The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1898-06-14
|AILED AWAY
i |Nicial!y Announced That Gen.
Skaters Expedition Is on the
Way to Cuba.
(Onsists Of About Fifteen Thou.
sand Officers and Men of
All Arms
ii Is Conveyed by a Strong
squadron Of Warships of
All Glasses.
gorl Comes From the Santiago
Fleet That They Are AnX.
iously Awaited.

WASHINGTON. June lit was for.
a..y announced n. the war depart
J u. mat the first military expedition
Ia .e.t Key West at daylight, bound
santiago. All day there was q
! |yt.y conferencc between the officials
TILL navy and war departments. and
IT, at al! day session the war board
! Sr.ated its plans for conveying the
gp transports. Major General Shat.
b.. who commands this expedition, has
~ him force Of III officers and
i enlisted men. The United states
k-.ar troops make up the greater
= 81 \, the force. there being but three
| .Gn.egr organizations on the ships.
hose are tho Seventy.hrst III.
ha,ry volunteers. the Second
t4,,ac chusetts infantry volunteers.
L! TWO dismounted sQuadrons
\ four troops each from the First
I.tei States volunteer cavalry. the
Fsmen, which Colonel Wood com.
bands and Of which Theodore Roose.
)t., j. lieutenant colonel. Whether
my Il these officers are with tho two
E@adrons named is not yet known at
r. war department. 1t was difficult
= prevail upon the mounted rifiemen
2 leave their mounts behind, but tins
a. matter Of necessity, II Is SAID.
(~nc to the lack OF accommodations
IL" horses on ship board. The best
nat the department could do at TINS
fMe II the way Of supplying the cav
P.fy cntingcnt for the expedition was
include among the troops ono squad
r. II tho Second United States cav.
Pry, luty III, united, with . officers and
= enlisted men.
"rca, Obstacles to Overcome.
1eneral Shafter in his report lndi'
Fa'e> the great obstacles that had TO pe
P'erc1me III order to embark his force
frl Tampa, and it is not likely. II
fls rccommendation carries weight,
FAat he effort will be made to again
fMoark SO large number OF troops
Pom this port without considerably
FA.arging the shipping facilities.
ny lar the larger portion OF tho expe
fi'ion is made up OF infantry. although
~ unusually large number OF artillery
Included; and the cavalry Is almos
tNosethcr lacking. 1t Is expected
powever. that the dismounted cavalry
Ei'h the EXPEDITION will be mounted
f4ler On in Cuba, either from tho stoci
" native horses or from mounts tina
~'I follow them from this country
o"ing to the mountainous and jungle
,Ro character Of the country back 0
santiago, where tho troops must oper
Ie' there will be little opportunity 10
.ue use Of cavalry. SO that the expea'
Non has not been weakened. IN TN
Op'nlon Of experts by withholding tn
|aSalry noun to ut the beginning OK IN
[@mpaign.
Probably Arrive Thursdsy.
>, The troops will arrive off Santiag
thursday morning ct the latest oarrin
''orms or accidents, and the lanoin
probably will take place on the attel
=. aoon Of that day or Friday following
- Admiral Sampson is extremel
anxious to reinforce the small oody 9
marines now ashore at Guantanam
'ty. The position Of these men Is nc
sntlrely satisfactory to the oincisl
"ere While no advices have y
.eached the navy department OF the =
sSck made upon the marine force =
spanish guerillas Saturday night. tne'
- no reason for doubling the sccurao
y tho reports.
Captain Taylor In Commsoo'
captain Taylor Of the battlesnip u
N'ana, 10 in command Of the uaval COZ