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TWENTY-FIFTH YEAR. NO. 309.
THE FEARFUL CONDITION OF THE SANTIAGO ARMY
WATER FRONT AND HARBOR, SAN JUAN
COMING TO TERMS
Apinaldo Merely Waits a Little
Glory at Manila
He Asfes 1M His Troops Be Formed Mo Regi
ments to Be Officered fey Americais.
(Gives Way to Oiir Army
SPECIAL TO THE HERALD.
MANILA BAY, July 30, via Hong Kong, Aug. 4.—Aguinaldo, the
insurgent chief, is becoming more friendly to the Americans. He has
made two propositions to Gen. Merritt, which may solve the insurgent
problem in a manner highly advantageous to the United States.
In the first place, he asks the commander-in-chief of the American
land forces to permit the rebel troops to march through the streets of
Manila when the city surrenders. Gen. Merritt appears inclined to con
sent to this. It would gratify the vanity of the natives to let them in
dulge in what will seem to them a triumphal march, as victors, through
the capital of the enemy they have been combating and besieging since
the whipping of Montijo's fleet. At the same time, the native troops oe
ing thus arrayed in line and under direct orders, may be more easily con
trolled and prevented from committing excesses.
In the second place, Aguinaldo suggests the formation of Philippine
regiments with American officers. This is considered a highly import
ant proposition, possibly the key to the whole situation throughout the
islands. The native troops would thus be constantly under the eyes and
direct orders of our men.
The American troops now occupy the trenches in front of Malate,
a suburb of Manila, which were constructed by Aguinaldo. The rebels
withdrew to let our men take their places close to the Spanish lines.
The Astor battery, supported by a battalion of the Third infantry, is now
in position at the front, its guns being planted within a thousands yards
of the Spanish lines.
Fathers Dougherty and McKinnon, the former being the chaplain on
Merritt's staff, have gone to Manila to have an interview with Nozaleda,
the archbishop of the Philippines, and to point out to him the futiltiy
of resistance to the American troops.
TWO FLOATING HOSPITALS
SAN FBANCISCO, Aug. 4.—(By the Associated Press.) Dr. W. Cor
busier, medical surveyor of the expeditionary forces for the Philippines,
has received word that the transpoits Arizona and Scandia would, when
they reach Manila, be converted into floating hospitals. This relieves
the Bed Cross society of the burden of purchasing a ship for that pur
pose, and now it will provide the stores and supplies which the govern
ment does not allow, but which are'
conducive to the comfort and the
speedy recovery of the sick.
AWAITING MERBITT'S OBDEBS
SAN FBANCISCO, Aug. 4.—Ad
vices received today at Gen. Mer
riam's headquarters are reliably
stated to have informed the general
that the secretary of war and Gen.
Merritt have not yet decided as to
the necessity of forwarding to Ma
nila troops in addition to those now
in this city waiting for transports.
These same advices intimated that if
Merritt required more men they
would be sent through the Suez ca
nal, owing to the difficulty of ob
taining vessels on this coast.
The Sick at Camp Alger
CAMP ALGER, Aug. 4.—Reports
reached Camp Alger today that the
site chosen near Manassass is as un
satisfactory as the old camp, but it
is not known whether this report is
correct.
One death resulted yesterday from
the march from Camp Alger to Burke
station, Va. Private John Hiland,
company D, Thirty-fourth Michigan,
was overcome by heat, and has since
died. The march yesterday was of a
straggling character, the men con
tinuing to arrive at Burke station
until after midnight. The men will
remain at that place until tomorrow,
in order to secure rest after yester
day's hard work.
Seventeen typhoid fever patients
were taken to the general hospital
at Fort Meyer.
A general field hospital will be es
tablished somewhere in the vicinity
of Manassas for the treatment of the
more severe cases of illness.
GENERAL LEE AND COLONEL BRYAN IN CAMP AT JACKSONVILLE
THE HERALD
OFFICERS MAKE PROTEST
Secretary Alger's Actions Cause ai In
dignation Meeting
General Shafter Appealed to —loose?elt Writes a
Letter That Gets fflm a Sharp Retake,
But It Does the Work
SPECIAL TO THE HERALD.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 4.—A1l the talk tonight is concerning the condition of the army in Santiago.
Roosevelt's letter, together with the "round robin," has opened people's eyes to the true state of affairs.
In addition, the medical department denys emphatically that it ever recommended to Secretary Alger any
ii if 1* "m ' lliinrr> Tint fn rrof +li a +vnn n q ainair
COL. THEODORE ROOSEVELT
ILCIC una juuiiliu£ ni ucauv|uaxii:i9i
and in the presence of every commanding and medical officer of the Fifth army corps, Gen. Shafter read a
cable message from Secretary Alger, ordering him, at the recommedation of Surgeon-Gen. Sternberg, to move
the army into the interior, to San Luis, where it is healthier.
As a result of the conference, Gen. Shafter will insist upon the immediate withdrawal of the army
north within two weeks.
TROOPS UNABLE TO MARCH
Maj. M. W. Wood, chief surgeon of the first division, said: "The army must be moved north," add
ing, with emphasis, "or it will be unable to move itself."
Gen. Ames has sent the following message to Washington:
"The Hon. Charles H. Allen, Assistant Secretary of the Navy: This army is incapable, because of sick
ness, of marching anywhere except to the transports. If it is ever to return to the United States it must do
so at once."
To a correspondent of the Associated Press Gen. Ames said: "If I had the power I would put the men
on the transports at once and ship them north without further orders. lam confident such action would ulti
mately be approved. A full list of the sick would mean a copy of the roster of every company here."
COL. ROOSEVELT'S LETTER
As an explanation of the situation, the following letter from Col. Theodore Roosevelt, commanding the
First volunteer cavalry, to Gen. Shafter, was handed by the latter to the correspondent here of the Associ
ated Press for publication:
"Maj.-Gen. Shafter—Sir: In a meeting of the general and medical officers, called by you at the pal
ace this morning, we were all, as you know, unanimous in view as to what should be done with the army.
To keep us here, in the opinion of every officer commanding a division or a brigade, will simply involve the
destruction of thousands. There is no possible reason for not shipping practically the entire command north
at once. Yellow fever cases are very few in the cavalry division, where I command one of the two brigades,
LOS ANGELES, FRIDAY MORNING, AUGUST 5, 1893
thing but to get the troops away
from Cuba. This statement flatly con
tradicts that made by the secretary
of war in his letter to Gen Shafter.
Alger's course is condemned on
I every hand. His excuses are caus
' ing more criticism than ever before.
Just what the outcome will be is hard
to predict, but one thing is certain:
The troops will be brought north at
once by Alger, or, in case of further
delay, by direct orders from the pres
ident to Gen. Shafter.
HOW THE TROUBLE STARTED
SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Aug. 3.—
5:30 p. m.—(Copyrighted, 1898, by
the Associated Press.—Delayed in
transmission.) Summoned by Maj.-
Gen. Shafter, a meeting was held
here this morning at headquarters.
(Continued on Page Four.)
1 GEN. WILLiM R. SHAFTER
BUILDINGS OF SAN JUAN, PORTO RICO
SCORING SHAFTER
le May Have Belayed the Peace
Negotiations
Sapsta Taking lis Time About Answering Presi
dent McHnlefs Ultimata!!— Tie Sit
uation Is Uictage<!
SPECIAL TO THE HERALD.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 4.—More complaint* affecting Shafter's meth
ods of ridding himself of sick soldiers came to Secretary Alger today.
Nearly 200 wasted, pain-racked soldiers lie in the inadequate tents of
the marine hospital service on Egmont reef. These men, 180 of whom
escaped death in the trenches, where miasma played a fatal seconitotha
Spanish Mauser, were taken aboard a quartermaster's transport, the San
tiago, and, without proper food supply or medicines, were set afloat to die
or recover how they could. One was buried in the sea. There were no
physicians assigned to their care. Drs. Guiteras and Vaughan, who were
aboard, were there as convalescents. How or why the Santiago was sent
to Tampa no one here knows. Gen. Sternberg some time ago issued pt
plicit OTders to the medical corps to send no more convalescents to sc
crn ports. A member of the medical staff said: "It is a certainty the
order for the Santiago's sailing never came from the medical staff,
ship is under direct control of the quartermaster's department, and the
orders relating to her were from headquarters or from some one dir
responsible to Gen. Shafter.
THE WORST YET TO COME
"The worst is yet to come," continued the officer. "There are tha
San Marcos, Comala and Clinto to be heard from. They are quartermas
ter's transports, also started to Tampa. They have sick men aboard also.
How many and in what condition there is no way of telling, and where
they are is a matter of doubt.
BRUTAL CARELESSNESS
One report of the voyage received here warmly criticises the war de
partment. Said a department official: "The brutal carelessness of the
commander-in-chief who would send out a load of convalescents, as Gen.
Shafter did, is something unheard of in the American army up to thi»
time. If it was not done under his direct orders, he is cleared of the
charge of unfeelingness, to stand convicted of incompetency. He should
know these things."
A BAD, BAD BREAK
Gen. Shafter received another smart rebuke from the war depart
ment today. Like a bear in training, he received more cuffs than ginger-
= j bread, more reprimands than adula-
I tions. It is feared he has given out
j such information as may cause a
I break in peace negotiations. Shaf«
I ter has made an error from the de
| partmental standpoint which is un
forgivable, in permitting the prest
to carry the request of Col. Boose
velt and other officers for transport
ation to more salubrious camps. The
communication was turned over to
the press by Gen. Shafter. and was
today published, to the dismay of
the administration. It is regarded
at the White House and war depart
ment as simple imbecility, as it will
have a direct tendency to lead the
Spanish to believe that the United
States desires peace more than the
enemy. "If our peace negotiations
were not so well along," said a mem
ber of the secretary's office, "this pub
lication might protract hostilities for
some months. Very little encourages
the Spanish greatly. Shafter needs
a personal censor."
Secretary Alger sent Gen. Shafter
a brief but forcible suggestion that
the matters set forth in the commu
nication and the transportation of
troops northward might well and
easily have been settled without
{taking the entire world into confi
dence.
WON'T BE HUSTLED
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| Twelve Ppges
PRICE FIVE CENTS
LONDON, Aug. s.—(By the Asso*
ciated Press.) The Madrid corre
spondent of the Times says:
"Though peace is regarded as as
sured, it may not be obtained so earlj]
as generally expected. Senor Sagas
ta objects to being hustled, and in*
sists on everything being done in sj
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