Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-03-02
WASHINGTON IS CALM.
Effect in Official Quarters Of the Utterances Of
Secretary Long.
INFORMATION ABOUT THE DAuNTLESS.
No Doubt Entertained that the Vessel Has
Been Engaged in Filibustcring
Expeditions.

washington, March 1.-The tension
over IN, Nat,,o oer,ir :. ,,o,toa,I,i,, no
80
ieNeu III an oihciai quarters today
partly because of the absence of dis
patches TO the state or navy depart-
rnents hoa,,no an ,,o ,,,,Ioot o,,,, a.
'i '''u Nu'Ju.' anu "'-
81 because OIL the conservatism IN
spired by Secretary Longs utterance
that the element of SPANISH pnrtlcipa-
,io, IL, a. ,t.,,,. -, ,,,,,, ,,,,,,,.,,
so VIC ''s"H'ei mas 'Se'' S'''''''''''-
eu' IN ms Judgment.
Although the navy Department had
no reports from Havana or Key wcst
ai''''uii''ht 'iie u'Pu' 'ui' u
lhe cruiser Brooklyn from santa Lucia
for La Guaya had some indirect sig
nificanoe in furtbor re,povinp one of the
49,, - -. ,-' -. 81.
o. 'S''N'' iio'i "h"' i"' '"'' '"'
been the common center of naval ac-
tivity at Key West. The Brooklyn will
make II short ston Mt Iopunv, and
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WI. 1a's,t "'NVyVu iut liicI sou'h" aiu
,,, Do,n .ilu att'e uep , intent uhu w
' uepH' t .lil,uS VI JustiSe huVc leeelNeu
1oie iiioi
IVY " WV u'ltstu HHpus,tilhb Steaii
er Daun,less aeconpIhlea oy me sug
scst'ou int tHe Vtssei inisht pe lpeleu
uhu.r lit hu'lSd'ioh laws ioi coHceai-
ihs hei MINE ahu uhuer 'ie heuttuii-
" Avs aor carrying war material 10
ne IuDans' me correspondence peguu
uh january i'th last, anu covers ihucn
data on the past record OF the Daunt-
less. IL states thlt IN the middle OF
repruary last the Dauhttess was
hoNefins between fiuVaha ana Georsia
ports Tor the eNlueht purpose Oh eIuu-
ing detection so as 10 get away win u
fliDustefinS party Tor CUBA Ihe IN
ment of justice that TINS purpose was
% clear that IL would be wise pre-
caution TO place deputy united states
marshal or deputy collector OF customs
en- board me snip A memorandum
Iecitos the basis OF suspicion oil the
Dauntless,
II states that In the case OF the
United States vs. John ID. Hart, re-
Gently approved by the court OF APP
peals, the testimony of one witness was
that the Dauntless had painted out her
name to avoid recognition Whlle taxing
supplies for the Cubans from the Island
of Navassa to Cuba The testimony
of this witness is given In detail He
says the supplies We're trst Drought
from the United States To NaVassa on
| the snip Laufadn whence they were
| transferred to the Dauntless, lie says
he noticed that the word "Dhuntless'
appeared on the buckets, AK handles
ana yawls OF the vessel, but that the
name on the stern was painted out.
| For this alleged onense against the
navigation laws. 1t is pointed out, the
| Dauntless has never been prosecuted
and 1t Is claimed TO be cunning
| onense for which she Is now subject TO
| libel. The memorandum also cites
another instance occurring last May
| when II Is stated that the United states
| cruiser Marblehead overhauled the
Dauntless. Thereupon, 1t Is stated. the
| Dauntless threw overheard her cargo
| las witnessed by the officers OF the
Marblehead." 1t Is also stated that
| the DauntlesS has been known TO apply