Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-06-23
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TROOPS.
Gen. Shafter Will Soon
Have a Big Invading
Army.
ReinforcementS to Leave
Newport News To-
morrow.
Camp McCalla Now Con-
neCted With the World
by Telegraph.

dSHlNElon, june - -" ne soNSU~
ment has now determined to send
heavy achievements to Gen Shatter
at Santiago, The first expedition is
to leave Newport News tomorrow.
carrying Brig. Gen. Dutiicld's separate
brigade of the second army corps made
up of the ninth Massachusetts, thirty
third and thirty-fourth Michigan, and
the third Virginia regiments, in all
about 1000 men. Expeditions will fol
low rapidly by way OF Tampa. The
next forces to go will include those of
Brig, Gen Garretson, OF the second
brigade, first division of the second
artillery corps, embracing the sixth
Illinois, sixth Massachusetts and
eighth and ninth regiments Brigadier-
General Henry, distinguished caval-
ry officer of the regular army, arrived
ent plans are for General Henry to
command the divisions made up OF the
brigades of Generals Dutlicld and Gar
retson, as this division, comprising s.,
600 men, is to be for the speedy rein
forcement OF Gen. Shaftcr. 1t will at
once swell the American forces ut San
tiago to about $4,000 men.
But expeditions VIII not
stan ut thnt n,ir,hnr tb,rn
is determined purpose to send for
ward IA sufficient force to crush any
Spanish command which can be CON
centrated at that point. Reports from
Santiago that Al 900 Spanish troops are
in and about the city do not agree with
reliable estimates in possession of the
war department, According to the
latters figures there Is not to exceed
$4,000 Spanish troops at Santiago de
Cuba, while 100 miles away to the
northwest, at Ilolguin, General Pando
has 10000 men. The war department
is satisfied that the Cuban forces un-
der Garcia can keep pando from rein
forcing Santiago Should this not be
accomplished the Spanish forces mt
Santiago would be augmented to about
10000 men, They are well armed, we'll
disciplined, seasoned to the climate,
know the fighting grounds of that
locality and probably are AS good an all
around fighting force as the Spaniards
can bring to bear.
Up to the close of Office hours Tues
day neither the war nor the navy de
partment had received and detailed in
formation AZ to the arrival OF the troops
at Santiago, The information Tues
day was confined to one brief dispatch
from Captain Allen Of the signal ser
vice to Gen. Greedy, stating that the
troop transports had arrived.
The officials Of the navy depart
ment are not deeply concerned over
the report from Hong Kong that the
Chinese authorities had ordered the
United States dispatch boat Xafiro out
OF Chinese waters without allowing
her to take supplies to Dewey The
reason for this unconcern liz the con
VlctiOn that the cruiser Charleston and
'I' lhltt DlB lIdHSDOfIS nave already
reached Manila carrying a large guam
tity OF just such supplies az the Amer
lean fleet must require
Lieut. Logan. who has been ona of
the hardest workers of Captain Crown
inshield's aids in the navigation bu
reau, has gone to Buffalo and VIII
take from there a draft OF sailors To
man the cruiser Buffalo, now lying |
al New York. Logan will be assigned
10 duty on the Buffalo under command
Of Captain Hemphill, at present In
charge Of the recruiting service In the
navy department
Gen Greedy received from Lieut.
Col. Allen dispatch stating that the |
first American military station In |
tuba, Camp McCalla, on Guantanamo
Bay, had been brought into electrical
communication with the rest OF the |
world by the establishment OF tel
graph office, which was opened at 5
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