Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-05-09
THERE WILL he NO DELAY.
News from sampson WIN Come Quickly
when Anything Occurs.

Washington. May S.-SundGy was far
from being a day of rest in the state
war and navy departments. and so
many OF the officials and clerks We're
engaged at their desks that one OF the
officers was compelled to remark apollo
geucally. I'VE are not working on Sun
day; this IL simply an extension of the
executive day of Saturday"
Secretary Day spent n good part OF
the day in his office going over tele.
grams and mail dispatches and con-
sulting with Second Assistant Adee. 80.
that the department was fully prepared
10 deal with any advices that might
come by cable and require immediate
action.
In the navy department Mr.. Roose>
welt was Mt his desk, while the naviga-
zion bureau had almost "A full force at
work. The bureau of yards and docks
wns also open. and Capt. O'Neil, chief
of the ordnance bureau. had n good
deal of business on hand. No word came
during the day by cable or otherwise to
supplement the account received on the
engagement at Manila, hut the officials
are perfecting all arrangements for
sending him the supplies and repair
outfit he may need.
II any news has been received from
Admiral Sampson 1t was not of char
acter that could be made public with
out endangering the successful working
of the plans of the strategic board. II
may be stated positively, however. that
30 far the department has heard noth>
Ing OF an engagement or of anything
approaching one, between the fleet and
the Spanish forces.
1t is expected by the officials that
there will be nothing like the delay
experienced in the case of the Philip
pine fight In hearing from Admiral
Sampson, In case of an engagement In
the West indies. Without in any wise
admitting that Porto Rico is samp,
sons objective point II IL pointed out
that even allowing the Spanish tho
retention of cable communication from
that island to the outside world, there
Is an independent cable connection
from st. Thomas that cannot come
under Spanish control. running as II
does through the chain of French and
British islands southwark from St
Thomas and thence to Haiti,w al,
rect connection can be had with New
York
From the character OF the ships un-
Ger SIMPSONS direct command the Of
flcials feel little doubt Of the success,
FIJI outcome OF fight between his
force and the Spanish flying squadron.
Outside of the flagship New York.
which IL partly arrnored all Of tho
vessels with Admiral Sampson, with
enc exception, are full ironclads, and
moreovertheir armor being full nickel
eNNN'' hi'li - lHtdt - so suNtIluI 10 lNt
arrnor Of the Spanish cruisers that II
Is calculated that nine inches thickness
OF II is fully equal in resisting power
TO twelve inches Of the unhardened
ar1nor OF the Spanish ships.
In the war department both Gen.
Miles and Adtt,-Gen. Corbn We're hare,
Mt work, There are outward evidences
OF change Of plan for the Cuban
campaign that cannot he described ut
present, but which promise to he very
acceptable to the thousands of people
who are waiting for DEVELOPMENTS
Mai. Gen. Wilson spent some time In
conference with Miles. going over thu
ground with great satisfaction. A 10,
of pins capped with colorod hits OF
paper TO represent the different arma
OF the service are lying In readiness In
the generals ante-room to pin tc
maps In following out the progress OF
the troops in Cuba.