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Will Take San June

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Day
22
Month
July
Year
1898
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Public Domain
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Washington, July 39. - Preparations for the conquest of Porto Rico are being pushed with all possible vigor. Orders have already gone out to lertain troops to put themselves in readiness to move on an hour's notice. Secretary Alger expects to get the expedition gtarted this weet, but some oí the army officers think it will take a little longer. When the time comes to strike the govsrnment will be prepared to throw 30,000 men into the island, and they will be equipped by the commissary and quartermaster's departments for at least a month's campaigning. The plan is to have Maj.-Gen. Nelson A. Miles and Maj.-Gen. John R. Brooke both go. Gen. Brooke will be in immediate command of the troops, but it is thought Gen. Miles will have g-eneral direction of the campaign. Orders have been sent to Gen. J. J. Coppinger at Tampa to prepare Gen. Theodore Schwan's brigade of infantry. all the regular cavalry, most of the artillery and as many other troops as ara fit for the service and hold them in readiness to move on short notice witb Gen. Miles. There are 7,000 to 7,500 regulars at Tampa, and they will make a powerful nucleus for the new army of sion. Tñere are about 2,500 infantrymen, 3,200 cavalrymen, and 1,800 artillerymen. The ínfantry forces includes the Fifth, Eleventh and Nineteenth regiments, under Gen. Schwan. There is one full regiment of cavalry, the Fiíth. The five cavalry regiments which went with Gen. Shafter left detachments at Tampa, and these will join the Porto ítican expedition. The First regiment has at Tampa F, H, L and M troops, the Second has B, E, G, H, I, K, L and M troops, the Third has A, D, L and M tToops, ths Sixth has I, L and M troops, the Tenth has C, D, F, G, H, K, L and M troops. The order says all of these are to go. The Second artillery regiment is representad at Tampa by batteries H and K, the Fourth by battery D, the Fifth by batteries D, G, K and M, the Sixth by battery E, the Seventh by batteries C, H, K and M. Most of these are to go. Gen. Coppinger is expected to report on what volunteer regiments are fit for the campaign. The regiments at Tampa are the Second New York, One Hundred and Fiftyseventh Indiana, First, Third and FiftU Ohio, Fifth Maryland, Third Pennsylvania, Thirty-second Michigan, First Florida, Sixty-ninth New York and Second Georgia. The One Hundred and Fifty-seventh Indiana, Second New York, Third Pennsylvania and Fifth Maryland are the regiments most likelv t.o h lected. The New York and Maryland reglments were ordered a few days ago to proceed to Santiago, but when victory was assured the order was countermanded. There are fourteen transports at Tampa ready to embark the troops. Bread Klot Breaks Ont. London, July 19.- The Madrid correspondent of the Daily Telegraph, telegraphing Sunday, says: "Riots have broken out at Huelva, capital of the province of Huelva, in Andalusia. The inhabitants marched to the municipal buildings, shouting for cheap bread. Rioters to the number of 4,000 sacked many private houses. They were finally dlspersed by the military, and energetic measures will be taken to pr▼ent a renew! of the iisturbances.

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