Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-06-18
BUSY DAY FOR MILLS.
Commander Of the Army Re-
turns to Washington.
The MILITARY CAMPAIGN
CaLiz FLEET Being Closely Watched, Al
though Snra, Officials DO Not B.liev.
1t Wiil Venture Far from
The Spanish Coast.
(By Telegraph

SlilNGTON. Jun" 1.-THE return:
Of G;c.:..al Niles to WaShi.yton from
rama Today had an Inspiring -trec,
uioiI IA" war PREPARATIONS. The gen y
al had :! busy day calling upon Score
cary ->lser. consulting the chiefs Of The
starr Il, naitH@ntS and giving the de-
pertinent the benefit of his Oh ervatl rs
a, Tampa. Secretary Algcr said tina,
II" Was entirely satisfied with the con
d!tinn ri the troops as reported by Gen
,ral Miles and wished that he had the
lnr;t:s Ia NriNidc everyone of the vol :
4nl".r soldiers daily surf bath such
as was enjoyed by the men ut Tampa.
General Miles is yet to have d confer
uis,r With the President In the mean
aim" I'll" plans are moving forward
-i.-,&i'% for sending further expeditions,
h@ih 10 Porto Rico and Cuba. There Is
ts.tt. likelihood that II second expedition
q acrh nle,i, IL reinforce General
+iait,; a; Santiago. will leave within
J" 80; t"w lays. rs has been report
1t II '!.ccSsity Of sending these al-
Iitiulial forces is questioned by high
military officials. ana moreover tn
means of tranSportating such - force
ar" not available The main consider
alton just at present is the equipment
Of IN expedition Of create, dimensions
than any heretofore discussed. with
Porto Rico as the objective point. A
month ago the military authorities
were satisfied that Il small force would
be sufficient to occupy Porto Rico. a
the Spanish force there not "Xc.t.d
1000 OF G,ooo men. Now. however, the
Spanish .arrsnns have been =. rom
forced anl the dcf"ltses' strengthened
ina, it Is believed a much larger IN
va,lng army will he required. More
over the officials W''r" statistical on
learning today that the Cadiz fleet had
sailed. thai the shl,s would 50 to I"rt'
i;c". rather than cuba. if they GRO, s,''
to this side. 1t vas pointed out thnt
this muvr would he the natural STRAIT
rssic on. for thu. Spanish commanders
To take. as there was still ethirG
left for them ia save In Porto Rico.
General Miles w"nd speak only il
III" most general way rs 10 pro -peftlv,
army movements. When asked as IL
recent reports that large bodies Of
troops wcr. about tn he concentrated
at i'lnida points with II view to start
ing f,irihrr armies of invasion to Cuba
Porto Rico and elsewhere. hr said:
"'rhc military campaign Is proceed
ms steadily toward ifs complete rXecU-
ton. The sending of one expedition or
another is hut Il detail. 4 single part
of the general plan Of campaign. OF
course, ii is more or less right To say
that tr"ols are about To be Forwards,
aud that expeditions Will be cquipp",
and sent. That almost goes without
| saying. for when we entered upon war
| an aggressive campaign WAS formulate cG
and approved. which contemplated The
sending OF expeditions and their CO." ..
Grafton toward the successful proscGu-
| ton Of the war. Just when these cx-
| petitions will move. and how many
men will accompany them. it is NOT do
| sirlblc to say now. but it is enough II
| state that the campaign now entered
| upon is to be prosecuted With the ut
most ViSor until the end OF the war"
Naval officials are somewhat puzzlcG
ut the failure of the effort to cXchang,
llohson and his crew Just announced
from Havana. OF course this is no,
permanent. but simply means that the
i'avana ant h"rtles rs yet have NOT
been authorized to exchange prisoners