The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-07-18
INVASION. OF !, !:
PORTO J RICO.
Playa Will Probably be the
Landing Place.
THE MOVEMENT OF TROOPS,
General Wilson's Command 10 GO.
Island Of Yieques Nay Also
be Taken.
Washington. D. G.. July IS.

That the First Division undor Major
General Wilson will go is known. Ernst's
brigade OF this division is already at
Charleston. where transports are waiting
for 1T to embark, and 1t has received its Or
dersfor Peurto Rico.i
Orders were given!for tho NOV ement Of
Hams brigade, the Second Of tho division,
from Chattanooga, where 1t has been wait.
ing impatiently for more than week.
Transports have been provided for tho
three regiments composing the brigade
the Third Illinois, Fourth Pennsylvania,
and Fourth Ohio-and 1t is understood
that they will embark at Charleston.
Gen. Wilson, who Is at Charleston, con.
siders it the best point Of embarkation
south of Newport News, and 1t is proba-
BILE that the Third Brigade Of his division
made up of the First and Third kentucky
and Fifth Illinois. will be sent 10 The same
port to take ship.
Major Gonoral Coppinger, commanding
the Fourth Corps. has boon Instructed to
mako ready all the regulars In his COM
mand for the Puerto Rico expedition.
These include brigade Of infantry,
undor Brigadier General Schwaun, with
the Fifth. Eleventh and Nineteenth Regi-
ments. and the Fifth Cavalry, eight troops
from the second and four troops each from
the First. Third, Sixth and Tenth, max.
ing neatly three full regiments of cavalry.
Twolight batteries of artillery aud ten
heavy batteries are at Tampa. and all
these but two Of tho heavy batteries have
bcsn ordered for Puerto. Rico. ..
With the expedition also will go the re-
nlainder Of the siege train which Gen,
Shafter left in camp under Brig. Gen.
Rogers at Ybor City. This includes g.
inch field pieces, Finch howltz.rs, aud u
number OF Inorlars.
Mortars are to form special feature of
the artillery equipment of the expedition,
1t being Gen. Brooke's determination to be
prepared to sheil San Juan, If he 1nds 1t
necessary to threaten to do SO.
About fifty persons from Dover arrived
in Wilmington this morning TO testify i'll
the hsnncy case The sermon preached by
Rev. W. A. Walling caused general llu..
ter over town. Senator Kcnney entered
the courtroom at ll.3O o'clock. He drew
some checks from his bill book and con-
suited District attorney Vaadegrift. He
eajoyed warm shake hands with num-
Der of his friends. At the opening Of tho
court tLis morning Judge Bradtor d<ald
that upon the application of the defense for
writ Of habeas corpus proceedings for
the production in conrt of Colonel Cooper
In some respects this application is re-
markablo in that the counsel has not pro-
duccd single case bearing upon tho ap.
plication. The t"o great questions ~ this
application are first, as to the competency
and second. as to jurisdiction. Looking
at the matter the court had a considerable
doubt that Colonel Cooper was not y com.
petent witness. He also had graver
doubt us to the jurisdiction of tho court to
direct the keeper of tho peni; enLiary to
produce the body of Colonel Cooper.
Tho court wishes to give tho defendant
the benefit Of the doubt anu the writ rs
prayed fur shall issue and is returnabo to-
morrow morning at 10 o'clock. This de-
cision Is not tu be considered a. a preced-
ont.
Senator Konney corrected statement
made regarding tho sale Of Building Loan
Sock by Bogys.
Amos Cole deposod he remembered max.
ing an application for $500 from tho
Eur,nerJt Ast
made IN application to kcnncy to borrow
800 but was unsuccessful.
Witness suggested TO Kenncy to give
note for $500 and the loan from tho Euild-
ing Loan was to pay the $500 borrowed
from Boggs He had reason to believe he
would get the loan from tho Building
Loan. To Mr. Nandegrift he stated he
never got the loan. The 500 was secured
by bond for $3.50 70 tho best of his
knowledge ho did not think that any paper
was given back to him. William Anderson
testified he had objected taking Cotter's
checks until they were collec, ed.
Then kenncy's checks were given by
Boggs. Tho houses are to, day in the name
of the Second Phoenix loan Association
of Philadelphia. There was money in the
56 houses which had been built. They
are now rented at sl3 month.
The defense here rested. The only other
witness will be Colonel Ezekiel Z. Cooper.
District Attorney Vpndegrift stated no
had no objection to the defense introduce
ing Colonel CoUpers evidence after tho
Government closed.
1t Is expected that calvary will be u
strong element in Gen, Brooks army.
The roads in Puerto Rico are better than
they are in Southern Cuba, aud it is be-
licved that effective use can be made of
IN 'unted mon. TAI
Besides the regular cavalry a. Tampa,
it is likely that the First Ohio Volunteer
Cavalry, recently sent there, may be Or
dered forward, and the New York and
Pennsylvania mounted squadrons at Camp
Algcr are hoping to be detailed, though
they have received no orders.
The Spanish official register shows only
ten mounted men in tho Puerto RicaI
army.
The army of invasion which Gen. Brooke
will lead to Porto Rico will land on the
south coast at Ponce, the second city of the
island
From there the American forces will
march to San Juan, on the north coast,
which will be assaulted from the rear
simultaneously with tho bombardment of
the Notifications and shelling of the city
by The fleet
This much of the plan of the second
campaign against Spain has been deter
mined.
For hours yesterday Gen, Brooke poured
over the map Of Porto Rico in company
with Secretary Alger, Adjutant General
Corbin, and Colonel Hccker, chief of tho
Transportation Burca.
The outcome Of these conferences was
the decision that the landing will have to
he made on the south side of tho island.