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f.IGHTH YEAH
smoke a “Bill Arp ’ warters New Brand
army scandal.
many Lins Needlessly Sac
rificed at Santiago.
PRESIDENT’S ORDERS
Disobeyed or Suppressed,Says
a Northern Nawspaper
Philadelphia, Pa., Aug. 24
The limes this morning pub
lishes sensational chorges in
connection with the Santiago
campaign.
It alleges that the intention
was that Miles should command
but he was held back by intrigue
and suppression of orders. First,
says the Times correspondent,
an effort was made to sidetrack
Miles by defamation.
It is said that Gen. Miles was
going to wai in a bathtub ; that
he was proud and self conceited;
that his vanity was disgusting ;
that he was domineering, a dic
tator, disagreeable and unpopu
lar with the President; that he
would rattier have his picture
taken an 1 placed on exhibition
than serve his country.
However, the President sent
Miles to Tampa, where things
were in ba I shape. Miles
straightened them out.
“President McKin'ey tele
graphed Miles permission,’’says
th j Times, “to command that
army in th'* Santiago campaign
The telegram of the President
of the United States was either
lost or suppressed, for it never
reached Gen. Miles.
“On the contrary, Gen. Miles
received an order directing him
to return to Washington for
consultation. The writer has
been informed by a reliable au
thority that alter his return to
Washington Gen. Miles secured
a copy of that telegram at the
Whitehouse, and that he now
has it in his possession.
“The soldiers fought their
way to Santiago and on the 3rd
day of July Shafter sent a tele-’
gram to the War Department
indicating that he was beaten
mid must retreat to await rein
forcements.
“In this emergency General
Miles was again called to the
Whitehouse. Then and there
President McKinley directed
him to issue the orders necessa
ry to save Shaffer’s army, ‘with
the understanding that he should
remain in command until the
close of the war.’
“Gen. Miles went to the War
Department and sent perempto
ry orders to Shafter, which re
sulted in the disposition of
troops, which made the army
safe from assault. lie issued
orders which resulted in Shaf
ter’s demand of the surrender
of Santiago, with the threat of
its bombardment. Here in
Washington Gen Miles played
the game of bluff which won at
8 uitiago.
WENT TO THE EK >NT.
“O i tho following Thursday
Gen. Miles started for Santiago.
He had been assured by the
1 resident that he should be in
Command of the army, without
interfereiico from any source.
When he reached Santiago Gen.
Shafter confronted him with a
telegram from the Adjutant
THE HOME HWEER-COMMERCIAL
ROME GEORGIA.
GHURGH TRAGEDY.
Yoilng Man Stabbed to Death
During Seruices.
MURDER UNPROVOKED.
Both Parties Prominent in Ala-
bama.
Donaldsonville, Aug. 24—A
fatal cutting affray occurred in
Mayhaw. in Miller county, Sat
urday night at the church, du
ring se-vices. The difficulty was
between Fletcher Bush, son of a
prominent citizen of Mayhaw.
and a Mr. Corbet of Cowers,Ala.,
who was working near Maj haw
in the turpentine business.
Young Corbet was stabbed by
Bush in the neck and abdomen
and died in less than 24 hours
afterwards. His father was sent
for, but the young man was
dead when the old man reached
Mayhtw.
Mr. Corbet passed through
Donaldsonville today with the
body of his son, which will be
interred at Ci.wers. Mr. Corbet
is about 70 years of age. He
and others siv the murder was
unprovoked, as young Corbet
w.>- not ar iied and tried to avoid
a difficulty.
Fletcher BuMi is a member of
one of the most prominent faini
lies of Miller comity an I has a
laige relationship. Bush is yet
at large.
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General, announcing that Gen.
Miles should not take command.
“It is the curren* belief that
investigation will disclose that
many lives of the hero soldiers
of this republic were needlessly
sacrificed at Santiago during
the fighting, and afterward be
cause the orders and directions
of Gen. Miles were either diso
beyed or disregarded.
ORDERS DISOBEYED.
“Before Gen Shafter’s army
landed in Cuba Gen. Miles gave
positive orders that they ‘should
not go into any habitations in
Cuba and should not under any
circumstances allow any Cubans
in their camp.’ This important
order was entirely disregarded.
“Many took houses for their
quarters. The Cubans wore al
lowed to freely enter our campt
and the common soldiers sick
ened and died 1‘ or this awful
condition of affairs responsibili
ity must b* fixed. His friends
hope tbit McKinley will have
time and opportunitv to attend
to the matter without leaving it
to a congressional committee.
RICH VAGRANT
SVBiIsTED ON Food lak..n Fr m
Ash Barrels.
San Francirco. Cal., Aug. 24.
Peter Cunningham, one of the
most remarkable vagrants that
has ever come under the notice of
the police, appeared in court to
day for sentence. It v. ns shown in
court that he had deposited in
local banks SSOOO, and yet the old
tnan h.s for years made it his
Kt daily to v -\t’' V to'Tk
saloons and restaurants to pi
f.om ash barrels food sufficient to
keep him alive. ,
When phoed under
vagrancy aevaral day. ago
iinirham threatened to --Y
p dioem.n Longford from
the loroe. Tina so threatened upon
the offiesr’a mind that a day
two later he committed suicide by
shooting himself-
WEDNESDAY EVENING
SHOT DKHD
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Was fl United States Colored
Soldiers Dy Mans.
EELLWHILEfI JE|NT.NEL
Shafter Investigates Serious
Case At Santiago
Santiago. Aug. 22. A negr<
soldier belonging lo the Eighth
Iliums Rwgimtmt of Immuaes wa>
•<hot d -ad at San Luis, a short d ««•
ance east of here, where abattal
ion of the regiment was sent to do
guard duty soon after its arrival,
about a week ago
The regiment was in a bad state
of discipline. The in >u were dis
orderly that the civil authorities
and merchants of San Luis sent
complaints of their conduct back
co the city. The soldier who was
killed was acting as a sentinel and
ordered several armed Cubans, who
were passing his post, to halt.
The Cubans misunderstood t.he
order and the sentinel fired upon
them The Cubans returned the
fire and the sentinel tel l dead.
Gen. Lawton sene a stall" officer
to San Luis yesterday to investi
gate the affair but the officer was
unable to ontuiii any d fi ite in
formation.
Accordingly Gen. Shafter him
self wen r to San Luis today. The
depred - ti"iis <>f which the -Cuban
officttls and m-irchants complain
ed were the looting of stores by
the negro soldiers, and in one case
w<s reported an attempted crimi
nal assault..
BUMBMEB
Roilted Illinois Soldiers al
Lexington.
MAJOR HU3H GORDH
Gen. Sanger Establishes Head
quarters at Camp.
Lexiiigh n. Ky. Aug, 24 biiga
dier General J. P. Sanger, of the
third division. F«rst Army Corps,
arrived here at 2:30 o clock yestei*
day with his staff, and after rest-,
ing on the side tracks until <
o’clock r was transferred to the
Lexington A Eastern Kailroad,
and taken to Cump Henry Clay
where headqnartets wai-establish d
A large building for the commis
sary was completed today, and
Major Mothersill,chief of suhsts
tence, is filling it. with ra'ious
The grounds are under the super
vision of Major Hugh Gordon a.id
ire in. excellent condition, and all
that remains to be done is the pip
ng of water to camp that was
begua today and will be rushed to
completion
During guard mount bumble
bees comp'etely routed the Illinois
boys. Guard moment whs com
pletely broken up. More than 20
men received stings.
According to Senator Bacon’s
conduct towards the military,the
Third regiment ,of immunes
were going to their death in
Santiago, but the sane place
would prove a health r«.sort to
the Third Georgia. Senator
Bacon as a military man seism
to be long on inconsistency and
short on knowing what to do to
catch the grand stand.
AUGUST 24, 1398.
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