The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1898-08-11
REMOVING DIRT.
Santiago Streets and Alleys Being Put
in Better Sanitary Condition.
The City Filling Up with Enterprising
Americans Ready FOR Business--A
Daily Paper Prints McKinley's
Prociama Ion to Cubans.


SANTIAGO DE CUBA, July 27.-The
dirty condition of this city, the heaps
OF foul refuse that cucumber the
streets, the maladorous alleys any by.
ways, the lack of sanitary arrange.
ments and drainage of any ddscrip-
tion are all matters that will require
remedying if this is to become an
American city. 1t should be remem-
bered that the weeks of blockade.
the fear of bonn bardment. the
scarcity of food and the
general decentralization existing in
besieged town have done much to
add to the conditions of filth anu poor
sanitation that normally prevail. For
generations the people have lived re.
gardless of the first rules of hygiene,
the lower classes are ignorant O. all
| precautionary measures, and it is not
| surprising when our American officers
issue an order through the civil gov-
ernor of santiago stating that all
| houses must be at once thoroughly
l
| disregarded.
Orders are constantly issued to the
| people to report at once the death of
| any one in their household, and threats
| of fine and enforced labor as a punish.
ment carry little weight. Extreme
measures will have to be taken to
| bring about proper condition of al
fairs in this respect. and it will take
many months of example and string.
ent enforcement of regulations to
bring the people to an observance of
what is clearly best for their health.
Since July 16 until July 23 the city
was without a daily paper. On July
23 :he Espectador made it's first APP
pearance and printed the full spanish
text of President McKinleys procla.
nation to the people of Cuba. The
Espectador is running series of arti.
cles on New York city, this subject be.
ing supposedly of prime in interest to it's
readers at this time. A three-column
article on the inscriptions of the
Egyptian obelisk in Central park APP
pears in the last issue, and the pub
Usher promises the declaration of the
independence of the United States in
the near future.
The Espectador enjoys the distinc-
tion of being the only Spanish paper
published in this island free of Span.
ish censorship.
A newspaper printed in Spanish and
English is promised soon, and Com.
pany +. OF the SD Michigan volunteer
infantry, has brought out paper
called Company Enterprise, which
is the first American paper published
in the city of Santiago de Cuba.
Already the enterprising American
is present There is around town a
ragged man with smattering OF
Spanish who has turned several dollars
by buying up swords and machetes
from Spaniards and the city pawn.
shops to sell them again to American
relic hunters. There is the man with
the capital to invest who awaits but a
sure and remunerative opportunity,
and there is the man who buys
up bargains in American horse
flesh from sick or wounded officers
going home. hoping to sell the
animals at profit. The first steamer
from the United States has brought
for business opportunities, and
there will be American sharp.
ness and enterprise pitted
against the Cuban and Spaniard.
The arrival of so many strangers in
Santiago during the last two weeks
has taxed the towns accommodations S,
which were never ample, to the utmost
The lack of anything like proper
hotels and restaurants will continue
to be a detriment to the city until
some one with knowledge of what
Americans want steps in and opens a
hotel.
There is much talk of the exorbitaht
prices charged by storekeepers for
clothing, food and drink. Prices are
three and four times as high as they
should be. Shopkeepers are charging
at the rate of two American dollars for
what sold formerly for one silver Span.
ish dollar 1t has been found necessary
to ordain that bread shall not be sold
for more than 90 cents silver a pound
and the announcement that there will
be established soon an American
bakery, to sell bread at prices pre-
vailing in New York, is received with
delight.
Cervera and Son Return to Annapolis.