The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-07-15
PORTO RICO WILL Be THE
NEXT POINT OF ATTACK
Expedition Forward Immediately and Will Be Com
posed Entirely of New Men-Mies Will n
mand-He Will Have $4,000 Men,

sweep of country suitable as a base OF
operations for an army.
Except the Spanish force at Santiago,
numbering about 10000 men, Mr.. Allen
says there are no Spanish troops within
the surrendered zone. as IL has been
overrun by Garcia's forces. The Span
ish garrisons are at Manzanillo and
Holguin. to the west of the surrendered
zone. Mr.. Allen says the Spanish gar
risons do not exceed 5000 men. This.
he says, is General Garcia's estimate.
Mr.. Allen left Santiago on last Sun
day. At that time he says there were
two suspicious cases, thought to be vel.
low fever in the hospital at Siboney.
The navy department had nos heard
up to the close of Office hours wnas
extent the American fleet was par,ici-
pating in the Spanish surrender. With
Santiago in our hands, the way viii be
Gear for Admiral SIMPSONS leet to
enter the harbor and proceed up to the
wharves. as soon as the torpedces and
r.ines at the harbor entrance are re-
moved. The fortifications Of Morro cas-
tie, Socapa. Cayo Smith and others are
included in the surrendered Zone- The
possession Of these in.s fortresses. par
ticu,arly Moro castle. will afford val
liable garrison points for large num-
ber oi m-n. The tens uad Il which
these ST. ongholds are Te1uir Cd Is MT
yet kItDNn III uEtdtis SuA ~ - tCe.A
as likely that their big guns pass with
tle surrsr der. While the fleet will
soon Le free. to move up TO sant,ego
ci T. st ME doubt Is ent@-- -GIned IN the
naval ci cles whether anything could
be accomplished by such move, as ie
might subject some of our sailors to the
contagion existing within the city
Great attention will now be given TO
the care of our sick and fever-stricken
soldiers on the island In the opinion
of the army surgeons. the sick can best
be treated by removal to the high
ground back of the southern coast,
where the heat Is less severe, ana
where recovery could proceed without
the fear of communicating the disease
to the rest Of the army. Secretary Al
ger is anxious to bring the entire army
back as soon as IL can be done with
safety to the men themselves and with
out jeopardy to the other troops in
Florida and to the general public. The
active preparations made to deal with
the emergency are such that 1t is felt
that the question of disease can be
coped with successfully. now that the
military situation had been simpiiffed-
In the matter of transportation the de-
partment is fully prepared for the next
move. The acquisition recently of q
number of Trans Atlantic liners capa-
bic OF carrying several times as many
men as the smaller transports, has put
II on an excellent footing and IL was
announced to-day that no more ships
were being bought for the Atlantic
coast.
The plan of the war department for
returning the surrendered army of
General Toral TO Spain will not neces-
state the use Of American vessels IL
Is the purpose of the department to ask
for proposals from all steamship COM
panies which desire to compete for the
transportation OF the Spanish troops to
Spain. and the most advantageous bid
will be accepted.
The advices of General Shafter states
that the number of Spanish prisoners
will be between l.. 900 and 5000.