Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-08-01
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Fifteen Additional Regiments to 90, un-
der Mai. Ueu. Wade.

Washington. July q The progress
made In the peace negotiations has
given rise In some quarters TO an -
pccthilon that hoaillitioa are TO be- EaH-
pended very soon. This will depend
entirely upon the attitude 81 the Span
lsh government and the nature of lta
answer 60 our demands. ~ has been
made clear % the Fronch ambassador
that hoNulticv viii not be suspended
except upon the assurance ~ a full
acceptance 90 our conditions and that
b. has undoubtedly Informed the Span
lah cabinet that 10 depends upon Spain
when the war shall cease.
Meanwhile, Hn an earnest indication
that our government has not Inter-
rupt0d the execution OF lia campaigns,
an order was issued from the war Do.
parimcnt today Tor the dispatch Of an
entire army division to reinforce Gen.
Miles and Brooke In Porto Rico. This
will De- known ar the pruNl1lunul dlVl-
sion and viii Dee commanded by by Mai,
Ocn. wade. az present In command ht
Camp Thomas, Chickamuuga. lie ~
expected 90 turn over that command
20 Mai. Gen. HreckinrIdre, Inspector
general ~ the army, ana 10 report 10
Secretary AlEcr az Washington FOR his
and iutnnt general and his aides.
Tho provisional division VIII consist
Of fifteen fun regiments and Gen,
Wade viii select them not from The
troops under his ola command alone,
but with particular reference 10 an
equitable representation In the Porto
l.iean campaign OF an the states OF The
Union.
Secretary Aigcr feels that his de-
partment has been subjected 10 some
unjust critlclm upon the selection of
troops Tor active service, and proc
nounccs ne without foundation the
allegation that politics have dictated
these Assignments. In the case of the
Firh Illinois volunteer regiment.
which was Withdrawn from the Porto
ltlcnn expedition Ia favor Of the In
diana regiment Just a. the troops We're
about 20 board the ears, u has been
already explained by authority that the
change was mad" DO recognition % tho
Justice NJ thD complaint that Illinois
already had two regiments IN active
service iu tho front, while Indiana had
none. Even In that case, however,
Secretary AlFor did not make the Ne
lection ~ tho regiment 90 hC held
back. he simply instructed the general
commanding the expedition % select
one Illinois regiment for detention
without designating a.
Secretary Algrr IL Fastening the
preparations az Monauk Point Tor no
reception OF tho Fifth army corps now
az Santiago, surgeon General Storm
berg has Just dispatched Col F0rwood
OF HIS bureau 90 the site ot the camp
with instructions 900 erect az once q
hospital capable N accommuda Ting no
less than 600 hollIorL
Gen. shaficr has been authorized by
cnhlrgram from Secretary Alger 90
notify his soldiers OF the good fortune
Ia store Tor them IN order That the men
may be- chtorbd M % walt with pa
ticnce for their removal. This cannot
De Effected Immediately owing o. the
condition NJ the men thgmHalvsH.
The present plan "a 20 begin a. soon
az possible the transportation 20 Mon
tauk Point or such % the soldiers a.
have recovered from the fever and
those who have not yet contracted n.
The sick must walt. for the physicians
say that the climatic change Involved In
bringing thom north would prove fatal
IN many eases. nut the delay n not
likely 20 be extended. SURGEON Gcuor-
M Sternblrg says that c1nvalescence
IN fgver of type ns mild as that a,
Santiago does not usually occupy more
than ten days, although as the season
runs on ana the vlrulenoe Increases
this period "a greatly extended, A.
soon as thai period ~ passed tho men
will De embarked Tor home.
The matter Of transports for this
work b. already undo confederation
end b. likely 90 be- adjusted very salts
flctorlly. The navy department. mas
concluded that q can dispense with
the four hlg American line steamers
formerly known aH New York. gt
Louis. 81. Paul and Paris, ana the war
department has begun negotiations Tor
charierlng thnm. Mt Grlsc1m. fh
president OF the line. VIII meet Col