The herald., 1898-08-25
GARCIA MAKES REPORT
OF PROGRESS OF INsURoENT
CAMPAIGN
Leads to Hope That Garcia's Depart
ment Will Soon Be Free From
Spanish Dominion
Associated Press Special Wire

Associated Press Special Wire
NEW YORK, Aug. A.-The following re-
port from General Garcia was received at
the Cuban junta today. The report was
addressed to President T. Estrada Palma:
"GIBARA, Aug. Son the 18th of July
held the last conference with the American
General Shafter. He informed me that the
American troops had captured Santiago de
Cuba. Aware that my troops were no
longer needed in that vicinity. while they
were very much needed in other places still
occupied by the enemy. so Informed Gen.
eral Shafter. He asked me to delay my de-
parture two or three days, which I did.
starting on the 18th toward Ho1guin by way
of Jiguay. am at present with my gen.
eral headquarters in the town OF Gibara.
where arrived on the 30th Of July.
ION the 18th. while encamped in San Pc
dro de Cocum. learned that General Luque
had evacuated this town and General Luis
de Feria, with the troops under him, had
occupied 1t. The Spanish left in the hos
pital over GOO sick and wounded, whom !
have provided with beef.
"There is perfect order in the town; new
municipal authorities have been elected
and everything is working regularly. The
United States steamship Nashville was In
| the harbor when entered. requested Its
commander to ask his government to open
this port to foreign commerce with the
United States at least, for there Is great
scarcity of provisions. The Spaniards took
everything they could. General Luque is in
Holquln with 1900 men and twenty-four
cannon, and I am trying to force him out.
although I can only count Of 1000 men and
four cannon with which to fight him. VOL
| unteers and guerrilas are daily joining us.
About 1900 have already Joined US and II 1t
continues the Spanish army win soon be
| dissolved.
'Mayari, Fray Bonita, Jururio and jan
diaga are garrisoned by our army. The rest
of these towns were evacuated on the ed
Of July, leaving 100 sick and wounded that
we are caring for in the hospitals. When
the Spaniards left Mayari we defeated
| them, capturing their convoy, consisting of
300 rifles, 10000 Remington and Mauser
cartridges, two cannon with ammunition
for them, and provisions and clothing. They
| suffered severe losses, not many arriving at
Holguin.
Il have received propositions for the sur
render Of Manzanillo under conditions
| which have refused to accept. Very soon
all my department will be free from the do
minion of Spain.
Relief for Cubans
| WASHINGTON, Aug. 2-In addition to
| the $4,000 appropriated by congress to be
distributed by ex-Consul General Lee for
| the relief of the people of Cuba, the central
| Cuban relief committee, appointed by the
president, distributed food, medicines and
general supplies to the poor and the suffer-
| ing Cubans to the cash value Of 1872, 49, OF
this amount s175032 was in cash contribu-
tions and s146,5S7 in supplies The total ship
ment of supplies was 102 kilos or 1926
tons, of which quantity 2.S5 1888 klos were
| food; 66,753 kilos were clothing; Is, 652 kilos
medicines and 1854 kilos were miscellaneous
supplies.