The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-07-31

! Washington, July 30-The war de-
partment has received the following:
Santiago de Cuba, July 29.
Hon. r. A. Alger, Secretary of War,
Washington:
Have the sun of Saturday, July %,
in which comments are made as to my
treatment of General Garcia. 1 desire
to say that General Garcia was invited
by me personally TO go into the city OF
/ Santiago at the time l entered II, but
he declined upon the ground that the
! Spanish civil officers were left in pow
er. 1t was fully explained to him that
/ those officials were continued in power
until it was convenient to change them
4 for others. General Garcia'S assistance
/ to me has been purely voluntarily on
/ his part, and he was told at the begin
ming that l did not exercise any con-
troll over him, except as he chose to
give. The trouble with General Garcia
was that he expected TO be placed in
command at this place; in other words,
/ that we would turn the city over to
him. l explained to him fully that we
We're at war with Spain, and that the
/ question of Cuban independence could
not be considered by me. Another
! grievance was that, finding that sew
eral thousand men marched in without
opposition from General Garcia, L eX-
tended my own lines in front of him
and closed up the gap, as l saw that
l had to depend upon my own men
for any investment of the place.
"SHAFTER."
NO SERIOUS DIFFERENCES.
The differences which have arisen
between General Shafter and General
Garcia are not regarded by the war
oflclals as serious, and little doubt is
expressed that they will be amicably
adjusted.
The dispatch is in entire accord with
information previously received by the
war department concerning the Incl
dent to which General Shafter refers.
1t is evident from General Skaters
dispatch and from other war depart
ment officials that some of the state
ments in General Garcias letter to
Shafter We're incorrect 1t was the
understanding of the officials of the
war department that General Garcia
mad been invited to be present at the
formalities attending the surrender of
Santiago and this understanding is
corroborated by the statements in Cen
eral Skaters dispatch of today.
General Shafter was given an inti-
nation that it might be wise for him
TO make statement of his relations
with Garcia, which could be given to
the public, so that any misapprehen-
sion concerning those relations which
might exist should be corrected. In
response to this intimation, General
Shafter sent the dispatch above quoted
TO General Alger.
A olihculty arising out of the differ
ence between General Shafter and Gen
eral Garcia has arisen in Santiago Tho
spanish residents there have been led
70 pelleNe that Skaters army is 10 be
ordered away from Santiago after the
spanish troops now prisoners have
been transported to Spain. This has
given rise to fear in their minds that
they are to DE lcft to the amenities of
the CuDans. Ii they fear the occuDa-
uoh OF santiago by the American army.
they are now doubly fearful of tbo.'
results of its departure. ADpeaIs have
peen made to General Shafter not n
Withdrawn the American forces from
santiago. and he has communicated
these appeals to the war officials. As
suFances nave been given to the people
OF santiago by the war department
through General Sha6ter. that this gov
eminent viii stand squarely bv the
terms of the presidents proclclnation
relative 10 the government of The CITY
and province.
permanent military garrison for
santiago, consisting of the First and
Second immune regiments. has been
provided, and 1t viii remain there. even
If General Skaters corps should he
withdrawn. These facts have been com
inundated to the Spanish residents of
the city, and have tended to alIay their
alarm.
SKATERS FEVER REPORT.
The war department posted the fol-
lowing:
Santiago de Cuba, July 29.-TotaI
sick, 4.27S; total fever cases. 8. 4Os: new (
cases fever. CSC; cases fever restored to |
duty $50; death, Private Michael Nc /
Goidenick, First infantry; cause, athe- |