Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-03-17
3VyS YEIV SCHEME.
,,-,1,oNs TO THAT EFFECT MADE


A., March 1G,-The man
VsD" srt in the Spanish SITUATION
d'gs', was in connection win the e.. at en-.
,olI was ,ssntation submitted by the
tp government to the state ue
sia's" CONCERNING the assembling
p''' large heet of American WAR and
AZ West, the war preparations anu
At kei ,. " which these might nave
be ina-' a.,achlng elections in cuba
O. 4s ~ representations we,e ,,@rance
In''' n,,b The semi-ofiicial ntterahee
ID lne "| nose dispatches last night
sven u ,,,,,cotion has created a pro-
,a5 impression. oil'ela's eeel"a w
i'aha ,. # publicly, but there IS a gen
ti'eu ss,,et among them that the pun
tral us' ~ n new chapter in the
hy .."Sisd relations between ~
IS 49, and spain ,.,,,,ed 70 he n
The s'e ,nmard forming public opinion
Inst sfp IN anticipation OF u iaiiure
in EurVpe ,f the Spanish officials 10
IN the p ais of the autonomy pro,
make SUI, II has outlined, ana
lnT w. .i1n,nf is to be made to place
that an asrs,bility upon the uniteu
she lesl p. INV failure that may foiiow,
saiss l III mel is regarded as addlns
I Ins to to the gravity OF the p'e'
uai9n administration will be in
That NY the suggestion That the
fuetttu " u.,t nf he NORTH Az
n nare OF the Meet Oh w. w ,e n dis
I.r,r squadron at Key VS. ,e,ad FOR n
, a,St factor is not pe,ie' oe NM de-
. nnvsS, Visible evidence Va ' activitv
,,.,,ninaton was the ce'se' ,ra,l "a the
WINK, Y, Ne naval officials as Wv ns a nS The
.,s,dy prosecution oil the p'a"' "
var department. y ,yrcr
m March 16.-The Fern
NSH.ne tlayona from Key West TINS
alel ". che GOES to relieve the
e' ein9u"1 as a home for the ON
Noh'sv.aa in supervising the wreck
ol7 'sssa,ions In Havana harpor. IL
NY ini yneouiyocally that the Mont
: s'A ,s NOT withdrawn OWING 10
tIn'. SS-Ssstion from Spanish sources
~! har nresence is not desired. II
w ~, r,s announced intention of Sec
w Lang when the cruiser was
N.'s Havana. to keep her there only
tA' - as The Fern should be en-
~ in the work Of distributing re-
VI sr,nne the sufferers in eastern
~. This task having been per-
s-,ssd and owing to the return of the
, ..r-s N inquiry fror' Havana. there
NJ fewer persons to accommodate,
4. Fern which Is better equipped
,s.u The Montgomery TO assist In
M wrecking work. is returned to her
position =, onoo ,orrs tho
,syy DEPARTMENT though II knew OIL
rlsliy that the court of inquiry had
come over to Key West from Havana
MAS not informed as to the findings or
plans Of the court,
II is said that the object of the navy
dspartment in purchasing such craft
as the late Mr. Ogden Geolets yacht
Mayhower, to provide as quickly
as possible number of picket boats
Of good speed and sea-going ability
10 act as scouts and also to aid our
ironelais and more extensive vessels
N operations against torpedo boats. a
large number Of private yachts have
tssI offered TO the department, and
o,hr acquisitions of the same type
1tAs Mayfower may he expected.
Tie feet at Key West will be aug
rsiiid In the next day or two by the
;rysl Of the gunboat. Annapolis.
he torpedo boat Foote. and the
naval tugs Leydan and Samoset.
While the gunhoat Helena Is now on
lTWay from the European station un-
Dc orders to report at Key West. The
Htiha reported her arrival today
q Fun Chal on her way to Join the
fett These. with the other vessels
OBVIOUSLY ordered to Key West, con-
siltute the largest assemhlage of war
vessels made since the demonstration
allowing the Nirglnlus affair, and,
CONSIDERING effectiveness and arma-
rsnt i is the strongest assemblage
o. yarshps, for revelw and other pur-
poses, since the war.
Secretary Alger has made reuuisl-
tifs on the President for two large
,..limfnts from the appropriation Of
MNee0 for the national defense. One
VIZ @WOOW for the engineer depart
mfh' ot the army to be used in the
.mpelon Of the defenses on
ne Atlantic and Gulf coasts now in
.eNss, and the other Is for s2.225.-
Y ior the use Of the ordnance DEPART
LsN Oh The army In the requirement
farms and ammunition. Pretty much
~ OF ms money IL needed to cover
.lIfacts already made by the mil
nary establishment