Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-05-12
TITH SIMPSONS FLEET
,0aIsAL is WELL POSTED OIL AFFAIRS.
!, >eed Troops Even II He Reduced
the Forts at san Juan-About the
Cape Verde Squadron.

,r.shirrton, May 11.-Contrary to
.c,otions, the day passed at the
rv department without news from
,,n,,ral Sampson. Notwithstanding
'h,t appears to be conflrmatory news
- odviees relative to the presence
,,s Spanish Cape Verde fleet at
raa,, the navy department officials
20 beginning to entertain strong
,.,A,s az the accuracy of the report.
~ was not possible during the course
:, tho day to obtain anything like an
sao,o, confirmation of the official re-
,ort received yesterday, but this is not
=, he wondered at, in view of the sue
.,,s which the Spanish government
A,s en- far met with in keeping secret
,hs movements OF its naval ships. I'm
Al news comes from Admiral Samp-
can of his dolngs in and around
poyto Rico it cannot be said definitely
mai program shall be decided on
as regards that island.
!, ms been suggested that some of
tho troops now being hurried SO rapid
,r Ia the Gulf coast may be intended to
ro.onerate with Admiral Sampson In
IA reduction of the Qualifications al
Can Juan de Porto Rico and the sub,
ssnuent occupation of the island. 1t Is
I'll that the admiral will be in
rsther dlsagreeable plight, supposing
wen that he managed to reduce the
,ort with his fleet, IL he were
obliged TO remain there In occupation
AZ the place for lack of troops when
No might otherwise be urgently needed
ia
where In the Atlantic to meet the
Spanish feet
An evidence of the wisdom of having
the troop transports near at hand In
such cases is shown by the predica-
rent Admiral Dewey is believed to be
n at Manila where for lack of troops,
he Is unable to occupy the town and
ia prevent atrocities which the insur>
gerts are capable of wreaklng upon
lhair helpless Spanish foes
The revival of doubts us to the |
Whereabouts of the Cape Verde squad |
ron caused reign of anxiety as to the |
oregon. The ship was at Bahia at |
last accounts, and she is believed to |
have started day or two ago up the |
BRAZILIAN coast to Join SIMPSONS |
squadron In the West Indies. She will |
have to make n run of 5000 miles,
which will occupy the Oregon about
ten days only, as she fs In fine fettle |
and averaged thirteen knots an hour
on the long run around from San Fran
cisco However, 1t is believed that Adj
mlfal Sampson is as well posted as any
one in Washington as to the condi-
tons existing In the West indies and
he will doubtless do whatever is neces-
slry in his Judgment to safeguard the
ship In her run up the coast.
During the past month the bureau of
obstruction and repair of the navy
department. spent one million and n
quarter dollars in the repair and out
httlpg q ships,and none of this money
went TO new construction. This Is said
to be the largest expenditure In this
particular line made by the equipment
Duran even during the days of the
CrA Var.
ne rush orders to the Charleston
Ehch went out today will have the
result possibly of obliging the depart
n'r' TO send another vessel. probabl,
M Philadelphia along with the
iN'p transports, which are expected to
20 out from San Francisco about the
t'd OF the week, since 1t Is very un.
usual In time of war to send such
without warshir to con-
Toy.