The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-07-25

WASHINGTON, D. g., july A.--It
was said at the war department late to-
day that no news can be expected from
ary official 6aplab as to General Miles
movements 6S / to-morroW at the ear
lest. 1t Is calculated that he arrived
this evening or tonight at the point on
the coast Of Fprto Rico selected as the
rendezvous for all the vessels OF the ex-
pedlnon. Whether or not he win un-
derttRe to make a landing in advance
OF the arrival of the whole expedition
probably will depend entirely upon con-
dltIons as he finds them. Should there
be no Spanish force, or at least an IN
considerable one on the coast, the
troops will be landed to relieve them
from the disastrous eftects OF being
confined closely on shipboard under a
tropical sun. The general has with him
suhlcient artillery to hold any position
he may choose to occupy, supplemented
as this artillery will be bv the guns Of
bis RRvel convoy. Meanwhile the de-
partment Is making every enOrt TO hur-
~ along the remainder Of the expedl-
ton. Some troops are now on their way
from Tampa and Charleston, and should
reach Porto Rico by the middle OF Che
week. Naval oflciala are assisting ac-
lively in getting the tfoQp8 on and were
engaged to-day IN diqe the neces-
sary orders to Tho 40 ~ the cons
manderS Of the maj nxiliary Ves-
sels wlllch havO bd tead at the SER
vice Of the war DEP 1tment
More Troops EoF MILES.
In the course OF a day or two the
troops brought from chiekamauga By
General Brooke win saIl from Hampton
Roads, where they have been arriving
all dag and are ready for the trans-
ports, There is a probability thar Gen4
eral Miles may be delayed for several
days In his landing operations Tor lack
OF lighters, but several OF these Rre
now on their NigF and others Will -
hurried forward as rapidly as possible.
However, a. Il may be as to his speedy
landing on Porto Rico soil. It Will be
we'll along towards the end Of this week
before the active land campaign can be
begun in Porto Rico.
General shafter reported by cable to-
dag that the condition OF the troops
at Santiago was rapidly improving and
said ne hoped in the course Of day or
Two to have them all located In COM
Portable camps where they may rest
and recuperate, and where the sick may
recover. He Is feeding 1900 OF the
Spanish prisoners OF war and although
tie has not yet been able to furnish
them Nents, this deficiency is being
made good and meanwhile their pres
ent condition Is no worse In this respect
than was their condition before tRe
surrender. The general makes no
mention OF the alleged letter from Gar
c!a to himself, nor does he speak OF any
friction between them whence the de-
Partment has come to doubt the au-
thenticity OF published stories on these
subjects
Objectionable War Correspondents.
In his report to the war department
relative to conditions at Santiago, Gen
eral shuftcr has thrown some light up
on the difficulties in which certain OF
the newspaper correspondents there
have involved themselves. From his re-
port It would appear that animated be-
an ambition to take a prominent part In
the important events following each
other In rapid succession At Santiago
after the Initiation Of the negotiations
ior the surrender OF the city. n few OF
the correspondents were guilty OF grave
breaches OF military law, necessltating
prompt, corrective action by General
Shafter Thus, for instance, one cor
respondent In his efforts TO take part IN
Ia na eli TfF ~ FN=
sisted the military officers In she eSecu-
tion OF their duty, and even attempted
personal assault upon the commanding
general This made him subject to
summary Oad severe punishment, even
death. yet General Chatter, probably
realizing that ignorance OF military law
was the explanation OF theiactiOn. con-
tented himself with eXpelllnE that cor
respondent from Cuba.
Yellow ,ItHr',al Apo,tiss.
A moro serious oneuse, from the fact
that II Nigh, easily have led 70 rlc;InG
and loss Of NE, was that OF three other
corrcsrondeats, who, It appears by Gem
ernl Skaters report, hv circulating In
iI1mmnlory posters, stirred up The
town. They were likewise deported and
" '''NNAf'' AltNh llN tttNN "" 80" "NH. af''A
towards the paper represented oy them.
but desires OniY % exercise such cons
t'ol AZ Is linperaitvelV demanded IN the
Interest ui Eafcty NJ our troops and prp-
lection Of the peopio under their care.
G'Dor1l ShHfleT hng declared that those
correspondents may be Immediately re-
placed bv oihcta irom the same news
paper who win observe The rules of
prudence, SO mention ~ mpde Of any
other cases rcqurlng attention, and u
is Indicated that ,hc relations between
inc newspaper man md The nrf1'r 0iil-
co's AZ Santiago are generally nlileahle
a1d snilBfRciGsy
P'tn oh ~ t'HbnnD
The following iI the text ot the docu-
ment
TO President Mckinley. - The unlet-
signed, CuhnnE by hlrth. land owncrs
ana residents u Slntlngu dc cuba r1p.
Fesoniing Win their families the nom
comhnilnt population TINT suffered FOR
many gea-s Spanish rule 10 thla rf-
tlon W the lsland, wiHh 70 express ihcls
Nnrmest thanks "a tho people ~ Tho
United SiatcE Tor DELIVERING thom ,cum
the iH5uHofpblC yGlc OF Spanish rpls
They wish olf9, 20 expra1s fle't c11-
ildenee In. the good 'slih and huuilW-
lnrl1n purposes ~, tlH unltri Rilra
and IN Tho pledge th1i tao terril Py Jt
cubl 10 not 90 De 1oUan8roi W the
american troops for purpascs ~ nh-