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Show LIVING ISSUES. P (WARklN POSTER'S Immw to Ik APRIL) Room TV Com-odo- nncA nuu, BAVW UII Hi I. Hooper BIIl. Huntington a new seminary school building. Only niue soldiers hare been left in charge of Fort Duchesne. Samuel Marsh, aged 03, one of the oldest citizens of Salt Lake, is dead. The public schools of Levan have been closed on account of an outbreak of scarlet fever. Lars Peterson of Spanish Fork, who has a suicidal mania, has been taken to Provo for treatment. Grave fears are expressed by farmers of Davis county that the protracted drouth will seriously affect grain and other crops. A petition for the pardon of Alma Hague, the Nephi bank defaulter, who has served two years for his offense, is being circulated. Irving Collett of Spanish Fork was convicted on a charge of fornication committed with Ellenor licckstrum, aged 19. Collett is 40. Agricultural Superintendent Austin of the Utah Sugar company states that the prospects are extremely favorable for a large crop of sugar beets this year. Otto Furrago, aged 19, accidentally shot himself in the abdomen while handling a gun in a sheep camp near Huntsville. His recovery is doubtful. Governor lYells has issued, a call for 600 volunteers. Utah will send two batteries, a cavalry troop and a company of mounted riflemen to the front. At Leeds a man named Curtis has been arrested on a charge of cruelly beating a squaw to whom he had made advances which were repulsed. Jay Kmutn, a small boy of Lehi, was making a patriotic demonstration with a can of powder when it exploded, injuring his eyes and cutting his face badly. At a mass meeting of property owners of St. George it was decided to build a new school house which will cost 830,-0The building will be of brick and one of the finest in the state. Messrs Farthlngham and Gilles of IBeaver last week shipped 1,000 head of cattle to southwestern Kansas. This is the first installment of 4,000 head sold by them to Kansas City parties. It is stated that one company in the Blue Mountain country lost over 1,000 head of horses during the past winter, owing to the shortage of feed and bad weather. The loss in cattle was Washington, May 3. The first naval battle of the war has been fought, and American pluck and valor are triumphant. The Spanish fleet in the Philippines has been, for the most part, either captured or destroyed, and great danger to the commerce of the United States has been removed. Spain's power at sea on the Pacific is broken, and ere now Manilla, the capital of the Philippines, Is probably in possession of Commander Dewey and his marines The latest advices are to the effect that a joint attack by the fleet in with the insurgents on land was about to be' made. The remnant of the Spanish fleet could do little effective fighting, while the shore batteries with their antiquiated guns would soon fall before the attack. These silenced, Spanish sovereignty in the island would temporarily, at least, pass away, and Uncle Sam would be in possession of and the Spanish fleet at Manilla, commanded by Admiral Montejo, who is said to be the greatest fighter in the Spanish navy. Two engagements were fought, in both of which the Spanish were defeated. Though no statement has been made, the loss of life on tbe Spanish ships must have been heavy, aa it is known three of their ships were destroyed one burned, one sunk and another blown up the latter possibly by the explosion of a magazine caused by a torpedo. In the latter event the number drowned, in addition to those killed, would be heavy. Dispatches also state that a number of Spanish craft were scuttled to prevent their falling into the hands of Deweys men. Under cover of the night,the United States fleet forced the forts and took up positions in the bay and at daylight gave battle. The engagement PINE ISLANDS Inrle Item All Wnt of the Hlmourl KIvov To Hold Thain for Vol-nnto- ors Included Except Koaevelte Mounted Riflemen. Denver, Colo., May 3. General commander of the department of Colorado, says all the volunteers raised west of the Missouri river will probably be sent to the Philippine islands to hold them for the United States. This does not include, however, the mounted riflemen who are being recruited for Roosevelt's rangers. In this event, Voll-ma- n, they will be transported at the earliest possible date, embarking from San Francisco. REJOICINO AT WASHINGTON. News Joyfully Received sod the Sticete Filled With L'hearang People, . n 10-ine- h; ch rapid-f- three-pounder- s; 1.4-in- ch 1.8-inc- h; ch 1.8-inc- h; 1.4-in- ch s, ch had discharged splendidly their several duties in directing and executing the fight. In this connection,it waa pointed out as little leu than marvelous that the American squadron escaped without severe injury, because, notTHB SFAXIBH SHIPS. the disparity in the ns withstanding Reins Marie Christina, 3,530 tons; val forces, the Spanish fleet, assisted built in 1886; speed 17 knots; battery, by the shore batteries, should have lx Ilontoria guns, two been able to inflict severe damage to and three rapid-fir- e rifles, six ita foe before itself being destroyed. h and two machine guns. Its failure to do so waa explicable only upon the hypothesis of perfect and swift work by the American squadron. An opinion freely expressed by naval officers ia that the very decisive' victory of Admiral Deweya fleet will mean probably an early end to the war, without further naval battles of importance. The American ieet ia now supreme in the waters pain's Pacific possessions, and bationa. were strongly toward the4ping n the Philippines from her cont. MONTEJOS ACCOUNT. rapid-fir- two e; one and four machine guns. revenue cutter. McCulloch, Nanchan, collier. Z afire, supply vessel. 6.3-in- ch 3.7-in- ch 3.3-inc- h 1.4-inc- Fairview are holding their clip for a raise. Twelve and a half cents has been offered, but several of the large wool growers declare they will have 14 cents before they part with their stock. The enterprising citizens of Kanab are arranging for a water system for culinary purposea They have ordered a carload of pipe and fixtures, and the work of building cisterns and laying pipe will commence at once. Alexander Thomas, accused of the murder of Francis R. Owens, at Bullock's ranch, in Kane county, on the 9th inst, has been lodged in the state penitentiary pending trial. At his trial he will enter a plea of John Hughes, of Logan, and his son George quarreled over the possession of some tools. The father picked up a hammer and struck his son a heavy blow on the back of the head, inflicting and ugly and perhaps a dangerous wound. II. F. McGarvie, manager of the New Grand Theatre of Salt Lake, and who is at present acting as assistant general director of the jubilee for which St Joseph, Mo., is arranging, has fallen heir to S250.0 to, a legacy from an unde who died in te state. Niels Ioulson.nf Pleasant Grove, and his son James had an altercation which terminated in a inutal assault. The father struck his son twice with a shovel, inflicting painful wounds, and the son retaliated by dealing his father a knock-ou- t Mow with the same weapon. Governor Wells has appointed a new board of trustees for the Agricultural college, consisting of W. 8. McCornick, Emily S. Richards and D. C. Adams of Salt Lai o. Mrs. John E. Itagley of Ogden, Mnriner W. Merrill, Lorenzo H'.nscn und Joseph Morrell of Logan. Nlh" Oak Springs, Eincry county, SENT TO THE PHILIP- e, large. self-defens- MAY BE Washington, May 1. Washington is rejoiced tonight Not since the dark THE OPPOSING FLEETS. days of the great civil conflict of a third Names of Ships That Took Fart la the of acentnry ago have the people been so Engagement. profoundly moved by war news as 3. The Washington, May following they were this evening. The first battle of the Hispano-Amerieaare the two fleets engaged: war haa first-clas- s been and Ad- -. lies with victory fought Olympia, protected cruiser, 5800 tons; launched 1893; speed 13 miral Deweys squadron under the stars and stripes. ten knots; battery, four The first news of the battle received rapid-fir- e fourteen guns; six and four machine guns. came in a brief cablegram from Mad' Baltimore, second rate, 4600 tons; rid to the Associated Press about 8 oclock. As the night wore on the caspeed, 30.5 knots; battery, four ble continued to sing the news of vicfour rifles; four ire; two two tory for the squadron of Admiral two two Dewey, and tbe interest grew into tremendous excitement and two machine guns. The absence of any statement of spe3189 second Boston, rate, tons, speed cific injury to the American vesaela in 15 knots; battery, two two rifles; two rapid fire; two the Madrid advices waa construed aa eon vincing indication that they had not two two two and two machine suffered appreciable injury, and this waa especially pleasing. guns. Not only was the preservation of the Raleigh, second-classpeed 19 knots; rapid-fir- e American and ten ships and men considered battery, one in itself a happy outcome, but waa four rifles; eight commented upon as indicating clearly and two machine guns. third-rat1700 tons; apeed that Admiral Dewey and hia associate Concord, officers and men under their command 17 knots; battery, six two ch 00 Wool men of re the Last Spaniards Refused to Surrender and Went with Their Ships, UTAH NEWS. Is to have WESTERN VOLUNTEERS sup-plie- hmJiovniii Airiuii wiixakd Hong Kong last Tuesday for Manilla, for the purpose of engaging the Spana ish fleet and establishing a base of nad he been unsuccessful Dewey would have had to return to some Chinese port or steam to San Francisco. Officials have anxiously been waiting for news of the battle, to because on its outcome they believe Down depended the length of the war. With tbs capture of the Philippines and the destruction of the Spanish fleet, there is a hope that Spain will The Score is 5 to 0 Two Spanish Ships Sunk by American Guns, One realize the hopeless of the struggle and prepare to yield as gracefully as Scuttled to Prevent Capture and Two Were Burned Not an possible. The disaster will aggravate American Ship Lost Nor Seriously Injured. her internal troubles, which are already grave. The value of our shipping at present on tbe Pacific amounts to a fabulous The Battle Lasted Two Hours and Was Participated In by Shore Bat- sum. For the greater part, the vessels cleared before hostilities begun and teries, When Admiral Montejo, the Spanish Commander, Took would fall an easy pray to Spanish Refuge In the Bay to Escape Capture Fleet Then Becruisers. It was as much to protect gan to Bombard Manilla Result of the Engagement May Be Early Peace American these gigantic interests as to strike a Commerce Is Now Safe. fatal blow that Dewey was ordered to Manilla, and the results are as satisfactory as could have been hoped for. . BpsnUh Admiral Bank Ills Ship U Frevrnt Capture. e. COMMODORE DEWEY. an empire in the old world of extravagant richness and 7,000,000 people. There are few details, and in this respect only are accounts unsatisfactory. The cable is under Spanish control and has ita outlet in Madrid. With the vigorous Spanish censorship which is exercised it is certain that the accounts of the defeat are not overdrawn, cpd government officials feel that the Spanish ministry is only paving the way for more disastrous news which must inevitably soon be heralded through other sources. lasted until 9:30, when tbe fleet is said to have withdrawn behind the merchant vessels in another part of the REINA MARIA CHRISTINA, Admiral Montejo'a Flagship. built in 1881; four Krupp rifles, two In the encounter the Reina Maria battery, two four Christina was destroyed by fire and rapid-fir- e and two machine guns. Admiral Montejo transferred hia flag Velasco, 1,153 tons; battery, three to the Itle de Cuba, the Don Juan de h Armstrong rifles, two Austria was blown up and the Castilla Hontorias and two machine gnna sunk. Not a boat of our squadron was Don Antonio de Ulloa and Don Juan destroyed. de Austria, each 1,140 tons; speed 14 Captain Codarso, commander of the knots; battery, h Hontorias, Reina Maria Christina, went down two and two fire, rapid with hia ship. machine guna The second engagement occurred The battle occurred off Cavite, lhil General Lezo and El Cano, gun ves11:30. when, it is supposed, ComAsiatic about squadislands, between the 534 tons, built in 1885; 11.5 sels, ron, commanded by Commodore Dewey, mander Dewey was landing the wound- knots. Tbe General Lezo hasspeed two Iloned marines, or possibly communicattoria rifles of h calibre, one ing with the insurgents. In this enrapid-fir- e two small and one magagement the Mindanao and Ulloa were chine gun; the El Cano, three and two maguns, two small rapid-fir- e chine guns. Marques del Ducro, dispatch boat, 500 h calibre, tons; one smoothbore two h and one machine gun. Isle de Cuba aud Isle de Luzon are both small gunboats. They are of 1,030 tons displacement and carry four three1 lioys killed a large bear after a Hontorias, two small guns and If were two machine on guns. both side. Later struggle THE CASTILLA, Isla de Mimlarac, Companla (the boys went out after the cubs and all but destroyed, Dewey's fleet again of Cadiz, armed as cruiser; captured two of them alxiut the size of THE OLYMFIA, nn ordinary dog, after a fight in which escaping without serious injury. length, 375.5; beam 43.3; gross tons, The Aaia-tisquadron sailed from 4,195; speed, 13.5 knots. Dewey's Flagship. tlic boyu received numerous scratches. ip-pin- bay. Castilla, 3,343 tons; 5.9-in- 4.7-iuc- b. ch 3.3-inc- h; ,5-in-ch .7-in- 5.9-lnc- 3.2-in- ch 4.7-inc- 1.5-in- ch e 4.7-iuc- 4.7-in- ch 6.2-inc- 4.7-inc- 4.7-in- Trans-Atlanti- I ch ca Madrid, via Paris, May 1. I of the retreat of the AmericJ ron behind the merchantmen a. m. The naval bureau atjManilla sends the following reporti signed , Montejo, Admiral: In the middle of the nijht the American squadron forced tt forts, and before daybreak appeared (off Cavite. The night was completer flark. At 7:30 the bow of the Reini Maria Christina took fire, and soon ter the poop also was burned. At SUclock, with my staff, I went on boarlthe Isle de Cuba. The Reina Maria firistina aud the Castilla were then en"ely en veloped in flames. The other ships, having u, dambil retired into Some Baker aged, had to be sunk to prevent falling into the hands of the em My. The losses are numerous, notablvCaptain Cnrdarzo, a priest and nine Iher persons. London, May 3. The Mailll correspondent of the financial ifra, telegraphing this morning, say Tho Spanish ministry If marine claims a victory for Spain I sause the Americana were forced to I re behind the merchantmen. Captal Canlarzo, in command of the Reinal ria Christina, went down with thl hip. The Spaniares fought splendiil There is the greatest anxiety foil rtlier de- f ll thl tails." n in pi severe snowstorm Lai in and southern easl Wyomii grew since Saturday night It is reported at Modrii liat a nc eing fitt Spanish ironclad, which out at Carthage, will It join Spanish squadron at Cod j A t |
