Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-05-17
svr NOTHING is CERTAIN
!, Story Says il is Lying in Wait to Catch
the Oregon,
pru AT HAVANA WATCHING CLOSELY.
-,,,can Sailors are Anxiously Hoping
for the spaniards to Get With
in Fighting Reach.


MdsIllIItptt - ~
E, Ear as can be learned, no Import
"a, information has been received as
j, the movements OF the Spanish fleet
=. can II be learned whether a con-
al, between the fleets is likely to take
,,,s within the next day or two.
Cane Hai,len, Haiti, May 17.-tCopy-
-,ht 1895, by the Associated Press.1--
NJ, snanlsh cruisers or gunboats are
-sking their base of operations at
p,aouerl or Guantanamo Bay. They
NJ known to be moving every night
r. The waters between Haiti and Cuba.
| 4 Haltien schooner plying between the
Mole 81. Nicholas, Jean Rabel and
GAtlnagua, reports, through an agent
Of the Cuban insurgents at Port de
PAX. having met Spanish vessels sew
eral tines during the past few weeks.
The spanards are supposed to hide
N the Cuban ports during the day and
70 90 out cruising at night.
SUPPOSED TO BE AFTER THE
OREGON.
New York, May IA special copy
rich, Dispatch from Santa Lucia, w. l..
TO the World, says;
A large strange warship was sight
Cd last night lying OF the west coast
Of this Island.
Others we're also seen to the north
ward o. St Lucia. These vessels are
believed here to be Spanish squadron
watching for the United States battle.
s.p Oregon. which may pass close to
ihs Sand on Its way to Key West.
THREE MORE SHIPS. 80
Mr York, May ia special from
Eirton. Jamaica, says the report has
sashed that place that three warships
s,ched taht place that three war
aJs, the nationality Of which It was
zpCssible to make out, were seen last
Evening OF Moran Point, at the east
IN extremity of Jamaica. The ships
fin taking n southerly course.
on THE ALERT AT HAVANA.
| On Board the Associated Press Dis
siah boat Kate Spencer, off Havana,
bAy lt-Via Key West. May H.
tC0pyrighted, 1898, by the Associated
Press,l THE ships of the American
0ekading squadron are keeping a
Fgilant watch for the appearance of
BE- Spanish feet and will not be taken
Jar round Cape Antonio. the western
n rgtpt ~ rtat.a q az
tpun Havana, All our ships have been
faTned by Commodore Watson of the
disability OF such move and our
ilors are keeping co btaptly in the
ls, where they can sweep the horl-
On for 30 miles, looking out for the
sl sign of a hostile ship.
AN The naval officers on the blockade
aa0n are anxious for meeting with
n spanlards and when Informed that
Attest reports placed them off the
AZ OF venezuela they tubllantly de-
aied that the enemy could be
mined In between the Wlndward
ahds and the Yucatan channel to be
sloyed The only fear expressed
ior the safety Of the ships now on
southern coast OF Cuba
me torpedo boats and fast yachts
As auxiliary fleet keep the blockad-
shlps In constant communication
hey West. whence the move
as o. vessels are being directed.
snelsl opinion IL that there will be
~wement OF the army in the direc-
N cuba so long as the Spanish
y ,emalns In American waters, or
Is met and beaten.
~ blockade Of Havana has been
ss'hed without incident since the
i'ehulto and Legazpi attempted
lay Dur ships under the big guns
sllng. oh SATURDAY
a French frigate Dubourdie4,.
~ ." entered Havana harbor a week
s.s1.l UNPLEASANT Incident which
o ss the firing of two shots |
ud "yr BOWS before the Frenchman |
ernoo osow ms flag, passed out this |
bor, Jn az about 4 O'Clock and head |
sh,wsri. The Dubourdieu is a
INK ol snip carrying six inch and
a ,.. suns and one Founders, be- |
n, W. torpedo tubes. The Nav
a,o ah close enough to the frirnfe
Pm Pm Its nation Atty and haIl
rnvnihan, our flag was saluted.
ur.snch vessel had on hoard many
and Is bound probably far
aercan port. ''
euVlty along the ooast cop-ir
h.. 'luads Of Spanish cavalry and
Fe been Aing upon Notifications
they han daily along the shores,
riders have naae not been molested.
small " peen given not to expose
hecessarvve s 5eIs OF the squadron to