Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-08-12
CAMPAIGN AGAINST HAVANA.
Il Was Begun Before Peace Conditions Wee
Accepted.
Expsdi,ion 20 seise the late of Pines, In
Command of Captain "oodrich-
Bianco's supply station.

New York, Aug. IA special TO 'he
Tribune from Washington Says.
The actual campaign against Havana
has been fairly started. 10 accordance
with a carefully mafurlh plan i"r CON .
eerted operations between u'Nni emu
military DEPARTMENT. fos Zoe Siege ai
fhat city. The distinction W taxing .h'
initiative has been given ;1 th' in'iin'
corps battalion which. two months ago.
made ths nrrt American landing IN
s,reo ON cuban sIli. ind aftar admin
istsring severe pln'fhm'ns 20 e'
spanish guerilla forces nt Gunn'an'in'
In onhia which were marked Boy u1itoi'
g,iiantry aud hrr1iim. has nOnn hllI
lnr an important pDa.t1u when 'n-
abisd ehn ahlpH ~ The navy ii.DH q.
utiiige chat harh1r as q repair Ah"
co1ling rendezvous
Tho c1rps Ia now On the way 10 occu-
py the tiis VI Pines which sue army
and navy sifaicr.Fis luok Hplh ~
Eoy q tho rlp.tullN0n uf havana u
is on thir Island that most of ihc pro.
visions ar. produced which have .. ~
am rtplill ~ cuba since She hl11khi'
was iu1uFuratfu. Large drnvcH 0t cate
sic have boon sustaining th' HpAhl'n
garrison under General H'1ncl, WI. y
defends enc city, and almost hli'stln-
.r through ltH various euhHlftfnc0 sup
piles has 90 been possible aver
Wholesale starvation among the popu-
iatilu ~ that municipality.
The eNu0dItIuu that lpft Gunuilu1n %
Wrdncaday was under 90. direct COM
maud 81 captain Goodrich, recently M
command ~ che st. louis hlt now
commanding the cruiser newark, iIr-
mcriv narahip N Comnnd W1nIn'H
squadron. but now detached COZ special
duty nH nnrHhip 0f The Isle ~ Pines gN-
peditlln. The maine BATTALION uul'f
Colonel fiuniinEi IN. promoted tlr m T.
itnfiuua service In tuhls pa tuhilh
on tho arnored auxiliary, Hrsnlu.c,
which was especially hiied az ihe
beginning uf fhr war Tor nlH
batifiln and placed under ihg COM
mand % Commander Eaton. Accom-
pauyluF tho larger NeHNla are Two
augiiiHrlpf thn Huwtnrg. under Lieut.
Commander DUirhtniy who has Tor his
executive onicor Lieutenant illuc. JUST
promoted Tor heriiHiu ln making two
hazardous ffclnnnlssnncrH near Hnnu.
ago. and thr Scorpion uuiHr Ilrui0 o.
ant Commander Mark, who was ihC
Judge advocate ~ the Maine court ~
inquiry lu Havana.
on reaching the south coast ~ the
Isle of Pines. the squadron, BY Hhrlllng.
II necessary, VIII cover tho landing or
the marines. ana an energetic cam
paign 90 ria tho island NJ spanish
troops. viii begin Immediately, u D.
known that strong forrr nf splnlnrdr
IL maintained there hy General Hlan.
CO 10 protect hiH lnilHuruH able source
81 supplies, and nH more Than mar OF
the island ~ well wooded ana hlllN,
stubborn resistance may Do gncou D..
tered. 4 number NJ the llrht dfhuFht
!. Id u
squadron ~ the west coast 81 Iull
have been ordered 10 support the land
Ing PARTY. and VIII take station 10 thc
shallow channels between tue lHle ni
Pines and ita nearest Cuban port, nat
nhano, ~ cut m the retreat ot the
Spanish garrison ana 20 prevent Cen
orai lllancu from sending forward any
The campaign IL considered ~ vital
Importance by he naval and military
authorities. and thU marines VIII nave
an opportunity 60 provo thef hfht-
ing ability N they succeed ~ carrying
out thu wish ~ the authorities - ~.
cure complete control u the Island
me Isle of Pines has Just about the
same nrra ~ ihr state ~ Rhode lnl-
and II 10 a. miles long ana 30 miles
Wide, ~ chief town being located ON
the north coast about 30 miles rnuth
81 Cuba. IT. population ia about 4Wlp'
but ON account ~ lif rHmHrknhln Hilu
brity. this " greatly incrr 1Hel ~ w
winter by the great number NJ health
seekers from Havana. o. coast l'nr ID
doeply lndrutrd with bays and lnlriH
afi1rdinr nnr anchorage, but except ON
tho south shore it cannot hu approach,
"a hy deep duuEht vessels. 10 ~ wen
watrrrd and has several rivers raw,
gable inland about live miles 10y cfht'
DRAWING no fert. Its HiU Dr. Hu remark
ably fertile that over hlf ih' Island u
adaptcd for grazing purposes