The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-06-23

EHected, and Loses One Man
KiIIed-Gen. Shafter,s Promnt-
ness Commended.
WASHINGTON, June %. - Official
dispatches received today by both Sec
retary Alger and Secretary Long in
d1cated that the landing of troops near
Santiago was progressing most favor
ably. The first landing was effected
at Baiquiri, this morning, and met
with comparatively slight resistance
This was stated in a dispatch received
this evening by Secretary Alger, which
though brief was full of news and
meaning. It follows:
Playa del Este, June 22-Secretary of War,
Washington, D. Cor Baiquiri, Cuba, June
22.-Landing at BaiQuiri this morning sue
cessful. Very little. If any, resistance.
-Shafter.
Secretary Alger expressed himself as
delighted at the expedition with which
the landing of the troops was being
effected and with the fact that no Sc
rious obstacle was being offered by the
enemy. He construed the text Of Gen.
Skaters dispatch as meaning that the
enemy had made only a nominal and
ineffective resistance by firing from the
hills at long range.
SAMPSON HEARD FROM.
Shortly after Secretary Alger receiv-
ed his dispatch. Secretary Long re-
ceived a more extended cablegram
from Admiral Sampson. It, too, was
dated at Playa del Este at $50 this
evening. The text of the dispatch
translated from the navy department
cipher is as follows:
Landing of the army is progressing success
fully at Baiouiri. There is very little II any.
resistance. The New Orleans Detroit
Castine, Wasp and Suwanee shelled the VI
cinity before the landing. We made a dem
onstration at Cabanas to engage the attention
of the enemy. The Texas engaged the west
battery for some hours. She had one man
killed. Ten submarine mines have been re-
covered from the channel of Guantanamo.
Communication by telegraph has been es;ab-
lished at Guantanamo. Sampson.
TREMENDOUS TASK.
In both army and navy circles the
information contained in the dispatches
of Gen. Shafter and Admiral Samp-
son is received with intense satisfac-
ton. The landing of so large body
Of troops as Gen. Shafter at present
has under his command is a task OF
immense proportions. A prominent Of
fetal Of the war department said to-
night that the complete debarkation
Of the troops, animals, field guns and
supplies within a week after their ar
rival off the Cuban coast would be a
task we'll accomplished. It was the
opinion of the officer referred to that
only partial landing of the troops
was effected today, and that landing
would be continued from day to day
until completed. 1t Is not unlikely, too,
that the troops will be landed at sew
eral places along the coast, of course
within a short distance of the head
quarters which Gen. Shafter will es-
tablish for himself
Admiral SIMPSONS dispatch indicat-
ed that he was carrying out his in
structions thoroughly to clear way
for the landing of troops.
MISLEADING THE ENEMY.
The demonstration which he made
with the Texas before Cabanas, which
is just east of Guantanamo, may cas-
lily have led the Spaniards to sup
pose that general landing was to be
attempted in that immediate vicinity.
1t was evident from the text of Ad-
miral SIMPSONS dispatch that a con-
siderable landing had already been eff
fected near Guantanamo, as he noted
that the communication by telegraph
had been re-established at this point,
and that the channel had been cleared
of submarine mines. In the opinion of
naval officials, the landing at Guanta-
namo was of marines rather than of
land forces.
The cable station through which the
American commanders will communi-
cate with the departments in this city
has been established as shown by the
dates of the dispatches received this
evening, at Playa del Este, small
place directly on the coast and about
fifteen miles east of Santiago. The
change was made from Camp McCalla
to Playa del Este in order that the
station might be nearer the scene of
action.
WRECK ON THE DULUTH.