The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-06-24
RESULT OF TWO MONTHS WAR.
Washington Oficials Summarize What
Has So Far Been Accomplished.

Washington Officials Summarize What
Has So Far Been Accomplished.
Washington, June 22.-Two months
ago yesterday war broke out between
the United States and Spain. according
to the proclamation of the president
and the declaration of congress. The end
of that period finds nearly 10000 United
States troops lying off Santiago prepar-
ing to land; it finds cable communica-
ton established between the government
at Washington and the advance guard
Of the expedition in Cuba. and 1t finds
Cuban territory in the possession OF
United States marines backed by a
squadron, and nearly all of the COM
mercial ports of Cuba blockaded. This
is all apart from Dewey's great victory
at Manila, and from the splendid results
achieved in organizing several armies
now in the camps. Therefore the Off
GERS Of the administration feel that they
have a right to look back with pride
over what has been accomplished in the
short space of two months, working in
large part with raw material in both
the army and the navy.
The government has now determined
to send heavy reinforcements to Gener-
al Shafter at Santiago. To this end the
first expedition will leave Newport
News Thursday morning, carrying Brig
adler General Duffield's separate bri-
gade of the Second army corps, made
up Of the Ninth Massachusetts, Thirty
third and Thirty-fourth Michigan, and
the Third Virginia regiments, in all
about 1000 men. Expeditions will follow
rapidly by way Of Tampa. The next
forces to 60 will include those Of Briga-
der Garretson, of the Second brigade Of
the First division, Second army corps,
embracing the Sixth Illinois. Sixth
Massachusetts, and Eighth and Ninth
Ohio regiments. This will swell the
American forces at Santiago de Cuba to
about $4,000. But the expeditions will
not stop at that number, as there is a
determined purpose to send forward a
sufficient force to crush any Spanish
command which can be concentrated at
that point.
The reports from Santiago that about
II 900 Spanish troops are in and about
the city do not agree with the reliable
estimates in the possession of the war
department. According to the latter
figures there are not to exceed $4,000
Spanish troops at Santiago de Cuba.
while 100 miles away to the northwest.
at Holguin, the Spanish corps COM
mander, General Pando, has 10000 men.
The war department is satisfied that the
Cuban forces under Garcia can keep
Pando from reinforcing Santa go. Should
this not be accomplished the Spanish
forces at Santiago would be augmented
to about $4,000 men. They are well
armed. well disciplined, seasoned to the
climate, know the fighting grounds Of
that locality, and are probably as good
an all-around fighting force as the Span
iards can bring to bear.
Up to the close Of office hours yester-
day neither the war nor navy Depart
ment had received any detailed infor-
nation as to the arrival Of troops at
Santiago. The entire information was
confined to the one brief despatch from
Captain Allen, of the signal service,
stating that the troop transports had
arrived. This was enough, however, to
start baseess rumors that the actual
landing of troops was in progress and
one report went to the extent of stat
ing that the troops were landing under
a heavy fire from the Spanish forces.
1t may be true, however that the land
ing Is now in progress, and although 1t
is not impossible officials consider 1t
improbable that any landing is going
IN tIp1ar Gpaptc1, fire