The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1898-06-30
ENGAGEMENT IS EXPECTED
Skaters Army Ready to Take An
other Forward Movement at
Santiago de Cuba.
ANOTHER ARMY READY TO Be SENT.
Gen. Skaters Force VIII Soon BE Brought
Up to 10000 Men-A Spanish Torpedo
Boat Nearly Sunk-The Movement from
ChIckamauga-Gen Miles May Soon Go
r the Front.


Lieut. Victor Blue, of the auxiliary
gunboat Suwanee, returned to the
fleet to-day from another investigation
trip ashore. He reported that Admiral
Cerveras ships are all in the harbor.
With the exception of one torpedo
boat destroyer they are at anchor and
show no signs of activity. Lieut.. Blue
went ashore on Saturday to the west
Of Moro castle, accompanied by some
Cuban guides. He advanced until
about two miles north of Cabanas and
almost up to the enemy's batteries.
He travelled so miles and rejoined the
Suwanee this morning. At one time
the lieutenant was at a Cuban outpost.
They popped away at each other all
the time" said Lieut. Blue, but | do
not think the Cubans hurt the Span
iards very much and / know the Span
iards did not hurt the Gu bans." Lieut..
Blue was able to accurately locate the
position of each OF Admiral Cervera's
ships.
Rear Admiral Sampson warned his
fleet this morning to exercise great
care in shooting at the hills east of
Moro castle, pointing out that the
American army had advanced and
that our own troops might be de-
ployed on the hillside 1t is hardly
likely that any serious action will be
taken by the navy until Wednesday.
BY that time the army is expected to
be ready for another forward move
ment.
The dynamite gunboat Vesuvius
fired three shells last night They
fell in the vicinity of Moro castle and
the eastern batteries. During the |
night loud explosion occurred on
shore near Aguadores 1t is believed |
to have been caused by the Spaniards |
trying to blow up the railroad trestle |
near that place. 1t is now said that |
Jaragua may be selected as the per-
manent coaling harbor for the fleet.
Another Army Ready to he Sent.
WASHINGTON, June 28.-Orders have |
been issued for the departure of |
another large army expedition from
Tampa, composed of about 1900 men
of the second division of the Fourth
army corps under command of Brig.
Gen. Snyder, and six batteries of ar
tillery, three light and three heavy.
The preparations have been proceed
ing quietly for some days and, al
though the stores have been going |
aboard at Tampa, a igid censorship at |
that point has prevented any word GO
ing out as to the expedition. The &C
tual departure from Tampa is expected
by the war department to occur to-
day. The plan of the movement has been
thoroughly determined upon. Twelve
transports are to carry the expedition.
They will move first to Key West, at
which point a strong naval convoy
will meet them and escort the expedi-
ton to Santiago. If the expedition
gets away tonight it will arrive off
Santiago about Saturday. The trip
will be doubtless to the eastward,
around Cape Maysi, along the same
route as that of the Shafter expedi-
ton. This will bring Skaters force
up to about 10000 men, made up of
the 16, 600 men he took with him, Gen.
Duffield's command on the Harvard
and Yale, Gen. Garretsons command,
which will go upon the same steam :
ers, and Gen. Snyder's division from
Tampa
Spanish Torpedo Boat Nearly Sunk.
WASHINGTON, June 2S-The navy de-
partment to-day posted the following
bulletin: Admiral Sampson reports t
that the Yale arrived yesterday and 4
discharged her troops Capt. Sigsbee a
reports that on Wednesday afternoon Il
81
was attacked by Spanish unpro- +
tected cruiser and the Spanish torpedo h
boat destroyer Terror. The Terror ! I
made dash, which was awaited by L
.he st. Paul. The St Paul hit the n
Terror three times, killing one officer y
and two men and wounding several | I
others. The Terror dropped back un-
Ter cover of the Notifications with
iitficulty, and was towed into the ,har-
,or in a sinking condition where she u
S now being repaired. Later cruiser
md gunboat started out, but re- Il
NAMED under protection of the forts.
The Movement from Chickamauga. o
CHICKAMAUGA CHATTANOOGA MILL
AIRY PARK, Tenn, June 2S.-No fur a
her orders about the movement of ;
roops from Camp Thomas has yet Il
,een issued by Gen. Brooke The To- h
al railroad officials say they have had II
10 orders to supply trains and do not
NOW when the movement will begin.
{ is now stated upon good authority | G,
hat the 10 regiments under orders a.
will be held several days until their q
very need is supplied and they are | tc
thoroughly equipped for service. 1t A
) further stated that these first Is te
egiments will be closely followed by II
en- more, the whole force to be sent W
rom here to Cuba during the next two
Teeks numbering over %, 600 men.
Miles May Soon Go to the Front.
WASHINGTON, June 2S-It was learned pt
{ the war department to-day that Gen. p
lilies will probably proceed to Santa va
o within the course of week, the ex- f,
ct date having not been determined. to
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