The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-05-27
HURRYING THE ARMY
The President Wants No Time Lost
in Working Out the Campaign.
HAS THE CUBAN INVASION BECUS7
Supplemental Est mates OF Appropriations
Aggr-gating sss,G3s,s4O Required by
the War observation-disclosures OF
Surprising Interest Expected.

WASHINGTON, May 2I-PreSident Nc
Kinley is firmly but quietly insisting
that the army shall lose no time in
working out the Cuban campaign.
There are three reasons why he wants
the army to lose no more time.
First-On the score OF humanity. Reports
coming in daily show that the original cause Of
the war will be eliminated unless the army OF
invasion carrying food and supplies soon
reaches Cuban soil
Second-Because OF the effect upon European
nations as well as the United States, Of the
war becoming a month old before soldier
moves in his tracks
Third-Because Of the enormous cost Of car
rying great army in idleness throughout the
summer, when II might ms well be solving the
problems IL was organized to work out
Paymaster General Stanton submit
ted to the president and secretary Of
war yesterday some figures which had
to do with the order for the army to
move. Gen Stanton figures that the
cost of subsistence for the combined
regular and volunteer army for the
next six months will be at least $50, 000,-
900. Add to this the sum spent for
equipment and the pay of the soldiers
and it will be clear why the president
is for quick action.
1t is declared on the highest kind of
authority that President Mckinley
will not appoint brigadier generals
hereafter from private life. There are
20 of these commissions to be made
and there are something like 1913 APP
plicants. All of them have strong po-
litical backing. The president told a
senator who was at the white house
L. II . e..
three territories with only 20 appoint
ments to make, and that he had con-
cluded to reserve the brigadierships
for the colonies in the volunteers and
regulars who may distinguish them
selves on the field or show special APP
titude when the army is complet ely
organized.
HAS THE CUBAN INVASION BEGUN?
WASHINGTON, May 2l.-lt was be-
lieved here last night that the inva-
sion of Cuba has begun. The press
censor will not permit news of the
movements at Tampa and Key West to
leak out. but from other sources comes
the information that the United States
regulars are on the way to Cuba Maj.
Gen. Miles is still here, but his pres
ence is believed to be merely a ruse,
as his departure for the south at this
time would give confirmation absolute
and final of the movement every body
is expecting. There are now trans
ports enough at Tampa, Key West,
Mobile and New Orleans to carry an
invading army of 80, 600 troops, and
fully that many men are now conven-
lent to those four points ready for en-
barkation.
LARGE EXPENSE OF THE ARMY,
WASHINGTON, May 2l.-Secretary AL
ger has sent to the secretary OF the
treasury for transmission TO congress
supplemental estimates of appropria-
tons aggregating SIS, 63s, $40, required
by the war department for the support
of the regular and volunteer armies of
the United States for the first six
months OF the fiscal year ending June
so, 1899, in addition TO the amounts APP
propriated in the acts of March 10 and
May 4, 1898.
| INTERESTING DEVELOPMENTS EXPECTED.
New YORK, May ALA Key West
special to the Evening Post says:
Events of surprising interest are ex-
pected 10 develop near here within "a
hours. Details of the important move.
ments expected are not permitted to
| pass the cenhOE