Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-07-27
MILES CHANGED PLANS.
Caused Surprise at he War Department When
Known.
PLACE HAD BEEN SELECTED.


Washington. july ls-rhc war de-
rartmont at 1880 O'Clock tonight posted
thr following.
est Thomas. july 90 $50 p. m.--scc-
rotary of War. Washington. -Circum-
sltuD. were such that doomed 10 EIDE
visabic 90 take harbof ~ Gunnlcn nrst
fifteen miles west VI Ponce. which was
successfully accomplished between day
l'ght and 10 O'Clock spuniords sure
pIsod The gi0u,estcr. Commander
Wainwright fret entered thH harb0r
and met with slight rcaistHncO. Al
Transports uro now be- the harbur and
infantry and artillery rapidly going
ashore.
This o. o. we'll protected harbor Tho
wui"r Do sufficiently deep Cor nli trans
ports brd heavy vessels TO anchor
within ,0l yards N shore
'Ihn Spanish Tag was lowered and
Che American nHr raised nt ~ o'clock
today Capt iiIggiuHun. with biz fleet
hHH rendered able and earnest ufH.Ht.
ango. Tho troops are In good he'lt1
ana the best of rprIta. 80 caauniu.a
MILES.
"Msior General Commlui.ua Amy"
Tho news of tho landing uf Gen. Mile
Porto Rico came uH genuine sur.
ptln" Ia the war department 10 had
hll been carefully planned ihnt h0 wUH
Ca mike hlH landing ut another point.
HH remote uH possible from th1 place
who're hn actually inulrdH1 there was
little wonder that tho officials received
the irHt news of the lunlluE with I'M
cfUdullty. and even went Zoo thD i.nrth /
oi Huppuf'uE that the stony had b.Uu I
DO. d. .H...
nom tho point which had been He. t
ltttUd.
just why Gen Miles made this wide F.
departure ffHm The plans of tho Do. F.
rafiment vaH mot known until the dis /
patch was received from him tonight. ]
The result. however. pHrplHNrd che de-. /
rlftmUnt officials deeply aud consider.
ahly dHraur"l their carefully prepared
program ur tho remainder uf tho
expedition. % will Boz necessary On iu.
t.rrnpt tho sections NJ tho expedition
already nc pom heading fot certain H..
l'ttNd points 900 the coast uf Porto
Rico. and Co. advise them " the change
ln plans
Gen Wilson'S brigade Dr. now 90.
preaching Che island. being dun There
indnN uI tomorrow nud friuflfD. mUuiH /
VIII follow ut Intervals Uf uHt ur two
days until the whole force or $1,000
men b. LANDED, unlrrH events connected
with co.. peace negotiations nuke u
expeditions to stop future movement .
However 10 iH o. matter flr cnnrratu. .
lliiun iu thu wnr department that don. /
Miles hfH managed 90 we foot un Porto /
iicu before the nut uyufturDH Tor /
peace, ana thus o. place the island ln /
ihH Same position uH cuba ana tho I
Philippine, namely nH territory ne /
lrhnt partially ln the possession ~ tho /
United States nc the beginning of m I.
negotiations
THREE VESSELS NOTIFIED.
So Thomas u. W. l.. July eG.-tCopy. /
fiEhird. 1895. hy the Associated prrFai .
The United States cruiser Columbia D
arrived here this evening from .
Puerto d. Guanlca. Porto Rico. Via I
rap' San Juan. while m the latter 1
point Fh' spoke the United state, /.
monitor Terror and tho EInh1at, |
Annapolis and Wasp. giving them .
orders 90 iuu the n0gt 90 Puerto de |
butnlCl Immediately Ponce viii not .
Doe homhlried until the rect 90 the |
arrive
~ tho request " Mas. Grn. Mites
the Associated Press dispatch boat |
cynthia II viii take tu Puerto de /
uunnich tonight iht@c guides 10 Gen.
Miles.
Mr. IL =. Hanna. former United |
States consul 600 San Juan d. Porto .
lHrn, WIN also hr passenger by Tia Z
dispatch boat