Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-06-22
MARCHING ON TO CUDA.
Reinfocemenls for General Shaher Began to
Move Today.
RIAL ABOUT 5000 MORE THAN WILL co
first Detachment 10 Make the "Trip In Four
Days Word from Cuba Up too
o'clock THIS Afternoon.

Washington. June 22.-Tho forward
ing of endorsements 10 Gen. shaftor
at Santiago De cuba has begun and
at o'clock this morning the nrst body
ot troops ieft Camp Algor for Newport
News there 90 take transports Tor Gu
ha. This was In accordance with or
dors issued By Major Gen Miles las.
night directing the movement 10 begin
today The order was to Major Gen.
Graham. commanding the second army
corps campcd al Falls Church and Is
as follows:
with the approval OF tho secretary
Of war you will dVtall Brig. Gen. Duff
nold and one regiment and one bat
TALON OF a regiment Of his command to
proceed tomorrow tthla morning. by
rall 20 Newport Va. with ten days
travel ratlona on his ARRIVAL at New
port News Gen. buineid win gu on
board one u thu auxiliary cruisers. now
awaiting 70 tranHport hls command ~
Santiago dc Cuba. Upon arrival at that
place they VIII be- reported 10 Major
Den. Shaftcr, commanding the United
states forces there. The troops viii
s S,, ., S9mlP camp equipments and
service. Not To exceed six horses
can be taken on board the ship.
IN 4. MILES,
major General Commanding"
other orders In explanation 81 the
general plan of sending achievements
viii follow. This first movement IL
confined tn une Regiment and one hat
TALON az II wna necessary to divide
Gen. Duillcld't command IN order a.
meet the accommodation OF the trans
ports Harvard and Yale. the facilities
oi one being considerably greater than
the other
The Thlrty-,hlrd Michigan ana one
battalion ~ the Thirty fourth Michl-
gan were heleo1ed 20 10 fru'. compria-
ms 1850 men aud % Oinucra. 10 ~ rN-
pucicd that they will board the uar-
ward. The remaining regiments and
battalion 81 Gen, puiiield'H command
viii leave on Saturday next, taking the
Yale. The entire expedition viii then
proceed under command ~ Gen DUFF
Hold, whose brigade consists of the
Ninth Mns-achus-tts, thc Thlrty.third
and Thirty fourth Michigan and the
Third Virginia regiments
Gen. puihrld had pDWpnal confer
Duru with Secretary Long an Tuesday
uisAi. during which the details 81 this
movement "trr gone over Tho gem
rrIl has ihH fullest confidence ~ the
secretary ~ war. being a Detroit man
who Tor years has occupied close ppr-
HOnai rglatluna 90 Secretary Alger.
Aside from Bile personal relations. Gen.
Duiisld 10 REGARDED as one uf the bcst
equipped Officers OF tho volunteer SER
vice. iie he'd a long and distinguished
nefylcc durlnT The civll war. going out
Win The Ninth Michigan lnfintry. 81
which DC became aniutuut t.ntcr he
wont on The stan % Gen. Geo. II.
Thomas lu command VI tho army uf tho
Cumberland and was with that hero
through thu notable Engagements IN
which hc participated. ON returning 10
nrll, became member Of tho Michigan
state military board ana by 70 special
nct " the legislature h. aud hlR assoc
rlntpa were placed un the stan ~ the
governor With the rank of colonel
iliH command Includes two Michigan
regiments while his stan officers And
aides came Goo q considerable extent
from MlchIEan, one 90 HE stair om-
Gers @ Captain Mcmillan. son of soma.
tor McNll'1u uf Michigan.
Gen. puii'rIl'H expedition iH expected
90 report tu GHu Shlfipr ln about four
Iilya from Oh" time the ships leave
Tho mon glt away from camp at
ii'.0 today Con. nunl,ld's command
VIII augment the forces under Con.
Nhlflur 90 about 10000 mon.
Decides ihn ur.r.ut plan or sending
l,lNlNiNNtU .hI. tNNtemultlTh that Cen
G1rretauu'H brigade uf 1000 mon win
300 ls soon 1s trlnaporis can be- securej
which a. expected t0 De Ht an early day
hy ne purchase outright of the needed
vessels.
The war and navy departments had
nothing in nli up tu noon today. as ~
ih' arrival NJ Con ShlnHr'g forces nt
Santiago a. Cuha THE llu inflrmr-
iInn came fr1m Crpinlr Allen, NJ IN,
5lEn1l clrrH, ut 0 O'Clock thls evenlnr
saying that he had tho cable station !
nt Guantanamo amt WIS WORKING t1- |
wards Santiago dc Cuh' Thus far mo ]
reports have come from from either /
Almlr1! S'Wp'un or General shaftar |
although with the re-est,bilshmrpt az |
the cable piilc1 unwf lH hourly rNpectel |
commercial business WIN Dr. srnt ON |
HrnlUr'H risk owing tl tho conditions |
under which the cable was uut infu /
operation. For the present the faelI- /
o.. Al