The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1898-08-11
REMOVING DIRT.
'""','go streets and Alleys Being Put
III Better Sanitary Condition.
Inc CITY FILLING Up wnh Enternr,.,,
americans Ready for Business-A
D"'y Paper Prints McKinley,s
Proclamation to Cnbans.

n SANTIAGO DE cuBA, July Eth
l. dirty condition of this city, the bean
a OF foul refuse that cucumber N
r. streets the maladorous allevs any by
d ways, the lack of sanitary arro,,,'
+ Inents and drainage Of anv ddscri :
t 'ioh are all matters that will reonir
: remedying II this is to become =,
ID American CITY 1t should be rcrno,,
C oered that the weeks of blockade
I the fear Of bombardment III,
scarcity of food and IN,
general Generalization existing ir
Il oesieged town have done much +,
add to the conditions of filth and moo,
sanitation that normally prevail. 70,
generations the people have lived re-
gardiess OF the first rules of hygiene.
the lower classes are ignorant Of 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 thoroycbIv
cleaned' inside and out. the order is
disrcgardcd
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 viii have to bc taken %.
bring about a proper condition of nf-
ialrS in this respect. ana it will take
many months Of example and strjnc.
ent enforcement OF regulations to
bring the people to an observance Of
what Is clearly best for their health.
Since July 16 until July 25 the city
was without n daily paper. On July
% :he Espectador made its Grst ar-
pearance and printed the full Spanish
text Of President McKinley'o procla.
nation 10 the people OF Cuba. The
Espectador is running a series of arti-
cles on New York city, this subject he.
ing supposedly of prime in tcrost to its
readers at this time. A thrce.column
article on the Inscriptions of the
Egyptian obelisb in Central park an.
pears in the last issue. and the pub
Usher promises the declaration of the
of the United States in
the near future.
The E'rectador enjoys the distinc.
tion of being the only Spanish paper
published in this island free of Span.
sh censorship.
a newspaper printed in Spanish and
English is promised soon, and Com.
oany i. of the SOD Michigan volunteer
infantry, has brought out a paper
,allcd Company + Enterprise, which
s the first American raper published {
n the city Of Santiago de Cuba
Already the enterprising American
S present. There is around town
jagged man with a smattering of D
panish who has turned several dollars {
y buying up swords and machetes
rom Spaniards and the city pawn
hops to sell them again to American
eHc hunters. There is the man with
he capital to invest who awaits but
lre and remunerative opportunity,
nd there is the man who buys
p bargains in American horse
esh from sick or wounded officers
Ding home, hoping to sell the
limals at a profit. The first steamer
ON the United States has brought
any men to look over this new field
r business opportunities, and
ere will be American sharp. :
SIS and enterprise pitted Il
.ainst the Cuban and Spaniard. I
The arrival of so many strangers in Il
ntiago during the last two weeks
IS taxed the towns accommodations,
lich were never ample, to the utmost.
lie lack Of anything like proper
tells and restaurants will continue CT
be a detriment TO the city until
ne one with a knowledge of what SUI
nericans want steps in and opens a
tel
There is much talk of the exorbitant res
ces charged by storekeepers for ito
thing, food and drink. Prices are Pr
ee and four times as high as they l,O'
'uld be. Shopkeepers are charging ing
the rate of two American dollars for vo
at sold formerly for one silver Span tina
dollar IL has been found necessary the
ordain that bread shall not be sold Iei
more than 90 cents silver pound adv
the announcement that there will
established soon an American r
cry, to sell bread at prices pre- mo,
ing in New York, is received with Neg
ght. inca
ervera and Son Return to Annapolis. arm
SNAPoLIs. Md. Aug S-Adm. Ger. but
/ and son returned to Annapolis vol
irday morning on the 10 o'clock the