The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1898-06-24

Alger tonight received cablegram
from General Shafter at Playa Del
Este saying troops had been success
fully landed at Duiquiri.
Washington, juno 22,-Tho navy
department has advices from Samp.
son stating landing going on sue
cessfully while vessels bomburdcd
Cabanas to divert attention. Texas
had ono man killed.
Washington, June 22.-Today,
Just Il week after tho United States
troops left Tortugas, they began to
disembark on Cuban soil, landing
in formation at two points SO rs to
attack Santiago in the rear and at
the sides, with the navy to help tho
work IN front. Thus, the military
invasion Of Cuba may bo said to have
fairly begun, for though tho United
States marines we're tho first of tho
regular forces to land upon Cuban
soil, their purpose after all was not
invasion, but the establishment of
naval base and q base for cablo
station, in both of which thoy wcro
emlnontIy successful. TO tho rcsu-
lar troops was left the beginning cf
tho formidable task ofinvading Cuba
i'll tho force by land.
Just at the close Of Office hours a
brief cablegram camo to the war do.
partment from Liout. Col. Allen. It
had been expected ull day. TO tho
surprise Of officials tko cablegram
was dated, not at Guantanamo, but
at place callod Playa del Esto,
about 20 miles west Of Guantanamo
bay and about half the distance bo-
tween that and Santiago bay. It's
oxact wording is withheld, but the
statement was authorized that it said
the troops wero landing and that
preparations had been made to at -.
tack Santiago at the sides and rear.
IN TOUCH by CABLE AND WIRE.
The delay in receiving further
cable communications after tho first
Of last evening is thus explained.
The lines were being carried west
ward, probably to be nearer the
point selected as the landing place in
Cuba. In his dispatch Lieut.. Col.
Allen said that he had heard nothing
officially from either General Shat
ter or Admiral Sampson. This is
accounted for readily by his instruc-
tons Iio was told specially by
General Miles in cablegram sont
yesterday not to cmbarass Gcnoral
Shafter by any unnecessary sugges.
tons
| GENERAL SHAFTER FOOT. LOSE.
Thus it will be scon, to tho delight
Of all true soldiers, that General
Shafter, like Admiral Sampson, is
not to be tied by exact orders from
Washington, but is to be allowed the
widest liberty Of action in the belief
that he, being on tho ground, is cap
able Of Judging best tho proprietorS
Of projected movements. Tho lieu.
tenant colonel, however who is {
member Of General Miles staff, an(
directly in charge Of the signal WORK
in Santiago province, communicated
briefly with General Miles in clpheI
the fact that tho debarkation Of the
troops had begun and that a plan O
attack had been arranged.
PUSHING ON THE REINFoHcEMENTs.
Tho reinforcement of Genera
Shafter actually began today, in tn
departure Of tho entire 33d Michigan
and one battalion Of tho 3lth Michi
gan from Camp Alger for Santiagc
They go to Newport News and thonc
by steamer direct to Santiago.
the expectations Of the projectors O
this movement are realized thes
troops arc likely to occupy less tim
in the passage than did the first cor
tlngent which left Tampa directl,
notwithstanding the distance is twic
as long.
J GENERAL HENRY IN COMMAND.
, Formal orders were issued placin
; Gen. Guy '. Henry IN charge {
fhn naXu l,piuin,, <,e t.o1-,