Evening star., 1898-04-29
TO INVADE CUBA
qrOODs Break Camp at Clicka-
malga Park Today.
STRONG FORCE OF ARTILLERY
Entire Oath Infantry and
Four Companies Of Cavalry.
WILL RUSH THROUGH TO TAMPA
Remaining CoIored Troops Will
Move in a Few Days
THE NATION NAT GU A r d
WILL RUSH THROUGH TO TAMPA
Remaining CoIored Troops Will
THE NATIONAL QUA RID

The House of Representative met
at 10 o'clock to consider the war
revenue bill.
The Senate adopted the conference
report on the naval appropriation
bill.
The democratic senator's will car1-
Gus on the course to be pursued on
the war revenue bill.
The cruiser Nictheroy, purchased
from Brazil, has been renamed the
Buffalo. the steam lighter John
Dwight the Pawnee, the tug Hes
peria the Apache and the tug Justin
the Chickasaw.
The Navy Department has re-
ceived information that the Spanish
squadron has left the Cape Verde Is
lands. Her destination is unknown.
1t is believed that the American
liners recently obtained by the gov
ernment will head directly for the
Spanish coast to lie in wait for
prizes.
Today's cabinet meeting was un-
eventful.
President Mckinley had an ex-
tended interview with General Meyer
OF Louisiana in regard to the enlist
1nent OF immunes from yellow fever
1t is contended that the success OF
the Montserrat in running the Gu
ban blockade does not, as Spain
claims, establish the ineffectiveness
of the blockade. The declaration of
Paris is aimed at mere paper block
ades."
1t is understood that the volunteer
army will be composed of three
corps, commanded by Major Gems.
Grenville Dodge, ]. H. Wilson and
either Fitzhugh Lee or Joseph
Wheeler.
Secretary Alger has designated
Col. w. H. Forwood, assistant sur-
geon, to examine the physical quail
fcations of the District volunteer
troops.
The French ambassador and Aus
trian minister are looking after the
interests of those Spanish subjects
who are prisoners in consequence of
the recent captures of Spanish mer-
chantmen.
Representatives of the powers are
arranging for the departure of for
eigners at Havana as soon as any in
dication is made of move that is
likely to imperil their lives.
CHATTANOOGA. Tenn, April 2o.-The
entire eight batteries Of artillery. besides
the oath Infantry and four companies of
the 9th Cavalry. broke camp today, under
orders to proceed to Tampa, Fla, at once.
AS fast possible men. guns, horses.
caissons, ammunition and camp parapher-
MALTA were loaded on the long lines of cars
waiting for them at Battlefield station and
started en- their journey south. The trains
will be given preference over everything
between here and Tampa, and a speed of
twenty-five miles or more is expected to he
made.
Though no intimation of the ultimate des-
fination OF the troops has been given ou,
here, there is no doubt in the minds of the
officers and men that an imm .diate invasion
OF Cuba, or at least the capture and occ,.
patton of some Cuban seaport is in contem.
plation. ii order to open up a line of COM
munication with the Cuban forces under
Gen. Gomez and Garcia, and to act In CO.
operation with those forces In the tmm =,
diate relief of the starving reconcentrados
and the driving Of the Spanish forces from
the island
VIII BE Gone by Tonight.
The artillery will all have left here before
plight, as will in all probability the 9th Cav
airy The 2ith Infantry win hardly be able
to leave here before tomorrow, though II
Is possible that these troops too. will be
ready for departure by nightfau
A corps of four surgeons ACCOMPANIED
the battalion. Msjor Lancaster, In COM
mand, went out with the last section.
Col Randolph. commanding the artillery
brigade. remained on the ground until the