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The News and Observer. O O* voii. XlilV. NO. 120. mm all warn mooia hues i ieis mi oiiilmii. CUBANS ABE DIFICULT TO RESTRAIN Present Situation Full of Difficulty and Future Dark, Owing to Cu bans' Disposition to Ignore Amenities of Modern Warfare* A MILITARY REGIME WILL BE NECESSARY To Restrain the Rapacity of the Cubans and Meet the Re sponsibilities we have Assumed to Civilization, we Shall Doubtless have to Maintain this Govern ment for Some Time Even After the Conquest ofCuba is Consummated, MODIFICATIONS IN PORTO RICAN PLAN Convoys are to be Used Contrary to Tirst Inten tions. Through Failure to Receive Orders Gen. Miles did not Leave Siboney at Time j Specified, but is Probably on his Way to j Porto Rico Now. Bids are to be Opened to day for Transporting Troops of Toral to Spain. Auxiliary Craft are Moving in Large Nunbers from Atlantic to Cuban Ports Where they are to Perform Blockade Duty, Relieving Samp" son’s Fleet for Duty at Porto Rico and Coast of Spain. Washington. P. C., July 19. of a failure on the part of (tenoral Miles j to reeeive the orders the President pro-. pared late yesterday, to take command j of the military expedition against Porto i Rico, that officer did not depart as was j expected from Siboney. The mistake I was soon corrected this morning. how- j ever, and as a result of some short telegraphic correspondence that followed during the day it was gathered at the department that the Yah' would start to-night. Contrary to the first intentions, end probably without General Miles' seeking, the Yale is to he convoyed by several vessels that Admiral Samp son has been instructed to select from among the vessels of his fleet. This may refcult in delaying General Miles’ progress somewhat, as none of the ves sels with Sampson is able to keep pace with tho Yale. Nevertheless there is no doubt that the General will reach Porto Rico before the detachment of troops from Charleston. War Department officials feel that they are fully justified in their decision to retain practically all of Shatter’s army at Santiago by the press reports that reached them to-day indicating the growth of serious friction between the American forces and the Cuban troops growing out of the latter’s exclusion from Santiago by General Shaffer’s or ders. It is felt now that the garrison originally proposed, two immune regi ments, would have been unite insuffi ei< nt to meet an outside Spanish force that might come from Holguin or Man zanillo and also to restrain the rapacity of tin* Cubans. It is realized that the present situation is full of difficulty, and the future is dark owing to the disposi tion evidenced by the Cubans to or refuse to be bound by the amenities of modern warfare. This first symptom of friction has suggested to the officials innumerable difficulties that will arise in the future. Os course it would seem To be only politic now to avoid any open rupture with the Cubans, provided they can be kept in leash and not involve the 1 I’nited States in the disgrace' that would follow the sacking of helpless eommnni- i ties, but it begins to appear that for ! some time to come, and even after the I conquest of Cuba is complete the United States must maintain there a military government in order to meet the respon sibilities which it has assumed to the civilized world. The personnel of the Porto Rican ex pedition having been left in a large measure in the* hands of General Brooke it is not possible yet to give an accurate roster of the organizations that will enter into it. The President announced privately to day that no date of departure of the troops to be sent from Chiekamauga to Porto Rico had been fixed, but lie e:-.- peeted they would leave in about one week from to-morrow. He is awaiting a detailed report from General Brooke recommending what troops and should be sent from Chiekamauga. The present plan is stated to be to embark them at Newport News or Norfolk and those* at Tampa either there or at Key West. ) Admiral Si /son lots received final orders from t # Navy Department as to the part the American Hect is to take in the campaign against Porto Rico. They are based on the view that ihc campaign is .essentially an army move ment. the* duties of the* n i\y being to lend every support and assistance to tin* land operations. The Admiral is in structed to aid the army movements by dispatching convoys when required, and bv covering the landing of troops. As there is no Spanish fleet in San Juan harbor or other Forto Rican ports, the navy lias a limited field of operation. The reduction of the harbor fortifica tions will lie flu* main wont, but this mul all other operations of the fleet will be supplementary to the train op erations conducted by the aimy. The strategists, military and navat. are] agreed in the view that the taking of Forto Rico is primarily a military under-] , taking, and Admiral Sampson’s orders! are on these lines. ] The Navy Department is rapidly inov-, ing the large fleet of iuxdiary craft, made up of merchant ships, large ocean going yachts, tugs, etc., from Atlantic coast points to Cuban waters, where they will be placed on blockade duty, thus re leasing the larger ships for more activ** duty at Forto Rico and the coast of Spain. Three of these smaller craft were sent south today, and most all of, them w ill lie on the way within a week, j stopping only long enough at Norfolk to have their batteries strengthened. When tin* war broke out a large num ber of these auxiliary craft were pur chased. They have been distributed along the coast from Maine to Florida. j at some forty or more points, making an j effective coast patrol. Then* is felt to ; be no further ikssl of this patrol, so: j that with the exception of a few import j ant points the auxiliary craft will be withdrawn for service in Cuba. Bids will be opened tomorrow in New ] York in the presence of Colonel Decker. I chief of the Transportation Bureau of j tin* W i r Department, for the conveyance home to Spain of the Spanish army can- ] ttired by General Shatter. Meanwhile in 1 advance of the opening a bid has come to the Department from one of flu* big foreign steamship linos proposing to car ry 1 S.OftO men from Santiago to Cadiz for the lump sum of 125.000 pounds. I Any increase of diminution in the mini- ■ her will be charged for in the same pro-j portion. This bid is being held up sub ject to tin* formal opening fomorow. RELATIONS ARE STRAINED. Garcia’s Troops Refusing Either to Work or Fight Held in Contempt By the Americans. (Copyright by the Associated Press.) j Santiago de Cuba. July IS. 0 p. m., via Kingston, Jamaica. July 19. 9:10 aJ m.—Strenuous efforts to prevent the; spread of infectious diseases among the' American troops in front of Santiago do ( übn, were made so soon as tin* city sur rendered, and for the* past 150 hours our soldiers have been sent as rapidly as pos- 1 sil.le to the* hills, not far from the city. I where the new camps have been estah-l lishod. Everything possible is being done to! improve the sanitary condition of the camps, especially in the case of the I troops which are expected to take part! in the expedition to Porto Rico. Os the! regiments here only those which are not in the slightest degree infected will be! allowed to go to Porto Rico. 'Flu* others will remain here for tin* present, en-j camped on the high ground north of San tiago. Two immune regiments from, j New Orleans and Mobile arc* expected I ! here daily, and upon their arrival they! j will he sent to the city. The physical condition of our troops i is not considered serious, now that the*! j number of eases of fever is growing less j ad the time, and it is believed the disease I will disappear with the removal id’ the j soldiers to healthier localities, and the ! extra precautions which are living taken General Wheeler’s cavalry division i I practically free from sickness, and prob i ably will be* allowed to go to Porto Rico i to take part in the campaign. A fact which is impressed more and j more every day upon the* American otTi | ■ j vcts and men is the increasing strained) ! tclations between the Americans and . General Garcia's Cuban soldiers. In j deed the situation lots now reached it ■ j point w here there is practically no com i niunication between the armies, and ' their relations border on those of hos . tilit.v. rather than the relations which | one would suppose should exist between j them. : MUTTER INKS AMONG CUBANS. J Alter < Jeneral Shafter announced his decision not to let the Cuban Junta en ter the city of Santiago, deep muttering were heard among General Garcia’s men . J It was evident that the Cubans were i greatly disappointed at the step taken . by tin* American commander, for they had confidently counted upon having; Santiago turned over to them to loot and [ plunder, its they had in succession sack |ed Baiquiri. Siboney stud El Canoy i' Consequently their disappointment wa RALEIGII, N. C., WEDNESDAY MORNING, JULY 20, 18!>8. keen when they ascertained that they were not to ho permitted to take posses sion of the city upon General Toml’s surrender. On I*'ri«lay last Castillo, a brother of General Demetrius Castillo, went to General Shatter’s headquarters in order to ascertain the cause of this, to the Cubans, inexplicable resolution. ‘•Why is Santiago to remain in the hands of our enemies,” he asked. “The Spaniards are not our enemies, replied General Shatter. “We are fight ing the soldiers of Spain, but wo have no desire to despoil her citizens. No Cuban will lie allowed to enter the city, nor will any American soldier. The government of the city is a matter for the people of the city to decide. When tin* American army leave it. 1 presume it will be turned over to you. but not until then.' Castillo, who came direct from General Garcia’s camp, did not attempt to con ceal his chagrin. The Cuban soldiers now fully realize that there is a rising sentiment against them in the army. They hear nothing but words of scorn from our men as they pass, lugging their bacon and hard tack into the woods. Even our officers no longer conceal their disgust for their al lies. and i1 is understood that the warm friendship displayed toward them at first has now turned into contempt, for the Cubans have neither fought nor worked. The correspondent of tin* Associated Press who sends this dispatch saw a group of Cubans refuse point blank t<> aid in building roads, and. during the two days’ heavy lighting, while they were loitering in the rear, our surgeons sought in vain to secure assistance from them, even to cut poles for improvised litters for our wounded. Hundreds of such instances are being told around the camp tires, until the name of Cuban is usually wreathed with camp profanity, and very rarely is a kind word spoken of them. In fact, in some quarters there is a disposition to prophe sy an early collision between our men and the Cubans. GARCIA SHOW’S RESENTMENT. General Shatter yesterday morning sent an invitation to General Garcia to attend the ceremony of raising the Atnori can flag over Santiago, but, the Cuban general showed his resentment, by send ing a reply which amply confirmed the course which he and his ragged, ignorant soldiers have followed during the weeks of hard fighting and campaigning which hive resulted in the fall of Santiago. Ho declined the invitation, said he hated Ihc Spaniards and added, that he did not want to lie u her any of them were, Since ilia* time the Cubans have re mained in their camp eating American rations, and our troops have had no .communication with them. The question has arisen between the army and navy officials as to tin* dispo sition to be made of the half a dozen large Spanish merchant steamers which were in the harbor of Santiago at the time of the surrender. Rear Admiral Sampson arrived in the harbor today on the \ ixen and claimed the steamers were prizes of the navy. He was als<i de sirous of placing prize crews on hoard of them. General Shaffer, however, re fused to recognize Admiral Sampson's claim. lb* declared the steamers with everything else in Santiago had surren dered to him. The question apparently is still undecided. But. at any rate, the Admiral returned to bis flagship without having distributed prize crews among the merchantmen, and the latter are still in possession of the army. THE GERMAN PRESS VEERS. It Has Turned, and it is Now Favoring the T’nited States. Berlin, July It). —The Vossische Zeitung. in a much discussed article pre faced by the statement that some rectifi cation is needed of tin- errors regarding German feeling toward Americans, as serts that the unfriendly sentiments are fostered by the interested English press. It proceeds to declare that Germany has always stood by America and re minds the Americans of Germany's attitude during the Civil War. On the other hand it says Germany lias suffered many petty annoyances from Spain, still she can not help her admiration of Spanish valor. The article reflects the general veering of tin* press in favor of the United States. CHANGE IN ATTITUDE. Washington, D. C., July It).—lt is not stated officially, but there is good reason to believe that either through Ambassa dor White at Berlin or the representa tive of the German Government here the State Department lias received as surances as to the attitude of Germany toward the Philippines that lias in a large measure removed tin* grave appre hensions heretofore entertained till Germany would offer obstacles to the ex ecution of our plans. THE PENNSYLVANIA SAILS. She Carries Nearly Fifteen Hundred Troops to the Philippines. San Francisco. Cal., July 11). -The transport steamer Pennsylvania, sailed to-day for the Philippines. The Penn sylvania carried nearly 1.000 men, in cluding tin* First .Montana regiment and “tin recruits for the First California vol unteers now at Manila. The troops will he under command of Colonel Kessler. PIERCE SWOOP OF IRE EAGLE The Little Gunboat Destroys the San Domingo. EAGLE’S WEAK BATTERY DIFFFEFNCF 1 ’FTWFFN SPAMSII AND AMERICAN SPIRIT. THE EAGLE FIRED SEVENTY SHOTS And Nearly All of Ihem Took Effec 1 . The San Domingo Burned Three Days ard was Left a Charred and Smoking Wreck. Key West. Fla.. July 11).—The Span ish trans-Atlantic liner San Domingo, of o.ritlO tons, was totally destroyed by the little* auxiliary gunboat Eagle, on July 12th, off Cape Francis. This intelligence was brought here to-day by the Nash ville, which came up after the attack and found the Spanish ship burned and smashed on the reefs. The affair otters a striking commentary on the difference between American and Spanish spirit. The San Domingo had two five-inch guns mounted and loaded, her magazines were open, and it only remained to train her guns and tire them to blow the Eagle out of the sea. But the latter with her comparatively feeble battery of six-pounders, steamed to within two miles of the enemy and pounded shot after shot into her until she turned, and in a desperate attempt to get into tin* narrow channel, ground ed on Hu* reef without having tried to return the American fire. Seventy shots were fired by the Eagle, and nearly all took effect. When the Spanish ship went ashore a river steamer came out and took off her officers and crew. Then the Eagle sent a crew to board her, and there were shouts of surprise when the big guns were discov ered. Sfce also carried in her hold two twelve inch guns. The cargo was largely of grain and food supplies. Fifty head of cattle were penned on the decks. She had been drawing twenty-four feet of water, and went aground in twenty. The Eagle's men decided that slit* was too far gone to be floated, and after shooting the cat tle they' set fire to her and watched her destruction. The same river steamer again ran out to try to get off some of the cargo, but was baffled by the liames. The San I >o mingo burned for three days, and was left a charred ami misshapen wreck. She was om* of the best steamers of the enemy, and had been used as an auxil iary cruiser. With tin* Montevideo, she slipped out of Havana harbor and got away about a mouth ago when the blockade had been weakened by utilizing tin* ships of the station as convoys for troopships to Santiago. THE DIXIE A HOLY TERROR. Chases Gunboats, Knocks Over Block houses. Captures Frizes and Kills Spaniards Galore. Key West. Fla., July 10. —'The Mary land Naval Reserves on the gunboat Dixie, under command of Commander Davis, art* doing lively skirmish work on tin* south coast of Culm, killing Span iards. chasing gunboats, toppling over blockhouses and capturing prizes. The Dixie left the main body of tile fleet about June 20th, and took a block ading station between Cape Cruz and the Isle of Fines. The first tiling site did was to destroy a block house at the mouth of Sail Juan river. The same day slu* drew in to inflict a like punish ment on another block house at the mouth of Guanayara river not far from tin* first. As she approached, a dozen or more Spaniards were seen to run into the block house, apparently with the in tent ion of firing upon her. The Dixie pumped two or three six inch shells at it, struck it fairly, and the block house was soon out of commission. No Span iards emerged from the house. At this point three Cubans were taken aboard and they informed Commander Davis that his guns had done better ser vice than he hail thought, as tin* two destroyed block houses had long pre vented communication between the in sTfrgents on tin* opposite side of Trin idad. The Dixie then proceeded to Cnsibla. the seaport for Trinidad, where she en countered two Spanish gunboats. One was flu* Fernando el Catolico, said to have been a new boat in tin* last wav, but now apparently carrying only one gun. The enemy made frantic efforts to reach the Dixie with this, but came no nearer than half a mile. Finally the Dixie put a shell straight at the solitary gun and sent if skyward. This was done at a range of -4,000 yards. In addition to dismounting the gun, the upper works of the Spaniard were badly damaged. The other gunboat was not identified. She too. fired at tin* Dixie, hut fell short by 400 yards. A few six inch shells, though they did not reach her, served as a sufficient warning to silence her. Incidentally the Dixie also routed a body of Spanish cavalry at San Juan de Culm a day or two before the Florida and Fantn expeditions attempted a landing there. A few days later she captured the Three Bells and the Fil grim, prize schooners, brought hire yesterday after a hazadous trip. Santiago is a Pest Hole One of the Greatest Feyer Breeding Centres of the World —Its Choking Stenches — Ripe for an Epidemic. THE NUMBER OF TROOPS SURRENDERED BY TORAL They are 22,789 Men--Surrendered Arms and Ammuni tion Coming in—Precautions to Prevent Spread of Disease—Shafterwants Immunes Hurried For ward—Cadiz Fleet Sighted off Coast of 1 unis—Spain Still Hopes on— Peace Seems Further Off. Santiago, July 18.—-Via Kingston. Ja maica, July 19. —(12 m.) —General Shaf ter has had a thorough examination made of the sanitary condition of Santiago. The work was done by Dr. Goodfellow, of the General's staff, and by a civilian physician, Dr. Orlando Duiker. They find that although there are present but six eases of yeljow fever in the city, iu addition to two suspects, the town is ripe for an epidemic, Santiago and Rio Ja neiro are considered the greatest fever breeding centers in the world. This town lacks every sanitary feature at its best, and now, after two months’ siege, leav ing it dirty and repellent, it is a veritable pest hole. The awful stenches that arise from the streets stagger and choke one. The city of Santiago is a typical trop ical place, with narrow, crooked streets and low. one-storied dwellings and stores. Many of the houses are stuccoed and painted with startling colors, sky blue and vivid shades of green predominating. These, with the rod tiles of the roofs and tho quaint verandas, show evidence < i past pieturosqueness. but everything is now in a state of dilapidation and decay and the city is hut a shadow of its for mer self. The majority of the houses are absolute ruins and public squares, once green with fountains playing in their centre, are now neglected. But here and there, through the open doors of more pretentious dwellings, one meets with tin* vision of an nj>en court tilled with palms, brilliant lined parinei nas and other flowering trees and plants. It is like brief glimpses of a happy past long gone. There is no sewerage sys tem. The city drainage runs, is all from the surface into the harbor, and the low er part of tin* city through which much "*■ the drainage runs. especially from tin* poor quarters around the bull ring to the northwest of the city, is tin* seeding centre of malaria, typhoid and other low fevers. LEPERS IN THE STREETS. I here are four hospitals in the city, the civil hospital, presided over by the Sisters of Charity, and the Military. Mercedes and Conchas hospitals. in these hospitals are 1,717 patients, which is a comparatively small number, con sidering the lack of food and long siege. It must be remembered that the recon c< n tin does were never admitted to the hospitals, and when the notifications of the proposed bombardment by our bat teries wore received, every patient who could stagger out was driven into the streets. Twenty lepers who were in the Civil hospital were turned into the streets, and they have been roaming them ever since. 'Fhe largest number of patients is in the Military hospital where there are 37 wounded Spanish officers and 131 wounded soldiers and sailors. In addi tion there are hundreds of eases of ma laria and dysentery, aud six eases of yel low fever. The sailors were wounded in tin* battle ol July Ist and 2nd. They were disem barked front tin' ships of Admiral Cer ' era s fleet in order to assist iu resisting! the attack of the American troops Gy land. These sailors say that when the Spanish fleet sailed out of tin* harbor, halt ol tin' sailors and marines on hoard had been fighting and working in the trenches ashore for IS hours previously. Admiral Cervera. they also assert, sa crificed his fleet in obedience to the pop ular clamor, both in Spain and Cuba, in cluding Santiago, that In* should give l battle to the American fleet. ROSTER OF PRISONERS. Washington. D. (\, July 19.—The Mar Department has received a dis patch dated yesterday front (Jeneral Shafter, saying that the roster of prison ers was handed in yesterday afternoon by General Torsi I, and that the total is 22,789 men. HURRY FORWARD IMMUNES. Shafter Taking Every Precaution to Prevent Spread of Sickness. Washington. D. C., July 19.—General Shafter has asked the War Department to hurry forward the regiments of im miines for service at Santiago city and vicinity, in order that there may be a minimum of danger of further infection of our troops from the fever which pre vails at Santiago. Secretary Alger said this afternoon that it is probable lhal tin* total mini-1 her of Spanish soldiers who will have I to he transported to Spain will reach | the 25.000 estimated by General Shatt er, as Toral’s reports did not cover quite | THIRD EDITION: v? PRICE FIVE CENTS. till the soldiers who would he turned over The Secretary says the military gover nor of Santiago had not yet been defin itely selected. ARMS COMING IN. Washington, IT. C„ July 19.—The War Department at 3 o’clock, posted the fol lowing bulletin: “Playa, 9:47 a. ni.—lleadqunrters near Santiago, July 19. "Adjutant General, Washington, D. ('.: ‘My ordnance officer reports over ten thousand rifles sent in, and about 10,- 900,000 rounds of ammunition. Send officers and troops to-morrow to receive surrender of interior garrisons. About 2,000 at these places. Will send officers to receive surrender of garrison at Guantanamo, Baracoa and Sagtta de T«i n a mo. (Signed.) “SHA FTER, ‘‘Major General.” THE PELAYO DAMAGED. Admiral Camara’s Fleet Sighted Off Coast of Tunis. Marseilles. July 19.—A steamer which Inis just arrived here reports having sighted on July Kith, off the const of Tunis, the Spanish fleet, commanded by Admiral Camara. As the steamer pass ed the battleship Pelnyo, a column of smoke suddenly issued from her. and from the fact that a cruiser had to take the Pelayo in tow, it is evident that the most powerful warship of Spain dins been damaged. NOT READY FOR PEACE YET. Spain Hits Hopes Still—Toral May Be Courtmart iaied. Madrid, July 19.—10 p. m.—The pa - pers announce that the Cabinet council yesterday was occupied with the capitu lation of Santiago de Cuba. Ministers expressed surprise that (Jeneral Toral had included the whole military division of the province in the surrender, and Captain General Blanco has been asked to send details. When these have been received, the question of it court martial of General Toral w ill he submitted. El Imparcial learns from several mem bers of the Cabinet that in their opinion for Spain to sue for peace would he an avowal that she is vanquished. More over, they believe that till' United States, flattered by the triumph at Santiago, would only consent to peace on unequal terms, and that therefore it is preferable to continue the war in the hope of re conquering a portion of the lost terri tory. “As the government makes no sign, it can only he supposed,” says El lm patvial. “that the Ministers disagree on the question.” Some papers believe that a reconstruc tion of the Cabinet is imminent. REI) CROSS SUPPLIES. 'Flic Frightful Want and Suffering »t Santiago. (Copyright 1898 by Associated Press.) Santiago de Cuba, July IS.—Via Kings ton. Jamaica, July 19. (Tuesday noon.) 'l. e Red Cross Sss-iety's steamer State of Texas arrived yesterday afternoon itt 0 o’clock ami this morning at daybreak 80 stevedores began to unload the steam er. She had 1,400 tons of provisions on hoard. The distribution began at 3 o’clock, al lowing a pound and a half of rations to each citizen. When the unloading began crowds of half-starved citizens rushed to the dock, fighting, trampling one another under foot, breaking o|ien tin* eases and stealing the supplies. Finally a picket <>f troops was placed on the wharf, refusing admittance to any one. 'Fhe water supply of the city, which was cut off on July 3, above El (’alley by General Garcia’s troops, leaving the town without watef. will be turned mi again tonight. Ail the liquor stores, wholesale and re tail ars closed under General Shatter’s orders. 'Flu* ruin and want of the city is almost inconceivable. Twenty-five Cubans, tmlitical prison ers. are still in tin* local jail, but a re port has been submitted on the subject by Cuban residents to Genera! McKib btn. the temporary military governor, and their release is expected. Admiral Sampson, accompanied bv Commodore Schley and the marine staff, landed at 9 o’clock this morning from the Vixen and met the municipal officers of Santiago.
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