Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1898-07-30
OUR FORCES HAVE NOT LANDED AT MANILA
Peace Proposals Have Occupied American Govern
ment for Last Two Days.
SURRENDER OF THE PHILIPPINES IS FEARED

WASHINGTON July 30.-A telegram
from Santiago announces the death of
Capt. Dodge of the Twenty fourth In
fantry, well known in the West.
WASHINGTON, July 30. Admiral
Sampson wires that the cruiser Infanta
Maria Teresa will be floated and
brought to Guantanamo soon.
BUSINESS NEEDS PROTECTION.
SANTIAGO DE CUBA, July 30.-Rep.
resentations were made to General
Shafter of the alleged impossiblity of
the resumption of business unless as
surances were given by the United
States government that enough Amer
ican troops would remain to
maintain order until a stable
government would be established
Gen. Shafter cabled Adjutant Gen
eral Corbin requesting authority to
give desired assurance in the name of
the President Shafter says that four
immune regiments from Alabama and
Mississippi, in all 5000 men, half of
whom are expected today, will remain
to garrison the city. He recommended
the withdrawal of
Oxi n IN AMI MEL - MN INOR1 n
as soon as their state of health will
permit. 1t is understood that the rest
of the Fifth Army Corps will go to
Montauk Point, l.. L., and there is
great rejoicing among the troops. The
feature of the situation here is the con
slant stream Of native residents, pre-.
senting claims to the authorities against
the United States government for
losses sustained at the hands of the
Cuban troops by damage to property,
robbery and plunder, during the last
three years These claims are promptly
returned with expressions of regret. All
foreign orders for goods have been
couniermandad. There is distinct
sentiment here for the continuation of
the occupation and the definite es J.
tablishment of an American protec
torate. Local merchants, Spanish, for
eign and natives, are
DRAWING UP PETITIONS
requesting the establishment of a
bonded warehouse at Santiago so that
in case they desire TO lie ship goods to
Puerto Rico, they may be saved the
payment of double duties. Under the
Spanish regime, merchandise imported
and re-shipped to Puerto Rico paid
duties twice. Seilor Enrique Trujillo,
editor of EI P0rcenir, of New York, the
organ of the Cuban Insurgents, arrived
yesterday on the Philadelphia and ap-
piled to General Wood for license to
establish a Cuban paper here. The
character of the proposed publication
was not considered desirable by the
General a. present, and permission for
publishing it was absolutely refused.
SANITARY CONDITION.
WASHINGTON, July 30-The War
Department posts the following: San
tiago ds CUBA, July 20, via de Bermuda
SANITARY conditions for July Is; Total
sick, 4,278 total fever cases, 3,406; new
cases of fever, 696; cases of fever re-
stored to duty, 500; death of Private
Michael McGoldrick, First Infantry
cause Athena following malarial fever
sHAFTER ON GARCIA.
WASHINGTON, July 30.--The Wal
Department received the following:
Santiago de Cuba, July 29-I have the
Sun of Saturday, July %, in which CON-
ments are made as to my treatment oi
General Garcia. | desire to say thai
Garcia was invited by me personally te
go into the city of Santiago at the time
entered it, but he declined upon tht
ground that the Spanish civil officers
were left in power; it was fully ex
planned to him that those officials wer,
continued in power until it should b'
convenient to change them for Others
Garcia's assistance to me has ceen pure
ly voluntary on his part,and he was tolt
at the beginning that | did not exercis
any control over him except as he chos
to give.
SKATERS DECLARATIONS.
The trouble with Garcia was that b
expected to be placed in command here
in other words, that we would turn tn
city over to him. explained to hir
fully that we were at war with SpaiT
and the question of Cuban independ
enee could not be considered by m,
Another grievance was that findin
several thousand men had marched i
without opposition from General Gal
aia, extended my own lines in front {
him and closed up the gap, as ! saw
had to depend on my own men for an
effective investment of the place.
[Signed] SHAFTER.