Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-05-26
MUST ACT PROMPTLY.
AMERICAN sQuAOUoNS AT SANTIAGO.
,,.ra. relieve that Forts and ships at
Santiago Can Feat ON the
Americans.

London. May 2e.--The Daily News,
commenting editorially this morning
on the supposed situation at Santiago
do cuba. says: "The bold course OF
r,sh into the harbor will be most con-
,,,s,ont with Rear-Admiral SIMPSONS
character for dash and daring. and the
,,,ost ukely to produce n decisive re-
suit, but 1T must be done quickly lest
other Spanish ships may be drawins
near enough to relieve Aui''"a' Ne'
vera. .,,o, s,,ch ,e,iat
,s cop,inr he could probably easily
ain out of Santiago harbor under cover
of the darkness.
admiral Horribly showed how this
could be done, when. in 1885, he took
whole fleet out Of Baltry bay unseen
by the cruisers that were watching for
him. Therefore, unless Sampson ncts
Immediately. he cannot insure keeping
Cervera bottled up
A special dispatch from Madrid. via
Biariitz, says There has been an ac-
tive exchange of dispatches between
the government and authorities at Ha-
vana and San Juan de Porto Rico on
the subject of sending coal and provis
ions to Santiago de Cuba. 1t Is alleged
that Admiral Cervera has wired con-
1rmlng the report that Santiago de
Cuba is cut off from communication
with the interior by strong bands of
coal and provisions are getting scarce
and dear"
The Madrid correspondent of theDaily
Mail says: "Ofiiclal cablegrams from
Cuba confirm the report that Admiral
Sampson and Commodore Schley, with
the combined squadrons. are now in
front OF Santiago de Cuba blockading
Admiral Cervera. Ministers consider
that Santiago possesses sufficient de-
Tense to render nun and void any ag-
gressive action the Americans may
take. The position of the American
squadron VIII cause the government to
take immediate action, though 1t Is un,
known ms yet what form this action
will take. Rumors that battle has
already taken place are officially de-
MED"
MADRID'S REPORT.
Madrid. May 25.--A dispatch from
Havana says the American warships
are concentrating before Guantanamo
and other ports near Santiago de Cuba.
as we'll as the latter port. which seems
to indicate that the suuadrons are
preparing to attack Admiral Cervera
The anxiety increases daily, but the
public Is disposed to continue the re-
sistance to the utmost.
a dispatch was published this even
ing giving the details of the arrival of
Admiral Cervera's squadron at San
tlago de cuba. 1t says:
at 8 o'clock on the morning of May
18TH the Infanta Maria Teresa entered
the port OF Santiago de Cuba flying the
flag of Admiral Cervera. She was fol-
lowed almost Immediately by the Viz
caya. the Almirante OQucndo, the
Cristobal Colon and the torpedo boat
destroyer Pluton. Soon afterward
the torpedo boat destroyer Furor.
which had been reconnoitering.arrive
The inhabitants swarmed to the shores
OF the bay. displaying the utmost joy
and enthusiasm.
enthusiasm ..
AN the vessels in the port were
dressed in gala array. on Sunday
night there was an imposing demon
stratlon in honor of the officers and
crews. The bands of the city played
patriotic music and there We're bril-
liant Nominations and the people pa
raded the streets singing patriotic
songs.
admiral Cervera and his officers
We're given N~-rru"' ~ me Cos'-o
r"rc the loyalists were honored, the
principal speeches being by Admiral
Cervora and Monsirnor Crespo, Arch
bishop of Santiago de Cuba. the latter
n whom exclaimed: 1T Is not sufil-
Client to he victorious on the sea: the
bIF'lSn lldt must llbut uIl tfit 'HDltdi.
THE squadron has been revctualled.
Five vessels were in front of the port
yesterday.
at is believed that the American
vessel Eagle has been charged to cut
the cables. The dispatch is not dated"
DEFENSE OF THE HARBOR.
Boston. May 25.-Dr. p. f. Hyatt,
United States consul at Santiago de
Cuba, arrived here today from Port
Antonio. Jamaica. to which place he
removed from Santiago just previous
TO the declaration of war with
Spain. DIR. Hyatt states that the har-
hor at Santiago is mined, especially at
its mouth. and the entrance is tor
tunus, Little can be seen from the out
side, 80 winding is the entrance. II
the Spanish fleet Ia really within the
harhor. he said. at is bottled up and
as good as demolished, The guns, for
the most part, are not of the latest
pattern, although there are some tip
top ones, but the American squadron
CCuld pnsIly silence them all