Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-08-30

KANSAS CITY, Aug 30.--The Star
yesterday afternoon printed three
column exclusive dispatch from Mr.. J.
d. Whelpley, its special war CORE
spondenu. who has returned from Porto
Rico, bearing upon the Miles, lger con-
troversy. Mr.. Whelpley took occasion
to deny the statement that a recent in
terview by him in Porto Rico with
General Miles wherein the latter was
quoted as casting reflections upon the
war department was not genuine, and
in.support OF the statements already
made by The Star printed interesting
kilograms that passed between the war
department aud Generals Miles and
Shafter on the points at issue.
He said further in part
General Miles himself even if he
SO desired, could not conceal the proof
of all he said lt is written in the rec
ords of the war department and it only
needs a clearing away Of inconsequent
matter TO tell the story III full.
'Ihat General Miles was in COM
mand of the entire army when III
Washington is OF course evident. That
he did not resign this supreme COM
mand when he went TO Tampa, and
that 1t was be who was treating with
the Cubans for cooperation in Cuba IS
shown By the numerous kilograms ex-
changed with General Garcia. The
war department recognized Miles as
chief when he was in Tampa, tor June
IL telegram was sent to him from
Washington which begins:
tFpha following extract Of talapra11t
from Admiral Sampson to secretary of
navy is repeated for your information,
etc.
tNo man who was at Tampa when
General Miles arrived from Washing
ton ever will doubt his supremacy, for
all others, including General Shafter,
became at once mere creatures at his
beck and call. When General Shafter
went to Cuba and General Miles re-
turned to Washington, the latter did
not resign his control of the situation,
but, on the contrary, kept in close touch
as possible by wire with the move
ments of Skaters command.
ION the Fourth of July General
Shafter sent the dispatches to Wash
ington, addressed TO the adjutant gen
erai, saying i'll part:
g '.leadqua tiers Fifth army corps, in
camp near santiago de Cuba, July 4:
There seems TO be no reasonable doubt
that General Undo succeeded in enter
ing canUiago last night with his force,
said TO be about 5000 men.
'''Tnis put different aspect upon
affairs and while we can probably main
tain ourselves, it would be at the cost
of very considerable fighting and loss.
General Lawton reports that Gen
eral Garcia, who was to block the en-
trance OF iando, informed him at 10
O'Clock last night that Pando had passed
in on Cobra road. Lawton says cannot
compel General Garcia to obey my in
structions TO place themselves in any
position whore they will have to fight
and that If we intend to reduce San
tiago we will have to depend alone upon
our own troops, and that will require
twice the number we now have.
. i sent message to Admiral Samp-
son, asking if he proposed entering the
harbor and give us his assistance Com
modore Watson does not know Admiral
SIMPSONS intention since the destruc-
ton of the Spanish squadron, but does
not himself think the fleet should try
to go into the harbor of Santiago. This,
under the circumstances, Is not very
encouraging
law peOu SApoCtluS ulVlSlOn from
Tampa and Duffield's Second brigade
from Camp Alger, but only small
number of recruits has appeared so far,
= The town is i'll terrible condition
as to food, and people are starving, as
stated by foreign consuls this morning,
but the troops can fight and have
large quantity of rice, but no other sup
plies.
. 4 am sorry to say am no better,
and, in addition to my weakness, can
not be out on account of slight attack
of govt, but hope to be better soon.
at was this situation which deter
mined General Miles to go to Cuba
The day he sailed with reinforcements,
July I. be sent the following dispatch
from Washington:
General Shafter, santiago:
s'Take every precaution o. st sur
prise and be on the lookor.. at the
enemy does not tur7i yfA'2 :: I flank
and come IN on the 's,ie commu-
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