The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-06-03
CERveRA PENNED UP.
Troops to lie Landed and the City of
santingo Captured.

Troops to lie Landed and the City %
santiago Captured.
New York. June "A special to tn,
Tribune from Washington says: Com
modore Schley's reconnaissance at San
tiago bay. so far as it's result is known
TO the authorities here. confirms the i'm
preston of General Miles and Other
military officials last week that from the
moment that Cervera's squadron en-
tered Santiago. the cooperation of the
land and naval forces would be neces-
sary in the conduct of "A successful cam
paign against him. unless he undertook
20 force his way out OF the trap before
he was surrounded and overwhelmed
IL is true that Commodore Schley's ex-
change cf shots with the shore batteries
has demonstrated that they are weak,
but IL is not expected that he will I'M
dertake TO send his ships up the mar
\ row. tortuous channel in single file I'm
order to destroy the Spanish cruisers,
when that result may be readily ac-
complished with infinitely less hazard.
Having satisfied himself of the i'm
potency Of the and Notifications, ii is
considered probable that he Will now
blockade the channel by sinking one or
more worthless hulks at the entrance.
That he did not follow up the tremen-
M advantage he gained in the utter
generalization of the Spanish land
forces is taken as an indication that he
had this object ultimately I'm view, for
the naval authorities "A notified him
that vessels to be used as Instructions
were already on the way to him, and
should arrive in a day or two at the
latest.
1t Is hardly thought possible that the
Spaniards will venture on an aggressive
movement. but Will rather remain'at an
Choir in the upper harbor, trusting to
the scattering of Commodore Schley's
vessels by the terrific hurricanes which
are To be anticipated on the Cuban coast
at this season of the year. The knowl-
edge of this danger will probably hasten
the placing of Instructions to naViga-
ton i'm the channel at Santiago in order
hat the egress of the ~Spaniards may he
completely blocked should the Ameri-
can fleet be forced to seek shelter at
Mole st. Nicholas. which is the nearest
harbor OF any security.
The approach Of the cyclone season
and the necessity for speedily relieving
Commodore Schley of his vigil are Of
vast importance i'm the effect on the
military invasion. as IL would be i'm
possible 10 land troops at the most con-
Nenient point in stormy weather.
Whether all the military force with
which IL is proposed to invest Santiago
has left Tampa or not. army officials at
Washington declare frankly they do not
know. and with the rigid censorship now
exercised at Southern ports. which eff
f~ectively checks the dissemination Of the
desired information, II is impossible To
speak with certainty.
Secretary Alger has admitted to the
members OF congress who control APP
preparations that an immediate invasion
has been ordered and that operations in
Porto Rico will promptly follow. What
plans have been actually decided upon
have not been divulged by the president.
except To the two secretaries. 1t is not
necessary that government officials
should he Informed of such affairs as
they are charged with sending supplies
to Tampa, when their jurisdiction is
brought 10 an end
IL Is known that the pioneer force. in
Guiding the siege guns, trains, engineer
detachments. etc. have passed beyond
Key West by this time. The guns and
engineer implements nay been loaded
on the transports for several weeks and
the men TO handle them nave not been
near the general camps. Several in
fantry and cavalry transports were
ready for departure last Saturday. and
II these vessels haye not slipped away
IL is difficult to explain why they We're
loaded so long ago.
The Panther. with nearly 500 marines
aboard. under Lieutenant Colonel Hunt
ington. has been under steam at Key
West for fully three weeks, and with
this nucleus. reinforced by Calixto Gar
cia's army Of insurgents, who have SO
long controlled Santiago province, so
formidable IA force would be assembled
as to prevent any aggressive mo cement
attempted at Santiago. II is expected
that the first news of the invading army
will not come from Tampa or any other
American port, but from an-idgo IL
self.
The army. as well as the navy, has
suddenly lost sight Of HavtTa IN the
more recent operations at 40. In
terest at this time Is centcrrd i'm tho
Santiago campaign. and confidence -
general that on its prompt and success
ful conclusion depends unr' thar any
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