The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-05-14
READY FOR INVASION.
Movement to Land Boys In Blue on
Cuban Soil to Begin.
Regulars and Volunteers Ordered TO
Concentrate on the Calf Coast Pre-
paratory To boarding the Trans
port steamers for Cuba


issued from the war department Tues
day TO move every portion of the regu-
lar and volunteer armies selected Tor
the invasion OF Cuba directly To the gulf
coast. and Mondays order, which con-
temp...ed the concentration OF the vol
unteer army corps at Chickamauga,
was countermanded In the interest or
greater dispatch. Instead OF delaying
the land attack on Havana the powerful
expedition which was decided upon last
Sunday will be hurried into the island
with the least possible loss of time, and
in place of assembling the reserve COM
posed of volunteers at Chickamauga TO
follow a few days behind the regulars,
the movement will be simultaneous all
along the line. Under the latest or
ders the volunteers from the states east
of the Alleghanies will proceed directly
TO Tampa, most of those from the re-
naming states east of the Mississippi
will concentrate at Mobile, and the reg
iments from farther west will have New
Orleans as the end Of their land jour
ney. To these three points all the
transports already chartered by the
government have been ordered, and
they are expected to be prepared for de-
parture by the end OF the week. Serv-
ice in Cuba Is 10 be made distinctly re-
ward for military readiness, and those
states which are most prompt and
whose militia forces are best equipped
will have first recognition.
The 25 transports which have al
ready been secured for moving the army
will carry between $4,000 and 24,000
men each trip, aud II will therefore be
necessary for them to make three trips
each in landing the forces unless addi-
ticnal vessels are secured by the first OF
next week. The transportation of the
regiments from their states Is already
being arranged with the railroad COM
psnies, and no delay Is expected TO re-
suit from the failure OF the army TO Sc
cure uniform rate over all lines.
Some 10000 soldiers will be thrown
around the doomed city of Havana as
quickly as human energy and unlimited
resources can get them there. The dis
ccvery that the Spanish fleet has made
cowardly retreat 10 Cadiz leaves Adj
miml Sampson free to capture San Juan
and return TO Havana in time 10 blow
its Notifications into smithereens be-
fore their guns can do any harm to the
American land forces.
The 5000 troops TO help Admiral
Dewey complete the conquest of the
Philippines will be hurried from San
Francisco as fast as they can be mob
ilized, and two big transports, with ac-
commodations for 5,75s men, have al-
ready been chartered for the voyage.
RHtions for 100 Days.
The commissary department has ar
ranged to deliver 100000 rations at
Tampa, which should last $4,000 men
100 days. A vast store has already been
accumulated there, and transportation
I arrangements have been perfected to
deliver at that point 100000 rations a
day until further orders. Similar pro-
vision has been made for rations for
the troops concentrating at the Mobile
and New Orleans rendezvous. Muster
+ ing returns received at the war depart
ment show n total volunteer force OF
i 5000 men, not over half OF whom were
7 equipped for actual service. This def
cheney, however, will be remedied in
the next two days and equipments for
1000 men will be available where
most needed by the end of the week
Miles 90 Command.
i Washington, May ll.-By Friday
morning the commanding general Of
the United States army. Maj Gen
Miles, will have assembled his staff
around him at Tampa. Fla. He leaves
Washington Wednesday night. taking
with him Col. Michler, Col. Maus. Col.
/ Greenleaf, Maj. Osgood, Maj. Hum
phries, Capt. Seyburn and Capt. Scott.
Unless present plans are changed the
general will go with the first military
expeditionary force TO Cuba. He Is not
expected TO relieve the ma jor generals
already selected for that task OF the
conduct Of the campaign. but both in
Florida and In Cuba will exercise the
same general superintendent over the
campaign that he now does from his
headquarters In Washington.
To Be sent 10 Tampa.
Chickamauga National Park, Ca,
May if.-Maj. Gen. Brooke. command
ing the United States regular provision
nj army corps az Chickamauga park.
received orders from the war depart
ment directing him 20 send all the cav
airy and infantry troops now in camp
az Chickamaugn park. about 6.000 In all,
10 Tampa, Fla, without delay. The or
der is accompanied with instructions 10
provide the men with a fu.l supply OF
ammunition for 60 days. On receipt Of
the order Gen. Brooke al once issued
an order 10 the division commanders
instructing them TO notify the regiment
commanders 10 prepare AT once for de-
parture. Gen. Brooke and staf will re-
main here TO assist in the organization
OF the volunteer army. should IL be or
dered here. The signal corps have also
been ordered 10 remain here until fur
Their orders.
Mastered In.
Washington, May ii.-Reports re-
ceived at Adjt. Gen. Corbin's Office NJ
% Tuesday mornfup show that a. 3Sl