The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-07-18

h'm az follows
"lieadquarters OF the army washington.
May IS
"Reepeotfuny submitted to the ssrs.
tary of war.
Fhe reference 10 th7 spanisb .-,,,-
believed to DO very much srarvor,ts.g
NJ rnorts have ben rciyt ,b,,- - Il.
there is anything like M, pgrrh,- NY,
catej On the above en-orser,,,',. ..,.''- .'.''i-
'-o ~. u'auon of that terr tory ie nearer
"u7 "o" 'ne amount stated The numb,.r
| OF Troops already ordered 10 fhe pbf ~
s'"0 F.'nus Is three times as many az
Admiral Dewey called Tor. ma f,-o-,
'.l'' ar ths time is not expected N
curry on war 90 conquer ,u .,t,.....
.'1'fy' ana the chief object of the win
''''T was to suggest a quick .n.,,.
'o.'.h'ns ID strong garrison "a, 49,,
''''' 'ne hlrbor OF Manila ana -
80 tne United States noot uoasr ~
ia. oe"ey with the least p,=sibi. A..
ln'' IN my judgment. ir pre-o,r,,-,,-.
lhe troops mentioned fn me ,,et,
~ '''i'ip.e 10 send to- that jepa4-
'nelt number 1925 The crth peors,t
'''''a ''i"hteers ordered today viii Ia
ap'roNlhlRieif lep more. Thera tf.er.
." my Judgment are an hat Ct wou,l q.
'dN'a'n'o to send t1 the Philippine 40
'h7 ume 10 90 be deemed advagabls e,
'"1 additional troops regiments thoy
can ho ordered from New Orlaans ,r
I'mpa out tho force now ordered G., be-
sent BE- 3e already Indicated 10 ono no-a
man VIII be required Cor hs purpose
'It a however in my judgment. of
aa.H on. a.aa.
be sent to place the six high p5wc, apns
and eight 70 luoh mortars. with a isas
hny rounds of ammunition per gun ond
mortar on vessels at San Francisco. and
possibly Puget Sound w ib the leasi p1e
sble delay and sent o the harbor of Ma
uil1 ana mounted 1s speedily as possible
10 may be advisable 80 scuJ adIitisnai
guns rhose orders should Doe sent by
telegraph and the engineer ANA ordnance
Departments should Doe dIrectod 90 eNped-
ale the work hy every ppathle MEANS
NELSON a. MILES MaJor
General commanding
IL thus appears chat thero was no com
uovorey roeardms ;he number 1f troops
to Doe sent. General Mles. lu faot. having
des isnatcd more than General Merritt
called for. but a difference OF opinion ss
to the composition of the force. General
Mcrrltt desiring 90 have more regulars
ham were deagnated by General Miles
Certain newspapers have attempted 90
show that General Miles ala NOT want
more thau 6o0o troops to be sent o., .ae
Philippine unior General Merritt bat
the above official correspondence show5s
this Is not the fact.
Washington July l7-Regariing stale
men. laat dispatches sent to Washington
and other news rsga '0tps tue war had
been censored contrary o. the uauh Gus
| tom. Adjutant General '1rbiu said tod1y'
',Yes. these comp tiuts have been
| brought 10 nay notice. wci Of eNplana-
non o. perhaps due the country, no Tess
than tho department The enormous
amount VI work the Office has been called
upon to perform has taxed to the 'imit.
| the endurance u the clerks. who hy the
! way are as competent as any chat Han
he found any vwhere. Compa nta were
made by several of the assistants ana
cierks thaf our clerks were being annoy
ed and their time taken from legitimate
work by direct application for informa-
ton from people In no way connected
with the office nor the public service. As
a matter of protection. the circular OF
: June 22 wac issued The censor of the So
"
10 and evidently @ede under uisapprehen-
- Hon of facts There has been no inform
r 1tion received from General otis that has
Z mot been given 90 the press promptly on
f the bulletin board. in the h1ll ot this Of
hce. every flir minded representative OF
rhs press VIII be3I W. tnes1 90 th e state
meut What would the manager any
ono of the complaining papers ay t
Attenuation e1uc,ruiug rhe business ot
tine paper was Inquired for oy the pru5
,rs rather than aI the business office 'f
tue papero This s case exactly n
4 point
Muscoees r.. July "a At Wybark
on the Missouri kansas aud Texas road.
Tact night. "a freight train iu charge of
a, Engineer McCune, pf Parsons, Kansas.
was wrecked and McCuue killed The
switch loci, had been battered TO pieces.
the switch turned and tha light taken up
the track short distance. signalling a
a clear track lt was doubtless tho work
OF men who had intended 10 derah ana
rob tho passenger which proceeded the
freight