The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-04
4 Of Mr.. ALcER.
IN 4 War Gives q History Of the
late War with Spain.
n Of 100000 is RECOMMENDED
.,u should he Recruited
,,bay,itai,ts Of the Con-
4 auered Territory.

| a I, cecrsfary Alger Is a practically
a. o,ficlal history of the Spanish
=, The secretary has given to
IN. rot only all the official dis
M. PASSED directly betwesn his
IN. and commanding officers in the
ID, .amp, but has supplemented
,,h short explanatory notes, set
IN me reasons for various move
.hen. to complete the records
N. r. has included In the body OF
IN. The report OF General Miles of
.,re,r,s who participated I'm the
ss.o IN Cuba. Porto Rico or the Phil
md finally the reports of all OF
e, nificers of the war department.
9. e there shown a disposition to
"A. the official dispatches being al
y \, ,eil their own story and generally
.resary finds much TO praise and
~ sincere congratulation in the re-
.Asalned. The report proper begins
vhst may be described as a chrono-
!, history of the war, consisting Of
= a short paragraphs beginning with
Isrisration of war April 81 and setting
IN date upon which any eyent Of
rance occurred, but making no COM
xhateyar upon the facts. The only
I'm to this rule is In reference TO
essualt!es at Santiago. Some cttti-
ArSnr been made that there WIS q
H surgeors present, the report states
Marc we're lao surgeons in autenuance
hat Of 1881 wounded only thirteen
4 tseir wounds. Touching the sur
4 Santiago, the report shows that
y demanded the surrender on tine I'd
renewed this demand on the 4th. On
uprning of the 18th another demand
made, On the evening of that day
II Miles arrived and ON 18th and 14th
n. be with General Shafter met the
IS commander under a flag of truce
AZ the 14th General Miles left Can
Skaters headquarters and soon
after went aboard Ship preparatory TO
" for Porto Kico. July II. Toral sun
fei $4,000 men upon our terms and
american flag was hoisted by order
tnera Shafter.
secretary says of the volunteers that
though them in winter would be a
bb, so he recommends that in lieu of
r.ough the officers and men be given
poashs pay ut the time of their dis
thus admitting of their prompt dis
IN their present camps i'm the South.
NJ the head OF increase In the per-
A establishment, the secretary says:
vkx " the needs of a military force
Islands of the United States 1t is
suy recommended that the regular
b Increased to 100000 men ana the
no officers; that "a, portion OF this
se recruited from the Inhabitants of
hAnds to be mus mo the SER
tha United States. commanded by
sot our army, discretion, however, TO
Fea 70 the president TO make appoint
~ officers from the force SO re.
~ men are acclimated, understand
1nSnage an1 habits of their country
t1elr enlistment will not only give
employment, but also have the tell
70 enable the government to get into
touch with their people than it
Nderwlse be able to do. This would
we've our own people from serving
le climates to large extent. and
moreover, enable the volunteers To
sefed out OF the service and return
asocaNap1s of civil llfe."
yer suggestion is that there should
Poyed in the United States service
Eabulary force for the cities of Cuh,
k1o and the Philippines. Who bavp
zperence and can speak the Ianeul 90
ISLANDS.
enry Alger thinks that the govern
WI be greatly taxed 10 snnrIy fo,d,
destitute, espec,ally in Cuh, i,5a
should be made. IA thioks "a g,va
p9lf work instead of ai1nU,;,, 60
~ IN idleness. living upon charity.
ls;"Would 1t not be wise economy for
essrnnient of the United Statss Il
wa substantial railroad practically
spe length of the island OF -uba.
slatch rcads to The leading cities a
~! Such road would NJ c,ursa
sa'ge sum, parhaps 500 o0) ORC h,T
give employment to the neonle Of
teach them bshits ~ in,,r,.t r
1stement for them 70 cnItiwa3a y ~, Jr
nd thus furnish s,,nnl,as ' f,r 'V ~, aH +,
md Tor mgrka a ' uh,n ior tne "a
Eted. This. in NV "h inasr me fcsd IS
essential to the J na..;9 all,, IS 40,
saeut Of thai # . IRE p i,, .', AMI
u mIser,,ssl 81 l,,m gte,t island 1t VIII
n 10 market ' ans ana agrleu'tural
sith All psr,s ao va open up communt-
nasibls deiav s OF ,rs me Island with the
ip;erty s AMI :, me road woull be a
! ior the aa gnr when It has served It's
cost '-r i, eso''v an could be cold
M n. y uo sueh az Improvement is
kcrct,y VIZ ~, much in charity.
u huN ts ss,s mat even If this road
syprosr, , mere Is necessity for a
NJ u,ss,in, 10 relieve the desti-
sIcumD S Sa,, of sanitation of tire
III !, 1--WE ss immediate attention ard
qkoula - s'e Eaxes collected in the
~ a m. 0e expended for that work.
D r.sn, o expenditures ana est,-
In 70. the fiscal yesv ended
N X. we're ss2.5 80. 7s4 and the esti-