Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-09-16
MILES I'LL WITH FEVER
But His Friends Are Sure He Will
Soon BE All Right.
ylKELY TO TAKE VACATION.
.,ossip AbOut His Relations With the
War Department Revived by the
Publication of Skaters Re-
port OH the Campaign.

Washington, Sept. 16.-General Miles
is confined to his bed with a touch of
fever, resulting in part from the work
and exposure of his recent campaigns.
The general has been ailing for some
days, and, although he came to army
Headquarters for two hours Wednesday,
there was already some evidence of fe-
yer. Later the fever symptoms were
rather more marked AMI the physician
who was called in insisted upon the
generals remaining in bed. The attack
causes no apprehension to the general
or his friends. 1t is said to be of ma
larial character like puch of the fever
developed after exposure In southern
latituScs.
Gens,al Miles family and friends
have t'cen urging him to leave Wash
ington and take complete rest at
some watering resort. He has resisted
this. not being willing to admit that the
canraign had made some" inroads on
his health 1t Is believed, however, that
he Will now yield to the advice of ply
siciaps and friends and take a vacation
at some quiet resort. Owing to the
Gtrnrg recuperative powers of General
Miles 1t is hoped at army headquarters
that he will be up and about very soon.
General Miles report on the Porto
Rico campaign is not likely to he sub
mite for some time, for the general
has not yet thoroughly started on the
work ard now his illness is likely to
make a further postponement. The re-
ports OF most of the division and other
commanders who served under him in
Porto Rico have been submitted, and
these will be made part of General
Miles report.
GarretsOn RepOrts.
General Garretson, one Of the Porto
Rico commanders, who has just re-
turned, called at the war department
He has submitted his report to General
Miles, Colonel Greenleaf, the surgeon
on General Miles staff, is absent at
Montauk ny Cock a Washington
physician Nv the temporary service Of
the army, is attend Mt General Miles.
The gossip in REGARD to the strained
relations between General Miles and the
leading officers of the war department
has been renewed by the publication IF
General Skaters official report of the
Santiago campaign. No reference to
dGu6IdI Mics part III llle campaign Is
made except to note his arrival. Gen
eral Shafter then goes on to relate how
he himself renewed his demands on
General Toral for the surrender of the
city. 1t is noticeable that in the state
ment given to the press by General
Miles, when he landed IN New York, the
commandrr @ neral of the army states
distinctly tina! he demanded the surren-
der and Cc-7.:9tel the Nagotia tons
which led t. . i" formal handing of the
papers of ca ;'lrtion to General Shat
ter.
General n, has devised plan for
meeting the st"org desire of many VOL
unteer soldiers To be mustered out OF
the service and at the same time to
preserve the requisite number of organ
izations for the gal'risons in Cuba, Por-
to Rico and the Philippines. General
Miles proposes to reduce the number Of
companies in each regiment from IL to
5 and the number of men in each COM
pany from 1906 to 20. This plan will. he
believes, allow all soldiers who desire
to leave the service to do so. General
Miles has as yet no assurance that his
proposition will be adopted.