Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1898-05-05
A DASH TO CUBA
Transports are Char
tered to Take the
Army Across.
MAY LAND AT MAIANzAS
Regular Troops Now on the Way to
Tampa--object IL 20 Strike De-
cisive Blow Before the Rainy Season
Sets In-work In war Department.

Sets In-work In war Department.
Washington, April 30.--A rather
striking signiGcation Of the invasion
Of Cuba was made today in the charter
ing Of eight large steamers, Of an aver
age capacity of about 1000 tons, and
able to carry from 500 to 1000 passen-
gers each. These are to be used as
transports for the conveyance Of the
first military expedition to Cuba. The
names OF the boats are the Olivette and
the Florida. of the Plant line, now in
the Gulf; the Southern Pacific Com
pany's steamer Aranzas; the New York
& Texas Compapy's vessels Comal, now
at New York, and Alamo, now en- route
to the Gulf, and three fine ships Of the
Boston Merchants Il Mariners line,
in Baltimore, the Allegheny, Berkshire
and the Decatur Miller. The price
paid for those vessels is from $40, 900
to Sl5, 200 for the 80 days for which they
are chartered. They will be taken
charge of by the quartermaster depart
ment at the earliest possible moment.
General Shafter, in command of the
troops now concentrated at New Or
leans, has been in consultation with the
officials today as to the execution of
plans OF campaign, but the orders given
him cannot be made public.
The president and cabinet will con-
slider the large number Of applications
that have been made for the appoint
ment to the posts of major-general and
brigadier-g general. and there is some ex-
pectation that he will be able to nomi-
nate few of these officers soon.
General Fitzhugh Lee arrived here
today, after a 10 days visit to Vir-
| ginia. With him came Miss Cisneros.
the young Cuban girl rescued from Ca
banas, who has been the guest of Miss
Lee. The general shared the keen pub
lie interest in the report of the sheling
OF Matanzas. He has visited that city
frequently, and was familiar with the
lay OF the land and defenses. He said
the batteries were antiquated and were
no longer able to offer any formidable
resistance.
Every endeavor is being put forward
by the war department to organize the
volunteer army and increase the regu.
lar army to its full strength. Muster
ing-rolls OF the companies of the volun.
teer army have been prepared in the
war department and sent to the Off.
GERS who have been detailed to form.
ally induct the state troops into the
service Of the government. With 9
few notifications they are the same as
those used in the late war.
The question Of arms and equip
ments for the volunteer army is now
receiving the attention of the ordnance
department and the quatermaster-gen
erals department. As soon as infor
nation is received as to the exact mum
Der of arms needed for the volunteers
they will be shipped to their stats
rendezvous for distribution.
The three independent regiments o.
cavalry authorized by the volunteer
army act, and which are to be com
posed exclusively Of frontiersmen, ar,
to be known as the First, Second ant
Third regiments Of United States vol
unteer cavalry. They are to be com
posed OF l2 troops each.