Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-12-05


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VS. materially injured. For this gall
'sut achievement the Corgras. upon
nv Recommendation. fitly bestowed up
on IN sctots pfefsfnsnt aud sub
s,antlai reward.
TONIC ron THE NATION.
The .ffes Of thi. remarkable victory
upon the spirit ~ our people, ana upon
the fortanes ~ ihs vf-. wss irf'int. \
prestige OF lnvlncihuiiy thereby At
tschsd to our arms. which continued
throughout thu struggle. ~ nfur.s-
inrnts were hurried 20 Manila. nndrr the
command Of Major General Merritt, and
nrmly established within iigh. % the
csul,ai. which lay helpless heflr. our
guns. on the 7th day " May the gpv-
eminent was advised officially " ihe
victory az Manila. ard a. 0ncl inquired
Of commander " our lcsi what troops
were required. The information WIS -.
ceiytd on the ijth day ~ MAY, and the
nst army expedition sailed May sssn.
and arrived az Manila iurs 10Th. Other
expeditions soon followed. ise tglu
fpfor cnLsisilng " Cal officers and 10.
usS men.
Dniy fsirriAncs 20 uuse needless
iors ~ ifs sni prop nv prsveatFd ths
adj corning ana capture of ihs clis.
And fhsr.Alih the ah siuis military
kutlsnis m.anwhiic had resumed she
active hn-tiliti'. suspendci ~ thf M
con pifisd truce % December 1895.
Thrif fafcss Invested MHrfin frsw she
uof hcfn and eastern side, but were
constfaired by Admiral Dewey uni
Gen. Meus, f-1m Attempting an 20.
FAUX. II wur fifinK fhtt whatever VAS
~ b. duoe IN she wav ~ decisive op.
srlfions W tha' quarter should b. &C.
srmpilrhHd ny the f'rnng aim ~ the
UnHtd Stnffs alone. Ohfying she stern
prsctff - eaf. which enioiua the over.
tonirs 81 tho adversary aud the sN.
iinc;icn n HE powet wherever asrail.
able as che Erssdy und cure nr,las to
VIII "a peace, divlied victory was ~
permiasibie. ~ Nc partition u 'hs
flghts AID responsibilities attending
ihc -nfhrcen Of just ana udvan.
tagfuur peace could he Thought o.
Fnnsvirr the cufntng 81 the eomptf.
hsi.ivs scheme Of general attack
powerful rrc.s we're assembled 81, VAT
cuba and Porto Rico.
FIRST FATALITIES.
Meanwhile. naval demonstrations
were made ~ several srpUsrd mint.
on May n the cruiser Wilmington = mi
iofTsdo hnit Winsioe w.ff u1sucrlss
ful ~ an attempt o. silence 81 asff TO-.
- ft"NH"fg hkAhHt MAtunsAH.
Wmih haRlty and four afamlt iallIff'
Thtss Eftivoua fatalities wnr, atfsb.t.
y saonsh among che very fsw which
occurred during our laval spafaslans
10 MS sNtraofdlnafy conflict.
Meanwhile, The SpsniIh naval p.,p.
arstnrn had been pushed WIKI gr,',f
NEpr' powerful squadron under Al.
mirnl cervsra. which had assembled az
The Cape Verde Islands before thr eus.
break 81 hasillitirs. had crcssed she
.c'an nDi BY ~ srraffc u,fvauanfa In
thr Caribbean sca. delayed our military
olsfhflpns while banilne the pgrI,,t
81 our fleets For a time fears wer.
i.t leHi ihe ofeEop and Marieisa. then
nearinE home af,sf thvlr bong voyars
from Sac francisco Of over ik 800 miI,.
mlsr Be supplied by Admiral Cor.
Nera's neci. but their f0rtun,se arrival
dlfp, llci the npprrhs4aion- and isf,i
mvch NEEDED feinfoirrmcnsa Not uf.,il
Annitnl cetvsfe fook refuge III fhs
haip9r OF haHsiaKo d. Cuba, about
MD y, "ss y practieabit 60 plan sys-
t.naue military attack upon An<lllsan
p,sferiois Of ApAia.
.feHl ADMINISTRATIONS occurred q,
'hs rnH q cuba and porfo Itlro Ii
PREPARATION Tor shs larger event. on
MAy y. the North Atlantic squadryn
.h"iied han joan De porio Rico ON
aay ~, C,mmodor, schisy's sauadnss
=
mouth % sansiaEo harboT. Neither
attack had any material rs~ur' 4,
va rviittt thri wtil.ofdrnri ian,i ..,,
sfs'ions we're Indispensable Go achlsy,
a decided advantage.
HoBsoN's FEAT
The neSt act In tho war thrilled no,
nlsns the hearts Of our eouarynrn.
bW thr world by 10 exec pfiopti hr,,. |
i.n on me niRht Of June 4. Il,it. !
ll"b-"n' aided by seven devoted voiur- |
ss.is blocked ths narrow outlet n IN |
SSsttiasp harbof by sinking she coll,,r .
M1ilmnc IN che channel. under a
ntler hte fNTn che shoe batteries. es- /
capinE with their lives a. BIZ m,r,si,
eui islllns into IN" hands Of Shs span. .
iafis' u 10 mos Gratifying inoi1,1,
oi the war fhai the hravfT, ~ this
NV. band az hern,s WA ->aiiy a..
pfeciaisd by III spar4afds. gho .,r,
q nas o. tflos g. notify Admiral samp- /
ton OF ihtif safety and 10 eofnplin,s,,,
them upon their daring ars Ths, 80
sunsea.enil, exchanged July Z.
ny Juns 2, the cutting 81 the ls.t
nb.n cable. irolsted the ISLAND. There
after the Invasion was ylFoNusl, mr.
-cutei. On June 10. under q h..Vy
protecting fre. y landing fore. -, soo
lnH1nss fr"n the Oregon. Marhieh.ad
sin Yankee. vas effected on uuanta.
80 ~ NAl nHsn 1efWFa
mined To establish q naval s,ai,on.
rh'F 'mlnfh'ni aud essential rnm wa.
hktn frpm the f-n"my af,s~ sever.
hshNnr ny the marines who we're IN.
hfN' oreaniHsd force Of ,h- Tinted
States o. land IN culsA
The rrishun - won wA~ held. de.pi,-
the desperate attempts n d,sntse
our foro"s ny Iun. 10 additional force.
y ere landed and strongly intr-u-b.i
IN June y the advance Of the ,nyadfns
army under Major General shaftsr
landed AZ nuiauirf. about IS m.i~-
taHi Of Ssn,iaFo This vac aer,,rn-
l'fsh'd under great dlfinuitie-, but ws,b
dispatch
MILITARY ENGAGEMENT
on June esrd the movement against
was begun. on the aith the
hrsi serious engagement took place, N
= hich the First aud Tenth cavalry and
ne fri volunteer cavalry. gen /
iourf'f brigade Of 0snorai wh-eisrs
iivN Nn. participated. .nsing heavily,
rs uighifall. however, Eround within
I've miles af Santiago gas,Ron, The ad-
ianiafs was steadily Increased. on July
. severe battle took Place. our forr-s
aiming the ouisf works Of Santiago
nd ~ Cansy ana fan Juan were taken
'ficf q deap>rnte charge. IND the IN