Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-05-03
|I||I|I|lYUF OCCUPATION.
Will Move in a Few
Days.
TROOPS MODIFYING
sA Force of 600 Men Already Concentrated
SssS:s at Tampa. Ten Transports to Be
Ready by Friday. The Com
maudIpg Officers.

maudlpg Officers.
(By Telegraph.) -.
TAMPA. FLA. May 2.-Brigadier
Generals J. F. Wade and ]. X. Shafter
sSecetved kilograms from Washington
tonight Informing them that the Pres
sident would tomorrow send in their
names as major generals OF Noiun-
5teerss Both Will. however, 1t is said.
accompany the United States troops
ITO Cuba
sssHHSs It is the general belief in army cir
tSc1es tonight that the command of the
expedition will devolve on General
shafter, With General Wade in com
ssmand of the First Division and Gener-
sal Coppfnger of the Second. 1t is be-
s1ieved that General Coppinger will be
there by Wednesday. "
~ Brigade formations of the troops as
$sembled here were completed today by
sfantry are formed. The First Brigade
s5ia made up of the Sixth. Ninth. Thir-
:sfeenth and Twenty-fourth. with ~7,ol-
8$onel Cochran in command. The Sec
sond is made up OF the Fourth. FIT
sfeenth, Twenty-ffrst and Twentysec-
oid, Colonel Poland. commanding.
tine Third includes the First. Tenth
snl1d such others as may arrive.
S Colonel Hunt will command the cav
airy Brigade when formed. AT pres
&SntS only TIE Nlntn regiment is en-
Scamped, but the Tenth and possibly
ssshe Third and Sixth are expected later.
The artillery formations are as at
two battalons with
Colonel Randolph in command. Major
ssLancaster commanding the First bat
talon and Major Dillenhack the Sec
ond.
.Sss TAMPA, FLA, May 2.-'Eleven regi-
SHnents of infantry, one OF cavalry, and
Ten OF light artillery are now c,.ncen-
$trated at Tampa and Port Tampa
ssIznaKlng a force of about 1000 men AF
sthe troops recently ordered here from,
stMobiie. New Orleans and Chickarna uga
:Sg1ave arrived
zs5E Ut lis generally believed in Tampa
..t,iiat this force will be augmented liz,
sthe near future by a, least two regi-
=sments OF cavalry from Chickam ga.
i besides the artillery. The troops now
there are the First Fourth, Seventh,
sixth. Ninth. Tenth. Thirteenth. Sew
sssnteenth, Twenty-first. Twenty-sec
ssaMd i>wenty-fourth Infantry and the
USE Two recruiting offices were opened in
TAMPA today. for enlistment OF Cubans
{ Rcr Gornez'S army. The Specifica tion.s
& allow only young unmarried men to
enlist 1t is believed that seven hun
%dTed will respond TO the call About
fifteen car loads of rifles and trnmuni-
$fion from various military schools
u throughout the country have arrived
4 mere The guns are mostly OF the
4 Springfield pattern, and are for the
equipment OF Gomez'S soldiers.
fSSs# Two hundred native Cubans who have
been quietly enlisted In New York
City. by General Julio Sangu,Ny, ar
STived in Tampa tonight. They Will be
storned into a cavalry regiment and,
under the leadership of the famous Gu
\ ban who enlisted them. will probably
embark Tor Cuba with the American
TROOPS. The rest of the regiment will
be made up OF Cubans from Tampa and
vicinity. The New Workers created a
sensation as they marched down the
sSstreet in body, and they were followed
sor blocks by perfect mob of excited
aCubans.
Slowly but surely are ARA ngements
being made for uhe landing of am Amer
dcaa force in Cuba. The Plant System
Suuent that Its steamers. Olivette and
FLORIDA, both OF which are in port here.
were at the disposal of the government
itor use as troop ships.
The tMascotte. OF The same 1iEe, will
I DE turned over tomorrow. by Friday.
the following fleet of vessels are expect
ed to he in waiting at the wharves u,
Tampa for the reception of the United
States troops: The Florida, Olivette
and iMascotte. OF the Plant Line. the.
.lA4axlo and Comal, OF the Mallory Line;
1.-THE Comal, which is already anchored
4 possibly the I-:ianIassas of the Morgan
Lime, and the Allegheny and Berk-
shire, of the Merchants and Miners
! Iine.
a8ss These boats all have been contracted
4 for and have q carriage capacity of
about 5000 troops. 1t is not believed,
I however, that the actual enrbarka ton
will take place before Sunday. Much
remains to be done in the way of gath
ering ammunition and supplies, and
4 several days must ella pse before all is
95dn read Iness. It is believed that the
force will be made up Of 5000 infantry.
"a 900 cavalry and ten batteries OF arti1-
h 4ery. in adj close 10 5000 men. Only one
regiment OF cavalry, the Ninth, Is now
an camp at Tumpa, but the Tenth now
lat Chi clamau ga. will. it is believed be
brought down here no fill out the quota.
;3tE Btds for the purchase of about "
4 O00, 600 worth of coal for use OF the gov
ssernsnent were opened today. No an
Il mOuncenent OF the successful bidder "lll
gssbe made, pending a report from Wash
& fngton. This coal Will be brought into
Tampa as fast as possible .. 60. o."