Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-06-23
TO Be REINFORCED.
More Men to Be Sent at Once to
Gen. Shafter.
CALL FOR MORE VOLUNTEERS SOON,
Tho Date Fixed for the Call ID June "a
Spain Endsav0ring to Prove the Block.
ade Not Effective BancO Send
Ing Troops to Santiago

mA AEoOp0 W ohnuhkU
WASHINGTON, June 22.-Inside in.
formation last night is to the effect
that news has been received from Ad.
miral Sampson that the Spanish force
at Santiago has been under-estimated,
and reinforcements will be hurried
! forward with the utmost dispatch to
supplement the forces now in Cuba un-
der Gen. Shafter. According to this
programme, it is stated that Gen. DUFF.
fields brigade will leave Camp Alger
to-day and 60 to Newport News, where
ships are ready to transport the men
to their destination. The ships that
will convey this force are the aux
iliary cruisers Yale and Harvard, and
they will sail Thursday morning. Ex-
petitions will follow rapidly by way
Of Tampa, for, while Fernandina
and Miami are considered to have
many good points for concentrating
troops, yet army officers are now sat-
isfed that Tampa can be retained
with advantage as the main point Of
embarkation. The next forces to 70
will include those Of Brig. Gen. Gar
retson, Of the Second brigade of the
First division, Second army corps, en-
bracing the Sixth Illinois, the Sixth
Massachusetts and Eighth and Ninth
Ohio regiments. This expedition will
90 next week. Brig. Gen. Guy v.
Henry, distinguished cavalry officer
of the regular army, arrived here yes
terday from Tampa, and the present
plans are for Gen. Henry to command
a division, made up Of the brigades
Of Gen. Duffield and Gen. Garretson,
this division, comprising 5000 men, to
be for the speedy reinforcement of
Gen. Shafter. 1t will at once swell
the American forces at Santiago de
Cuba to about $4,000 men. But the ex-
petitions will not stop at that nun.
Der, as there is determined purpose
to send forward q sufficient force to
crush any Spanish command which
can be concentrated at that point.
There is no purpose on the part of the
authorities here to leave Gen. Shafter
with an inadequate force to meet
these seasoned Spanish soldiers. 1t
is for this reason, in part, that divi-
sion, probably under Gen. Henry,
will reinforce Shafter, followed by
such additional troops as the needs Of
the situation seem to demand. Coupled
with this information is the positive
statement that there will be a third
call for volunteers In short time. It
is said that the date for the call has
been fixed for the oath Of this month
and that the number will be 1000
men. If this should prove true, as is
confidently asserted, congress will be
expected to make another substantial
appropriation for the use Of the war
department.
THE CUBAN BLOCKADE.
WASHINGTON, June 22.-The Wash.
ington Post prints the following to.
day: The Spanish government is en-.
deavoring to prove to the European
powers that the blockade is ineffect-
i've. Naval officers in Washington
yesterday discussed with no small
amount OF interest the published state
ments that supplies were being SNUG
gled into Cuba in large quantities.
Secretary Long, in speaking of those
reports, pointed out that the presi-
dents proclamation did not propose a
blockade of the entire Cuban coast,
but only of certain ports, among them
Havana and Cienfuegos. 'These
ports" said the secretary, "are
effectively blockaded. | am conf
dent that no ships have been
able to enter Havana, even while
the larger vessels Of our navy
are at Santiago, unless perhaps few
small schooners may have slipped in
at night The blockade of Havana is
as tight as wax, I am also sure that
the entrance to the harbor of Glen.
fuegos is absolutely closed. Probably
at other places along the coast some
small vessels have been able to run in
and out; but there are small towns
against which a blockade has never
been proclaimed | am certain that
Spain has no ground on which to ap-
peal to the powers against the effective
ness of our blockade" 1t is believed
at the navy department that Santiago
will fall within few days. Plans for
cooperation between our land forces
and the Cubans were made by Admiral
Sampson and Gen. Garcia before the
arrival Of Gen. Skaters expedition,
and the only delay will be in landing
and organizing the troops.
BLANCo SENDING TROOPS TO SANTIAGO
LONDON, June 90. The Havana cor.
respondent of the Times says: Gen.
Linares, in command Of the province
of Santiago de Cuba, telegraphs that
90 vessels, supposed to be carrying the
American expeditionary force, have
arrived off Santiago de Cuba. Gen.
Blanco is sending six battallions to
protect the coast Of the province Of
Santiago de Cuba. Great enthusiasm
prevails In Havana Order is, main
tanned and no yellow fever is reported.
Missouri Crop Report
Col UMBIA, NO., June as.--The latest
Missouri crop report says the ground
in the central, northern and few
southern counties has been too wet for