The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-08-02

Diagrams from Admiral SAMPSON:
Playa, July %.
The Infanta Maria Teresa, upon
which the wreckers are now engaged,
will be floated and brought to Guam
tanamO as soon as a small leak is To-
Gated, which is somewhere in the bow
of the ship. Whether this leak is due
to a small valve being left open or a
hole which may have been made in
the bow is not yet known. Her own
pumps are being used to remove the
water, there being steam in one of her
boilers. SAMPSON"
Santiago, July 30.
"Adjutant General, Washington:
Sanitary conditions for July 28.-To-
tai sick, 4,279; total fever cases, 3,4O6;
new cases fever, 696; cases fever re-
turned to duty, $50. Deaths-Private
Michael McGoldricks, First infantry,
cause, asthenia following malarial fe-
yer. "SHAFTER."
Major General Commanding"
Adjutant General Corbin has receiv-
ed a telegram from General Shafter
at Santiago, dated July 10Th, as fol-
lows:
ii otSuIdlcd, hIlCkerDOcker,
Saratoga and Iroqpois left here
tonight for Tampa. The Miami
and the MateWan have only
forage on board. They will be unload
ed next. They have been retained I'M
til near the last on account of their
COndensing 13, 900 gallons of water each
per day, without which the fleet could
not have gotten along
General COrbin transmitted a copy of
this telegram to General Coppinger,
commanding the troops at Tampa.
"YOu should nave troops in readiness"
he says, "tO embark for Porto Rico or
their arrival. The secretary Of wal
directs me to say he has no objection
to your going to Porto Rico with any
part of your when you may
desire, but on leaving you will notify
this office and the next officer in rank
to yourself, who will succeed you in
command"
SHAFTER AND GARCIA.
The war department has received the
following:
Santiago de Cuba, July %.
Secretary of War, Washington:
Have The Sun, of Saturday, July
23rd, in which m are made as
to my treatment of Genera Garcia. I
desire to say that General Garcia was
invited by me personally to go into the
city Of Santiago at the time [ entered
it, but he declined upon the grounds
that the Spanish civil officers were left
in power; it was fully explained to him
that those officials were continued in
power until it was convenient to
change them for others. General Car
Cia's assistance to me has been purely
voluntary on his part and he was told
at the beginning that / did not eXer-
else any control over him, except such
as he chose to give. The trouble with
General Garcia was that he expected
to be placed in command at this place;
in other words, that we would turn the
city over to him. I explained to him
that we were at war with Spain and
that the question of Cuban independ-
ence could not be considered by me.
Another grievance was that finding
that several thousand men marched in
without opposition from General Gar
cha, I extended my own lines in front
of him and closed up the gap. as I saw
that I had to depend on my own men
for any effective investment of the
place. SHAFTER."
Santiago de Cuba, July %, 4 p. M
Delayed in ransmissiOn.-A feature of
the situation here is the constant
stream of native residents who are pre-
senting claims to the authorities here
against the United States government
for losses sustained at the hands Of
Cuban troops, damage to property,
robbery and plumber. during the last
three years. These claims are prompt
ly returned with an expression of re-
gret.
WANT A BONDED WAREHOUSE.
There is a distinct sentiment here for
continuation of the occupation, and
the definite establishment of an Amer
lean prOtectOrate. Local merchants,
Spanish, foreign and native. are draw
ing up a petition, requesting the es-
adjustment of a bonded warehouse a.
Santiago. so that in caSe they desire
to re-ship goods to Porto Rico they
may be saved the payment of double
duties. Under the Spanish regime the
entry of goods in bono here was I'M
known. Merchandise imported and re-
shipped to Porto Rico. another Spanish
colony. paid duties twice.
ANXIOUS FOR AMERICAN TROOPS
TO REMAIN.
General Shafter has had some CABLE
correspondence with Adjutant Genera
Corbin. tending to allay the fear among
spanish and foreign merchants here
that the American troops are to be-
withdrawn from Santiago and the city
given over to the custody of the Gu
ban soldiers. Representations nae beer
made to General Shafter of the alleged
impOssibility of a resumption of busi.
ness unless assurances were given by
the United States government tina
nOugh American troops would remain
to maintain order and that a stable
government would be established. Gen
eral Shafter cabled to A%djutant Gen
eral COrbin requesting authority t
give the desired assurance in the nam
of the president.
General Shafter says the four i'm
mune regiments from Alabama anC
Mississippi, in all 5000 men, half O
whom are expected today, will remain
to garrison the city. He has recon-
mended the withdrawal of cavalry an(
their return north as soon as theil
state of health will permit. 1t is I'm
derstoOd that the rest of the Fifth ar
my corps will go to Montauk Point
L. l.. and there is great rejoicing
among the troops.