The Red Cloud chief., 1898-06-17

The Third regiment of Nebraska.
will. according To adviccs from Wash
ington. be mustered in al Omaha this
week.
The revenue cutter Mclean arrived
IN Tampa for water. She il stationed
AT san Arhe island guarding the Key
West cable.
A large quantity OF s~mokelcss DOW
der has been received at Norfolk navy
yard and will be- Immediately shipped
to Admiral SIMPSONS fleet.
Private Norris of company NJ. Sec
n regiment, has been granted "A
t~hirty-days f%urlough. lie has been
suffering from appendicitis.
Admiral Sampson has taken the
shore II OF the Guantanamo cable
ana u force Is rapidly restoring it to
working order which will enable him
L" direct with Washing
ton.
An order was issued from army head.
quarters Yesterday notifying Major
General Otis tina the steamers to con
voy the second battalion to Manila
were ready. The troops to go on this
expedition are the Tenth Pennsylvania.
FIRST Colorado. First Nebraska. two
battalions of regulars, Il detachment
OF engineer, and the two battalions
of Utah light infantry.
A Washington special saws low that
the Santiago cxpeditionary force I'M
der General Shafter is on its way 10
cooperate with Sampson in the re-.
duction of Santiago and the captur.
OF the Spanish ships in the harbor, the
energies of the war department will
be directed toward the preparations
for the invasion of Porto Rico. II is
thought General toppingcr will be in
command OF this expedition.
The first army Of invasion to Cuba
Is now wcll ON its way. t%hirty-two
transports bearing over $1,000 men
and officers and conveyed by battle
ships. cruisers, gunboatS and auxiliary
cruisers, sixteen in number, having
actually sailed from Key West yester.
day morning at daybrcak. An au-
thoritativc statement to this effect
was made at the war department.
They are expected to arrive al SANTA
go de Cuba Thursday and land either
on that or the day following.
The navy department has been adj.
vi>cd OF the purpose OF the army 10
send an invading force to Rorto Rico,
II the navy department is making
preparations for conveying the fleet.
This will be of a more formidable
character than that which went with
the Santiago expedition. for the plans
include u combined attack ON the San
Juan Notifications by the army and
navy, and the Notifications are SO
powerful that uonc but heavily armored
ships can be sent against them at the
beginning. Therefore, ii is believed
that Admiral SIMPSONS battlcships
will head this fleet.
The navy department yesterday re-
cclvcd its first mail adviceS from Ad-
miral Dewey since he reached Manila.
Under date of May 4, Cavite, he gives
Il detailed account of the battle of
Manila bay. 1t j. in the main an
elaboration OF his c%ablcgram. Its
special feature is the terms of high
praise in which he speaks OF the
crews of the ships, saving that
never had an officer so loyal and such
brave crews, Admiral Dewey in his
letter says: Several vessels were
struck ana even penetrated. but the
damage was of the slightest and the
squadron is in as good condition now
rs before the battle. ! beg 10 state 10
the department that no commandcr-in-
chief was ever served by more LOYAL,
efficient and gallant captains than
those of the squadron now under rhy