The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-06-01
SANTIAGO
WILL BE
ATTACKED.
Its Capture Is Doubt
less Intended.
THE INITIAL MOVE,
Will Be an Assault on This fOrl
by Sea and Landi
WILL MOVE ON PORTO RICO.
A Division to Reduce 1t
Assisted by Sampson.
AGGRESSIVE WAR FROM NOW ON.
The Administrator Has Determined
TO Prosecute It With the Utmost
yigor-Food for the Starving
Reconccntradoes-Fi Mil
lion Dollars to be Expend-
ed I'm the Purchase Of
Supplies for Them
Wide Latitude
for General
Miles.
AGGRESSIVE WAR FROM NOW ON.

WASHINGTON. May 81. When tho
Cabinet adjourned to-day 1t was announce
ed that the subjects under discussion
were not Of vital interest nor was there
anything Of interest that could be given
TO the public. The best Information OBJ
tsiina bio fuom fstaef- Fs0urees. howera,s.
strongly indicates that the important
military movement now IA progress will
be directed against Santiago and In CO.
operation with the fleet under Commo-
dore Schley and tho allied insurgent
forces.
SANTIAGO AND PORTO RICO.
Our forces are expected to speedily
capture the city OF Santiago and the feet
or destroy both. II Is also intimated from
high sources that the land expedition now
embarking at Key West may be divided
and one division gent to cooperate with
Admiral Sampson against Porto Rico.
Ii is believed that the government now
has a sufficient number OF regulars and
seasoned volunteers 20 carry out both OF
these plans TO a successful issue. Troops
in sufficient numbers and capacity all
ready have been secured and IL is the
opinion of high officials that one or both
these plans are now being carried into
execution.
General Miles, who Ieft here last night
TO take command of the military forces.
il known 20 have the entire confidence OF
the President, who In the course OF too
days Cabinet meeting said In effect that
he had the utmost confidence In General
Miles ability as a soldier and fully ex>
pected that he would prove entirely wore
thy Of his trust.
Members OF the administration are
agreed that the war from this time WIN
be prosecuted at all points with the ut
most vigor.
The President has begun 10 prepare n
help the families Of the insurgent5 ana
the reconcentradoes who still drag out
miserable existence in the interior.
AID FOR RDcONCENTRADoES.
The COmmissary-G General OF the army
has prepared an estate OF 100000 for
the purchase OF sufficient supplies TO reed
10000 reconcentradoes for six onths. For
the time being II IS felt that the reat
field Of action * removed from Wssh-
inRton and Is conferred with the troops.
now advancing under orders from hero
and with our ships Ihe time OF prep
aration has gone by. and Il remains only
for preparations to be carried iato actual
effect
There will continue 10 be much routils
detail IN the maintenance OF the large
military and naval force. but the exc
cutiyes now are I'm well established chan
nels The more vital features OF tna
campaign itself has been fully establish-
ed To large extent the military ana
naval operations will be directed from
Washington. and yet with General Miles
I'm the South and Comodore Schley ana
Admiral Sampson in Cuban waters they
will have most 10 DO with the time and
circumstances of the attack.
General Miles forces have been given
wide latitude as the authorities here full
ly appreciate that battles cannot be
fought in advance on paper.
NEEDED CLOTHING.
AT the Cuban landing place peoplA
crowded about trying 20 exchange fruit
for Clothes and shoes OF which they stard
In great need,
When the Florida arrived she had Z
Cuban flag hanging over the railing of ths
upper deck, and a yellow flag lying y
health examination delayed tho landing
OF Captain Dorst and General Castillo ana
others for several hours. The expedition
landed a large quantity OF bacon as we'll
as army rations.
NEUTRALITY DECLARATIONS.
The consular reports issued to-day con-
tain some additional declarations on neu.
trality. from Brazil Japan. British
Guiana. 81. Lucea. and Gibraltar. IL II
noticeable that both Brazil anc Japan 80
out OF the way OF the usual formal pre-
amble 10 express regret at the outbreak
OF hostllities between the United stases
and Spain.
Bermuda modifies her original procia>
nation OF April 2sd. 50 as 10 cake tho
rule relatiss 20 supplying provisions. sub
- -. -.
form closely 90 the very severe EnNiSh
rules on that subject.
The Japanese proclamation ~ rather
remarkable from the great exactne<u
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