The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-07-02
PORTO RICO EXPEDITION.
IL Will Go Forward Immediately with
brooke in Command.

IL VIII Go Forward Immediately With
brooke in Command.
New York. July IA special to the
Times from Washington says: The
Porto Rican expedition. which is the
next number on the programme after
the surrender of Santiago. is to be led
by Major General Brooke. now COM
manding the lst army corps at Chicka-
mauga. who will be made military gov
ernor of the island after its capture.
Having provided for the forwarding Of
sufficient reinforcements to General
Shafter to insure his being able to taxa
Santiago when he gets ready TO move
his full army against il. the adminis-
tration again is turning its attention TO
the details of the invasion of Spain's
other valuable possession in the West
Indies. with a view to being prepared
to fall upon IL the moment Linares and
Cervera have capitulated.
The plans have so far progressed that
General Brooke has been selected 10
command the army of invasion and has
been ordered to get his corps, COM
posed of 81 regiments Of volunteers,
ready to move to Tampa within week
or 10 days. From there they Will be
sent to Santiago, preparatory to the
movement on San Juan. which Will be
made from Southeastern Cuba as
base. The designation of General
Brooke for the Porto Ricans enterprise
is in accordance with his own wishes.
While General Brooke's corps, includ-
ing 10000, is destined for Porto Rico. IL
win be sent first to Santiago. AS re-
vealed in part from official sources "
the highest authenticity, the plan is to
make the Porto Rican campaign a con-
tinuation, so to speak. of the Santiago
enterprise. instead OF an independents
and separate undertaking. The troops
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! transports al Tampa and shipped to the
/ base of operations in the vicinity OF
Santiago. There. under the supervision
of General Miles. commanding the
army. and Generals Brooke and Shaft
er. IL is proposed to organize the force
| for the attack on Porto Rico.
III by the time General Brooke's force
/ arrives al Santiago General Shafter has
not succeeded in taking the town. rs
/ many men as are needed Will be land
/ ed to reinforce him. In case the UNDER
! taking promises To consume some time.
! the entire expedition may be disem-
/ barked and Linares and Cervera
/ crushed with overwhelming force Of
numbers. II, however, as Is thought
/ more likely. General Shafter has prac-
| tically, if not actually. completed his
/ task when General Brooke arrives. the
| plan is to land portion OF the voiun-
/ teers to constitute the army of inva-
J sion Ipl the province VI CdheAaco -
/ Cuba, take on board the regulars under
/ General Shafter and proceed TO Porto
Rico with the American army in pos
session of Santiago il viii be sort or
1 base for the movement on Porto Rico
| Being but little out of the way from
I the direct route from Florida TO Porto
/ Rico. IL is admirably suited, army au-
| thorities say, for a halfway station
| between Florida and San Juan.
/ With General Merritt in the Philip
pines and General Brooke in Porto Rico
, il will remain for the other ranking
major general of the regular army.
General Miles. TO lead the expedition
| against Havana when the time comes
for the final movement to drive the
| Spanish out of Cuba. Unless SPAN
surrenders sooner il is believed that
General Miles viii be intrusted with
this notable service in Difference to his
place as commanding general OF the
army and in recognition as well OF MS
fine record as an Indian fighter in days
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