Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-06-21
CABLEGRAMS PASSED TODAY.
Line from Guinhnimo 10 Be Thrown Open
TO the Public This Week,
NEWS DIRECT FROM sAYPoEs FLEET.
Transport. wn stay ut Santiago TIT tho
CITY IL Taken. Then Garry the Army
To Porto Rico. with the Ii.ct.

Washington. June 2i.-rhsrc was
Important news at the war DEPART
mcnt when Secretary Airar reached
his office today The Transports with
1900 troops. Do was Informed. had ar
rived safely on Santiago. mud that d.
rect cable communication had been
established between the United siaiea
AMI Guantanamo. where the United
states marines now hold Possession Of
cuban soil. Thus not only b. Captain
ilnnco cut on from communication
with The outside world. save through
thu Key West cables within Dur control.
but the authorities In washington have
been placed iu close connection with
our forces. army and navy. which are
conducting the Invasion OF Cuba
To Gen. Greeley ana his signal corps
belongs the honor of achlov.us ihia last
feat Ht was entrusted some weeks ago
with The task 81 rc-rstahl'ah.nr clhi1
and Geographic communication with
Cuba Under his supervision Iaout.
Col. James Allen Of uen. MiIts' aan.
with officers and men of tha signal
corps have boon buslly engaged .H tbr
completion of that work. rhu French
Gable company. whose cable RUNS from
Santiago 90 Guantanamo hly and
thence Co Cap Huiucn. where q direct
connection b. obtained with Sew ork
accorded the privilege OF restoring the
communication with Glauinnnml aud
Santiago with pormlaaion 60 send com.
mgrcial aud domestic dlspatchsa under
strict military censorship NEGOTIATED
uy war conditions.
The cable steamc- Mantei WIS en-.
r'uy,i Tor the work and operating ON
these lines communication was restored
bytN cen Cape Haitirn and Guantanamo
about o'clock yesterday afternoon.
n Dr. expected that today or "wednesday
the cable Ntl be- thrown open tu the
general public. subject 10 ccuaouhin.
Tho FIRST message over this restored
cable was lur from Lieut. Col Allen
60 Glen. Greeley, announcing the Trs
opening NJ communication.
gen. Grrrlcy Immediately directed the
officer 90 obtain and forward the earle
rHt possible advicsa aH 90 the arrival %
thr United states troops transports
Lieut. col Allen applied 60 Captain
MuCullu, ln command OF the United
states naval forces In Guantanamo
huy
The captain iu turn sont out boat
Co Admiral Sumpsuu'H squadron, which
returned with the news that the trans.
ports had arrived safely and We're lylnF
on Santiago. ana that AZ the moment
OF the IMPORT Gen, shtfter. commanding
the military expedition was ON board
Admiral sampson respecting the land
ms % the troops
Tho news was particularly grateful 90
Secretary Alrur, who. besides tho inter
cHt IN the safe arrival Of the expedition,
has the natural concern FOR the w,l-
fare OF his son, an inspector on Gen.
Skaters stan.
The vessels that have arrived on San
tiaFo with the troops on board of each.
according 60 the data supplied 10 the
war department by Gen. shaftor, num-
her. with the conveys, forty-nlne YES
sells. and 10 the most numerous nput
that ever left the waters ~ the United
States for foreign port. n II expected
here that the transports viii remain m
Santiago, or perhaps nearer the exact
landing point ~ the troops, until San.
tingu had been captured, when they Will
take aboard the greater part Of the iu.
vadlnE army n they can bee spared from
that locality ana convey the troops %
Porto Rico. TO eject the capture OF that
island.
Another piece ~ good ncws TINT came
10 the department through the medium
NJ the state department was from re-
liable authority iu Mnrsrillcs. France.
stating that positive information had
been received there stating that th,
Cndiz fleet had returned 20 Cndiz. with
one of the most formidable shipn thp
Nittoria, disabled and In tow. Tho
Nitturia ia one ~ the hroadslde ships
~ the Spanish navy. Sh, has no turrst.
guns behind q citadel ~ iron. she has
been neglected Tor many vars at CadIE.
and Il ~ presumed that the hnaty rc.
pairs made upon her 90 provide Tor ac.
tive service We're not extensive enough
20 mike good the damage sustained by
neglect.