The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-23

WASHINGTON. June ss.-Ofac'ai dis
patches received tonight by both Secrs-
tary Ager ard Secretary Long Indicated
that the landing OF troops near SANTIAGO
vas progressing most favorably The tlrs.
landing was effected Mt BaIquiri this morn
Ing. and met with comparatively Sigh, re-
sistance. This was stated In a disnatch
received this evening by Secretary Alger.
which. though brief. was full OF news and
meaning. It follows:
Playa del Este. June %.
TO Secretary of War, Washington:
Landing ut Ba.quiri this morning success
full Very little If any resistance
'sHAEsrER."
Secretary Alger expressed himself AZ
delighted Mt the expedition with which
the landing OF the troops was being e.
fecteG and with the fact that no serious
obstacle was being offered by the enemy.
He construed the text az Gen Shafter's
message TO mean that tho enemy had
made merely n nominal and Ineffective
resistance by firing from the hills at long
range.
Shortly after Secretary Aiger received
this dispatch. Secretary Long received A
more extended cahlegram from Admiral
Sampson. also dated at Playa def Este at
$50 this evening. The text OF the dis
patcA translated from tho navy depart
ment cipher is as follows:
Landing OF the army is progressing IA
vorah.y AT Baiauiri. There Is little ~ any
I resistance The New Orleans. Detrolt.
/ a. cod zN.T
vicinity before landing. We made dem
onstra;ion AZ Cahanas % engage .he at
'eutlon OF the enemy. The Texas engaged
the west battery for worn~ nours. She had
one man killed. The submarine mines
have been recovered from the channel II
Guantanamo. Communication by ,ele-
graph has been established AZ Gnanta-
namo. SAMPSON"
IN both army and naval circles the in
formation contained I'm the dispatches of
Gen shafter and Admiral Sampson wns
received with intense satisfaction Tho
landing of sd large body OF troops as
Gen. Shafter az present has under his
command is a task OF immense proportions
A prominent official OF the war department
said tonight tho complete debarkatlon os
the troops animals and field guns and sun
plies wtthlu week after their arrival on
the Cuban coast would be a task vel, ac-
complisaed II is probable, in the opinion
OF the officer referred 10. that only par
tlal landing Of troops was effected today.
and that the landing VII DO continued
| from day 10 day until corrr:eted. II Is Ike
Is. too, that the troops viii he landed Il
| several places along the coast, ~ course
| within short distance OF the headdnar-
ters which Gen. Shafter will establish for
himself
Admiral Sampsous dspatch 1ndi@ttei
| that he VAS carrying out his Instructions
| thoroughly 10 clear a way FOR the landing
| Of troops The monstra;ion made with
! the Texas before s'aianas. which IS tuz.
| eax. OF Guantanamo. may EASILY have Ii
! ,he Sraslards 70 suppose that general
! landing vas TO be attempted IN the inms~
( .gfata vicinity 4 wa evident from me
text o. Admiral s4mpsou's dispatch tha.
( \ landing hal already been effected near
/ C;uar.ananno. as he noted that conm9ni-
+ eaton rs telegraph had been r'eestablish"3
at that point. and that The channel hai
Nser cleared of sufma rine mines. "a ths
ofinjon of naval off1cers the landing NJ
Guantanamo VAS ~ marines rather than
/ o, la;gsi forces.
The cahie station through which tho
American commanders vii Communicate
with me departments in ts3s city has beeu
e.tahilzFles. as snoasn hE the dates of TIA
,ffsl,asrrs-s received this even nE. a. Playa
del Es;e. small place directly ou ths
ooag. and a.sou. fifteen miles east ~ Sam
( ,tsre The change vas fra3e from Camp