The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1898-07-28
(RFO RICO NEXT,
l.r.l Niles Advance Guard
Landed Near Ponce.
kH1Na REINroRCEMENTs.

SHlNH hhAN1v@o0~o" Ao'
War Department Busily En-
gagged in the Work.
! BALLOON FOB PORTO RICO.
lir,hip Used By General Shafter In
4. VIII b Brought Iato Service to
General Niles campaign-Gsnsral
.f,.r Reports Five Hundrsd Hsw casss
y,yer in His Army-Sampsoa's Re-
4 Of the Fight With csrvera's Fleet.
Thanks Of Congress Forwarded to
miral Dewey.
shington, July 2s.-The war de-
nent was busted yesterday hur-
the dispatch Of the remainder OF
expedition against Porto Rico.
prorress has been made that 1t Is
all of the troops will be on Porto
soil within a week at latest. Gen.
Miles. according to q press dis
from 81. Thomas. d. w. l.. began
nr his troops yesterday near
on the the south coast Of Porto
where II is believed he will await
.,achments now on the way. War
tment officials accept the press
tch as reliable. The general has
ith him, SO far as Is known, any
toh boats. 1t will be at least Sat-
before direct cable communica-
nan be established with him. and
meantime reliance must be had
dispatch boats running across to
homas, distant about four hours
work Of embarkation at Hamp-
Roads is being conducted with
less difficulty and delay than was
ted. Colonel Hecker. In charge
E transportation division Of the
apartment, who has Just returned
that place. has reported to Score
AlEer that II Is eminently suited
shipment Of the troops. Conss-
" the secretary yesterday or
all Of General Grants brigade.
men. from Chickamauga to New
News. 1t is now expected that all
transports required for their ac-
ation will have arrived there by
me the soldiers get In. but they
pcamp on suitable ground and II
ieved will be benefited by the
from Chickamauga.
signal service has succeeded In
ming from the battlefield OF San
the tubes which supplied the
fy balloon with pure hydrogen
nd they. with the balloon itself.
been brought over to Tampa on
eamer Adrta. The tubes will be
ged Immediately and the whole
ltus will be dispatched at once
10 Rico 10 assist General Miles
campaign there. The balloon Is
have proved Of great value in
lntiago campaign. and from the
ter Of the country In Porto Rico
military operations must be con-
It is believed that It also can be
advantage there. ....
dispatch to the war department
ght, General Shafter reports that
300 new cases Of fever developed
corps at Santiago Sunday. This
y. Of course, includes all classes
y. probably some cases OF gen.
fllow fever. Only one death is re-
that one being from yellow fe-
he cheering intelligence ia con-
that the situation ia improving
X about $50 men who have been
returned to duty.
heretofore indicated by General
and the medical officers OF his
the cases Of fever are of a no.
mild type. The patients are Ill
|hree days to week, and then
to duty quite as we'll as ever.
hedical officers concur In the
that this fever renders the men
e, for the time. at least, to yell
yer.
question of returning large part
eral Skaters command to this
Tor rest and recuperation was
consideration by the war Of
put the idea practically has been
ned. at least for the present.
'ho are Ill now or have been ex-
% the Infection are isolated in
pm camps, and are not permit
return to the main body Of the
until all danger has been
Through the adoption of rigid
precautions and careful at
70 those who fall Ill 1t is ex-
nat the fever will run its course
nparatively brief time.
announced yesterday at the
apartment that the long ex-
report from Admiral Sampson
destruction Of Ccrvera's fleet.
accompanying reports OF the
ore and captains OF his squad
reached the department. It H.
10 have becn brought bv Can
spee on the st, Peu,. which ar
new York last Friday. and to
zen sent by mail by Captain
~ Is the intention or tae Sec
u the navy to give these re-
inc public In their entirety.
try Long yesterday forwarded
lal Dewey the Joint resolution
ess extending the thanks OF |
ior tho victory achieved at |
nc resolution was beautifully