Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-07-02

SICK by eating tropical lrultS. Alter
investigating the matter and getting
information from the Cubans, the sur
geons issued orders that the troops
must leave all fruit alone except the
milk of green cocoanuts. This is said
to be healthful.
up to Friday morning there was
still no information as to whether or
not the Manila expedition had arrived.
There have been several reports from
Dewey recently. He says that every
thing is progressing nicely, with the
insurgents in almost complete control
of the situation. The Speniards are
in desperate condition, and have about
given up hope. Admiral Dewey does
not refer to the probable intention of
the German fleet to interfere with his
operations but mentions the fact that
there are seven German ships at Ma
nila. The authorities at Washington
are anxious as to the whereabouts OF
the military expedition.
- 1t is reported that, on Sunday, a
body of insurgents and American
troops, from General Lawton's COM
mand, moved cautiously to within two
miles of Santiago, and during the
night took up 600 foot section of the
24-inch pipe through which the city
gets its water supply. Next they
diverted the pipe across hill so as to
pour the water it carried into stream
that flows near the American camp.
The idea was to cut off the water sup
ply in Santiago and increase the sup
ply of the American army. 1t has
been reported that, aside from the
supply of water received through this
pipe, the city was dependent on a
comparatively small number of cis-
terms that are more or less contamina-
ted.
"A correspondent cabling from ST.
honey, Cuba, under date of last Mon
day, said that the line of march from
the transports at that place to the
camp before Santiago, is literally
strewn with heavy rolls of blankets,
blue uniforms and heavy camp para
phernalia. On account of the terrific
heat the soldiers threw these things
by the wayside. Many regulars re.
tanned only their rifles, cartridge belts
and shoes, and so appeared at the
front. The officers tried to prevent
the throwing away of these things at
first but soon gave it up as bad job,
and with the exceptions stated, inclu-
ding chews of tobacco, hundreds of
men are on duty in about the same
condition as when they came into the
world. 1t is believed that, relieved of
the burdensome accoutrements re-
quired by regulations, the men will do
better fighting when once they get
into it.
General Julio Sanguilly and staff,
with an escort of 25 cavalrymen, were
on June 20, three miles from the Cuban
seat of government, La Esperanza,
province Of Puerto Principe. They
landed at Banes from the first Florida
expedition and were on their way to
report to President Masso, after which
they expected to join General Gomez
at Las Delcias, in the district of Rene
dios, province of Santa Clara. Cen
eral Gomez is in urgent need of clothes,
rifles and ammunition. Colonel Bern
abe Boza, General Gomez's chief of
staff, who is in Key West, brought
from his commander list of supplies
needed by his army. He asks for each
of his three brigades 900 infantry
rifles, 600 cavalry rifles, one dynamite
gun and ], 800 machetes. These arms,
General Gomez says, are needed for
unarmed men. He also asks for shoes,
clothes, medicine and food. For l3
months General Gomez has received
practically nothing from the filibuster-
ing expeditions, owing to the difficulty
of landing on the Santa Clara coast as
compared with Santiago de Cuba.
A second case of an attempt to
transfer coal from an American vessel
to a Spanish merchantmen in Mexico
has brought out the old time pluck of
an American sea captain. The 600
ton American schooner Clara A. Phin-
ney, of New Bedford, some days ago,
was authorized to clear with 700 tons
of coal from Mobile to Vera Cruz, on
affidavits of reliable citizens Of Mo-
bile that the coal was destined for
railroad purposes. On reaching Vera
Cruz. Captain Phinney was directed
by c. l.. John Blanc, his consignee, to
place his vessel alongside the Spanish
steamer Maria Herrara." In the pres
ence of group of excited Spanish
sympathizers, Captain Pbinney blunt
ly refused, declaring with emphasis
that no vessel in his charge should ever
lie alongside ship bearing the flag
of his country's enemy, much less sup
ply her with ever pound of coal.
The captain, with crowd at his heels,
marched to the American consulate
and notified the consul, and wrote at
once to General Spaulding, acting
secretary, that he placed himself un-
der American protection. Exports of
coal to Mr.. John Blanc, Of Vera Cruz
will cease, and the government will
undertake to fix the responsibility and
punishment for the deceit.
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