The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-08-30

fLI1 LAICCL, IDJL even uleIfIICIIllt5 6Cl4cI <Sl
Skaters name in the numerous dis
patches.
The following dispatch is an excellent
example:
Washington, D c., July 13. 1S9S.-Ma-
jor General Miles: You may accept surren-
der by granting parole TO officers and
men, the officers retaining their side
arms. The officers and men after parole
will be permitted 10 return to Spain. the
United States assisting. If not accepted
then assault unless in your Judgment an
assault would fail onsult with Samp-
son and pursue such course as to the
assault as you Jointly agree upon. Mat
ters should be settled promptly. R. A. AL
ger. Secretar of War.
This dispatch recognized Miles as the
commander and gave him authority 10
act. Shafter was entirely ignored. In
the face Of this situation, Secretary Al
ger, through General Corbin, sent dis
patch 10 General Shafter, assuring him
that General Miles did not come to uba
TO supercede Shafter in any way. This
dispatch General Miles refers TO as Sc
cret' for he says he DID not know it had
been sent, not having been notified from
Washington, and General Shafter saying
nothing 10 him about it After the sur
render General Miles still retained con-
troll. He authorized Sllafter to appoint
peace commissioners and, judging from
Skaters report that all was over, he
instructed him as to the disposition of the
troops
July Is General Shafter wired General
Miles that the surrender was not as COM
plete as was Thought and said:
Please do not go away with the re-
Inducements, as I may yet need them
miles promptly replied by wire from
Baiqlliri that the surrender is complete
and the Spantards must surrender
"On July 16 Stafter wired Miles that
the surrender was finally complete. And
General Miles replied through Adjutant
General Gilmore as follows:
The commanding general Is very
much gratif1ed to hear that the surrender
is complete. He directs that you tele-
graph anything of importance and the
condition of your command daily
General Miles then reported the con-
dttion of affairs to the secretary of war,
with whom he had been in conference.
In one of hts kilograms TO Miles. Secre-
tar-y Alger says:
AS soon as Santiago falls the troops
must all be put in camp as comfortable
as they can be made, and remain, I sup
pose, until the fever has had it's run
MILES did not agree with Secretary AL
ger. for July 81, in a letter, already pub
lisred in the Star the general command
ing urged the return of the army to the
United States as soon as possible On
July Il, after the surrender was COM
plete, General Shafter wired as follows TO
General Miles:
"'Siboney. July II, 1898, $40 p. m.-Re-
ceived July 49, 1S9S.-General Miles on
board Yale: Letters and orders in refer
ence TO movement of camp received and
will be carried out. None is more anx-
fous to get away from here than my
self. It seems from your orders given
me that you regard my forces as part
Of your command. Nothing will give
me greater pleasure than serving under
you, general, and shall comply with all
your requests and directions, but I was
told by the secretary that You were not
to supercede me in command here. 1 will
furnish the information called for as to
the condition of command to Gilmore, ad-
iutant general. A. II. Q.-Shafter, Major
General
General Miles very promptly replied as
follows:
q" Playa del Este, July IS. 1925, Guam
11:3O a. m--General Shafter:
Telegram received; have no desire and
have carefully avoided any appearance
II superceding you. Your command is a
part Of the United tSates army, which
have the honor to command, having
been duly assigned thereto and directed
BY the president TO go wherever l thought
nv presence required and give such gen
eraI directions as I Thought best concern |
ing military matters. and especially di-
-ected to go to Santiago for specific
purpose You will also notice that the
order of the secretary Of war of July
b left the matter 70 my discretion. l
should regret TRAN any event should cause
either yourself or any part OF your COM
1sand 70 cease TO be a part Of mine
Very truly yours. Nelson A. Miles. Ma
or General Commanding United States
Army
General Miles then gave General Shat !
Ter final instructions and left hurriedly /
for Porto Rico. for reasons already /
Known 70 the readers Of the Star.
The New York Herald of recent date IS |
1lroted as follows:
IF my cablegnam - Major General |
shafter. informing Inn that Major Cen |
sral Miles was no; sent 70 superce1e hin /
n supreme command OF the troops IN the /
feld at Santiago de u5a, prevented tae |
storming OF the CITY on the day 81 its /
surrender and resulted in the saving 81 /
ives w+!ca otherwise would have been I
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