Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-11-10
REPORT OF GEN. MILES.
The Eat RI Period o. liabilities Between
thu United t,t-< and SpAin Covered
IN II Document.

New York, Nov. "a dispatch to
the New York Herald from Washing
ton says: Maj. Gen. Nelson A. Miles
mas completed and submitted TO the
war department his report covering
the entire period OF hostilities between
the United States and Spain. 1t could
not. be earned at the war department
whether this report in Its entirety will
ue givesl out for publication. 1t is
limited that certain portions of the re-
port may be withheld. The sum and
substance of the reasons for withhold
ing it, it Is asserted, Is the fact that
the report is said to deal squarely
with matters that certain officials pre-.
fer 10 keep in the background.
Friends of Gen. Miles who claim TO
be cognzant of the contents Of the re-
port say it is exhaustive in dealing
with the minntest details, and many
things which have not been clear to
the general public as to the conduct
of the war are fully and comprehen-
sively explained. That the report is
thorough and exhaustive is shown by
the fact that it covers nearly 200 sheets
of closely typewriter manifold paper
and includes all dispatches sent by
and received by Gen. Miles 1t, In
fact, covers all the part taken by the
army 10 the war and deals in the most
minute details with the period begin
ming with Gen. Miles landing in Cuba
and until he left the island of Porto
Rico to come home
The reference to the Santiago cam
paign alone takes up many pages. The
invasion and occupancy Of Porto Rico
is given in detail. 1t is also men
toned that Gen. Miles conferred with
Admiral Sampson and asked the admi-
raj to protect the landing of United
States troops on Cuban soil, which was
DONE
The report also refers to the warn
ing Gen. Miles gave to ten. Shafter
and in plain English criticises Gen.
Skaters conduct of the campaign in
Santiago The report only makes
brief mention of the work of the in
spector generals department. which
Gen. Miles thinks was satisfactory in
sofar as the inspector general had
power and authority to act. From
this the inference is drawn that the
inspector general was curtailed by au-
thority greater than his in the conduct
of his work.
Contained in the report are true
copies of every telegram that passed
between Gen. Miles and the war de.
partment. None of them Is curtailed
or mutilated and IL is said II the report
| is published in full many Of these tele.
grams and portions Of others will be
made public for the first time. These
kilograms, it is further said, will tell
truths that, it is alleged, have been so
far suppressed. The report makes no
reference to the so-callcd ger-Miles
controversy, but some OF the state
ments credited to Gen. Miles are re-
iteraled.
Bloodhounds Not Good Witnesses
Wabash, Ind, Nov. 9-The evidence
supplied by bloodhounds which have
been put on the trail Of criminals has
been ruled out by Judge Young, Of
Warsaw, in the case Of Gilbert Young
who was traced by the hounds and ar
rested for malicious trespass. When
the case was called the Judge decided
that there was no authority for &C
cepting the evidence afforded by The
dogs and that it would be palpably
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