The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1900-02-15
IGNORED WHEELER.
That Is Why Little General e
Coming Back.
THE TRUTH IS ATLAST LEAKING OUT.
Was in Most Of the Battles and 1eek Can.
spicuous Part, But Otis Never
Mentioned His Name.

A letter received ct Waahington
from prominent officer who sesyed
under General Wheeler IN the Philip-
pines throws some light on ssFighting
Joe's" sudden decision to return hons
and sever his connection with tne
military branch Of the government
The writer, who. is thoroughly re-
liable, confirms the reports receiyed
in Washington and the opinion go
frequently expressed that denerai otis
has been successful in his efforts y
depriving General Wheeler q 81
glory whatever in the military opsrsy
tions in the Philippines. n
The officer in question not onI2
charges that General Otis systemat
cally endeavored to keep denerAt
Wheeler in the background, bq5
through the red robin schsme pre
vented any reports Of the operst3p19
of General Wheeler's command iseE1
entering the states. The letter q taS
officer in part is as follows, his nss1e 4
being withheld for prudentiM xes
SONS: s
Letters are being received from H.:
United States asking why Henexa-1
Otis has never mentioned GslasEe
Wheeler in his reports.
A letter from San Francisco add1se
ed to an officer here in the
pines says:
'sI have watched the reports ix1
Manila, as I Thought such fine QUE q
as General Wheeler would b g tne
thick of the fight but for so9pe une9
countable reason his name is mot Ms.s ks5
toned. I sm very much intsfested 81 =
him, as read OF him in Cubs n
magazines. 3:
Other letters of the same tenof heA4
been received. One litter sayB:
"a statement has been made ~
No matter what General Wheeler d1
in the Philippines his name would he33|
ct be mentioned. :" ss3a u
We belieys this has been proyen Ii (
be literally true. W q
It's known that General Wheslc
has constantly studied the location
the enemy's troops and has repeatsd
solicited authority to attack them bq
every such application has been s. a
fused. Notwithstanding thu, Henelz
al Wheeler has been in anumbse
| engagements, but his service hes bee
entirely ignored or the credit given ~
others. s's;'
On September 9th General Whse
had fight with force Of insurgeni1
infantry and artillery, commsndsd M
the Filipido genera. Tomas Masc4kde5
This fight was at Santa Rita.
General Otis cabled an account
the fight to Washington, but the put
lished report does not mention ds
Wheeler, but does mention other g &
| GERS who were not in the fight g eg
| q way as to convey the impression y;
the credit was due TO them.
On September 18th General " ~
had another fight st Santa Bin
no mention Whatever Was mcds q
On September 2Sth he comfnAn q
the troops which charged oyse ts
enemy's breastworks ct Porac 40
pushed through and beyond the tog1
before any other troops were q tle
town, killing and capturing insHxs
gents, together with gums and otheE
| properly. This fight was reported "a
Washington, but General Wheele9
name was not mentioned, and hete|
again officers who were not q ll2
fight and who at the time were n11lo4
away from it are mentioned. ssE
On October 14th Gepersi y heeleF
troops had quite wssJp, tight q A7S
geles with the insurgent brigstss
General Hizon and Colonel Qt6ri
der General Conception, and poFdo1s
of brigades under General MAsOsedo
and General Akino. The insprgenk
force was about $500 strong. Ihe'
fight lasted for three hours With n
free use of artillery and small arms g,
both sides. We lost six wounded.
General Wheeler rode his horse elong
the firing line during tho action eos;
ing from post to post re-enforcspg tne'
I points where the enemy appeared e.
be strongest, but General OTIS d..
patch does not mention his name.
On October 10th, General WheelM.
was in another fight with q still stzohe
or force of insurgents under the saa1e;
insurgent commanders. Genesal
Wheeler again rode the firing llne'
during all the action. Our loss ~:
one killed and nine wounded. Hers
again no mention was madetOf Genekes:
Wheeler, and yet the insurgent force
engaged in these two fights vas ~
greater than in most Of the fghts ~
the Philippines.
General Wheeler also engaged ~
nine other fights or skirmishes at Ans
geles as we'll as many others later on
and in no instance was his name eyex
mentioned in connection Herewith.
WOULD BE ILLEGAL.
Kentucky Constltution Has No Preytsiet