The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-29

London, June 2S.-The reports COM
ing from America that the United
States has requested Great Britain to
enforce the neutrality laws by forbid
ding Admiral Camara's squadron to
coal at Port Said are unfounded.
The United States ambassador, Colo
mel John Hay, has received no instruc
tons on this subject, and it is be-
lleVed in government circles that the
United States is not anxious to have
Admiral Camara detained. 1t is sur
missed that the United States consul at
Port Said acted on his own initiative
in protesting against the coaling of the
Spanish fleet. 1t is pointed out that if
the Spaniards are denied admission to
the canal precedent will be estab
lished which will prevent the United
States from using the canal in the
event of that country desiring to send
Warships to the far east during the
war.
The Daily Chronicle protests in the
strongest manner against permitting
Admiral Camara to coal at Port Said
for any purpose other than to return
to Barcelona. 1t says:
ut is impossible to do otherwise, af-
ter refusing to allow Admiral Dewey to
coal at Hongkong."
A LONG STAY PROBABLE.
dispatch to the Daily Chronicle
from Port Said says:
Admiral Camara's squadron is in
most slovenly condition. The bottoms
of most of his ships are foul, and the
repairing of the machinery of the tor
pedo boat Audaz would take at least a
week. The Isia de Panay, Covadonga
and Colon have been removed to berthS
assigned to ships likely to make a long
stay. The captain of the Pelayo has
landed his sick. Coaling, the taking on
of supplies and the employment of
native stokers are prohibited, pending
a decision by the Egyptian govern
ment.
ABUNDANCE OF COAL.
Madrid, June 2S-The Spanish Off
Gals here assert that there will be no
difficulty in Admiral Camara travers-
ing the Suez canal, as the accompany
ing transports, they add, have all the
coal the squadron requires 1t is be-
lieyed here that the Spanish ships will
enter the canal today.
The Spanish government does not
credit the report that an American
squadron is To visit Spanish waters,
but the ministers say they have taken
all possible precautions; that the ports
are all ready, ana tnat Zb,OOO men VINO
have been called will be distributed
among the principal ports of Spain.
London, June 29.-All the special dis
patches from Madrid agree that the
threat of the United States to send a
squadron to the Spanish coast, causes
no excitement or apprehension in
Spain. The general belief is that moth
ing serious is intended by the threat,
though there are rumors from Vienna
that the powers are expecting notes on
the subject.
COALING STOPPED.
The Cairo correspondent of the Daily
Mail says: Lord Conner has stopped a
French firm from coaling Admiral Ca
'mara's squadron, pending instructions
from London.
A dispatch to the Daily Mail from
Port Said says: A distinguished naval
officer, who examined Admiral CANA
ra's ships carefully, laughs at the idea
of Admiral CamaIa attempting to reach
Manila. The Spaniards, he says, are
wise enough to keep the fleet out of
the Americans way. The battleship
Pelayo and the armored cruiser EN-
perador Carlos Quinto are in scandal
Gus condition, and the others are
hardly seaworthy, while it will be i'm
possible for the torpedo boat destroyers
to get far. The Spaniards cannot keep
thn epOir1,aS trimmed