The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1898-05-27
Army WILL NOT WAIT ON THE NAVY.
CUBAN INVASION NEAR.
War Department Weary Of tho Disappearing
Movements Of the Spanish Squad
ror-lo0, 900 Mem Ready.

The annihilation of the Spanish flee
neither Admiral Sampson nor Commo
dore Schley can be blamed, but which
Is due TO the sneaking tactics of ths
Spaniards.
Now they are reported at MartiniQuc
then at the Dutch Islands. and tine
Rico.
There has been no meeting yet be.
tween the hostile fleets in the neigh.
borhood of Cuba Is all that can be
learned at the navy department n,
Washington. If the department. is
aware of the location of the Spanisl
squadron 1t is carefully concealinS the
fact. BY this time, sCpposing Schley
to have have goGC southward, he
should be somewhere off the coast of
Cuba, and 1T nay bc that he has Joined
forces with Sampson. Naval officers
are hoping that the Spanish squadron
has really passed through the straits
OF fucatan into the Gulf or Mexico,
for in that case there is Il reasonable
expectation that by combined action
on the part of sampson and Schley,
one starting at the Windward passage
and the Florida straits. and the other
passing around to the south of Cuba
and coming into the Yucatan straits,
tie Ssaniards will be effectually
enared.
The war department, annoyed by the
delay In destroying the Spanish ships,
has now decided to send an army of
100000 men to invade Cuba. The
Spanish fleet should be taken care of
by the navy and it should not be allow
ed to interfere with the invasion of the
American soldiers.
Secretary Alger submitted the reports
OF Lieutenant Rowan and Captain
Dorst, outlining the opinions of the
Cuban Generals. The reports told of
the hardships of campaigning in the is
land. The reports proved conclusively
that Captain General Blanco is erect
ing formidable earthworks around
every city which It is the intenti.n of
the Spanish to hold.
The volunteer army is rapidly near
ing completion. Reports received by
Adjutant General Corbin tonight show
That $3.50 men have been mustered in.
Eighteen states have completed their
quota as follows: California, Georgia,
Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Maine, Mary
land, Minnesota, Massachusetts,, New
Hampshire. Ohio. Oregon, Pennsylvan-
io. Vermont, Washington, West Nir-
ginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming.
General Miles, commanding the army,
said it was not to intention of the
president to call for an additional
number Of volunteers at this time.
An unconfirmed rumor originating at
SNprilu says ludt stI <AtlcTlcan BOAT
With q crew of IS men was blown up
By tcrpedo in Carden0s Bay last
Tuesday.
An Important expedition to Cuba will
leave Mobile port within 4 few days.
Fifteen thousand guns and several
hundred thousand rounds of arlmuni-
ton will be shipped to the insurgents.
A delegation of prominent negroes
called on the secretary of war Tues
day and urged that all of the ten regi-
ments of immunes to be sent to Cuba
be made up Of Colored men. They
pointed out the especial service tho
colored troops, bred in the southern
climate and most OF them used to con-
ditions similar to those 20 be confronted
in Cuba, would have in the campaign.
Secretary Algcr was not able to con
cede all OF the immune regiments TO
colOred volunteers, but gave assurance
that several Of them would be COM
posed of men of their race. The dele
cation also urged the appointment of
Capt. Thomas s. Kelley of Louisiana
as colonel of one of the immune regi-
ments Capt. Kelley. it is said, has the
Endorsement of Gen. Miles.