The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-06-21
WAR BOARD NOTES
The Campaign Will be Push
cd With Energy.
The CADIZ FLEET
IT Is STILL HEADING THIS
WAY.
HARMONIOUS CONFERENCE Win MILES
An Aumyof One Hundred thousand Men,
thoroughly Drilled and EQUIPPED,
May Soon Be Hurled
Against Havana.
Against Havana.

Against Havana.
Washington. ID. c.. June -. The or |
ginal plans Of campaign for the conduct |
Of the war against SPAN VIII DC adhered |
to and will be pushed With vigor and en-
crgy. That decision was reached ut i |
war council held III the White House to
day ut which were present President |
Mckinley, Secretaries Algcr ana Long, |
General Miles, Assistant Secretary
MciklejOhn, Admiral Sicard and Captain
Nathan OF course there Will be some
Slight notifications made necessary by
the changes that have occurred since
the beginning Of hostiliticS. but these.
after all. will not affect the general plans
of operations. General Miles returned
from Florida with information respect
inc the condition Of the troops, dliilcul-
ties TO be expected in the progress of th'
campaign and needs in the matter of
TRANSFORMATION that Will aid materially ~
the con1uct of the next expedition
The conference WAS entirely harmoni
or$. The only reason that the command
inc general did not visit the White House
Yesterday was because Of Il desire on
the PRESIDENTS part that his war council
lolS should have the benefit Of General
Miles recital Of his observations at first
hand.
The stories that there has been frc-
ton between General Miles and his of
cial SUperiOrS are pronounced 10 y" al
Surd hy all concerned and today : pro
credingS gave ample evidence of the fac
that the utmost harmony charact"riz"S
the relations between the Chief ENecu-
tive and the military branch Of the COY
crnmcnt. There were. of course, Som'
differences Of opinion among the per
sons present at the war council. but
there has been no disposition III any
quarter to resist for IN instant amy con
cuS;on which has secured the approve
Of he President.
The official declaration to the effect
that the campaign is to be pushed with
vi@or does not necessarily mean an i'm
mediate attack upon Havana. although
such advice has been rendered. II does
mean that the very strongest efforts art
to be put forth to yet the army in con
dit ion where it can he used with over
Whclming effect at any point or points ~
almost Il moments notice. To this cn'i
the troops now in camp are to be thor
ou@hly trained and hardened. and wher
thcy leave the United States their equip
ment will be the best i soldier can have.
fit for any season. wet or dry. cold OF
hot With such an army nj command
numbering no less than 100000 the fate
OF Havana cannot long remain III doub'
when once this army iS hurled upon it.
Meanwhile the smaller cXpcditon1ry
movements are to 90 forward unintcr-
rrlptedly. When Santiago is captured.
,c rtaincd regulars who do the work
| there Will be pushed OH to Porto Rico
If all or most of them are needed for
this expedition then the ''provison.l
Il
his orders probably viii 10 dispatched
Immediately from the United States t.
n arriSon the town Of Santiago and r.
| relieve the regulars. Probably knowledge
of some such intention has led TO the
rumor which found free currency today
| to the effect that 1000 men from General
| Graham'S camp had been ordered 10
| proceed Immediately to reinforce Shafter
| ut Santiago making the passage on the
ocean liners Harvard and Yale late
| the New ork and Paris, which ar" now
| in Hampton Roads As matter ~
| fact. Secretary Algcr said this afternoon
| that he had not given orders for the
sending Of troops away from Camp Al
| ger. nor had he ordered amy extensive
movements elsewhere.
| The rooms Of Secretary Al@or were
| thron-cd today by friends Of the many
| candidates for appointment from civil
| life as second HeHtcnantS in the army.
| There are 10 he 200 Of these appointed
| and it was announced this afternoon that
| they will be made public in the news
pancrS Monday morning.
| Word came to the Navy Department
| through tho agency of the State Do
Dartmcnt that the Spanish CadiZ fleet
was still headed eastward today The
| basis Of the report * not known hut j
! is probably from the skipper Of som"
| merchant vessel which has passed tho
| squadron for the ships of course have
| long since escaped the range Of ohSnrva-
/ ton of the lookout at Gibraltar. Al r"
/ ports relative to the movements Of this
| mysterious SQUADRON arc received by the
| naval officials subject To contirmatio8
for experience h1S taughr them that tn
Snansh are freely availing themselves
| of the rather puerile device Of sending
| ont numerous false reports Of naval
| movements in the hone 70 miSiead onr
| campaign directors Therefore in the
! case Of this last report it may turn ont
| TO be unfoundcd and that the squadron
reversed its course after night fall. and
turned westward through the straits
/ bound for the CanaricS.
No confirmation has reached here Of
! the rennrt from Spanish sources fhat tltr
| Spanish fond-ladcn steamer PariSinla
| Conception has managed to slim into
| Manzanilo Cuba. and if this should
| turn out TO be the case there is strong