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CAN MAKE iT SAFELY.
The Monterey win Leave Honoluiu in
Company with u Collier.

Washington, May 23.-NavaI officials
| have calculated TO their entire satisfac-
ton the possibility of getting the Mon
terey safely across the Pacific to Ad-
miral Dewey's squadron at Manila. The
| principal difficulty in making such a
| trip as this is the small coal capacity
Of vessels of the Monterey type. She
carries normally 1900 tons in her bunk
ers. which, at her most economical rate
Of steaming. would take her about 800
miles less than the distance from San
Francisco to Honolulu. In emergencies
such as the present 1t is possible to store
a good deal OF coal on the main deck.
being placed in passageways and open
spaces of the supersructure of the ves-
sci. The great beam of the Monterey
would permit l30 tons of coal to be car
ried in addition to that in the bunkers
without in the least endangering the sta
bility of the ship or risking the loss of
coal by being washed overheard At
her economical speed of 100 knots per
day this coal would last her IL days
and carry her $500 knots Owing to
the carefully laid plans of the navy de-
partment the Monterey. on her long
cruise. will be obliged 10 make a run OF
2loO knots without an opportunity to
coal
The ship will take a southerIy course
after leaving Honolulu. In company with
OF islands. and as soon as she has left
Hawaii 1000 miles behind her. in the
sheltered harbors Of these islands il
Will be very easy for the Monterey TO
lie alongside and coal through her su-
perstructure. IL would not be surpris-
ing IL one OF the harbors chosen for such
transfer was in the Caroline Islands.
another Spanish possession in the South
Seas, for. by so doing, there could be
no possible complaint Of a breach ot
neutrality laws on the part Of any neu-
trail nation. From the Caroliues 10 the
Philippines the way Is easy. and under
the programme arranged there : no
probability OF failure in the attempt 10
get the Monterey safely across the Pa
Citc. The spanish squadron at Cadiz.
which reports from Spain state is going
20 the Philippines. Is capable OF higher
speed than the Monterey and may no,
have much difficulty In Obtaining the
necessary coal 70 make the trip. so that.
even though the distance be longer on
the eastward trip. there are possibilities
Of a most interesting race by the hostile
naval ships. The naval orders issued
this morning announced the assignment
to the command OF the Monterey Of
Captain Eugene II. Luetz, lately IN CON-
mand OF the Alert.
The Monterey TO Leave.
san Francisco. May 23.-The Exam
liner states that the coast defense vessel
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TARIFF FOR THE PHILIPPINES
Prepsred In Anticipation of the oec"pa'
tion of the Islands.


vx-ashinptnn- May 23.-In anticipat ton
~ The early occupation OF the Phlhp-
mines by the land and naval forces OF
he I-nIted States. the treasury DEPART
unent has already begun the tornuld-
tion of regulations and a scheme OF Gus
toms tariffs which will be collected by
the military authorities and turned INTO
the treasury OF the United states as
a military contribution.
That the president has authority 10
collect the Philippine revenues under
existing conditions Is not matter or
doubt IL was several times done dur
ing the last war with Mexico, and the
authority OF the government in the
premisas was sustained by decisions Of
the United States supreme court. The
court. in a case which grew out OF the
capture and occupation Of San Fran
cisco and all the upper part Of the state
of California by the United states
troops. held that the president. under
the constitution. as commander In chief
OF the army and navy. had right 10
exercise the belligerent right Of con-
aueror and TO impose duties on imports
as a military contribution for the sup
port OF the army.
This was the view held by the court
in another case. where IL was also de-
Cided In the capture OF Tampico, Mexico.
DA the l n-tEu SAdNeS AottcSs luouS4 n SUI
ficieut 10 cause II TO be regarded by
other nations as part Of our territory.
did not make II in fact a part OF the
United States under our constitution
and and laws. 1T remained" said the
court. "a foreign country within the
revenue laws OF the United States"
The tariff rates now being prepared
by the treasury department will closely
follow the Spanish customs laws in
force in the Philippines. Just what
revenue they produce is not known. but
the assumption is that inasmuch as the
home government realized from them
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NO NEWS FROM SAMPSON
It May Be Days or Even Weeks
Before a Battle.
COMPLETE LACK OF DATA

A Storm Stirred Up in the Cortes Over
the Flying OF the Spanish Flag by
American warships-Use OF an Enc
my's Flag for Deceit Justified by In
ternational Law-No Foreign Govern
ments Have Protested Against the
Continuance of the Cuban Blockade.
The Mon.zerrat the Only Ship to Run
the Blockade-Five Days Before the
Monterey Will Be Ready.
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FIRST TROOPS EMBARK FOR MANILA
They Were Given Rousing They Marched From
the Presidio to the City of Pekng, Begin
Their Journey Conquest.

last year approximately nine million
dollars. the actual amount collected was
$l9.OO0,OOJ The government will as
sumo control of the revenues as soon
as the principal seaports are in our pos
session, and will continue to control
them. at least until congress takes spe-
cifc action in the case. or until peace
has been declared between the two
countries
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VIII Cause spain Trouble.

Chicago. May ga special from
Washington says: The firing upon the
English ship Roth by the Spanish cruis-
er Isabella promises serious complica-
tions. The Spanish say IL was a mis-
take. but the British and Americans
think not.
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A FURIOUS CANNONADING
1t Was Heard Thursday and Was Con
tinued Saturday.

1t Was Heard Thursday and Was Con.
tinued Saturday.
Port au Prince. Hayti. May 23.-The
following dispatch has been received
from Port du Paix, dated Saturday
last:
Land telegraphic communication
has been interrupted up to to-day. A
furious cannonading was heard on the
10Th CThursday) last in the direction of
the north of Cuba. To-day saturday.
the cannonading continues in a lively
fashion"
Port du Paix is in the northwestern
part~of Hayti, and the firing may have
been from any part of the eastern ex-
tremity of Cuba. As the Spaniards
claim Guatanamo was recently bonn
barded by American ships. the sound
of firing may have come from that di-
rection.
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Congressmen to the Front.

Washington. May 23.-Two represen-
tatives i'm congress. Messrs. Robbins Of
Pennsylvania and Broussard OF Louis
lana. were given authority to-day TO go
10 the front in the Cuban invasion. Rob-
bins served ten years in the militia. and
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OUR LINE OF
BROOCHES
IS VERY COMPLETE


Old Glory Flag. 75c and 81. 90
L. s. Coat-of-Arms on Bar...... 1.25
Sword with Flag, s1.25 and ...... 1.50
Round. with Beaded Edge. Flag
Center ......... ...... .......... LIS
War Bugle with Flag ............ 1.15
Wreath with Flag Center ....... lbs
Heart with Flag Center. so
u. S. and Cuban Flags together. /. so
Wreath set with Red. White and
Blue Stones. Flag Center ...... LIS
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IMPORTANT CUBAN NEWS.

Madrid, May %. Midnight.-The belief
is prevalent in all circles and in all
sections of the press that the govern
ment is in possession of important
news from Cuba Jus character has not
been made public.
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The Monterey 10 Leave.
san Francisco. May 23.-The Exam
liner states that the coast defense vessel
,Co,,in,,ed =, pee rxo1 -
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drove the men from their ~an4 aaI
sflenced their fire. This is borne on,
by the statements Of prisoners. and by
observation. The Spanish vessels. as
they dashed out OF the horbor. were
covered with the smoke from their own
guns. but this speedily diminished in
volume and soon almost disappeared.
The fire frem the rapid fire batteries
Of the battleships appears TO have been
remarkably destructive. An examina-
tion OF the stranded vessels shows that
the Almirante Oquendo especially had
suffered terribly from this fire. Her
sides are everywhere pierced and her
decks were strewn with the charred
remains of those who had fallen.
The reports of Commodore w. s.
Schley and the commanding officers
are enclosed.
A board. appointed by me several
days ago, has made a critical examina-
ton OF the stranded vessels, both with
a view OF reporting upon the result of
our fire and the military features in
volved, and of reporting upon the
chance OF saving any of them and of
wrecking the remainder. The report
OF the board will be speedily forward
ed. Very respectfully,
w. T. SAMPSON,
Rear Admiral United States Navy.
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mos pnere-they threw n searcnIight
beam directly up the channel and held
II steadily there. This lightened up the
entire bredth OF the channel for half a
mile inside of the entrance so bril-
liantly that the movement of small
boats could be detected Why the bat
teries never opened fire upon the
searchlight ships was always a matter
OF surprise to me- but they never did.
Stationed close to the entrance Of the
port were three picket launches. and at
a little distance farther out three small
picket vessels-usually converted
yachts-and when they were available.
one or two of our torpedo boats. With
this arrangement there was at least a
certainty that nothing could get out of
the harbor undecided
Destruction of the vizcaya.
After the arrival of the army, when
the situation forced upon the Spanish
admiral a decision, our vigilance in
creased. The night blockading distance
was reduced to two miles for all ves-
sells, and battleship was placed along
side the searchlight ship. with her
broadside trained upon the channel in
readiness to fire the instant a Spanish
ship should appear. The commanding
officers merit the greatest praise for the
into this plan and put 1t into ex-
ec1tion. The Massachusetts,, which, ac-
cording to routine, was sent that morn
ing to coal at Guantanamo. like the
others, had spent weary nights upon
this work. and deserved a better fate
than to be absent that morning.
enclose, for the information Of the
department, copies of orders and MEM
orandums issued from time to time. re-
lating to the manner or maintaining
the blockade. When all the work was
done so well 1T is difficult to discrimi-
nate in praise. The object of the block
ade OF Cervera's squadron was fully
accomplished, and each individual bore
well his part In 1t, the commodore in
command OF the second division, the
captains OF ships, their officers and
men. The fire of the battleships was
powerful and destructive. and the re-
sistance of the Spanish squadron was
| in great part, broken almost before
they had got beyond the range Of their
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own fortss The me speed OF The ore
gon enabled her 10. take a front posi-
ton in the chase. ami the CristobaI
Colon ala not give up until the Oregon
had thrown a '13 inch shell beyond her
The performance ADDS to the already
brilliant record OF this fine battleship.
and speaks highly OF the skill and care
with " hich her admirable efficiency has
been maintained during a service un-
preceeented in the history of vessels of
her class
The Brooklyn's westerly blockading
position gave her an advantage in the
chase which she maintained TO the
end, lsnd she employed her fine battery
with telling effect. The Texas and the
New York were gaining on the chase
during the last hour. and had any ac-
cideTut befallen the Brooklyn or the
Oregon. would have speedily overhauled
the Dfstobal Colon From the moment.
the Spanish vessel exhausted her first
burst of speed the result was never in
DOUBT She fell. in fact. far below what
might reasonably have been expected
of ner- Careful measurements of time,
an i distance give her an average spec d
from the time she cleared the harbor-
mouth until the time she was run on
shore at Rio Tarqufno of 1877 knots.
Neither the New York nor the Brock
lyn stopped to couple up their forward
engines. but ran out the chase with one
pair. getting steam of course, as rap
idly as possible on all boilers. To stof,
to couple up the forward engines would
have meant a delay of Is minutes. or
Z four miles. IN the chase
Our ships But Slightly In1ure<zs.
Several Of the ships were struck. the
Brooklyn more often than the Others.
but very slight material injury was
done, the greatest being aboard the
Iowa Our loss was one man killed
and ons. wounded. both on the Brook
Ign. Kt is difficult to explain this i'm
munty from loss of life or injury to
ships IN a combat with modern vessels
Of the best type. but Spanish gunnery
is poor at the best. and the superior
Yet~ht End accurecy OF our fire speedily
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HOI for a Grand Time.

Wait, and go with us; Union Excur-
sion given by East End Union, 1872,
Mt. Tabor. SO; Union Prospect, 90 and
Sarah's Councils, 1873, /. o. st. St.
Luke, to Hampton, Monday, August
9Th, 1898.
Boating, Fishing, Bathing, a dav of
pleasure by the sea side, far from the
heat and dust of the city and famed by
the ocean breeZes. The following d.
vines have been invited and will ac-
company and preach to us on the occa-
sion: Revs. Evans Payne, Jacob T,
Turner. y. ID. Lewis, w. f. Graham,
ii. r. Williams.
Refreshments can be had at city
prices. No Intoxicating liquors al
lowed on the train. The committee
will spare no pains in making this the
grsndest excursion of the season.
FARE, ROUND TRIP, $LOC
Children, under II years, scots.
Train leaves @. & o. Depot at 8 a. m.
Returning leaves Hampton at 8 80 D.
m. Way passengers, full fare.
Committee of Arrangements MARY
Braxton, Jane Miles, Mary Moore, Car
RE Jackson, Frances Randolph. J. W.
Lightfoot, r. A. Jordon, Abram Hicks
r. Bruce Evans, Anna B. Brown.
Elizabeth o. Evans, Maria +. Hamm
Lucy Epps, Mary Norman, Frances
Kemp, Margaret Washington, Mary
Robinson, Mollie Sayles, r. M. Monroe
Chairman Lucinda Hamm. Secretary.
Remember, we go rain or shine.
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bat his movement had been dissrJvered
from this shin at the same..naoment.
This vessel was the farthests west, ex-
eept the Vixen of the blockading line.
Signal was made TO the western dl-
vision as prescribed in your general
orders. and there was immezRiate and
rapid movement inward by Your squad
ron and general engagement at
ranges beginning at 1.10O yards and
varying 10 5000 until the Vizcaya was
destroyed about 1880 a. m The con-
centration of the fire of the, squadron
upon the Ships coming out vas most
furious and terrific, and great damage
was done them
About 20 or % minutes after the en-
gagement began. two vessels, thought
to be the Maria Teresa and Oquendo.
and since verified as SUCH. took fire
from the effective Smelling ofthe squad
ron, and were forced to run on the
beach some six or seven mites west of
the harbor entrance. where they burned
and blew up later. The torpedo boat
destroyers were destroyed aarly in the
action. but the smoke was so dense
in their direetion that cannot say To.
which vessel or vessels the credit be-
longs. This, doubtless was better seen.
from your flagship.
The VizcaYa and Colon perceiving.
the disaster TO their consOrts. continued
at full speed to the westward to ese
cape, and. were followed and engaged
in a running fight with the Brooklyn.
Texas, Iowa and Oregon until lO:EQ
when the Vizcaya took fire from our
shells. She put her helm to port. aud
with heavy list to port stood in
shore ann ran aground sat Ascarrade-
ros. about 20 miles west of Santiago, ON
fire fore and aft, and where she blew
up durius the night. Observing that she
had struck her colors, and that several
vessels were nearing her to capture snd
save her crew, signsl was made to
cease friilg. The Oregon having proved
vastly raster than the other battlesIips.
she and the Brooklyn, together with
the Texas and another vessel which
proved 10 be your flagship. continued
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spite All eIoTTs. She, SINK. When II be-
came evident that she could not be
kept afioat she was pushed ny the New
York bodily upon tho beach. the New
Yort's steam being placed against her
for this purpose. tho ship being handled
by Captain Chadwick with admirable
Judgment. and sank in. shoal water. and
may be saved. Had this not been done
she would have gone down in deep
water and would have been GO n GER
tainty a total loss
j regard this complete and important
victory over the Spanish forces as the
successful finish. of several weeks OF
arduous and close blockade. so strin-
gent and effective during the night that
the enemy was deferred from making
the attempt to escape at night. and de-
liberately selected to make the at
tempt in daylight. That this was the
case 1 was informed by the command
ing officer of the Cristobal Colon
1t SENS proper to briefly describe here
the manner i'm which this was accom-
plished. The harbor of Santiago is nat
urally easy TO blockade. there being but
one entrance. and that a narrow one,
and the deep water extending close up
to the shore line presenting no diff
culties of navigation outside of the en-
trance. At the time of my arrival be-
fore the port-June 1.-The moon was at
its full. and there was sufficient light
during the night 70 enable any move
ment outside OF the entrance to be de-
tected. but with the waning of the
moon and the coming of dark nights
there was opportunity for the enemy
to escape or for his torpedo boats tc
make an attack upon the blockadina
| vessels.
| 1t was ascertained with fair conclis
| siveness that the Merrtmac, so gallanti,
taken into the channel on June 3. dfS
not obstruct it. 1 therefore maintain 2,
the blockade as follows: To the hat
tleships was assigned the duty il
turn. of lightning the channel Movini
up to the port. at a distance Of iron
one 70 two miles from the MorrO--de
| pendent upon the condition of the at
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Westward in pursait or The Colon. when
had run close In shore. evidently seek
ing some good spot TO beach il she
should fail 10 erude her pursuers.
The Pursuit of the Colon.
This pursuit continued with increas-
ing speed in fhe Brooklyn. Oregon and
other ships, and soon the Brooklyn and
the Oregon were within long range of
the Colon. when the Oregon opened
fire with her Is inch guns, landing a.
shell close to the Colon. A moment
afterwards the Brooklyn opened fire,
with her eight inch guns. landing a
shell Just ahead OF her. Several other
shells were fired at the Colon or in
range of the Brooklyn's and Oregon's
guns. Her commander, seeing all
chances of escape cut off and destruc-
ton awaiting his ship. fired a lee gun
and struck her flag at lis p. M, and
ran ashore at a point some so miles
west of Santiago harbor. Our flagship
was coming up rapidly at the time, as
was also the Texas and Vixen. A lit
tie later. after YOU arrival, the Cristobal
Colon, which had struck to the Brook
Ign and the Oregon, was turned over
to you as one OF the trophies of this
great victory of the squadron under
your command.
During my official visit, a little later
Commander Eaton, of the Resolute, ap-
peared and reported to you the pres
ance OF a Spanish battleship near AL
tares. Your orders to me were to take
the Oregon and go eastward to NEE:
her, and this was done by the Brook
Ign, with the result that the vessel re-
ported as the enemy was discovered tc
be the Austrian cruiser Infanta Maria
Teresa. seeking the commander-in.
chief.
would mention for your consider
alton that the Brooklyn occupied the
, most westward blockading portion
with the Vixen, and being more direct
ly in the route taken by the Spanish
| squadron. was exposed for some min.
utes, possibly ten, to the gun fire Of
! three of the Spanish ships and the
west battery at a range of 1900 yard:
from the ships and about 5000 yard.
! from the batteries, but the vessels o.
the entire squadron. closing in rapidly
soon diverted this fire and did mag
TNDntsnno1 on Tkb Pee
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The Victorious Commodore Warmly Extols
the Officers and Men of His
Command.

u. s. Flagship Brooklyn, Guantanamo
Bay. Cuba, July 6, 1898.
Sir: have the honor 20 make the fol-
lowing report OF that part of the squad
ron under your command which came
under my observation during the en-
gagement with the Spanish feet on
July 3. 1898.
At 9:S5. Admiral Cervera, with the
Infanta Maria Teresa. Vizcaya, Cristo-
bal Colon, Oquendo and two torpedo
boat destroyers, came out of the har-
Dor of Santiago de Cuba in column at
distance and attempted to escape to the
westward. Signal was made from the
Iowa that the enemy was coming out,
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