The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-14
PORTO RICO MILL Be
THE NEXT OBJECTIVE.
At Least 10000 Troops VIII Be
Sent to Capture That Island.
There VIII He Ne Haste sn sending
Them, and Time viii He Taken
Until the Volunteers Are faiis
Condition Ia Eater pen tise Gam
pstxa-Sen. Lee VIII Gamma nd
the Array Invading Porte Rico.
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Times frem Washington sayss
ssw that the santiago expedition. II Nv
der way Rsth Gen. sisnster a. 81 Besd,
~ cooperate With Admiral 2arepson 81
she reduction Of faat eiEg and tae Sap
surs u the spanish ships ~ SIS haFbor.
shs eFssFgifs 81 tine #as department aFa
expected to b. directed toward s,Fg94r3-
TORS for the INVASION 81 Porto kics.
While ti1ese preparations wlI - rllshe8
Forward rapidly, theEe ss ~ reason 20
believe thai any extraordinary Da&ts VILE
be- res0Fted fo. Taa volunteers ~ 15ek~
sonyi!le and Tampa, who are expected 80
form part oi lie army o. insaa!on. faT
Porto Rec. are nos n ceHdilsaa - b. sfnt
10 that island. aa8 e. viii take q !it;is
tigBs ~ pat them ia shape.
II = true tAag the progress made az
Jacksonville, where Gen bltzhaEA Lse Is
.n command. has h@eu ruueh fooF9 salts
factory than - s8sne u the otkRT campo.
Already clothing for s.01 men nss been
delivered thers. and owing u the abundant
railroad facilities. 80 such congestion ard
confusion As occurred a Tampa Ia the
distribution Of uniforms. equipment and
supplies have been encountered. TINS en-
coiIragss the nope that the volunteers
there all be ready for tae invading
campaign In iess tisno than was required
a Tampa aud II being taken a Ch!ck4-
mauga.
II is remembered fhs; Admiral Sampson
found that the reduction Of the forts and
batteries Of San Juan vas no child's play.
snd that he succeeded iu doing l.tt{e ia ~,
age 10 them IN three hours lombard
ment. II is rnmoEsl TOO. that there aay
be more Spanish troops In the isslad than
Lieut.. Whitney ssw, At amp rat. tne war
department teelz that while il has the
men. II would be wise 10 send enough 70
Porto Rice 10 meet and defeat .xice as
many SpansaTda as are believed 10 be- III
the island. Tho larger ths force. the
quicker. more decisive and possibly the
lees bloody VIII he the work ~ r1psIT.ng
the pace. The results Ia 2sD Ir 1909
men wili be seat 10 the Island, Gen. Lee
il expected to command a par' 81 the
Porto Rico expedition, bgt this Is not
taken az eliminating h.m from the main
Cuban campaign Thera Will ba plenty
OF opportunity Cor bin 10 take tie part
he r. anxious TO take in the real work %
freeing Cuba, when tbs campaign ia the
lesser Island IL over. The story hat he Is
60 be made governor general ~ Porto
Rico Is dlscrsdited. because of It's nap
proprsassnsss
The navy department has been advised
OF the movements and is busy liz expecta-
ton OF supplying me convey for the neet
10 Porto REQ. This Will be a more fog
midahia feet than that which g0ez With
she 3antiago army. Tor the officais con-
template a joint attack the SAu Jaan
Notifications hy army ana navy, and the
Notifications are - powerful that heavily
armofee SLIPS can be sent as Atnsi them
at the asglnnine. Therefore Il Is believed
that Admiral sampsoHss ia ttGesaips viii
head this iisef.