The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-06-01
MILES SAYS GO.
Uncle Sans Soldiers are Ordered
to Invade Cuba.
four Expeditions are to be Sent from Cult
Ports and the Intention Is to Land at
-Four Different Polnts-Transports
Conveying the Soldiers are to be
Covoyed by sampson's Ships.

Washington, May S1.-The military
invasion of Cuba has begun. Unless
the orders of the,war department mis-
carried, the troops that have been
gathered at the gulf ports began to
break camp yesterday and march
aboard transports waiting to carry |
them to the enemy's territory. About |
| 25 of these ships, the biggest and fast
est that could be obtained suitable for |
the purpose, had been gathered ready |
to receive the troops. They will ac-
| commodate about $4,000 men. How |
many troops started, where they took
ship and where they are bound are
questions which the directing spirits
of the campaign refuse to answer
| They have no desire that the Spanish
should have opportunity afforded them
to gather forces to attack our soldiers
as they land. Therefore nothing of
the details of this first movement can
be learned.
There is a suspicion that the start
will be made from Tampa and Mobile,
and it is probable that in such cases
the fleets of transports will converge
at Key West to pass under the conveys
of the warships which Admiral Samp-
son has provided to insure the safety
of troops during the passage across the
Florida straits and prevent attack at
the hands of some stray Spanish cruis-
er or gunboat.
1t is probable that there will be four
separate military expeditions and that
these will be landed at four different
points. Whether Porto Rico is one OF
these points or not cannot be learned.
Before the entire force which it is pro-
posed to use in Cuba can be landed, the
transports must make four separate
! voyages across the straits.
Arrangements have been made to
3 utilize the services of the insurgents to
+ the largest possible extent. The gov
e ernment already has sent expeditions
S to large number of points on the
= island and landed arms for the insur-
: gents. Most of the parties succeeded
} perfectly in their object and it was
: said at the war department Monday
d that sufficient number of the insur-
l. gents have been armed to constitute a
: very effective support for the troops as
they land.
n A war conference was held at the
d White House yesterday afternoon be
n tween the president and Secretaries
g Alger and Long and Maj. Gen. Miles
h in command of the army. Vice Presi
1t dent Hobart was present part OF the
Il time, and Secretary Day also dropped
l. in. After the entire situation had beer
N gone over, Secretary Long retired ant
1- Secretary Alger and Gen. Miles re
rs mained to discuss more in detail tn,
lie military operations now about to b.
a. put into execution as result OF tn
DO definite official information that tn
IN Spanish squadron is securely he'll
ps within Santiago harbor.
Gen. Miles made known that at
Of o'clock Monday morning, immediatel
is following the receipt of definite IL
he formation as to the presence of tn
We Spanish fleet at Santiago, he had is
le sued telegraphic orders putting tn
r- troops in motion and thus startin
the forward movement of the militar
arm of the service.
1t was said at the war departmer
es that chief reliance would be placed a
the outset on the regulars most {
la whom are centered in Florida, and
g. such volunteer regiments as were tho
of oughly equipped and reasonably we
of seasoned for service. Although tn
on officials will not state how many trooI
N. are available for active service, it is
zee timated that there are about 900
he regulars and 13, 900 volunteers at Tar
of pa. These include II regiments of tt
to regular infantry and IA regiments
volunteer infantry, 12 battalions OF a
cir tillery and five regiments of regul'
ne cavalry. The infantry force--regul'
rs and volunteers about $4,000 me
he the cavalry about 1900, the artillel
he about 1900.
au- Mai. Gen. Miles, commanding Il
RS, United States army, accompanied
rs, The members of his family and his OF
It's cial staff, left at II o'clock last mig
en-, for Tampa, Fla. The party, compr
in ing "a persons, occupied special ira
de- on the Southern railroad. Gen. Mil
will proceed direct to Tampa, where
es" will establish temporarily the hea
ely quarters of the army He will perso
an ally direct the movements OF the troo
ich and the invasion of Cuba.