Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-05-02
.MOYE ON CUBA TUESDAY
Announcement tina, Gen, Alger Has Issued
Such Orders TO the Troops.
SECRETARY is FOR IMMEDIATE ACTION


New York, May "A special to the
World from Tampa, Fla. says;
A rumor is in circulation here to tho
effect that five thousand troops and as
many Cubans as the Cuban junta can
gather here, will leave Tuesday night
for Matanzas for the invasion of Cuba
The World Correspondents information
says that an army officer told him that
he had seen an order from the secretary
of war ordering the troops TO move
Tuesday night, Matanzas being their
objective point. Transports are expected
Tuesday.
II is known that of the thirty days
rations given out few days ago, none
is being used. and the regimental OIL
GERS have received word to have their
commands ready to move at mo-
ments notice.
1t is known that the batteries have
been served out with 900 rounds each
and all soldiers have full cartridge
belts.
Gen. A. w. Greeley. chief signal Off
Ger, Is expected her today.
An attempt was made last night 10
| blow up the powder magazine of Knight
q Wall. This magazine contained a
| large store of powder, giant powder and
dynamite. II Is believed to have been
! the work of agents of the Spanish gov
I eminent now at work in this city
IMMEDIATE ACTION INTENDED
Washington. a. c.. May e.
When asked If the army was pre-.
| pairing for an invasion of Cuba al
an early date. Secretary of War AlgeI
replied: 1--WE are preparing for i'm
| mediate action, and we try to keep sc
| prepared. but plans made today may OF
necessity have to be changed tomorrow
, and that is why we are compelled 70
keep such absolute silence. for every
| another change.
The President has decided that there
| shall be five army corps of three d.
| visions each.
While this feature of the organization
| may be changed, there Is no likelihood
| of It, since II has the sanction of the
| military authorities. This will give the
| President an opportunity to appoint
| major generals, FIVE In command OF
army corps, one of which Gen. Dodge
has declined. and fifteen in command OF
| divisions. Each division will be com
posed of three brigades. which will
make commissions for forty-fve briga-
dieI.. Each brigade Will be composed
of three regiments.
l liNppI DlADl ~ w.
Tampa, Fla, May 2.-Eleven regi
ments of infantry, one of cavalry ant
I ten light batteries OF artillery are nov
concentrated at Tampa. making a fore,
of about 1000 men. All tse troops re
Gently ordered here from Mobile, New
Orleans and Chickamauga have now ar
! rived. 1t is generally believed in Tampt
that this force will he augmented II
the near future by at least two regi
| ments of cavalry from Chickamauga
| besides the artillery.
The troops now here are the First
| Fourth. Seventh. Sixth. Ninth. Tenth
! Eleventh, Seventeenth. Twenty first
I Twenty-second and Twenty-fourth in
fantry. and the Ninth cavalry.
The Plant system today notified tn
] government that the steamers Olivett,
| and Florida We're at its service for us
! as transport ships. The Marietta alst
| Will be rendered at once. There three
boats have a capacity Of 1900 men.
The recruiting offices were opened IL
| Tampa today for the enlistment of Gu
| bans for Gomezs army. The speciflcn
tions allow only young, unmarried mer
to enlist. 1t is believed at least 200 will
| respond.