Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-06-23
.1EBARKING THIN TROOPS
ia, Of American Army In Cuba Meets
Little Resistance.
coops co ASHORE At sNouIsl'
.,.op shcil. spanish Forts One Amer'-
an Knied Landing of Americans o0e'
an at several Coast Points

at several totsA f'fhh"'
-
..ti,eton. June 22.-seorutary Al |
"s,be war bureau and Long Of the
Apartment were advised TN.
s,,e that Con. shafier's army hau
succassfm landing In CUBA
ss..r dispatches follow
@pi,yo del Este. June 22.--secreiaiy
war. Washington; on Balauii'
"a, Junc 22-Landlng al Balquh1
~. ,,5rnlng successful Very llttle' u
Any. resistance. SIM h"'
~p,,,, dei Este, June 22.-long'
,',-tery Navy, washington' Land
~ the army IL progressing favor
uniuuiri. There lH very little,
ny reristanre. The New orleans
-i Caatine. Wasp and suan.e
.sr.d vicinity before lhhllnF' W
ado % demonstration ~ ,a'" ~,
-sr. tho attention NJ the enemy,
| ~, r,,aa engaged the west battery
I'm. haufs. She had one man
/ 2 Ton submarine mines nave
r.rovervd from the channel or
..,,fgnamn. Communication by tclc-
non has been eAtabliHn,d m ~, sgs ~
| uuHmo.
,,...,t,,.,,p. Iuno 22.-omclni dis.
49, r.seiyed tonight by both Soc
- Airer. and Secretary lonE mol
ma tha landing NJ troops near
s,,titrn was progressing most favor.
'ffy Tho nrHt landing was effected
"A nfIauih this morning anu m't MIN
n'.,,,.if,tivoiy slight Resistance. TINS
'Nl'l tn "A dispatch received this
M'- by Secretary Algcr which,
,,',.b brIaf was fun of news ana
Secretary Alfcr expressed
ii,4..ff ma delighted at the expedition
,,ith which the landing III IN. trg"p.
vHa being Erected ana with the iael
shat me- serious obstacle wa ulult
.r.r,I by the enemy Tie cphiHueI
,t. t.yt N Gen Shafter'H mcHnarc 20
,1.,8 mat tho enemy had made merely
r.utIu4I mud Ineffective rcHlHtnucc h}
ff.rr from the hills ne long range
Shortly after Secretary AlFer re-
t.taI HE dispatch. Secretary Long
I..d a more extended cable gram
nom Admiral Sampson, dated az ila)'
d.. ESQ. at $3.50 this evening
boz both army and navy circles the
Information contained IN the Dispatch
.of don. ghaftpr and Admiral Snmp'
bon vas received with Intense HhtlstAc
sion The landing VI an large q uNul
81 troops hH General shaft'r az present
d. under hlH command u task ul
Immense proportions. 4 prominent
DmUIHI VI ttiu war department Hald tn'
rIrbt tho complete drhnrkttlln NJ th'
moons. animals and ncld guns hnt
supplies within week a.tor thglt ar
rival un the Cuban coast woulh ne
task well accomplish a.
10 a probable In the opinion OF th'
offrsr referred to. that only "a ptruh
hnding ~ the troops was effected TO
diy ana that the landing Will be- con
tnupd from day 90 day until cnmplct
ID. ~ n not unlikely roo. that th
troops Will ~ landed 40 several place
ilang the coast, 81 course, within
fh0rt distance % Headquarters whicl
Den. shiftcr viii establish for him
Admiral sampson'a dispatch lndl
Gated that h. was carrying out his In
HtfucuonH thoroughly 10 clear q wa
for the landing lf troops. The demon
9trnti0n which h. made with IN
Texas before Cabanas, which IL Jus
west OF Snntlaro may easily hnV
led tho splnlhrda 90 suppose that
general landing was o. Doe nttrmptr
In that Immediate vicinity. II was ovl
dent from Tho text u ADMIRAL Samp
SONS dIrphtch that "a landing hnd nl
ready been erected near uunntnnnm.
on be- noted that communication by Gel
tEfuph had been rr-rstnhuHhrd nt M
pnInt aud that the channel he'd bee
cleared ~ submarine mlneH IN ih
opinion ~ naval officers, the landln
ut Guantanamo was OF marines rattle
Tho cable stations through which IN
American commanders will communal
cate with tho departments In this clt
ms been established. 40 shown by "a
dates NJ the dispatches received ihl
evening. ~ Playa del Este. a Hmh
place directly ON the coast ana nhnu
fffarn miles east ~ Santiago, tn
change was made from Camp Mccall
Go Playa del Este In order that the ia
ton might BE- nearer the scene OF h'
ton.
The war department nj I o'clock III
afternoon received a dispatch troi
cant. Allen, IN chargs Of the signal Hni
Nice work In cuba, ana merely ~
ulunclng that nothing had been =
cflved from Sampson ~ shtftcr, tn
~ accounted Tor really hy his lnHtru'
tlons. lie was told specifically by uei
Miles. In cnhlegram sent ytHtcruhl
not 10 cmhnrrnHa Gen. Smarter ny an
unnecessary suggestions, Thus II WI
be seen. 20 the delight ~ an true 10
don that Gen. Shafter like Admir-
Sampson. II not 10 be- tied by exact o
dHrs from Washington, but u % hr a.
lowed the widest liberty OF action,
the belief that he. being on the gruun
D. capable of Judging best the prophet
~ protected moves The lieuitnAl
colonel however. who N member
Cen Miles stan and directly In char
~ the signal work In Santiago pro-
inro. communicated briefly with dc
Miles. In cipher. the fact that the d
hlrkatlan ~ the troops had begun ~
that plan Of attack had been a
RANGED.
The reinforcement Of Gen. SHAFT
actually began today IN the dopnrtu
Uf "a regiment and n battalion ~ q
tronps al Camp AlFcr Tor fnnilnn
They 20 no Newport News ana then
steamer direct 90 Santiago IT the &
Rotations Of the projectors N N
move arr reaiized these troops are llk
ly tn occupy actually less time IN Z
passage than ana the tlrHt cpnllngei
which left Tampa directly. notwlt
standing the distance N twice ~ lnr
Formal orders were Issued plncl
Cen. Guy V. Henry In charge Of {
now division of troops, composed
nuiuclda and GarreiH0n'R brigad
which nre 10 form part " the new
vision. Probably some of tho roo
now M Tampa win be- attached also
which ease they will be dispatched
separate STnnHporta. Gen, Henry
ono ~ ~ most noted cavalry lendl
IN Tho /rmy. possibly IN the world
u ~ evident from the nature N az
Niles ndvioea that In addition to
trQrpH now landing NJ Playa del EH
ON the east side " Santiago bay
second landing ~ going ON at po
Just about the same distance west
the hnrhor entrance. The two div
iona probably win be pushed fOrwl
steadily 10 take the town NJ Santiu
De- cuba ON either flank, while "a or