The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-06-20
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Special to The st. Paul Globe.
WASHINGTON, June 19.-Unofficial
Washington expected to hear important
news today. A popular impression pre-
vailed, which persisted until late this
evening, that there would be tidings
of the arrival of troops at Santiago
and at Manila. No such news came.
A few of the officials were at their
desks at the departments, but it was
said positively that there was no news
OF Skaters arrival at Santiago or of
the first Manila expedition reaching
Manila
The statement made yesterday was
repeated that both expeditions were
due, and that word might come at
any time. Popular expectation disap-
pointed today has settled down into the
belief that tidings will surely be re-
ceived tomorrow.
Officials decline to discuss the rumor
published this morning by sensational
papers in New York that under the
advice of Miles, operations are to be
delayed until fall. They were equally
reticent as to another rumor that op-
erations were to be prosecuted with
unusual vigor. The truth probably is
between the two stories. The admin
istration doubtless intends to do as it
mas from the start; prosecute the war
as vigorously as possible.
It is now the belief in official circles
that Shafter will arrive at Santiago
tomorrow some time. and that the
troops Will be landed with the least
possible delay. This work will take two
or three days, and operations against
the enemy are expected about the mid
Ole Of the week.
CAMPAIGN IN CUBA.
Now that early news is expected of
the landing of Skaters army at San
tiago, interest here is centering in
'7.----v,. happen when the land can
paign s-o,dally opens. The informa-
ton Of the war department is that
three different classes of fighting men
viii be met by the forces Of the United
States. The most annoying, and the
least numerous, are the guerrillas. COM
posed almost exclusively of an outcast
class of blacks, fit for prison if they
have not just been released to do duty
In the service of the country that re-
leased them. They are not likely to
give or to look for quarter, and may
be expected to be guilty of atrocities
to the dead or to prisoners in battle.
They never fight In bodies, but scatter
In the bush and have some craft of
the woods and the trail.
Another sort of soldier to be looked
for is the volunteer He is a Cuban
attached to Spain, and he dislikes the
insurgents intensely and will fight
CfnJbnrnIty 1,,,+
skill. These are not looked for in great
numbers at the east end Of the island,
but in and about Havana they are
numerous and well equipped They
have better notions Of drill than the
regulars, but they are not inclined to
get up early in the morning to fight.
From such information as the army
has, the third class, made up of the
Spanish regulars, will be the most
numerous and the least to be feared.
They have not been well cared for by
Spain, they have no such discipline
and drill as the men of the United
States army, they do not know what
II is to march long distances; insult
ficient food has reduced their ability
for energetic work, they have no hos
tility to the Cubans, and they will fight
because they cannot choose to do 9TH
erwise.
AN EASY VICTORY.
Some of the officers of the army who
have been looking into the conditions
of the United States forces say they
will not be surprised to hear that the
subjugation of the Spaniards in Cuba
will turn out to be very much such a
task as the army of the United States
undertook in the Mexican war, when
the progress toward the City of Mexico
was scarcely obstructed
None of the Spanish soldiers have
ever been in anything like a battle.
They have been beset by small insur-
gent bands, when they could not avoid
them, and they have sometimes dis
charged their Mauser rifles into the
bush in the hope that there was some
thing to hit. The experience Of meet
Ing with armed forces that will not
run when attacked will be an entire
novelty to them.
If 500 marines could penetrate five
miles into the enemy's country with
such success as was met at Guanta-