The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-08-30

piled as follows: The commanding
general Is very much gratifled to hear
that the surrender is complete. He di-
rects that you telegraph anything OF
Importance and the condition OF your
command daily General Miles then
reported the condition of affairs TO the
secretary OF war. with whom he had
been In conference
I'm one of his kilograms to General
Miles Secretary Alger says: AS soon
as Santiago falls. the troops must all
be put IN camp as comfortable as they
can be made and remain, / suppose,
until the fever has had it's run Cen
eral Miles did not agree with Alger. for
on July n. In a letter. the general COM
manding urged the return OF the army
to the United States as soon as possible.
July IL. after the surrender was COM
plete, General Shafter wired as follows
TO General Miles: Letters and orders
in reference TO movement OF camp re-
ceived and will be carried out. No one
is more anxious TO get away from here
than myself 1t seems from your or
ders given me that you regard my
forces as a part OF your command.
Nothing would give me greater pleasure
than serving you, general. and shall
comply with all your requests and di-
rections: but was told by the secretary
that you were not TO supersede me In
command here
General Miles very promptly replied
as follows: Have no desire and have
carfully avoided any appearance of SUI
perseding you. Your command is a
part OF the United States army, which
/ have the honor to command, having
been duly assigned thereto and directed
by the president to go wherever 1
thought my presence required and give
such general directions as / thought
best concerning military matters, and
especially directed to go to Santiago
for a specific purpose. You will also
notice that the orders Of the secretary
OF war; of July Is left the matter to my
discretion. should regret that any
event should cause either yourself or
any part OF your command to cease to
be part Of mine.
"In view OF the situation as revealed
by the above kilograms, the following
statement contained in the New York
Herald OF recent date is quoted: II
my cablegrams to Major General Shafter
informing him that Major General Miles
was not sent to supersede him in SUI
preme command of the troops In the field
at Santiago de Cuba prevented the
storming OF the city on the day of its |
thus resulting in the saving |
OF lives, which otherwise would have |
been lost in the attack, then L am re- |
paid for sending 1t a thousand fold. N.Y.
cablegram TO General Shafter was |
simply due to my desire to assure him |
that / intended to be absolutely fair |
Before his departure from Washington.
Miles and had talked the mat
ter over and he started for Cuba, know |
ing that he was not in any way TO inter-
fere with the operations which were |
under the control OF General Shafter.
That there could be no doubt whatever
cabled General Shafter. informing him
that General Miles had left for Cuba
with instructions not to in any manner
him as commander of the
troops In the field at Santiago de Cuba,
and, as 1 have said, IL my message pre-
vented battle on the morning OF the
lay the city surrendered. othen i am re-
oaid a thousandfold.'
MANY TROUBLES.
Insists That He Is Not Unfriendly to
the Red Cross.
Washington. Aug. So.-The following |