The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-05-13
AN ARMY FOR CUBA.
Nearly $4,000 Men to Be Landed
on the Island at Once.
TIE REGULARS TO BE SENT FIRST.
Volunteers tn Follow Them as Fast az ves-
sells Can RE scored to TRANSPORT Them
Volunteers at Chickamauga to
Form Three Army Corps.


WASHINGTON, May 0--The Washing
ton Post to-day says;
Between 60 900 and $1,000 men will be landed
on Cuban soil at once They will wear the
uniform of the United States and they viii not
return until they have defeated the Spanish
forces on the island and the American flag
floats as proudly over Havana as it does over
the ruins of the Cavite fortress In Manila har-
Dor This Is the idea Of the military advisers
OF the administration, and the president has
approved the plans.
The first section Of the army to invade Cuba
will be the 10 900 or 5000 troops that are now
assembled at New Orleans and Tampa. They
are all regulars, and most OF them are men who
have seen actual lighting on the plains They
are seasoned, disciplined effective. They will
be followed at once by another army of so 900
volunteers who will be concentrated at south
ern ports as quickly as the trains can carry
them and viii be transported as fast as the
necessary ships can be collected.
IL is estimated that IL will take at least 800
vessels to carry this immense army to Cuba.
Nearly everything that floats has already been
secured by the government and last night the
wires were hot in all directions, directing con-
tracts TO be closed Immediately in all the prin-
cpnl seaport towns. other details OF the great
expedition have been arranged. Within A.
hours there win be 1000 wagons at Tampa and
1900 mules. Several hundred ambulances will
also be hurried to Tampa. They may be needed.
lbUltltS arc not all ike the one WnlCn mas lust
been fought in Manila harbor
In the war department both Gen.
Miles and Adjt. Gen. Corbin were
hard at work yesterday. There are
outward evidences of "A change of plan
for the Cuban campaign that cannot
be described at present, but which
promise to be very acceptable TO the
thousands of people who are waiting
for developments. Maj. Gen. Wilson
spent some time in conference with
Gen. Miles, going over the ground
with great satisfaction. A lot of pins
capped with colored bits of paper to
represent the different arms of the
service are lying in readiness in the
generals ante-room to pin to maps in
following out the progress of the troops
in Cuba.
Adjt. Gen. Corbin was one of the
busiest men in the city yesterday.
kilograms were pouring in on him
from every part of the country, most
ly in reference to the assembling of
the great volunteer army now in pro-
gress in every state and territory of
the union. The adjutant general was
disposing of these with true military
promptness, debating to his stenog-
rapher rapid answers and orders and
handling from his desk the fate of
thousands of men as coolly and easily
as il he were simply giving orders for
the disposition of so much merchan-
disc.
THREE ARMY CORPS OF VOLUNTEERS.
CHICKAMAUGA NATIONAL PARK, Ca,
May ct was given out officially yes
terday that 40, 600 men of the volunteer
army would be modified here just as
soon as they have been mustered into
the government service. With the ten
regiments of regulars now here filed
to war strength, the army at this
point will number 30, 600 men. 1t was
also announced that Maj. Gen. Ftz-
hugh Lee, Maj. Gen. Joe Wheeler and
Maj. Gen. Wilson would be in com
mand, the purpose being TO form the
volunteer men into three corps.