Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-05-06

nm Board the Associated Press DIS
.,ah Boat. Kate Spencer, via Key
paw paw. Via May s.-[Copyrighted, 1885,
W. ,ssocsated Press. 1.-The Lafay-
AZ the French general transat-
,,D,,c company's line vessel OF 9'Ss4
..ns cross register, bound from Coruh-
y, spaln on April 20. for Havana was
a.r,ured yesterday evening of the lat
ror, by the United States gunboat
nol,s commander j. ]. Hunker'
,h,la irving to run the blackade after
having previously been warned OH.
ssa has on board large number OF
rssssnrers and valuable general
ESQ noss,bly containing contraband
Of war. r..
rhs LAFAYETTE, which halls from st.
v.vorre France, is q fine vessel of the
IA TYNE. She is 3i4 feet long, has a
,oO, beam and is 2s feet deep. She
vos built in 1854 at Greenock, Of iron.
Her capture was effected shortly be-
,,ra suudown last night in the follow
Ing manner;
The Lafayette was heading for Ha-
vapa and was boarded by an officer of
N. Annapolis and warned not to enter
mort She afterwards made an attempt
TO DO 50 and was captured, after an ex-
citing chase. The Wilmington. New
mort and Morrill, took part in the cap
ture Of the Frenchman.
After an examination of the Lafay-
etigs papers had been made. a prize
crew from the Annapolis was placed on
hoard and she was sent to Key West
escorted by the Wilmington.
Previous to this step being taken.
Commander Hunker. of the Annapolis,
hs temporary flag officer, and COM
matier c. C. Todd of the Wilmington.
eIchlnged signals for over an hour.
International question is thought to
hehvolved but y was seemingly finally
decided to send her to Key West. The
.lc, that she left Spanish port, Cor
UNA, on April 20. after the declara tion
Of war which occurred on April 81,
SEEMS to warrant holding the Lafay-
cite.
On the question of contraband of war,
the officers of the Wilmington seem
retieent, but 1t hardly seems possible
that the steamer could leave Spain with
so many male passengers on board and
not have contraband Of war In her
cargo.
II Is reported that the Lafayette in
addition to being French mail steam
er, Is French naval reserve vessel,
mounting guns and carrying a crew
sufficient to make her ready for active
service at short notice. This II is said
adis considerably to the gravity of the
International aspect of the case.
The Kate Spencer dispatch boat of the
Associated Press, just before the chas,
began had spoken the Annapolis little
east OF Cojamar battery and Ave miles
on shore. The Annapolis, with canvass
ventllators spread. had come up lazlly
rom the east, and after having smoker,
NE spencer, had gone about to follow
ner down the coast. The Cuban shore
.,he gray with the hot atmosphere OF
ue afternoon, never looked more peace
The big Krupp guns on the battery
caused by the white smoke wrsaths
SCutiing up from the little settlement of
eolamar' rising family against the
SIN slopes OF the Cuban hills.
A., sour miles down the coast the grim
SLOW s lower or Moro stood frowning. n
s ,.nt guardian of the Cuban capitai
w wnose roofs already reflected the red
svw OF the declining sun. 1t was n
tasi,, picture of Cuba. Suddenly the
;r,a OF calm was broken by the cleo
Ia ,ha OF chase" which echoed
m, H. spencer. The Annapolis had
~ W., her helm hard a-stnrboard and
,r ms putting on full steam and cIeav-
Gss we water In a northwest, direction
b Isctu aik tunnels belched out clouds Of
IN 81. smoke as the stokers piled coal
e furnaces and every effort was
Speed. '"e suhooat AT high
,s I'm ne horizon could be seen th,.
Th MIS- trace OF smoke. -
warsh,, was tne quarry of the American
on ~, and circling swiftly she was
NJ iull cry after her prey.
viii .teamer came rapidly I'M aver
r, ,an me stay line, and the mar,na
li rss soon made her out to he n he
'or Havana. "aueu straight
riny y came, under fun steam. "oar-
on g., a bone in her teeth" as the sSii-
/, tbrcs when steamer or other vase,
the dS ,nhg up a roll OF white water aa
speed ,Vhfough the water with good
that tha ele seemed to be no douht
htrsnuai.e stranger was bent on r,,nui,,n.
Fetlns me hlockading squadron ava
II poss,S Shoer the guns OF Moro CastIe
BSt f' n,,., before being overhauIed 'e
diferamm,' nln hre minutes. from ms MANY
Sans NJ directions. three OF iInc,s
idly nm "ntsnips which had been Jri,iIne
vanlz"a me tropical sea. had been MS
and snaa ,nio life. attracted by the chase
block ,ssuily Joined in the attemnt ,n
yana. 'uahser's entrance to Hn-
down NM he Annapolis was rushins
the WIN the chase. In the djetannss
NORM aring down upon her ana were ere
varda which had been nosrip@ M t nv
boat a,s .ne Associated Press 5,sn, ~. ~"
of The H. swung around across the nath
Ing Goii,,shr a sort of David challens'
little rava, Tor the Morrill, il n smaSt
dispatch hue hue, cutter now acting as a
so.calIed boat noat, and a member OF the
Tha MOSQUITO fleet. VI '"e
doing s,,n1iabolis, however. had beer
ger ws suoh line work that the stren'
o. the Mo oyerhauled two miles abeaa
puff =, morrill,. There was aa aaeaa
Cd bv Unit, wShite smoke to the lee fosInr
down ~, me boom OF r,;r io' Hroa
'e wind, which announced Thai