The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-06-17
ARMY OF INVASION.
Over $4,000 Men Sail from Key
West to Cuba.
THE EXPEDITION TO PORTO RICO.
Authorities Busiiy Engaged in Arranging
the Details-Another Batch of Troops
Ready TO BE Sent to the Philip
pines-The Ambulance ship.

pines--The Ambulance ship.
WASHINGTON, June 14.--The first
army of invasion to Cuba is now well
on its way 80 transport steamships
bearing over $4,000 officers and men,
conveyed by battleships, cruisers, gun
boats and auxiliary craft, 10 in num-
Der, having actually sailed from Key
West at daybreak yesterday morning.
An authoritative statement to this eff.
feet was made at the war department
yesterday, setting at rest all reports
that the expedition was on its way, or
had landed last week The authori.
ties made the announceme mt for the
reason that the time for secrecy was
passed, as the scout boats had made
sure that the path was clear before it,
and that no possible menace could
come from the Spanish ships or troops,
even should the enemy know that our
forces were now advancing against
them.
With the expedition off, officials
here feel that there will be period
of comparative inaction for few days.
BY Thursday, at the latest, the trans
ports will be off Santiago and large
American army will make its landing
on Cuban soil Admiral Sampson has
cleared the way for this undertaking,
and little danger is apprehcnded in
getting ashore. 1t will be after that,
when the advance is made, that the
actual dramatic developments may be
expected. BY that time it is likely the
American commanders will be in direct
cable communication with the author
tiles here. Admiral Sampson has taken
the shore end of the cable landing at
Guantanamo, and force of cable ex-
perts are rapidly restoring the line to
working order. The progress of this
work has been SO satisfactory that one
of the leading officials OF the state de.
partment said last night that it was
hoped the direct cable communication
would be established by Thursday. 1t
will put an end to the dearth OF Off
cial information concerning important
movements and will enable the au-
thorities here to keep in close touch
with those executing the strategic
movements.
THE EXPEDITION TO PORTO RICO.
WASHINGTON, June 1.-THE eXpedi-
ton to Porto Rico will leave Jackson
Vile, Fla, within ten days. This
statement was made at the war de-
partment yesterday, and all branches
of the department are busily engaged
in arranging the details The assistant
secretary of war has been instructed
to furnish 20 transports at the earliest
possible moment To do this il will
be necessary to utilize some of the
transports now en- route to Santiago
Assistant Secretary Meikeljohn said
yesterday that some of the vessels now
in use would return by the end of the
week. Gen. Wilson, chief of engineers,
has ordered a full engineer corps to
report to Gen. Coppinger at once.
This corps, combined with force of
marines, will form the advance guard,
as in the Santiago expedition. A larger
compliment of marines than was sent
to Santiago has been deemed neces-
sary, as the occupation of base of
operation will be exceedingly difficult
at Porto Rico.
TROOPS FOR THE PHILIPPINES.
DAN Il hANtlsCO, June l4.-Ine most
important order issued from army
headquarters yesterday was one mott.
flying Maj Gen. Otis that the steamers
to comprise the second fleet of trans.
ports to go to the Philippines were
practically ready for the reception of
troops. and that troops to the number
of 1000 would RAE their camps. load
their tents and baggage into wagons,
don their heavy marching gear and
form into columns for the march to the
waiting transports. 1t will be Thurs
day afternoon, from present indica-
tions when the second fleet sails The
first expedition sailed on May 25. The
third fleet will get away about the 30th
of the present month.
THE AMBULANCE SHIP OFF SANTIAGO.
WASHINGTON, June by fortu-
nate coincidence the naval ambulance
ship Solace arrived off Santiago Sun
day ana was available at once to take
the wounded marines who participa-
ted in the fight at Crest hill. The dead
will be buried on Cuban soil There
is nothing unusual about this, although
it should now be fully realized that,
with actual warfare going on, the
usual modes of war must be followed,
and ii is said by those in authority
that these will not permit the removal
of the dead from the point of action.