The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-07-27
MILES AND sHAETER.
The Former IL Expected to Begin the Porte
Rican Campaign This Week and the Lat
tar ExnelS UnrnIv Scrihaa from Cuha.

Rican Campaign This Week and the Lat
ter Expels Unruly Scribes from Cuba
Washington, July est was said at
the war department late Sunday that
no news was expected from any Off
cial source as to Gen. Miles move
ments until to-day at the earliest. 1t
| is calculated that he arrived last even
ing or last night at the point on the
coast of Porto Rico selected as the
rendezvous for all the vessels of the
expedition. Whether or not he will
undertake to land in advance of the
arrival of the whole expedition proba-
bly, will depend upon conditions as he
finds them. Should there be no Span
ish force, or at least an unconsiderable
one on the coast, the troops will be
! landed to relieve them from the disas-
trous effects of being confined closely
on shipboard under tropical sun.
The general has with him sufficient
artillery to hold any position he may
choose to occupy, supplemented as
this artillery will be by the guns OF
his naval convoy. Meanwhile the de-
partment is hurrying along the re-
mainder of the expedition. Some
troops are now on their way from
Tampa and Charleston and should
reach Porto Rico by the middle of the
week.
In the course of day or two the
yroops brought from Chickamauga by
Gen. Brooke will sail from Hampton
| &c nn
Miles may be delayed for several days
in his landing operations for lack OF
lighters, but several of these are now
on their way and others will be hur-
ried forward as rapidly as possible.
However it may be as to his speedy
landing on Porto Rico soil, it will
be the end of this week before
the active land campaign can be be-
gun in Porto Rico.
Gen. Shafter reported Sunday by
cable that the condition of the troops
at Santiago was rapidly improving
and said he hoped IN the course OF a
day or two to have them all located
in comfortable camps, where they
may rest and recuperate and where
the sick may recover. He is feeding
1000 Spanish prisoners of war, and
although he has not yet been able to
furnish them tents yet this deficiency
is being made good and meanwhile
their present condition is no worse in
this respect than before the surren-
der. The general makes no mention
of the alleged letter from Garcia to
himself, nor does he speak of any
friction between them, hence the
department doubts the authenticity
of published stories on these subjects.
In his report to the war department
relative to conditions at Santiago,
Gen. Shafter has thrown some light
upon the difficulties in which certain
of the newspaper correspondents
there have involved themselves.
From his report it would appear that,
animated by an ambition to take a
prominent part in the important
events following each other in rapid
succession at Santiago, after the
initiation of the negotiations for the
surrender of the city, G few of the
|
breaches of military law, necessitat-
ing prompt corrective action by Gen.
Shafter. Thus, for instance, one cor
respondent in his efforts to take part
in the flag-raising over the city hall,
resisted the military officers in the
execution of their duty and even at
tempted personal assault upon the
commanding general. This made him
subject to severe punishment, even
death, yet Gen. Shafter, probably real
izing that ignorance of military law
was the explanation OF the action,
contented himself with expelling that
correspondent from Cuba.
A more serious offense, from the
fact that it might easily have led to
rioting and loss of life, was that of
three other correspondents, who, it
appears by Skaters report, by circu-
lating infammatory posters stirred
up the town. There were likewise de-
ported, and as evidence that he has
no ill-feeling towards the paper repre-
exercise such control as is demanded
J exercise such control as is demanded
in the interest of the safety of our
, troops and protection of the people
under their care, Shafter has declared
, that these correspondents may be inn.
mediately replaced by others from the
same paper who will observe the rules
of prudence. No mention is made OF
; any other cases requiring attention
| and it is indicated that the relations
between the newspaper men and the
, army officers at Santiago are gener.
ally satisfactory.
In a very dignified manner Gen
, Shafter takes notice of some of the
. severely critical newspaper articles
that have appeared, touching the con,
dition of the troops before Santiago
while they lay in the trenches. He
, admits that there was a shorta0e OF
| tobacco for time, but shows conclu
sively that there was no lack of the
| necessaries of life and that the troops
were adequately supplied with hare
bread, bacon, sugar and coffee. AL
, though this bill of fare is not as ex
y tensive as that afforded troops in gar
= rison, it embodies the main feature.
l of the army ration.
" Shafte- Compliments His Soldiers.
Santiago de Cuba, July 25.-Gen
Shafter has issued general orders No
26 to his troops, in which he reviews
the hardships encountered in tn,