The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-07-29
NILES ON IHE MARCH
Across Porto Rico, According
to Washington Belief
GENERAL BROOKE STARTS
Campaign viii Be in Full
Swing in a Week.

Washington. July 2S.-No word came
from General Miles today, and the war
department assumes that he Is pursuing
his advance across rhe island OF Porto
Rico towards San Juan. They attach 1T
lie credance TO the Spanish account OF
ha+tIe at Yauca- resting confident IN the
belief that when the facts are known 1t
will be found that this was victory OF tue
usual Spanish type, resulting nthe com
plete achievement of the object OF the
American commander. Considerable rein
forcemtnts are now arriving to support
Miles. and before the week Is over the
campaign there will be in full swing.
MES REINFORCEMENTs.
Newport News. Va, July 2S.-The trans
ports 81. outs and Massachusetts, with
General Brooke started for Porto Rico at
3:3 D. m.
Newport News, Va, July 28.-With the
exception Of the Fourth Ohio regiment,
the Second brigade of the First army
corps, in command of Brigadier General
Haines. sailed for Potro Rico this after
noon at 3 o'clock. General Haines and
his staff and the Fourth Ohio regiment ase
on the cruiser St. Paul. II is not likely
that this ship will leave Old Point before
daybreak tomorrow as there is yet large
quantity Of supplies to be loaded. The
TRANSPORTS that got off are the City Of
Washington. Massachusetts, Seneca and
Roumania and the auxiliary cruiser st.
Louis.
The troops embarked included the Third
Illinois and Fourth Pennsylvania infantry,
troops A and c Of New ork cavalry and
the troops Of Philadelphia and four bat
teries of light artillery, A Of Missouri, A
of Illinois, of Pennsylvania and the
Twenty-Seventh Indiana battery.
The First Kentucky regiment, vanguard
OF the Third brigade, First division. First
army corps, in command Of General Fred
Grant, which is to make up the second
Porto Rican.expediton, arrived here from
Chickamauga today and is now in camp.
General Fred Grant arrived on the last
train, travelling in a private car with his
s,aff
The Third battalion of the Sixteenth
Pennsylvania arrived late this evening and
will be followed by the Third Kentucky,
and the One Hundred and sixtieth In
diana.
Chickamauga, July 2S.-The One Hun
cred and ixtieth Indiana infantry broke
camp at an early hour today and marched
five miles to Rossvlle, where trains were
boarded for Newport News, whence they
will go to Porto Rico, in place of the Fifth
Illinois, which was ordered back to camp
after it had half finished loading for de-
parture.
The irst South Carolina will leave dur
ing the next "a hoursfo- Jacksonville tc
JOIN FitZhugh Lees command. No other
commands have orders to move. The Sixth
regiment United States volunteers will
reach Camp Thomas from Knoxville, Ten
during the next few days.
Clear and cool weather prevailed today
and regular work was maintained by al
the regiments except those preparing tc
move.
Washington, July 2s.-Word has been re,
ceived at the war department that the
Second and Sixty-inth New York regi.
ments have arrived at Fernandina.
MADRID LOCATES MILES.
Madrid, July 2S.-Acording to an off
cial dispatch just received from San Juar
de Porto Rico, the American forces under
Major General Miles occupy the same pos
iJions at Port Guanica as they did aftel
landing.
Several American warships and trans
ports are reported to be cruising off tn,
island.
DEWEY'S ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
San Francisco. July 2S.-The Third bat
TALON of the South Dakota volunteers. tn,
Thirteen tn Minnesota recruits and l55 o
the First Colorado recruits broke CAM
today and marched on board the trans
port steamer ST. Paul. which pulled on
into the stream late in the afternoon. Tn
vessel will sail scma time tomorrow.