Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-07-04

Gus news thrilled every avenue 90 Of
fetal life and stirred every heart IN the
national capital today making L.. In
deed. u glorious Fourth ~ July.
Word came from ghnuor. from
sampson and from Dewey. telling OF
successes already achieved and those
near nt hand. The widest and most
lndcrcrihablc enthusiasm greeted Ad-
miral SIMPSONS dispatch announcing
the complete humiliation uf Admiral 4
Ccrvcra's neot, and thc surrender OF
the admiral himself with 1900 Spanish
prisoners cheer after cheer rang
through the corridors Of the state war
and navy buildings, a aurEIng mass
of Newspaper correspondents atrur.
gicd about the bulletin boards and hun. .
drcda 81 officials and clerks crowded
w to hear the stirring news
First the hurruhs started On the
navy department. but aa word passed
along the cry was taken up until every
hall and corridor echoed with the cheers
uf victory. Soon the news spread
outside and ran to the Fourth OF July
crowds. until the whole national capt
cal was sharing In the chrrra
To say that the glad tidlnrn were
welcome 60 tho President and his adj
vlsers but faintly tells thu sentiment lJ
Inspired. Among them and In an of-
/ nciul quarters Il wua considered not
5ply a gloriouH victory on the natal
day % the Republic but one which
| dealt such "a deadly blow 10 spain
/ that she could not rise again
Several NJ Skaters dispatches were
made public. ono of them stated
that he had the enemy surrounded on
north and cant Another contained
the Natsmoat - tse. shat am master
~ The utuation and can hold the enemy
| igr any lgngth % time"
/ In ruIl another General shaftrr said
hla demand Cor The surrender OF SAINT.
arp WA sun hring considered by the
spanish authorities Yet another
dispatch from shaftcr probably tho
most Important OF $40. was not mad,
public up 90 . o',lo,S. 10 Do " great
Ng,h. covering ave or six typewriter
sheets ut t.I.Eutph plp,s Briefly ana
tgmi-uiloiAuA IH contents were sum.
/ mru up 600 fellows.
'Ueu. shafi.T made % demand Tor thu
/ surrender of slutagn. This was nt
mot r,tus.i by ihr spanish come
! muu4rr bat ihH demand was apparent.
lh taken under .annderluou. Grn.
! thaii"fH nIilyo was that Doc would be-
SIN NE bbmhlfdmrut uf the city today
/ unless the surrender WaH made Fear.
lns the awful results u bomDurimeut
ihc representative W foreign countries
stationed ut Santiago aHsemhitd ana
asked that another day b. givgn for thr
! women, children and unn.combatautH
90 Dc taken cut % the city 10 lsI
thought, under The circumstances. that
Cen. shaftUr VIII give reasonable
time Tor tn removal of the women and
] children. A. 400 events u period ~ In
action followed with the expectation I
that the surrender viii he mad. by TO-
morrow noon on else that the lombard,
mont Will begin.
The news from Dewey was equally
| stirring ln character
Ills official dlsilirh bore the Hong
kong dated NJ July Z. although % came
from Cayits. July I, II told not only N
/ the arrival " tho nrst expedition. hut
! NJ the capture Of GuIhnn, indruuu
Islands. with Is garrison ~ slN officers
/ and nfiy four men. ana The surrender
of tn Funhoat inyte with nny-tw0
Officers and nlnrty-four men.
sHAFrBWs REPORT
Washington. July A--Gcn Miles has
received the following telegram from
PLAYA del Este July a-Hcadquar-
| tors Firm Army corpa.-Klled a
Spanish Cureril in analr at caney and
| % large number Of officers ana men,
/ who are silll unhuHed.
! General LlnarrH' arm was broken.
] Ny demand Tor surrender VI Santiago
/ still being considered by the spanish
| authorities paudo has arrived near
break IN railroad wth w. advance
i think n. viii be- stopped
| Also the following from Asst Ailt
| Gen. Wagner a. same place ana time
] "Pnnd0 six miles north with 5000
/ Garcia opposes with 5000. iawtpn can
support Garcia and prevent Junction
MILES GOES TO CuBA,
Gen Miles sent the. following dis
! patch 10 Gen smarter neI9r' the news
| OF the destruction ~ the nert'
| "HendquarterH OF IN. army wash
| ingt1u. July ito Gen, Shafter.
| Playa del Este. cuba; Accept my
| hearty oongritulotlons on ne record
/ made % magnificent tQrNiud' Flllhntry
/ ana sacrifice displayed On ne desperate
| fighting OF the troops before Santiago.
| I realize the hnrdships, difficulties and
/ suffering and am proud that amid those
| terrible scenes the troops Illustrated
| such fearless ana unifnil' devotion 20
the welfare ~ our common country ana
/ our nag Whatcyef lho results 20 ful-
| low their unsurpassed deeds ~ vul0r.
/ the past On already q gratifying chap
| Tor 6f history. / expect 90 he with you
/ within one week with strong reinforce
GEN MILES Commanding"
Gen. Skaters reply II as follows.
"playa del Este, July 3,-0en, Miles,
| Wushlngtout Flfth army corps near
| Santiago. July 81 thank you ln the
/ name OF the gallant men ! have the
| honor 10 command for splendid trlhut>
| Of praise which you have accorded.
| They bore themselves aH American H0l-
| oilers always have. Your telegram
| win be- published at Tho head Of the
regiments In the m0rnlnE 1 feel that
| I am master 70 the situation, and can
| hold the enemy for any length OF time.
| l am delighted 10 know that you are
! coming that you may see for yourself
the obstacles which this army had 10