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Show NEWS SUMMARY. ACTIVITY AT KEY WEST. American Fork World UTAH Apparently an Important Ktmtegle Being llm lined. Mere-or-al were Twenty thousand volunteers mustered in Monday. About 15,000 soldiers are at Tampa awaiting developments. raise Spain is endeavoring to to prosecute the war. Havana ia now surrounded by Strong Fleet Cruising in the for thirty miles. West Indes. "Swiftwater Bill" of Klondike fame waa not drowned, aa reported. Believed She May Make a Dart for His physicians Gladstone la dying. While Saupaon to Away, and Block-dlnever speak again. say he will Endeavor to Crush the Fleet There. The flrat cargo of Klondike gold la 1. expected to arrive about June A tornado swept Nebraska TuesWashington, May lfi. The Spanish clasi first seven fleet consisting of day, doing much damage to prr.perty. fleet the In Cuba The president has approved the ships, is near y Oquendo, Almirante are the Vizcaya, Alaska homestead and armall Colon, Cristobal Maria Teresa, bill. disburseored cruisers, and the Terror, Furor Up to May 11, the actual and Aaturoid, torpedo boat destroyers ments on account of the war were Tbe cruisers are armored and have a 910,000,000. maximum speed of about 19 knots. Manila, it is said, can draw supplies They are equpped with Hontoria guns the interior and hold out for from and and eight ten months against a blockade. Xordenfelt and Maxim machine guns, Blanco haa shown great energy in and six torpedo tubes The cruisers preparing for the expected siege by the carry about 500 men each. land forces. Admiral Sampso has been apprised American fleet and The report that Spain would send a of their presence and will endeavor to the relief expedition to the Philippines la givt battle. This will depend on will of the Spaniards, however, aa their regarded, in London, as a bluff, fleet is faster by at least three knots Spaniards believe the mortality than Sampson's and can run away or among the Americans from the heat and rain will cause the Americans to fight at will. The flying squadron under command raise the siege. of Schley, has sailed to Join Sampson, A special from Rio Janeiry says that The Brooklyn, Massachusetts, Texas, the radicals in the chamber of depuSterdispatch boat Scorpion and oollier ties are about to declare in favor of fleet. may this They ling comprise the United States. meet the Spanish squadron and give The Cuban army is composed of battle, or may Join the blockading fleet about 40,000 men, but at present only merat Havana, which would ba at the about 25,000 are in the field, there becy of the Spanish fleet if it once passed nor ing a scarcity of arms. Sampson, aa it could neither fight The price of bread was raised one run away. cent a loaf by nearly all the bakers in New York as a result of the great rise in the price of wheat. Many Philippine families at Hong Kong, desire to take the oath of allegiance to the United States before they return to Manila, All of Admiral Deweys message wan not given to the pnblic. It is learned that he captured 10,000 tons of coal and plenty of provisions. At Huelva, Spain, all the buoys have been removed and the lights have It is impossible to enter that port without a pilot. Brigadier General Guenther has been assigned to temporary command of the !. W, H. SMITH, rabllalMr. UTAH. AMERICAN FORK, EDI NEWS. An ordinance providing for prohibition hu been defeated atMt. IHeasent It la possible that Utah maj hare chanee to enlUt another troop of rough ridrra. The people of Clrcleeille aet apart and celebrated a "Dewey day one day laat week. The assessment roll of Weber county pi ace a the valuation at 91,000,000 leaa tnan laat year, St. Oeorge is to have another newspaper. John Wallis of Rich county will be at the helm. Nearly all the achoolaof Davis county have been closed for the aeaaon owing to the lack of funds The trustees of school district No. 13, Lehl, have agreed upon a special tax of 4 mills this year. License Inspector II al verson of Salt Lake has been rounding up druggists suspected of selling liquor. E. J. flanks, of Ifaukaville, Kane county, walked a distance of 150 miles for the purpose of enlisting. Julius Jensen is behind the bars in Salt Lake, charged with attempting to asaanlt a daughter of Oeorge Q. Cannon. A Castle (late man fell from a car and almost severed his left ear from his head, it taking twelve stitehes to fasten it on again. A traveling salesman representing a Chicago shoe house was thrown from a buggy during a runaway at Logan and badly crippled. Excursions were run from suburban towns Sunday to enable the people to bid farewell to the soldier boys encamped at Fort Douglas. A Logan woman was fined 915 for "borrowing a shawl from a lady friend and failing to return it when accused Of the misappropriation. The Rio Grande Western Railway company has entered suit against Salt Lake county for 91.fi93.75, alleged to have been paid, under protest, for taxes. The Democrats of Cache eounty have declared against in the selection of a county superin tendent of schools, and will put up a candidate of their own. This baa Key West, Fla., May .been a Sunday of unequalled activity (IT that an imED here and it ia apparent ia being movement portant strategic Watson arrived Commodore planned. on the gunboat Dolphin from the blockading fleet off Havana. Orders came be Must Fleet Verde thick and fast from Washington, and Cape the naval authorities were instructed Destroyed. to make quick preparations to coal the big ships. The ships already in the harbor have Prevent Will nadron Flying Sqi been ordered to get up steam without tering Havana Harbor. delay, but the officers say they are of what this may indicate. Cwrm Will ThMi Ba Drive to Bay .and ignorant from the north of announcement The Compelled to Bthl or Harriflca Tor-of the the flying squadron coming pedo Boat Ktldeneaa That Battle la Haw. the theory held here that strengthens a united movementof some kind ia Washington, May 17. A decisive enThe chief factor in the situation ia gagement in the West lodes, between tbe Spanish squadron and either Samp- the whereabouts of the Spanish fleet, son or the blockading fleet reinforced understood to be off the Venezuelan by Hehley, is believed to be imminent. coast. It is conceded by naval men Great preparations arc being made. If that were Cervera's squadron to meet tbia fleet can le crushed Spain will the detached blockading squadron off not dare send her other fleet either Cuba while Admiral Sampson's ships here or to tbe Philippines, and the were coaling here, a disastrous blow only fighting the United States would might be inflicted, and it is believed to he compelled to do would be on Cuban he the plan now under consideration oil, which, if vigorous, would be to obviate any such possibility. short. Extraordinary precautions are being Spains pi sub, it is thought, will be taken for tbe protection of Key West, an attempt to gain a fortified harbor for although the rumor lately circulated Cerveras' fleet. This would tie up one here that the.Spanisb fleet ia heading one of our fleets and leave the Cadiz this way is scouted by officials. fleet free to strike almost at will, leavIwk. Protection of Moros Guns. ing only one fleet to guard the coast. Washington, May 17. An important This condition is to be obviated, if pos- attache of the bureau of navigation sible. appeared before the naval board of war It seems evident that the plan of with a convincing argument touching action ia for Schley to prevent t the the strategic phase of the situation, so enemy from entering Havana Harbor. far aa it relates to the probable moveSampson will, it is presumed, leave the ment of the Spanish fleet. he insisted, monitors of his fleet to look after San "Admiral Oervera, Juan harbor, while the rest of his fleet "knows that an overwhelming force of will start on a determined chase of American ships await him at San Juan s 9100,-000,0- Ho-van- a Its uf right-of-wa- the wrist. A large swarm of bees alighted on post directly in front of the First National bank building at Ogden, crowd collected, but the people did not remain long as the bees did not care for sociability and soon had the street to ( ch ip During the celebration of Dewey's victory by Halt Lakers, a small cannon was discharged and the wadding struck Herman Grether in the leg, inflicting a very painful wound. The cavalry troop has been mustered in and the officers appointed are: Joseph E. Caine, captain; Renner X. Smith, first lieutenant; Gordon N. Kimball, second lieutenant. A scheme is on foot to build an irrigation canal for the purpose of reclaiming for farming purposes some of the land recently thrown open for settlement in the Unoompahgre country. Fatrlck Fitzpatrick, who shot "Tug" Wilson the morning of the 7th at Tark City, has been released on 95,000 bonds. While Wilson will lose the sight of both eyes he will probably recover. The sawmill located about twenty miles from Fnngulteh, owned by Riley G. Clark, was totally destroyed by fire during the absence of all connected with the mllL It is not known how the fire started. Another of the Pioneers who toiled and struggled to plant civilization in these valleys has passed away. John Atkinson of Nephl is dead, aged 85. ne came to Utah in 1854 and has lived in Nephl since 1800. The committee in charge of the artesian well now being driven on the east bench at Spanish Fork report the work progressing favorably, the three Inch pipe being down over 225 feet and 25 feet in tbe hardpan. As Charles Halley of Wellsville was driving to Ilyrum to attend a wedding the singletree came off the vehicle and he wa pulled over the dashboard and severely Injured by his frightened team, both his arms being broken just above 00 troops concentrated at Washington, for purposes of organization. It ia believed in Havana that the campaign in the island will prove en-- ; ormonaly fatal to the American troops,: and will he prolonged a year. Senator Bewail of New Jersey haa declined appointment as major-generof volunteers, presumably because he would have to forfeit his seat in the senate. Captain General Blanco haa cabled an urgent request to Madrid for food. the first supplies which However, reach Havana will be with the invading army. Saturdays and Sunday's rain was, worth hundreds of thousands of dollars to the farmers of California. Many fields of wheat were saved from total destruction. When asked the whereabouts of the Cape Verde fleet, Admiral Bermejo, minister of marine, said it waa where it ought to be according to tbe instructions given it French embassies in Europe are circulating an official dispatch saying attempted landings at Cardenas and Cienfuegos have been repulsed with loss to the Americans. The central cable office of the Western Union Telegraph company has issued notice that the lorto Rico government prohibits all measagea to or from the United States. The Spanish naval authorities are devoutly praying that Admiral Cervera's squadron, the Cape Verde fleet, will avoid a fight with the superior force under Admiral Sampson. For the past two years the rate of exchange between France and Spain haa been enormous. It has been for some time hovering between 40 and 50 per cent, and now ilia 114 and over al TIH TLTIXO SQUADRON AND ITS COMMANDERS. Carvers. While Sampson's fleet may not have the apeed enjoyed by the Spaniards, it la thought he will be able to run down and capture the torpedo boats of Cervora'e command, owing to the fact that they cannot carry sufficient eoel to laat longer than a day. The cruisers would have to protect the torpedo boats, and in this manner Sampson can force Ccrvera to either fight or lose his torpedo boats. OFF VENEZUELA. Spanish Fleet Dlicovvrcd oif South A merle., Goins West. Washington, May 17. The Spanish fleet haa been sighted again, this time about 100 miles off the coast of Venezuela, going west. This movement is a surprise to the navy department officials here, who can only surmise that the Spanish admiral desires to avoid themselves. an engagement, and la waiting an opD. L. Oleson of Hooper was thrown portunity to make a dash for Cienfue-go- s or II avan a. The fleet, when sigh ffrom his horse, almost tearing his left ear from his head, one foot and his eed, was going at full speed, and had back being hurt and internal injuries steamed about 650 miles since last Inflicted. lie was found in an un heard from off the west coast of Marconscious condition several hours after tinique two days ago. the accident occurred. Ilia only hope of defeating the United States lies in his ability to reach Havana and place himself under the protection of the Havana fortifications. With the start he has he can anchor in the harbor there before Schley heads him off. If my calculations prove correct, we will have a repetition of the battle of Manila, and that too on a larger and a grander scalp. I do not believe Cervera will take the task of putting into Cienfuegos lie will lie bottled up there. The land batteries on this point have been reduced." Idaho's Battalion.. Idaho's two battalions will start for San Francisco 'Boise, 19s., May 17. tomorrow. The start could be made sooner, but a requisition has been made for tourist sleepers, and Colonel Jones, commanding, prefers to wait. The governor has mode the follow-appointmen- ts: Quartermaster, with the rank of captain, James Graham of Coeur d Alene City; adjutant, Lewis Roos of Lewiston; quartermaster sergeant, M. L. Gallagher o Pocatello. It is known that the fleet has left Martinique and may have several objective points. It may he intending to look after the Oregon and Nictheroy en route from Brazil, or it may be aiming to steam around Sampson and endeavor to crush the blockading squadron at Havana, thence go to some sea port city along our coast and leave it in ruins. It is not thought it is looking for Sampson, for they cqnld have found him before this had they so desired. Spanish Cabinet Changes. Madrid, Miy 15 It ia said the Senor Moret, secretary of the colonies, and Senor Gnllon, foreign minister, have resigned. Admiral Itermejo, minister of marine, and Count Xlqueno, minister of public works, are also said tqJiave resigned. The retiring ministers offered various excuses, such as illness and weariness. for their withdrawals. Senor Sagasta liegged them to remain until the indemnity bill had been passed, but it is believed at tonights cabinet council the resignations became definite, though it is impossible to verify the exact situation at this hour. that Rear Admiral L. A. Kimberly, U. 8. N., retired, haa received telegraphic orders to return to active service and 1 report at Portland, Me., and serve further notice aa prize un-1-1- The troops at Manila consist of about regulars and 15,000 volunteers. The volunteers have no instruction and their fire is wild and dangerous to the troops The artillery has no machine guns, 10,000 |
