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Show cue Hernia--. XV. L. KOW E & ( AI.F ORMi; ruVIshers. NEPHI. UTAH. j UTAH NEWS. j Several new rts.Jences are going up in Lelii. Utah wifi fcrniih 1.15 voli.nteers a her quota for the setond call for troops, I if teen hundred men und boys ar busy hoeing e nd weeding in the beet fields of Ut h. roll of Uintah couaty The thmvs an inereased valuation of 530,000 over that of last jear. Two hiio'se restaurant keepers of Opchm were fined last e;k for selling liquor to their eustoiners. Considera1 le cotfi n is heir g raised in the ieinity of St. George, anti bid of Utah's best crops. fair to become A blind man in Salt Luka rides a bicycle all over tow n. It's a tandem, however, and a bright-eyeboy rides in front. Knlistments for the regular army are easily secured, ;.nd many are being made by Cau plain Allensworth of Fort Douglas. l)r. A. S. Condon, Utah's pot, has been appointed as post surgeon at Fort Baird, N. I.I., with a promise of field work at the front in the near future. It is not certain what disposition will be made of recruits provided for in the second call, but Utah militiamen hope it will be such that they can go in a body. The water supply of St. George has been doubled since the completion of the Cottonwood canal, which conveys water from the mountains, fifteen miles away. About twenty new residences are In the course of construction and a number of new business houses are going up in Mercur. The population is growing rapidly. Word has just been received of the death of L. A. Ireland, who died of dropsy at Lake Dennett, Alaska, May W. Mr. Ireland was at one time United States marshal for L tah. A London dispatch of May 20 says: In the bankruptcy court today a receiving order was issued against .1. W. Young, a son of the late llrigham Young, for 333,892 (1,669,490)." Wealthy sheepmen of Mt. Ileasant last week purchased a large number of California sheep, paying out 537,001) for one llock. The sheep have been shipped through to Colorado points for gracing. Nettie Gibson of Salt Lake was on Sunday run over by a street ear and seriously injured. Her 1 leg and right foot were badly mangle and there are serious doubts of her recovery. It Is The San Francisco Call says: the of ollLcers the acknowledged by United States army that the two batteries of light artillery from Utah now in camp in the Richmond district are very efficient organizations. Attorney General Bishop in reply to a question propounded to him by the county attorney of San Ieto county in regard to the assessment of sheep which are wintered in one county and in another, holds that an assessment of stock is not legal in aDy case except in the county in which the owner resides. Jackson Clothen, a man 70 years of age, has been arrested and pleads guilty to a charge of selling liquor to Indians. Several bottles were secured by a band of the braves, who camped on the outskirts of the town and held a war dance. George D. Solomon, a justice of the peace over in the Burnt Fork precinct, near the north line of Uintah county, has sent in his resignation, giving as his reason that he has joined Torreys rough riders and is off for the war, the law being too slow for him. O. It. Young has written Governor Wells as follows: Should you decide to recruit a company of colonels, captains and lieutenants, as indicated by the press, I would very respectfully offer my services for the only probable vacancy as a private in the company. A band of drunken Indians from the reservation camped near Holden the latter part of the week and caused much alarm among the residents. No one was injured, however, and the Indians were finally induced to vacate the premises. At St. George haying is now at its hight and wheat is heading out and will soon be ripe enough to cut. Owing to the recent rains the stockmen report large quantities of grass on the range, and the cattle are in better condition than for years past. And Commander ScUey Has Him Securely Bottled Up. An Official Dispatch from Schley Says lie Usui Seen ami Recognized the Spanish Fleet in the Harbor, and At ill Keep it 1 here. Washington, May 31. The navy depart has received a dispatch from Commodore Schley, announcing definitely that he had located Admiral Cervera's Cape Verde squadron in the bay of Santiago de Cuba. The commodore states that he lias seen and recognized the vessels of the Spanish fleet. have been While the naval several for days moderately certain that Cervera's squadron was in the harbor of Santiago, the official announcement from Commodore- - Schley was received by the officers on. duty ofii.-ial- ( ' sssia. si is s d A Four-year-ol- um-mere- d WMAVii ; .yr8 . h - ''M .irM ' 7 ' - V - i ; ' ' V;'.', f ADMIRAL esTtVERA. (Cape Verde Fleet.) at the department with intense Assurance is now doubly sure that the Spanish fleet is bottled up and that the cork is in the bottle. a It is not believed that Admiral will attempt to escape from the predicament in which he now finds sals-factio- n. Cer-ver- himself, as sue l a course would surely result in the destruction of his vessels and the loss of many lives precious to Spain. The suggestion is made, however, that the Spaniards may blow up their ships, rather than have them fall into the hands of Schley, as they certainly will if they remain in the harbor. The definiteness of Commodore Schley's dispatch would seem to indicate that he has effected a landing near Santiago and made a personal investigation of the harbor. It would be impossible from the entrance to the bay definitely to sec ami recognize the Spanish vessels, but by effecting a landing at some point on either si le of the entrance, a vantage point could be gained very likely, from which the entire harbor could be examine 1. In all propability Commodore Sehlej or one of his officers has succeeded in performing this hazardous undertaking in order to obtain the valua'de information contained in his dispatch. It is impossible, owing to the lateness of the hour, to obtain any official expression upon the news from Commodore Schley. The effect that the certainty that Cervera is practically helpless will have on the plans of the naval station with reference to the invasion of Cuba can only be conjectured. The transportation of land forces to the island, it is nndersood, was delayed because of the uncertainty concerning the location of the Spanish squadron. If that understanding is correct, the probability of an early invasion of Cuba is strong. It is not unlikely that the movement of troops, which has been delayed from time to time, will begin this week, and that before the end of the week the United States forces will have obtained a substantial foothold upon Cuban soil. No information is obtainable as to the intentions of Commodore Schley. Whether he will endeavor to force an entrance to the bay and seek a battle with the Spanish squadron, Is not known, but such a course at present is not regarded as likely. It would be better, in the opinion of some naval officials, to keep Cervera and his vessels safely in the harbor, where they are as absolutely useless as they would be at the bottom of the sea. m e?ffi font Tins A- 1 1 Will oe2 Soma Warm Work on Spanish Soil. Vvo2 . j M'J BEGUN. Put to Sea TrcirpffTts Troop-LadDestination Unknown. en o? t!.c KeguHr and Portion of tli4 Troops Yi ill He ('oovovetl and Landed Co)m.aadad by Major der Protection of Sampson's big Lereral Maaiter, AViU Open up the Cairpai;!! Vffa hingt.n. May 30. Guiii. Orders have at last gone forward to Major General at Tampa to embark the greater portion of his corps, including all the regulars and a few of the most efficient volunteer regimtnts, on hoard the transports gathered at that place, and the aggressive military movement which has been so frequently predicted anl rs often delayed for one cause or another, will be an accomplished fact U fore the end of this week. The strongest warships of Admiral Sampson's reorganized squadron will convoy the expedition and cover its landing at a point now definitely designated. Simultaneously the most rigid censorship of press dispatches that has so far been undertaken by the government will he put into operation at Tampa and Key West, and no messages relating to the movement of troops or ships, or in any way speculating upon the expeditionfwill be permitted on the wires. If this means of preventing publication of information, which Mia f ter would be exceedingly valuable to Spain, not wholly successful, the censorship will be promptly extended to the mails. It can he confidently asserted that beyond the secretary of war and the Is secretary of the navy, the president will permit no civilian to enjoy his confidence in this matter until a landing on the foreign territory shall have been actually accomplished, and General Shaf ter himself will have sealed orders, whose contents will be known only to General Miles and General Corbin until the expedition is safely at sea. Admiral Sampsons sole instructions are to guard the expedition and to with General Shatter, under tho te latter's direction. . Un j HER LAST CRUISE. Spanish Torpedo Bout Destrojor to be Bottled up at San Juan Washington. May 31. The navy department has taken note of the reported arrh al of the torpedo boat destroyer Terror at Sau Juan. They say She has made her last cruise under the - ' , Spanish flag, from which it is inferred t'Ji ' . , that one of the American cruisers is on her way to bottle her up in already ( ? , yj, San Juan harbor. F Y It is believed that Sampson, confident I of Schleys ability to hold the Spaniards in Santiago harbor, is now rapidly f ' preparing to convoy the military exK'' peditions, the starting of which cannot be deferred much longer. Sampson has reinforced Schley's fleet with some of the best ironclads, the Iowa, for instance, so that there is no question of his overmatching the Spaniards in point of force. The Cienfuegos blockade, which was BANTIAGO'fl MOERO CASTIJO. not abandoned, but was temporarily weakened to ensure the safety of some BATTLE AT REMEDIOS. of the blockading vessels from attack LEAVING CHICKAMAUGA. by the Spanish flying squadron, will Soldiers Cheered by News of Departure for Insurgents in all of its old Captured the Town and Held II now be Tampa. Two Hours. rigor. Chickamauga National Bark, Ga., Ivey West, May 30. Intelligence has CARDENAS HARBOR CLOSED. May 31. The greatest excitement prebeen received here from Cuba that a Spaniards Have Filled the Entrance With vailed in Camp Thomas over the rumor portion of the army of General Gomez, Obstructions. that a general order had been issued to consisting of 300 cavalry and 500 inWest, May 30. Cardenas harbor Key all troops in camp here to proceed at fantry, on Saturday at daylight, at- has been completely closed by the once to Tampa. Every man seemed to tacked, captured and held for two Spaniards since the attack of the Winhe glad, and there was a general hust-liu- g hours the town of Remedios, in the slow and other American torpedo about in the various camps, each province of Santa Clara. boats. The fact has been demonstrated man acting as though he expected to The Cubans were under the command by the attempt of the English steam-hi- p be ordered to pack his traps on the in- of Carillo and the object of the attack Myrtledene to enter the port to stant, to be ready to move to the was to capture a supply of provisions ike on a cargo of sugar. front. sent three days before to the Spanish The Myrtledene had begun to take The rumor proved to be only partly troops, who numbered 3000 men. The on the cargo when war was declared true, eight regiments being affected by Cubans looted the place of everything and she was ordered out by the Ameran order from the war department, as edible, which they sent toGenernl Go- ican Machias. The steamer's gunboat follows: mez, as well as 301 Mauser rifles and owners claimed that, under the blockFirst Ohio, One Hundred and 30,000 rounds of ammunition. ade proclamation, she was entitled to Indiana, Third Pennsylvania, The loss of the Cubans was four kill- thirty days to load, and Secretary of and FirstTlllnois, to be commanded by ed and three wounded. The Spaniards the the Navy Long gave ship permisSimon Snyder; Sec- lost thirty-twBrigadier-Generkilled and sixtv-lhre- e sion to return and complete her cargo. New York, wounded. ond New York, Sixty-nint- h She found, however, that the harbor The tactics employed here are those was filled with Fifth Maryland and First District of sunken obstructions Columbia, under command of Brigadier that have kept the insurgents provis and could not in. She lies outside ioned since war get furithe began, 'they General Lewis II. Carpenter. ously attack garrisoned outposts, and of the harbor, uncertain whether to atThese regiments are ordered to pro- by the suddenness and fierceness of the tempt to bring her cargo out in lightceed at once to Tampa, and the work onslaught rain temporary vktorv. reers, or wait for the war to end. plenish their ammunition and secure of preparation began at cnee. The waters of Cardenas are too shalonly to retire from positions The regiments ordered out are re- provisions, the holding of which would only tax low for big ships, and the Winslow garded as the best equipped and most their strength without any advantage tragedy probably closes the history of naval operations in that quarter. thoroughly prepared of any in the Tho Situation at Manila. Executed Innocent Men. camp. 30. United States Hongkong, May is offiThis order Guthrie, Okla., May 30. Kinder H. regarded by the Consul O. I. M illiams says lie doe3 not cers and men as an indication that a Hargo Is under arrest here, he having think Admiral Montejo will be court confessed to the murder of Mrs. Laird, forward is movement to be speedy martialed. Williams adds also that for whose death made on Cuba and Porto Rico, and as young Sampson and a consequence, there was as great re- Aquinaldo, the insurgent leader, and McGeisy were burned to death by a his men are at Cavite in a state oi white mob near Newark, I. T., last joicing among the volunteer soldier good discipline. They have been pro- January. The has always government boys as there was among the regulars vided with plenty of rifles and ammu- maintained that the Indians executed when they went to Tampa under the nition and are expected to do good were innocent, and will now prove it. impression that they were going at service for the Americans in attacking A hundred men are once to Cuba. under indictment San for the crime. Orders for additional troops to fol- Manila. The American troops was captured Hargo low are expected. Tampa will not be Francisco are expected to arrive there in Chickasaw nation after an excitthe June 14. long deserted. ing chase of three weeks. , j muiuluil H!S 30.000 Troops I n ier ay. Washington, May 31. The military invasion of Cuba has begun. The definite location of Cervera's fleet, wkich, so far as it is an active force in war, might as well be at the bottom of the sea as bottled up in Santiago harbor, has removed the only barrier to an active aud aggressive campaign. Twenty-live of the largest and swiftest transports that could he gathered at Tampa, Mobile and New Orleans have been loaded with their human freight and are well on their way to Cuba. Their destination has not been announced and will not be imt'il a landing is effected. From the ports of embarkation the troops, estimated to be about 30,000, proceeded direct to Key West, where Sampson's powerful fleet awaited to convoy them to a landing place previously selected. It is probable that there will be no less than four separate military expeditions, and that these will be landed at four different points. Whether Porto Rico is one of these points or not cannot be learned. Before the entire force which it is proposed to u'-- in Cuba can be landed, the transports must make four separate voyages across the straits. Arrangements have been made to utilize the services of the insurgents to the largest possible extent. The government already7 has sent expeditions to a large number of points on the island and landed arms for the insurgents. Most of the parties succeeded perfectly in their object, and it is said at the war department that a sufficient number of the insurgents have been armed to constitute a very effective support for the troops as they land. General Miles and his entire staff have hurriedly left Washington for Tampa, to direct the invasion. II is final instructionshave been given him. Conjectures have been advanced that Santiago will be the first t lace to fall. e SPAIN'S THIRD FLEET, r f .;V :'im I' : f . Fifty-Seven- al th o Includes One Old lo k "Without Guns ot Fngiues. London, May 31. A dispatch to the Daily Chronicle from Barcelona, referr- ing to the Spanish announcement of the formation of a third Spinish fleet, including the Numancia, under the heading A Resurrection Ship, says: The Numfincia isliere, her bulwarks battered, her anchors and chains thick with rust and her paint all gone. Apparently she does not cany a single gun. I am not sure whether she has engines. Beyond a few sentries she certainly has no crew. A small gang of men are hammering, swabbing and painting, and marines from Carthngen i have been ordered here to do the work of patching up. Though official announcements say the reserve fleet, including the Numancia, is to go to the Philippines, the orders for the 7,000 men who were to have gone with it are now definitely countermanded. Besides the Numanica, the armored cruiser Cardinal Cisneros ani the cruiser Lepanto, now just out of dock at Carthageua, with the Don Maria de Molina, the Don Alvaro de Baan and the Marques de la Victoria, will be included. The Perse (formerly the Morna) from Valencia, has been ordered to Cadiz and wall be transformed into an auxiliary cruiser. Similar orders are expected for the liner Jover Surra. trans-Atlanti- c Army Supplies. St. Louis, Mo., May 30. Colonel G. C. Smith, depot quartermaster general, has received orders from Washington to cease purchasing mules until further orders. In this market 12,000 mules have been purchased, the average price paid being $100 per mule Only about 300 of the entire lot purchased here remain in the barracks. Orders have been issued to purchase here 7,000 hatchets, 7.000 axes, 10,000 15,000 mess pans, 9,000 camp kettles and about 40.000 miscellaneous camp articles. axe-handle- s, COLORADO ROUGH RIDERS. They Complete Torreyg Regiment Which is Now Ready for Service. Cheyenne, May 31. The two troops of cavalry comprising 168 officers and men that were recruited in Colorado under the presidents first call for volunteers, have joined Torrey, completing his regiment of rough riders, and it Is now ready for service. The war department has so been notified. The regiment is well equipped. It is expected to movt this week but its has not been announced. des-mati- oa |