Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-05-14

v.r york May 14.-A special to the
v..,,a from Washington says;
n."s,dsnt Mckinley received a dis
- Friday night which came
is.,rsh Hayden sources announcing
y, complete capitulation of the city
',a forts of San Juan de Porto Rico
ma dlspatch was Immediately COM
,aI,,ted to Secretary Long, who pre-
a,,ed it to the naval strategy board
.ch was then in session.
secretary Long was seen rev
-,,erts after the receipt of the dis
l...s in question, but he would not
r. rbn sent 1t. He acknowledged lis
I'm however, and supplemented
N presldents declaration OF faith IN
y. apthentlclty. The strategy board
s.sdiItelv upon the receipt OF tha
I-sstrh discussed its contents, but
| ssSIng could be learned regarding its
sgion.
,ts dispatch was not from Admiral
SAMPSON and that the last commune
t,t5n he had had from him was tho
d,paieh Of this morning.
II IA understood that the dispatch
clrs through representatives of the
Hayten government In New York and
nj communicated to the President by
an officer Of the United States signal
coHs Stationed at Governors Island.
HEARD OF THE SPANISH FLEET.
Washington, May IA. - Captain
Sampson has not contributed any
further details to the report of his en-
sgemeht at San Juan and whether
\ the navy department knows the ex>
&c; vhenabouts of Admiral Sampson
al this moment Is doubtful. He does
moi communicate with the department
over night and It is just possible that
b. finds nasderable difficulty in send
Ing Bis SHIPS to cable stations OF
neutral powers in the West Indies
without exhausting his privileges in
he amber OF calls he can make. 1t
q aiterstood In view of the newspaper
aNqahts of the fight at San Juan, that
al issiime Sampson drew OF his
s1aitpn he had been informed of the
pr@tce of thee Spanish squadron Off
Martinique andfit Is possible that he
Elll lurking on the north coast OF
Ffto Rico preparing for an onslaught
~ San Juan.
u course this purpose will be
|oAnged as soon as he can be reached
y one of the dispatch boats with the
|nyy departments instructions.
Naval officers have changed decided
II The loose way In which the term
|embardment Is being used as descrip-
I've OF such engagements as that be-
tween sampsons squadron and the
F9fis at San Juan. They contend that
Is not necessary to have "a hours
|islee or any notice of an intention to
Fuaek fortlfiCatlons and that Samp-
pms fire being directed primarily and
h alrely upon the forts in the harbor
II not In any sense constitute a
|ombardment OF San Juan. II is
regretted that civilians suffered in
PERSONAL property In the attack of the
kmerlcan fleet, but that is one of the
| stsitudes OF war, and the American
ett could not be held responsible.
THERE WAS NO SURRENDER.
Warrington, d. c., May ID
n ofnclal report has has /. cen received
tHs confirming the publish ID state
Sh' mat the city and Notifications or
~ Juan had surrendered to Admiral
4mpson, nor Is any expected. for the
kon mat the statement Is not given
iushee In official circles. The result
s engagement at San Juan, 80 far
mu,sated by official reports, was not
ssnsr satisfactory, inasmuch as
u. o. me principal objects of the ex-
nVh was the burning of the large
.mauty OF coal stored there for the use
ms spanish fleet.
ns1. ne mad been able fully to ac-
rrnsh me destruction of the fortii-
,s ana the coal supply, the ad-
~ II Is believed here, thought IL
10y 70 withdraw his fleet through
having one or more of his YES
usApled pending the more i'm
I, t,s contest with the Spanish fleet,
augment in this matter is favor
~ ~ commented upon, but the officials
Iegret that the immense coal
'he enemy were fired, Yes-
ihe oiiieials We're jubilant owe,
nsWs mat the Spaniards had been
brsya al last at Martinique. Today.
s,''l' the mystery Is almost as deem
49,, 49,, and the situation Is one of
tp,s as to the present where
IA ana purpose of the expedition
abr WE waters. News from Sampson
~"Alously awaited
:, ACCOUNT OF THE BATTLE
nv nn9rk, May IA correspondent
TX world sends the following dis
bo,lI pm 81. Thomas, descriptive of
ayo,,aD,ardment OF San Juan:
n, ~ y sampson's fleet lay within
San Juan de Porto Rico ali of
hurssS.y night. At 3 o'clock on
lbs ~, morning all hands on all the
vi AL called. For an hour and n
saeh ship was the scana ~
IMP, confusion as the 1000 sa,iora
snselves' s"'ps' thelr guns and
n tha " everything was In readiness
eat engsa,. ,le TO begin-the second
me tbe tem bhemt OF the war. At 5:l5
hntly evsra TO quarters!" and in
edy and man was at his post and
bnement ,aser 10 strike a blow in
Ew s,pJect OF attack Inv IL, nia,,
ITS ana ahead to the south. The
rto Rico ,s az of San Juan de
the entrano on me coral reef guard
4 was a 's ,. 10 the harbor.
fclouded tho'l9us morning, the sky
Pr heavy r ar cool and brisk. x
ore and IIwt,l rolled toward the
ose forts sa soke against the reef.
10 mark ~ hsd 10 be asleep.
tttle, Inc me nc limits of the line of
tuck stennnod5 and the tug Wa,,m-
The eastwsrua shorcward. the Detroit
Il Val,ern ~ until she was opposite
siward mil III Waumpueket to The
small hoa,s he was able to anchor
FER Just Out IN ten fathoms OF
range Of the great