The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-13
PORTO RICO WILL Be
THE NEXT OBJECTIVE.
At Least 10000 Troops Will Be
Sent to Capture That Island.
There VIII BE No Haste In sending
Them, and Time viii He Taken
Until the Volunteers are Eetfy
Condition TO Enter pom the Cam
the Army Invading porto Rice.

NEW YORK. .jssne IA apecial 20 the
Times from Washington says:
Now ts.at the santiago expedition 81 un-
der way. wtth Gen. S8afger a; lta head,
20 c@~opefats sita Admiral Sampson in
the reduction OF taat city and tne cap
flrs Of the Spanish ships ~ its aaFbor.
fhr energies Of the wsr department are
expected 70 lac directed inward prepara-
lions for the invasion OF Porto Rico.
Willis thess preparations viii be pushed
forward rapidly, there - no reason 10
believe tbs aBy extraordinary haste Will
be resorted to. The volunteers az Jack
sonTiIie and Tampa. who are expected TO
form part % she army of invasion for
Porto Rico. are not in c6nd!iion 10 be sent
to that Island. and it wlii take a little
time 10 plis them Ia shape
II Is true char the progress made a
Jacksonville v fesc ftfll. FI;zhugs, Lee is
ia command. Pas baen mitch mote salts
factory ibaU al some Of fhH other camps
ALREADY eisihiag fa~ $50 Tnea nas been
delivered their. ara owing 10 the abundant
railroad facilities, 40 sifcb congestion and
confusion as occurred al lamps Sc the
distribution OF uniforms. equipment and
supplies have besn encountered. THIS sf-
conrages the hope thai TIE volunteers
there VIII Le ready for tae Invading
campaign sn legs 'itne thar wax required
Al Tampa aaa l. he.uR t2kel. a. ChIcka-
mauga
1t is remembered That Admiral sampsor.
found that the reduction OF the forts and
batteries OF San Juan was 30 childs play,
and taat b. succeeded Ia doing little dana
age To them - three hours aambard-
meat II j. rum1r.tl. too that there may
be more Spanish troops in the Island than
Lieut.. Whitney stw a. any rat. the war
department feels that while 81 has The
met. IL would be wise To send e80ugh 10
Porto Rics 40 meet and defeat vice a.
u1sny SpauiAFds as are believed 10 be IN
the fs.aHd Tsas larger the force. the
quicker, more decisive ana possibly the
lees bloody VIII be the work OF capturing
The place. The results Is I2.0e9 Or 1900
men Will be sent - the island Gen. Lee
IS experted 10 command a part Of the
Porto Rico expedition. bat this is get
taken as eliminating him froFa tbe main
Cuban campaign. fhsfs vii 3a plenty
se opportunity FOR him - take gae part
lie Ii anxious 70 take in the r,al work OF
freeing cuba. wAen the campaign IA the
lesser island IL over. TIE story that he is
10 BE nltde governor general Cf Porto
Rico is djscvediss Il. because % It's inap-
propriatenass,
The navy department has been advised
Of the movements and is busy IN cxpecta-
ton of supplying tlls convoy for the fleet
Ia Porto REQ. This will be i more for
uuldasle ileat than that which goes with
the Santiago army, fer the officials con
template a Joint attack on the San Juan
Qualifications by army and navy. and the
forttticaiions are 50 powerful that heavily
arfnored ships can he sent against them
at the beginning. Therefore Il IS believed
that Admiral sampson's batsiesalps viii
head this nest.