The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1898-05-12
DECIDE To MOVE ON CUBA
Troops TO Be Landed on the Island
as Fast as They Can Be Bri-
gaded and Forwarded.
GEN. MILES TO START FOR THE FRONT.
Orders Given fer 10000 Hammocks for
the Cuban CampaIGn--A Great Camp to
BE Located at Falls Church-Army at
ChIckamauga Park Ordered to Move at
Once-ShIps Chartered.

WASHINGTON, May 10.-Tog go at once
or not 10 go for 90 or 90 DAYS. That
was the question submitted sguarsly
to the cabinet yesterday. The decision
was to go at once. Alger won. He
| believed in an immediate movement of
| troops to Cuba and advocated il. Gen.
| Miles and the army officers insisted il
| was not expedient to make the move
ment until the troops had been assem-
bled, organized and somewhat sea
soned- They said that this would take
from 60 to 30 days. The president
brought forward the question and
asked for opinions as 10 whether the
movement should be made at once or
should be delayed until the army was
1uIIy organized The ground was
gone over. 1t was shown that the
delay advised by the army officers
would postpone action until the midst
OF the rainy season and that then
further postponement until No
Vember might be unavoidable on &C
count of the fever. The cabinet act
ed with elaboration and a thorough
knowledge of the situation The de-
clslon was emphatic and as nearly as
can be learned unanimous It was TO
go at once" The administration de-
termined that the troops shall be
moved to Cuba as fast as they can be
brlgaded and forwarded. The plan to
organize and season thoroughly was
abandoned. Cuba is to be occupied
and the Spaniards are to be compelled |
TO surrender without any more wait |
ing.
Gen Miles to Start for the Front
WASHINGTON. May 1O.-By Friday |
morning the commanding general of |
the United States army, Mai Gen. /
Miles, Will have assembled his staff
around him at Tampa, Fla. He leaves
" ashington tomorrow night Unless
present plans are changed, the gen
eral will go with the first military ex-
force to Cuba. lie is not
to relieve the major generals
already selected for that task of the
conduct of the campaign, but both in
Florida and in Cuba will exercise the
'ame general superintendent over
he campaign that he now does from
lis headquarters in Washington. The
arrangements for the move upon Cuba
re being fastened with such an en-
rgy that 1t is evident to auv
OBSERVER that the beginning of the |
is imminent. 1t IS expected
ere that within a week the first
roops will be on their way from the (
nIted States to Cuba. The only de-
az will arise in the difficulty of Sc I
urlng the necessary number of trans |
orts and the quartermaster's depart I
lent Is making great efforts to assem- :
lie a sufficient number of these shiDs I
the gulf ports In time to receive the c
-oops VINO are even now on their way @
acre Orders have been given for TO-
~ hammOcks to be furnished imme- |
lately for the use of the army and to p
e delivered, beginning immediately, /
ithln the next fortnight Experts q
ave reported that a hammock IS an I
oSoIute necessity in the Cuban cam =
algn. 1t is the only means to escape i
lie vermin which otherwise make | a
eep impossible to the soldier and it is O.
SO the only way he can escape the | f.
lmpness of the dark rich soil. If
Engineers from the war department | n
ent out yesterday to the neighbor-
'od of Falls church and located de-
llteIy the great camp upon which
III be concentrated from so, 600 TO 10. Il
D United States troops within the =,
lbraces about l, 400 acres of splendid Z.
nd. well-watered and wooded. and q
IL afford accommodation for all the o'
'diers comprised within the presi- Pc
nt's first order. pc
Chickamauga Troops on the Move *
lHATTASooGA, Tenn, May 1O-The
tire army stationed at Chickamaupa
TX has been ordered to the front in
e First and Tenth cavalry go to at
W Orleans, the Second cavalry 10 co
bile, the Third and Sixth TO TAMPA We
e entire infantry will go to Tampa. gr
e movement began to-day. Sc
Ships Chartered. Ie!
HAsHINGToN, May TO- Assistant Sec
airy Meiklejohn to-day chartered
put 80 ships, with capacity for 25,- K,
men, They are to be used to CON = q
: troops to Cuba and the Philippines. "a,