Sistersville oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1896-1901, 1898-08-31

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about it. After the surrender
General Miles still retained control.
He authorized Shafter to appoint
peace commissioners, and, judging
from Shafter's report that all was
over, he instructed him as to the
disposition of the troops.
"July IS General Shafter wired
General Miles that the surrender
was not as complete as was thought
and said "'please do not go away
with the reinforcements, as l may
yet need them" Miles promptly
replied by wire from Baiquiri that
the surrender is complete and
the Spaniards must surrender.
"On July IS, Shafter wired Miles
that the surrender was finally COM
plete and General Miles replied
through Adjutant Gilmore as fol-
lows:
{. The commanding general is
very much grateful to hear that
the surrender is complete. He di-
rects that you telegraph anything
of importance and the condition
of your command daily.
General Miles then reported the
condition of affairs to the secretary
of war with whom he had been IN
conference. In one Of his telegrams
to Miles, Secretary Alger says:
Gas soon as Santiago falls the
troops must all be put in camp as
comfortable as they can be made
and remain I suppose until the fe-
yer has had its run
miles did not agree with Secre-
tary Alger, for July FL, in a letter
the general commanding urged the
return of the army to the United
States as soon as possible. July II,
after the surrender was completed,
General Shafter wired as follows to
General Miles:
"'Siboney, July II, 1898, S:4S
o. m-(Received July rs, 1S9S.)-
General Miles on board Yale
Letters and orders in reference TO
movement of camp received and
will be carried out. None is more
anxious to get away from here than
myself. 1t seems from your orders
given me that you regard my forces
as part of your command. Nothing
will give me greater pleasure than
serving under you, general, and 1
shall comply with all your requests
and directions, but I was told by
the secretary that you were not to
supersede me in command here. l
will furnish the information called
for as to condition Of command to
Gilmore, adjutant general A. 81. Q.
] (Signed.) SKATER,
"'Major General.
MILES MANLY ANSWER.
General Miles very promptly re-
piled as follows:
playa del Este,
July IS, 1898,
(Guantanamo) 1880 a. N.
General Shafter:
"Telegram received; have no de,
sire and have carefully avoided any
appearance of superseding you.
Your command is a part of the
United States army, which / have
the honor to command, having
been duly assigned thereto and di-
rected by the President to go
wherever thought my presence
required and give such general di-
rections as l thought best concern
ing military matters, and especially
directed to 60 to Santiago for
specific purpose. You will also
notice that the orders OF the secre-
tary of war OF July IS left the mat
ter to nv direction. l should re-
gret that any event should cause
either yourself or any part Of your
command to cease to be part OF
mine.
"'Very truly yours,
Signed
NELSON a. MILES,
"Major General Commanding
United States Army
General Miles then gave Gener-
al Shafter final instructions and left
hurriedly for Porto Rico. In vie"
! OF the situation as revealed by the
above kilograms, the following
statement contained in the New
Yo.k Herald CT recent da'e is quot
ed.
"'If nv cablegram to Major
General Shafter, informing MIN
that Major Gen. Miles was not