Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-06-24

Assistance, and Are Operating
Under Directions of the American
Commanders.
Washington, June %. -Authentic in
formation received by the Associated
Press in a delayed dispatch, written at
Santiago on Monday, the goth, and re-
ceiyed here to-day speaks of Skaters
command arriving there Monday, but
said it had not yet landed. Garcia
and his men were then in camp about
IS miles west of the city. He had 1900
men Immediately with him, 500 more
east of the city and about 4 ,C00 north of
the city. Garcia, the dispatch said, had
a thousand men opposed to Gen. Luque,
of the Spanish army, on the road lead
ing TO the large garrison at Holguin
and some Of Garcia's pickets were sta
toned on the road to Manzanillo. On
Monday 1t was expected that Gen
Luques command would try to reach
Santiago. To do so it would have to
march 65 miles over bad road, harass-
ed by the insurgents. Despite efforts
of the Spanish commanders, the United
States officials at Santiago in charge of
the forces there did not think the gar
rison at Manzanillo could possibly eff
feet junction. At Manzanillo the
force is estimated at 10000 There are
$1,000 regulars and 5000 volunteers at
Santiago, these figures being the esti-
mates of the commanders Of our forces
there. The men at Santiago are limited
in supplies and are being kept on half
rations. The Cubans cooperating with
the United States forces are half-naked,
but are we'll armed and under good dis
clpline. They fought well at Guanta-
namo. The Cubans are enthusiastic
over the arrival of the troops. There
will be 10000 of them to put az the dis
posal Of
THE UNITED STATES FORCES
after the city of Santiago has been
stormed and the flag of the United
States floats over its walls. A major
ity of the insurgents are negroes. They
need many articles of comfort and ne
cessity and especially shoes and quiz
uine.
Gen. Garcia, just prior to the landing
Of the troops, received a cablegram
from the war department at Washing
ton practically giving him Instructions
as to what to do with his forces. It
notified him, among other things, that
1000 Cubans were to attack the rear
Of the Spanish force at Baquiri on
Wednesday morning at o'clock. This
the later dispatches show to have been
performed. That the landing of the
great army of volunteers was the exc
cution of carefully arranged plan is
SHOWN by the dispatches received by
Gen. Garcia from the officials at Wash
Ington. Under date of June 2. twenty
Gays before the work was actually ac-
complshed, a letter was received by
Gen Garcia, in which it was suggested
% MIN that our forces would he ma
teTlally assisted if he would have as
large force as possible in the vicinity
u the harbor of Santiago de Cuba. Gen
Garcia Immediately made plans 10 car
fy out this project. Instructions were
sent him through Col. Hernandez, the
CUBAN officer who was sent to Washing
ton as the bearer of official dispatches
and who brought dispatches back
TO THE CUBAN FORCES.
as to the use Of signals and Colonel
hernandez explained the system to
De employed. Information was com
municated by this means from Garcia
camp to the United States navy and to
the army on the latter's arrival. Cen
eTal Garcia was also urged to drive in
ana harrass any Spanish troops near
santiago de Cuba, and prevent rein
loIcements coming to the Santiago gar
tSon. Meanwhile general advice was
gwen in the dispatches from the Wash
iAgton government that it would be
pest for Garcia pending the arrival of
Inc army from the United States to
mold any commanding position either
east OF west of Santiago with a view to
lAe advantage that these points might
le To our artillery. Coloney Hernandez
arrived at Garcia camp on June 6, and
ueIIlered the official messages, as well
ds information he had received other
wise. Garcia was pleased with the sug-
ssslons and gave orders that the poll
ey outlined by the United States author
Ties be carried through. Measures
were Immediately taken to concentrate
me forces of the insurgents at the points
indicated and a portion of Garcia's army
was soon at the rendezvous. The men
II the insurgents camps, though disap-
pointed at the failure Of our armies to
arrive promptly, maintained excellent
alSclpline and
KEPT A SHARP WATCH
LOT the appearance of the enemy. AS
soon as the United States troops were
Qlsembarked Garcia's subordinates I'M
ger Instructions from their command
ing general, were to place themselves
under the orders of the commander of
.he United States forces. Garcia stated
IN regard TO Santiago that that city was
veil fortified and that there was advanc-
"a Entertainments. He expressed the
oeelef, however, that a good position
tor the artillery could be taken as had
been mapped out in Washington and
communicated to him. 1t is known
mat General Garcia, on June 6, sent TO
'Ae cable station at Mole st. Nicholas,
dispatch with instructions for prompt
uansmittal to Washington, and which
probably was soon in possession of the
authorities here, saying that he would