Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-06-02
SITUATION At SANTIAGO
American Squadron Not to Attempt to Force
~ the Channel.
,ouy WILL COOPERATE QUICKLY,
,.,,e Of Men Already on the Way
and May Have Landed Ere
This.

,sv York, June "A special to the
,,,lhune from washington says:
COMMODORE Schleys reconnaissance at
.,oro bay, so far as it's result is
,aovn to the authorities here, con-
ss,,s the Impression of Gen. Miles and
AVER military officials last week, that
~, fine moment Cervera's squadron
s,,sred Santiago, the cooperating OF
"a and naval forces would be neces-
In the conduct of "A successful
.,,ralgn against him unless he under
,oot to force his way out of the trap
,.t,,a he was surrou nded and over
chained. 1t is true that Commodore
cchley's exchange of shots with the
sbore batteries has demonstrated that
.,ov are weak affairs, but it is not
,vnacted to that he will undertake to
,ond his ships up the narrow, tortuous
channel in single file in order to de-
army the Spanish cruisers when tina,
restilt may be readily accomplished
with infinitely less hazard.
Having satisfied himself of the i'm.
,5tency of the land fortihcations ii is
considered probable that he will now
biocklde the channel by sinking one or
more worthless hulks at the entrance.
That he did not follow up the tre-
mendous advantage he gained in the
utter Generalization of tho Spanish
land forces is taken as an indication
that he had this object ultimately In
view, for the naval authorities mad IN
formed him that vessels to be used as
distractions were already on the way
10 him and should arrive In a day or
two at the latest
II is hardly thought probable that the
Standards will venture on an aggressive
movement, but will rather remain at
anchor in the upper harbor, trusting to
the scattering Of Commodore Schley's
vessels by the terrific hurricanes which
are to be anticipated on the Cuban
coast at this season of the year. The
knowledge of this danger will probably
hasten the placing OF distractions to
navigation In the channel at Santiago
in order that the cEress of the Span
iards may be completely blockaded
should the American feet he forced to
seek shelter Mt Mole st. Nicholas,
which Is the nearest harbor of any Sc
curlty
The approach of the cyclone season
and the necessity for speedily relieving
Commodore Schley of his vigil, are of
vast Importance in the effect on the
military Invasion, MS Il will be impossl-
bic to land troops at the most con-
yeniont coast point In stormy weather.
Whether all the military force with
which 1t Is proposed to invest Santiago
has left Tampa or not army officials
at Washington declare frankly they do
not know, and with the rigid censor
ship now exercised In southern pores
which effectively checks the dissemin-
alton Of the desired information, 1t is
impossible to speak with certainty.
Secretary Alger has admitted to the
MEMBERS of Congress who control ap-
poprlations. that an immediate in
VISION mas been ordered and that oper-
i,tns In Porto Rico wC-ld promptly
Now. The orders which were tele-
raphed to Gen. Shafter last Sunday
lave been divulEed by the President tr
no one except Secretaries Alger anc
Long and Generals Miles and Corbin
and 1t Us extremely unlikely that thes,
officials would abuse the confidence re
posed In them. 1t is not necessar,
that government officials should be in
formed Of such affairs, as they ar,
charged with sending supplies to Tam
pa, when their jurisdiction is brough
TO an end
1t is known that the pioneer force, in
Guiding the Siege gun trains the en-
gineer detachment and a good sizet
force Of cavalry and artillery coul,
have passed beyond Key West by THU
time without any one ashore hnvini
been the wiser. The guns and enginee
implements have been loaded on tn
transports for several weeks and tn
men to handle them have not beer
near the general camps. Several in
fantry and cavalry transports wer
ready for departure last Saturday an,
u these vessels have not slipped ava,
i Is difficult to explain why they wer
loaded so long ago The Panther. witt
nearly 500 marines aboard, under Lieut.
Col Huntington, has been under steam
at Key West for fully three weeks, an,
with this nucleus reinforced by Calixt
Garcia's army of insurgents. who hav
so long controlled Santiago province. g
formidable a force would he able to pre
vent any aggressive movement fror
The little body of Spnnlards hemmed 4
az santiago CITY. II is exeppcted thu
the FIRST news Of the invading army wi
not come from Tamna or any othe
American point. but from Santiago II
self
The army. as well as tho navy, I'm
suddenly lost interest I'm Havana an
philippine affairs, and even the allege
movements of the Cadiz fleet hnv
ceased to cause any apprehension. In
t,erest Mt this time Is centered exclusive
~ In the Santiago campaign. and con
man any htinE else the future cours
nacnoe Is general that on its prom
ana sncceseful conclusion depends NOR
and limitations of the war