Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-07-08

WASHINGTON, Jly 8.-Major General
Nelson A. Miles, commanding the
army, accompanied by the entire staff
of army headquarters, left last night
for Charleston, S. c., where the party
will embark for Santiago. They left
over the Southern railroad at 10:43 a.
m. r The party consists of General
Miles, General J. G. Gilmore, adjutant
general of staff; General Roy Stone,
Colonel G. r. Greenleaf, surgeon; Lieu
tenant Colonel J. w. Clous, M. O..
Maus and A. S. Rowan, Major John d.
Black and Captain III. II. Whitney. At
the same time Lieutenant Colonel Mich
Ter and large staff of headquarters
clerks, who have been in Tampa, will
come north to Charleston and join the
the party. The start will be made from
Charleston on the first steamer after the
general and his staff arrives. This may
be either the Yale or Columbia, which
are taking on troops there. Ii the
troops are ready to start before the
party arrives they will go on, and the
general will follow on the Resolute or
one of the other steamers to sail after
the Yale and Columbia. It is expected
that the party will be at Santiago the
early part of next week.
On the eve of his departure General
Miles expressed satisfaction on starting
to join the troops. He spoke of the
sacrifices and hardships they had passed
through recently and of those yet to
come 1t has operated severely against
the general officers, and General Miles
feels that he, too, is not entirely invul-
nerable in q country of heat. swamp
and disease. But he has strong ply
sique, his muscles are as hard as iron
and he goes expecting to stand good
deal of knockabout service. General
Miles himself has no other purpose in
going to Santiago than to look over the
military situation and to strengthen the
hand of Shafter. There is no intention
on his part to take IN any manner from
the glory that Shafter has won or may
win in this campaign. He will not re-
lieye General Shafter of his command
unless the latter's physical condition is
such as to demand some such action.
General Miles visit to Cuba will be
rather that of an inspection officer, to
ascertain just what is needed to give
Shafter all the power necessary for
successful conclusion of the campaign.
Everything is packed again at army
headquarters here and unless Santiago
surrenders soon and makes the visit
unnecessary, it is likely that General
one of the other liners when they take
the next installment of troops to Cuba.
The officials of the war department
thought they saw encouraging signs of
Santiago's surrender in General Shat
ter's report Thursday that Spanish
army officers were deserving to the
American side. 1t is believed that this
is the imr- edlate result Of the sending
back to t. spanish lines in safety OF
wounded Spanish officers and men who
had fallen ON the battlefield, thus dis
polling the impression the high Span
ish officials have sought to create among
their ignorant troops that the Ameri-
cans were barbarianS and did not recog-
nize the rules of warfare. 1t is earn
estly hoped that the conclusions drawn
from Skaters dispatch are sound, for
private advices received here speak of
the appearance of contagious disease
within the Spanish lines.
One of the purposes of the conference
of the war board yesterday was to get
the army and navy more closely together
and refute the statements that have
been published to the effect that seri-
Gus friction exists between the two
arms of the service. On this point
Secretary Long yesterday expressed
himself as follows:
''There is not the slightest foundation
for the suggestion of anything but the
best feeling between the army and
navy. Each rejoices in the splendid
heroism and success of the other. They
are ready TO cooperate for the honor of
the flag at any time and anywhere. AS
to the two departments, the war de-
partment is always ready to help the
navy department if it should need any
thing. and the navy department. has
been very glad to aid the war depart
ment by the loan of its best scouting
vessels for transports and IN every
other way"
Brooklyn Hit Forty-Five Times.
GUANTANAMO. July 4, via Port An
tonic, Jamaica, per the diSnatch boat