Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-11-26

sailed. with the collier Brutua. from
san DIEGO on June nth. ana the No.
nadnock. whh the Golfer Nero. from
san fiAnasco on June s5th.
HAWAII FALLS IN LINE.
On Juiy q. ls9s. Rtar-Admirai J. n.
Miller. U. $. ~. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
OF the United States naval force on
me iaclhc station. sailed from san
rrair~'n Cal. for Honolulu. to par
uelhate IN the ceremonies attending
tne assumption Of sovereignty by
the unted states ever Inc ma.
Naiian islands. The TrDldtrpha
arrived at Honolulu on August ard
Joining the u, =. $. Mohlcan al,
ready al thas polt on the igth 81
the same month. the dite set Tor the
tiunafer OF me Islands TO the United
states, The officers of the Phliadel.
phl' ana Mnhican, and u force un-
usr atns nom those vesseis.rpresen,.
cd the navy ut the ceremonies.
The North Atlantic neet was com.
posed Of the biockadinE squadron.
CommQi1rc'J. e. Watson Commanding
from NAY 9Th TO June sist: the nrsi
North Afhntic squadron. C1ruadlre
J. G. Wafson commanding from Jurs
2ls 10 June 9Th. Commodore J. A.
Howell commanding from July L.. on
wien date The Northern patrol squad.
$50 NNAAN W afMiuIFIN FlfInNNf Il
command to the close o. hostinties.
the Tying squadron. Commodore w, n
Schlcy commanding frccn May 2ith
upon which date X was placed under
the orders " Admiral sampson. To
Jurs sisi. upon which date 4 ceased
10 exist; and the second North Atlantic
squadron, Commodore W. \. schiey
COMMANDING from June 2ist to the
close u hosiilillca.
SQUADRON FOR SPAIN.
a squadron aiied the Eastern
s1uidron, Commodore J. G. Watson.
commanding from July 5ih TO Scp,em-
bgr goth, Wa organized with the view
N threatening aie coast Of spain: BIZ.
owing to the suspcrelon Of h6stiFtiet
u ala ~ proceed upon tina; duty.
During The entire period ~ i.ostllifea
a pori1n of this fleet was engaged In
the flocerie u the coast of Cubi.
ON Anfll 2Nth Admiral Cervera'A
fleet. composed " the armorc1 cruisers
Crfstohal Cohn, viznya. A1nirante
oqucnlo ana fnfanta Maria Tcresiand
The enfpefn gunboais Juror. Terror oni
Pluinn. sailed from ahe cape de Verde
isianis As dts defamation VAS I'M
ccffaln. Admiral SAMPSON plitd eat
with a potion Of the fieg under his
command for the purpose % 0bssrva q.
ton. he ier Key West on ins lih
" May In the flagship New YORK. and
on Havana picked up the Iowa. In
diam and Detroit. on the way east
he WIS afterward ioln.'d by the m0ui-
rots Terror and Amphrri,e ana the
Montgomery. Porter. Wompatuck and
Golfer Niagara.
SAN JUAN.
AZ cape Burden ON May Iih h. rc-
celvrd DISPATCHES from elhe department
a. lea HAsaIf.a lab
was reported ~ H. Thomas West In.
| dies. Instructions were also received
nai the vessels accompanying hin
were M 20 be rinkad or crippled In the
hnmhlrdment - flrtihcHGous. a. u
was considered urwise e. risk any II
the vessels Of our navy unill the span.
lsh fleet had been me, and dcsiroyei.
Continuing caftwafd In the hope Of
| nndlng the enemy AZ San Juan, Porto
| Rico. ne found q necessary. on ac-
| ruun, ~ the ssroil Goa supply ~ the
monitors. 20 take them In trw. and th'
squadron ia not arrive on Fan Juan
until thu morning OF the isih. bonn
| har,imont % that place followed TOT
two hours and a half, hut ~ there was
no land force 90 hold u IN case OF ~
surrender. and ~ the Spanish Nee
was not there. 70 was determined &
| return 90 Havana. where II was posi-
bile ceryera might have gone.
ON May 18Th tho Tying squadron
composed 81 the brooklyn. Texas
Massachusetts, and scorpion. sailst
| from Key West Tor cienfueEos viii
instructions Co establish n Blockade a.
that place a. soon a. possible.
cERvERA TRAPPED.
on May .0th the Iowa. caatini
and the collier Mcrrimac called q
join Commodore schicy'a squadron On
I M Ia ~. n -.
ment Informed Admiral sufnpson Of q
report that ccrvcra's squadron was al
| Santiago De cuba. ami advised him q
order Commodore Sehley to proceed on
| mat port with the vessels under hi
command. which he ala. on June III
| Admiral Sampson arrived at Santiago
June 3fd iobron sank the Mcrrima'
at entrance a. harbor. Then follows .
| history Of the dispatch ami landing OF
Skaters army begun June ssnd. Th'
| Smelling OF the forts at Aguadures nnt
the hombafdment 81 Puntt Cords
battery IL cited ana then follows af
account Of the biitle n July 5rd
when Cervera's fieet was sunk.
The blockade OF 'uhan forts " treat
"a ~ NJ length. while brief mention q
made ~ the operations IN Porto Rico
| The excellent work done by thc ma
| rine corps during the war IL praised
| AZ also the naval militia,
| A chapter IL devoted 20 detailing The
| purchase ~ auxiliary vcsssfH and ihl
rental Of four steamers 81 the in;erns.
ti0nal Navigation company. Thanks fol
| tender OF vessels II made 90 the city 81
philadelphia, Mr.. Augustus Schemer
horn and william II, Hearst
NAVAL FORCES.
The number of enlisted men allowed
by law prior 10 she outbreak Of hos
| illltlen was l2,i00. on August 9Th, wheI
the enlisted force reached IL maximum
there were st.isa men In the service
| This great Increase was made neceH
sify by the addition OF 10 auSlliar,
| ships 90 the navy. The maximum tight