Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-05-05
APLANOF WARFARE.
The Philippine Islands to Be 0c-
eupied by American Troops.
Iloops 10 Be LANDED IN CUBA.
Uur Army 10 Form function With Gen.
0eoes aud IN Advance Upon Havana
Made Troops Concentrating on
the Pacific Slope.

" Milan Of warfare has been outlined Dy
! n. administration To be- started At
-. This nrouramme Is Of course
snhiact tn change bv the rspidly
ehaSvinp circumstances Of war. but Il
~ n terfsred with will nroceed about
g Srllows. The philiopine Islands
n lii ~ occupied without much DELAY
* I military force of the United States
updsr Gen. Fitzhugh Lee, provided he
7 vilI sccept His nomination q major
ssnersl will 40 in as soon Is the senate
msets again. The Philippines will be
MI under military rule and held pend.
ine ! treaty Of peace. II will be made
M base OF operstions for the Asiatic
sousdron, which Is to be reinforced by
ire Charleston. now on the Pacific
alone. Supplies will be shipped at once
from San Francisco to Commodore
Dewey, who, incidentally, is to be
raised to the rank Of q rear admiral
without delay. Gen. Lees assignment
Il great surprise, but 1t Is the present
plan Of the president, which may be
changed by the objection Of Gen. Lee
himsolf, who has exhibited from the
6rst desire to win military laurels in
Cuba
For the Atlantic squadron, the first
confederation Is the creating Of base
Of supplies on the Cuban coast, to be
Occupied temporarily BY the regular
troops TO be sent there In few days.
These troops, chiefly colored, will 20
70 work ut once to erect powerful for
tiAcstionA When the work Is COM
pleted these troops will be returned TO
the United States 10 become part OF
the regular military reserve In this
country to be held In readiness for
emergency. The permanent guarding
and occupation Of the Cuban base Of
supplies will be intrusted to . detach.
ment Of yellow fever immunes with
Con. "Joe" Wheeler, who Is himself
! yellow fever immune, In command.
The nomination Of Gen. Wheeler,
IL Il said, will therefore 20 TO the sen.
ate the same time Gen. Lees name is
sent 10, and Immediately thereafter
n Gen. Wheeler will depart for the south
70 ri his troops together and organ.
lie Tor the campaign. The same plan
contemplstes the intercepting and
crushing of the Spanish fleets from
I CApe Verde or Cadiz before they reach
! BASE Of supplies on this side of the
\ Atlantic II necessary for this work,
the blockade Of Cuba will b. tempo
rarilv interrupted,
THE INVASION OF CUBA.
WARRINGTON, May 4.-Before the end
Z Of this week, probably next Friday,
the United States will land 10000
N troops In Cuba II Ia semi-ofiicially
aid that brigadier general and 5000
Cuban insurgents, as well as q large
body Of American troops, would be
landed Of Mstanzas and o junction
would be effected with Gomez at once.
Another division, TO be composed en-
Y. tirSly Of American soldiers, Is to be
landed at Port Mariel The land.
inc 81 both armies will be IN.
der the protection Of Rear Ad.
mirsi SIMPSONS warships and
a advance upon Havana will
begin. % soon as Gomezs army
can b equipped with rifles and ammu.
X milton. Between now and Friday
n Adm. Sampson will completely reduce
the forts Of Matanzas and Port Mariel
and clear the harbor Of submarine
minea While the attack Is being
made on Havana Adm. SIMPSONS feet
will lie off the city. He will not bonn.
(. bard unless 1t becomes necessary to as
oist the army. To protect Sampson
from surprise and sudden attack the
n 81 Louis, ST. Paul, Harvard and Yale.
the fast auxiliary cruisers, will be at
once dispatched to southern waters on
! scoutinr expedition, Thew will en-.
deavor TO locate the Spanish armada.
SOLDIERS TO HOLD THE PHILIPPINES.
WAsHIsaroN, Nav AT the cabinet
msstlng Yesterday II was finally de.
cided 70 concentrate all United States
regular troops now located in western
states and volunteer quotas of Wash.
h ineton, Oregon, Utah, Nevada, Colo.
rndo and California preparatorv IN
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