Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-08-03
srANI,nDs CLAIM VICTORIES.
uisneo Tells How Ills Troop. Have Hc
puised Attacks Made on Them.

Havana. Aug a.-Thc German cruiser
0eicr has arrived here from Vera cruz
Mexico, She had ON board prominent
German. Herr Guatavo Book. who II
wen known here In business and Other
circles. ~ the Gcier passed cabanai
Fortress she played German march
The French cruiser d'Estaing IL cx.
pcctcd at aagua Ia Grandc.
A French steamer the Manouhin
was captured last Saturday afternoon
on Isabella. ana was takon TO Koy
West
/ 4 spanish report says that ON noon
Saturday last an American wnrahir
nrrd on the puntn Mnyn, Matnnzai
battery. after the battery had opened
hrp The wnfuhlp IN said 10 have with.
drawn Tor time and 10 have returned
with another ship. The two vessels
= npirgfr flrud eight shots at the bat
t,fy which were answered By twenty
shots irum the shore guns. whcrrupon
lho ships are alleged "a have with.
drawn. II IN said that only one
I spanish hrtllleryman was wounded.
nnflhE the evening OF Saturday last
only one ship was In slight ffom Ata.
| tnnEna
IL 10 announced from the pniaco
NAV ON sunday morning last the plan
uitoh or Precise. provin,c Of Mutnu-
AiH' was attacked by force OF infun.
tfy and cavalry under the American
hlE. II n added that squadron OF
spanish cavalry from the plantation Of
hoaroa assisted In routing tho Ameri
cans, who arc said 10 have left ten
men Killed on the Held. The spaniardr,
aog9rdlng 10 the report had only two
In the provinces of Havana and Ma
thhhhh, recently, there have been acv.
crl unimpOrtant rkirmiHhes between
gents
An insurgcnt force under the loader.
SNIP ~ CameIo. opened IRE ON Thurs
Jay last ON san Nicolas but was aeem-
lnEly repulHed by the garrison after "A
short period OF iirlng.
The Insurgents arr also announced Ia
have attacked Camurrnga. defended by
Tort In the province Of santa Clara,
for the purpose OF capturing cattle
which were pasturing there. The Span
ish version Of the affair says tho in
Hufgonh were driven on after an ex-
change NJ shots.
The free kitchens here have dlstrlb.
uted about 1900 ratiOnS during the last
Two days u IN estimated that about
$4,000 persons are being fed daily frum
charitable sources.
The municipality contributed $1,000
monthly to tho charitable funds.
From today on, about 1900 rations
VIII be- distributed daily.
The Union constitutional In an edi.
torlal yesterday said that the spanish
temperament, additionally excited bv
the tropical heat. scars In a moment
70 the highest pitch Of enthusiasm on
sinks to the most exaggerated point
or depression. In explanation. the pa
per remarks that the shout of every
one help himself win demorallzo Tho
army here az much as the cry that
Continuing. the Union Constitution.
AZ advises The people not 10 give way
before the alarming statements OF pes-
gImista and says:
~ the United states sincerely wlshes
THIS country to be prosperous and IN
enjoy peace, Il will Ind In spaln's SOW.
elriEnty the most satisfactory means
20 hllnH such state Of AFFAIRS about
We are convinced as to The i'm.
possibility OF discovering the stapie
quality among the sepnratlsts. we
have not yet surrendered and atlil IN A
sufficient 10 keep up the struggle. How.
ever, " the peace rumors are confirmed
spain Is stu In a condition TO make
80 NNlNNNhhAN AlFANN OF pace
we repeat once more that gpanlgh
sovereignty over this island win moi
De lost and that the Spanish nag Win
continue 60 wave over this land AZ
covered ana civilized by our spanish
ancestors. A. the last moment ihe
army and the people VIII do their sa.
cred and patriotic duty"
In a second editorial the Union Con-
Hlitutional calls upon the people IA re
Ssh TO the utmost, saying that oyon N
spain u routed here II viii be "only an
accident, detail and a misfortune y
The paper then says,
Even II spain II smashed here nm
the lsland OF Cuba and lis lnhnbltants
are deserted owing 10 the reason NJ
some 81 the cubans and the lmmens'
poMer OF the great republic. which
wants 10 appear humane hut which
" hundred times more mhuman ana
cruel than i is extensive in territory
t tn'E wv never be able to reduce Spain
70 impotence or annear less harharo,s
among nations"