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

y. rated states dispatch boat Ley
lne ~ IN cuba by the United
-. government early in the Week.
s at O'Clock this morning win
,bo ak Cuban scouts who lett
'0-. ias, Monday. The other scouts
landed with those who nave re-
,..rss and communication was estao-
" va whit the insurgent forces under
c,n Pando Delgado.
The Leyden was twice fired upon
ca. has shot marks in her smoke
't,,ks The spaniards who opened nre
A.. a,snatch boat were driven back
sy the Insurgents, n
Nav York May "a Key West
.-,,,,l saws that the tug Leyden han
,',prned here after having landed two
,ar,les on cuban soil, one of them hav-
i,s had subsequently sharp engage
wen, with Spanish forces. One OF the
nauIes consisted, according to report, or
commission from Washington to Gen.
comez. which was debarked near the
share Of Santa Clara province, whence
IN immediate start for the interior
vas made.
Anlther party. which landed near
Marie, north OF Havana. was under
the Command of Cuban leader Gen.
Asosta. Before this company went
-. - ..,,Kgnr xuu,piurtnn ehallaa
some Spanish cavalry assembled in the
| vicinity and when the landing was
effected Aeosta's detachment charged
and routed the Spaniards, who. in their
retreat, took with them about sixty
voandel taying sixteen dead on the
field The American and Cuban colors
Ves boged side by side on Cuban
col
Anothsr special dispatch says the
laiiy that landed In Santa Clara
FOSires was fired upon by Spanish
ayaly In ambush. and Cuban land
iors. under Gen. Diaz, attacked the
Spanish, who We're 200 strong.
The Wilmington shelled the enemy
and they We're routed
The landing party, 1t Is added, COM
fsel score or more of agents of
IL Cuban junta, United States COM
Missioner and Gen. Acosta, together
tih cavalry horses, arms and ammu-
huon, destined for Gen. Acosta's for
h'f command of cavalry troops In the
Nsstern part of Havana province.
ARMY OFFICERS FOR CUBA.
Tampa, Fla. May 5.-The steame,
Viyette which has been lying AT The
eoCks at port Tampa with banked fires
w several days, sailed suddenly TODAY
ior Key West
IN board were Lieut.. w. II. Lawton
y yen. shafler's stan. inspector gem
~ Oh me southwestern district and
IyHhouore watson. on account of
w w hear approach of the time when the
meg states troops will be called upon
y eIset a landing In Cuba, and the
Wv. ~ COL Lawton is on Gen. Skaters
s a, a good deal of Significance ia
snagned TO the departure. 1t is sun-
~ - mat Col. Lawton's trip is for the
,,..pose OF gathering all the Informs
M posslDie as to the movements of
~ spanish fleet and the disposit,on
t,r we spanish forces In Cuba. A con.
|we probably Will be held nj Kay
u ~. WIN the commanders OF Tho
|osa,a,ISan neet, at which a plan OF CO.
|y sssals , WIN the United States war
Ian AZ WI be arranged and ali the de-.
lgreed Il mo 20 conveys and protection
NAVAL BATTLE EXPECTED
wv York, May "a Ksv W..
t,y W. sa, 10 the Evening Post. dated tae
,,, me government tug Leydep whit,
EulN Is mere this morning. spccess'
IN ta landed scouts and Ammunition e.
kQnhos, synts under the guns of Tho
(ayalrr Wilmington, The spaniab
M una Infantry We're ren,,,sea
It,on,h 'n,s Three rifle bullets went
tn ''e smokestack of the Lev
aye. "'''" loss Is not considered
S h. ~ spanish warships are reported
sreep, tba pharnadoes. prepared TO in
(attle IL naatusship Oregon. A naval
y. UfrlclAL CONFIRMATION.
nr nv York YORK, May 5.-.Tbe anro,,noo
ine Gun inaae today at headquarter,
ksrle. wan lnnta In this city thai tw,,
j Gen cueeAring important messares
lnd from IN from the United State.
uba, i, Vnv lunta. effected Il lanJin.
zach par,v sad that the number in
psrtIsHis ald not exceed twelve. ~
BIZ 81 Mis with regard to the land
fas /, ny parties were refused ,,or
ngs vers a ms at what point the land.
,shr WITH SPANISH cAvA,pv
Expresv io,k, May 5.-The Man a.,
FABLES -. hey West Commentaries
binding oa e following account Of y
rs Leyden small expedition from the
ernoon as ,eit Key West Monday 90
pen mad AZ daybreak yesterday he,
N Inter- lhe first attempt 10 lava
II Cubap Iiser to confer with n no,,,,
b on the Insurgents, who We're waits
LA ~ thls conversations 49,
Ped fftvt eVple OF the Leyden discnve
fg doV,, spanish cayalrvmep 49,,
I II r sr from a hill toward tha ann I'm
fsurper,ss uen signalled danger 60 a..
|ushes and the latter ton,, ~ .he
Wlncheste." mat time eight cases
ltelng the rines had been landed
(oat returned aayTaIrymen the Leyden',
aarter Of = "a, alongside lying about =
llymen levsnl,e of shore. The cav
|ssltated aheu rifles at the tug In,
the mean,I.. nring. The insurgents
Pg the eavair, mad opened fire. drIv.
lsSer firing a as back up the hill the
returned shortly with re. |