The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-08-05
THE WAR DEPARTMENT
AT LAST TAKES ACTION.
stirred Up by Roosevelt. the O0clals
Begin the Movement of
Troops.

%rbbto0 - ny aoosT*ett. HAr O3Gb0AO
ReKin the Movement Of
Troops.
WASHINGTON Aug. Alt ~ only fair
% state that the var depar nnsnt for some
time has beer intent npon removing Shat
ters if0Cps. and IL is now more than q
week age since Gen snsfter was instruct
ed 10 cheer Up the soldiers by publicly in
forming them % the determination. 1t
was rather question of Ways as4 means
than lack o. intention 10 redeem tfsis
promise. that has eaGasea delay. As far an
the question OF removing the troops back
Into the monntaifa5 was concerned tbs
Guest.oG which seems TO have preeipitased
the Indignation meeting among the Amer
lean commanders at aangagol. Il Ia learn
ed that the medical department has made
no such recommendation. All that II had
10 say this sgbteci was that IL the
troops must - near Santiago an effort
should be nade 10 remove then, at once TO
some healthier camping ground.
This official statement has been issued
by the war department:
The secretary Of war has ordered Gen.
bhattera troops relieved from further duty
In santsago az fast a., transportation can
Or provided, and the transportation Of
spanish prisoners viii admit OF a reduc-
ton OF tie garrison Sh.fzs for the Spanish
prssonsrs VIII arrive az follows:
Steamer Isle DO Luzo8 Sailed from, Ca
dix July q. due Al Santiago August 3: ca
pactty. s1S.
tsla de- Panay-saIea from Caalz July
"a due az Santiago August Il: capacity.
y De satruK,agui- Sailed from cadiz
August due at Santiago Angus, II. ca
Covadonga-- Sailed from cadiz August |.
due a; Santiago August u. capacity. . I5
Co.on~satled from CaGlx August 9 due
n Santiago August II, capacity. z215.
~ ia
due at Sansiago Aug1st II capacity, g2E
San Ap.gstin- Sailed from C,ad.z August
Que al Santiago August II: capacity.
San rsnacio de Iloyoia-sailea from, Ca.
81. AnSnat 2 due At Santiago August Is.
capacity '.3s4
San Francisco Sailed from Cadiz Au-
kas cue at Santiago August is: capac-
Alicante Sailed from Martinique Au-
glits' ! due at Santiago Ausast I. capsc-
Total capacity. fsaos
r. Men Men.
cate ttty ..-.... G@ '!iVette go. 600. 90
Grand Duchess. ]. go Berkshire &c. .... -
Ma,,swan 50. -. 720 Total ..577p
These vii! sail for New York as soon as
they can he comfortably embarked 4 rest
al Montauk Poin, will prepare these sea
soned troops for the campaign against
Havana. where they wifi probably take
part. The first transport left Santiago
ytsfefray. The movement Is expected 10
be completed by the 9Th Of the month
FIVE United States volunteer regiments.
tmfHunes have been ordered. 10 Santiago
for garrison duty, The FIRST has already
arrived and the others ars being pushed
Forward as rapidly "a transports can be
furnished
Ia Danger Of yellow Fever.
Surgeon General Stegabrrg agrees thor
oughiy with The opinion express sal hy ths
s'gners OF the round robin" address at
Santiago that men Who nave suffered fro,u
The sewers yualariai feyers Of the south
COAST OF Cuba. ~ far from being immune
against attacks OF yellow fever. as has
been asserted IN SONS quarters. are actu-
ally in very muca greater danger than
these sho have eseetef the malaria
The ma.Rrial fever. Z; j. stated il TO
more protection against a subsequent
attack % yellow fewer than would b, a
cas-, Of measles against smallpox. whua
tha fearful debility resulting tom natar-
2l fever should certainly tead TO make
TIE victim an SPECIAL marx FOR yellow
jack,
The department today gave out a state
ment If its resources ia TIE wev of trans
rected a tenn GA - the facT tha. the troops,
cannot 20 withdrawn s% a Whole lntG the
Spanish Prisoners ara disposed OF. utner-
wise. there - uo certainty that Hnd ng
themselFes able 10 4n 50. tie Spaatarts
woutd NOS oveT1NweY their Captors. gepos-
ssss themselves Of Santiago and thus lose
to the American army the small tooihoid
IN ruha which Is has cost So much blood
ana money 50 srcurs II Il. however. the
expectation thst au IT the Amrttc4n
troops wln have assa removed from san
tlage 10 3he uu.tea states hy ta~ end Of
tiiiS month. and jat- ia probably t..s very
best that can he done.
Roosevelt R-huked IL. Aiger.
Col Thraivtv, R,-,svvsts. a. she Rough
Riders. has sucv,selios 81 huYrYluE thc
movements II Tho var department. ir
fetehiae Skaters army away srern san
tago- though 'u fi. dl-sveatd ~ the con
v>Htierslisses - Pas s's}wn ,tsov- ia bead
i rather sharp rFhuke trem thr secretary
~ VA who ev sie-'tly rsgsas - course
pursued nv Co'. Roosevelt KS helus cal.
caiA'cs3 to ln5s'e d.<..f rp though Inspired
BY the n1ast " arthv motives
Tho folNw'sg -ssrf,F ao.s.'ss.ee has pa ssfa
he'wren -. Roosevelt: ard Ssecretar>
alstY.
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