The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-07-25
MILES AWAITING HIS MEN.
~AVV DEPARTMENT DOING ITS
best TO START THEM.


.t. General Before the Arrival of
,he whole Expedition VIII De-
,,cnd on Conditions as He Finds
Tbem at Porto RicO-Shafter Re
norris Condition of Troops at San
,foro Improving-Three More Cor
respndents Expelled.
Washington, July 24.-It is said at the
~.,- department that no news can be ex-
oaote5 from any official source as to Gen.
1ines movements until tomorrow at the
earliest.
IT is calculated that he arrived this even
inc or tonight at the point on the coast
of Porto Rico, which has been selected as
tba rendezvous for all the vessels of the
expedition
Whether or not he will make landing
IN advance of the arrival of the whole ex-
neiition will probably depend entirely up
on conditions as he finds them. Should
there be no Spanish force, or at least an
inconsiderable one on the coast, it may be
that the troops win be landed to relieve
them from the disastrous effects of being
confined closely on shipboard under a trop-
ical sun.
The general has with him artillery sufi-
cient, it is believed, to enable him to at
least hold any position he may choose to
occupy. supplemented as this will be by
the guns OF his naval convoy. Mean
while the department is using every ef-
fort to hurry along the remainder of the
expedition.
Some troops are now on their way from
TAMPA and Charleston and should reach
Porto Rico by the middle of the week.
The naval officials are assisting actively in
getting the troops off and We're to-day en-
gagged in sending the necessary orders to
that end to the commanders of the naval
auxiliary vessels which have been placed
al the disposal of the war department.
In the course of day or two the
troops brought from Chickamauga by
Gen Brooke will sail from Newport News,
where they have been arriving all day
and are ready for the transports.
There is a probability that Gen. Miles
may be delayed for several days in his
landing operations for lack of lighters, but
several of these are now on their way and
Others will be hurried forward as rapidly
as possible However, that may be it will
be along towards the end of this week
before the active land campaign can be
begun in Porto Rico.
Gen. Shafter reported by cable to-day
that the condition of the troops at Santa
go was rapidly improving and he hoped in
the course of a day or two to have them
all located in comfortable camps where
they may rest and recuperate and the sick
may recover.
He is feeding 1000 of the Spanish pris-
oners of war and although he has not
yet been able to furnish them with tents,
this deficiency is being made good,
and after all, their present condition is no
worse in that respect than was their con-
dition before the surrender.
The general makes no mention of the
alleged letter from Garcia to himself. nor
does he speak of any friction between
them, and the department has come to
doubt the authenticity of published stories
on these subjects.
In his report to the war department,
relative to conditions at Santiago. Gen.
shafter has thrown some light upon the
difficulties in which certain of the news
paper correspondents there have involved
an ambition to take prominent part in
the important events which followed each
other in rapid succession at Santiago af-
Ter the initiation of the negotiations for
'"e surrender of the city, a few of the
correspondents were guilty of grave
breaches of military law, necessitating
prompt corrective action by Gen. Shafter.
,l1 -,
ms efforts to take part in the fag-raising
over the city hall, resisted the military
'iIeers in the execution of their duty and
even attempted a personal assault upon
UIe commanding officer. This subjected
MN 70 summary and severe punishment.
even death, yet Gen. Shafter, probably
realizing that ignorance of military law
was lhe explanation of the action. con
'e"'ea himself with expelllng the corre-
Spohaent from Cuba.
~ more serious offense from the fact
'l"' 1t might have led to rioting and loss
VI ME was that of three other corre
SPondeuls who, by circulating jnAamn,a-
''' FOSTERS stirred ap the town ThAv
"AeWlse deported, and as evidence
"e mas no personal i'll feeling towarde,
''lNI represented by them, but desires
o''+ TO exercise such control as is i'm
Fi'"Fely demanded in the interest of
TO our troops and protection of tie
under their care Gen. Shafter has
that these correspondents may be
''0'atly replaced by others who will
we the rules Of prudence No mem
Nv" is made of any other cases requiring
''"on ana 1t is indicated that the rela-
"''s between the newspaper men and the
1Ny officers at Santiago are generally
''nieable and satisfactory
lH a very dignihed manner Gen. sbafter
'@Aes nodce Of some of the severely crlu-
O'. newspaper articles that have appeared
''"eaiog the conditions Of the troops he
lore Santiago while they Law in the
lie admits that there was a
q fol