Rensselaer Democrat, Volume 1, Number 8, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 June 1898 — Page 2

INVADING ARMY MOVES

American Troops Embark to Begin War’s Real Work. FLEETS OFTRANSPORTS START Military Expeditions from Tampa and Mobile Move on Cuba. Exact Destination and Number of Men in Various Expeditions Hidden from the Public-Reserve Troops from All Points of Concentration Will at Once Move to the Gulf Ports and Prepare to Follow Them—Schley to Have Aid in Smashins the Armada. —i 1 . , | Washington special: The military invasion of Cuba began Monday. Almost immediately following the receipt of definite information as to the presence of the Spanish fleet at Santiago, Gen. Miles went to the War Department and issued telegraphic orders putting the troops in motion and thus starting the forward movement of the military arm of the service. At an early hour the trooira that have been gathered qt the gulf ports began to break camp and march aboard transports waiting to carry them to the enemy’s territory. About twentyire of these ships, the biggest and fast-

fIES. NELSON A. MILES.

Mt that could be obtained suitable for the purpose, had been gathered ready to receive the troops. They accommodate about 30,000 men, for in a short voyage like that from one of the gulf ports to Cuba, it is possible with safety end comfort to carry a much larger number of men aboard ship thau would be admissible in the case for a cruise to the Philippines, for instance. How many troops started and where they were bound were questions which the directing spirits of the campaign refused positively to answer. They had no desire that the Spanish should have opportunity afforded them to gather forces to aftack our soldier* as thqy land. The

HOW SAMPSON BATTERED THE ANCIENT FORTS OF SAN JUAN.

From a photograph taken after the bombardment. This shows much of the damage done by the shells of the American fleet. Old Castle Morro was the greatest sufferer, so far as visible effects are concerned, but many of the more modern fortifications were hammered with equal effect.

start was made from Tampa and Mobile and in each case the fleets of transports converge at Key West to pass under the convoy of the warships which Admiral Sampson provided to insure the safety of the troops during the passage across the Florida straits and to guard them against attack at the hands of some stray Spanish cruiser or gunboat. Arrangements have been made to utilise the services of the insurgents to the largest possible extent. The Government already sent expeditions to a number of points on the island and landed arms for the insurgents. Most of the parties succeeded perfectly in their object, and it was said at the War Department that a sufficient number of the insurgents have been armed to constitute an effective support for the troops as they land. It is understood to be the plan to have the troops at Chickamauga take the place •f those at Florida ports as fast as the latter leave for active service, thus keeping a large force always ready for embarkation from Florida. Aside from the troops already specified, there are 18,000 men at Camp Alger, near Washington, and lesser bodies of troops on Long Island and in various States. The 75,000 volunteers under the recently issued second call constitute still another reserve, which, however, is, yet to be organized and equipped. MORE MEN FOR PHILIPPINES. president Decides to Send 20.000, Instead of 12,000, Soldiers. Twenty thousand troops will be sent to tbe Philippines. The President has decided to increase the force originally intended for the occupation of the islands by 8,000 men. The commissary department and ordnance department have been ordered to provide equipments at once. The preparations for embarking these addttienat men will be made with the greatest possible speed, and nothing will be •Mowed to interfere

CUBAN ARMY A MYTH. Messengers from Gomez Bring Dis* cordant Reports. Gen. Shafter has been given a startling demonstration on the amount of reliance that can be placed on the statements of Cubans with regard to their position on the island. Two commissioners, both of them in possension of credentials from Maximo Gomez, arrived in .Tampa with “information” about the size of the chief’s army and like matters. One of these commissioners, Maj. Smith, reported that Gomez had 10,000 men trained and disciplined and that he needed an equal number of rifles with the same number of saddles. Emile Cardela, the other messenger, informed Gen. Shafter that Gomez had instructed him to say that he had 2,000 men in hand and 3,000 horses suitable for cavalry. Well-informed and trustworthy people who have penetrated to Gomez’ hiding place describe the old leader’s camp as the temporary dwelling place of a guerilla leader with probably 200 men at call. They have been told that Gomez’ army was stationed around the surrounding hills and valleys, to be summoned whenever it became necessary. But nobody on whose word anyone cares to rely has found a very easy way out of the perplexity caused by these conflicting reports. Gen. Shafter notified Washington that the great body of men supposed to bo with Gomez is a myth, and that the couriers who have been arriving from Cuba are thoroughly untrustworthy. CAPTAIN 18 SHOT. Fate of the Spaniard Who Failed to Fire at Dewey. News has reached Madrid of the execution at Manila of the captain of the Spanish revenue cutter Callao. He was shot on the order of Captain General Augusti. The Callao arrived at Manila a few days after Dewey’s great victory, and was at once surrendered. The vessel had been away from communication with its home Government for thirteen months, and ran into the bay of Manila, unaware that war between Spain and the United States had been declared. Having fallen into a hopeless net, surrounded by the American war vessels, after being fired upon and without the slightest chance of

escape, the captain of the Callao surrendered. For not returning the fire of the United States ships the captain was executed. Hawaii to Be Used as Base. The Hawaiian Islands will probably be used as a base by the expedition to the Philippines. Owing to the lack of transports, the ships which started the other day will be forced to return for another installment of troops. There are not sufficient vessels fitted for carrying men across the Pacific, but many coasting ships can be impressed to land soldiers at Honolulu and from that point they can be taken to Manila on the City of Peking, City of Sydney and City of Australia. Soldiers Get Free Postage. The introduction in Congress, and its reference to the Postoffice Department, of a bill to extend the privilege of franking letters to soldiers, brought to light a forgotten Statute allowing them to transmit their correspondence through the mails without affixing the customary stamps, the postage to be collected on delivery. Blanco Imitates Pingree. Gen. Blanco has adopted the Pingree plan to provide the starving people of Havana with food. Patches of yams and other vegetables are being planted near the city. Britian Seizes Supplies. Dispatches from Hongkong state that the British authorities seized supplies that were being transferred to the United States auxiliary cruiser Zafiro of Admiral Dewey’s fleet. Commends Men on Oregon. Secretary Long has congratulated the officers and crew of the battleship Oregon on their safe arrival and commended them for their good work. Placards have been posted about Manila inciting the populace against the British residents. « s. <« a.

COMMODORE SCHLEY’S FLYING SQUADRON.

ON TO CUBA!

THE vanguard of the army of Cuba has moved at last. Many of the soldiers who have been grumbling at Tampa and Mobile over their unwelcome inactivity embarked on the transports which have l>een lying idle at those points so long. Gen. Miles has left Washington for the front. Soon stirring news will come of victories won over Spanish troops. The work of liberating Cuba, to which this country pledged itself more than a month’ ago, has been commenced in earnest. Decoration Day was made memorable not alone by the ceremonies attaching to its observance and by the reunion of the veterans, both of the blue and the gray, under the same flag, and of the volunteers also under the same flag in defense of a common cause, but by the good news which came from Commodore Schley that at last the Cape Verde fleet was definitely located in Santiago harbor. This officer asserts he has seen the vessels, and the evidence of one's eyes does not need further confirmation. The receipt at Washington of the news that Admiral Cervera’s fleet was in the harbor of Santiago de Cuba with Commodore Schley at the entrance, ready and able to fall on it if it attempted to escape, dispelled those fears of the Spanish vessels which have kept the army on American shores so long. When it was learned authoritatively that Cervera was bottled up and could not interfere with the transports or with the landing of the troops, the forward movement began.

WAR BULLETINS.

There are believed to be only 13,000 Spanish troops in Porto Rico. It is said that the populace of Manila is reduced to eating horseflesh. Spaniards in the Canary Islands live in dread of bombardment by the American fleet. The wonderful submarine torpedo boat Holland has been bought by the Government. , The war has caused an Immense * decrease in first and second-class ocean travel. A dispatch from London says Queen Victoria favors an alliance with the United States. Marine insurance companies are greatly agitated over Spain’s new threat of privateering. France is worrying over the possibility of an alliance between Great Britain and the United States. All our revenue cutters have been under fire in Cuban waters and have proved their great usefulness. Several of the cannon captured at Manila will be sent to Annapolis Academy to be added to the trophies. A high fence has been erected around the Carpenter steel works at Reading, Pa., as a further protection from spies. The Philippine insurgent chief Aguinaldo has issued a proclamation to bis followers nt Manila to obey the orders of Admiral Dewey. To maintain an army of 200,000 men for six months will cost $30,000,000, according to estimates prepared by Paymaster General Stanton. Our troops in Florida are hampesed by lack of water and how to supply the transports that will convey them to Cuba is a serious problem. The American cable companies in Landon have issued instructions to |beir agents to refuse to transmit any Spanish Gswernment messages. Tampa is 250 miles from Havana. The transports can land troops near the latter eity in twenty-four hours after sailing from the former rendezvous. A United States cruiser is said to hare had a narrow escape from destruction in Hampton Roads by a floating mine cut adrift at night by Spanish spies.

Before Dewey’s arrival at Manila the Spanish fleet bombarded Cebu and massacred about 100 natives at Tonde.a suburb of Manila. - A strong detachment of troops has been detailed to guard the United States powder works, near Dover, N. J., against Spanish spies. The talk of an Anglo-American alliance seems to have had a marked effect in Europe. Friendship for the United States is now being displayed by powers which before were believed to be intensely hostile to this country.

ENTRANCE TO THE HARBOR AT SANTIAGO.

QUOTAS OF THE STATES.

Number of Men Each Should Offer Toward Making Up the 75,000. The following gives an approximate estimate of the State quotas necessary to make up the 75,000 troops called for in McKinley’s second proclamation: Alabama 1.500 New Hampshire. 451 Arkansas 1.230 x e w Jersey 1.778 California ......1,933 New York.. 7,507 Colorado 794 North Carolina .. 1,545 Connecticut.... 965 xorth Dakota.... 278 Delaware 210 Ohio 4,349 Florida ........ 450 Oregon ...•••••• 3*7 Georgia 1,905 Pennsylvania ...8,458 Idaho 139 Rhode Island.... 426 Illinois 4,829 south Dakota .. .1.110 Indiana.. 2.581 south Carolina.. 448 lowa 2,264 Tennessee 1,036 Kansas 1,668 Texas 1,454 Kentucky 2,045 vtah 255 Louisiana 1,164 Vermont ->97 Maine -759 Virginia ...... .1.6*3 Maryland .1,166 Washington 704 Massachusetts ..2,832 West Virginia .. 833 Michigan 2,622 Wisconsin 1,965 Minnesota 1,723 Wyoming IS® M Isslsslppi ...... 1,295 Arizona •• - I°9 Missouri 3,246 District of ColumMontana 314 bia ............ 198 Nebraska 1.446 New Mexico .... 289 Nevada 142 Oklahoma 86 The organization and division of this extensive force is yet to be arranged by the Adjutant General’s office. Generally speaking, however, the 75,000 meh will suffice for the formation of seventy-five regiments. With three reghnents to a brigade, which is the present basis of organization, this will make twenty-five brigades. In turn, eight divisions of three brigades each will be formed, and out of the eight divisions the entire force will be divided into three army corps. Old Monitors Rebuilt, The old monitors, which did such effective service in the civil war, have been practically rebuilt at the League Island navy yard, Philadelphia, and rendered far

GENERAL VIEW OF SANTIAGO DE CUBA.

more formidable than they were originally. In addition to full equipment of modern appliances, they have been furnished with rapid-fire batteries to supplement their big old-style guns, which are tremendously effective at close range. The Auxiliary Fleet. Since the outbreak of war the Government has acquired ninety-nine vessels for the auxiliary fleet and these are exclusive of over thirty transports which have been only chartered. In this auxiliary fleet there are fifteen cruisers, thirteen in commission; seventeen vessels belonging to what is called the mosquito fleet, and sixteen revenue cutters, now with the Cuban blockading fleet. There are beside numerous tugs and colliers. Cuban Fecrnita Disappeared. It is reported that 200 Cuban cigarmakers were recently enlisted at Key West for service in Cuba, but when the mustering officer went to the rendezvous to muster them into the service 150 of them had disappeared. Fpain Watched by Britain. The British Government authorities are watching Spain’s obvious ’ intention to grant to France the permanent free use of Ceuta, and the Russian Government is exercising vigilance in regard to Port Mahon, Minorca.

Widow Goes to the Front. Mrs. Susan A. Glenn, widow of a soldier and mother of a volunteer, resigned her position in the Postoffice Department at Washington to go to the front with her son. She is the first woman to be appointed matron of a regiment. Uncle Sana to Buy All Mules. Lieut. Col. Smith, assistant quartermaster of the United States army at St. Louis, received instructions from Washington to buy mules suitable for the use of the army without limit

BOŢLED UP IN THE BAY

Spanish Armada Is Entrapped at Santiago de Cuba. SCHLEY BLOCKS DONS’ WAY? Admiral Cervera Will Now Be Forced to Surrender or Fight. Our Squadron Is Guarding tbe Entrance tb the Trap at Santiago de Cuba arid Spain’s Ships May Never Leave That Harbor-Madrid Has Official Advices of Cervera’s Predica- 1 ment—ToWn la Short of ProviataMl* and Could Soou Be Starved Into Subjugation. Washington special: The Navy Department has official and positive information that tbe Spanish fleet is at Santiago de Cuba, and that the American warships are on guard to prevent its escape. A cipher dispatch from Commodore Schley was received at the

ADMIRAL CERVERA.

Navy Department stating that he is off Santiago, guarding the harbor entrance, to prevent the escape of the Cape Verde fleet. This places Admiral Cervera and his ships in prison and incommunicado, according to Spanish regulations. They are as securely imprisoned as any insurgent in Morro Castle. The Spanish admiral

has played himself a Spanish trick and has bottled himself np in a harbor where he could not go out and make ah even fight if he wanted to. ‘A much inferior force could prevent the Spanish fleet leaving the harbor because of the narrow inlet which permits only one vessel to pass at a time. He would have to take his fleet

SANTIAGO HABBOB.

out in single file and be able to use only his forward guns, while the ships waiting outside could pour broadsides into him os he made the run. Sampson and Schley have the Spaniards imprisoned and can keep them there until they surrender. The naval authorities say that with the Spanish fleet at Santiago de Cuba, it ceases to be a factor in the war. It is imprisoned and cannot be released. Should Spain send another fleet to Cervera’s relief, Sampson can station his monitors in front of the inlet to destroy Cervera’s fleet as it comes out, and take the fighting ships to meet the coming fleet. The only question With naval officers is as to how long it will take to starve out the Spaniards. It is not believed that Santiago has enough food, to support the people and the Spanish troops and the Spanish navy for more than two or three months. ' Spanish Mail by French Boats. The Madrid postofflee has authorized the dispatch of letters to Cuba and the Philippine Islands by French mail boats. Cuban Volunteers Landed. The 380 Cuban volunteers taken from Tampa by the steamer Florida have been successfully landed in the island. The steamer also carried several thousand Springfield and Remington rifles, a large amount of ammunition, and a quantity of other military supplies. Water Scarce at Key West. • The Government is having to ship drinking water to Key West. Wednesday the wetexwhip Maverick came in with 1,000,000 gallons, and also towing a barge containing 350,000 gallons.

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