Evening star., 1898-07-30
Gen. Skaters Assurances to the
Merchants at Santiago.
A STABLE GOVERNMENT over TEEN
They Want American Troops to
Remain to Keep Order.
CUB AN RULE FEARED

SANTIAGO DE CUBA, July % delayed
in transmission).-Gen. Shafter has had
| scme cable correspondence with Adjt. Gen.
Corbin, teading to allay the fear among
Spanish and foreign merchants here that
the American troops are to be withdrawn
from Santiago and the city given over u
the custody of the Cuban soldiers.
Representations had been made to Gen.
ST after of the alleged impossibility of re-
sumption Of business unless assurances
were given by the United States govern
ment that enough American troops would
remain to maintain order and thSt stable
government would be established.
Cen Shafter cabled to Adjt. Gen. Corpin
requesting authority to give the desired as
sUrance in the name of the President.
Gen. Shafter says the four immune reg
fn.ents from Alabama and Mississippi in
all 5000 man. half of whom are expected
today, will remain to garrison the city.
Return North.
He has recommended the withdrawal of
the cavalry and their return north as soon
as their state of health will permit.
1t is understood that the rest of the 5th
Army Corps will go to Montauk Point, LII,
and there is great rejoicing among the
trc ops.
Gen. Wood, the military governor, this
afternoon issued an order establishing an
officers patrol for the city. The first de-
tai! will make the rounds at 6 O'Clock in
the evening and the next at 10.
Any officer found in the city without
written permit from General Wood will be
requested to report to headquarters. If he
refuses the patrol is to take him there for
chilly.
General Wood, it is understood, has taken
or,tfo
fact that night before last a Spanish cav
airy officer made himself very Objectionable
at club here, insulting, while in liquor,
several American officers
An Inso1ent Spanfnrd.
None of the Anne ricans paid any atten-
ton to him, but later the Spaniard got
into trouble with some American soldiers
on DUTY, and was locked I'D in the guard
house for forty-eight hours. General Wood
will report the case to General Toral, say
ing that he does SO because he would wish
a report made to him by General ToraI, if
any American officer were guilty of similar
offense.
AS preliminary to strengthen the case
General Wood has instituted the officers
patrol.
The transport Mississippi left here this
morning for Porto Rico. She will be fol-
lowed in a day or two by the Oriaza and
Louisiana.
Orders have been received to hasten the
departure of the transports here. The
Tampa, Saratoga, Iroquois, Knickerbocker
and Seguranca viii probably leave tomor-
row and the others will get away SO soon
as they have discharged their freight.
These include the Vigilancia, Miami, Mat
teawan, Gate City, Manteo, Catania and
Berkshire. The quartermaster' depart
ment is under orders to exercise the great
est activity in unloading the vessels, but
the facilities are meager
Senor Enrique Trujillo, the editor of the
Porvenir of New York, the organ of the
Cuban insurgents, arrived here yesterday
on board the Philadelphia, and applied to
General Wood for license to establish
Cuban paper here But the character of
the proposed publication was not consid-
cred desirable by the general at present and
permission to publish it was absolutely re-
fused
Natives Present Claims.
A feature of the situation here is the con-
sstant stream Of native residents who are
presenting claims to the authorities here
against the United States government for
losses sustained at the hands of Cuban
plunder, during the last three years. These
claims are promptly returned with an ex-
preston of regret.
The daily passes issued through the lines
exceed 800 Today it was discovered that
they are being used to take rum and to-
bacco to the Spaniards, with whom a good
traffic is kept up. Future bearers of passes
will be searched.
Among the passengers on the Ward limo
steamer Philadelphia on her return trip to
New York will be Don Aldaon the new
collector Of the port at Santiago. The full
cabin capacity has been engaged. She will
probably take full cargo of iron ore the
first since the war broke out
All foreign orders for goods have been
countermanded. There is a distinct sentf-
ment here for continuation of the occupa-
ton and the definite establishment of an
American protectorate
Local merchants, Spanish foreign and
native, are drawing up petition, request
ing the establishment of bonded ware
house at Santiago, 90 that in case they de-
sire to reship goods to Porto Rico they may
be saved the payment of double duties.
Under the Spanish regime the entry of
goods in bond here~was unknown. Mer-
chandise imported and reshipped 70 Porto
Rico. another Spanish colony, paid duties
twice.
DEATH OF CAPT nOnCE