The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-08-23
BECAUSE THE CUBANS STOLE
THEIR SHOES
THEY ALSO WENT HUNGRY
Soldiers in Wheeler's Camp on the
Caney Road Lose Everything
Not Spiked Down


SANTIAGO, August q. 6 p. Mon the
breaking up Of General Wheeler's camp on
the Caney road on Friday, the 10th, the
general equipment of the division head
quarters was left In charge of the quarter
masters department. During the night
the Cubans stealthily confiscated all the
tents, stores and arms and personal effects
of the soldiers. There Is no clew to the
robbers.
On Saturday General Lawton ordered the
ammunition and arms to be brought into
town, but 1t was too late. Everything was
gone.
General Kent's brigade, stationed three
miles from Santiago. also lost their tents
and the soldiers marched into the town
barefooted. their shoes and everything
portable having been stolen. The Cubans
equipped themselves with the arms, tents
and provisions Oh the Americans. They
are continually walking about the camps.
and constant vigilance is necessary.
There are 4SS patients in the hospital at
Siboney. and the authorities urge their i'm
mediate removal. Climatic debility is as
bad as the fever. The doctors say that de-
lay in moving the patients will menace their
lives. The death rate Is high.
Two companies Of the Eighth Illinois were
today ordered to Palma Soriano. one bat
talon Of the Third army regiment of i'm
munes to Sagua and one battalion Of the
Third to Baracoa, for gagrrison duty.
Outrage Reports Denied
HAVANA. August %. via Key West
(From Spanish Correspondent The
civil governor of Havana received q tele-
gram from the mayor of Nueva Paz. stat
ing that the DIario de La Marina had pub
lished a letter from correspondent in
which 1t was asserted that the insurgents
had committed outrages of various kinds.
This the mayor declared to be absolutely
false.
La Lucia will publish a denial of the re-
port.
The Diario de La Marina sent a special
correspondent to investigate the matter.
and he confirms the story of the outrages
and reports many crimes committed by the
insurgents.
The situation at Havana remains the same
as during the blockade. Provisions and
other necessaries of life are very scarce,
and prices continue high. The colonial
government imposes the highest customs
duties, which continue in force. making
prices higher and rendering the situation
Of the poor very painful. The free kitch-
ems which have been established In Havana
daily furnish about 80, 900 persons with food.
but owing to the great number Of poor in
the city who are without food Of any sort,
the amount of supplies handled by the
kitchens is quite insufficient to relieve the
distress to any great extent. Women and
children lie about the streets. pale and
emaciated, and looking more like corpses
than living beings.
Considerable excitement and discomfort
exists among the insurgent sympathizers,
who condemn strongly all the acts Of the
colonial government, and many of those
sympathizers are leaving the cities and
towns to join the insurgents. During the
past few days hundreds Of uniforms have
been sent to the insurgents from Havana.
An immense majority of the Spanish
conservatives in the island and the natives
favor the annexation of the islands to the
United States. which they consider the
only means of securing a stable govern
ment in Cuba. In no country has public
opinion apparently undergone such radi-
cal change as in Cuba. Even the most
ardent Spanish residents now favor an
nexation.
The rumors which have been put in cir
culation relate to the report that the Span
ish army would not obey the governments
dictation and evacuate Cuba. are entirely
baseless.
1t is reported that the insurgent forces
in the provinces Of Pinar del Rio and Ma
tanzas are uniting in Havana province, pur-
posing to make triumphal entry into Ha-
vana city.
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