The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-07-19

$4,000 Soldiers, IL Has Been Decided
TO Take No Chances with an Insufficient
Force-Equipping for Months Cam
paign-Orders sent to Tampa-Interest-
ing Figures of Porto Rico's Trade.
Washington, July 19.-The Porto
Rican expedition has started on its mis-
sion to capture that island
Warrington. July 19.-General Miles.
leading the Porto Rican expedition, left
Siboney. Cuba, on the Yale with four
batteries Of artillery and few sea-
soned troops. Two brigades now at
Charleston are embarking on transports
TO take them TO Porto Rico. All the
force at Tampa, 1900 strong. embrace
ing artillery. will be put aboard ship as
rapidly as transports can be got there
and sent 10 re-enforce our other troops.
Washington, July 19.-General Brooke
had another conference with Secretary
Alger with reference to preparations
for the Porto Rican expedition. The
general reports that his army is now
ready and 1t is believed that they can
be embarked within a fortnight. While
a positive selection has not yet been
made, IL is understood that Newport
News will be the port of departure of
the larger part Of the expedition. The
army Of occupation is expected TO con-
sist Of about $4,000 men, as it has been
decided TO take no chances of repeating
the mistake made in Skaters case Of
landing with an insufficient force and
then being obliged to lie idle at a criti-
cal moment awaiting reinforcements.
force is also expected to save blood
shed.
Washington, July 19.-Preparations
for the conquest of Porto Rico are be-
ing pushed with all possible vigor. Or
ders have already gone out to certain
troops to put themselves in readiness
to move on an hours notice. Secretary
Alger expects to get the expedition
started this week, but some OF the army
officers think it will take a little long
er. When the time comes to strike the
government will be prepared to throw
25,000 men into the island, and they
will be equipped by the commissary and
quartermaster' departments for at
least a months campaigning. The
plan is 10 have Major General Nelson
a. Niles and Major General John r.
Brooke both 20. General Brooke viii
Be in Immediate command OF the troops.
but Il Il thought General Miles viii
have general direction Of the campaign
Orders TO General Coppinger.
Orders have been sent TO General J.
]. COppinger al Tampa 10 prepare Cen
eral Theodore Schwan's brigade Of in
fantry, all the regular cavalry, most OF
the artillery and as many ether troops
as are TT for the service and hold them
In readiness 10 move on short notice
with General Miles. There are 1000 TO
I 500 regulars at Tampa and they will
make a powerful nucleus for the new
army Of invasion. There are about g. |
500 infantrymen, 1920 cavalrymen, and |
| 800 artilerymen. The infantry force |
includes the Fifth, Eleventh and Nine |
tenth regiments, under General |
Schwan. There is one full regiment Of |
cavalry, the Fifth. The five cavalry |
regiments which went with General |
5hafter left attachments at Tampa, |
and these will join the Porto Rican ex- !
petition.
The Troops to Go.
The First regiment has at Tampa f, |
Il, L and NJ troops. the Second has b,
2, G., II, /, X, l. and NJ troops, the
Third has A, d, l. and NJ troops, the |
sixth has /, l. and NJ troops, the Tenth
las c, ID, F, G., II. K, L and VI troops.
rhe order says all of these are to go.
rhe Second artillery regiment is rep
esented at Tampa by batteries II and
&, the Fourth by battery d. the Fifth
~ batteries 3, G., K and VI, the Sixth
" battery L, the Seventh by batteries
:, II, X and NJ. Most Of these are to
20. General Coppinger is expected to
eport on what volunteer regiments are
II for the campaign.
Regiments at Tampa.
The regim snts at TAMPA are the Sec
nd New York, one Hundred and Fifty
eventh Indiana, First, Third and Fifth
,hio, Fifth Maryland Third Pennsyl-
ania, Thirty-second Michigan. First
florida, Sixty-ninth New York and
ecOnd Georgia. The One Hundred and
Indiana, Second New
FORK, Third Pennsylvania and Fifth
faryland are the regiments most likely
0 be selected. The New York and
regiments were ordered
ew days ago TO proceed TO Santiago,
ut when victory was assured the or
er was countermanded. There are
ourteen transports at Tampa ready to
mbark the troops.