The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-08-30

men; communicated With him direct. Dot
the numerous dispatches. The following
dispatch Is an sxcallent. example:
Washington. D. .. July q. IssS
Maj Gen. Miles: You may accept sur
render by granting parole % officers and
Hhea. The oT4cers rets -Girg TIER side arms.
The officers and men after parole wTli -
permitted 20 rsfarn - Spain The United
states VII ASST. If not accepted. thsn
assault. unless Il your judgment an as
saa,. would fail Consul WITH Sampson.
and pursue sueh course as 70 the assault,
as you Jointly agree upon. Matters should
De seEllea promptly.
r A ALGER
Secretary q War"
This dispatch recognized Miles as the
commander and gave n authority. 70 ac;.
Secretary Alger. through Gsea- Coghin, seut
"a G4spatch 70 Gen. SAAfis! assuring h.n
that Gen. M.ies did not come TO Caba 10
supersede Shafter IN any way. This dis
patch Gen Niles refers % as secret FOR
he says he IA not know IL rad heen sent.
nor having been notified from Washing
ton. ana Gen. Shsf,ey saying nothing 70
him about X. After the surrender Gen
Miles stiil retained control. He authorized
Shafter 10 appoint peace commits sionegs.
and, Judging from Skaters report that
al was over. he instructed him as 10 the
disposition OF the troops.
July Is Gen. Shaffer wired Gen Miles
that the surrender was not as complete
as was thought. and said:
a" Please do not 10 away with the rein
forcements. as / may yet need them
Miles promptly replied ~ wire from
Baiqulri that the surrender IS complete,
and the SpanIsras mus; surrender
July ls, Shafter wired Gen Miles that
the surrender was finally complete. And
Gen. Miles replied through Adjt Gen
Gilmore as follows
" 'The commanding general IS very
much gratined % hear that the surrender
Is complete He directs that you telegraph
anything Of Importance and the condition
OF your command daily.
Gen. Miles then reported the condition
Of affairs 10 the secretary OF war. with
whom he had been NJ conference In one
OF his kilograms 10 Miles, Secretary Alger
says:
LAS soon as Santiago falls. the troops
must all he put in camp as comfcrtabia as
they can ba made and remain suppose
until The fever has had It's nan
Miles dd not agree with Secretary A.ger,
for on July p, IL letter already PUBLISH
81 in the s;ar. the general commanding
urged the return Of the army to the INT
ted States as soon as possible july Il.
after the surrender was complete. shafter
wired a fellows 70 Gen Niles
'siboney. July y. tsas. sis p m
" Gee. Miles, on Board Yale: Letters
and orders in reference 20 move ncut OF
camp received ana VII be carried cut
None Is mere anxious 20 &c; away from
here than myself II seems from your
orders given me that YOU regard my forces
as part - No1~ command Nothing Will
give rGs greater pleasure than serving an
der you. general ana ] shall comply wsta
all your requests and directions. hal was
told BY the secretary that you were not 20
SaperSe1e NE u command here. l VIII
furnish he Information calltd fer as 20
the condition Of the command 20 Gilmore
adjd'ant general. at headquarters.
SHAF'TER Major General
Cen. Niles very promptly replied as
follows:
PLAYA Gel Este. July Is. 1888,
va Guantanamo. II 20 i n
Gen. Shafter, Telegram received. have
~ desire and have careriilr avoided any
appearance ~ supersesiisls yog Your com
riaud IS 4 part q tire United States army
which have tae honor TO command. hav-
ing been duly assigned thereto and d.
Tectsd by the president 10 go wherever
Thought my presence required ard give
such general directions as thought bes:
concerning military matters and especially
directed 20 60 10 Santiago for specific
purpose. You will also notice that the or
der ~ the secretary ~ war Of July IS left
the matter - my discretion ! should re-
gTet that any event should cause either
yourself or any part - your command 20
ceas" TO be a part Of uflre Very truly
yours. "'NEI -S0N 4 MILES
Major Geneval Commanding l. s a
Gen. Miles, then gave Gen. Shaftcr final
Instructions ana iess husrieAiy Cor Porto
Rico for reasons already known to The
readers OF tie S.ar. IN view Of Ire si,ua-
ton as revealed by tho above kilograms.
the following staienaen; contained n the
Nav York Herald e recen; date IL quoted:
~ NV g b.ssram 70 MAJ Cen shafter
informing him that Maj Cen Niles vas
rot stnt 20 s}ipers@ie hs'p IN Supreme cofn-
rsana % isc troops IN ihe field AT santiago
IL Gaia prevented -he s;oru.ng % th@ city
IN thc Gag e is Surrender aud resulted in
the saving ~ lives which otherwise would
have teea ,ast in the attack. Then an re-
paid for sending Il 4 thousand fold
"Tais statement VAS made ~ me- this
Afternoon by Secretary A}ze- arroT.oz n
the Y.t}!~oion in the Herald yesterday
sot.tae forth the 4a3ass e Ma Gen. Miles
during h> hrle< say III Cuba The secre~
farv tod yne hc a;A not propose to enter
into any controversy regarding the Santi-
ago 80 -rg,aaxn witt arybo,iy TIE results
spoke fsr Themselves ard t1ey were a ~J.-
8c.snt Justification Cor the policy watch hsi
Been pursued ~ III. wa department. In taa
or~-a.lors airs: Santiago