had been sunk in
Samoan waters by the German man.ot.
war, as reported in the Breslan dispatch
two days ago. All manner Of disturbing
rumOrs were abroad during the day, to
the effect that the naval authorities OF
Marc Island had received news confirm.
ing the sinking OF the Sipsic, which was
intensified by the statement that the
Germans had seized the American mail
steamer Alameda, OF tho Oceanic Com.
pany,
The statement was also made that the
Secretary OF the Navy had telegraphed
an inquiry To the Union Iron Works, OF
this city, Us to how soon the steel cruiser
Charleston could bo placed in readiness
for her guns.
Based upon these rumors aud the fur
ther statement that the Southern Pacific
Company had received notice to DO pre-.
pared TO handle the Charleston's guns
and naval stores, the newspapers put out
bulletin boards declaring that the sink
ing Of the American man-of.war had
been confirmed by private advices.
THE EXCITEMENT INTENSE,
Tremendous crowds surrounded the
newspaper Offices, aud in spite Of a lack
Of definite confirmation Of the news re.
garding the Nipsic, the news spread
rapidly throughout the city that the
rumor OF tho sinking OF the American
ship was true.
Newspaper extras, issued up to O
O'Clock, failed to definitely dispose Of the
question rs TO the fate OF the American
war ship, or whether Washington au-
thorities were finally in receipt OF con-
iirmatory news. How thoroughly the
excitement had taken hold oi the masses
was shown in the crowds Of men and
women about the bulletin boards, and
the common sentiment expressed In
case disaster had oVertaken the Ameri-
eau vessel.
The story respecting the steamship
Alameda is shown TO be untrue by the
receipt oil a cablegram from Sydney,
noting her arrival there. The steamship
Zealandia, which is due here next Sat-
urday, will bring mail advices from Sa-
moa up to March |, and unless definite
telegraphic advices are received from
Auckland In the meantime, will give
the first authenic news from the island
received since the first OF February.
AN OFFER OF COAL.
A cable dispatch was sent to New Cas-
tie, Australia, yesterday by firm Of this
city to their agents, ordering the captain
Of their vessel that Is now loading coal
there for San Francisco, 10 call at Apia,
en- route, In order to supply the United
States fleet with fuel should the war
vessel require 1t. This vessel will be able
with ordinary weather TO reach Apia
within twenty-five days after leaving
New Castle, several days before the sup
ply Of fuel now on the way from Balti.
more can possibly arrive.
As an evidence Of the uneasy feeling
now existing among mercantile firms en-
gagged In business with Samoa,it Is learn
cd that orders for a cargo OF lumber
destined for Samoa have been counter.
manded until matters are quleter on the
Island.