Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-03-23
MONITORS CALLED TO SERVICE
ENGLISH SHIPS TO HAVE THE WAR CLAUSE


Miami Fla, March 23.-L.eut. Com
Nlhhuer Mark, Of the Maine court of
inquiry. with the following party. ar
rived here this morning from KEY
West: John Hood, lieut.. C. w. Janger.
Passed Assistant Engineer f. A. Bow
err Cadets Anon Bronson and A. i.
Boyd. Assistant Engineer J. II. Norris
and Carpenter G. NJ. Helm.
a Few minutes later they left by tho
east coast railway FOR Washington.
Lieut.. Commander Mark was very
reticent, but when your correspondent
said, 1T looks like war" he replied,
1t surely does"
Others Of the party in answer to
the same question We're more emphatic
in their replies, one saying: 81 cannot
see how it can be avoided"
Another IN answer to the same ques-
ton said: There will be no war" His
face was as genial and bright as sun
shine. but suddenly change came
over his countenance. his eyes flashed
fire and when asked when the report
would be made. the reply was, AS
soon as we reach Washington, there
will be no delay" :
The strong impression left here was
that the boards report would be
against the accident theory.
MONITORS ORDERED OUT.
Washington, March 23-Secretary
Long today determined to bring in SER
vice the eight old single turreted mont
tors used during the Civil War and
lNFf 4 I'll.
yard, Pa He issued orders that the
monitors Catskill and Lehigh proceed
to Boston and the monitors Mahant
and Jason TO New York. The other
monitors Manhattan. Mahopac, Mem
tauk and Canonious will remain at
Philadelphia where the work Of prepar-
ing them for service will begin imme-
diately.
Secretary Long today telegraphed
orders To Capt. Ludlow OF the monitor
Terror to proceed at once to Key West
and report to Admiral Sicard. The
Terror VIII be permanently attached
to the squadron at Key West It Is
said she takes the place of the Massa-
chusetts and Texas which have gone
TO Hampton Roads and that this move
has been contemplated for more than
week.
OMNIBUS SIGN FROM ENGLAND.
New York. March 23.-The Evening
W bTlu says An OnlnOuS sign tnat the
strained relations between the United
States and Spain will result in war is
furnished by English ship owners. who
have cabled to their agents that all
charters must contain the war clause
This clause, which is posted in the
Maritime Exchange, Is as follows:
1T is understood the steamer ID to
be employed In strictly neutral trades:
is not to carry contraband cargo or
trade with ports declared under block
AIDE; also in the event Of war being de-
clared by or against Great Britain by
maritime power this charter is to be
null and void at the end OF the current
voyage"
SAGASTA ECHOES THE DENIAL.
Madrid. March 2S.-Senor Sagasta,
the premier, Is quoted In an interview
as saying: THE government entirely
approves Of Capt. Gen. Rlanco's con-
duct in denying that the Names mag
azInes We're blown up with dynamite as
the Americans have alleged"
THE BIG MONITOR GOES FOR
WARD.
Washington, March 23-Secretary
Long determined this afternoon to or
der the double turreted monitor Puritan
to Key West where she viii be at
tached to the squadron under Admiral
Sicard. She is the largest monitor in
the service is OF 5000 tons displacs-
ment and carries ten guns.