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po,=e for the government could*be Fold for
It- cost.”
The secretary says that even
It this road is to be
built thei* Is a necessity for a large ap
(, ipriation to relieve the destitute. The
fiucslion of sanitation of the cities should
al-o have immediate attention and a por
tion of the taxes collected in the island
(should be expended for that work.
The statement of expenditures and cstl
n> ues presents, some formidable figures.
The expenditures for the fiscal year end
ed June 30 last were $112,534,784, and the
estimates for the fiscal year begin
ning July 1, 1890. are $195,250,377. Of this
great estimate, the sum of $55,1:10,909 is
charged to pay off the army. The esti
mates of extraordinary appropriations re
quired for the six months ending June 30.
jshy, are $60,177,539, and the estimates for
that period, combined with those for the
n< xi fiscal year, reached a total of $255,-
427,917. At this point the secretary in
cludes in his report the reports of Gen.
Miles and all the other generals who par
ticipated in active operations.
He then tftkes up the telegraphic and
other correspondence relating td the
war, and that matter occupies more than
a fourth of the secretary's whole report.
A? already stated, the dispatches are al
lowed to tell the' story of the war with
out comment, as far as possible, although
In instances the secretary preface's them
wiih short notes explanatory of the real
one Which led to their transmission.
This part of the official story begins
with the statement that early in May a
movement upon Havana was contemplat
ed, and It was believed that the city could
be assaulted and qaptured before the rainy
season set in, but the plan was subse
quently abandoned on account of the re
ported movements of the enemy’s fleet.
It was proposed to send a'-portion of the
army of invasion from Tampa, and to
gather another part of it at fey West,
on account of the close proximity of the
latter place to Mariel, Cuba. The secre
tary quotes one of the dispatches at this
point as follows:
“Headquarters of the Army, Washing
ton, D. C., May 9, 1898.—The major general
commanding directs that the following or
ders be sent by telegraph to Gen. Wade
at Tampa:
“Direct Mas. Gen. Shafter to move his
command, under the protection of navy,
and seize and hold Mariel, or most import
ant point on north coast of Cuba, where
territory is ample to land and deploy army.
Follow up his command with ail the force
sent to you. Troops will be sent you as
rapidly as ppssible from Chickamauga and
other points. J. C. Gilmore,
“Assistant Adjutant General,”
This order was forwarded by Adjutant
General Corbin to Gen. Wade, who was
further instructed to have troops fully
equipped with sixty days’ rations, to be
followed by four months’ supplies. A
number of telegrams are included to show
that difficulty was experienced in getting
water at Key West for the expedition.
Tilt* movement of troops being delayed un.
til May 16, it was proposed to carry a num
ber of them to Key West and disembark
them there so that the ships might return
to Tampa to bring more troops until 12,000
men could be assembled at Key West.
Gen. Wade, however, telegraphed on the
11th of May that there was no water in
Key West, so that it became a serious
questidh how a large body of troops could
be maintained there. On the 21st Gen.
Shafter telegraphed Gen. Miles that he
was temporarily detaining part of the
volunteer regiments at Jacksonville, on
account of the difficulty of finding suita
ble camp ground at Tampa.
At this point appears an order to Gen.
Miles to make an inspection of the camps
before the departure of the Shafter expedi
tion, though there is nothing in the corre
spondence to show what action was taken
under it. The order reads as follows:
War Department, Washington, D. C..
May 26, 1898.—MaJ. Gen. Nelson A. Miles,
Commanding United States Army, Wash
ington, Sir: You will proceed to the fol
lowing points to make a thorough inspec
tion of the troops there in camp: Chicka
mauga, Ga., Tampa, Fla., Mobile, Ala.
You will be accompanied by the other of
ficers of your personal staff. On the com
pletion of this duty you will return to the
city and make report of the inspection
herein ordered. I have the honor, etc.
R. A. Alger, Secretary of War.
The next dispatch is one from Gen.
Miles, outlining the plan of campaign. It
reads as follows:
“Headquarters of the Armv, Washing
ton, D. C., May 27. 1598.-The Honorable,,
the Secretary of War: Sir—Referring to
my letter of yesterday, and to our con
sultation sirfee, I desire to submit the
following:
"As we are now about to inaugurate
active military operations in conjunction
with the navy, I think it would be ad
visable to load the transports at Tampa
with a strong force of infantry and artil
lery, move them to Key West, and thence
along the northern coast of Cuba, where
they would have the full protection of
Admiral Sampson’s fleet until they reach
Admiral Schley's fleet at Santiago do
Cuba, and then by a combined effort of
the army and navy, capture the harbor,
garrison, and, possibly, the Spanish fleet
at that point.
"If. before reaching Admiral Schley's
fleet, it should be found that he has al
ready accomplished the above object, or
thai the Spanish fleet shall have escaped,
I thep urge the impor ance of a com
bined attack of the army and navy upon
Porto Rico. We will be able to land a
superior force, and I believe that a com
bined effort will resurt in capturing the
island, with its garrison, provided It ts
done before it can be reinforced from
Spain. The distance from Key West to
Porto Rico is 1,440 miles, and from Cadiz,
Spain, to Porto Rico is about 4,000 miles.
The possession of Porto Rico would be of
'cry great advantage to the military, as
it would cripple the forces of Spain, giv
ing fis several thousand prisoners. It
could be well fortified, the harbor mined,
and. would be a most excellent port for
our navy, which could be speedily relieved
from any responsibility in the charge of
that port, as we could leave a sulHeient
garrison to hold it against any force that
might be sent against it.
"Then we should commence. In my Judg
ment, a- movement toward the west by
rupturing the ports along the northern
coast of Cuba, at the eastern end, supply
ing the insurgents with abundance of
arms and munitions of war, and as speed
ily as possible land our cavalry and suffi
cient light artillery to enable them to
move from, the harbor of Por
to de Nuevitas along the line
Of railroad to Puerto Principe. From
that base our cavalry and light artillery,
in conjunction with the forces of Lieut.-
t jon. Garcia and Gen. Gomez, should move
west to near Santa Clara. These raevo
menis. in my judgment, can be accomplish
ed during the rainy season, through a
country comparatively free from yellow
fever, well stocked with cattle, and having
grass sufficient for our animals. While this
ts being accomplished, our volunteer army
wii. be prepared to land in the vicinity of
Mariel, Havana or Matanzaa in surtieient
force to complete the capture or destruc
tion of the Spanish forces upon the Island
of Cuba. The advantage of this movement
will be that the army and navy will act In
concert and close unison; that It does not
divide our navy, and that it will utilize
our most available military force in the
best way during the time of the year when
military operations are most difficult.
“I believe that thd entrance of the port
of Cionfuegos can be obstructed or block
aded by one or two monitors to better ad
vantage than to send the army there,
where it would have to meet a strong gar
rison, which is already there, and all of
the forces that can be quickly sent there
by rail directly from Havana and Matan
zas.
“If the above plan is approved, troops
could be ordered to embark on the trans
ports immediately, and the purpose would
be the occupation of Spaqish territory, first
by moving our troops as speedily as pos
sible to Santiago de Cuba and Porto Rico,
and later to the north coast of Cuba, es
pecially our cavalry. This military occu
pation to continue until hostilities cease.
Very respectfully. Nelson A. Miles,
Major-General Commanding.”
Without indicating what disposition was
made of the suggestions contained in this
dispatch, Secretary Alger goes on to briefly
explain the conditions which confronted
the American army at that moment. The
Secretary of the Navy was convinced that
Cervera was in Santiago harbor, and every
energy was bent to concentrate a military
force near Santiago to aid in the destruc
tion of the Spanish fleet and the capture
of the city. The great difficulty was the
want of transports; the loading facilities at
Port Tampa were imperfect and there was
great confusion caused by the large con
centration of supplies there. The railroad
facilities were inadequate;.there was a fail
ure to label the ears and the postoffice was
congested so that bills of lading were de
layed. Few of the thirty-six transports
finally gathered were fit for such service,
but they'were thelbest that could be had,
and while they were rated at 23,000 passen
gers in capacity, even the 16,000 persons
transported was a larger number than
should have been carried. Fortunately they
arrived without serious accident, however.
The first duty for which Gen. Shatter
was selected,vis: To make a reconnoissance
in forte about 5,000 strong on the south
side of Cuba, Secretary Alger says, was
abandoned on account of the movements
of the enemy’s fleet. Says the secretary:
“Maj. Gen. Shafter was selected to com
mand ihe expedition to Santiago.
Next in order the secretary quotes dis
patches of May 31, sent at 2:30 o’clock at
night, to Gen. Shafter at Tampa, directing
him to start for Santiago, to land east
or west of that point in his own judg
ment, and move on to the high grounds
in such position as to destroy the garri
son there and cover the navy as it sends
its men in small boats to remove the tor
pedoes or with the aid of the navy, cap
ture or destroy the Spanish fleet reported
to be in the harbor. Gen. Shafter was to
accomplish this with the least possible
delay, making use of the insurgents, hut
being careful not to put too much confi
dence In any person outside of his o>vn
troops. He was ordered to co-operate
with the navy and communicate with
Sampson and Schley and upon completion
his task, unless his command had suf
fered severe loss, was to proceed to Puerto
de Banes and await orders. ✓
The report states that May 30 Gen. Miles
left for Tampa to assist in the embarka
tion of troops. June 4 the secretary tele
graphed Shafter at Tampa that Sampson
reported Cervera safely bottled in Santia
go harbor and urged immediate aid from
his troops. Sampson reported 16,500 Span
ish troops as the garrison of the vicinity.
Following is the dispatch of June 5 of
Gen Miles, already published in his report,
■saying that the expedition had been delay
ed through no fault of any one connected
with it and continuing: “This extradition
is so important that I desire to go with
this army corps or to immediately organ
ize another and go with it to join this
and capture position No. 2. Now that the
military is about to be used I believe it
should be continued with every energy,
making the most Judicious disposition of it
to accomplish the desired results.”
A telegram from Sampson of the 7th,
translated- by the secretary to Maj. Gen.
Shafter or Maj. Gen. Miles
at Tampa declared that he
has silenced the works at San
tiago; that if 10,000 men were there the
city and fleet could be taken; that every
consideration demanded Immediate army
movements, and if delayed Ihe city would
be defended more strongly by guns taken
from the fleet. Following without explana
tion is this dispatch to Gen. Shafter at
Port Tampa from Secretary Alger, dated
the 7th:
"Since telegraphing you an hour since,
the President directs you to sail at once
with what force you have ready.”
In reply Shafter said he would sail the
next morning, which was as early as steam
could he gotten up. That was at 9 p. m,
o nd at 9:34 p. m. Miles at Tampa telegraph,
ed directly to the President:
"From the commanding officer, down to
the drummer boys, every one is impatient
to go and annoyed at the delay. The last
of the troops from Chickamauga arrived
this morning and have been equipped and
hurried to the steamers. Feel confident
they will all do their best to carry out
the wishes and directions of the Presi
dent. Miles, Maj. Gen. Commanding.”
A dozen telegrams at this point* explain
the sudden detention bf the extiediton ow
ing to the report of the fictitious Spanish
squadron in Nicholas channel. In the
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THE MORNING NEWS: SATURDAY. DECEMBER 11, 1898.
Cardinal Manning said:
The judgment of the whole world is safe -(“securm
judicat orbis terrarum").
The iong continued and world-wide ilse of
APOLLINARIS attests its merit.
A r . Y. Medical Journal.
APOLLINARIS is the Table Water of
Royalty, Princes and our own Sovereign People.
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midst of them appeared these -telegrams
which have not before Iren published:
Headquarters of the Army, Tampa, Fla.,
June 9, IS9B, 6:50 p. in.—Secretary of War
Washington, D, C.: Think it would be
well to announce that the army got c
board transports and started, as they
said yesterday. Say nothing about it be
ing recalled, but let our naval vessels go
over the course that our transports would
have gone over, with the hope of finding
those Spanish ships. 1 Has not the pres
ence of Spanish war vessels in Cuban
waters render It extremely hazardous to
send troops on transports until they are
captured, destroyed or driven away? And,
under the circumstances, it is expected
that I shall organize expedition number two
Arrangements had been partly made be
fore the presence of the Spanish ships was
announced. Miles, Major General Com
manding. /
War Department, June 9, 1898.—Maj.
Gen. Miles, Tampa, Fla: The President
directs me to say that no change of plan
will be made, that expediton number two
must be organized as rapidly as possible.
We are looking for transports and am
satisfied the navy will take care of that
problem. Give nothing out. R. A. Aiger,
Secretary of Wa'r.
Tampa, Fla., June 9, 1898, 2:45 p. m.—
Secretary of War, Washington: If seems
that it is a naval problem yet unsolved,
and it might be advisable for (he command
now on board transports to have the pro
tection of the entire navy to convoy it to
No. 1, No. 2, or Nuevitas,. or, if this is con
sidered too hazardous, then to keep the
troops in healthful camps, as they are
now, and assist the navy to destroy the
Spanish fleet. There are here twenty-five
good steamers that could be used to carry
water, <st>al and supplies, guns, revolving
cannon and mortars, etc., and they could
be added to the force of the navy. It
seems strange to be suggesting that the
army assist the navy in this way, but I
am sure we would receive most loyal sup
port when the waters are safe for cross
ing with the army.
Miles, Major. General Commanding.
On June 9 Acting Secretary Allen of the
navy wrote the Secretary of War that Uy
the 13th the naval convoy from Sampson's
fleet would be ready to start without re
gard to the Spanish ship®, and in sending
this dispatch to’Maj. Gen. Miles at Tampa,
Adjt. Gen. Corbin, by orders of the secre
tary, directs that Miles transmit it to
Shatter. On the 12th the Adjutant General
communicated directly with Maj. Gen.
Shatter, suggesting that the army trans
ports leave Tampa about eighteen hours
before the Key West division of the con
voy reaches Rebecca Shoal.
Several telegrams on this subject were
exchanged directly between the war de
partment and Gen. Shatter and not until
the 13th of June Is anything printed as
coming from Miles, when he reported that
the steamers were moving out to sea. This
telegram is sign Miles, Major General, in
stead of Miles, commanding, as in. the
case of some of the preceding telegrams.
There seems to have been a lack of uni
formity, however, in the method of ad
dressing and signing this whole series of
dispatches. June 15 Col. Michler. by di
rection of major general commanding, re
ports to the adjutant general the list of
general officers who sailed with Shafter.
The explanation of Miles’, summons from
Tampa is afforded by the following extract
from the report:
The following dispatch was sent to Maj.
Gen. Miles June 15, after Gen. Shafter had
sailed, the object being to have the major
general commanding fit out the expedi
tion for Porto Rico:
Washington, D. C., June 15, 1898.—Maj.
Gen. Miles, Tampa, Fla.: Important busi
ness your presence here. Report
at once. R. A. Alger, Secretary of War.
Tampa, Fla.. June, 15, 1898. Secretary of
War, Washington, D- C.: I leave by the
first train, 7:25 this evening.
Miles, Maj, Gen. Commanding.
_ Fallowing these are some telegrams an
nouncing the further movements of the
transports and the landing of the Shafter
expedition at Daiquiri. The secretary in
clude* I trills report the plan of campaign
in Written form submitted by Gen. Miles
on June 24. and already published as part
of the latter's report. This, in substance,
was to proceed after the capture of San
tiago, to capture a fort on the north shore
of Cuba, land a force of 15,000 cavalry and
make a march through the interior of the
country upon Havana from that base. The
secretary has this to say: "The plan of
campaign recommended by Gen. Miles, in
his lefh’r dated June 24, was not approv
ed.”
4'nder date of June 25, Gen. Shafter re
ports td Adjutant General Corbin from
Playa del Hate the facts attending the
landing of the troops at Daiquiri. Ho
says that all the Cuban generals are of
the same opinion as himself that the land
ing should be made east of Santiago. He
says the assistance of the navy has been
of the greatest benefit and enthusiastically
giVefOMUd without them he perhaps would
not have landed at all. He wanted noth
ing at that time. At this point a com
munication is inserted directed to Gen.
Miles by the secretary, ordering the for
mation under command of Gen. Brooke
of the expedition against Porto Rico, and
directing lhat immediate preparations be
made.
A' telegram from Shafter to the secre
tary. dated off Siboney. June 27, after re
ferring to precautions taken to mark sol
diers’ graves, says:
"Gen. Duffield's command ashore. I
will not act hastily, though I believe I
can take the place within forty-eight
hours, but, I fear, at considerable loss
of life. There Is no necessity for haste,
as we are growing stronger and they
weaker every day. The health of the
command is reported to me by the sur
geon as remarkable, outside of the wound
ed. There are to-day less than 150 men
sick; so far no wounded have died, and
but two men of disease since leaving Tam
pa.”
On the 28th Shafter reports that he does
not Intend to take the siege guns to the
front until they are needed, as they might
block the road. Several telegrams from
Shafter follow, telling the history of each
day’s event in the campaign, coming down
to the battle of the Ist of July, when
Shafter first estimated his loss at 400. and
then reported that this was an underes
timate.
Another digression from the history of
the Suntiago campaign about this point
in the shape of a letter from Miles as to
the Secretary of War suggesting that
while waiting for transports to go to San
tiago the time was opportune to take and
occupy the Isle of Pines. The reasons set
out for this suggestion are that the cap
ture of the island would put the Spanish
out of a base of supplies; that It could be
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FLORIDA'S TAX VAI.I VTIOXS.
They Show a Net Falling; Off ot
Yearly 1)11.000.000.
Tallahassee, Fla., Dee. 2.—Tax books
recently received at the controller's office
gives (he following figures relative to tax
valuations:
Hamilton county, assessed valuation for
1898, $1,187,581, a decrease of $67,460 as com
pared with 1897.
Brevard, assessed valuation, $2,599,351, a
gain of $51,774 over 1897.
Calhoun, assessed valuation, $618,537, a
gain of $76,503 over 1897.
The total loss in thirty-six counties is
$1,680,511, anil the aggregate gain $776,493,
making a net fnlling off, as compared
with 1897, of $904,018.
The case of the state against William
Carity) indicted for murder, was taken
up to-day. A jury was secured, and the
evidence Is being taken.
L. Holland and Jerre Johnson of Levy
county, charged with illegally selling whis
ky, have been held for the February term
of the United States Court by Commis
sioner Hodges.
For more than a month it has been un
derstood that the First Florida Regiment
would be mustered out to-morrow, but to
day the matter is all In doubt, and no one
knows when the boys will be set free,
in the absence of paymaster and pay roll.
Their pay will cease after to-morrow,
but the soldiers will receive rations as
long as they are detained In camp.
The First Florida officers gave a hop at
the armory last night. The band is to
night giving a farewell concert at Leon
Park, complimentary to the people of Tal
lahassee.
Mrs. Alexlne Hall of Snvanflah" is a
guest at the home of Col Raymond Cay.
GOOD CITY GOVERNMENT.
Cast liny of the National Conference
on That Subject.
Indianapolis, Ind., Dec. 2.—This was the
last day of the sixth national
for good city government. The sessions
were confined to papers and their discus
sion.
A paper by Dr. Albert Shaw of New
York on "The City in the ynited States—
the Proper Seoiie of Its Activity,"was reafl
by 11. C. Doming of New York.
At the afternoon session Charles Rich
ardson of Philadelphia read a on
“Municipal Franchises.”
Resolutions of copdolenee on the death
of Col. George Waring of New York were
appropriately actetl Oh 'by thO executive
committee. The executive committee l of
the league has elected O. McClintoek of
Pittsburg and Hector Macintosh of Phila
delphia members of the committee to fill
vacancies. The committee has received
formal invitations for the nextygnqNttng
of the eortTerence from Detroit, Nashville,
Milwaukee, Columbus, 0., Syracuse, N. Y.,
and St. Paul, Minn. The, decision will be
made later.
WAYLAID AND ItGfJUKI).
The Miscreant TlioukDl He Hart the
Tax Colleetor.
V ,v
Douglas, Ga., Dec. 2.—Capt. L. Johnson,
president of the Waycross Air Line Rail
road Company, was in the city yesterday
looking after depot and yard improvements
which will be finished at once.
A report reached town that a Mr. Ben
nett, who resides near McDonalds mill,
and drives a team, resembling the lax col
lectors, was waylaid, knocked senseless,
from his buggy and robbed of thirty-five
cents, all the money he had with him. The
(ax collector had boon collecting unlit a
late hour in that neighborhood, and it is
thought that the miscreants missed' the
man they sought, it occurring just after
dark.
TWO DEATHS AT THOMAS V 11. LE.
A Runaway on llrond Street Create*
Some Excitement.
Thomasville, Ga.. Dec. 2.—Little Kathe
rine, youngest child of Mr. ajid Mrs. J.
H. Merrill, died about 1 o'clock this morn
ing very suddenly.
Mrs. Mary D. Brooks, an old and high
ly esteemed lady of this county, died yes
terday at the home of her son, W. R.
Brooks, near Thomasville.
A double team harnessed, to a single
buggy, and belonging to Charlie Davis,
ran away this morning. As the horses
cumo down Broad street they dashed into
the corner door of the Levy mercantile es
tablishment, where they were stopped. Lit
tle damage was done.
SPEAKS WELL FOR SAVANNAH. •
Merchant Eager to Move Here hut
t liable to Get n Well Located Store.
A prominent bus.ness man of Wilkes
harre, Pa., is reported as desirous of com
ing to Savannah to enter retail business
here on an extensive scale. He paid a
visit to the city a short time ago, study
ing the trade prospects here critically,
and, incidentally, si eking a location. The
only thing that deterred him
then from making positive ar
rangements was the inability to
get a suitable store in a good loca
tion. Yesterday’s mall brought a letter
from him to a leading real estate man en
gaging him to secure such a store at the
first opportunity.
"This,” said the real estate man, in dis
cussing the matter, "not only shows how
Savannah is regarded by men who visit
it and study the opportunities afforded
here for trade, but also reveals the fact
that, despite some croakers, our business
men have done, so well that to-day there
is not a vacant store well located that
can be leased, and I doubt very much if
you could even get one of the local mer
chants to surrender his store for a reason
able compensation.’’
Pulaski Goes Dry by JtM).
Hawkinsville. Ga., Dec. 2.—The piohiht
tior. election here yesterday passed off very'
quietly and a very_ light vote was polled
all over the county.' The county went dry
by about 100 votes.
—A model farm on the American plan
and run with American machinery, stock
and methods, is about to be established
by a Chinese mandarin who live* near
Shanghai.
TRANSPORTS HAD NO TROUBLE
{'APT.' >1 VC KAY ASSERTS' THAT
THEY AVETIK WELL HANDLED.
1m 11. Sliaf|t*r NYnft Supplied AAllli
Lighters—Wagons Sponri'il ns Rap
idly h I'omllile—Complete lliiiloiin
Said to llavo lit’. 1 11 Put on Each
' *’*a**l nml None of Tli ein liter
loaded—Ant > KeM|iiiiiMllile for
vNVuuderlnjr Proclivities" of
Transport*.
Washing-ton, Doc. 2.—The war investi
gating commission resumed its sittings in
this city to-day.
Col. C'hacios Bird, who had charge of the
transportation division of the quarter
master general's department during the
war, testifled in regard to purchase of
mules, chartering of transports and con
tracts with railroads for carrying troops.
He denied that exorbitant prices had been
paid. The congestion at Tunii>a, he 'said,
was due to the fact that more supplies
Wvrtj sent to that point than could be
handled. When they learned of the con
gestion an order was Issued for the mark
ing of the cars and a quartermaster's
agent was sent with i ach car.
Coi. Bird said that the transports oc
cupied between Tampa and Santiago had
, been fitted up only to carry the men find
supplies to Havana and this was tile nel
son they proved inadequate for a trip of
much longer duration.
Den. Dodge questioned the witness about
the deficiency in the matter of lighters,
bringing out the fact that he had sug
gested to Gen. Miles the use of pontoon
trains.' When Gen. Shafter sailed he was
supplied with six lighters, tuft he had
failed to take more than two.
Col. Crosby Miller, also of the quarter
master general's office, having charge of
all the army transportation except that
by water and rail, testified that over 4,000
wagons had been purchased for the use
of the army. At the beginning of the war
it was impossible to secure any without
delay. Asa matter of fact ail the orders
had not been filled yet.
Capt. James Mac Kay, a civilian and an
old sea captain in Florida and Cuban wa
ters, who, under Gen. Humphreys, had
charge of the details of the transporta
tion of the troops to Santiago, proved an
important witness. He said that complete
rations had been put on each ship and that
the vessels had not been overloaded. This
was contrary to previous testimony, as
was also a later statement that the vessel
which each command was to occupy had
been designated before embarking. He
emphasized this fact, saying the designa
tion had been made by Gen. Shafter and
the colonel of each of the regiments was
informed In each case. He said there was
no confusion when the troops went aboard.
"I say emphatically there were no dis
order and no confusion," he said, "and
that In all cases the regiments found their
quarters without trouble or delay."
"How about the Rough Riders, the
Roosevelt rigiment?” asked Gen. Jieaver.
"They were assigned to the Yucatan
and there was a difficulty in their -’m
barkation.”
Capt. Mac Kay also said that there had
been no confusion in unloading the stores.
He lestitied that they had been loaded in
an orderly manner. There was a list
showing what articles were In each ves
sel and there had (s en ho mixing of the
\arious kinds or stores. It was true, as
had been charged, that some of the stores
had never been unloaded, but this was due
in Ihe main to the fact that the stores
were not needed. The tents were not un
loaded for lack of store room on shore,
and because they could not he gotten to
the front.
Capt. Mac Kay said there had been no dis
position on the part of the masters of the
transports to disobey orders or to keep
their vessels unnecessarily far out at sea
as had I teen charged. There were a great
many men giving orders who had no au
thority to do so, and who knew nothing
of the sea or the local conditions. It was
not safe to hold the ships very clone in.
He also denltd thut there had been any
refusal to land medical stores. It had
been impossible to secure labor assistance
in yuba, the, natives refusing even to as
sist in landing food for themselves. He
was satisfied that ample facilities had been
provided for landing the troops and sup
plies, and that there would have been no
difficulty if all the lighters had been avail-'
able. As it was, four lighters had reached
Daiquiri and not one only, as had been
reported.
Copt. 'McKay took exception to a ref
erence in Admiral Sampson’s reiiort to
what he called “the wandering proclivi
ties of the transports.”
"Asa mailer of fact,", he said, "If the
transports developed any wandering pro
clivities this fact was due to the navy.”
He then related that a naval vessel had
made the rounds the first night after ar
rival to allow the officer in command to
notify the transports that a change had
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horn made in the direction for landing.
He thought Capt. Hanker had given this
information, and he had stated that they
were to pursue a south-southeast course.
He had said nothing as to how long they
Should steer in that direction. This course
pursued Indefinitely would curry them six
points oft the coast. This order led the
transport officers generally to conclude
that they were to sail lo Porto Rico, and,
as a matter of fact, the Knickerbocker
did sail thirty-five miles, and get lost for
twelve hours on account of the orders,
only coming back when found that none
of the fleet was with him.
Capt. McKay had not completed his tes
timony when the commission adjourned
for the day.
GO. 11, FORTY-NiINTH IOWA.
Corpl, IVddlcord Vulceg. the Com
pany's Thanks to Savannah Ladles.
Camp Onward, Savannah, Ga., Dec. 1. —
Editor Morning News: As our happiness
was made so manifest on Thanksgiving
by conspicuous smiles on every face of
members of Company B, Forty-ninth
lowa, U. S. V., by the hospitality of the
generous ladles of Savannah, I wish to
tender to them, through your paper, In
behalf of Company K, our heartfelt
thanks for their kindness so willingly be
stowed on us in the way of such an elab
orate "spread” of delicacies, both pleasing
to the observing eye and palatable to the
demands of the inner man.
The supply was great and plentiful, and
served right up-to-date. We surely will
never forget this occasion, or the ladies
of Savannah, for the courtesy shown to
us In each and every particular, and they
have beyond question shown an Interest
In the "blue” beyond my expression, and
I am certain (hey have, found the way
to reach the hearts of the humble soldiers,
who are in a position to appreciate to
the fullest extent such a delicious dinner
as they spread on our camp tables, and
so earnestly invited us to partake there
of, by keeping our plates well replenish
ed. Every letter that goes to our many
dear lowa homes will relate In the high
est terms of the kind treatment which
has been extended to us by the people of
SSvannah. and will furthermore describe
the Thanksgiving day as one that will
be fastened deep on our memory, never
to be forgotten, but will shine foreityost
in reminiseenses, stamped deeply by the
hospltalliy tendered to its.
We wish to especially thank Mrs. Cope
and the ladies assisted her In taking
charge of the feast, and so successfully
filled us tip completely, foh their services
and kindness rendered In giving such a
royal feast, and so beautifully decorating
Ihe tables with loses nnd chrysanthemums
of many different colors, which gave the
zephyr a fragrancy of sweetness, and as
the day was a model one In combination
of all, real enjoyment as well as content
ment, existed for onee during our camp
experience of seven months, in the sunny
clime, and our only regret Is that we can
not show our gratitude In a more satis
factory manner. However, we will al
ways have complimentary remembrances
for the Savannah ladles.
After feasting (for I Won't say how long)
a few appropriate words of thanks were
tendered by Capt. Cotton, which was
heartily Indorsed with three rousing
cheers and a tiger by every member of
the company for the ladies pf Savannah.
Very respectfully, Wm. J. Peddicord,
Corpl. Cos. 8., Forty-ninth lowa Vol. Inf.
DIDN’T WANT HIM TO GO.
Gen. Grunt’s Compliment to Dr. J. G.
Jarrell.
Dr. J. G. Jarrell of this city, who recent
ly returned from Porto RICo to be mus
tered out with the First Georgia Regi
ment, with which he enlisted, returned to
private life against the reqjiest of Gen.
Fred D. Grant, under whom*he served at
Ouayama.
When Gen. Grant learned that Dr. Jar
rell purposed retiring from tW service
he sent the following telegram to the as
sistant adjutant general at ponce, dated
gt Guayansa, Sept. 22: "Dr. Jarrell is get
ting ready tp leave here to go home to
be mustered mil. He is one of the best
medical officers J have, and he will be a
great loss. 1 tag that the district com-
mander cable to Washington and request
that Ihe doctor's order be revoked. (Sign
ed.) Grant, Brig. Gen.”
ICE MY' Till: MONTH.
A Plan That Savannah lee Compa
nies Might Adopt.
There are all kinds of ways of making
a living. Savannah has pressing clubs
that keep one's clothing In order for a
certain monthly stipend, and then there
are the kerosene and syrup peddlars who
go round in wagons w ith their daily sup
ply of light or sweetening.
The latest thing, however, is a combi
nation of these two ideas, a plan by which
the family refrigerator Is kept full of tee
for HO much per month. The lee man
comcH around every day or as often as
It may be necessary and sees that there
is a sufficiency of ice, and If there is not
he puts some In. All the barkeepers have
to do Is lo have a refrigerator, and the
Ice man does the rest. In Western cities
a moderate sized household Is kept cool
or its refrigerator Is, for 76 oents per
month. This plan might be put into op
eration In Savannah. It is a good clim
ate, In the summer, for ice.
'I he 01,1 Cnnie.
From the New York Times.
Tho Hon. William E. Chandler visited
his attic lakt week to inspect his ancient
stock of bloody shirts, now stained by time
as well as by Ethiopian gore. He laid out
the garments one by one, examined the
ensanguined arras, noted their faded and
yellowln gtone, and gently tested the
strength of the material. “I guess they’ll
do." observed the senator.
Immediately thereafter Senator Chand
ler, who la chairman of the Senate com
mittee on privileges and elections, gave out
this Interview with himself:
"Though 1 dislike to have the race ques
tion come Into politics again, I do not sea
how It can tie kept out if the facts we hear
ure true. If the issue in 1900 is to be what
it was in 1866, whether the solid South and
New York city and New York state and a
few other Northern votes can overcome
the almost solid North and elect a Demo
cratic President, there can be but one re
sult. The Northern heart will be fired
quite as warmly as the shotgun will be
leken up in the South. The South will be
defeated. I hope the question may be
.avoided, but if the President recommend*
Investigation and action an effort will be
made to follow his recommendations.”
Why dissemble, senator? Sectionalism
and the race question made you. You
owe your start as a statesman to your
fervor In waving the bloody shirt. You
might have spent the last twenty-five
years as a harmless newspaper drudge up
in New Hampshire if you hadn’t discov
ered that the South was in the saddle,
and that the Southern brigadiers were
plotting to control Congress. You love,
you positively adore, the race issue. Ad
mit that you danced with glee when you
read about the race troubles in North
Carolna. Yop know you did dance, don't
you? At least, your partisan heart did.
Why, you would welcome a race Issue and
a force bill with both hands. Aren’t you
even silling up nights preparing the one
and the other?
If Senator Hoar doesn't get the start
of him, Chandkr will early in the session
introduce a bill authorizing the appoint
ment of a commission of senators to pro
ceed to North Carolina with the purpose
of ascertaining If a republican form of
government exists in that state. The bill
will be referred to his oWn committee,
and he, Chandler, will at the proper time
prepare and present tt* the Seriate a re
port of the results of the inquiry, which
he. 6f course, will personally conduct. It
will be a good, old-fashioned bloody shirt
report, and will be accompanied by a
force bill. Then, ami not till then, will
Chandler be happy and In his element.
Why shouldn’t Chandler get out the
bloody shirt? The great fat-frying issue
of protection is a wreck. Free silver is
In a dying condition, and may not live
until 1900, Who knows if there Is not one
more campaign In the Southern outrages? ”
—The Scotch forefathers of President
Me Kinlcy spilled the name MacKlnley, the
first Instance of the* present spelling oc
curring Iri the signature of James McKin
ley in the lust century.
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