Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-10-20
TELBGRAPHlC.
WEYLER DEFEATED
r,rsul General Lss and an hmeFl-
can Captain Defy Him.
,,tx,rrlse INCIDENT IN HAVANA,
spinisrd, Ihr'ai'n'o Sink " u s. ''s'
sal, and our Consul Threatens
10 lombard the city.

Srw ORLEANS, Oct. i0.--rhe Times
p,moeu's Key Yves, special sayt II
me spanish authorities hal taken
s,not Angoi Fefnaniez on tho Wari
Ma rsamcr Vigilancia while that
y,,s,l was In Havana hsrbor last FRI
5.v. United states warshirs would
nave immediately been ordered TO
Havana 10 enforce = demand tot repair.
titan. snd war between this country
,,d sp,in would have undoubtedly
,.,ulted. For three houfe last Friday
the United States ana spain were ON
Tim brink OF war, and the threatening
,lluation was only relieved whom tho
spaulsh nuthoritie, ignominiously
backed down and allowed the Vigil
l,pela to proceed to soa with Fefnru.
dtr still on board.
A letter received here from q cores.
p,udent la Havana who IL close 10
uonsul General Lso givoi dramatic
,ccount Of the episode. According 10
Inc letter, when the Nigilancia put
into Havana the Spanish authorities
asmanded the surrender VI senior
Angel Fernandez, n Mexican,on board
Inc vessel. The spanish authorities
alleged that Fernandsz was not o
Mexican, but n subject OF Spain. Capt.
John Mcintosh Of tho Nigilaucla re-.
/ spd 10 surrender Fernandez. Then
Inc spanish authorities told Mcintosh
MAIN the Nigilancia attempted 10 10
/ sea with FefnAnisz on board sue
would 10 auuk by the guna Of Moro
ea,tlc. Captain Mcintosh immediately
l,is inc matter before Consul General
l.ee,who compllmentod the captain ON
his ufavefy and told MIN ~ take tho
yigilanclA TO sea when they pleased.
rontul General Ice was greatly Oh.
ttrud al tue threat 10 sink the Vigl.
ancla, ami Ia reported 10 have taid 10
rapt. McIut0sh. eli tho guns Of
Moro castle tink your ehip. American
wauhipa will be bombaiding Huvana
10 lew dayr."
Captain Mcintosh returned 10 the
VlglianciA aud Consul General Luv
informed Weyler that thc vessel whs
toinE 20 sea anu tbat n any attempt
gas made 10 tage Oh Fofnhndtz, " IL
he vessel was fired upon, SpAiu must
AXE the consequences, Moylefimmc.
lately summ0n,d n cabinet council,
lud while this council was consld, ring
The mniter tho Vigllancia began 10
teigh anchof. The spanish officials
% board protested, tut Captain McIn.
i1ah sAid In vigorous language, tue
cleared. My consul hes told mo 10 go
n IA 1 -
Try 10 prevent me. Get oil my shiI
Aud with that the Yankee roughly
ihoved tho Spapiarda Into the waiting
boats, aud tue Vigilancia. dying the
stars anu 6tTipcs. started for the mouth
Of tue harhof, which 10 COMMANDED by
tho gus OF AiOto castle. All was ex-
element In Havana, ana tue quays
aud houteiops were lined with nun.
itads Of persons who expected 10 ssc
tho Vigilauoia nfed upon. Consul Lpe
himsolfwatohsd thu Nigilaucla through
q glass. Meanwhile, signals were belng
exchanged between WoyloT's palace
aud Moro castle, and In the latter
place thtto were signs Of grest excite.
mtnt. Slowly the Nlgilancia entered
lae mouth OF the harbor, anu then u
Ess noticed the guns OF Moro were
turned on the shil. Tue NigilA cia
fspeatodly signaled Moro castle, ~
Im going to sea-" but no AusweT came
rom the fort until tho vessel was In
blue wafer, ana then tho Spaniatis
tan up the signal which means "Gooi.
bye"
ItissEid weyleT IL furious over tho
departure OF tho vessel anu Consul
Lees course. II Ia Isiatsd weyler Tor.
dsTed the c0mmandant OF Moro 10 aiuk
the ViHilAneia, but that at the last
moment he yielded to tho ontr.Atios Of