The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-06-23


patches received tonight by both Sec
retary Alger and Secretary Long indi-
Gated that the landing OF troops near
Santiago was progressing most favor
ably. The first landing was effected
at Baiquiri this morning. and met with
comparatively slight resistance. This
was stated in a dispatch received this
evening by Secretary Alger from Gen.
eral Shafter. which. though brief. was
full of news and meaning. 1t follows:
Playa del Este, June 22.-To Secre-
tary of War; Washington: on Baiquiri.
Cuba. June 22.-Landing at Baiquiri
this morning successful. Very little, IL
any. resistance"
Secretary Alger expressed himself as
delighted at the expedition with which
the landing OF the troops was being eff
fected. and with the fact that no serious
obstacle was being offered by the enemy.
He construed the text of General Shaf-
ter's message to mean that the enemy
had made a merely nominal and inef-
fective resistance by firing from the
hills at long range.
Shortly after Secretary Alger re-
ceived a more extended cablegram from
Admiral Sampson. 1t. too. was dated
at Playa del Este. at $3.50 this evening.
The text of the dispatch translated from
the navy department cipher Is as fol-
lows:
Landing Of the army is progressing
favorably at Baiquir1. There is little
IL any resistance. The New Orleans.
Detroit, Castine. Suanee and Wasp
shelled the vicinity before the landing.
We made a demonstration at Cabanas
to engage the attention of the enemy.
The Texas engaged the west battery
for some hours. She had one man
killed. The submarine mines have been
recovered from the channel Of Guanta-
namo. Communication by telegraph
has been established at Guantanamo.
Ir both army and naval circles the
information contained In the dispatches
I of General Shafter and Admiral Samp-
son was received with intense salts
faction. The landing of so large a body
of troops as General Shafter at pres
| ent has under his command Is task
of immense proportions. A prominent
| official of the war department said to-
night the complete debarkation of the
| troops. animals and field guns and
| supplies within a week after their ar
rival off the Cuban coast would be a
| task we'll accomplished. IL Is probable
| in the opinion of the officer referred
| to. that only a partial landing OF the
| troops was effected to-day. and that
| the landing will be continued from day
/ 10 udy untii toihpite''' - -
| likely, too, that the troops Will be
| landed at several places along the
| coast of course. within a short dis
tance Of the headquarters which Gen.
| erai Shafter will establish for himself.
| Admiral SIMPSONS dispatch indi-
| Gated that he was carrying out his IN
structions thoroughly to clear the way
| for the landing of troops. The demon
stration which he made with the Texas
before Cabanas. which Is just east OF
| Guantanamo, may easily have led the
Spsniards to suppose that general
| landing was to be attempted In the I'M
| mediate vicinity. 1t was evident from
| the text of Admiral SIMPSONS dis
| patch that a landing had already beer
| effected near Guantanamo. as he noted
| that communication by telegraph mac
| been re-established at this point ano
that the channel had been cleared oi
submarine mines. In the opinion oil
| naval officers the landing at Gusnta-
/ namo was of marines rather than oil
land forces.
| The cable station through which the
/ American commanders VIII communi-
| cate with the departments in this city
| has been established. as shown by the
/ dates of the dispatches received TINS
| evening, at Playa del Este. small
| place directly on the coast and ABOUT
| is miles east of Santiago. The change
| was made from Camp McCalla TO Piaya
| d,l Este, In order that the station
might be near the scene of action.