Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-06-24
LANDING IS DELAYED
Gen. Skaters Army Will Not Go
Ashore for Several Days.
TRANSPORTS ANCHOR OFF SANTIAGO.
Blnnco to Send Six Battnlions of Span
Ash Troops to Protect the Coast
Communication Opened with
Camp McCalla.

Blnnco to Send Six BattaIions of Span
Ash Troops to Protect the Coast
Communication Opened with
Camp aIcCalla.
On Board Dispatch Boat Dandy, Mole
st. Nicholas, June 22.-The United
States army for the invasion of Cuba,
commanded by Gen. Shafter, arrived
off Santiago de Cuba Monday at noon.
The troops, numbering about 10000
men, We're on board 81 transports. The
time and place for the landing of the
solliers has not been decided upon.
There were II mild cases of typhoid
fever and some cases Of measles on
board the transports; but the troops.
generally speaking, were in good con
dition and excellent spirits. The voy-
age was without incident.
General Landing Delayed.
Mole ST. Nicholas, June 22.-Rear Adj
miral Sampson says that the general
landing of troops of Gen. Skaters ex-
petition on the coast of the province of
Santiago de Cuba will necessarily be
delayed several days. Reports pub
Nshed in the United States to the con-
trary are pure guesswork.
Blanco Sends Reinforcements.
London, June 22.-The Havana cor
respondent of the Times says that Gen.
Blanco is sending six battalions to pro
tect the coast of the province of San
tiago de Cuba. Great enthusiasm pre-
walls in Havana. Order is maintained
and no yellow fever is reported.
Says Battle Is Imminent.
Madrid, June 22.-An official dispatch
from Havana says that about 80 addi-
tional ships, many of them loaded with
troops, have appeared off Santiago de
Cuba, and that battle is imminent
with the Spanish forces occupying the
coast.
Another Town Bombarded.
Madrid. June ga Havana dispatch
says an American vessel bombarded
Casilda, near Trinidad, for three hours.
She finally retired, after damaging
1.some houses and Shops
VIII Go to Santiago.
Washington, June %. - The war de-
partment hasissued orders to Brig. Gen.
Henry M. Duffield to proceed with his
entire brigade from Camp Algcr to
Fort Monroe, where they will take
transports fer Santiago. The brigade
:, comprises the Ninth Massachusetts and
NThirty-third and Thirty-fourth Mich
y gan, about 5000 men in all.
Cut Cable Repaired.
Washington, June 22.-There was i'm
portant news at the war department
when Secretary Alger reached his Of
flee Tuesday. The transports with
$4,000 troops, he was informed, had ar
rived safely off Santiago de Cuba and
that direct cable communication had
been established between the United
States and Guantanamo, where the
United States marines now hold possess
sion of Cuban soil. Thus not only is
Capt. Gen. Blanco cut off from any
communication with the outside world,
save through the Key West cables with
in our control, but the authorities in
Washington have been placed in close
connection with our forces, army and
navy, which are conducting the inva-
sion OF Cuba. 1t is expected that the
cable will be thrown open to the general
public, subject to censorship
Communication Opened
j +.
received from Lieut.. Col. Allen Tuesday
afternoon a dispatch stating that the
first American military station in Cuba,
Camp McCalla, Guantanamo bay, had
been brought into electrical communi-
cation with the rest of the world by
the establishment of a telegraph office,
which opened a five o'clock.
Must Hold All Prisoners.
Key West, Fla, June 22.-United
States Marshal Horr received instruc-
lions from Acknowledgement Griggs
Tuesday to hold all persons captured
on Spanish prize ships until further or
ders. The message created much sur
prise among officials here, as all but
military prisoners had been recently
paroled and We're to have sailed for
Spain this week. The prisoners con-
cerned have been penned up on the
prize ships in the harbor ever since cap
tured. There are more than 200. The
military prisoners are at Fort McPher-
son, Atlanta
H0bson Is Safe.
New York, June 22.-In response to
q cabled inquiry Mr.. Ramsden, the Brit
Ash consul at Santiago, sent the follow
ing dispatch to the World: Nothing
happened to Hobson or others during
mbardment
still Continue to Fire.
Key West, Fla, June ga vessel
which arrived here Tuesday morning
from the blockading feet off Havana re-
ports that there have been no incidents
worth noting excepting occasional
shooting from MORO castle and the land
batteries.
Consolidation of Fish Dealers.
Cleveland o., June %. - After nego
tiations extending over period of two
years consolidation of the most i'm
portant concerns engaged in lake fish
ing has at length been effected. Edwin
Corbin, the promoter, of Chicago
acting in the interest of London syn
dictate, has arranged the big deal which
will merge about so per cent. of the
fresh water fish dealers into one i'm
mense consolidation, the capitalization