Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-11-22
OUR MATTERS MARINE.
Men Of War Have Been Put Ia Splendid
Trim.
PROGRAM FOR wARllKt OPERATIONS.
In Ease of an Outbreak of iios,nities
uneIe sam IA READY to strike
swiftly.

New York. Nov. "A dispatch 30
the Herald from Washington says
Though connden> that hosiilltlcs Will
not be resumed. Secretary Dpng has
made It point snee the peace protocol
was signed 10 put the mcn.of.war Of
the service IN the bee; possible c1nd-
ton. During the latter part u las.
week instructions were sent 90 the com
mandants OF the navy yards at which
ships we're undergoing repairs direcing
them 60 expedite the completion of she
vessels IN order that they might be IN
CONDITION for immediate use should de-
yclopments In the International situa-
ton require their employment.
The Departments attention. was nrst
directed to tho battlcships snd armorod
cruisers and as q result of the extra
work put on than they are well adj
vanced aud some aru ready for service.
The Indiana il the only arnor.clad
which u now undergoing extensive re-
pairs and In case uf necessity overtime
work would promptly pace her Va con.
dillon 60 yoin the squadron TO be seh'
60 SPAN.
Secretary Long n now cndc1vorlnE 80
F,g the smaller vessels away irum navy
yards. lie has given instructions 20
CommandaniH u navy yards 20 rush th'
smaller cruisers und Hunblats. when
ar. wanted for service IN Cuban ana
pofzo Rican wutcrs for patrol purposes
The decision not 90 use the uld single
tufrrstd monitors for service N sluth.
err waters has caused III officials O.
ln1k sound FOR more srfvicehble Ncs-
sells aud The smaller cruisers ana Eun.
boats viii be used fur tins purpose. ~
II auih0raatiycly slated thtt ~ over
cline work has been authorized ~ .hy
Of the ships, cNccu in the case OF the
Indiana. and this was only for a 10"
hours zach day.
81 FAR a. the North Atlantic squadron
ta concerned. therefore, u would not
take hong O. mobilize a sifung hrela
Tho New York IL now AZ Hampton
Roads. fully cuaicd and ready for sea'
thu armurcd cruiser iirpoklyn ana the
blttirHhip Massachusetts. Whch ar ~
New York. can rail within a very short
time AMI the second class battrshIp
Texas u having her propeller repaired.
HesideH these vessels the department
would probably attach 20 iicrt cent
abroad. the cruiser New orleans when
Nsli b. ready for service IN the course of
a few weeks. several gunboais ana
fleet Of oolilcrs. The bliilcah.ps Iowa
and oregon. which ure at lta0. are als1
available for operations In spanish WI
tiers. being about the Nanne distance
from spain as are she ships now al
New York.
should hos.iutlrs he resumed. {, II
call together the naval war board. con
cal together the naval war bard. con.
pistins Of Rear Admiral Rlcard. captaie
Cr1WninHhisid and Captain Mnh.r. he
fore the adjournment u the board plans
had been prepared for The. dispatch 81
Rear Admiral Sampson and a squadron
under his command ~ the spanish
August that the canarles should b.
seized. but there II reason 10 believe
that " the peace negotiations are inter.
ruptcd with, the authorities Will sen
ounly consider the advlEtbliliy OF d.
fcctlns the capture OF these Islands.
The withdrawal OF the spanish COM
rNFsl0nern from PaNn would be the HiEs
nal fnr the dispatch OF instructions o.
Rear Admiral Sampson 50 come North
on the gunboat Topeka and resume
duty a. c0mmandcr-tn-chief 81 the
North Atlantic rquidrsn. II may be.
that a. the result ~ an agreement be-
spain ANA she United states. decided
through the medium Of the French |
government. the protocol referring 20 |
The evacuation Of cuba would be- ear |
ried out with moleHpiron on the part |
Of the American men-of-war.
Rear Admiral Dewey would send his |
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Philippines would have disappeared
and Il would be an easy task 10 sta
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