Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1898-05-14
TO END WAR WITH SPAIN
AGGRESSIVE CAMPAIGN IS ON
Five Thousand Troops Will BE Sent
to the PhilippineS-Sam mpsOn Has
Moved on Puerto RicO-DisOrder
in Spain-Thanl>s to Dewey-F1eet
Leaves CndiZ.

in spnin-Thanks to Dewey-FIeet
Leaves Cndiz.
Washington. May 9.-The cabinet de
the Spanish in the Philippines. Five
thousand troops will be sent.
1t expects important news from Samp
son. who has moved against Puerto Rico.
1t is not believed lie will encounter the
! Spanish fleet at Puerto Rico.
Later on Havana will be attacked from
the rear by the United States and in
surgent troops. and by the fleet in front
I Washington May. 9.-In answer to re
peated requests from all sections of the
country for informa ton as to where the
various organizations of state troops.
which are being mustered into the United
States service, are to be sent, Secretary
| Alger today furnished the Associated
| Press statement showing the destination
of the various volunteer troops. The list.
however, is subiect to change.
Generally speaking, three points are to
receive the bulk of the troops. The first
state regiments ready for service are to
be sent to Chickamauga. thence to the
Gulf ports. The second division of regi
ments goes to Washington, where they
will form a grand reserve. ready to rein
force the Cuban army at any moment.
to man the coast defenses or for other
purposes The third division is to remain
for the present, in home states subject to
call for duty in the Philippines or for
general purposes.
The following troops 90 to San Fran
cisco:
California, two regiments of infantry.
two batteries of heavy artillery.
Oregon one regiment of infantry.
Washington, one regiment of infantry.
Idaho, one battalion of infantry.
Utah, two light batteries of artillery.
one troop of cavalry.
To the coast defense and reserve. to
separate commands, Montana, one regi
ment of infantry; California, two battal
ions of infantry and two batteries of
heavy artillery.
Fleet Leaves Cndiz.
Lisbon, May 9.--Newspapers of this
city say Spanish fleet consisting of nine
vessels passed Cape Espichel, 2l miles
southwest of this port, yesterday. The
fleet was steering a southerly course.
Oregon at Bahia.
Bahia, Brazil. May 9.-The battleship
Oregon arrived here at 9:40 this morn
ing. 1t is said she is acting under in
structions from Washington.
Sigsbee at Sea.
Delaware Breakwater. May o.-The
auxiliary cruiser st. Paul, Captain sigs
bee commanding, put to sea this morn
ing. Her destination is not known.
Fort Monroe. Virginia, May 9.-The
rived at Hampton Roads this morning
and joined the flying squadron The new
cruiser was watched with great interest
by Commodore Schley and his staff: They
expressed great admiration for the new
vessel She is evidently better fitted than
the detached CoIumbia, though not 50
fast.
The Minneapolis will come down this
afternoon fully coaled and the squadron
will then consist of three cruisers. two
battIcships and converted yacht.
Work on Transports.
Tampa, May 9.-Work on the trans
ports is rapidly approaching completion.
All eyes are now turned toward Puerto
Rico and word from Simpsons fleet is
anxiously awaited, Should the news of
a decisive victory over the Spanish fleet |
be received orders TO embark will follow |
promptly.
Lieut.. Rowan Returns.
Nassau. May 9.-First Lieutenant An !
drew S. Rowan of the Nineteenth infan
try agent of the United States war de
partmcnt on visit to Cuba arrived here
He has seen the Cuban leaders and in
cidentally saw SIMPSONS fleet steering
N an easterlv direction.
Force the Fighting.
New York. May "a special to the
Tribune from Washington says:
'Aggressive along the whole line, de
scrbes the attitude of the administration
according to the policy now definitely
,dopted growing directly out of Admiral
Dewey's unparalleled achievement in Asi
attic waters.
Any hope that existed that Spain, after
crushing blow. would recognize the fu
tilty of senselessly resisting the newt
lble has. at last been abandoned. The
president has determined that the fight.
ing shall be vigorously forced. with the
full power of the United States. in order
more speedily to terminate the conflict
by the destruction of the last vestigez
If authority eXerted by the Madrid gov
arnment beyond the shores of the Span
ish peninsula itself.
The belief to which conservative offic
ials cling, that Spain. confronted face to
face with force. would throw herself upon
the mercy of the European concert, and
Weld her misgoverned exterior possessions
to escape humiliation: if not utter de
gradation. at home, has wholly disap
peared and the presidents advisers are
now united to a man in supporting the
policy of extreme aggression
Will Hurry to Cuba.
The bugbear of the yellow fever scourge
is to be ignored and the Spaniards are
to be elected from Cuba before midsum-
mer if American soldiers can drive them
out. Last weeks decision to keep the
volunteer army in great camps at home,
to drill and harden them for the cam
paign of invasion next fall, has been set
aside and instead the new regiments fur
nished by the states will be hurlying to
ward Cuba within a week.
There will be no temoorary establish
ment of base at Matanzas in order to
distribute arms to Gomez, no dispatch of
several thousand regulars to return a few
weeks later and no temporizing with the
grave situation that is marked by the lin
gering starvation of half million human
beings.
Next Sunday the permanent army of
will be, established in Cuba
beyond the shadow of doubt, and vol