Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1898-06-09
THE MOVEMENT UPON CUBA.
5000 Troops Reported to Have
Landed near Santiago Harbor.
SANTIAGO MUST SOON FALL.
Thirty More Transports Ready to Leave
Tampa Soon the Word Is Given
Gen. Miles Finds Affairs Badly
Tangled at Tampa.

A special from Kingston, Jamaica,
reports that 5000 L. $. troops have
landed near Punta Cabrera, little to
the west of the entrance of Santiago
harbor, where a junction was affected
with Gen. CaliXto Garcia's army of
1900 insurgents. 1t is added that the
landing was effected under cover of
fire from Admiral SIMPSONS fleet.
With the troops were several heavy
siege guns.
Cape Haitien: The L. $. troopship
Resolute, formerly the Yorktown, I'M
der convoy of the torpedo boat de-
stroyer Mayflower, arrived at Mole st.
Nicolas and departed shortly after
ward
Washington: The transport Resolute,
reported to have touched at Mole st.
Nicolas, had on board a number of
heavy siege guns, company of engin-
GERS and several companies of regulars,
besides 500 marines, and il is probably
these that have landed at Punta Ca
brera. point six miles from Santiago.
Mole It. Nicolas, Haiti: News of the
success ful landing of 5000 American
troops "A few miles west of Santiago de
Cuba was brought here by the u. s.
auxiliary cruiser st. Louis. There
were three regiments of infantry three
batteries of artillery, several heavy
siege guns and force of engineers.
Another cable from Cape Haitien
says: At daybreak American troops
were landed at Aguadores, few miles
east of the entrance to Santiago har-
Dor. The troops were put ashore un-
der cover of Simpsons guns, the bat
teries at that point having first been
silenced by sharp bombardment.
The heaviest guns were used, as shown
by the extraordinary distance at which
the cannonading was heard. The fir
ing continued several hours.
Washington: The officials do not
credit the cable report that troops have
been landed at Point Cabrera, west of
Santiago, and they are inclined to the
opinion that if there has been any
landing in that vicinity it was confined
to a small force with a supply of arms
and food for the insurgents Astounding
in Santiago province. AS far as can be
gathered in spite of all reports to the
contrary, troops have not yet started
from Tampa and the naval officials are
impatiently awaiting for the move
ment. 1t is possible that a small adj
vance detachment has gone forward.
There is much dissatisfaction ex-
pressed at the siowness of movements
in the south, owing in large part to
the slender means of transportation
and the chronic difficulty encountered
in getting anything done there in a
hurry. Gen. Miles is greatly discour-
aged at the condition of affairs he has
found existing at Tampa. 1t is said he
has notified the war department that
preparations. which It was thought
were nearly completed. are in a state
of utter confusion. and that it will be
some time before matters can be
Strengthened out. and put in the shape
they should be. The war department
officials are moving heaven and earth
TO improve conditions at Tampa and
vicinity. Secretary Alger said he was
confident that matters would be
Strengthened out in short time.
Five transports carrying two regi-
ments of infantry and four troops of
cavalry Gall L. 5. regulars steamed
from Mobile en- route presumably for
Tampa, but really under sealed orders
which may carry them direct to Cuba
There is no longer any doubt as to
what disposition will be made by the
government of large portion of the
troops now at Mobile, Jack sonville and
Tampa. The Mobile troops will join
those at Tampa, and an expedition
OF IS, 900 men will be put into Santiago
province at once. In fact the trans
ports have been partially loaded for
several days and there are IS of such
transports at Tampa, capable of taking
ZOO men. Lying beside the trans
ports are the lighters Laura. Bessie
and Cumberland which are to convoy
the troops close TO the shore from the
ships and then serve as a floating basis
for the pontoon bridges from which
the landing of troops will be effected
Gen. Ludlow, who is supervising the
construction of the pontoon bridges,
says that he can land 1000 men an
hour by means of floating bridges.
The cavalry is not deemed of great
value in the occupation of Santiago so
that the infantry and artillery will be
| the main forces landed there.
NOTES ON THE WAR SITUATION