Show troops for cuba tampa fla may T col W H lawton inspector general of the department part ment of the southwest who went to key west thursday for the purpose of holding a conference with admiral sampson and making final arrangements for the operation cooperation co of the blockading squadron with the military expedition from fort tampa returned today and reported at once to gen shatter it is almost certain that the exact point of the cuban coast has been decided upon and probably aleo the date of but army officials absolutely to give out any information on the subject merely saying that notice will be given twenty hours before the time set tor the departure captain J II 11 dorst aid lo 10 general miles is expected to arrive in tampa in a day or two from cuba where he baa been in communication with general gomez it is believed that upon his re port will depend in a great measure the number ol 01 troops to be bent into cuba by the united states government activity prevailed at the port bocus today the work of making necessary nece esary alterations on the florida comet berkshire allegheny and decatar is being pushed jj with the utmost vigor and by monday will be in readiness for loading the four companies 0 taft fitch in ia ri ij lantry arole camp today two companies the one to gal iveston and one to fort st prillip are to be at fort jy eon near atlanta the campine around bof the fifth on picnic island waa tadeu up by the first infantry and the duty 0 guarding the coal supply devolved apon that regiment it waa learned to iday that gen nunez left for ton last night for the purpose it ia said if having a conference with gen miles he is not expected back before wed leoday and no movement of buher abe united state or cuban troops ie looked before that time |