Show I WASHINGTON PROPHECIES Sampson and the Insurgents May i I Attack Santiago I I Washington June 2It was plainly noticeable at the navy department today to-day that the officials were expecting I I news of the first importance but that I they did not look for it Immediately i The firmness with which they have insisted in-sisted that Schley could have had no general engagement with the Spanish forces ships and forts at Santiago a was reported appeared to be based on a full knowledge of the plans on which the commodore is acting and the greatest great-est concessions that they would make towards admitting that a fight had taken place there Tuesday was to say I that possibly Schley had detected some I earthworks going up and had razed them with his shells They were confident con-fident he made no attempt to enter the I harbor I Is believed now however that with Sampson in the field and In command oft Santiago with an augmented aug-mented force that Interesting events may be looked for These are expected too notwithstanding the fact that no troops have yet started from Tampa a was established by inquiry at the war department this afternoon The insurgents are known to be in force in the neighborhood of Santiago and through Captain Dorst the war department depart-ment not only has been in communication communica-tion with them but ha supplied them I fully with good weapons and an abundance abun-dance of ammunition The headquarters headquar-ters a the best of the Cuban generals Garcia are distant from Santiago only 15 miles so that it Is possible Sampson I feels strong enough with their support to begin the assault by sea upon the I doomed Spanish fleet and forts without dome awaiting the arrival of the United j I I States troops from Tampa The trend I of news that came to Washington fro 1 unofficial sources during the afternoon all went to support this belief s there is some ground for the expectation of the officials that Important Information be expected shortly may expec short I |