Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-06-16
CAMPAIGN IN CUBA
Interest in the Progress of General
Skaters Expedition.
COOPERATION OF THE INSURGENTS
Work of Cubans Has Received
Unstinted Praise.
CAPTURE OF ACERRADEROS

Thu progress Of Gen. Skaters army of
invasion comes in for much attention, both
at the War and Navy Departments, for
there is joint interest in the time wnen the
amy can fully reinforce the gallant bard
of marines now holding the fort at Guanta-
namo. of course. no word is possible from
this expedition before tomorrow or next
day. and then only in case Admiral Samp-
son has succeeded in repairing the cable at
Guantanamo. He has buoyed the shore
end. and the Navy Department is expecting
almost mOmentariy to receive a dispatch
direct from the flagship But if that opera
ton is not concluded in 4 day or two. then
there Will be the delay of waiting for dis
patch boats 10 reach Haiti half day after
Gen. Skaters army of inva sion arrives.
The officials will not hazard :; conjecture as
to tn exact time of arrival They say only
that it cannot be before tomorrow nigh. at
the earliest. and is more likely 10 be the
day following, and possibly Sunday.
Work OF the Cubans.
The work of the Cubans IL reinforcing the
marines at Guantanamo and in occupying
Acerraderos is receiving unstinted praise
from officials here. Secretary QueaIda and
the Cuban officials also take much salts
faction in these reports. Mr.. QJesida siiI
today that the Cubans had not Seen fit 20
reply to criticisms current during the last
lew weeks to the ineTeat:. eness OF the
Cuban soldiers. as they knew the criti-
ris-ns We're due to an ignorance of the care
full plans. largely outlined a. Washington.
BY which the Cuban forces were to execute
their part Of a well maturel plan.
But now that the Cuban flag is floating
over Acrrraderos." continued MIR. Quesada
bsalI ri,is Il
Iros is about fit, en- or twenty miles west
of Santiago, and is the port for the great
iron and copper mines OF that locality. 1t
should not be confounded with Aquadores
another suburban town to the southeast of
Santiago. But 1t is even more important
from a strategic standpoint than Aqua
dOres, as IL mas exceptional landing faciii-
lies.
Gen. Rabi's Forced March.
The achievement Of General Rabi in
making a forced march from Eayamo *
Characteristic Of the dash and military
genius of that officer. He is chief Of staff
10 Garcia. and has the rank of general of
a division which i midway between your
brisadier general and major general. He
is about fprty-livc years old. tall thin and
muscular. and is Il man who knows no fear
lie takes pride in the fact that he is partly
Of Indian descent, and he has the natural
fighting capacity Of an Indian. He made
q name for himself during the last Cuban
war, and soon took high rank when the
present war broke out. When General
Martinez Campos thought to make short
work of the present war. he led the Span
ism forces to Saodel Indie Cdcacao and
PeTaIsjo. where he met General f;abi with
q Cuban army much smaller than that of
CampOs- But in each Of those notable en-
gas=mentS Rabf 01tScneraled and defeated
Martinez CampJs. the recognized military
genius OF Spain. II led Campos himself to
declare that in Rabi h. had met d soldier
worthy OF his bes, efforts.
In Occupying AceTraueros. General Rabi
had with him about 1.,"u men. while Gar
cia is coming up with 5,wn To $3.50 more
Cubaus- The march OF Rabi can hardly
be appreciated 10y any "ne not familiar with
the mountains. swamps and tangled trOpi-
Cal vegetation through which lie pushed
his way from BavamO 10 AceTraGcros. 1t
is extremely gratifying to CUbans that Ad-
miral Sampson should Immediately recog-
Hiz= tbs movement. and should officially
report it with such complimentary terms TO
the Navy Department
View. of the War Secretaries.
Secretaries AIcer and Long were both at
the White House today in conference with
the President They give it as their opin-
ion that the Santiago expedition Will not
rtach its destination before saturday.
Il was stated that 10 news of Importance
KS received during the dIy