The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-07-29
PORTO RICAN ARMY.
A Belief That All the Troops Will
Be Landed in a Week.
NILES FORCE LANDING NEAR PONCE

Sampson's Report on the Destruction OF
Cervera's Fleet Reaches Washington
Madrid Reports Miles Attempt
to Land Repuised.
Washington, July 26.-The war de-
partment was busy yesterday hurry
ing the dispatch of the remainder of
Gen. Miles expedition against Porto
Rico. Such progress has been made
that it is hoped all of the troops will
be on Porto Rican soil within week
at the latest Gen. Miles is not ex-
pected to defer his landing until that
time, but presumably will pick out
suitable place for encamping his troops
and establish himself ashore, awaiting
the arrival of the other detachments
now on their way. War department
officials expect that the first news re-
ceived from Gen. Miles will come
through the press dispatches, as the
general has not with him, so far as
known. any dispatch boats. 1t will be
at least Saturday before direct cable
communication can be established
with him and in the meantime reliance
must be had on the dispatch boats
running across to ST. Thomas, distant
about four hours run.
1t was expected at the department
that Gen. Brooke and Gen. Haines
would sail yesterday from Newport
News to join Miles, and that most of
Gen Brooke's command would be en-
barked by Wednesday. The work of
embarkatiop at Hampton roads is be-
ing conducted with much less difficulty
and delay than was expected. Col.
Hecker, in charge of the transporta-
ton division of the war department,
who has just returned from that place,
has reported to Secretary Alger that
il is eminently suited to the shipment
of the troops. Consequently, the sec
rotary yesterday ordered all of Gen.
! Ora nts brigade, 5000 men, from Chick
amauCa to Newport News. 1t is not
expected that all of the transports re-
/ CURED for their accommodation will
/ have arrived there by the time the sol
diers get in. but they will be encamped
on suitable ground there and it is be
lieved will be benefited by the change
from Chickamauga.
The signal service has succeeded in
retaining from the battlefield OF
Santiago the tubes which supplied
the military balloon with pure hydro
gen gas and they, with the balloon it
self. have been brought over to Tampi
on the steamer Adria. The tubes viii
be recharged Immediately and tn,
whole apparatus will be dispatched a
once to Porto Rico to assist Gen. Mile,
in his campaign there. The balloon
is said to have proved of great valu,
in the Santiago campaign, and from
the character of the country in Port'
Rico, where military operations mus
be conducted, il Is believed that it als'
can be used to advantage there.
1t was announced yesterday at tn
} navy department that the long ex
pected report from Admiral Sampson
upon the destruction of Cervera feet
with the accompanying reports of tn
, commodore and captains of his squad
ron. had reached the department. !
, is supposed TO have been brought b.
J Capt. Sigsbee on the st. Paul, whic
= arrived at New York last Friday, an
TO have been sent by mail by Capt
Sigsbee. II is the intention of tn
secretary OF the navy TO give these re
= ports to the public in their entirety.
: Secretary Long yesterday forwarde
TO Admiral Dewey the joint resolutio
of congress extending the thanks {
D congress for the victory achieved q
S Cavte The resolution was beaut
r fully engrossed and prefaced by
= formal attestatiou of its authenticit
e by Secretary of State Day. the whol
i being inclosed in rich gilt and orni
= mented Russia leather covers.
e MADRID REPORTS A REPULsE.
2 Madrid, July 20. "A private dispatc
n from San Juan de Porto Rico says
d strong American squadron has a.
n peared before Bahia Honda, but thu
the American attempt TO disembar
was repulsed with considerable loss.
GEN. NILES ARMY Is LANDING.
e st. Thomas, u. w. l., July 26. III
= United States troops were landing ye
:. terday on the island of Porto Ric
v near Ponce, on the south coast