News Of Troops

Washington, June 21.- The navy department has received a dispatch from :he fleet announcing that the troop ransporta arrived off Santiago Monday. The news of Shafter's arrival carne from Lieutenant Colonel Allen of the gignal corps, and was sent to General Greely. It is also stated that direct cable communication has been estabished to Guantanamo via the French able. Mole St. Nieholas, June 22.- [Copyight, 1898, by The Associated Press.]- The United States army for the invasión of Cba, commanded by General Shafter, arrived off Santiago de Cuba Monday noon. The troops, numbering about 16,000 men, were on board thirtyseven transports. The time and place for the landing of the soldiers had not een decided upon. There were fourteen mild cases of typhoid fever and some cases of measles on board the xansports, but the troops, generally speaking, were in good condition and n excellent spirits. The voyage was vithout Incident. Washingtrn, June 21. - A third cali for 5,000 volunteers will result from the council of war at the "White House. The operations in Cuba planned by the president and his advisers will flnd use for 170,000 men - the number for which General Miles asked. Havana, with its garrison of 65,000 Spanish soldiers beïind the fortifications, will require 100,000 American besiegers. For the capture of Cienfuegos, Matanzas, Sagua, Bahia Honda, Cárdenas and Mariel the rest of the troops are needed. Cali for Troops Certain. The cali may be expected in two weeks, when the work of bringing the roops raised under the second cali into he army shall be completed. "I'm gong to Cuba" is all General Miles will ell of his own future movements. "I don't care to say what part of the field 'm going." According to the plans arranged for the debarkation of General Shafter's roops the fleet of transports was to ie in a safe place until Sampson had cleared the way for a landing. The selection of the landing place has been eft entirely to the judgment of Admiral Sampson and General Shafter, the miltary commander, and the first business n order upon the arrival of the transort fleet off Santiago would be a war council between Admiral Sampson and some of his naval captains on the one ïand and Major General Shafter and his staff on the other, the purpose being to settle all the details of the debarkation. Avoid the Torpedo-Boats. Meanwhile the fleet of transporte would He out at sea at least ten miles beyond the blockading squadron, in order to be entirely safe from attack by Spanish torpedo-boats. These craft are dangerous enough to full-fledged warships, but a transport would be absolutely helpless against their attack, so the strictest possible watch must be kept by the convoys until the troops are landed, the present being the most critical moment in the whole operation. The work of debarking the troops is not to be one of hours, but rather days, according to the opinión of army officers. A great deal depends upon the point selected for the landing. It was thought that Aguadores, to the east of Morro castle, about six or eight miles, would be a likely place, in view of the fact that it has a wharf, the property of an iron ore company, which would be extremely useful for landing the heavy supplies and ordnance of the siege train. Batteries To Be Silenced. It is reported now, however, that this particular wharf has been commanded by Spanish batteries, which have been placed as to give an enfilading fire upon it. If this be so, then the batteries must be silenced by the fleet, else there would be not only loss of life among the troops, but the wharf itself might be destroyed by the Spanish shells. If the landing is made at this wharf no less than two days, it is estimated, will be consumed in getting the expedition ashore, as only one ship can lie there at a time, and there is an enormous quantity of ammunition and stores to be taken ashore.