The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-07-26
WAR DEPARTMENT
EXTREMELY BUSY.
Miles Troops VIII soon BE Landed
Thanks sent to Rear Al
miral Dewey.

WASHINGTON. July zs.-Tne war de-
pArtIenl vas busy today hG-rSl.g ,as
Dispatch o. the remainder Of Gen. Niles
expedition against Porto Rico. Such pro-
gress has been made that X Is hoped ihat
all OF the troops Viii be On Porto Rican
sol. within q week az the latest Gen.
Niles is not expected 10 defer MS land4ng
until that time, but presumably Ill p.ck
gut a suitable place for enc&mp.ng MS
troops. and establish himself ashore await
ing the arrival q the otasr attachments
now On theft 8ay.
War department officials expect that the
first news received frem Gen. Niles will
come through the press dispatches, as the
general mas not with li.m. 50 far as x
known, any dispatch boats. /; viii al least
be Saturday before direct cable c0mmuni-
cation can be established with him. and
in the meantime reliance must be had on
the dispatch boats running across TO ST.
Thomas distant about four hours run.
II was expected IN the department. taa,
Gen. Brooke and Gen. Haines would sail
today from Newport News. and tae most
Of Gen. brookes command would b. en-
barked 10y wednesday. The work OF en-
barEatior al Hampton Roads is being con
Quoted with much Jess difficulty and delay
than vas expected. Co. Hscker. IL charge
u the importation division If the war
department, has reported 70 Secretary Al
Of troops. Consequently the secretary to
day orGered al Of Gen. Grants brigade.
g. 90 men. from ChichaInausa 10 Newpor.
News. L 4 not expected that ali Of the
transports required fer tneir acoommoda-
fiGn will have arrived there by the time
the troops get IL. bat they VIII encamp
on suitable ground there. and II is be.!ey-
ed VIII he benefited ~ the change from
Ch%kaIauga
Adj. Gen. Corbin. with his private sec
Rotary. Nr. Coursey. ,4st nigh: con- pleIed
the hundredta consecutive days service 3t
the department. and taere Sill il little Ii
intuition N the number u kilograms. let
ters ana oT!ciaI papers pouring IN.
The signal service h ~ succeeded in re-
claiming from the battlefield e Santiago
TIE tubes which supplied The military ba:-
loon With pure hydrogen gas. ana ne bal
loon has beer brought over. % Tampa. The
tubes vii he re-chaysed Immediately. and
ire whole apparatus dispatched 10 Porto
EiCo. The balloon proved o. great value
In the Santiago campaign. and from the
character Of the country In Porto Rico.
whore military operations must he con-
Quoted IL ia believed that It also can be
used - advantage taeTe.
Secretary Long tcd0y forwarded 10 Al
ruirsl Dewey the joint resolution % con-
K:tss. extending the thanks u congress
FOR the victory achieved a. CaV4te. The
fs-i1 ,Gt.oN was Jet4AttI t+3t S5iET0SEeU ara
prcfa ID by a formal atiestat3og u its au-
thert.-tty ~ Secretary Z State Day. The
wAcle IS .rcsoEet Ia q rich git and orna-
Tueuttd Russian leather cover. II ls 70 he
remarked that Secretary Long. IN MS ct
ter ~ .Tansmittai. makes reference 70
letter from the secretary Il state cornp,i-
Tuent.rE Aam.ya. Dewey upon his 9irec-
Won q affairs since the great naval We
toTy, a formal evidence that TIE safe de-
partnen, ts thoroughly satisfied with the
diplomatic qualities he has exhibited Tho
letter % Secretary Long is as follows:
Navy Department.
washington July =. ls.s,
ST: The department Aas received from
TIE secretary % state an epsrossed ard
certified copy Of Joint resolution =. con-
t~~de-iuE the thanks II congress ~
you ard The cff and men ~ The squad
ron FEds~ your command Tor transmission
20 sou. and herewith e -l7Sss :hc same
Acc 01pa1yinG the copy - ~. fnirt
resolution the department received 4 .4tfar
q - ths secretary of state requesting that
there h~ conveyed % you his high appre-
Cls'}vu ~ tuur character a$ q UaVa> officer
and q tse good Judgment ana prudence
Ycl haFs Shown in direct.rE Affairs since
tte date 60 ycIr great achievement. IN
Destroy 'Hg she spanish feet
18th t3k@ graf Pleasure IN doing a "a
Join rFost heartily or behalf oF the navy
q .-r .reuf. as vel as personally II ne
Oor'f-,7er fa.itn = she secretary OF state
Very sesPettf italy
John y. long Secretary
Rear Aasuira3 George I9ewey r. = Nav
Corr ~far-i0-Chief I. < Naval Forces