The age-herald., 1898-06-22
RESUME OF
 PRESENT WAR Two Months Ago HoStiIities Were Declared. THE END OF THtT PERIOD Finds An Army Of 2 e,J Americans Lying Off ISz : S''s'' OFFICERS OF c.1 ADMINISTRATION
 S- Look Back With Pride Over What Has Been Accomplished.
Look Back With Pride Over What Has
 Been Accomplished.
SOME ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR SKATER
Troops Will Be Embarked Rapidly Until q Sufficient Number Has Been Sent to Crush Any Force Which Lanares
 May be Able to Gather.

Washington, June 2.-Two months ago today the war broke out between the United States and Spain according to tho proclamation of the president and the des claration of congress. The end of that pe- riod finds 16,000 troops lying off Santiago preparing to land; 1t finds cable communi- cation established between the government at Washington and the advance guard of the exepditon in Cuba; and 1t finds Cuban territory in the possession of United States marines backed by a squadron and nearly all of the commercial ports of Cuba block- aded.
 This is all apart from Dewey's great vic- tory at Manila, and the splendid results achieved in organizing several armies now in the camps. Therfore, the officers of tho administration feel that they have a right to look back with pride over what has bceh accomplished in the short space of two months, working in a large part with new materal in both the army and navy.
 The government has now determined to send heavy endorsements to General Shaf- ter at Santiago. To this end the first ex- petition will leave Newport News Thurs- day morning, carrying Brigadier- General
 
 army corps made up of Massachusetts, Michigan and Virginia regiments, in all about 40OO men. Expeditions will follow rapidly by way of Tampa, for while Fern andina and Miami are considered to have many good points for concentrating troops, yet army officers are now satisfied that Tampa can be retained with advantage as the main point of authorization. The next forces to go will include those of Brga- dier-General Garretson, of the second bril- gade-of the first division second army corps, embracing the Sixth Illinois, the Sixth Massachusetts and Eighth and Ninth Ohio regiments.
 Henry in Command
 Brigadier-General Henry a distinguished cavalry officer of the regular army arrived here today from Tampa and the present plans are for General Henry to command a division made up of the brigades of General Duffied and General Garretson, this di- vision compriing 5000 men, for the speedy reinforcement of General Shafter It will at once swell the American forces at San- tiago de Cuba to about 24000 men. But the expeditions will not stop at that num- Der, as there is determined purpose to send forward sufficient force to crush any Spanish command which can be concen- trated at that point
 The reports from Santiago that 15000 Spanish troops are in and about the city do not agree with reliable estimates in pos session of the war department. According to the latter figures they do not exceed IA 900 Spanish troops at Santiago, while 100 miles away to the northwest at Holguin the Spanish corps commanded by General Pando has 10000 men. The war department is satisfied that the Cuban forces under Garcia can keep Pando from reinforcing Santiago. Should this not be accomplished the Spanish forces at Santiago would be augmented to about %,0O0 men. They are we'll armed, well disciplined, seasoned to ethe climate, know the fighting grounds of that locality and are probably as good an al-round fighting force as the Spaniards can bring to bear. There is nc purpose on the part of the authorities here to let Gen. eral Shafter with an inadequate force meet these seasoned Spanish soldiers. It Is for this reason in part that the division proba- by under General Henry will reinforce Shafter, followed by such additional troops as the needs of the situation seem to de- mand
 No Detailed Information
 Up to the close of office hours today neither the war nor navy department had received any detailed information as to the arrival of troops at Santiago. The entire information today was confined to the one brief dispatch from Captain Allen, of the signal service, to General Greedy, stating that the transports had arrived. This was enough, however, to start the rumors that the actual landing of troops was in prog ress and one report went to the extent of stating that the troops were landing under a heavy fire from the Spanish forces. Sec retary Alger and General Miles disposed of these reports by saying that no information was at hand and Secretary Long made the same disclaimer of the navy department.
 It may be true, however that the laud- ing is now in progress aad althought ss Is
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