Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-06-29
TR00PSNEAR SANTIAGO
Twenty Thousand Ven Approaching The
Clty--Spania'ds Recedins--A New
Fleet will be Sent to Spain.
Second and Third Wisconsin Regiments
at Chickamausc Park Ordered TO Tam
pa-A New National Guard for the
State-12 Companies.

Twenty Thousand troops under Shafter
and Garcia are now ready to strike the
city OF Santiago a crushing blow. Ad-
yanced points have been taken since
Fridays action, and the latest reports
say the American and Spanish advance
columns are now so near within few
miles of Santiago city that the whites
OF each others eyes are almost seen.
The Spanish army is said to be strongly
entrenched, and no officer of the Ameri-
can army, who has surveyed the field,
under -estimates the task before our
troops before four parallel lines of rife
pits and several rows OF barbed wire
fence, where the Spaniards are hidden.
Announcement was made at the war
department, Monday, that the United
States will send war feet to Spain.
Commodore Watson, with the Newark,
will join Admiral Sampson and proceed
to the Spanish coast, the advance to be
made from Santiago. The three vessels
selected as golfers, have already started
on their way to Newport to take on
large supply of coal. This is said to be-
no bluff as orders have been issued to
Commodore Watson.
The Cadiz fleet has now "bobbed up"
at Port Said, at the entrance of the
Suez Canal. 1t is reported that Admiral
Camara has asked to be allowed to pur
chase 10000 tons of coal, but that the
Egyptian government refuses to permit
the ships in Egyptian waters tits also
announced that the Admiral has been
ordered to proceed through the canal.
Spain is now making up third squad
ron to take the place of the ships they
are trying to send to the Philippines.
The third expedition including the
Thirtieth Minnesota, comprising 1000
men, embarked for the Philippines, Sun
day evening, from San Francisco. The
troops marched through cheering null
titudes before their departure uron the
Newport.
An order was Issued by command O.
Major General Brooke, Monday, at
Chlckamauga park, which virtually
means the movement of fifteen regiments
to Cuba. Among the brigades included
are the Second and Third Wisconsin.
The order does not specify just when
these troops will so, but it is under
stood they will go to Tampa for direct
departure to Cuba. It was received
with enthusiasm among all thu reei-
ments affected.
Adjutant General Boardman has Sc
lected twelve cities to furnish companies
Tor the new state guard, so that in the
event of third call for troops more
volunteers can be sent. Companies from
the following places are notified by
General 6oardman that they will make
up the national guard: Kenosha, Ocono-
mowoc, Port Washington, Waupaca,
Reedsburg, Milwaukee 1.-TWO companies, J
Chippewa Falls, Eau Claire, Rhineland-
or, Rice Lake and Ashland. The five
companies we're selected because of their
easy access to Milwaukee.
The companies outside of Milwaukee
in the new Fourth regiment will be
modified at Camp Douglas today, and
have been so notified. The work of
examining and mastering in will take
about two weeks and during that time
General Boardman will have his head
quarters at camp the samh as at Camp
Harvey.