Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-07-01
BROONE FOR PORTORICO
Commander Of First Army Corps WIN lake
With Him 10000 Men.
GEN. NILES 10 PROCEED NaMsSTahVAsA


NcW York. July Ia special 10 w
rirprs frpm washington rayH
,rhs Porto Hlc,n expedition which u F.
t,, r.vt number ON the war program .
orter ths surrender OF sautiag'' H 70 /
Ia. I'D hy AfnJor General John ~ |
nrooko. now commanding IN" Fitsl
,ryy rorps nj Chickamaugn. who WIN
be male military governor ui th. .'i,.u
after Us capiuro. having provided i''
a., forwarding Of sufficient reinforce
m.ui. 10 General ehanor 10 insure
mia brinr able 60 take santlaso whcn
he a.i. ready o. move his full arn>
srntpst a.. mo administration again
/. tuning ga attention 90 tho details
m thr invasion OF spaint other Nalu-
ADJ, Island possessions 300 the Wet M
d,es ,.ith q Wow 60 being prepared TO
TALL upon v the moment lln"fe1 "hn
, Ccrvcrn have capuiated.
. Tho plans have % FAR progrehaeu ,ha'
Z General Brooke has bceu selected ."
command the army Of invaaion ana hah
, been ordered To get his corps c'n'-
n ,,sed OF 2, regiments OF vulun'estA
u faady 90 move 10 Tampa wiihlu a H
y or ten days. From there th,y w" y,
Il annt TO santiago prcpaia'Yl. w ~,
/. movement On san Juan, when WIZ -.
made from southeastern cuba ~ Z
Irrr The designation or NDh lA
lrtnks for the Porto itcan cnt.ipHf
h In accordance with bic own Wish
~ While General Nrnokn'f ccrpH, 20. 'Nu
INK $4,000, ~ destined igr TOT, ~,
d, A viii be- Hrnt first to Santiago y
he revealed IN part. from official Hlufe,
- ~ the hlrhn1t authenticity, thr man }
H. 10 make the Porto Rlcan campWsh
or continuation, 30 in ~ Az pi tn' ~
n tia4o enterprise. Instead Of an hl,
y pendent and aerafatr unoetlan,',t' !.
N. irrnps nom Chlckunauga Mlh nr Hrl
AZ nbo6fd transports at Tampa AN
IA ~tiuus1 tn the bare 10 operations
III tbr vicinty Of Santiago. There una
.h. tho eunervlnllt OF General Miles, cor
,u- manduF the army aud Of 1en'th
AN nrnnke ard SKATER. u W prul1n,a
organise the force Tor the attaeh
ne ~ ty ihs lime General Brookc'a FOR
al, arrives nf Santiago Oercfai ahtfifr "
his moi rnrccednd In taking fhe town
unny mon ua urc nsrdrd VIII n' NM
ono io rrlufarrn him. 10 case the Hun
mn iaktur .prnminor 90 conHumc some TN
IA rntirt expedition may be- liaH
o.rkrd and iirarcs ana NcrNe
crushed with oyrrw holminE torc'
numbers " however, az " nous
ian- n.nrs likely. Ututttl 4hnftrr has ~
49, t4fN tshHl DHrtru itsinNt 4lIirN
t,N- pian ~ to lend rfn'ilnn only M
cN ytinrtcprs 90 h0lp form IN nrmN
anc,h udhpatOn Tor the province " santa
that 'tAr on hnpri the hulk ~ the rerul
anti. m under gonrul shnftcr'f s1mn.
,ii,1 aul proceed with forto Rico w
/, his hA American army IN possession
ihent snAaEo. Il viii be made sort @
,yaa h1s\ fnr tho movement on Porto X
ndt but little out ~ the
frpfNthr direct route from flnrdn
rortNU Rico n r. admirably suited
my a\horities say for half way
state. ticn Niwcen Tampa and san ~
WITH tnoui Merritt IN the fhlipp
ard Choral brooke IN Porto lhcu
Il nt win ret ln fnr the othrr ranklnr m
~ IN rcneraNf Tho regular army, ocu
punnH Miles. A lead thf main eNpeiI
'FErf- arainst havana whom the time ca
thefc FOR the ~ movement 10 drive
~ nos graniardAout " cuba.
.H less TnifrH Anu rurundf n sooner,
lns ln believed ID General Miles VIII hg
future trusted va this notahic service Ia
upush frencs a. n place M commanding
" one ernl Of M arny and IN rneognlup
ldlchle Wen OF ~ nnr record ~ an IN
~ the o.bt.r In Lya uone by
M 0ln- 1850"