The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1898-06-04
ARE PREPARING FOR WAR
Systematic Activity in the War
Department.
THE INVASION OF CUBA
One Expedition will Probably Go tc
Santiago de Cuba and Another
to Porto Rico.

Washington. u. L, May ol.-lhe com
mand TO advance. given yesterday. has In.
fused activity into every branch Of mill.
rarr ard naval ci-cIes II vas sbown "a.
a. - -, -. ......
caS AZ 'he AuiiFe o"t sSs'eh"''N iieidld,
tionS AZ the various bureaus at the wal
ana navy departments ana IN the Keen an
of expectancy every Where prevalllhS. me
duthoFltatiNr statements maze Yesterday
nE 'rh. Niles ana othefS tha' the uFueiH
for an advance had been issued, lett nc
further doubt on mat point.
The report , from hey West that the
steamer L iofida IeIurhed mere thls MORN
An- aI,'' SuC,tsSlu'it l1,Iq'Hs a mus I,l''
P"Itahi 'ApSuliolt IN ,un" was >upl,i''
tsn'9. DS tnt ti"Ii ''e.e tlai 1t
'Ap'"t5'oh va - e'iiitiiIi'u VI zen Ia
Gi"'' lhe Wei hngNh unah iHader' "hH
hi, ar,i ~ oS o,nn;,',.5 NV ,ba
Storns
Prior 70 the cabinet meeting rer-orts
yyarn current thar tho preSident had tolt
SOM, of his callers thar no e,nacted Com
unGora ScbIrv would attark Admiral
C,ryrra today in Santiago barhor. In
0uiry failed 10 substaDriatp this renort
On The contrary those in = nosirior to
know rho general nlan of attack stated
thar tho navy and army vnuld act To-
,,.rbcr ooJ ,l,at ono hrar,ab ,f ,ba so,,.;,.,
1yas NOV I;kaIy IN striLa a decisive hIn,v
nntI ,bo n,bc- ,.o. -, ~ "
a1d ,bTs Mo ~ LIo, j,,Il- efnl[ti,.g
Nbiio tbora continu.s ~ We or.;r, "a;
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. "a. lD.nE, " '"IS
i 'S'it; .iIe Si1'ia ''"n dt oi'Hllasn ProFlhc"
an" o' ~ hiSo WAS thoroughly cth-
'd>>'H.
''eh. Lee last niSht lett Tampa Tor
"a "a k>9hFiIlr: on tht eastern SIDE OF the
/ /! 4oLIua ptAiHsuA!, 70 open headqhaF'"fS
Ih're. but one inference can he drawn
from the movement. namely. that Jack
>"hFlile Is to he made a base Of opera
''"HS against i.'rio llco.
Jacksonville an Ideal Base.
This city i admirably situated for This
pnrnose: in fact il far surnasses I[ey
West as base for operatious. even
against any Of the eastern points of Cuba
The terminus of an excellent railroad svs-
tom leading for the north and west. with
good steamboat connection with New
York. with 4 uayirahIa river affurdin,, .
good harbor and distant ONLY 12us, miles
from San Juan is an air line. Jacksonyi}In
'aEfS IttIe 10 he desired as Il base OF
hi!IttaIH operations.
Ihere seems 10 be little doubt that tn"
plaA u campaign cunt"mplat"s the Teduc-
non "1 i"Tt9 RIco. ana the President Is
"'iIl- >'T"HEIF urged 10 heg4n TINS move
mt4t even before any serious attempt. is
Hh'd' upon havana: Ills advisers point
I" What thrE regard as the danger OF a
retreat on IN" part ut the Spanish govern
m"nf. II might be possible. according TO
'h"r View for the Spanlards to assert
lhat theY accept III full the demands of
- a
IaE'h o. Withdraw their troops from
'"ha; IN >ncn case the nlted states
M""l4 be paced III the diSaCFe"able posi-
l'oli l"I"F" the World OF continuing 70
ma ~ war upon the country which holds
our IN" nag OF truce.
! n" dilemma jhat would confront rs IN
1L'h case W"hld be now I" secure forfc
K!co without offending against interliI-
',"hal law. Tor i can b" safely accepted "a
,H. 'LH,I "a thaI 'he admIInstraton IS deter
mined mat Spanish rule ia the Western
hemisphere must cease. Now that zen
Mics mas gone II can he stated that for
the iaS' nF' DAYS he has held frequent
+Gr"[',IytS ,Ir,,,ir WIN Ir"mln"ht ior'2 lsran,
,h"F@uSnIE '"HFfShnt with the situation
III 'hat island ana able I" give exact IN
loFmat'h a> 10 the spanish strength, de-
lenses. etc. tAeT".
As to Santiago.
As 70 Santiago province. the situation
was eNpla inei today hr an official We'll
acquainted with the conditions there He
pointed ont that il is the oastarnnost see.
ton Of Cuba, and the one comnIrtejy Isl.
lated from Gen. Rlanro 50 far ss railroaj
connections are concerned. For that r.a.
son il will be imnossihIe for RIanco II
hurry reinforcements to Santiago. and tho
Spanish forces ALREADY there constifute all
that il is possible TO assemble a for It's de.
fen<e. Thes.. forces arc under ,;sn Pan
DO. with headguartprs at HoIruin. about
100 miles northwest Of Santiago de- Cul,3
Pando has a force Of about 5000 troor.
with him and is strongly entrencheJ =,
short railway connects him with the small
seaport of Gibara, IN the north coast.
where there are about 1000 Spanish
troops. But while Pardo j. strong at
Ho'guin, he is haraSeed hy the preScncr
of small Cuban bands nj Cuaba and other
points surrounding Holcuip.
Besides HoIguin and Gihara CON
Pando has small -arrisons of from 1000
10 5000 men at MavaD. Tanam, and
Baracoa on the north coast and at Omar
tlram0. Santiago and M3DZan;Il0 on the
south coast. These Doin+s arc said IN ho
the ONLY ones held hv mo Snari<h for
Santiago is the ono provincc ovar-ru1
throughout the interior bv the iDSu.genrs.
The Cuban commander. Gen. Garcia. ha.
his HEADQUARTERS at Bayamo. seventy
five miles west Of Santiago. The rnpor+s