Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-12-05

The limits provided by tho act Of April
". The enlisted force ~ the navy, on
the i5;h Of August. when q reached is
maximum. NUMBERED 2t1sg men and
appwu'lu'a ono hundred and three
vessels were added TO the navy BY nur.
chase. one was presented TO the govern.
fncnt. one leased and the four vessels
Of the International NaviFation com.
naay, She 81. Paul. st. Louis. New
York and Paris. were chartered In al.
dffnn % these ths revenue cutters and
Lighthouse tenders were turned over q,
the navy department and became tenn
purarly part ~ the AUXILIARY navy.
The maximum effective nFhHna force
OF the navy during the war. raparttci
irfn classes. was o. Nilowas
-Four tstHirehlra ~ ehn nrsf.rtasa.one
hltticshlp ~ the sscond.clafs! two ar.
niored cruisers. ak c1lff defense moni.
Toes; one lrfnared ram. ~ eiva protect
- cruisers. three UNPROTECTED cruisers.
eighteen runbnl'a. nnr dynamite rrui.
ssr. eleven torpedo bnrra fourteen nti
tesaels or ihe Old navy Including rnani.
'nts. Auxiliary navy Auxiliary
cruisers. iweny.eirift converted Sprhis.
twenty seven converted tuu. nineteen
converted coiliefs. four revenue cut.
teen miscellaneous vrssfis
COAST DrFESsEs
Much alarm was 10, along ne entire
Atawiic srahotrd let an afflck might
be made by the enemy Every pns.
caution was tak0n 20 prevent posf'hlr
Injury b. our great chlrf iyine along
the co.'s; Temporary FafriHbnr gefc
provided. drawn from che rtafe militia.
lnfaniry ana llam bafssries we're drawn
from the volunteer force About y q.
900 troops Mere thus employed The
coast signal service was established fnf
observing fhs approach % an sunmy'a
ship tn the coast Of tn urtei States.
and fhc iiEht auuse service coop rated.
which GRABBED the navy department 20
have all portions n the AfianiH coast.
from Malnc TO Twas. under obscryu.
ton.
The AUXILIARY navy was cr,a,sd under
the anthufsy ~ Congress and was u.
fccrei and manned by the laval mill
"a of the several states Thls arFani.
xttion p1tnylird the coars and pfr.
formed the duty VI "a sccord arm " de-
fehse.
HARBons MINED.
Under she direction Of ih- ohiaf On.
ginfeg submarine mines were placed
ai she mos sspoled points tiafore
the war. permanent mining oaaemites
aud cable GALLERIES had hern construct.
"a % 40 Important hafblrs Mosi ~
the torpedo material WAS not o. be
found In the market ana had 60 be
specially manufactured t'nd0F date
uf April ~. district officers were d.
rtetrd So cake al preliminary m assures.
short 0f the actuti uWHghlnE ~ tho
iuadsi mine o. the Cabira. AMI on
April q. ififrfanhlr orders were Issued
10 place the loaded mines IN position.
The arErrrnie number ~ mines
placed WIS Lass az me principal har-
b'fH from Maine To- California. Prep.
agafions Nrrf also made cor fho pant
~ ~ mines at cefsaln other hafburs.
hu owing 10 the early destruction u
The Spanish feei. these mines were ~,
placed Ths rguui corTr WIS promptly
oiztnlE1d ur1 performed service Of the
most lii'iculi ana ifsfnftaHt character.
~ orctuslnnH during the war covered
the electrical connection Of all coast
frrlncssionS. the establishment Of tslo-
phonlc ard teieEaphic acili,iss for she
camps OF Manin. stntiaFn and IN p0r.
90 Itlro. 1nsre were constructed 100
mli.a of line - ten great camps. thus
ftoiliiatinE military movements from
chose pNnth In q manner heretofore
unknown In military administration.
Field telegraph lines were established
ard maintained under the snwuy's nre
cable was rcppened.
CABLES REFiTrED.
In Porto Rico oiiGc communication
wa opened over a discontinued piuts.
ard on hnd thr headquarters OF H.
officef Nns kept IN telegraph.
lc and telephone communication With
tho division commanders on four ar.
fersnt lines Of operations
There WIS piicfd IN Cuban waters n
nWfitiei cable ship with
aar cthlrs ana cable scar suitable bori
far the destruction ~ communication
belonging 10 the enemy ind the cstah-
.shmeni u our own.
TNo ocean cables were Destroyed un.
a. the ersmy's batteries at SirraFo.
The day preyioua 60 the handing Of
General Skaters ~arps at Climnnsr,'
sFhin twenty miles OF the hndlnE
place, cable Communication war 81
'abllshrd ana cable Haitlon opened.
fiyinT direct Communirafl1n with IN.
government Is Washing hBn This service
SO invaluable 70 sh- executive In 81.
-eci|ng ihs operations 81 <hs army ani
navy
with . total force ~ over 1 700 the
ofs by The disease IN camp sni ned
'flcers ana men Included, was only i've.
WAR REVENUE ACT.
The national defense. under the $40.
"a, 900 fund. WAS expended IN latF- psrt
~ me army and navy ana the objects
~ which u was ussd are iIily shewh IN
he reports ~ the several sscfsiafiss.
I was a most timely appropriation. en-.
ihlihK che government 10 strengthen iis |
sfense ana 10 make pr@n,ratin,s
frratly needed In case Of war. This
uud being INADEQUATE To the rsnuife. |
n-nis " equipment and Tor the conduct |
4 the war, the patriotism u the Con. |
rsss provided the means In the war
rv~nu. act ~ June iaih by Au,horls. |
~ per cent popular ioan no. 10 az. |
eei -four hundred million dollar. ana
y ieVylnR additional imports and taxes |
" fhe authorized loan. 500. 900. 900 |
.efs offered and promptly 'sksn from /
he subscriptions % far exceeding tho I
all as N royef II many times over. |
ihils preference heinz given to lhe |
mailer hids, no single aIiotmsn. exceed. /
4 nve thOurznd dollArs rhls wnr a
io' snceuraEins ana slrnincant To-
~, showing the vast teHlufcsf ~ the
alton ana the de,sfmlnatipa ~ IN. pso.
e 10 uphold heir country's honor
n Il not within tho province N TITS
icHfaTr 20 nafrAis the history o. the
kiraorflnsfy war that followed the
panlsh declaration of April eiHi. hut a
rief recital ~ IT. more salient features
Apfopfiitf me nfFi encounter ~
he war, IN point Of date. iOk place Ami
IN. when detachment ~ the blook-
diff squadron made q rssnnnaiss4nce
b force ~ MaisnysS. SHIELDED the har.
~ fortlncations, ana demolished several
sw works In construction.
MANILA's MAY DAY.
The next engagement was declined 10
mark memorable epoch In maritime
laififr. The Pacific Meet. under cam.
nodlre George Dewey. had laid for
ome weeks at llongkong. Upon the