The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-07-18
NO REST FOR SPAIN
Porto Rico Will Be Attacked With
in a Week.
WORKING OUT THE PLANS
SIMPSONS WARSHIPS WILL
lombard SAN JUAN.
A Portion of Skaters Army Will Be
Sent On This Expedition, With
Part of Brooke's Army Corps
Miles Will Have General Cam
mand of the Operations.

Washington, July 17.-An important con-
ference was held at the White House to-
night, the participants being, besides
President Mckinley, Secretary Long. Ad-
miral Sicard and Captain Mahan, of the
war board. Adjutant General Corbin was
present during par. of the deliberations.
The happy conclusion of the campaign
against Santiago affords the president and
his advisers intense satisfaction, but no
disposition is manifested to let the war
rest for a moment.
When the details of the Santiago cam
paign have been cleared away the eX-
pedition against Porto Rico abSorbs the
attention of the president He fully real
ICES that war car be prosecuted to
speedy and successful issue only by press
ing the advantages already gained and,
as one of the officials expressed 1t to-
night, the president proposes to strike
while the iron is hot.
Arrangements for the Porto Rico exDe-
dition were under discussion by the pres-
ident and the war boaro today. 1t may be
two or three days when the details of the
invasion are worked out. but it is prob
able that before the end of the present
week the military forces of the expedition
will have effected a landing near San
Juan.
Prior to the landinA a naval demonstra-
ton probably will be- made against the
San Juan fortification- The vessels taking
of the fleet of Admiral Sampson. but what
vessels have been ordered to Porto Rico
could not be ascertaiped.
No definite decision has been reached
yet as to the strength and personnel of
the land forces to be sent to Porto Rico.
For time it was supposed that few. If
any of the troops now under General
Skaters command at Santiago. would
be sent TO Porto Rico but it is known that
at least part of Skaters command will
be in the new expedition. General Brooke,
who is scheduled to go to Porto Rico, de-
sired to take with him the troops which
constitute mis- corpse at Chickamauga, but
it has been determined not to send that
corps in its entirety. 1t is believed by
the war officials that not so many will
be needed, in addition to the number to
be sent from Cuba, and only a part of
General BrOoke'S corps will form, there
fore, that part of the Porto Rico expedi-
ton which is to be sent directly from the
United States.
1t is understood that General Miles, who
is to have general command of the opera
tons in Porto Rico, will not return to the
United States, but viii proceed directly TO
point near San Juan with such of ths
military forces now at Santiago as are
10 form a part of the expedition against
Porto Rico.
These and other details of the new ex-
petition were discussed by the president
and his advisers. tonight. General Miles
is in constant Communication with the
administration ana much reliance is being
placed upon him in the matter of the
selection of the land forces for the Porto
Rican expedition.
1t is expected that two or three days
ana perhaps a longer time VIII De required
to complete the turning over TO the United
States forces OF the arms and equipments
of the Spanish troops at Santiago. Gen
eral Shafter indicates in his latest dis
patch tonight that the disarmament is
probably as rapidly as pos
sible, and that the work will continue to-
morrow.
Direct communication with Santiago /
via Playa del Este and Hapu, has been /
but il is likely in the opinion {
OF General Greeley the chief signal Off er. /
that even better communication will have |
been established in a day or two.