Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-07-26
MRS. JOHN ADDISON PORTER.

is sending after him as rapidly as pos
sible. Among the regiments which the
war department has decided to send to
Porto Rico, in addition to those previ-
ously reported, are the First Florida,
Second Georgia and Fifth Maryland
regiments, all stationed at Tampa; al
so Batteries A and c, Pennsylvania,
now at Newport News. The southern
brigade has been made up and ordered
to Porto Rico for the express purpose
of meeting the demand of the southern
regiments for sersice in the field
The Southern Regiments.
There We're no southern regiments in
the Santiago campaign, and the Porto
Rican force was originally made up
containing no southern troops. Since
then, however, General Fred Grants
division, containing two Kentucky regi-
ments, has been ordered, and now this
distinctively southern brigade has been
added to General Miles army.
Colonel Hecker in charge of the
transports, has been at Newport News
perfecting arrangements for loading
troops and supplies. General Brooke,
who is to be in command at Porto Rico,
has not yet arrived at Newport News,
and 1t will be Wednesday at the earliest
before General Hams brigade is all
loaded on the transports and is ready
to start. His brigade will be followed
as soon as possible by General Fred
Grants brigade. Three transports now
on the way from Santiago to Newport
News-the Alamo, Concho and Leona-
will be used to carry General Grants
brigade to Porto Rico. General Shafter
is also sending enough transports from
Santiago to Tampa to carry 5000 men.
Special efforts are being made to give
General Miles all the tugs, lighters and
materials for wharfs and bridges that
he requires. The steamer Panama,
loaded with tools, pile drivers and other
appliances, has reached Santiago and
is to leave at once to fall in with the
tugs off Cape Maysi. The war depart
ment has been in communication by
telephone with the captain of the trans
port Seneca, at New York. This vessel
is to be used as one Of the transports
for the Porto Rico expedition. Her
captain denied to the department the
reports as to the filthy and unhealthy
condition Of the ship on her arrival at
New York with the wounded men from
Santiago and said she was to sail for
Newport News tomorrow at noon with
a clean bill of health.
No Word About Garcla's Action.
Nothing has come yet from General
Shafter either in the shape of a cable
gram or mailed report containing any
reference to the correspondence suppos-
ed to have passed between himself and
General Garcia. The officials have no
doubt that General Shafter wrote a re-
ply to the Garcia letter, but they still
refuse to believe that Garcia either
wrote or knew of the initial letter said
to have been addressed by him to Gem,
eral Shafter. one point that seems to
afford some basis for this disbelief is
General Skaters statement that he in
vited General Garcia to be present at
the ceremonies attending the raising of
the American flag over Santiago. 1t is
hardly conceivable, therefore, that Cen
eral Garcia should have made such
statement as that attributed to him in
the letter.
While regretting the friction at Santi-
ago between the Cuban and American
forces our government can see no cause
at this moment for n modification of
the programme il outlined for the gov
eminent of that city. one of the ahlest
advisers Of the administration has stat
ed: civil government in Il town like
Santiago can exist only in time of
peace. In wartime the military arm
must ba supreme, and until peace Is
attained the only form of government
that can he maintained over the terri
tory occupied by an army is a military
government. To attempt to be guided
by any other rule would be to invite
anarchy and would lead to notable en-
cesses.