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Total Obliteration of Shatters
Men Threatened
WHOLE ARMY IS SICK
Not a Perfectly Well Man Among Ameri
can Troops at Santiago
War Department Finally Awakens to
Necessity of Action Sufferinc Sol
diers to Be Sent North as Rapidly as
Possible Are to Be Transported to
Montauk Point I T Sensational
Petition Signed by All the Leading
Officers at Santiago
Washington special
Gen Shafters army will be brought
home to the United States as rapidly as
possible Information that the division
commanders at Santiago led by Col The
odore Roosevelt had addressed a letter to
Gen Shatter urging the immediate with
drawal of the Fifth corps from Cuba was
cantained in a dispatch which was carried
to the White House after 1 oclock Thurs-
day morning and a council of war was
held at once when the full purport of the
letter became known
In the statement presented to Shatter
by Roosevelt and which is indorsed by
all the general officers at Santiago it is
the declared belief that half the army
will die if kept in Cuba and that the men
must be sent north to save their lives
For some days back Gen Shafters re
ports of the sickness in his army have
been alarming Nearly one fifth of his
men are in the hospitals Most of them
are disabled by malarial fever Fortu
nately there are not many cases of yellow
fever as yet but Col lloosevelt alleges
that these figures distressing as they are
do not give an adequate idea of the con
dition of the army He states that not
10 per cent are fit for active work and
that the men are so weakened by mala
rial fevers that if a genuine yellow fever
epidemic were to break out it would
sweep through them like fire through stub
ble The opinion has been generally held
that if the army were moved to higher
and healthier camps in the interior its
sanitary condition would improve at once
Col Roosevelt is of a contrary opinion
He asserts that every shifting of camp
doubles the sick rate in our present weak
ened condition That is the men are so
run down that the labor involved in mov
ing camp is too much for many of them
He states also that the interior is rath
er worse than the coast and that our
present camps are as healthy as any
camps at this end of the island can be
The sick lists show that those camps are
most unhealthy
Col Roosevelt declares that if the San
tiago troops with the exception of the
hnmunes are sent north in six weeks the
malaria will be out of their systems and
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LIGHTHOUSE MONTAUK POINT
they will be ready for a fall campaign
From present appearances there will not
be one but in either event the army
should be moved
It had been intended for some time that
the Santiago troops should be withdrawn
as soon as the yellow fever should be
stamped out the War Department believ
ing that the disease could be overcome
without too great cos of life Steps had
been taken for the immediate movement
of a part of the troops an order having
been prepared directing that all of the
cavalry forces at Santiago and all of
those at Tampa except the Fifth regu
lars and the First Ohio volunteers be
moved to Montauk Point without delay
The council of leading officers of the
War and Navy Departments held at the
White House was called to consider the
withdrawal of all the military forces in
Santiago as promptly as possible in the
light of the revelations made by Col
Roosevelt and the other officers It was
decided after some discussion that the
Santiago troops should be transported to
Montauk Point with as little delay as pos
sible
In accordance with Secretary Algers
order Gen Shafters corps numbering
21000 men exclusive of the 4000 suffer
ing from fever who will have to remain
in Cuba until they are convalescent will
be moved to Montauk Point as soon as
transportation can be secured and until
the evacuation by the Spanish will permit
of a reduction in the garrison of Santiago
The camps at Montauk Point are in read
iness for occupation
When Shafters army has evacuated
the province Santiago will be turned over
to the First and Second United States
volunteer infantry regiments immunes
commanded by Cols Roche and Hood
The Third and Fifth immune regiments
Col P H Ray and Col Herbert Sar
geant have also been ordered to Santiago
and will soon depart Two other immune
regiments yet to be selected will be or
dered to embark in a few days Four
more immune regiments are in process of
organization and will be sent to Santiago
if those now under orders prove inade
quate in maintaining a garrison at the
provincial capital now under control of
Americans
In Secretary Algers order the fact is
mentioned that Shatters army will re
main at Montauk Point until fall and
will then be used in the campaign against
Havana This confuses persons not fa
miliar with army affairs but military offi
cials explain that this phase of the order
was compiled in accordance with the orig
inal plans of campaign in which no
change will be made until peace is de
clared
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Algers Statement Defends His Con
nection with Transport Concho
Gen Shatter is released from all blame
in sending convalescent soldiers from
Santiago in the filthy transport Concho
In a statement signed by Secretary Alger
It is said that the commander of the Con
cho did not report to Shatter that he need
ed water The transports were given no
shelter from the storms while at anchor
off the Cuban coast and this accounts in
i measure for their bad condition Sec
retary Algers statement is based on the
report of Col Charles Heyl of the inspec
tor generals office Coi Ileyl made a
personal investigation of the matter
Uncle s am Will Soon Be Well Repre
sented in Foreign Waters
The naval officials are considering the
formation of a big squadron to be sta
tioned in European waters after the war
is over The intention is to reform the
European squadron but to make it much
stronger than ever before Just before
the war began all the American warships
were withdrawn from foreign stations
except the Asiatic for service in the West
Indies and since then the officials have
not had time to bother about arranging
for a resumption of naval representation
in alien waters In late years the Euro
pean station has dwindled in importance
to the United States until only three
ships none armored were kept there
With the end of the war believed to be
near however the navy officials have be
gun to talk over the character of the new
European squadron and have practically
reached the conclusion that a strong and
formidable force should be sent there not
because of any likelihood of trouble with
European nations but to show the people
over there the ships that whipped Spains
navy
FALLING SICK BY HUNDREDS
Delay in Transporting Prisoners
Causes Embarrassment
The delay in transporting the Spanish
prisoners from Santiago to Spain is em
barrassing the War Department in many
ways as it interferes with the carrying
out of plans in regard to our own troops
and involves the Government in increas
ing daily expense The contract for trans
porting the Spanish prisoners was award
ed to the Coinpania Trans Atlantique Es
panola but at the end of two weeks not a
prisoner had been embarked for the voy
age to Spain The contract provided that
several of the ships be delivered at San
tiago within five days Meanwhile the
prisoners have to be fed at great expense
to the Government They are falling sick
by hundreds
WATER POISONERS EXECUTED
Treacherous Spanish Sympathizers
Caught in Gomezs Camp
News has been received in AVashington
that four Spaniards have been executed in
the camp of Gen Maximo Gomez after
a court martial for poisoning the water
in several cisterns in the village of La
Reforma and that several others sup
posed to be in the conspiracy have been
turned over to the Cuban civil authorities
in that part of the island to be given a
civil trial Several families were made
seriously ill from drinking the water and
a number of deaths are reported The
men executed were presentados who
had deserted from the Spanish camp and
entered the Cuban lines ostensibly to join
their army
ROOSEVELT IS REBUKE
Secretary Alger Thinks the Colonel
Unjustly Criticised Volunteers
Secretary Alger has made public cor
respondence between himself and Col
Roosevelt in which the latter asks to
have his regiment of rough riders sent to
Porto Rico Roosevelt makes reflections
upon the merit of the State troops as a
whole Algers reply is curt and cautions
Roosevelt against making invidious com
parisons lie says the State volunteers
are as brave and capable as the rough
riders or any other troops
CAMP ALGER WILL BE MOVED
First Step Is Taken Toward Changing
the Location
Orders have been issued for the move
ment of the second division of Camp
Alger to Manassas Va twenty five
miles south of the old camp This makes
the first step toward the abandonment of
Camp Alger made necessary by an in
creasing epidemic of typhoid fever
MONTAUK POINT WHERE SHAFTERS ARMY WILL CAMP
EIGHTEEN CUBANS KILLED
Put to Death Because They Fought
for Spain
Cubans bring reports to Santiago of the
revolting slaughter of eighteen of their
countrymen who bore arms for Spain
The guerrilla were captured at Gibrara
and were put to death by machetes for
bearing arms against the patriots
Spain Denies Statement
The Spanish Government denies that
it has asked the King of the Belgians
to exnel Don Carlos from Belgium
llnwaiians Given a Chance
Hawaii is to have the honor of furnish
ing some of the garrison of United States
troops for those islands Maj Gen Mer
riam received word from Washington au
thorizing him to muster in a battalion of
infantry in Hawaii and to nominate offi
cers for the same
Treats His Prisoners Well
Consul Wildman at Hong Kong has
sent a dispatch to the State Department
that Aguinaldo is treating all prisoners
including monks humanely and brand
ing as false all contrary statements
MFETirKJ OS tfSNERALS SHAFFER AND TORAL AT THE CAPITULATION OF SANTIAQO
-New York Herald
TO INCREASE DEWEYS FrEET
Oregon Massachusetts and Newark
Are Likely to Be t ent
On account of their protracted stay in
equatorial waters some of the ships of
Admiral Deweys command need over
hauling and before long they must be
cleaned and otherwise put in order The
Nary Department is considering the
question of withdrawing some of Deweys
vessels to Mare Island and Port Orchard
fo dry docking and assigning other ves
sels to take their places The
MAJOR GEXEKAl JAMES F WADE
ties are that the Asiatic squadron will be
greatly increased in the number and char
acter of ships When the Spanish Gov
ernment has complied with the terms of
the United States concerning the evacua
tion of Cuba and Porto Rico there will
be no necessity of keeping so large a fleet
in West Indian waters The sending of
re enforcements to Dewey will begin as
soon as vessels have been cleaned and
oerhauled at New York Norfolk and
Port Royal The cruiser Newark and the
battleships Massachusetts and Oregon are
likely to be the selections for service on
the Asiatic station forming with the ves
sels now at Manila a powerful ileet of
four armorclads and seven other fighting
ships not including supply and dispatch
boats and the Spanish gunboats picked up
by Dewey in the Philippines
WADE MUST WAIT
Proposed Expedition to Porto Rico
Has Been Postponed
According to the present understand
ing there will be a suspension for the
present of the proposed expedition to
Torto Rico under the command of Maj
Gen Wade This statement was made
by an official at the War Department
Gen Corbin denied that any such order
had been issued in writing but it was said
by others that a verbal order thus under
stood had been repeated to officials in
charge of some of the departments One
reason given was that the removal of the
sick from Santiago was the first object
now Another reason stated was that the
peace negotiations might render unneces
sary a second Porto Iticnn expedition
3HAFTER FREED FROM BLAME
FOR BIG v30PEAN SQUADRON THIS IS A BURNING SHAME t
Horrible Treatment of Sick Soldiers
on Their Voyage to New York
New York special
There are many bright pictures in tha
present war and some unfortunately
that can create no other feeling than that
of stern condemnation Of the latter class
is the incident of the transport Concho
which reached New York with 172 in
valids from Siboney Cuba The misery
which these unfortunate men endured
during the voyage is almost incredible
Before the vessel sailed from Siboney
177 sick and wounded had been shipped
aboard and it never occurred to any one
to find out what accommodations there
were for that number Hardly had the
vessel got to sea before the men began to
suffer with seasickness and fevers of va
rious kinds Dysentery diarrhoea and
other diseases also broke out and the
vessel was a pest ship from the first day
Within twenty four hours all the ice had
been used up There was no fresh water
the water in the storage tanks being near
ly putrid and there was not sufficient dis
tilling apparatus There was not even
food for the sick to eat the vessel having
been supplied with army rations some
thing which even well men do not greatly
relish There was also a lack of sur
geons and nurses to care for the sick ami
almost no medicine to administer
From the first the men suffered horri
bly They lay in bunks between the
decks Iii a heavy atmosphere that was
almost intolerable Some had no blan
kets and none had mattresses Their com
partments after the first days sickness
were reeking with filth and the odor was
enough to sicken a healthy man Mem
bers of the Red Cross Society endeavor
ed to clean the bunks but the former
were so few and the latter so many that
on the second round the condition was as
bad as on the first and while the nurses
were thus engaged there was no one to
minister to the sick and suffering There
was not even a disinfectant on board ex
cept a few ounces of creolin and in this
foul atmosphere the men who had risked
GENERAL ADNA P CHAFFEE
their lives for their country were forced
to live or die
Before reaching Fort Monroe three had
died and this fact was reported to the
quarantine doctor early Thursday morn
ing That official could do nothing with
out hearing from Washington and he
went ashore after examining the ship to
telegraph the authorities No answer was
received The dead lay on the second
deck with the living lying around them
until Friday afternoon when the captain
went to sea and buried them in the waves
That evening another death occurred and
another sea burial Meanwhile some sup
plies had been ordered and when the Con
cho started for New York she carried a
few necessary supplies for the sick Even
then the vessel left under Government or
ders before opportunity had been given
for the purchase of many necessaries
MEN ON YALE FARE POORLY
Officer of the Ship Tells ot ttte Voyage
to Cuba
An officer attached to the auxiliary
cruiser Yale which recently sailed for
Cuba with a regiment of troops aboard
slated that the troops were detained
aboard the crowded decks for three weeks
two weeks of which time was spent after
the ship had reached Cuban waters He
said the men got soaking wet every time
it rained and were herded like sheep on
board that there was but a ton of ice
aboard which was kept for the sick and
the captains table that water was scarce
and its use restricted and that there were
sixty cases of typhoid fever aboard re
sulting in several deaths
FEVER DEATHS FORTY A DAY
Frightful Sanitary Condition of the
City of Santiago
The reports regarding the healthfulnoss
of Suntiago are not borne out by facts
There in little yellow fever among the
residents they being acclimated but oth
er diseases are causing a high death rate
The sanitary inspector has made a report
to Gov Wood which says that dysentery
and malarial fever are epidemic in the
city The deaths from these causes aver
age forty a day Under Spanish rule no
attention whatever was paid to sanita
tion
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WAR HISTORY OF A WEEK
Saturday
Madrid advices said the Spaniards are
entrenching themselves at San Juan de
Porto Rico
The Navy Department received a dis
patch from Admiral Dewey saying that
our forces may have to fight the Philip
pine insurgents owing to the attitude as
sumed by Aguinaldo their leader All
quiet at Manila Gen Merritt arrived
and assumed command of our army there
M Cambon French ambassador in
Washington on receiving President Mc
Kinleys reply to the Spanish note pre
sented credentials empowering him to act
for Spain in the matter of peace negotia
tions In consequence the terms as pro
posed by President -McKinley were dis
cussed at once and when M Cambon left
the White House terms had practically
been agreed upon
Sunday
Gen Wade relieved of the command at
Camp Thomas to lead a provisional brig
ade to Porto Rico
Retreating Spanish soldiers in Porto
Rico indulged in gross atrocities De
fenseless women and children were their
victims
Battleship Texas arrived at New York
for repairs having suffered to a consid
erable extent in the engagement vith
Cerveras fleet
Monday
Spaniards at San Juan sank a steamer
to block the entrance to the harbor
Said that President McKinley will call
an extra session of both houses of Con
gress as soon as there be peace terms for
ratification by the Senate
Lieut Richard Pearson Hobson given
a welcome at Atlanta Ga and then went
to Lithia Springs where he met his moth
er and was given a reception
Latest advices from Manila said that
Admiral Dewey had received word from
the city that the Spaniards were ready to
surrender whenever called upon to do so
A direct cable dispatch from Ponce
Porto Rico said Gen Miles troops were
gradually and cautiously making their
way northward on the military road that
extends from Ponce to San Juan Gen
Brooke arrived at Ponce
Sagasta and his cabinet held a four
hour session discussing the terms of
peace A telegram was sent to Washing
ton asking for an explanation of some
point in dispute and pending the receipt
of an answer an adjournment was taken
Tuesday
Gen Garretsons brigade arrived at
Ponce Porto Rico
Stories of outrage by retreating Span
iards in Porto Rico denied
Madrid reports 2000 Spanish volun
teers in Porto Rico surrendered to Gen
Miles
Gen John C Breckinridge arrived at
Camp Thomas Chickamauga and as
sumed command of the troops there
Arroyo and Guayama in Porto Rico
seized for the American army of inva
sion to be used as a base of supplies
Gen Garcia and his forces of Cuban in
surgents reported to have defeated Span
ish soldiers near Mayari after heavy fight
ing
Notwithstanding the apparent speedy
termination of the war preparations go
on in Washington to rush re enforcements
to Porto Rico
Gen Merritt sent a telegram to Gen
Merriam at San Francisco virtually de
claring that 30000 more troops should be
sent to Manila because of fear of trouble
with the insurgents
President McKinley received dispatches
from confidential agents in Europe
which were confirmed by advices to for
eign diplomats in Washington that Sa
gasta had decided to accept the terms of
peace proposed by the United States
Wednesday
Eighteen regiments ordered to Porto
Rico under Gen Wade
Gibora Cuba captured by troops under
Gen Gomez A dynamite gun materially
aided in the victory
M Cambon French ambassador was
in conference with the President regard
ing the terms of peace Reported that
the President denied Spains request for
modification of the terms
Manzanillo ready to surrender to Gar
cia on condition that the Spanish troops
be allowed to march out with their arms
Garcias army having captured Wayari
reported marching on Holguin
Thursday
Third Illinois regiment landed with
Gen Brooke at Arroyo and engaged in
skirmishing with the Spaniards
Gen Miles formed practically a new
plan of campaign in Porto Rico his object
being to hem in the Spanish troops at
Albonito as well as to avoid mined roads
In consequence of an appeal by the
commanding officers in our army at San
tiago the President ordered Gen Shaf
ters troops brought home as soon as pos
sible
Sagasta summoned political leaders to
a conference in Madrid presumably to
discuss the peace terms All information
as to the progress of the negotiations
withheld from the people of Spain
Friday
Captain Edgar Hubart Eighth Infan
try died of brain fever at Ponce Porto
Rico
Cape San Juan Porto Rico captured
without opposition and the American flag
raised A schooner and a sloop captured
as prizes
Sagasta issued orders to the Spaniards
in Porto Rico not to resist the Ameri
cans to the utmost He realized that San
Juan must fall and he would avoid un
necessary loss of life
Iron ore importers benefited by a
change in the eastern Cuba tariff decreed
by the cabinet The export duty on iron
repealed and a cargo tax of 20 cents a ton
one way 10 cents both ways and no
charge for vessels in ballast ordered put
in force
Notes of Current Events
Mrs Eliza Guy colored aged
102
years died at yoming Del
Strong efforts will be made to stimulate
the raising of cotton in Hawaii
A wealthy American named Reegel lost
his life on Mont Blanc by falling into the
crater
Samuel D Haynes of Maine a life con
vict and former incorrigible has become
a devout Christian
Ex Queen Liliuokalaui of Hawaii will
seek -to recover from the United States
crown lands and a large sum of money
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cattle have but one
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Native cattle- bare
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Rauire on tordon and Snake Creeks
Horses have same brandfon left thigh
A Jftcicard of 100 will be paid to any
for information leading to the arrest and
nal conviction of any person or persons steal
ing cattle with above brand
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Kennedy Neb
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