Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1898-05-20
CERYERA IN CUBA
Brigadiers Assigned by President
More Torpedo Boats--l7,000
Troops for Manila
MERRITT RECEIVES ORDERS
Five Thousand Regulars with Army Corps
for the Philippine Islands
Assignment Of Brigadlers.

Washington, May 2O.-By direction o.
| the president the following assignment.
of brigadier generals were made today
Brig. Gen. Francis Guenther, to the
2nd corps, Fall Church, Va; Brig. Gen
Alex. G. Pennington, to tho command
of Camp Hampstead, N. "; Brig. Gen
Abram Arnold, to the cavalry division
Tampa, Fla; Brig. Gen. John Spoland
lst corps, Chickamauga Park; Brig.
Gen. Simon Snyder, 1st corps, Chicka-
mauga, Park; Brig. Gen. Jacob r.
Kent, 5th corps, Tampa, Fla; Brig. Gen.
Guy V. Henry, cavalry division, Tampa,
Fla; Brig. Gen. Thomas Anderson, Be-
partment of the Pacific; Brig. Gen.
Hamilton NJ. Hawkins, 18th corps. Tam
pa, Fla: Brig. Gen. Samuel Summer,
cavalry division, Tampa, Fla; Brig.
Gen. John c. Bates, 4th corps, Mobile,
Ala; Brig. Gen. Andrew S. Burt, 7th
corps, Tampa, Fla; Brig. Gen. Edward
E. Wilson, 1st corps, and to command
the light artillery brigade, Chickamauga
Park; Brig. Gen. Charles E. Comp
ton, 3rd corps, Chickamauga Park;
Brig. Gen. Louis H. Carpenter, 3rd
corps, Chickamauga Park; Brig.
Gen. Henry w. Lawton, 5th corps,
Tampa, Fla; Brig. Gen. Geo. W. Davis
4th corps, Mobile, Ala; Brig Gen. Adna
r. Chaffee, 5th corps, Tampa, Fla; Brig.
Gen. William Ludlow. at headquarters
Of the army.
More Torpedo Boats
The Navy department has decided to
have the construction commenced i'm
mediately on l6 torpedo boat destroyers
OF the latest pattern, and also IL new
torpedo boats.
General Merritt Has His Instructions.
Major General Wesley Merritt, who
is to command the expedition to the
Philippines, reported to the War depart
ment this morning. Later in the day
he had talk with the president and
received his instructions. The general
will leave here probably tomorrow for
San Francisco.
Between $1,000 and 1900 troops, he
thinks, will be allotted to him. Of this
number he confidently hopes there may
be approximately 5000 soldiers of the
regular army, who, because of thorough
discipline and familiarity with actual
military life, are regarded as absolutely
essential to the successful completion of
the work In hand.
Navy Department Says So, Too.
The. navy department posted the fol-
lowing bulletin at the close of office
hours today: 'The navy department
has information, which is believed to be
authentic, that the Spanish squadron
under Admiral Cervera is at Santiago de
Cuba"
Speculations As to Spanish Fleet.
II the Spanish fleet is at Santiago de
Cuba, the fact is probably not known
officially at the Navy department. The
fact that the first report comes from
Madrid was regarded as in itself sus-
picious circumstances, for it is hardly to
be supposed that the Spaniards are such
simple Strategists as to advise us of their
plans in that manner.
Officials of the Cuban delegation here
consider the report accurate, as it bears
out what three officials pointed out,
when the Spanish feet first reached
Martinique, as to the probable course
the Spanish admiral would take.
Secretary Quesada said today that the
Spanish admiral would find himself seri-
ously handicapped at Santiago, as there
is no railroad communication between
and Havana. About all the
Spanish feet can accomplish there is to
secure base of operations in fairly
well fortified harbor and lay in coal
from colliers which are understood to
have preceded the fleet there.