New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-21
THE INVASION OF CUBA.
INDICATIONS THAT 1T WILL NoI DE
DELAYED MUCH LONGER.
STEPS TAKEN FOR THE SPEEDY ENLIST
MENT AND EQUIPMENT OF SIN
IMMUNE REGIMENTS.
In, rrrrcr.rH TO THE rRiBusE.l

Washington. May 2O-The strong pressure
! brought TO bear on the President III '"e '
week 10 secure the postponement OF the INV a9'V
! ~ Cuba until next November has iai'eu' ""'
! the determination Of the Administrative" 10 "
/ night nrmer than ever TO secure rs p'oinP''' "
7 uossbe the end Of the Spanish usurpa0on az"
/ 80 -o,io, ~ the starving thousands throughout
the eastern end Of the island. the pusoea' -
yellow fever Il is definitely announced WI" "o'
deter the relief measures to which TINS "o'e'"-
rnent has committed itself. The A'i'Y ''
/ barrassment from lack Of equipment Is iaP''
dironn.arlng. and the volunteer regiments ie
sorved for endorsements when tner SCI ''Oe'
b ere needed are rapidly becoming Organize" a.
, chlckanauga and the coast ports 10 Po''' Va
/ efficiency which removes all DOUBT as ~ III.
good account they VIII pe ao'e ~
/ themselves In the field.
The momentary diversion furnished py |er-
,.,,.s d,sanpearing squadron has been divested
7 O, its more alarming features by the cohceh'ia-
r,on OF the American fleets near Key west III
/ 80. o,,ohle ~ securely conveying any number
~, ,ransporis across the Florida Straits. ana TO-
,,.,. Army officers are pinned down 10 the as
ser,io,. they made some days ago tnat they
,,.r. only waiting for the Navy to support their
landing and 70 protect their line OF supplies ana
communications from the home base ehtehu'''e
he,weer Ncw-Orleans and Key West.
ENLISTMENT OF IMMUNEs HURRIED.
,r,o ,,,ortton OF the War Department n force
-, - .or,nsiqn was sufficiently indicated
-, - atoms taken today for the speedy mo-
| ,u,zo,,o, and equipment OF the immune resl-
,,or,s authorized by act OF Congress last week
r,,s ,aw which empowers the President 10 or
co,,zs an additional volunteer force not exceed
ting 10 600 enlisted men. possessing iihitiu''''y
from the diseases incident to tropical climates
Will be Immediately put into erect py 'he 10,
,,a,lon Of six regiments OF nearly LOO men each
10 be recruited in the Gulf States. Assurances
from, that section are TO the erect tha' 'heS'
- ara nrac,ically ready for mastering IN, and
are awaiting equipment. Nearly all OF theih
have had military training. and commence IS
exnressed that they can lie made reaay LOT
active service within ten days. IL is significant
,ha. ~ immunes are needed AT all In the 'upah
..,,..,o, ,hev are especially adapted for ser
vice there in the immediate future ana 'hat Il
Tho compaign was to be abandoned until fall
there would be no need to raise this io''e ""i
ricdly IN the month Of May
THE CoIoNEIs APPOINTED.
r,o President to-day selected the colonels or
,ho,. immune regiments from among the best
officers in the Regular service. ana ORDERS Will
no issued 10 them tomorrow to hurry South
and begin the organization OF their commahos'
ro,or,,ne for duty TO the Fourth Corps. under
Major General Coppinger. Mt Mobile
con,ai, Patrick Henry Ray. Sth Infantry. re
o,,iv returned from his notable reconnaissance
~ the upper Yukon. Will command the 30 Reg'-
ment TO be raised In New Orleans 1t was cap
tain Raw who first reached Dawson last winter
after A dashng Journey over the Ice, and whose
report led TO the abandonment or the REINDEER
relief expedition
The colonel Of the 4th Regiment VIII be cap
,o,n ronc. 6 Petit 1st Infantry. recently on in
struction duty at Yale. and one OF the hardest
indian lighters in the service He has been for
the last two weeks assisting Adjutant-General
corbln in the details connected with the mobili-
z.,ior ~ the volunteer army. Associated with
hin, IN this duty has been First Lieutenant Her
bart II Sargent % Cavalry. who will be colonel
~ tho 5th Regiment Sargent has spent nearly
h.ls his life on the frontier and has been mixed
ny, In many An Indian scrmmagc. but his chief
fame abroad. well as In this country, rests on
his studies Of the campaigns OF Napoleon. which
have been published In several volumes. He is
,erhans. the t-known military writer in the
United States service. First Lieutenant Charles
& Richie. Corps OF Engineers. will be colonel Of
the 1st Regiment. and Duncan N. Hood. OF
louisiana will command the I'd. Young Hood Is
the son OF the Confederate Major-General James
h. Hood and his regiment Is ready to go TO Cuba
tomorrow If necessary. Lawrence. D. Tyson. OF
Tennessee will command the 9th Regiment. The
President sent these nominations to the Senate
to-day and looks for their prompt confirmation.
FOUR REGIMENTS OF coLoRED MEN.
1t is expected that the four regiments Of i'm
rnunes commanded by officers from the regular
Army will be recruited wholly from the coored
population. who. 1t is believed. will be least
susceptible to climatic influences Many COL
ored militia organizations In the South have al
ready rendered their services. and many OF them
will doubtless be accepted Up to the present
time only four colored companies have been
mustered into the Volunteer Army, three OF
them being from Columbus. Xenia and Dayton.
GREAT IMPROVEMENT IN DINING-CARS