The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-10-07


cers from civil Ilfe but there were some
things which they had TO learn and
many Of them were not experts IN SAINT
tadon. Furthermoro most people look
ed upon the camp as partly temporary
and the fact that all were In daily ex-
pectatiou OF receiving orders to move
caused many to be Indifferent to the fd7
ture.
in discussing Hilh Captain Howell the
question Of rations supplied to Camp
Thomas, General Boyntnn volunteered
the suggestion that there mad been 20
complaints from southern soldiers in the
camp. "And." he continued, II % NOT
believe we would have heard half the
outcry that has been raissd II all the
SoidIers had been from the south"
General Dodge said chat only two,or
three charges had been received from
the south and they were not from sol
diera, The testimony Of General Boyn-
ton concluded, the commission adjourn
ed TIL afternoon, Whhn General Lea =
expected ON the stand.
Gsnsral Lss's Tos,inony.
General FItzhugh Lee was before the
commission at It's afternoon session
General Lee had no complaint TO make
In regard to supplies In June while enc
expeditions were being gotten on there
was come delay, but this was natural
and since lhen supplies OF all Kinds haa
come with regularity and in abund-
ance. There have, OF course, ne
said, been some complaints Soldiers
are like school boYsi they sometimes
complain even when there Is no occa-
sion for complaint" He thought the
army ration was abundant and In the
main well suited to q campaign IN
tropical climate. Yet he thought some
changes might be made. For instance,
It would be better 20 send live animals
to Cuba than to send refrigerator meat,
as at present. According to his ideas,
the men should Nave more fruit and
less meat. During the course Of the
questioning It developed that General
Lee had been notified that he would De
expected to move his eorps to Cuba IN
the vicinity OF Havana about the hrat
of November and that he considered
his troops properly equipped for the
campaign.
The Spanish uniforms. he thought
better adapted to a tropical climate
than ours as they were cool and could
be washed. He was fearful that the
shirts and blouses OF our men would pe
found to be too heavy for comfort
General Lee made the Significant an-
nouncement that he was counting upon
landing In q friendly country as he had
received direct information that the
American troops would be welcomed
NOT only by the Cubans, but by the
Spaniards as we'll. he said the con-
servative and property owning Spanish
were especially deslrouB to have the
American troops come for the preserVa.
tlon OF order.
THE health OF his troops had been
good-only about per cent being Sick.
He said the meat was received In re-
frlgerator cars and that as a rule II
was good. In few instances the outer
edges Of the large pieces OF meat was
spoiled as was also the bard tack IN one
or two cases. A shipment Of potatoes
had been reported to be in bad condi-
tlon and a board was appointed which
condemned all the goods
General Lee said some Of the civilian
officers learned dulles very promptly,
others were verE slow to learn. others
never learned, but a majority did.
Governor Beaver read q letter COM
planning OF the situation IN the Jackson
Vile camp. This letter said the camp
was fllthy, the bread moulded, the doc-
tors generally drunk, etc.
as that from my commando" GeneT-
al Lee asked in evident surpriIe. When
informed that It was. he said that hA
was astonished, and asked for the name
OF the author. He said In this counec-
don that occasionally complaints had
come to him which he examined and In
every case found them to be untoundea,
FIt to 20 TO Madrid.
"Then," said Governor Beaver. after
some further questioning, "you eonsid-
er yourself in good condition In every
way to start in the expedition TO En-
ba3"
a button and We are prepared even 70
go TO Madrid"
He EXPRESSED the opinion that I..Iyas
impossible for any foreign troops 60 do
any great amount of campaigning IN
Cuba in the summer months on account
OF the great heat. Not even the Span
ish and Cuban forces had ever been
very active in the summer season.
Some OF the regimeptal surgeons he
knew were not as competent as theP
should be, The surgeons OF higher
rank were ell competent men. BE ex-
pressed the opinion that the site OF tho
cnnp Al Jacksonville was well selected.
Captain Howell asked General Lee II
he considered that he had been Side
tracked IN the campaign. II donH
think co." ne replied. u have from
time 70 time seen something IN the
newspapers to the effect that Il was DOT
the Irtentlon OF the authorizes that l
should have an opportunity for active
participation IN the campaign. ], OF
course, had no claim TO go to Santiago
or to Porto Rico as other ofieerB In the
army ranked me. It was always the
understanding that my corps was or
ganlzed for the Havana campaign. I
had some ambition to 60 there beeau1a
/ had not been allowed TO stay while I
was there. ] wanted to 60 back with
some men and show our enemies that
could stay" He continued by saying
that the President had told him within
the past few days that he had always
Intended to send him TO Havana and In
cnse there had been an assault upon the
city, that he should lead Il.
General Lee dwelt upon the Import
ance OF taking proper core OF the sinks
as a preventive Of disease, He said the
healthIest regiment IN his camp was the
One Hundred and Sixty-frst Indiana
regiment, which burned all rs ohal
matter. Most OF his troops were an
xlous to 20 10 Cuba, but some desired
10 be discharged. He said In conclusion