Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-05-11
|nswty NEEDS ASSISTANCE
,,,yIsH FLEET WILL SOON SAIL AGAIN.
IT,. rb,t some Trickcry Peculiarly
spanish Is Being Sought To DC
Played on Americans

| 40 York. May l.-Chptaih H.
,,rr.ki says of the new situation ere
- The return of the Spanish fleet
to Cadiz;
az, ,,o renort Is true 1t would appear
,.a,cate that 1t is the intention OF
s.,,r IN practically abandon Cuba ana
n.,,o Rico with the hope of recovering
"A holding the Philippine Islands.
arbsv would in that case send this
a., with additions to the Philippines
!, ,ha suez canal. without any pos
.,u,v az Dewey receiving any REIN
,,r,.rents. except the Charleston and
,ne land troops, the Spanish fleet
,,nld he much superior to the United
s,,,ss fleet at Manila. No other REIN
. ,,-,s,neuts are possible. 1t would seem
nat the spaniards being hopeless of
,uecess in American waters, are reach
hs out for the only direction In which
| hsy can force success.
10 meet this the Charleston and the
troops being assembled on the Pacific
eoas, should be dispatched to Manila
as quickly as possible. The expedition
should be accompanied by vessels con-
yey!ns ample supplies of coal, food and
ammunition not emitting an OUTFIT for
defending the entrance of Manila har-
Dor with Submarine mines.
Admiral Dewey thus reinforced
could stand some chance of holding
the Spanish forces In check, acting this
time On The defensive. Our naval forces
heavily Unmatched by the Spanish
rlTL fares would probably have a
thahe to counterbalance this by n
bore Elective cooperation of the shore
attefss than was given by these last
% ths Spanish fleet"
FHE CHARLESTON RUSHED OFF.
Washington, May 1.-THE cruiser
CAileston has been ordered to sail i'm
ht!lately with ammunition and relief
-files for Admiral Dewey. She will
eiye San Francisco today without
iliiug for the rest OF the relief steam
u and supplies.
The orders to the commandant of
d navy yard at Mare Island are to
s' on board the Charleston all the
AMMUNITION she will carry SO long as
tF steamng capacity is not retarded.
the understanding here that at
ast 100 tons of ammunition can be
ut on board.
by extraordinary efforts on the par.
lhe authorities here, all the powder,
aot and shell requisite for the relief
ipedltion have been assembled at
n Francisco already, though 1t was
lught at first 1t would take until the
~ 10 draw these supplies from the
3lHous points
me ammunition includes 500 rounds
The big projectiles for the guns of
olympia and about 10000 slx-inch
sis and 10000 iive-inch shells, as al,
he cruisers of Admiral Dewey's
mount iive-inch and slx-inch
w Ihere is also an ample supply
we smaller sizes OF shot and shell
'ne machine and rapid fire guns.
y STOCK of powder Will be in three
=, asgfegating over 10000 pounds.
wing To the hurried departure of
Charleston it is not expected thai
WIZ wait for any considerable num-
OF troops and these will follow
y on the relief ships.
she mas crew of about 200 man and
probably Will be augmented by n
w guard Of a few hundred men.
,Shafleston is a protected cruiser
KY IONS displacement built of steel
mounts eight guns in her main
ah enc has twin screws and an
~. 50 morse power of $685. The au-
ueIe hardly expect her to make.
aan - Knots owing to her heavy
c9ai ammunition and supplies.
Voal hunkers are rather limited
pa as sne VIII probably have to stop
M TO recoal. Her trip to
ua WI take about two weeks.
wy of Picking which will fol-
rsb very fast merchantmen.
r. a. nelng pushed IS knots or
80 mat even with the handicap
CSs. starting several days after
ran 'eslun there Is a prospect that
sS SO, overhaul her In the race
"e Pacific and reach Manila
~ WI, depend, however, on how
dy H to, eny OF Picking can be made
dats r start. Saturday is the earli-
ptaIr Nuaarieaton is commanded by
M arn,,n. piass. Aside from car.
tsl na,nunition and supplies to Ad-
rshap,ey, the Charleston will prove
Mil e adjunct to his squadron.
hi y, wme next to the OLYMPIA in
ernIr,,az e and effectiveness. In
ture .g upon this speedy de-,
s bsro me Charleston, the author
need ma nave had in mind not only
taI na, VI giving early relief to Al
Ian arwey, hut also have been some.
Pblrijpn,,gihensive of the attitude Of
CHM Pplne insurgents. The news
atlne thre from the Philippines in
fht Pssa a' the Insurgents force
h ssr,o,iIt 10 massacres Is received
thev nus attention by the officials,
On In v caZe that our present no
es o.ohtrolling Manila Bay i'm
seeir,e rtain degree of respons,hilitx
ana mat civilized methods nre.
resort s'at the insurrectionists do
asures. ''"iess and incendiary
'N,sH FLEET TO SAIL AGAIN
Is this may 1.-THE Globe pub.
Biz. do 't afternoon dispatch rom
folowIu saturday last which said
ny for Jug ships which were ali
ayo. W. a with the exception OF tho
eleyo. Vlc "a, mat port;
Z Oona lc'rola, Carlos v. Admir-
Nizeaya. Maria Teresa.