Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-05-12
AN ARMY FOR CUBA.
Nearly 10000 Men to Be Landed
on the Island at Once.
Regulars 10 he Sent Flrst-VOlunteers TO
Follow Them as Fast as Vessels Can
BE Secured TO Transport Them
Volunteers ut ChIckamauga.

WASHINGTON, May 9.-The Washing
ton Post to-day says:
Between 10000 and 80, 900 men will be landed
on Cuban soil at once They will wear the
uniform OF the United States and they win not
return until they have defeated the Spanish
forces on the island and the American flag
floats as proudly over Havana as II does over
the ruins Of the Cavite fortress In Manila har-
Dor This is the idea Of the military advisers
of the administration, and the president nus
approved the plans.
The first section OF the army TO invade Cuba
will be the ID, 900 or 1900 troops that are now
assembled ut New Orleans and Tampa They
are all regulars, and most of them are men who
have seen actual fighting on the plains They
are seasoned, disciplined, effective, They VIII
be followed Mt once by another army OF bOOOO
volunteers who will be concentrated at south
ern ports ns quickly as the trains can carry
them and will be transported rs fast MS the
necessary ships can be collected.
II Is estimated that II will take at least 200
vessels to carry this immense army TO Cuba
Nearly everything that floats has already been
secured by the government and last night the
wires were hot In all directions, directing con-
tracts to be closed Immediately In all the prin-
cipal seaport towns. Other detailso Of the great
expedition have been arranged. Within 4s
hours llefe Will DC S,UUU wagons Nv luulpu anu
1900 mules Several hundred ambulances will
also be hurried to Tampa They may be needed
Battles are not all like the one which has just
been fought In Manila harbor
In the war department both Gen.
Miles and Adit. Gen. Corbin were
hard at work yesterday. There are
outward evidences of a change of plan
for the Cuban campaign that cannot
be described at present, but which
promise to be very acceptable to the
thousands of people who are waiting
for developments, Maj. Gen. Wilson
spent some time in conference with
Gen. Miles, going over the ground
with great satisfaction. A lot of pins
capped with colored bits of paper to
represent the different arms of the
service are lying in readiness in the
generals ante-room to pin to maps in
following out the progress of the troops
in Cuba
Adit. Gen. Corbin was one of the
busiest men in the city yesterday.
kilograms were pouring in on him
from every part of the country, most
ly in reference to the assembling of
the great volunteer army now IN pro-
gress in every state and territory OF
the union. The adjutant general was
.disposing of these with true military
promptness, debating to his stenog-
rapher rapid answers and orders and
handling from his desk the fate of
thousands of men as coolly and easily
as if he were simply giving orders for
the disposition of so much merchan-
disc.
THREE ARMY CORPS OF VOLUNTEERS.
CHIcKAMAUGA NATIONAL PARK, Ga,
May Git was given out officially yes
terday that 40, 900 men of the volunteer
army would be modified here just as
soon as they have been mustered into
the government service. With the ten
regiments of regulars now here filed
to war strength, the army at this
point will number so, 900 men. 1t was
also announced that Maj Gen. Fitz,
hugh Lee, Maj. Gen. Joe Wheeler and
Mai. Gen. Wilson would be in com.
mand, the purpose being to form the
volunteer men into three corps.