Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1898-07-21
ON TO PORTO RICO.
There viii Be Plenty of Transports
Available for the Expedition.
But Little Resistance ~ Espected-It ID
Thought Ihtt the Surrender of san
tiag" VIII Have "a Depressing
Eject at San Juan.

WASHINGTON, July lathe govern
ment is now turning it's attention to
the occupation of Porto Rico. Thers
will he plenty of transports available
for the expedition, as the goverDm ent
has devised other means of removing
the Spaniards captured at santiago to
Spain than by carrying them on these
transports. That the navy is ready to
do its share at short notice goes with
out saying. Porto Rico is not expect
ed to offer very formidable resist
effect of Thursdays surrender at SAN
tiago will be to discourage the
defenders of san Juan. There is, how
ever, always the prospect that peace
progressed against SPANS eastermost
West India island. Gumors were afloat
Thursday afternoon to the effect that
the Spanish government at last had
their basis probably was the current
belief that one more reverse to the
Spanish arms would be sufficient to
compel the Spanish government to
sue for peace, and this reverse was
furnished by the surrender of Torai's
army. The navy department has not
been affected by these rumors to the
extent of relaxing any of it, prccau-
| . hap a Of nia
for Secretary Long stated unequivoc-
ally Thursday that Commodore Wat
sons eastern squadron would certainly
go to Spain as soon as it could sail.
The territory surrendered to us by
Gen. Toral makes about 5000 square
miles. The Spanish soldiers to be s-nt
to Spain j. estimated at 10000 men.
Maj. Hopkins, the military aide to
Secretary Alger Thursday afternoon
had spread before him a huge man of
Cuba showing the surrendered zone
turned over to the American troops.
The line begins at Asscradores, about
Is miles west of Santiago harbor and
then runs due north about - miles 10
Palmo Soriana. Had the line contin-
ued due north it would have passed
west of Ilolquin thus TAX.
ing the Spanish garrison al
that point. Evidently ten.
Toral wished TO avoid the inclusion oil
Holquin. so the line turns abruptly tC
the northeast of Palno and runs to the
coast town OF Boca del sagua on the
coast III extreme length of this sur
rendered tract is about 40 miles and
the extreme width about 30 miles,
tapering to a less width, making in al
about j, 900 square miles
Tine navy department had not heard
up to the close of office hours to what
extent the American fleet was partici
pating in the Spanish surrender. Will
clear for Adm. SIMPSONS feet to en-
ter the harbor and proceed up To- the
wharvc>, a. soon as the torpedoes anC
mines at the harbor entrance are re
tie, Socapa, Cayo Smith and other;
are included in the surren
dcrcd zone. The possession o.
these fine fortresses, particul
ly MORO castle, will afford valuabl,
garrison points for large number o
men. The terms under which these
strongholds are surrendered is not vel
known in detail.
Great attention will now be given tC
the care of our sick and fever stricken
soldiers on the island In the opinion
o. the army surgeons the sick can be
best treated by removal to the high
ground back of the southern coast
where the heat is less severe, anG
where recovery could proceed without
the fear of communicating disease Il
the army. Secretary Alger is anxiou.
to bring the entire army back as SCOT
as it can be done with safety to tn,
men themselves and without jeopardy
to the other troops in Florida and &c
the general public. The active prepa
rations ma lie to deal with the cmer
gency are such that it is felt the ques
ton of disease can be COPIED with
successfully, now that the mill
tary situation has been simplified
in the matter of transports, The
department is fully prepared for the
next NOV. The acquisition recently
of a number of transatlantic liners
capable OF carrying several times as
many men as the smaller transports,
has put it on an excellent footing, and
it was announced Thursday that nc
more ships were being bought fol
the Atlantic coast. Many of the
transports which carried soldiers tc
Cuba are now being used for other
purposes, chief among which is that
of bringing the sick and wounded tC
the United States. The ships availabl,
by the department are distributed
about as follows: Twenty-Five at san
tiago. twelve at Tampa, three al
Charleston, four at New York, four al
Key West and others en- route to and
from other points.