Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-07-21

I ih. war department NJ 90 $3.50 O'clock
Z llif morning. % la believed that gtn.
~" ana hH troops under convoy of
th' navy have departed from cuba.
NAVY DEPARTMENT CAUSED DE.
LAY.
Washington. July Admiral gamp.
SON having bon Instructed at "a very
early hour this morning to furnish a
convoy Tor Gen. Mu,sH expedition 10
Porto lNDu, % ls again assumed hy the
war department ullrilla that "a star.
VIII lr made some time today Slmp.
H1h was told tu send hltti,ahlp and
/ cruiser aH convoy. but % was ieft
iu him i1 select these from among INC
vessels uf Doe Meet The navy hnr dla.
posed CO. regard 90 nH unnposasury IL
l,nl u special convoy on the ground
mat ih" columbia and the Yale were
| both armed sufficiently CO. Hrrvr as pro.
| 'rIllu Tor tho ilrHt uf transports. an,
according Go the Information 10 p1slos.
! sion nf the navy department there H-.
nu Spanish varHh'us anywhere In the
uulrhhHfhund nf tho West indies that
might hr expected 60 modest the *.
| petition.
However acting on the Presl.
| &. ntr resolve o. run no unnecessary
risks NJ disaster 90 this expedition. the
| decision WIS reached last niRht 60 send
the convoy requested by tho war de-
plftmrut
~ is aHid nt the war department that
some % the soldiers. including Carrot.
BON brigade have been IN DAYS nbunrt
/ ship, Flucr they embarked M Newport
News. most of the time lying on santl-
ago IN sight Of Hhorr, but unable TO
land.
They arrived Just before the surren.
/ der NJ Santiago. and 10 having been
decided 10 use them lu the Porto tNcan
I expedition, the troops were kept aboard
| snip 90 prevent exposure 10 yellow
| fever
" Cen Miles gets away today he
/ may rtIll reach the base selected fot
B operations at Porto Rico before the
other sections OF hlH expedition. though
the latter have been moving FOR q cou-
d ulH NJ days past. News came 10 the
department today from Charleston tha,
3 Gen. Wilson's brigade was Huccessfull,
embarked yesterday and sailed yrHtct.
day. That ~. an hut one ~ tho trans
ports. and nH told IN the nfiiCiai rr.
port This was detained over night aud
until tho next high tide owing % tho
uhatIrHry NJ the army mules which IL
was necessary 60 embark on her This
was transport No a. Unless Other
unforeseen obstacles occur. II IL there
fore regarded hy tho war department
part ~ next week q landing will have
boon made ON Porto itIrln HOil and tho
invasion " that island begun.
10 ~ NOT contemplated that the navy
| shall Initiate the attack on the island
/ further than may BE- necessary Co pro.
| taut the landing ~ tho United states
\ troops ~ part win begin when tho
| American forces draw near tho town u
/ San Juan from the rear.
GEN MILES LEFT At o T.. 81.
Washington. July si.-At 3;f5 pm.
| Secretary AlEer received a dispatch
! from Gen. Miles, saying that he would
| sail Cor Porto Rico az . pm. today,
| The ~ rshIps accompanying him arc
| tho MtHsachuH0tts, Dixie. Gloucester.
| Cincinnati, Anulpolis Linden aud
| Wasp
u. =. PosToFFIcE FOR PORTO
RICO.
Postmaster General Emory Smith
| made another extension OF the postal
! service today ln establishing Porto Rico
las military station under
| tho puHiuiiirt go Washington, H. C.,
Postmaster J. u. Willstt In charge.
Facilities win be- established for tho
Transaction ~ money aurirr aud registry
uuHlursH. and the sale uf postal supplies
aud thH receipt aud dispatch % malls.
H. ". Robinson, NJ the Atlanta Of
nee, has boon appointed special agent
NJ The department with W "a. Hair,
j. ". kHlp, n vs., kluEsmurr and Ed.
ward JliI.uE HH HHsltuutH The four last
named clerks have Tor some time been
| awaiting ut Tampa prepared Tor this
| ryiuU The order viii go into effect Inn.
mHlIlt"y upon tho landing uf q. g.
troops l, any point in Porto Rico,