The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1898-07-23
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WaaAanetan. July ~. The Puerto nj.
can expedition has started on ita mission
70 captuFe that island.
General Mlles, leading the expedition,
left 6lboney. Cuba. to-day On the Yale
with four batteries Of artillery and few
ssasoned lroep& Two hsigadea, nov At
Charleston. aFe emheFking today On
transports to taxa them to Puerto Rico.
An the lure Il Tampa, 1900 strong, EN-.
hraeing the artillery. will b. put on board
a. RAPIDLY - transports can b gotten
there.
Geneml Brooke viii take ahe hrst and
sseoma divisions 81 his corps from Chiek.
ammaga 10 Puerto Rico. neneral Brooke
lsMves here this afiernonn for Chleka.
manga 10 set his troops started. II IL ex.
paete& that the whole expedition viii be
under way Within The naNt sour dMyA
uensFal Brooke had another conference
with ReerrsaFy Aisrr with Eefsrsmee TO
the preparations foF the expedition. The
gFnsFal EeTs~ta his army h0w ready and
a u believed they can b. embarked I'll
anee.
While the positive seiartion has NOD
hesn made IL u anAesslood that Newport
Aews will be the port u departure el the
larger part u the expeslitioR.
Tbs Army II oreapatina il expecsaA TO
enusist II about $4,000 men and u has
beem decided 10 take No chances ~ repeat.
ing the masaaks made 10 SKATERS cAse.
~ hniing Nith an insnifieiena togra and
thea hsiag ehliked 10 iis idie a. = cTitIcAl
tAsasiasms Awaiting FsinfaEcementk The
smplaynsna II an oreEwheiming torce il
aisa. sxPecsed 10 save blaoaahsa.
asstle mentsannee RKneese1.
Very hltia resistance Is sxpnrtsd 10 the
InTasioa ~ t'srrt0 lsieo- TIE var asiler
has full Iainssnatkaa a 10 tho conalitian
and iususS u ths Ssnmlanas In San Inan,
and tsisrFes thsy Niti ne& Ioag be able -
resist the AlmsrirAa attack.
UnAee ths Orc u Admirai Rampsoais
guns gha Army wlil RAees landiag soms,
wkese in the vsrinlgy a San Juaa. MhIIs
60 tAa army attacks ffnn The rear. The nayy
wIil shsii saa Jaan isOm tbs ocean. Us-
DIR tha oombinsd Gre u \ nd expsrisA
sAal the toAn viii hoid ent bong. uslhg
KAn jean - . base. the aFmy will com.
Hasmes ths inTAainn II rassta Rica
IisEs our troops viii enly hare the
kFanaEda 10 enatead Nith. sad MT The
ysilow teser. Investigates Nith respect
10 che siinalle eaaalgisas 81 san Juan
has euasiased Tho alIAessls that lAsEe
seald b. practically 10 danger 10 our
tFppps s6ssV ssem ysllos tssrs. which AZ.
nnaily Psssaiis In nsASiy all parts d
Culm.
Tbs city al San Jusa. uhisA is built
ea high kEDand. i aid 10 be sxcsPsioaAi
y slssa tos Spanish tswa- TIE saiss 10
aid 10 b. good, aad, all lhinxs consider.
81. II u 40 believed that The pEa@sai ~.
nnEsmsnt ice the iatAstua oi The islAsd
uili ~ inisstesSd uiiA.
Fpesh Tresps % Ne sect.
Tee array ios the invasion II fasgto
hixo vii hs ainsaat entirely cunpoasA u
fFanh tFoapa fFum he uaitsd staseA This
maAaa 9 radical eAangs q polisy % The
PnEt II Tho array, fas il uAa expected
that The mossmens aeasRsl spAia's small.
~ rss.ez.seas IN the West ladies wouid
- made BY fswinseata neu engaged 10 the
haattaEo eampaiEa.
I've Kvve4nmens relied On The expected
sAsossa character 81 The SsnsiaRO tFVoPa.
and Il cuaia not b faseaeen THAI chs
health al The men woald becoas - I'm.
palsca in 4Ae sAost campaign Ia sCath-
eastern Gaia a. 10 FeuaeS lhsm unht fos
duty in Passts Rico. II IL The present in.
trnAioa u che war department 10 seRd
one army corps from ths Florida coass
10 partscimta in the Puerto Riean cam.
Paign and 10 maintain The Hith corps un.
dx ucAeral slaAiisE In Santiago previncs
iw the present.
A. ls&sl two regiments Of iHssuanss viii
BE- sent 10 garrison the city Of Santiago
TIE president and secretary 81 war arr
diainciined 10 nae more men than Abso-
lussly necaaaaEy iFum Santiago In che
Puerto Rico campaign. on Account 81 The
danger Of spreading yellow fever
wslssn te HEAD RtPst DsvisIea.
Major General J. n. Wilson has already
beca instructed 10 prepare for the Paests
Kieo expeditIoa Al once. lie Il now al
Charleston. 8. C., and he will go al ths
bead Of The lrSs division Of the First
army corps. with The fsst trOops started
fur Puerto Rico