The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-07-25
NINETY DAYS. WAR
Situation of the American Armies
ON Sunday
Miles Expected to LAND ON Porto Rico With His
First Force Gem. Henry Talks of the
Santiago Fight
BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS SPECIAL WIRE.


ASSOCIATED PRESS SPECIAL WIRE
WASHINGTON July It said at the department that
expected from official sources to General Miles
men until tomorrow calculated that he arrives tonight the
point Porto Rico vessels Of the
dion Whether not he will undertake. to make the landing in
advance Of the arrival the whole expedition probably will depend
entirely upon conditions he finds them Should Spanish
force at least incondabe coast troops
landed relieve them from the disastrous being confined
closely on shpboard under tropical The general him
sufficient artillery to hold position choose supple
mend " this artillery will Meanwhile
the making effort hurry remainder tho
expedition Some troops their from Tampa and
Charleston and should reach Porto Rico by the middle of the
Naval assisting actively in getting the troops off, and
engaged today sending the orders that the naval
the war In the course of day two the troops brought
from Chickamauga by General Brooke will sail from Hampton Roads,
where they have been arriving all day and ready for transports
MAY BE DELAYED IN LANDING.
probability General Miles may be delayed for several
days in his landing operations for lack Of lighters but several Of these
their and others will be hurried forward rapidly
possible However be speedy landing Rico soil it will
be well along towards the end this week before the active land
begun Rico hater reported by cable
today that the condition Of the Santiago rapidly improving
and said he hoped the have them all located
comfortable where recupat and where tho
sick He feeding the Spanish prisoners
and although he haso able furnish them with
this deficiency being made good and their condition
this respect than their condition before the surrender The
era makes mention Of the alleged himself
does he speak Of friction between department
to doubt the authenticity the published stories these subjects
YELLOW JOURNALISTS IN TROUBLE.
In his the department relative conditions
ag General Shafter has thrown light the difficulties in
which certain Of the correspondents there have involved
themselves From his report would appear that animated by
ambition prominent the important following each
other in rapid succession Santiago after the initiation the negoa
tons for the surrender the city, few Of the correspondents
guilty breaches military necessang
i've Thus instance
his efforts take part in the raising city hail. resisted the
military execution Of their duty and even ATTEMPTED
personal assault upon commanding general subject
to and punishment DEATH General Sha
probably realizing that Ignorance of military law was the
Cuba
more serious ofense from the fact that it might easily have
led rotng and loss Of life that three other correspondence
wh appears by General Sha circulating nfammatory
posters stirred the town. They likewise dported and
evidence that he has i'll feeling towards the papers represented by
thm but desired only to exercise only such control mperavey
demanded in the interest of safety troops and protection Of
people under their General Shafts declared that these
sponden be Immediately replaced by others from the paper
who will observe the rules Of prudence No mention made
other requiring attention. and indicated that the relations
between the newspaper men and the army officers at Santiago
orally amcable and satisfactory In dgnfd General
Shafter takes notice Of the severely critical articles
that have appeared touching the condition the before Santiago
while shortage Of
tobacco time but shows concusivey
of m and that the troops adequately supplied
hard bread bacon coffee Although this
extensive that afforded troops mbodies the features
the ration while field
supplies As has been alleged quarters that there
Of the battles incident the advance Santiago it
interesting note that while General Shaer admits that for
he himself lying ill., owing the heat and
that the plans laid down advance for the carried
with absolute exactness
THE THREE MONTHS OR WAR. ~
With the week just closed the United States the end the third
of the with Span the responsible officials
president down the lowest empoye who has had do with shaping
events feeling nothing but satisfaction with progress
made An Of quarter of million has been mbzed armed
and equipped and much Of it has service
The battles preceding the capture Of Santiago have
able and in the opinion Of military
cred the United States engaged with impressive glory
type developed these engagements absolutely
only the United States the world
charge recorded history that made upon the and block
ownng the hills Of Caney There have
South Africa Of years conveyed slight mannsr
the possibilities Of modern But these battles fought to
Fifth have been the Art in which large bodies Of oo IL
civilized nations both idss engaged with al iu