Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-09-22
FOR CUBA AND PORTO RICO.
An Army of Seventy Thousand Being Con-
centrated I'm Southern Camps for Gar
rison Duty I'm the Antilles.

Washington, Sept. 1.-THE military
movements are being directed rapidly
towards the assem- bling of a large
army in southern stations for the win
ter camps and preparatory to the mill
tary occupation of Cuba and Porto
Rico. About 10000 troops are now To-
Gated in the south and orders will be
Issued sending the First, Second, Sixth,
Ninth and Tenth Cavalry from Mon
tauk to southern stations. The Third
cavalry already has gone south, and
the First and Second infantry were
Thursday afternoon ordered to Annis-
ton, and the Eighth and Sixteenth to
Huntsville. This leaves the Seventh,
Twenty-fourth and Twenty-ffth in
fantry, the Second v volunteer Engineers
tiIlery, at Montauk.
VIII be Ordered South In n Day Two.
Within a day or two these last re-
naming troops will be ordered south
and Camp Wikoff will be no more.
The purpose is to establish winter
camps between the Thirty-frst and
Thirty-ffth parallels.
The major part of the army thus as
sembled is destined for service in Cuba.
with a much smaller force for Porto
Rico, and q reserve in the winter
ramps. It ia not the intention, how
ever, to send the army of occupation
to Cuba until after the unhealthy sea-
son has passed, and meanwhile the
troops will be put in the best possible
condition.
No Chances viii be Taken.
On account of the desire OF the war
department that no chances shall be
taken in the way of exposure of the
troops to the dangers of the unhealthy
season, no Impotence is felt on &C
iy season, no Impotence Is felt on &C.
count of the rather slow progress of
the work of the commission of evacua-
ton at Havana. Great satisfaction is
expressed at the progress being made
in Porto Rico, and the evacuation is
expected to occur speedily, but in con-
nection with the occupation OF Porto
Rico the same anxiety as TO the health
OF the army is not felt, nor are there
similar difficulties in connection with
establishing the government, Porto
Rico becoming at once a part OF the
territory of the United States.
Possible Trouble with Organized Xnsur-
gents Not Taken Into Account.
In assembling and organizing the
ermy for the occupation of Cuba the
consideration of possible trouble with
the organized insurgents is not being
taken into serious account. The Ha-
vana dispatches stating that there has
developed d strong sentiment in favor
of independence and opposition to an
nexation, coupled with hostility to-
ward the United States, are read with
rather an air of amusement by Off
Gals of the administration, who sug-
gest that it is absurd to give as a rea-
son for hostility on the part of Cubans
toward the United States that the Gu
bans are in favor of entire independ-
ence. The purpose of the Cubans to es-
tablish stable independent form of
government is strictly in accordance
with the terms of the presidents proc
lamation, and, therefore, furnishes no
reason for feeling of hostility.
Cordial Relations Exist.
All the information in the possession
of the war department, it is said, in
Dictates the most cordial relations and
harmony of purpose between the Gu
bans and the representatives of this
government.