Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1898-07-28
MEN FOR
MILES
War Department Busy
Hurrying Off Addition
al Troops.
News From Scene of AC=
ton to Come Via
st. Thomas.
fiany New Cases of Fever
Reported at San
tiago.

Washington, July 26,-The war de-
partment was busted Monday hurry
ing the dispatch of the remainder OF
Miles expedition against Porto Rico.
Such progress has been made that il
is hoped that all of the troops will be
on Porto Rican soil within week at
the latest. General Miles is not ex-
pected to defer his landing till that
time, but presumably will pick out a
suitable place for encamping his
troops and establish himself ashore.
waiting the arrival of the other de-
detachments now on their way.
The war department officials expect
that the first news received from Gen.
Miles viii come through the press
/ dispatches, as the general has not with
him, so far as is known, any dispatch
boats. It will be at least Saturday
before direct cable communication can
/ be established with him and in the
meanwhile reliance must be had on
the dispatch boats running across to
st. Thomas, distance of about four
hours run.
1t is expected at the department that
Gen Brooke and Gen. Haines will sail
today from Newport News to join
Miles and that the rest of Brooke's
command will be embarked by to-
morrow The work of embarkatlon
at Hampton Roads is being conducted
with much less difficulty and delay
than was expected. Col Hecker, in
charge Of the transportation division
Of the war department who has just
returned from that place, has reported
to Secretary Alger that it is eminently
suited to the shipment of troops.
! Consequently the secretary thereupon
ordered all of Gen. Grants brigade,
2.000 men, from Chickamauga TO New
port News
The signal service has succeeded in
recIajming from the battlefield Of
Santiago the tubes which supplied the
military balloon with pure hydrogen
gas ana they. with the balloon itself,
have been brought over TO Tampa on
d. the steamer Adria The tubes will be
re-chdrged Immediately and the who q
apparatus dispatched at once to Porto
Rico to assist Gen. Miles In his cam
paign there
IL was announced Monday at the
navy department that the long expect
ed report from Admiral Sampson upon
the destruction Of Ceryera's fleet, With
the accompanying reports Of the COM
modore and captains Of his squadron
has reached the department. Il is
supposed to have been brought by
Captain Sigsbee OF the ST. Paul, which
arrived nc New York last Friday. 1t
is not the intention OF the secretary
of the navy to give these reports 70
the public In their entirety
! Secretary Long Monday forwarded
to Admiral Dewey the joint resolution
: Of congress extending the thanks of
congress for the victory achieved at
Cavite. The resolution was beauti-
fully engrossed and prefaced by a
formal attestation Of its authenticity
by Secretary Of State Day, the whole
being enclosed in richly gilt orna-
mented leather covers, Il is to be
remarked that Secretary Long In his
letter of transmittal II axes reference
TO letter from the secretary of state
complimenting Admiral Dewey upon
his direction OF affairs since the great
naval victory, which is formal evil
dence that the state department Is
thoroughly we'll satisfied with the dip
lomatio qualities he has exhibited
The letter Of Secrata Long follows
"Slr-Ihe department has received
from the secretary Of state an en-
crossed certified copy Of the joint res
oiution Of congress. rendering the
IrThanks OF congress to you and the
officers and men Of the squadron ua-
der your command. for transmission
Go you and herewith encloses the same
Accompanying the copy Of the joint
resolution the department received a
letter from the secretary Of state re-.
Questing Il be conveyed O. you with
his high appreciation o. your charae
ter as a naval officer ana or the good
Judgment AMI prudence that you have
shown II directing Affairs sine the