Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-01-07
DEWEY WILL Get
THE CUNBOATS.
Over Thirty Warships will Be In
der the AdmiraI's Command.
THE LARGEST PEACE FLEET.
Hut Tie Gun Have Al ne Wants Asks
for New supplies of soap. Plug
Tobacco aud Food.

New York. Jan. "a special 10 the
Tribune from Washington says.
Tho navy department received long
cipher cable dispatch from Admiral
Dewey making acquisitions for ships
and supplies urgently needed on the
Auintic station. The admiral fcitcr-
atcd the request he has made several
Times In the last fcw weeks. that nddi-
uonal HIGHT draught Eunboata should
be sent 60 him. Notwithstanding the
fact that sccrotnry Long informed him
yesterday that the Castlnc was start
Ing Immediately by way ~ sucz. and
other vcrsois would follow when they
could be SHARED. \ reply wal sent to
the admiral today that the bennington.
now on her way from Honolulu To
make surveys at Guam. would be- or
dorcd 20 Manila In the courrc OF a few
months. ana the Machlan. now repair.
Ing nt Portsmouth. n. H.. would fol-
low the Caatino through the Mcditer-
fnncan In a few weeks ON her way to
Join his iicct.
Secretary Long added request 20
Admiral Dewey 10 designate rpcclncai-
~ any other gunboatH he desired, In
order that the department might grati-
~ him II possible. The authorities
recognize the ndyisabllity " sending all
the runboat that can be- spared 10 the
Arlntlc station. on account OF their
adnptibility to service In the archl-
pclago. but. In addition to the Concord
ana Petrol. which are now at tiolio. the
Helena IL NJ Port Said ON her way To
Manila anu Admiral Dewey now has In
cummiHHiun tho Callno. the Manila, the
culfun. ana the liarCeio. which he cap.
turcd from the spanirrds. aud In a few
weeks the irla de i.uzon and the Ria
de- cuba, which h. raised ana sent to
lionFkonr.will be- manned by the crows
sent Out ON the Buffalo. lie also has
the captured gunbonta icytc and Min-
dnnno awaiting ctcwr. ANA when the
Mhchinr. the cnFtine and the iieuniug-
ton Join him lac viii have thirty vcH-
sells under his command, not counting
N, oregon ana the ifiH. which win nnon
be at Honolulu. awaiting orders Ia 81,
Ia his support. Ouch "a large fleet han
never IN times ~ peace been under the
command 81 n single American officer.
but the department. has such conf.
dcnce IN the hdmirara Judgment that "
VIII not hesitate To- send him any fur.
iNff announcements tnht ne uNfuMNNNi
In hin dispatch Admiral Dewey calls
for large quantities ~ plug tobacco.
soap. ana American food. II viii he re-
membersd that soon after the deatruc-
ton of Moutcjo's fleet the admiral ca
hlcd for forty thousand bars 81 SOAP.
nndlng h. could buy none In AHintlc
waters This supply has either been
exhausted or tho admiral N determined
% have a fresh supply ON hand before
n gives out, IN order that there shall
DO no unclcnnlincfa In his fleet. lila
demand FOR more plug tobacco N tx
plninod In letters which have recently
reached Washington from officers Of the
fleet, tolling how tired the men nro ~
Philippine cigars. and how they miss
their Fwoetencd navy plug nni their
clay pipes, To carry these needed SUM
plies the department decided today 10
NJ W the auxiliary cruiser Yankee or
her sister ship. The Prairie. ana load
them full ~ necessities. sending them
~ Manila by way of tho Suez canni.
These vessels arr now nt League ifi1rd
hut one Or them can be Hent around TO
New York and made ready 10 star, IN
the next two weeks.