Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-12-03

and hurried TO the steamers. Feel conf
dent they win all do their best to carry
out the wishes and directions of the presi-
dent. MILES.
Major General Commanding"
Spanish Squadron Spectre.
A dozen kilograms at this point explain
the sudden detention of the expedition. ow-
| ing to the report of the fictitious Spanish
squadron in Nicholas channel. In the
| midst Of them appear these kilograms.
| which have not been published:
Headquarters of the Army.
Tampa, Fla, June 9, $50 p. m.
Secretary of War, Washington, D. C.
Think it would be we'll to announce that
the army got on board transports and
| started, as they did yesterday. Say moth
| ing about its being recalled, but let our
naval vessels go over the course that our
transports would |have gone over with the
hope of finding those Spanish ships. Does
not the presence Of Spanish war vessels in
| Cuban waters render it extremely hazard
| Gus to send troops on transports until they
| are captured, destroyed driven away?
| And. under the circumstances, is it expect
| ed that l shall organize expedition No. =:
Arrangements had been partly made be-
| fore the presence of the Spanish ships was
announced.
MILES. Major General Commanding.
No Change of Plans.
| War Department June 1895
| ,r.ior co,.ro, ,,uo. r FL, rha
~ i"t''p"'
plesiueht pr uirects me 10 say that no chahse
oi piah wiz pe ihaue' tliat eApeoitioh No
: must pe orsahizeo as rapidiE as possioie.
we are looking for transports ana am
| satisfied the navy will take care of that
| problem. Give nothing ont
K. A. ALGER. Secretary of War.
Tampa. Fla. June Q, 2:i5 p. m.
Secretary of War, Washington.
| 1t seems that it is a naval problem yet
unsolved, and it might be advisable for the
command now on board transports TO nave
the protection of the entire navy to convoy
il to Number /, Number 2, or Nuevitas, or
If this is considered too hazardous, then
| keep the troops in healthful camps, as they
are now, and assist the navy to destroy the
| Spanish fleet There are here twenty-five
| good steamers that could be used to carry
water, coal and supplies, guns, revolving
| cannon, and mortars, etc. and they could
be added TO the force OF the navy. 1t seems
strange to be suggesting that the army
| assist the navy in this way. but l am sure
we would receive most loyal support when
the waters are safe for crossing with the
army. MILES,
| Major General Commanding Army.
| On June Q. Acting Secretary Allen, of the
| navy. wrote the secretary of war that by
| the 18th, the naval convoy from Sampson g
fleet would be ready to start without regard
10 the Spanish ships and. in sending this
dispatch to Major General Miles at Tampa
Adjutant General Corbin, by orders of the
cte'afF' s.F' oirects that Miles transmit it to
|
"here Miles Began tn Come In.
On the 18th. the adjutant general COM
municated directly with Major General
Sbafter srseast,n,. tho, tho r,,, 80
ports leave Tampa about eighteen hours
before the Key West division of tho convoy,
reaches Rebeca shoaI Several telerrarns
on This subiect We .>,ha,,,r,s -,
| between the war department and Ganer,,
Shafter. and not urtii the 12,b or I,,,o 80
anything printed as comir, fro,, NIs,..
when he reported that the steamers uers
moving out TO sea. This telegram Is s;ena5
by Miles. major general instead of NIi,.s
commanding. as in the case of some of .,a
preceding teIegrams. There seems 10 ba1.e
been a lack Of rnifo,mit,- bo,,o,.a, H.; 81 -
method OF addresstre, and sfrn,mo ,tis -. ,,e
series of disnatcbas I,r. - r.o,ora1 NJ.
Ter by direction of major gono,aI ao,.,
mandfnp renorts IN tho ad;r,,r,. ,r,o.,
,ba IA, -, oa,,a.,, al ~ "oJu''it Ss"si al
Shafter. The explanation of Miles sum
mons from Iampa is afforded by the fol-
lowing extract from the report:
me following dispatch was sent to
Major General Miles. June 10. after Gen
efal shafter had sailed. the object being
10 nave the major general commanding tit
out the expedition for Porto Rico:
Miles Ordered tn w,.h;,
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'hshihStoii, ~ -, June lD.-Ma1Or
,.,tf.,'l. s -'Ii, iaiiiia' fia-:-itnpoftant
,,a,,t your presence mere Re-
~ ~ anger, secretary OF
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