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Mckibbin's orders, but tho saloons
remain closed for tho present in or
dor to avoid tho possibility of clash
between tho soltliors in case of drunk
enness.
The electric light plant is work
ing. The pawn shops are doing
rushing business, their counters be-
ing crowded by people Of all sorts of
color and conditions, pawning heir
looms, clothes, dresses and furni-
turc.
Tho American troops aro being
removed from thoir old oncamp.
monts bchind tho trenches to cooler
and bottor spots in tho hills north Of
! tho town.
Officers assort there is not case
OF yellow fevor in Santiago and that
there aro but fow cases Of small pox.
Tho streets look fairly clean and
show signs of care taken by tho
Spanlards to prevent an epidemic
during tho siege
There seems to bo no race hatred,
the bitterness being all directed
against tho Madrid government,
which is charged with gross mis-
management of Cuba and bungling
during tho conduct of tho present
war.
Tho hospital headquarters aro still
located Mt Juragua. Two deaths
from yellow fovcr wero reported
there yesterday, but tho names of
the victims have not been made pub.
lie. Tho physicians say there arc
but few now cases appearing, and
that tho epidemic is under control.
They also think that tho danger to
the army is about passed.
Commodore Schlcy, with n party
Of officers, visited tho city during
tho morning, coming up tho bay in
steam Iauncli. Tho commodore call
oL on General McKibbin and st rolled
about tho stroots, making several
purchases and apparently greatly
enjoying shore leave. He was ro-
ceivcd with great respect by the
Spanish officers who learned his
numo.
The wound Of Gonoral Linares is
much moro serious than reported
His left arm has been amputated and
tonight ho is in Il serious condition.
Thoro is no rondy mado clothing
in tho city except blue and white
stri ped linen uniforms and many of
our mon arc dressed in theso Span
ish uniforms. They present strange
appearance and arc greeted with
laughter.
Tho readiness and avidity with
which tho storokeepers accept green
backs is remarkable.
Gonoral Shaftcr's orders to close
all tho rum shops has had the effect
Of keeping tho city quiet and poace-
ful. SO fur thoro have been no
drunken brawlA or noises
Many of tho Spanish soldiers are
anxious to become American citizens
and are applying for naturalization
The naoable ammunition of the
Spanish troops horo was exhausted
bo(oro the surrender, m tho 2,0O0,.
600 cartridges found in tho magn
zines Of Santiago do not fit tho Mau
ser rifles
The Spaniurds aay our troops
fought like tigers and that their dis
ciplino was excollent, but they in.
sist that moro llvos wore lost or ei
thcr side than was warranted by the
conditions Of July lat. They assert
that our troops could have walked in
to the city without having Il shot
iirod at thom, as there were no sol
dicrs left within The walls ut tho
time. 1t appears that they had only
Il few thousand mon and they al
went to EI Caney at tho time that
battle was fought, leaving Santiago
unprotected. Reinforcoments, how
over, arrived later AMI brought the
number Of Spanish troops up to 8,
600 mon.
AT tho battle Of Iil Caney our cas-
ualtios exceeded those of tho Span
inrds. While they had 400 NOR
killed to our 800, thoy had only 500
men wounded to our l,50O. The
list Of tho wounded has been in
creased since to ovor 1000 mon, VIII,
arc lying in tho Prince Alfonso, Nor
codes and other hospitals hore.
Tho Spanish officers here are lout
in their condemnation of Genera
Linarcs, whom they accuse OF faint
hcartcdneas throughout tho war, t(
th" extont OF "under tho plea of 1
slight wonnd," laying tho mantl,
OF tn" shame of surrender upon
General Tora1s shoulders, insteat
of fncing tho disgrace him self
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