The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-07-21
CHANGED APPEARANCE
Trade Resumed and Everything
Looks bright and Cheerful

SANTIAGO Or, CUBA JuIy an-SantI-
ago now presents 2 bright ana cheerful
picture 10 wha; i 9id twc days ago. tsver
thirty steamers ly.ng the Stars and Stripes
lie proudly ~ or near The. Aar5or Small
boats are plying br sky % and from ,7.
saips. In snort. everything denotes has,la
AMI activity. To the graveyard appear
ance Of The city yesterday has succeeded
today scene O.; lie ana energy. traffic,
and general activity. The immense sne,i.,
along ne water front are already packed
win merchandise. and the large stores
Rented along Marina street az. busy re-
ceiviag goods which are being steadily IN
loaded. Everywhere here are signs OF a
revival OF commercial activity ana pros
perity
The readiness and avldi;y with which
the sto1ekeepers accept greenhacks is re-
markable.
Gen. Skaters orders 10 close up all The
rum shops has had me fleet Of keeping
t2e city quiet and peaceful. So far there
nave been 10 drunken brawlS or noise
Many Of he Spanish soldiers are anxiou,
= become American citizens ana are an
plying tor naturalization papers \ num-
Der q Officers az nigh rank IN he Span
ish army condemn their governments mol
~ IN dividing rs forces in Cuba, Porto
RICO and the Philippines instead OF con
centFatng them and possibly saving one
colony IN. cutting Of the fleet * strong
y censured and the Spanish naval ~,
GERS all argue that II is impossible. !nder
the present crippled condition Of Snain 70
MIX" successful resistance ANYWHERE
Inc used5i@ 4:nmuTatl0a 81 the. So+u.s,
troops here was exhausted hefor. m sur
render, as The 2o4.(s0 cartridges found in
the magazines OF Santiago DO not III the
Mauser rides.
Tie Spdnsards say cur troops Tough: like
tigers and their fire vas excellent but
they lnSis; that more lives We're lost on
ether side than was warranted by the
conditions Of July l. They asser, TINT
oar troops could have walked into the
city without having sho; fired ~ them,
a. there were no soldiers left w.;hin tht
walls at he time. Il appears that thav
had OILY few thousand men and that
they eli Went 10 FL Caney at the time
that battle was fought. leaving Santiago
unprotected. Kciuforcemerts. however.
arrived later, and brought the number Of
Spanish troops W to 500 men Al the
battle OF III Caney our casualties exceed
81 those Of the SpaniaTds. While they
had 4" men killed 70 our 30. they had
only 800 men % oar $50 wounded. The
list Of The wounded has been increased
since 10 over 2,l'o men. Who are lying AZ
Principe, Alfonso, Mercedes and Other hos
pta.s here.
Gen. L..ares cabled 70 Madrid on July
;. before Gen. Skaters demand for the
surrender Of Santiago. a long message set
ting forth the inability Of the city 70 hold
out against all enemy superior in num-
hers. with the SiauiardS diving of every
hour from starvation ana discouraged hy
the loss Of the fleet. Tie ur-,d for The
sake of humanity. 10 capitulaie hat add
M ;5at & ordered to remain 70 die ike
4 Tat In a trap. ne would do 50. as MS SOL
G.egs were doing their duty. although real
izin$ that 4 mistake had been made Some
how Information IN r. gard 10 the message
.cakcd ont. and the Spanish officers here
ale loud In their condemnation OF Gen.
Linarcs whom they accuse o. falnt-hcart-
edne4s through the war % The extent ~
'undrr the plea q sight wound" lay
ing The mantle Of the shame Of surrender
upon Gen Toral's shoulders. instead Of
f@r.ng the disgrace himself.