Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-06-24
NILES WILL Go TO CUBA
Commander in.chlef Will Direct Operations in
Tho Field,
Will LEAVE SANTIAGO TO GEN. SKATER
sampson sends sis Dispatches MAKES No
Report ~ Fighting. shaving Troops
Sot seriously Engaged.

washington. Juno 2i.-Gon. Miles. In
command u the army viii go 20 cuba.
accompanied by his staff.nnd direct the
military operations ON the field. The
doubt az 20 the generals movements
was cleared up today aud the definite
statement made that he would $50 Co
Cuba. Ito will not leave the United
states yet however. nor "a % settled Just
when NJ goes. There u thought iu De
no emergency 20 require an immediate
start. ~ Cen Miles has the fullest con.
sdcnce In Cen shaftor who Do conduct
ing The advance on Santiago, and this
confidence H. shared bythoproaidont and
nc secretary ~ war. For that reason
Gen. Miloua move viii not b. Tor the
purpose " assuming the direction %
the assault on Santiago, ~ That move IL
likely 10 b. we'll advanced " not exc
suited BY the time be- leaves There nre
other important military moves rtquir-
INK attention here. including the pre-
paratlons Tor further expeditions which
viii go by way ~ Newport News and
Tampa.
Tampa IL again 10 be- made the rem
devious for large force. and the de.
pariment IL securing complete details
with a view to ccntering another large
fleet OF Transports there with the
troops moved 10 these points and the
expeditions well advanced, Gen. Miles
viii then be- free TO Join the army In
the field. Personally. he IN anxious
10 be- with the troops, Tor, MS he says
10 his friends. he has been with the men
Tor 10 years. ana his spirit ~ with them
now although circumstances neceHsl-
tate hlu remaining here for a TIME.
rhCru II possibility that be may 20
with Gen. HCnry'H division when w,
Harvard and Yale make thrir second
if4p from Newport News. but this q,
quite doubtful,
Admiral Sampson II now In constant
and practically immediate cable COM
municatinn with the navy department.
Six dlHpitchCa were received in rapid
succession through The early hours ui
this morning. the last ono bringing The
situation az a. n o'clock last night
They showed that only half an hour
elapsed between the hllug ~ the mes.
sage hy the admiral ana the receipt NJ
10 In Washington, Hl that ihe huthnu'
ties here arr NOW assured ~ being nnI}
an half hour behind the actual dcNui.
Dpmenta ~ the scene ~ action.
The only message bearing un 100
general situation was one In which Ai-
miral Sampson said that under n1r
nf truce d. learned that iilhauu Hud
his men were wen ana had been fr-
moved froHx.t1rro castle 10 tn city ni
Santiago, fiT' miles distant This llit'
ed weight " anxiety na Ia The lluli.
ton 0f this brave band of heroes
Tho other dHpdtchor ~ Admiral
Ramfaou's covered multitude ~ De-.
tails winch have ben deferred IN tha
absence of q quick communication.
Thoy made requlTlilona Tor routine rup.
plies ~ every description, and indicated
needed repairs, mostly minor ln uhIrtr.
tor. 10 tho vessels ~ The fleet NIt %
word was r.lld ua 10 any engagement
by the troops under grn Shufisr. nn1
- the admiral a. m close commune.
ton with Gvu. shnurI naval officials
rAgard this failure N the admiral tu men
tl0n any action 10y the TROOPS. Hs cons
elusive nH showing NJ action took pIHoa
Yesterday nH was reported hy thf
spanish.
During tho forenoon a dispatch clms
10 Gen. Grarly, chief signal officer from
Liout COT Allen. who o. ln cmuH NJ thl
tnleFnphlc communication with M,
army ~ wuH drfei 90 Playa al Estr
and simply indicated that b. wts max.
ms communication along tho ahlrr ni
FAR aH AruldortH. which a about ri,
teen miles farther 90 tliH westward thar
Playa dol Este. The dispatch made nl
montlon ~ any battle Or ohHr chanr,
In the naval situation, military ol
naval,