Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-04-22
r,FE1 MOVES ON CUBAN PORTS
ooOOo Troops to be Ready for Embafka'l0n
Within Ten Days.
WAR IS NOW A REALITY ON THE GULF
-. ,ssert that They VIII Hold Cuba
by the Defeat of the Amer
lean Forces.


washington, April 21.-With the
..,,oI beginning of war, military ana
I'll preparations were vastly stithu-
lated today. ANN.
Tho navy bought ship ana mum
-, vochts. II secured some more
,terial for guns and renewed ORDERS
b.sre in the construction OF guns
ou,lors were sent to the squadron W
ii ,beir movements, and the pre-
b'1'' - .,f a blockade were executed
In the war department All atra"s'
,.o,,ts have been made for can iof
iooOOO volunteers, to be ehose'i i''"'
th,. national guard. .
Tho strategy board OF the ucp"i'
,rort looked over and perfected the
ms for a sub-system of coast patron
hy the state authorities; h., ~.
Movements of troops, begun uty VI
,,ra mo. we're changed by the dlrection
or the department in some resPer.S
VI "a 4bp conditions of the moment Ut
a,,,hern polnts, but in general there
ar. indications that the departllen'
~ acting with the purpose oil eoiceho
,y,,inls no less than SO,OOO men ~ ~
SuIf norts within the next ten uaSs
lady for embarkation to CUBA.
Key West, April 2s.-Iowaru s n
| LIN a hurry message came ashVIe,
','sI",inr several officers of the nagsnip
cn hoard Immediately AT l2'aO TINS
r,Ino there was no movement on
he mart of the fleet. but signaling WuS
ain progressing and there were Hl'iny
signs Of activity. No naval ny ~, at
4 ,bsn ashore 1t was said that inc nee'
vSs under orders to sail at O'Clock,
va, S,sf this morning the warshlps
\ ,,,ny In the harbor are apparently
Having nearer the flagship. TWO are
now moving out. They are Thought 10
Nv me monitor Amplitude and the
,,,rhoot Helena. The signaling Is
eNn,jn1ous and the searchliGhts OF tne
iva and New York are industri-
a arsiv sweeping the waters of the outer
harbor.
spANIARDs ARE BoASTFUL.
III Madrid Apru 2l.--In the spanish
"a senate today Marshal Martinez ue
IA Campos asked Minister for Foreign AZ
~ fairs Gullon TO make statement
rardng the reations of Spain ana the
limited States, whereupon the latter re-
pIied that the relations were broken on
The former captain general OF Cupa
then made a patriotic speech, IN wnicn
ne declared that Cuba will never lose
II her Spanish sovereignty.
Marshal de Campos said ne Warmly
n approved the wisdom displayed by ms
government which had accepted vol
n unfairly all the propositions compatlpit
with the dignity of spain lie addet
that ever since 1920 the United states
had pursued its aim of Selling CUBA;
VI II America belonged to the Ameri'
cans. he argued. Spain ought to b'
considered an American power, for she
has watered the soil Of America Will
her blood" He recalled the fact tina
there exists in the American con
A tlnent 4O.O00,0O0 inhabitants of Spanish
N origin, "all favorable to the mother
n country"
N resolution. eloquently supported
n by several leading senators, asked th'
M chamber TO save the dignity of span
~ and was carried with reclamation
N Senior Gullon. the foreign minister
"a thanked the senate, mot in the nam'
~ Of the government" The presiden
U then delivered a patriotic Grafton
M arouslng intense enthusiasm
At the outset OF the proceedings II
~ the congress dover house OF the Cor
tez the president Marquis Vegi
de ArmijO, urged the necessity of tn
quickest possible organization OF TIL
house ito enable us to defend the hon
or and flag Of our country"
The chamber commenced forthwith
ne election of committees, and II |
IS believed that the work of organization
/||X ".i' w t'lUilFlfu ny SATURDAY.
In the Hobbies, deputies of all partie
10 We're unanimous in saying that Ameri
a ca must he resisted toute outrance Ct
N the utmosD.
AZ this afternoons cabinet counoI
senior Sagasta addressed the queen re
gent mus: I'm this solemn moment
When the first cannon shot Is almos
= aGdlbe, the government is prepared t
" aassuine the entire responsibility for II
u.xscSlons. but II considers II emporium
enil me queen regent should hear tn
" u,pnlon OF all the political leaders an
ne '. ,,a men of all parties. as we
10 ~ Tlhclpal Generals" Accordin
WIS w ,ns proposal, the queen regent com
en'ed the consultation last evening
iEooPs THAT WILL BE CAIIEI
Mashngton April Elm the wa
department today many orders flew I
<@II .u no Felati'e to the concentration {
vas IN the South. and Secretary Al
III, was several times in consultatio
jM terr. she President. resulting In the de
tear. nation 20 call for 100000 volur
.sl rons.as soon ms Congress passes IN
NECESSARY legislation.
~ Az be ~ e'afy Ayers day was the busie,
t1X r,r nas experienced for some time A,
Iff3# a. tInehts have been completed M
|4l2X Inc r Wv. sscrelary's directions for cal
IN coi,nt,,, voVON OF the militia OF III
M ~ w 10 aid the regular army
M operations TO cornpel the Spanis
~ retnr,, % Cuba, although the SO,
~ ne announced just before leavir
I.9|X NOT \, p'niartment that the call wou
I&# IN Ne ISSUED today.
EN npa 9mcials are awaiting the pas
IU co,,l INC volunteer army bill /
IfH ey un,.Irnss. IN order that there may i
N vipmCt authority for asking for ii
ou,rl! !esrs. The number of men r,
bc t., rom each state. 1t In said. wi
, heors we proportion that rs populatic
49,, 70 that Of The whole eonntr
wot,'.lhg To this ratio. the sever
fp,n,s ,n states would be called on
III 60 men as follows:
IN Colnradn '''''''' ........ ....,...2.5
! idaho 1880 ........ .......l,0
4 Vnns,s "'''''.''.. ....,....... 49,.
y Mlssn,,,t '''''''..... .......... ....22
o Norta,, ''''''....... ........ .,..A2
u Nehrnste ''''''..,.. .......,. 500 4
Il Nevod. '','''''..... ........ ...1,9
II Oregon '''''''''''.- .......... $500 /
Z Texas ''''''''' ......,....... -. G
D. trtnh '','''.... ..,...... ....33
!, Washington '''''-'''' ..'.''' Z