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WILMINGTON, N. C, FRIDAY JULY 22, 1893.
$1.00 PER YEAR.
VOL. XXXI. NO. 58.
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SANTIAGO'S BOOM
Remarkable Change in the Condition of Af
fairs Since the Surrender
THE CITY TAKING ON NEW LIFE
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The Stores Opening Merchants Displaying Wares for Sale Gladly
Accepting American Money Vessels Discharging Goods Food
Furnished the Destitute Industries Resumed Friendly
Intercourse Between the Soldiers Our Troops
Moving to the Hills Yellow Fever Under
ControlCompliments to Our Troops
(Copyright by Associated Press.) '
(,'anip McCalla, July 18, 7 p. m., via
Playa del Kste, Guantanamo I Jay. A
launch from the Marblehead went up
the bay this afternoon to Verticaya
del Toro, opposite Cairnanera, and
gave formal notice to the Spanish com
mander of the surrender of General
Tumi's troops, together with tlie con
ditions of capitulation of Santiago. A
limited time was fixed for hauling
down tiie Spanish Hag over Caiman
era. The officer gave notice that if the
Spanish gunboat Sandoval was disa
bled in any way, or if any arms, am
munition, public building or barracks
at Cairnanera, or CJuantanarno were
destroyed, the Spaniards would not be
treated as prisoners of war. The Hag
was hauled down this afternoon.
From Spanish sources it is learned
that the total force in CJuantanarno
and Cairnanera is about 5,000, of which
number, however, only about 3,000 are
fit for service, the others disabled by
sickness and wounds.
Tomorrow steps will be taken for
a formal surrender. What disposition
will be made of the prisoners has not
yet been determined because of the
presence of yellow fever among them.
A rigid quarantine will be maintained,
and it is probable that transports for
the removal of prisoners will be sent
up the bay and loaded there, instead
of having the prisoners marched down
here.
Washington, July 19. The war de
partment at 3 o'clock posted the fol
lowing bulletin:
"Headquarters, Near Santiago,
"July 19.
'Adjutant General, Washington, D. C:
"My ordnance officer reports over
10,000 riiles sent in and about 10,000,000
rounds of ammunition. I will send offi
cers and troops tomorrow to receive
surrender of interior garrisons about
2,000 at these places. I will send offi
cers to receive surrender of garrisons
at Guantanamo, Baracoa and Sagua
de Tanamo. W. R. SHAFTER,
"Major General."
The war department has received a
dispatch dated yesterday from Gen
eral Shafter, saying that the roster of
prisoners was handed in yesterday af
ternoon by General Toral and that
the total is 22,789 men.
General Shafter has asked the war
department to hurry forward the reg
iments of immunes for service at San
tiago city and vicinity in order that
there may be a minimum of danger
of further infection of our troops from
the fever which prevails at Santiago.
Secretary Alger said this afternoon
that it is probable that the total num
ber of Spanish soldiers who wrill have
to be transported to Spain will reach
the 25.000. estimated by General Shaf
ter, as Toral's report did not cr jr
quite all the soldiers who would be
turned over. The secretary says the
military governor of Santiago had not
yet been definitely selected.
SANITARY PRECAUTIONS.
(Copyright by Associated Press.)
Santiago de Cuba, July 18, 6 p. m.,
via Kingston, Ja., July 19, 9:10 a. m.
Strenuous efforts to prevent the spread
of infectious diseases among the Amer
ican troops in front of Santiago de
Cuba were made so soon as the city
surrendered, and for the past thirty
six hours our soldiers have been sent
as rapidly as possible to the hills
north of the city, where new camps
have been established.
Everything possible is being done to
improve the sanitary condition of the
camps, especially in the case of troops
which are expected to take part in
the expedition to Porto Rico. Of the
regiments here only those which are
not in the slightest degrees infected
will be allowed to go to Porto Rico.
The others will remain here for the
present, encamped on the high ground
north of Santiago. The immune regi
ments from New Orleans and Mobile
are expected here daily and upon their
arrival they will be sent to the city.
The physical condition of our troops
not considered serious, now that the
number of cases of fever is growing
less all the time, and it is believed
the disease will disappear with the re
moval of the soldiers to healthier lo
calities and the extra precautions
which are being taken.
General Wheeler's division is prac
tically free from sickness, and proba
"bly will be allowed to go to Porto Rico
to taXe part in the campaign.
ALMOST HOSTILE ATTITUDE OF
CUBANS.
A fact which is impressed more and
more every day upon the American
officers and men is the increasing
strained roations between the Ameri
cans and (General Garcia's soldiers. In
deed the situation has now reached a
point where there is practically no
communication between the armies,
and their relations border on those of
hcs-tility rather than the relations
which one would suppose should exist
between allies.
After General Shatter anounced his
decision not to let the Cuban junta
enter the city of Santiago, deep mut-
terings were heard among General
Garcia's men. It was evident that the
Cubans were greatly disappointed at
the step taken by the American com
mander, for they had confidently
counted upon having Santiago turned
over to them to loot and plunder, as
they had in succession sacked Nai
quiri, Siboney and El Caney. Conse
quently, their disappointment was keen
when they ascertained that they were
not to be permitted to take possession
of the city upon General Toral's sur
render. On Friday last Castillo, a brother of
General Demetrius Castillo, went to
General Shafter's headquarters in or
der to ascertain the cause of this, to
the Cubans, in explicable resolution.
"Why is Santiago to remain in the
hands of our enemies," he asked.
"The Spaniards are not our ene
mies," replied General Shafter. "We
are fighting to soldiers of Spain, but
we have no desire to despoil her citi
zens. No Cuban will be allowed to
enter the city nor will any American
soldier. The government of the city is
a matter for the people to decide.
When the American army leaves it, I
presume it will be turned over to you,
but not until then."
CONTEMPT AND DISGUST FOR
THE CUBANS.
Castillo, who came direct from Gen
eral Garcia's camp, did not attempt
to conceal his chagrin. The Cuban sol
diers now fully realize that there is a
rising sentiment against them in the
army. They hear nothing but wTords
of scorn from our men as they pass,
lugging their bacon and hard tack into
the woods. Even our officers no lon
ger conceal their disgust for their al
lies, and it is understood that the
warm friendship displayed toward
them at first has now turned into con- (
tempt; for the Cubans have neither
fought nor worked. The correspondent
of the Associated Press who sends this
dispatch, saw a group of Cubans re
fuse point blank to aid in building
roads, and during the two days' heavy
fighting, while they were loitering in
the rear, our surgeons sought in vain
to secure assistanceu from them, even
to cut poles for improvised litters for
our wounded. Hundreds of such in
stances are being told around the
campfires until the name of Cuban is
usually wreathed with camp profan
ity, and very rarely is a kind word
spoken of them. In fact, in some quar
ters there is a disposition to phophesy
an early collision between our men
and the Cubans.
GARCIA SHOWS HIS RESENTMENT
General Shafter yesterday morning
sent an invitation to General Garcia
to attend the ceremony of raising the
American flag over Santiago, but the
Cuban general showed his resentment,
by sending a reply which amply con
firmed the course which he and his
ragged, ignorant soldiers have follow
ed during the weeks of hard fighting
and campaigning which have resulted
in the fall of Santiago. He declined
the invitation, said he hated the Span
iards and added that he did not want
to be where any of them were.
Since that time the Cubans have re
mained in their camps, eating Amer
ican rations and our troops have had
no communication with them.
SHAFTER DENIES SAMPSON'S
CLAIMS.
The question has arisen between the
army and navy officials as to the dis
position to be made of the half dozen
large Spanish merchant steamers
which were in the harbor of Santiago
at the time of the surrender. Rear
Admiral Sampson arrived in the city
today, on the Vixen, and claimed the
steamers were prizes of the navy. He
also was desirous of placing prize
crews on board of them. General
Shafter, however, refused to recognize
Admiral Sampson's claim. He declar
ed the steamers with everything else
in Santiago had surrendered to him.
The question, apparently, is still unde
cided. But at any rate, the admiral
returned to his flagship without hav
ing distributed prize crews among the
merchantment, and the latter are still
in possession of the army.
SANITARY CONDITION OF SAN
TIAGO. General Shafter has had a thorough
examination made of the sanitary con
dition of Santiago. The work was done
by Dr. Goodfellow, of the general's
staff, and by a civilian physician. Dr.
Orlando Dwiker. They find that al
though there are at present but six
cases of yellow fever in the city, in
addition to two suspects, the town is
ripe for an epidemic. Santiago and Rio
Janeiro are considered the greatest
fever breeding centres in the world.
This town lacks every sanitary fea
ture at its best, and now, after two
months' of siege, leaving it dirty and
repellant, it is a veritable pest hole.
The awful stenches that arise from
the streets stagger and choke one.
A HOTBED OF DISEASE.
The city of Santiago is a typical
tropical place, with narrow, crooked
streets and low, one-storied dwellings
and stores. Many of the houses are
stuccoed and painted with startling
colors, skyblue and vivid shades of
! green predominating . Theee, with the
' red tiles of the roofs and the quaint ve-
randas, show evidence of past pictur
esqueness. But everything is now in
a state of dilapidation and decay and
the city is but a shadow of its for
mer self.
The majority of the houses are ab
solute ruins, and the 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 the vision of an open court
filled with palms, brilliant hued pou-
fhtanns and ntVir flnffprlnp' tree5 and
plants. It is like brief glimpses of a'
hnnnv nftct lone- enno. Thw is no
sewerage. The drainage is all from the
surface into the harbor, and the lower
part of the city, through which much
of the drainage runs, especially from
the poor quarter around the bullring
to the northwest of the city is the !
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seeding centre of malaria, typhoid
and other low fevers.
There are four hospitals in the city,
the civil hospital, presided over by the
Sisters of Charity, and the military, j
the Mercedes, and the Conchas pos- i
pitals. In these hospitals are 1,747
patients, which is a comparatively j
small number, considering the lack of j
food and long siege. It must be re- ,
membered that the reconcentrados
were never admitted to the hospitals
.nd when the notifications of the pro- j
osed bombardment by our batteries ;
were received, every patient who could j
stagger out was driven into the I
streets.
LEPERS IN THE STREETS.
Twenty lepers, who were in the civil
hospital, were turned into the streets
and they have been roaming them ever
since. The largest number of patients
are in the military hospital, where
there are thirty-seven wounded Span
ish officers and 431 wounded soldiers
and sailors. In addition, there are
hundreds of cases of malaria and
dysentery and six cases of yellow fe
ver. The sailors were wounded in the bat
tle of July 1st and 2nd. They were
disembarked from the ships of Ad
miral Cervera's fleet in order to assist
in resisting the attack of the Ameri
can troops by land. These sailors say
that when the Spanish fleet sailed out
of the harbor half of the sailors and
marines on board had been fighting
and working in the trenches ashore
for forty-eight hours previously. Ad
miral Cervera, they also assert, sacrl
ficed his fleet in obedience to the pop
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battle to the American fleet.
(Copyright by Associated Press.)
Santiago de Cuba, July 18, via Kings
ton, Jamaica, July 19, 11:15 a. m. The
events preceding the hoisting of the J
American flag over the governor's pal
ace here, were full of interest.
Shortly after 6 o'clock on Monday
morning Lieutenant Crook, of Gen
eral Shafter's staff, entered the city
and all the arms in the arsenal were
turned over to him. The work of re
moving the mines which obstructed
navigation at the entrance of the har
bor had been progressing all night.
At about 7 o'clock General Toral, the
Spanish commander, sent his sword to
General Shafter as evidence of his
submission, and at 8:45 o'clock all the !
general officers and their staffs assem
bled at General Shafter's headquarters
Each regiment was drawn up along
the crest of the heights.
General Shafter and his generals, I
with mounted escorts of 100 picked
men of the Second cavalry, then rode
over our trenches to the onen Ground
at the foot of the hill on the main road
to Santiago, midway to the then de-
serted Spanish works. There they were
met by General Toral and his staff, all
in full uniform and mounted, and a
select detachment of Spanish troops.
What followed took place in full view
of our troops. The scene was pictu
resque and dramtic. General Shafter,
with his generals and staffs, grouped
immediately in the rear, and with the
troops of cavalrymen with drawn sa
bres, advanced to meet the vanquish
ed foe.
After a few words of courteous
greeting, General Shafter's first act
was to return General Toral's sword.
The Spaniard appeared to be touched
by the complimentary words with
which General Shafter accompanied
this action and he thanked the Ameri
can commander feelingly.
Then followed a short conversation
as to the place selected for the Span
ish forces to deposit their arms, and
a Spanish infantry detachment march
ed forward to a position facing our
cavalry, where the Spaniards were
halted. The latter were without their
colors.
Eight Spanish trumpeters then sa
luted and were saluted in return by
our trumpeters, both giving flourishes
for lieutenant and major generals.
THE SPANIARDS GROUND ARMS.
General Toral then personally or
dered the Spanish company, which, in
miniature, represented the forces under i
his command , to ground arms. Next, !
by his direction, the company wheeled
and marched across our line into the
road and thence to the place selected
for camping them. The Spaniards
moved rapidly, to the quick notes of
the Spanish march played by the trum-
peters, but it impressed one like the
dead march from "Saul."
Although no attempt was made to
humiliate, the Spanish soldiers seemed
to feel their disgrace keenly and
scarcely glanced at their conquerors as
they passed by.
But this depth of feeling was not dis
played by the other regiments. With
out being sullen, the Spaniards appear-
ed to be utterly indifferent to the re-
verses suffered by Spanish arms and
some or tnem, wnen not under the
eyes of their officers, seemed to re
joice at the prospect of good food and
immediate return to S?pain.
General Toral throughout the cere
mony was sorely dejected. When Gen
eral Shafter introduced him by name
to each member of his staff, the Span
ish general appeared to be a very brok
en man. He seems to be about 60 years
of age and of frail constitution, though !
stern resolution is snown in every fea-
ture. The lines are strongly marked
and his face is deep-drawn, as if in
physical pain.
General Toral replied with an air of
abstraction to the words addressed to
him and when he accompanied General
Shafter, at the head of the escort, into
the city to take formal possession of
Santiago, General Toral spoke but
few words. The appealing faces of the
starving refugees streaming back into
the city did not move him nor the
groups cf Spanish soldiers lining the
road gazing curiously at the fair-skinned,
stalwart-framed conquerors. Only
once did the faint shadow of a smile
iurk about the corners of his mouth.
This was when the cavalcade passed
through a barbed wire entanglement.
No body of infantry could ever have
got through this defence alive and
General Shafter's remark about its re
sisting power found the first gratify
ing echo in the defeated general's
heart.
Further along the desperate charac
i . ie cpaniMi rr.-jMitiac pi-.i
ned amazed our officers. Although
primitive, it was well done. Each ap
proach to the city was thrice barricad
ed and wired and the barricades were
high enough and sufficiently strong to
withstand shrapnel. The slaughter
among our troops would have been
frightful had it ever became necessary
to storm the city.
Around the hospitals and public
buildings along the west side there
were additional works and emplace
ments for guns, though no guns were
mounted in them.
The streets of Santiago are crooked
and narrtw, with lines of one story
houses, most of which are very dilapi
dated; " but every veranda of every
house was thronged by its curious in
habitants and disarmed soldiers. These
were mostly of the lower classes. Few
expressions of any kind were heard
along the route. Here and there was
a shout for free Cuba from some Cu
ban sympathizer, but as a rule, there
were only low mutterings. The better
class of Spaniards remained in doors
and satisfied their curiosity from be
hind drawn blinds.
CARRION ON THE STREETS.
Several Spanish ladies in tumble
down carriages, averted their faces as
we passed. The squalor in the streets
was frightful. The bones of dead
horses and other animals were bleach
ing in the streets and buzzards as tame
as sparrows hopped aside to let us
pass.
The palace was reached soon after
10 o'clock. There General Toral intro
duced General Shafter and the other
American generals to the alcade, Senor 1
Forer. and to the chief of police, Senor (
Guiltillerrez, as well as to the other
authorties.
Luncheon was served at the palace.
The meal consisted mainly of rum,
wine, coffee, rice and toasted cake
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but it spoke eloquently of their heroic
resistance. The fruit supply of the
city was absolutely exhausted and the
Spaniards had nothing to live on ex
cept rice, on wrhich the soldiers in the
trenches of Santiago have subsisted for
the last twelve days. In addition, the
water supply of the city had been cut
off for the last few days.
Since the refugees left Santiago and
the surrender of the city was seen to
be Inevitable, a reign of terror has ex
isted. The city business was stopped,
the stores were closed and the troops
were seemingly allowed to sack and
plunder at will.
At noon, after the American flag had
been raised, General Shafter turned the
city over to General McKibbin, who,
with the Ninth infantry, will enforce
oruer in conjunction witn tne civil au
thorities. The Spanish soldiers are encamped
between the lines, on the reverse slope
of the hill on which are our entrench
ments. Many of them believe, as they
have been told so, that the United
' States has purchased the island of Cu-
ba and that our government will pay
j them their arrears of pay and return
j them to Spain. They repudiate the
idea that they have surrendered.
SANTIAGO AFTER SURRENDER.
Santiago Harbor, July 18, via King
ston, Ja., July 19. Santiago is now a
city of silence. The American flag
waves over the military headquarters
on Morro's flagstaff and Red Cross
emblems are as plentiful as the church
spires. Almost the entire population
this afternoon is gathered about the
wharves, where the Spanish shipping,
now prizes of the United States, will
soon be augmented by a large fleet of
transports flying the American colors.
Some stores, mostly for the sale of
liquor or drugs, are open, but their
patrons are few. Beggers are in evi
dence of the same importune sort
which makes Havana unpleasant for
foreigners. Now and then a man or
woman of the better class beg the cor
respondents for "milk for my little
one, in the name of God." At the dock
where the Red Cross steamer State
of Texas is unloading and preparing
fcr a long stay, a guard from the
Ninth Infantry has been mounted, but
the soldiers have had little trouble,
except from the inroads of bad boys
indigenous to seaport cities.
There is no evidence of gloom on
the faces of the Spanish men and wo
men. These mercurial people are al
ready laughing and are pleased at the
military and naval show, and at the
prospect of getting food other than
! rice and salt meats.
j Nearly all the better class of houses
i are closed. The residents evidently
' have not yet returned from El Caney
j and other surburban places to which
j they fled on the threat of bombard-
ment by the land and sea forces of the
United States.
A MARINE PAGEANT.
The harbor of Santiago was the
scene of a beautiful marine pageant
this afternoon. A score or more of
American transports, the way being
pointed out by the Suwanee. glided
majestically to a quiet anchorage.
something they had not enioved for
j weeks, being compelled, instead, to
stand out to sea at night to be tossed
about by the waves or to use the pre
carious holding grounds off Baiquiri.
They are fine boats, many of them be
ing among the largest specimens of the
American merchant marine. Nearly
all were fully bedecked with flags as
they steamed in proudly, making a
goodly show, extending over about a
mile of water.
A dispatch boat of the Associated
: Press on its way out to sea saluted
each of the transports with blasts from
the siren of the Almirante Oquendo,
j taken from that ship some days ago
and put in place by the enthusiastic
crew of the dispatch boat. The salutes
were returned, not only from the
j whistles of the transports, but by
; cheers of the men on board of them,
who had long looked forward to th?
I feature of the
' The big government tug-
Potomac
arrived here today from New Orleans.
She is provided with modem ap
pliances for wrecking and. with tire
fther vessels sent here for the same
purpose, will save all that is possible
from Admiral Cervera's squadron.
The long bridge of Aguadores on the
Juragua railroad, connecting Siboney
with Santiago, has been replaced In a
temporary fashion by American sol
diers. The work was completed today
and. so soon as possible, the military
authorities will u?e the railroad for
the transportation of stores, horses,
munitions. eU. which were unloaded
at Siboney before the surrrender of
Santiago.
Santiago de Cuba, July 19, 6 p. m.,
via Kingston, Ja., July 20, 10 a. m.
Hundreds of American and Spanish
soldiers who but a few days ago were
shooting at each other crowd the
streets of Santiago today, meeting and
mixing on the most friendly terms.
A general feeling of good fellowship
is evinced everywhere, victors and
vanquished apparently being equally
rejoiced that the strife and bloodshed
are over, and that the horrors of the
siege are ended. Quaint stores with
gaudy displays of wares are opening
rapidly and the storekeepers eagerly
accept American money and courte
ously receive American customers. The
narrow, cobbled-paved streets, gril
ling in the tierce sunshine, are crowd
ed from morning till night by cl alter
ing groups of uniformed Spanish sol
diers and crowds of laughing, rollick
ing men. belonging to General Shaf
ter's army.
FOOD FOR THE DESTITUTE.
Great barge loads of provisions and
supplies have been going to the
wharves all day from the Red Cruss i
steamer State of Texas, and the Unit
ed States army supply ships, and theie
is evidence that privation is rapidly
disappearing. Along the water front
under every awning dozens of women
and children may be seen munching
American hardtack, and food is being
distributed very rapidly. About the
plaza and in the numerous airy cafes,
the officers of the opposing armies
loungea tnrougnoui me aay. i ne
Americans are buying swords, medals
and buttons from their late foes. All
talk cheerily whenever an interpreter
can be obtained.
THE CITY TAKING ON NEW LIFE.
Santiago today presents a bright and
cheerful picture to what it did two
weeks ago. Over thirty steamers are
flying the stars and stripes proudly
in or near the harbor. Small boats ate
plying briskly to and fro on the blue
waters. In short, everything denotes
bustle and activity. The immense
sheds along the water front are al
ready packed with merchandise and
the large stores rented along Marina
street are busy receiving goods which
are being steadily unloaded. Every
where there are signs of a revival of
commercial activity and prosperity
Miss Clara Barton yesterday began
distributing supplies relieving thou
sands of cases of distress from hun
ger and sickness. The ice factory has
resumed work and the water supply
will be turned on today.
The change in the appearance of the
city is kaleidoscopic and a couple of
days, when further shipments arrive,
will suffice for the normal business to
revive. All the stores are open this
morning, by General McKibbins' or
ders, but the saloons remain closed
for the present in order to avoid flu
possibility of a clash between the sol
diers in case of drunkenness.
The electric light plant is workirg
The pawnshops are doing a rushing
business, their counters being crowded
by people of .ill sorts of color and con
dition, pawning heirlooms, clothes,
dresses and furniture. Officers tender
their medals, spurs and swords, and
civil employes offer their tortoise shell,
gold-headed canes for a mere song,
which are in turn bought at fancy
prices by American soldiers, officers
or newspaper correspondents as relics
of the war. There have been more
machetes sold to our men as souvenirs
than were laid down on the morning
of the surrender.
About 4,000 Spanish troops still re
main in the city, but the majority will
be removed so soon as a camping
ground beyond the rifle pits can be
arranged.
AMERICAN TROOPS MOVED TO
THE HILLS.
The American troops are being re
moved from their old encampments
behind the trenches to cooler and bet
ter spots in the hills north of the
town.
Officers assort that there Is not a
case of yellow fever In Santiago and
that there are but few cases of small
pox. The streets look fairly clean and
show signs of care taken by the Span
iards to prevent an epidemic during
the siege.
General Shafter has placed a cen
sor in charge of th cable office and
only government dispatches are al
lowed to be sent today. It Is said,
however, that press and commercial
dispatches will be received subject to
the censor's blue pencil soon probably
tomorrow.
Spanish merchants who have Iwrx
interview d on the subject say they
expect business to revive at once and
hope for large investments of Ameri
can capital within the next year. There
seems to be no race hatred, th" bit
terness being all directed against the
Madrid government, which 13 charged
with gross mismanagement of Juba
p-d bungling during the conduct of
th- present war.
YELLOW FEVER UNDER CON
TROL. The hospital headquarters are still
located at Juragua. Two deaths from
yellow fever were reported there yes
terday, but the names of the victims
have not been made public. The physi
cians say there are but few new cases
appearing and that the epidemic is un
der control. They also think that the
danger to the army is about passed.
Commodore Schley, with a party of
officers, visited the city this morning,
coming up the bay in a steam launch.
The commodore called on General Mc
Kibbin and strolled about the streets,
making several purchases and appar
ently greatly enjoying shore leave. He
was received with great respect by
the Spanish officers who learned his
name.
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TO TAKE A TOUR OF SANTIAGO
PROVINCE.
Lieutenant Miley, of General Shaf
ter's staff, left here this morning with
a troop of the Second cavalry under
Captain Breltt. to make the rounds
of the entire military district of San
tiago de Cuba, arid for the purjws of
receiving the formal surrender of th
Spanish forces. He goes first to s.m
Luis, wh-re there are about 4..VM of
the enemy's troop. Lieutenant Miley
will then receive the surrender In or
der, of SOO men at bre. I,2o0 at C.it-
akina, 2,ro) at Guantanamo and 3,f00
at Baracoa. A total of 10, CM) Spaniards
are expected to yi-ld their arms to this
one troop of American cavalry. To
reach I'.iracoa, Lieutenant Miley will
be compelled to iMe straight across
the island to the northern coa:. led
by a Cuban guide. He will ride under
a white tlag for protection, but Gen
eral Toral has sent members of his
staff ahead of them to notify the pogt
commr aders of the terms of the sur
render. The vtound of General Limine la
much more serious than reported. Ills
left arm has been amputated and to
night he is In a serious condit! ra.
WEARING SPANISH UNIFORMS.
There Is no ready-made clothing In
the city except blue and white striped
linen uniforms, and many of our men
are dressed In these Spanish uniforms.
They present a strange appearance
and are greeted with laughter.
The readiness and avidity with which
the storekeepers accept greenbacks is
remarkable.
General Shafter's orders to close all
the rum shops has had the effect of
keeping the city quiet and peaceful.
So far there have been no drunken
brawls or noises.
Many of the Spanish soldiers are
anxious to become American citizens
and are applying for naturalization.
A number of the officers of high
rank In the Spanish army condemn
their government's policy in dividing
its forces in Cuba, Porto Rico and the
Philippines, instead of concentrating
them and possibly saving on' colo
ny. The cutting of the fleet is also
strongly censured, and the Spanish
naval officers all argue that It Is Im
possible under the present crippled
condition of Spain to make a success
ful resistance anywhere.
The useable ammunition of the
Spanish troops here was exhausted
before the surrender, as the 2,'00,000
cartridges found In the magazine of
Santiago do not fit the Mauser rifles.
ONR TROOPS FOUGHT LIKE
TIGERS.
The Spaniards say our troops fought
like tigers and that theJr discipline
was excellent, but they jnlHt that
more lives were lost on either side
than was warranted by the conditions
of July 1st. They assert that our
troops could have walked Into the
eity without having llred a shot at
them, as there were no soldiers left
within the walls at that time. It ap
pears that they had only a few thou
sand men and they all went to EI
Caney at the time that battl was
fought leaving Santiago unprotected.
Reinforcements, however, arrived later
and brought the number of Spanish
troops up to 8,000 men.
At the battle of El Caney our cas
ualties exceeded those of the Span
iards. While they had 400 men killed
to our 200, they had only .V0 men
wounded to our 1.500. The list of tho
wounded has been increased Hnee to
over 2,000 men, who are lying In the
hospitals here.
General Linares cabled to Madrid on
July 3rd before General Shafter's de
mand for the surrender of Santiago,
setting forth the inability to hold out
against an enemy superior In num
bers, with the Spaniards dying of fe
ver and starvation and demoralized
by the loss of the fleet. He urged the
government, for the ake of humanity,
to ofTer to capitulate, but adding'
tnat. if ordered to remain, to die like
a rat in a trap, he would do so, as his
soldiers were doing their duty, al
though realizing that a mistake had
been made. Some how information in
regard to the message leaked out and
the Spanish officers are loud In i.VIr
condemnation of General Lin are,
whom they acrUe of falnt-h'-artod-nes
throughout th war to the extent
of "under the plea of a slight wound"
laying the mantle of shame of sur
render upon General Toral's shoulders
instead of faring the disgrace him
self. This feeling is general amonp
the men who. passing the palace where
the Ktars and stripes are flyinjr. clench
their fists and mutter: "Que verguen-
p"apatliaI Poro 10 rnerece
M'-n. (What shame to our country.
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