The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-07-07

the end is doomed TO be caught between
Watson and Dewey.
NO YELLOW FEVER
The report That the fine ship Yankee
living al Tompkinsville just from Cuba
has yellow fever aboard, caused a GOOD
deal Of worry at the Department unui
CAPTAIN Brownson telegraphed during
the day that there was absolutely no re-
yer on the ship and that she was not
IN quarantine.
ANOTHER VICTIM
Secretary Long regarded the report that
the Alphonso Kill had been destroyed
while trying 10 run the Havana block
sde. az the best news of the day. IL had
not come 10 him in any direct Official
way. but through a report from General
Greely. Chief Signal officer, who had re-
ceived "A cipher message stating briefly
that the Spanish ship had been over
hauled near Mariel. while trying 10 get
through the blockade, and was total
loss az a result Of the fire upon her. both
the Secretary and General Greey re-
garded tho report as authentic. but there
was a desire to got more details. as this
has been something Of a spectral snip
Tho AIphonso XIII. IS an iron gun
boat with one screw. one funnel ana ono
military mast; barque rlgged, go feet
long. 43 feet beam and l3 feet draught
She has a displacement OF 8 900 tons. she
had a speed OF u knots for short dis
tances. and an average speed Of IL knots
She carried IS large guns. i've machine
guns and five torpedo tubes. Her officers
and crew numbered 3l0
Secretary Long is quite hopeful that
several OF the Spanish ships Of the Ger
vera squadron can be saved. In part al
least and possibly as a whole. Assistant
Secretary Allen shares IN this behei ano
thinks that the Cristobd Colon can De
gotten on docks as a whole and the whole
guns made available. She vas the oest
armored cruiser IN the Spanish navy, ana
II she can be floated and repaired VIII
make a valuable acquisition 20 tho Amer
ican navy. Mr.. Allen is hopeful also that
the Vizcaya and Oquendo can be saved
IN part 1900,
MAY BID SAVED.
I,fo-mation has reached thu Depart
mont that the hulls are not badly dam
aged The contract with the Merritt
Wrecking Company Is by the day ana
NAV he cancelled AZ any time n the gov
ornmcnt finds the salvage IS not progress
ing satisfactorily. Two large Wrechihs
vessels left Norfolk to-day 10 begin the
WORK upon lNt ANl'lif fiff'fff" " ''''' i
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FIRST FRUITS FOR WOUNDED.
Ouarterma ster-G General Ludington is 60
ing TO sou the frst bale Of cotton grown
I'm the United states this year for the
bene6t of the United states Hospital Ser
vice now so severely taxed 10y the war.
4 dav or two ago President Mckinley
received from II and y. Beer. of New or
leans tine following letter:
I'VE express to-day 20 YOU the FIRST oale
of cotton of the new crop 10 be disposed
of i'm such manner as you see M for the
oenodt of the United States Hospital
FUND.
The President sent this note 60 the War
Departrncnt with instructions 10 accept
the offer and ,Quartcrmaster-Ge Lud-
ington was oDarged with the sale OF me
bale He IS forwarding it 10 New YORK
10 the Produce Exchange where u VIII
he bid off at auction toward the end OF
tine week. The expectation is that the
cotton will bring fancy figure I'm view
of the use for which the money is dcs-
tined.