Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-07-18
PORTO RICO MUST COME IN.
r,o.di,ion 10 the Island TO be landed This
Week.
49,. win Make % Demonstration No Tn
necessary Delay to he Allowed In
This Action.

Washington. July i7.-An important
conference was held at the white
IIouse tonight. the participants being
h.6aes president Mckinley. secretary
ror- Admiral slcarl and Captain Ma
nan Of the war board. Adiuiant Gcn-
,r,I corbln was present during part
of the deliberations. The happy con-
eiuslon Of the campaign. against S1h-
fi1ro affords the PreLldent ana ms
advisers Intense satlsta,Uon. nut ~
disposition Is manlieHteu IT'D l.' '"' ""'
wbcn Inc details Of The sanuaTo
e,wpa,rn have been cleared away iha
,ynndition against Porto Rico Will abe
-1rb Tho attention Of tho President
No fully realizes that war can h.
prosccutcd 20 a speedy ana sue'taiiii
issue only by pressing the hdv1n,it1a
already gained and aH one ~ ~. OLE
ri,is cxnrsssed ID tonight. Tho ~ iI-
dent proposes 70 strike VINO 'n' iron
Arrangements Tor the PORTO Eeo
.,-r.1IiIIr vrra under discussion UF
me President and the war pllfl Zoe
day. 10 may Doe two or thr0H days
whom ihO details nf tn invnrl1n lre
worked OUT. but % Do probable thlt D..
military forces ~ thf expedition 500
have sffcctcd q landing nsrr San jun.
Prior 10 the landing. % nltl. doe
mon. iFntlnn probably VIII Dr. had
rEtrst slh Juan flr'1'f'lnEs THO
V.st.ts taking Part "a hr b1mhIsi.
u.ut wii ha a part of ths tee. ar hi-
mites Srwf son. but what v'ssH. have
b.gn ofdC,od TO Porto R'c1 could n't
n. ,,g,' liz dscisi,n b,a hoo, reached
yet Hs Co the strength and personnel ~
~. std forces 90 hD Hout 10 PORT
E'ct FOR tlmo 10 was Hipp1I'd thai
ffN. u fuy Of the trnIna now gifnf
Con. S'i flows command VIII be ln the
uDv vA''diiion.
f,.U btrokc. Who lf Hch lulf tn rl
% IYTtn isit1, desired 20 'HNo with him
ilin tfuHis which cnng'iti'r his cJfrf
ct chi aElwauEd, but lt hrs bocr d.
'rimiufI rot 90 send ths' cnrTA 10 300
urtirciy.' " 10 believed by 'hi Nai =
Nplals that not sn many viii ne needed
ln addition 90 the number 30 De sent
from cuba, and only part ~ Gen
nrn0ko'H corps Will form, therefore
TINT part ~ the plmI expedition
which ia TO Doe sent dircctiy from tn
United states.
it IL undcrstood that Gen. Miles. VIII,
60 O. have general command NJ ~.
operations In Porto Rico. VIII not rr'
turn Go the United StltOa, but viii pre-
coed directly 90 a point near san jull
with such NJ 'ho military forces nov
az Santiago nH are no form "a part OF
! tho exp lii'0n against Porto Rico
| Those and other details ~ the new oN'
petition were discussed BY The prcsl
/ dent and his advisers tonight Cen
/ Miles Il IN constant communication
/ with the administration and much o.
/ lance D. being placed un0n him ln ih'
I matter ~ the FHtpt'f ~ tho lui
I forces flr the Porto lt.ein expedition.
10 la expected that Two or three days
| and perhaps q longer time. Will be re-
/ qulrsd 90 complete the turning over {.
| the United states f1r'rs uf ih' arm
and equipments on the spanish troop
at SANTIAGO. Gen. ShHfiUr Indicate
| In his latest dispatch tonight that IN
| Disarmament IL proceeding prohlhll
| a. rapidly as possible. and that IN
! work Will continue tomorrow.
| Direct communication with Santiago
! via Playa del Este and Hail.. has b'rl
/ ,li1Mlahcd. but % o. likely. w M
| oI.Hldu % Gen. Greeley, the chief slg
] nal anlc 70 that even hcttcr communl
cation VIII have been established In
day or two.