Evening journal., 1898-06-22
OTHERS WILL FOLLOW.
Skaters Army Will Be Brought Up
to Twenty-four Thousand.
LANDING TAKES SEVERAL DAYS.
No Battle Expected For Some rIme--Ad.
mirai Dewey'a Supply ship Ordered
Out of Chinese Waters Govern
ment Satisfied with Aguinaldo.


WASHINGTON, June 22.-Two months
ago yesterday war broke out between
the United States and Spain according
TO the proclamation of the president
and the declaration OF congress. The
end Of that period finds nearly 10000
United States troops lying off Santiago
preparing to land 1t finds cable com
munication established between the
government at Washington and the ad-
vance guard Of the expedition in Cuba
and II finds Cuban territory In the pos
session OF United States marines. back
ed by squadron, and nearly all of the
commercial ports OF Cuba blockaded.
This is all apart from Dewey's great
victory at Manila and from the splendid
results achieved In organizing several
armies now In the camps. Therefore
the officers Of the administration feel
that they have a right TO look back
with pride over what has been accom-
pllshed in the short space OF twomonths,
working In a large part with raw ma
terial IN both the army and the navy.
The government has now determined
TO send heavy re-enforcements to Gen
eral Shafter at Santiago. For this req
son the first expedition win leave New
port News, Va tomorrow morning car
rying Bngadier General Dufield's sep
arate brigade of the Second army corps.
made up Of the Ninth Massachusetts.
the Thirty-thlrd and Thirty-fourth
Michigan and the Third Virginia regl-
ments. in all about 1000 men.
Expeditions viii follow rapidly by
way OF Tampa, for, while Fernandlna
and Miami are considered to have many
good points for concentrating troops.
yet army officials are now satisfied that
Tampa can be retained with ADVANTAGE
as the main point of embarSation. The
next forces TO go VIII include those OF
Brigadier General Garretson Of the Sec
ond brigade OF the First division, Sec
ond army corps. embracing the Sixth
Illinois, the Sixth Massachusetts, and
the Eighth and Ninth Ohio regiments.
Brigadier General Guy V. Henry, dis.
tinguished cavalry officer Of the regu-
lar army. arrived here yesteday from
Tampa, and the present plans are foI
General Henry TO command division
made up of the brlgades of General
Duflield and General Garretson, this
division comprising 5000 men, TO be foi
the speedy re-enforcement OF General
Shafter. IL will at once swell the
American forces at Santiago de Cuba &c
about "a, 900 men. But the expeditions
will not stop at that number, as ther,
Is a determined purpose 70 send forward
a sufficient force TO crush any Spanish
command which can be concentrated at
that point
The reports from Santiago that about
Al, 900 Spanish troops are I'm and about
the city do not agree with the reliable
estimates in the possession of the wan
department.
According TO department figures there
are not TO exceed 1900 Spanish troops
at Santiago de Cuba. while 100 miles
away TO the northwest, at Holguln. the
Spanish corps commander, General
Pando. has 10000 men. The war depart
ment Is satisfied that the Cuban forces
under Garcia can keep Pando from re-
enforcing Santiago. Should this not be
accomplished the Spanish forces at San
tiago would be augmented TO about 25.-
600 men. They are well armed. well dis
ciplined. seasoned 10 the climate. know
the lighting grounds of that locality ans
are probably as good an all round fight.
ing force as the Spaniards can bring &c
bear. There is no purpose on the part
OF the authorities here 20 leave General
Shafter with an inadequate force &c
meet these seasoned Spanish soldiers
It Is for this reason In part that divi-
sion, probably under General Henry.
win re-enforce Shafter followed by such
additional troops as the needs Of the
situation seem TO demand.
Up to the close Of office hours yester.
day neither the war nor navy depart
ment had received any detailed infor.
nation as TO the arrival of troops at
Santiago. The entire Information yes
terday was confined TO the one brief
,1I taI.
nal service to General Greedy. stating
that the troops transports had arrived
This was enough. however. TO start
baseless rumors that the actual landing
of troops was in progress, and one re.
port went TO the extent OF stating that
the troops were landing under a heavy
fire from the spanish forces. Secretar,
Alger and General Miles disposed OF
these reports. saying that no such in.
formation was at hand and Secretary
Long made the same disclaimer for ths
navy department. 1t may be true. how.
ever, that the landing is now In prog
ress, and. although II is not impossible
officials consider IL improbable that an,
landing is going on under Spanish
fire. The landing itself may take con.
siderably longer than was anticipated
and officials believe that at least thre,
days more viii be required before tn,
troops are on shore and In any sort o
organized condition. Some OF the army
officers allow even more time. one ofa
Ger holding that il win take quite ,
month 10 get all the stores as well a,
the troops or the transports. The pur
pose. however Is 10 get the troops OF
first. leaving the stores 10 be taken OF
later and the siege train last Of all.
The officials OF the navy department
were not deeply concerned over the re
port from Hongk0ng that the Chimes
authorities had ordered the Unite,
States dispatch boat zafiro out Of Chi
nesa waters without allowing her I,
take supplies 10 Dewey. The reason 70
this unconcern was a conviction tha