Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-07-22
OUR ALLY NO LONGER,
Garcia Announces Intention of Fight.
ing Independently.
HAS so NOTIFIED SKATER,
santiago HarbOr Mines Found to BE AL
most Useless -Shafter Anxious to
Have the Fifth Army Corps
Taken Home For Rest.

santiago, July ~, via Playa del Este,
| July 22.-General Garcia has written
letter to General Shafter in which he
declares that he Is Disguised at his
treatment at the hands Of the Ameri-
cans and will consequently withdraw
his own forces to the hills, being no lon
ger willing to submit to the indignities
to which he has been subjected.
Among the things Of which General
Garcia complains is the failure of the
American commander to officially noti-
~ him of the surrender of the Spanish
force under General Toral, and he is
also incensed at the fact that he was
not invited to be present at the cere-
mony attending the formal capitulation
Of Santiago.
Another Of his grievances is the ac-
ton of General Shafter in retaining the
Spanish civil authorities in the admins
tration of their functions in Santiago.
For these reasons, he declares, he will
no longer cooperate with the forces
under General Skaters command, but
will act independently, as he did before
the American troops landed in Cuba.
General Shafter will return a formal
answer to the Cuban leaders letter.
May Attack Holguin.
General Skaters plans contemplate
the marching Of his army north into
the mountains with a view of preserv-
ing the health of the troops.
campaign against Holgun, which
is occupied by 10000 Spanish troops I'M
der command of General Luque may be
the result of this movement.
normal aspect. Signs of business activ-
ity are visible everywhere in the OPEN
ing of shops, stores, ETC., and merchants
who fled from the city when its bonn
bardment was threatened are actively
engaged in putting in order their places
of business, which were wrecked or pill
LACED by the Spaniards after the flight
of their owners to Ell Caney and Sibo-
ney. The public market was open to-
day. The city is quiet.
The Spanish officers and soldiers are
as docile now as they were warlike a
few days ago. They have not attempt
ed to make trouble in any respect and
voluntarily assist the Americans in ev-
cry way required.
Lieutenant Delehanty, commander OF
the Suwanee, acting as captain of the
port, is removing the mines, torpedoes
and other distractions in the harbor
their location being indicated by a
Spanish officer Of engineers. The mines
are found to be almost useless. They
are covered with marine growth and
barnacles, and in some of them the eX-
plosives are saturated with water. One
was found with half Of its charge OF
gun cotton burned and the rest unex-
ploded.
Cable Office Opened.
General Shafter has opened a cable
office here and is in communication will
Washington regarding the disposition
Of the Fifth army corps, which consist:
of those troops which came with hin
from Tampa and the reinforcement
from the four transports which have
since been unloaded. Except the Thir
ty-third and part of the Thirty fourth
Michigan, none of the latter have beer
= in action, but are all encamped IN tn
same place. and, so far as health con
siderations go, General Mckibben seem
to have held the opinion that the Flftl
corps could join the Porto Rico expedi
tion under General Miles as soon Al
.. Santiago fell.
This was the evident intention whel
{ the invasion army left the Unlte'
!, States. but the condition OF the mel
now. according to the physlc ans am
commanding officers, is such that III
entire corps should return north a
h once General Miles has cabled that II
r does not need a single man amor'
d tbem and he believes that after IN
!. hard campaign they should be gwen
% rost If at least two or three weeks.
o General Skaters messages TO III
- .,,,a offect have been most urgent, an
.ha doctors saw the men should be sen
,n+o Damn in the mountains OF Mort
o C.ro,;na or western Maine for montf
a. II,o.nipoton agrees to this and VIII &
10 everything possible, so the capie "
4 ..Sas cav to carry the army ava
! from here.
n. TRANSPORTS Badly Needed.
- Rut there is a lack of transports
nt addition to the Porto RICO troops WIZ
a In reed 80 steamers for their convey
y once the authorities here are SUI
N uniting upon having to convey IN
pt % 600 Spanish prisoners to Caal%' u
r, . ,,.nt tn go as soon as posslDl
10 hut it appears that at present our so'
IS, .,ont cannot get sufficient vessel
N, ord this fact holds the fifth corps ne
- .,,;no nothing. The men are ahSlo'
to get away So,, haer c r
K into the mountains, at it's own rea'e',
e. ~ Geo If it cannot get into shape " Jo'
y, N Caneral Miles, and If no fever as Ve'o.
u tha men may go to San Juan de ror'
- I,ico The Twenty-fourth 1ntaht,s
''hu acting as guards and as nurses a. =, !. u
lin hosnital at Juragua, and more Oh .he
$. nna needed. The colored troops are
vi ,ire,v to remain here to atteno Tue 81
. Ia hold Santiago. General 0ia.l y
~ cabled to Washington that IL Is II.
mo-, nsratively necessary that ne snt " "
- peve more immunes sent to him que c
~ and the probability is tha' d e0'
W. leave within the next ten days =,
An orr men are now epcampeo oh :. !.
sahtine line. where they have been l.
.'Sn weeks except General vince, e. c,
w.. WV who have been sent into the h' !.
Cone Wheeler is still i'll, put ne !,
s,sts the pleas of his friends 10 re'o
tai