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The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1898-05-20
BDNBARDAENT (. |
Of san JUAN
Makes It Less Effective as a
Port of Refuge.
Domhardment Was Brisf But Effective
and Little Dsmsge Sustained by the
Itset-Irsntie spaniards Tire
Revolver 40 the fleet.

Washington, May 10. The navy de-
partmcnt Is In receipt Of dispatches
from Admiral Sampson announcing the
bombardmont u San Juan. Tho BON.
bardmcnt WAS undertaken 10 render
the forts less effective In case the
spanish feet seeks the protection Of
that port
The bombardmont was brief, but
effective The squadron suffered little
damage, being struck by only a few
shots which scarcely made an impress
sion. sampson aud Fighting Bob"
Evans, while standing on the bridge Of
the Iowa, came near being injured by
fying splintcrs
The heat was terrific, ana several men
were prostratcd during the cannonad.
ing. but they stood at their posts,
eager for the fray.
Several hundred shots were hrcd by
tho forts The spaniards werc wildly
excited and shook their fists aud fred
rcvolvors NJ the squadron, which was
hardly In striking distance Of their
long range guns
There were but two men killed aud
seven wounded OF the latter only
One Is considered serious The span.
inrds stood plucl,ily by their guns and
returned the frc. but their shooting
WA Wild Tho Auuhttrtte ItI mot see
she signal 10 retire aud for half an
hour fought a splendid duel with tho
forts. Shot aud shell raincd around
her, but she was uninjurcd.
The guns were not silcnccd, but the
forts looked like sieve when the Or.
ing ceased.
SIMPSONS intention, IL was sur.
missed, was 20 render the forts prac.
tieally useless 10 the spanish fleet, II
II should put Into that port
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1898-05-20
Affairs in CUBA.
Awfui De titutlon Prevail. sud sunsrins
isGenerai.

New York, May i0.-Among "a,
Cuban refugees ON board the British
steamship strathdee. which has arrived
here from sagua. Cuba, was former
surgeon In the Spanish army Of Cuban
birth who, with his fellow Cubans. was
compelled 70 resign from the army AZ
the beginning Of the war. As he LEFT
a mother aud sister In Havana. he doe,
not, for obvious reasons, wish 20 have
his name mentioned In connection with
story giving information Of the con.
dition Of the spanish lines.
The refugees left Cuba thirteen day
ago Al that time there were 10000
Spanish soldiers aud 10000 volunteer
In Havana. The Notifications were
being strengthened by additions Of
stone, rock, etc, In which cannon have
been mounted which, II Is claimed,
have n range Of twelve miles Fortia.
cations have been raised To repel land
NJ well ~ a sea attack.
All the hospitals and tho asyluma =,
well are crowded with Spanish sick
The food aud the medicines left by the
Americans for the recommendation have
been seized by the spaniArds. The
English consul has tho keys Of the
storehouses. but the soldiers broke the
doors aud seized what they liked, gen.
orally respecting anything marked red
cross. While yellow fever IA prevalent,
II IL not 30 much 70 A. alodlsmo, a
Cuban malarial fever
The orphanage In Havana known Hi
tho General Lcc orphanagc asylum and
sanitArium, and some other asylums
for children, have had protection and
supplies for four months General
I.ccs name had 10 he removed from the
door Of the asylum by order OF the
authorities. Clara llarton's home In
Havana Ia protected by troops.
Al MatAnzas the refugees learned
that few soldiers had been killed by
the bombardment, but that the do
lenses suffered little damage and have
been repaired.
The Montzerrat landed At Clenfugoa
/ 900 mon, several scArchlighta, much
artillery and sOO,OOo pcsetas In silver.
II was not until the refugees arrived
here that they learned tho truth about
Manila, as the Havana papers have
published tho engagement as Spanish
Victory.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1898-05-20
INVASION OF CUBA POSTPONED.
Presence OF spanish Fiss, Cause. Chang.
of rlans.

Presence OF spanish Fleet Causes Change
OF rians.
washlnhton, May iG.-Tho proposed
movement OF troops 10 Cuba has been
postponed ha n result Of the arrival OF
the Spanish feet within striking dis.
lance OF our coast II Is deemed by the
department 10 be the part Of wisdom
not TO riak the landing OF troops on
Cuban soil until the landing can be q.
fected under the protection OF n strong.
or fleet than il now available for tho
purpose. IL Is not doubted that tho
squadron, under command OF Admiral
sampson, will seek an engagement
with the Spanish fleet at once and Il
Is with the idea OF awaiting tho result
Of that conflict that tho movement OF
the land forces Ia held In allegiance
temporarily. The concentration OF
troops, however, will not be interiered
with, and they will be massed at Tam
pa aud Chickamauga ready 10 move on
short notice. The volunteers will DO
guartcred aud drilled at Chickamauga
The delay viii add TO their efficiency.
The regulars are ready TO move At any
time. Additional transports have been
secured and will be held In readiness,
which would indicate that the author.
tiles do not consider tho delay will Be
OF long duration.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1898-05-20
DECISIVE BATTLE
IS EXPECTED
Cape Verde Fleet Must be
Destroyed,
Flying Squadron Will Prevent It's
Entering Havana Harbor,
Cervcrs wan Then 10 Driven 90 Hay and
Compelled To Tisht ur Sacrifice Tor.
pedo Boats-Evidentc- That
hattie l. near

Washington. May i7..--A decisive en-.
gagemcnt In the West Indies. between
the Spanish squadron and either Samp-
son or the blockading fleet reinforced
BY schlcy. is believed to be imminent
Great preparations are being made. n
this feet can be crushed Spain will
not dare send her other flcet either
here or TO the Philippines. aud the
only lighting the Quilted states would
he compelled to do would be on Cuban
soil. which, n vigorous, would be
short
SPANS plans, II is thought, will be
an attemp, to gain a fortified harbor for
Cerveras fleet. This would tie up one
one Of our fleets and leave the Cadiz
feet free TO strike almost ut will, lcav.
ing only one feet to guard the coast
This condition Is TO be obviatcd, n pos.
hblc.
II seems evident that the plan OF
action Is for schlcy 10 prevent the
enemy from entering Havana llarbor
Sampson will, II u presumed, leave the
monitors Of his fleet 20 look after San
Juan harbor. while the rest Of his feet
will start on determined chase Of
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1898-05-20
SPA|NS FLEET ~
At OUR DOOR
Strong Fleet Cruising in the
West Indies.
believed She May Make DaAh for ia
vana While sampson h Away, and
Lndcayor 60 Crush the Bioeks
aiding Fleet There.

Washington, May i0.--rhe Spanish
fleet consisting Of seven first clasi
ships, Is near Cuba In the fleet
are the vizcaya, Almirante oquondo
Maria Teresa, Cristobal Colon, all arm
ored cruisers. aud the Terror, Furof
and Asturoid, torpedo boat dcstroyers.
The cruisers are armor'd and have a
maximum speed OF about 10 knots.
They are EQUIPPED with llontoria guns,
ten i.inch and eight s-pounders, and
Nordenfclt and Maxim machine guns,
aud six torpedo tubes. The cruisers
carry about 500 men each.
Admiral Sampson has been apprised
Of their presence and will endeayor 70
give battle. This will depend on the
will Of the spanlards, however, as their
fleet il faster by at least three knots
than Sampson's and eau run away OF
Bght at will.
The flying squadron under command
Of schlcy, has sailed to Join Sampson.
The Brcoldyn, Massachusetts,, Texas
dispatch boat Scorpion and collier Ster'
ling comprise this fleet They may
meet tho Spanish squadron and give
battle. or may Join the blockading fleet
at Havana. which would be At the mer'
cy u the spanish ilect u II once passed
sampson. as II could neither fight MOI
run away.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1898-05-20

Madrid, May l5-Gt Is said thA
Senior Moret, secretary Of the colonies,
and Senior Gullon, foreign minister,
have resigned,
Admiral BermeIo, minister OF ma
rine, and Count Niquena, minister OF
public works, are also said TO have ro-
signed.
The retiring ministers offered vari-
Sagasta begged them TO remain until
the indemnity bill had been passed,
council the resignations became def.
mite, though II is impossible 10 verify
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1898-05-20
AcrlvlrY AZ a wEsr.
Apparently m Important Strategic Move
ment BeinE Planned.

Apparently m Important Strategic Move
meut Being Planned.
Key West, Fla, May iG.-This has
been a Sunday Of unequalled activity
here and Il Is apparent that an i'm
portant strategic movement is being
planned Commodore Watson arrived
on the Runboat Dolphin from the block
aiding fleet off llaynna orders came
thick and fast from Washington, and
the naval authorities wore instructed
10 make quick preparations to coal the
big ships
The ships already In the harbor have
been ordered 10 get up steam without
delay, but the officers say they are
ignorant " what this may indicate.
The announcement from the north Of
the coming of the flying squadron
strengthens the theory held here that
united movement Of some kind is con.
tcmplated.
The chief factor In the situation Is
the whereabouts Of the Spanish feet,
understood 10 be of the Venezuelan
coast II Is conceded. by naval men
that were Corvera's squadron 10 meet
the detached blocltading squadron of
Cuba while Admiral SIMPSONS ships
were coaling here, n disastrous blow
might be inflicted, aud II Is believed To
be the plan now under consideration
TO obviate any such possibility.
Extraordinary precautions are being
taken for the protection Of Key West,
although the ruinor lately circulated
here that thcispanish fleet is heading
this way II secuted by officials.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1898-05-20
10000 soldier. Tor rhnlpplns..

Washington, May 1s.-The number
Of trooVs TO be sent 10 the Philippines
Is now placed at $1,000, one-fourth of
which win be seasoned regulars. Gen.
eral Mercltts suggestion that 1t would
be almost impossible TO overcome the
Spanish regulars with half the number
OF raw recruits has been conceded 10
be sound, hence the change,
II will require some time 10 move
this number Of troops, as transports IN
the Pacific are hard TO secure.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1898-05-20
BAN JUAN nay. snowINo roprrrr cArIoNa
HORRORS AT HAVANA.
Reeoneentrade- Carted Through the Liae.
Tor ttursard's Iond.

Reeoncentrado. Carted Through the Lines
Tor uussards Tood.
Key West, Fla, May ia tAio Of
great suffering In Havana was brought
here by Major Lima. Inspector Of the
northern coast Of Cuba, OF the Cuban
army, under General Alexander Rod.
rigucs, who Ia here with four officers Of
his stan, Major Lima was taken OF
tho coast Of Cuba between Dol Norte
aud Coilmar by u United States gun.
boat and WAS transferred TO n torpedo
boat, which vessel brought him here.
Tho major il the bearer OF dispatches
for the United State, military author.
tiles, asking for the cooperation OF the
latter and seeking arms and supplies,
He may proceed 10 Tampa after con.
ferring with Commodore Watson.
Major Lima says the uprising In the
vicinity OF Havana has brought abou,
frightful conditions Of starvation. lie
adds that carloads Of rcconcentrado,
who have died from lack Of food are
tRken daily through the Spanish lines,
The bodies are thrown together In
piles, without any form OF burial, fol
the bufzards To feed upon.
Major Lima asserts that the Cuban,
around Havana are gathering strength
every day, but he explains that they
are Ia need Of supplies
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1898-05-20
cERVERA,s pLANs oHANoep.
Intended Co lombard Our whole Coast
unt1 lie Heard Prom Manila.

Intended to lombard Our whole Coast
untii HE Heard Prom Manila.
Paris, May IA Madrid dispatch
throws interesting light ON Admiral
Cevera's movements since he left Cane
Verde Islands. II appears that no
headed for the coast Of Newfoundland
where sealed instructions awaited
him. Three eolllsrs awaited the feet
there whore sealed orders were re.
ceived, His Instructions up 10 that
time were TO lombard Portland, Ios.
ton aud Newport, and II Admiral
sampson bombarded Havana 10 draw
him on.
He was next TO decoy Sampson 10
Porto Rico, then sail rapidly 10 la.
vana, destroy the few ships there aud
raise the blockade. lie would then
dodge the two American fleets and
lombard Charleston.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1898-05-20

Fort Russell, wyo,, April ls,-Utahs
rough riders have beon examined aud
all passed except six. Those rejected
we're mainly found to have defective
syesight They are Il, W. Tuckett, c.
Zones, John r. Evans, w, Blrdsall, 8.
Upton and =. J, Hanks The entire
troop was pronounced fine body Of
men. They held an election and chose
John Q. Cannon captain, J, Wash
Young first lieutenant, aud Andrew j.
Burt second lieutenant
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1898-05-20

Boise, Ida, May i7.-Idaho's two
battallons will start for San Francisco
tomorrow. The start could be made
sooner, but requlsltion has been
made Tor tourist sleepers, and Colonel
Jones, commanding, prefers to walt
The governor has made the follow
appointments; Quartermaster, with
the rank Of captain, james Graham OF
Occur a Alene cityi Adjutant, Lewis
Roos Of Lewistoni quartermaster ser
geant, NJ, l., Gallagher Of Poeatello.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1898-05-20

His only hope Of defeating the United
States lies In his ability To reach HR-
ynna and place himself under the p o.
lection Of the Havana ratification
With the start he has he can anchor In
the harbor there before Schlcy heads
him on my calculations prove cor
rect, we will have a repetition OF the
battle Of Manila, and that too on n
larger and a grandcr scale do not
believe Ceryera will take the task OF
putting into Cienfuegos, lie will be
bottled up there, The land batteries
on this point have been reduced"
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1898-05-20
orr VENEZUELA.

Spanish Fleet Discovered on south Amer
lea. Going West.
Washington, May 1.-THE Spanish
aeet has been sighted again, this time
about 100 miles OF the coast Of vene.
ruela, going west. This movement Is
. surprise TO the navy department OH
slAls here, who can only surmise that
the Spanish admiral desires TO avoid
an engagement, and IA waiting an OPP
portunity TO make dash for cienfue-
Cos or Havana. The heet, when sight
cd, was going at full speed, and had
steamed about $50 miles since last
heard from of the west coast OF Mar
tinlque two days ago.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1898-05-20

II Il known that the feet has left
Martinique and may have several OBJ
iectlvc points. II may be intending &c
look after the oregon and Nietheroy
en- route from Brazil, or II may be aim
ing TO steam around sampson and en-
deavor 10 crush the bloelSading squad
ron at Havana, thence 90 10 some sea
port city along our coast and leave II
In ruins. IL Is not thought It is look.
ing for sampson, for they could have
found him before this had they so do.
sired.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1898-05-20
THE FLYING SQUADRON AND ITS
COMMANDERS.

pervera. while SIMPSONS fleet may not
have the speed enjoyed by the span.
,srds, II is thought he will be able to
run down and capture the torpedo boats
o. CerverA's command, owing to the
Tact that they cannot carry sufficient
,oAl to last longer than a day. The
cruisers would have TO protect the tor
pedo boats, and In this manner samp-
,on can force Coryera to either dght or
lose his torpedo b0ata.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1898-05-20

Washington, May i7.-An important
attache Of the bureau Of navigation
appeared before the naval board OF war
with a convincing argument touching
the strategic phase OF the situation, 40
far as II relates TO the probable move
mont Of the Spanish fleet
Admiral Ccrvcra.' he insisted,
"kuows that an overwhelming force OF
American ships await him at San Juan.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1898-05-20
PRoLoNolNo THE WAR.
reellnE la spain said To be stronE Ia rave,
OF 40.

Paris, May lo-rhe Temps publishes
the following dispatch from Madrid;
"rhe successes achieved by the Span.
ish troops against the American land.
ing parties In Cuba and the insignifl-
cant result ~ the bombardment of San
Juan de Porto Rico have strengthened
the feeling here In prolonglng the war
In the Antilles and Philippines. II Is
believed Admiral Ceryeras squadron
will also soon as II has picked up It's
dispatch boats and torpedo boats of
Martinique, pursue a cruise into Gu
ban whters aud perhApa oven further,
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1898-05-20

Washington, May is.-Conslderable
pressure has come upon the administra-
tion from congressional quarters .
have the campaign fastened aud q
arn thought TO be sign" resump'
ton OF the plans ~ q .l~ary l-hI-
ers for the inygslc ~. the
point whore they ndd2'ir us'
pepdea by To. .. a-ut of The
civ y. HA s"'ng squadron
- LNrt!hique ~ sign OF this was
the inclusion In the regular army or.
ders Of direction 10 captain Alger 10
90 to Tampa TO Join General Miles.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1898-05-20
ORDERED DO THE FRoNr.
Montarn i.,m,,or. to 90 to san Francisco
q once,

H'"pa, Mont Nay ~ Col. Kessler
nGing thr i~.rsi Montana volun-
teers, h, received orders 20 move at
~ San Francisco, Colonel Kes-
.a. Las replied that he Is ready 20 go
Hse moments notice and only awaits
furnishing OF ears. The troops here
are unequipped but It is thought that
they viii be furnished with uniforms
and rides In san Francisco. The regi-
ment numbers l,O97 mep
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1898-05-20
BRYAN A SOLDIER.
lie h Commissioned a Colonel aud WIN
Raise a Regiment

Lincoln, Neb,, May is.-Ilon. W. J..
Bryan is TO organize third regiment
OF Nebraska volunteers and tender
their services TO the president as soon
an mustered.
Governor Holcomb has issued Mr..
Bryan y commission as colonel, with
authority 10 proceed, and he told tho
Associated Press correspondent that he
would accept the commission.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-11-15

Chicago Times Herald
When the limited trains between New
York and Chicago We're put III service by
several OF the eastern roads. the respective
Arrangements determined that. they
were more expensive i'll both equipment ana
in operating than ordinary trains. they
should be- made 20 pay rs we'll as possible.
Hence the extra fare and the order that
none nat firsi-class tickets be accepted n
story has been tod of how President Rob-
erts OF the Pennsylvania road once re-
huked conductor on ore OF the limited
trains for passing him by. and insisted On
paying his fare in currency. 1t was
good example. but no doubt The auditor OF
the company before very long passed on
a voucher in favor OF MIR. Roberts for the
amount of fare he paid.
When the annual passes OF officials of
other railroads were sent our the next
time by these roads. all were restricted 10
use on the ordinary trains. The excruct-
atingIy fine points of railroad etiquette are
not generally known TO the pubic, In fact,
the impression seems TO prevail that even
the definition OF the word IL Unknown To
the average railroad man. but ueverthe-
less the officials In their relations with each
other ara greater stickiers than even army
officers. Ii would be rank breach for
the general superintendent Of one road to
officially address the president OF another.
lie must write 90 the one bearing the same
title as himself, and he in turn writes an
other letter 20 the next offciai OF his own
road above or below him. the case may
require, and IL ne doesn't know what 10
say, he writes formal letter 10 the next
one and SO on until II gets 10 the man
who can answer. Then fresh batch OF
letters must be written. as the correspond
ence backs up the same channel as IL
came so In the course of week or TWO
the original query ia answered.
so the annual passes for the high OIL
Gals are signed by the corresponding OH
cial OF the road issuing them. The Nickel
Plate did not run any limited trains. and
the first thing President Caldwell OF that
company noted when he received his an
nnal over thu Lake Shore was the re-
srricting clause, Not good ON trains /, 8,
and $" these being the limited numbers.
lie, thought for a moment. then wrote
few words on Il slip Of paper, called his
secretary, and told MIN to have "A rubber
stencil made Soon after the Nickel Plate
presidential ANIMALS were laid before him
Tor signature. lie at once picked out the
one for the Lake Shore president together
with the formal letter OF enclosure. signed
both Of them, firInly pressed the rubber
stamp on the face OF the pass. and sent
them promptly 10 their destination.
The next day the Lake SaoTc president
received the pass. IL was In customary
form: Pass John Newell. president L.
:. and NJ. s. Ry and party. in private
car. over all lines Good until December
81" And across the face OF the pas}eboarl
I'm flaming red letters he saw the words:
Good only on freight trains"
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-11-15
THE VERDICT.



DAYTON was a tough town They were
voCklns on are Fai4rJac-fne railroad that
never vas finished. Il they Rad finished
the railroad Dayton would have been a
metropolis tocay-aceorG.ng 10 the Day
ton belief
honey Walker 4 grader. vas up hefore
the justice CT the peaee charged with a.
SAINT win intent 20 xiii There wa M
other kind Z assault in Dayton in shoSe
days. IL was not such very serious
charge either bat there were czrelrl~;att-
ces connected WITH fhsz particular case
which made !; a matter ~ interest =, the
whole community. H. the first place. no
ore except q ten6ertoo. woaild ever have
brought sllch charge against a rspItabls
citizen. There were 0taer ways 81 srtt5tag
matters - dispute wA4ca custom had made
the rule and the people ot Dayton dis.iXsf
- STE susU d radical change.
J0- Perry, the teH1erfo9f who brought
the charge, Rad been working for va ke-
~ several months, and hal never been
only shai. bat b. ha1 loaned Walker pearfv
every cent ~ had ls the word and the
ofcleok Haea9 ~ him &aa mighty b.us. lie
hat hvess On f-t5oses and xorme bacon and
he. slefE oH tht ground w,lan hs Hag eYf5f on,
the era e. aad campei in the coryaf when
he AS ln ,oa a. And al the time he had
been writing back east 81 BIS folks. telling
them thar he h4et the west--1t Was ssich
a frao and easy ase and the people s4ers
20 hospfahle aaf eaay - get along vita.
an5 ais Aeal.h was i21ter J. Sas a.! a
ban - COURSE
uralk@r was 'lant.ng 70 front Of the post
cfrsssa oFse day W. p rrE came ca.f wgsh
a ls.tsr IN hss hyad ara sasp%clogs rn9.. a.
tsr- in RS eyes. re ieIEer = az from nome
lis mother was rot - wei as usual. rhe
lsttey aAi3. aoG in4rgs were rot gong az
stEaaota4g az they might. II wosus3 ~, fsy
asking < sss could not send fen eo.sars.
a. rus@.ey vas badly neesssd "a, 81. ksy
th# little comforts that SICK person wants
Terry p40cAe1 ~ courage. and, approach