The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-06-23
THE ARMY
landed At
DAIQUIRL.
They Met With Little
Resistance.
SMELLING CABANAS.
Sampson BOmbarded II to En-
gage Enemy'S Attention.
PROGRESSING FAVORABLY.
Report Received That the
Landing is Easy.
TASK OF IMMENSE PROPORTIONS
It VIII Take Week To Complete the
Landing Of So Large Body OF
Men and Equipments - They
VIII Probably be Landed at
Several Different Points.
Cable Station Has
Been Successful
Iy Established
at Playa Del
Este.
TASK or IMMENSE PROPORTIONS

WASHINGTON, June 2.--ohicial dis
patches received tonight by both secfe-
tary Alger and Secretary Long Indicated
that the landing OF troops near Santiago
was progressing most favorably.
The hrst-landing- Was affected at Eaj-
quirl this morning and met with coinpar-
atively slight resistance. This was stat
ed in a dispatch received this evening by
Secretary Alger which, though brief, was
full Of news and meaning. II follows:
on Dalquiri, Cuba,
Playa del Este, June 22d.
Secretary Of War, Washington. ID. c.;
Landing at Daiquiri this morning sue
cessful. Very little II any resistance.
(Signed) SHAf'FER'
WE'LL PLEASED.
Secretary Alger expressed himself as
delighted at the expedition with which
the landing OF the troops was being ef-
fected and with the fact that no serious
obstacle was being offered by the enemy.
He construed the text Of General smart
er's message to mean that the enemy
had made merely a nominal resistahce
by firing from the hills al long range.
Shortly after Secretary Alger received
his dispatch Secretary Long received
more extended cablegram from Admirai
Sampson, s. too was dated at Playa del
Este. at $50 this evening The text OF
the dispatch translated from the Navy
Department cypher Is az follows
RESISTANCE SLIGHT.
Landing Of the army IS progressing
favorably at Daiquiri. There Is very
little, II any any resistance. The ne"
Orleans. Detroit. Castine. Wasp and su-
vance shelled vicinity before the landins'
We made a demonstration al Capahas
20 engage the attention OF the enemy.
The Texas engaged the west battery for
some hours She had one man killed.
Ten submarine mines have been Sc
covered from the channel OF Guantana-
mo. Communication by telegraph has
been established at Guantanamo.
(Signed) SAMPSON.
In both the army and navy circles the
Information contained I'm the dispatches
OF General Shafter and Admiral Simpson
was received with intense satisfaction.
The landing OF 30 large a body OF
troops as General Shafter at present has
under his command Is task OF I'M
mense proportions.
WILL TAKE A WEEK.
A prominent official OF the War De.
partment said tonight that the complets
debarkation OF the troops. animals. ncld
guns, and supplies within week after
their arrival OF the Cuban coast would
be task well accomplished.
II Is probable In the opinion or the OF
fcer referred 10, that only partial
landing OF troops was effected to-day
and that the landing will be continued
from day 10 day until completed.
1t Is not unlikely, too, that the 'roop<
will be landed az several places along the
coast OF course. within a short distance
OF the headquarters which General
Shafter will establish for himself.
SAMPSON CLEARS THE WAY.
Admiral Simpsons dispatch indicated
that he was carrying out his instructions
thoroughly to clear a way for the land.
ing OF troops The demonstration which
he made with the Texas before Cabanss.
which Is Just east OF Guantanamo. may
easily have led the Spanlards 10 sup.
pose that general landing was TO De at
tempted in that vicinity
II was evident from the text OF Ad'
mirai SIMPSONS dispatch thai consid-
erch,e landing had already been effected
near Guantanamo. as he noted that COM
munication by telegraph had been re-
established at that point and that the
channel had been cleared or submarine
mines. In the opinion OF naval otncers
the landing at Guantanamo was 9f ma
rines rather than OF land forces.
The cable station through which the
American commanders will communicate
with the department in this city has been
established. as shown by the dates OF me
a! s,,atehes received this evening, at fiay&
del Este. a small place directly on the
coast and about fifteen miles east OF San
.ilgo. - -.
The change was made from camp MO-
Gala 20 Playa del Este IN orief tnas t"e
scor,inued. on Seventh rage.)