Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-04-29


people are almost paralyzed with dis
appointment. AYERS a Madrid cor
Respondent of the World. 1t is official
ly announced, continues the correspond
ent, that the combined squadron at
Cape Verde islands sailed today tWed-
nesday) for destination that was not
made public. Everybody believed that
the fleet was nearly across the Atlantic
and was about to attack the United
states ports. Ii was announced Official
~ ten days ago that the fleet had left
for America. Afterward Admiral Ber-
meJo, the minister of marine, told the
public that the heet was half way over
the ocean.
The governments deception of tho
people Is resented by the majority.
Although nothing is said as to the
course the Cape Verde fleet is taking
If the governments story of its depar-
ture is true this time--it is left to be
inferred that the ships have started for
America.
The official announcement says the
fleet which sailed was composed of the
frst-class armOreu cruisers Cristobai
Colon. lnfanta MariaTeresa, Almirante
Oquendo and Vizcaya, the torpedo boat
destroyers Juror. Terror ana Pluton,
and the transport city OF Cadiz. 1t was
added that the torpedo boats Arieta,
Rayo and Azor would return to Cadiz.
If the small, unseaworthy torpedo
boats are left behind to come home,
II IL presumed that the others intenu
to cross the sea.
The public Indignation at being trifled
with in reference to the Cape Verde
Tsf tah lals xA.as,t
ed, was intensified 10y the news that the
battleship Pelayo only left Cartalena
last Monday and reached Cadi2 today.
1t was supposed that she and another
battleship. the Carlos V, were on the
other side of the ocean by this time,
and perhaps preparing to lombard New
York.
This same deception and dilatoriness
have been discovered in the fitting out
Of other vessels of war at the navy
yards, due partly to the scandalous
deficiency of equipment and supplies
at the royal arsenals.
The Spaniards are extremely angry
with their government. If the navy
fails to come up to their extravagant
expectations or meets with serious re-
verses there will be an uprising of the
people which win be Irresistible.
The very least that may be looked
for then is the overthrow of the Sa
gasta ministry, already much weak
ened by the collapse of its protracted
negotiations with the United States
and the failure of its colonial home
rule policy.
The fear of popular outburst kept
people uneasy and increases the de-
preston In financial circles.
Financiers are deeply Disguised with
the financial minister's projects pub
lished in the Gazette. They say he
proposes taxes it is impossible to levy
and damages Spain's credit abroad by
his strange plans for increasing the
bank note issue and the tampering
with the payment of the coupons of
the foreign debt
Rumors are current again that Rus
STA and Germany will assist Spain.
A dispatch to the World from St.
Vincent Thursday evening, says:
The Spanish fleet is in the harbor
here yet.
Steam launches and boats bearing
the Spanish flag are still busily going
backward and forward between the
ships and the shore.
The Spanish consul called on the
admiral little later in the day to say
farewell.
These two circumstances, coupled
with the fact that the naval paymasters
were paying Off the men. are taken to
mean that the fleet will sailwithln Il
| few hours.
Provisions are becoming very scarce
| in consequence of the large purchases
| for the fleet. Even eggs are not to be
had for less than two pence apiece.
Country people hurry to town every
morning with sweet potatoes and
other vegetables which they sell In
markt at high prices in consequence
OF the extraordinary demand.
No news of declaration of war by
either the United States or Spain has
reached the public here yet. although
IL is expected every day.
The common belief is that the Span
iards will gain victories at the outset,
but that eventually America, with her
rich government and millionaires.
will win the day.
APPARENTLY AUTHENTIC.
London, April 29.-The Evening News
this afternoon published a dispatch
from St. Vincent. Cape Verde Islands,
saving the Spanish cruisers Maria Te-
resa, Almirante Oquendo, Vizcaya and
Crlstobal Colon, accompanied by the
Spanish torpedo boat destroyers Pluton.
Terror and Furor had at the hour the
dispatch was filed % ami just sailed
in westerly direction, presumably CO.
ing towards Cuba.
The dispatch adds that the Spanish
torpedo boats Azore. Rayo and Arieto
and the Spanish transports San Fran
cisco and Ciudad de Cadiz. sailed at the
same time. In a northerly direction,
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