The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-09-08

NEW YORK. Sept. 7.-The United
States transport OLDHAM, having on
hoard Major General Nelson A. Miles
and his stan, Major Greenleaf, Captain
whitney, the Second regiment Of Wis
eousln volunteers. consisting OF thirty
oncers and 500 men, and the hospital
CORPS, from Porto Rico, arrived here to-
day. Mrs Miles, son and daughter were
also on board the transport, Whloh SAIL
ed from Ponce September /. Tho sur
rson in charge reported Ill well on
board and no sickness or deaths during
The voyage.
The troops were Ia the best of spirits
The Dig transport was decorated pro
tusely with palms and drapeG with
hlgs.
General Miles admitted to the Assocl-
ls.d Pres reporter who interviewed
him while the obdam was lying on
Liberty Island, the subsrantial accuracy
o. the statements attributed to him by
the Kansas City Stars correspondent at
Ponce, Porto Rico.
There are" said General Miles to the
newspaper men about him, "a few minor
Inaccuracies In the published reports,
such as usually occur in such interviews.
do not care to point out the inaecu-
raclls referred to at this time; they arc
unlmportant.
1T is true that I requested that my
troops in Porto Rico on their return
home should be allowed to camp some
where near New York, preferably
Brooklyn Heights, Fort wadsWorth or
Governors Island. And also request
ed Of tho war department that the
troops be allowed to march through New
York city. never intended to parade
myself, as shall go to Washington in
4 few days and would not be here at
the time of the contemplated parade.
II asked that the Wisconsin men
aboard the obdam be permitted to stay
IN this vicinity for day or two to give
them q chance to see the city. It would
DO no harm to let these western boys
get \ glimpse of New York. surely
they merit 1t. Many of them, I think.
have never seen the city and perhaps
will never have another opportunity to
see It.
TO my nrst request. namely, that
my troops be permitted to camp here
Ibouts, in the neIghborhood Of Brook
Iyn Heights, and that they be allowed
to parade. have received no reply. To
my second request received reply at
quarantine this morning ordering the
Wisconsin boys home forthwith. The
men will go from the transports d.
Fsctly to the cars.
81 shall stay in the city day or two
70 transact some business and will then
proceed to Washington. General Will
TONS division will reach New York in
day or two. think. They will come
On the transports Mississippi, Manitoba,
Ammo and Concho. The last will carry
General Wilson and his headquarters"
No Desire to oritieiSo OmsorS.
General Miles saId that he did mot de-
hrs to criticiss the conduct of any on
Ger engaged in the late war. he ex-
pressed the opinion that there has been
too much criticism. complaint and con-
dSmnation published already and that
the public had lost sight Of the success
and glorIes of the war. He did not
care to enter into any general discus
sion OF the events OF the war beyond
the written statement which he had
prepared during his voyage on the OBJ
dam and which he has given out for
publication.
General Miles declared that the health
of the troops still In Porto Rico Is good.
He said that he considered the island
a most charming country, but that no Is
greatly pleased to return to the United
States.
General Miles gave TO the represen-
tatiyes o: the press a typewritten doc
umeHt treating Of the prosecution Of the
war with Spain. The paper is written
in the form OF an interview with the
general In # the general Is represent
ed rs recalling to mind that in a public
statement made at the beginning Of the
war referring to the talk Of a rush for
the fever stricken cliy OF Havana, he
said:
NO officer is ut to command troops
who from any motive whatever would
nesdlessIy risk the life Of a single SOL
der, either from disease or the bullets
OF tho enemy l have never sacrificed
the lives OF men under my command
and do not propose to subject them TO
any unnecessary risks in the present
campaign"
Further along in the interview the
document given out to-day says:
Owing to the fact ts7t the season
'uiisd for campaigning in Cuta had
areH exhausted In debates nnd delay g.
Congress and In necessary prcpaen
uous General Miles was oppo.cd
FnTHiur an ill-prcpnrcl. undIsrp!.acf
ana uHcluirped Amy Ia a movement
AGAINST the capital of cuba, defended