The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1898-07-22
MILES DELAYED.
The Porto Rican Expedition Did Not
Leave SibOney Monday as Intended.
Owing to Serious Friction Between Amer
lean and Cuban Troops, Practically Au
of Gen. Skaters Army viii BE Re-
tanned at Santiago de Cuba.

pared late Monday, to take command
of the military expedition against
Porto Rico, that officer did not depart.
as was expected, from Siboney. The
mistake was soon corrected Tuesday
morning, however, and as a result of
some short telegraphic correspondence
that followed during the day it was
gathered at the department that the
Yale started Tuesday night. Contrary
to the first intention, and probably
without Gen. Miles seeking, the Yale is
to be conveyed by a naval vessel that
Adm. Sampson has been instructed to
select from among the vessels of his
fleet This may result in delaying
Gen. Miles progress somewhat, as
none of the vessels with Sampson is
able to keep pace with the Yale.
Nevertheless there is no doubt that the
general will reach Porto Rico before
the detachment of troops from Charles
ton.
War department officials feel that
they are fully justified in their decis-
ter's army at Santiago by the press
reports that reached them Tuesday in
.dicating the growth of serious friction
between the American forces and Gu
ban troops growing out of the latter's
exclusion from Santiago by Gen. Shat
ter's orders. 1t is felt now that the
garrison originally proposed two i'm
mune regiments, would have been quite
insufficient to meet an outside Spanish
force that might come from Holguir
or Manzanillo, and also to restrain the
rapacity Of the Cubans. 1t is realized
that the present situation is full o.
difficulty and the future is dark owing
to the disposition evidenced by the
bound by the amenities of mod,
,ern warfare This first symp.
tom Of friction has suggested
to the officials innumerable diff.
.culties that will arise in the
future. Of course it would seem to be
only polite now to avoid any open rup.
ture with the Cubans, provided they
can be kept in leash and not involve
the United States in the digraces that
would follow the sacking of helpless
communities, but it begins to appear
that for some time to come, and even
!. after the conquest of Cuba is complete,
E the United States must maintain there
military government in order to
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assumed to the civilized world.
The personnel of the Porto Rican
expedition having been left in large
measure in the hands of Gen. Brooke,
it is not possible vet to give an ac-
.curate roster of the organizations that
will enter into it.
Adm. Sampson has received final or
ders from the navy department as to
the part the American feet is to take
in the campaign against Porto Rico.
They are based on the view that the
campaign is essentially an army move
ment, the duties of the navy being to
lend every support and assistance to
the land operations The admiral is
luSOI uCOcO W dlNl UilC dII1iI
by dispatching conveys when re-
quired, and by covering the landing
of troops. AS there is no Spanish
fleet in San Juan harbor or Otaer Porto
Rican ports, the navy has limited
field of operation. The reduction of
the harbor Notifications will be the
main work, but this and all other OPP
erations of the fleet will be supple
mentary to the main operations con-
Quoted by the army. The strategists,
military and naval, are agreed in the
view that the taking of Porto Rico is
primarily military undertaking, anG
Adm. SIMPSONS orders are on these
lines.
The navy department is rapidly
moving the large fleet of auxiliary
craft, made up of merchant ships.
large ocean-gOing yachts, tugs, etc,
from Atlantic coast points to Cuban
waters, where they will be placed on
blockade duty, thus releasing the
larger ships for more active duty al
Porto Rico and the coast of Spain.
Three of these smaller craft were sent
south Tuesday, and most all of them
viii be on the way within a week
stopping only long enough at Norfolk
to have their batteries strengthened.
When the war broke out a large
nrmber of these auxiliary craft were
purchased. They have been distrib
uted along the coast from Maine tc
Florida at some forty or more points
making an effective coast patrol
There is felt to be no further need o.
this patrol, so that with the exec ptior
of few important points the auxiliary
craft will be Withdrawn for service III
Cuba. Capt. Bartlett has the work IL
charge and is hurrying it to completion
Fuse Works Blown Up-Six Dead.
OAKLAND, Cal. July 2O.-The Cali
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