The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-07-30
.SHAFTER HAD
FULL swing
He Was Not Hampered by
War Department.
SPANISH TRANSPORTS
VESSELS CAPABLE OF CARRYING
$1,000 TROOPS
COMING TO BEAR PRISONERS TO SPAIN
Work of Cleaning Santiago Actively Under Way
'-Governor Ct Santiago led--ArivaI
of the Philadelphia, Mail, Pas
senger, Freight Steamer.

Santiago de Cuba, July 2S.-101J Il.
General Shafter is desirous that it should
be known that the United States Waf
Department has i'll no way intcrfcrred
with the conduct of the campaign. The
General adds that he was never ham
percd by the War Department and that
if the campaign in this vicinity ha0
failed the fault would have been all his
own. The Departments only participa-
tion in the operations was i'll ratifying the
terms of the surrender of the Spanish
forces.
General Shafter has requested that
these statements be published, in vicw
OF the fact that the War Department has
been criticised for faulty management
General Shafter has received adyices
that two Spanish transports, one of them
a hospital ship, have left the Island Of
Martinique. They are expected here to-
morrow.
In addition, three Spanish transports
left Cadiz yesterday and four others are
to leave Cadiz on July 30th.
These vessels are capable of carrying
about $4,000 troops, and the cmbarkation
will begin when I'LL the vessels are
here. 1t is expected that all the Spanish
prisoners of war will be embarked by
August 10Th.
The American commander has author
lied the Spanish officers who commanded
the troops that came to Santiago during
the siege, from Manzanillo, to send for
their wives and families, in order that
they may be able to take them back to
Spain ut the Governments expense. In
all there are about $50 women and chill
drcn.
Major General Shafter says he has
not made certain statements attributed
to him in an interview on the subject
of the attitude assumed by General Gar
cia. and he explains that the alleged trou-
BILE between himself and Senor ROs, the
civil governor of Santiago, is Il very
small matter Indeed. SenOr RoS CON
siders himself the supreme civil author
ity, basing his claims upon the state
paper issued by President Mckinley on
July 18th, and providing i'll general
terms for the government of the prov
ince of Santiago de Cuba.
Senior Ros, it is understood, resents
General Shaftcr's So-callcd interference
with his duties y little cloud arose
over the fact that Scnor Ros discharged
three employees and substituted for
them three of his own friends. The dis
charged employees complained to Gen
cral Shafter. who ordered their rein
statement. Since then, Senor Ros has
been slightly ruffled, but he is continu-
ing to discharge his duties as General
Shafter's subordinate. Senor Ros obeyca
General Shaftcr's orders without pro-
test. though he may have murmured be-
hmd his back.
The work of cleaning the city is be-
ing pushed with great activity. Over
two hundred carts are employed i'll trans
porting to the outskirts of Santiago the
dirt and refuse removed from the houses.
This work, however, will take some time
as before every house door lies II great
pile of rubbish which has been dumped
into the street by General Woods or
ders. The rubbish is being collected and
burned in huge bonfircS.
The steamer Philadelphia has arrived
here. She is the first regular mail, pas
scnger and freight steamer to reach here
since the city's surrender. She belongs
to the Ward Line.