The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1898-05-20

raise the siege.
A special from Rio Janeiry says that
the radicals Ia the chamber OF depu-
ties are about 20 declare In favor OF
the United States.
Tho Cuban army Il composed OF
about 10000 mon, but at present only
about g, 900 are In the field, there be-
ing a scarcity Of arms
The price Of bread was raised ono
cent loaf by nearly all the bakers In
New York ~ result Of the great rise
In the price Of wheat
Many Philippine families AZ Hosg
Kong desire 10 take the oath Of allie
glance To tho United States before
they return to Manila,
All Of Admiral Dcweys message was
not given TO the public. It's learned
that he captured 10000 tons OF coal
and plenty of provisions
At lluclva, Spain. all the buoya have
been removed and the lights have been
eStinguished. II Ia impossible TO en-
ter that port without a pilot
Brlgadlcr General Gucnthe has been
assigned TO temporary command Of tho
troops concentrated at Washington
for purposes OF organization.
Il Is believed In Havana that the
campaign In the island will prove en-
ornousiy fatal IA tho American troops.
and will be prolonged n year.
Senator sewnll OF New Jersey has
declined appointments major-generAl
Of volunteers, presumably because no
would have 70 forfeit HIS sen, In the
senate.
Captain General Blanco has cabled
an urgent request 90 Madrid for food.
However, tho hrst supplies which
reach Havana will DO with the invAd.
ing army.
Saturdays and Sundays rain was
worth hundreds OF thousands Of doh
lars 20 the farmers Of California.
Many nelds Of wheat were saved from
total destruction.
When asked the whereabouts Of the
Cape Verde fleet, Admiral Bermojo,
minister OF marine, said II was where
II ought TO be according 10 the In
structions given II,
French embassies In Europe arc cir
culating an Official dispatch saying at
tempted landings at CardenAs and
Clenfuegos have been repulsed with
loss 10 tho Americana
The central cable Office Of the West.
ern Union Telegraph company has is'
sued notice that the Porto Rico gov
eminent prohibits all messages 10 OF
from the United States.
The Spanish naval authorities are do
voutly praying that Admiral CerverA's
squadron, the Cape Verde feet, will
avoid a fight with the superior force
under Admiral sampson.
For the past two years the rate OF
exchange between France and Spain
has been enormous. IL has been foi
some time lowering between 10 and &c
per cent, and now II Is ia and over
that.
Rear Admiral l.. A. Kimberly, u. =,
~, retired, has received telegrAphic
orders 10 return 10 active service ant
report at Portland, Ne, and serve un
I'll further notice as prize commits
| sloner
The troops at Manila consist OF aboui
10000 regulars and 1900 volunteers
The volunteers have no instruction
aud their fire IL wild and dangerous L
the troops Tho artillery has no ma
chine guns,
Henri Rochefort suggests in Paris In
translgennt that Spain and Italy bo
come republics and join the Frencl
republic Ia forming triple Latin re
publican alliance 10 Offset probabl,
Anglo-American and German alliance
It's now asserted that the man VIII,
was killed by the posse is not Butcl
Cassidy sheriff Ward OF Evanston
Wyo,' who had Cassidy In jail fo
three months, went n view the re
mains, and positively says the bod
has none Of Cassidy. battle scars. liz
is positive.