The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-07-21
CAIMANERA GIVES UP
FORMAL TRANSFER TOOK PLACE
TUESDAY.

About 5000 Troops Made Prisoners of
War. Yellow Fever Among Them. The
Cubans Get Only Contempk from Our
Soldiers.
Camp McCalla, July 20.--A launch
from the Marblehead went up the bay
yesterday afternoon to Vertcaya del
Tora, opposite Caimanera, and gave
formal notice to the Spanish comman-
der OF the surrender Of General Toral's
troops, together with the conditions of
the capitulation Of Santiago. A lin
tied time was fixed for hauling down
the Spanish flag over Caimanera. The
American officer also gave notice that
IL the Spanish gunboat Sandoval was
disabled in any way, or IL any arms,
ammunition, public buildings, or bar
racks at Caimanera or Guantanamo
were destroyed, the Spaniards would
not be treated as prisoners of war. The
flag was hauled down later in the day.
From Spanish sources it Is learned
that the total force in Guantanamo and
Caimanera Is about 5000 of which num-
Der, however, only about 5000 are fit
for service, the others being disabled
by sickness or wounds
To-day a formal surrender has taken
place. What disposition will be made
OF the prisoners has not yet been de-
termined, because of the presence Of
yellow fever among them. A rigid
quarantine will be maintained, and 1t
Is probable that transports for the re-
moval of the prisoners will be sent up
the bay and loaded there, instead Of
having the prisoners marched down
here.
Strained Relations with Cuban Army,
A fact which is impressed more and
more every day upon the American Of
| hcers and men is the increasing strain
ed relations between the Americans and
General Garcia's Cuban soldiers In
iced the situation has now reached a
point where there Is practically no COM
munication at all between the two ar
mics and the relations border on those
or hostility rather than the relations
one would suppose would exist between
allies
So soon as General Shafter announc-
ed his decision not to let the Cuban
Cuba deep mutterings were heard am
ong General Garcia's men. It was evil
dent the Cubans were greatly disap-
pointed at the step taken by the Amer
lean commander, for they had conf
IDENTIFY counted on having Santiago
turned over to them to loot and plum
der as they had, in succession, sacked
Daiquiri, Siboney and FL Caney. Con-
sequently their disappointment was
keen when they ascertained that thew
were not to be permitted to take pos
session of the city upon General To-
rails surrender. On Friday last a
brother of General Demetrius Castillo
went to General Skaters Headquarters
In order to ascertain the cause of this
order
No Cuban or American Soldiers Allowed
tn Enter the City.
why is Santiago to remain in the
hands of our enemies?" he asked,
THE Spaniards are not our enemies"
replied General Shafter. 1--WE are fight
ing the soldiers of Spain, but we have
no desire to despoil her citizens No
Cuban will be allowed to enter the city
nor will any American soldier. The
government of the city is matter for
the people to decide. When the Amer
lean army leaves it I presume 1t will
be turned over to you, but not until
then"
The correspondent of the Associated
Press saw group of Cubans refuse
point blank to aid in building roads.
and, during the two days heavy fight
Ing, while they were lettering In the
rear, our surgeons sought in vain to
secure assistance from them, even to
cut poles for improvised litters for
our wounded.
Hundreds Of suoh instances are be-
Ing told about the camp fires, until the
name of Cuban is usually wreathed
with camp profanity and very rarely is
kind word spoken of them.