Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-07-21
. BECOMING LIVELY.
Santiago's Stores Open and
Business Is Good.
Spanish Soldiers Say the Americans
Fought Like Tigers.
iinares Before Demand for Surrender Asked
Permission TO Give Up.

Santiago de Cuba. July 1916 =. NJ
Via Kingston, ia, July 20-10 4. NJ
Santiago, today, presents n bright and
cheerful picture to what it did two days
ago. Over 50 steamers flying the Stars
and stripes lie proudly in OF near the
harbor. Small boats are plying briskly
to and fro on the blue waters Several
large steamers. the State of Texas. L.
ona and Arkansas, are alongside the
wharves. busily engaged III unloading
their large carGoes of supplies and pro-
visions.
In short everything denotes hustle
and activity. To the graveyard APP
pearanoe Of the city, yesterday, has
succeeded, today, scene of life and
energy. traffic and general activity.
The immense sheds along the water
front are already packed with mer-
chandise. and the large stores along
Marina street are busy receiving goods
which are being steadily unloadcG.
Everywhere there are signs of Icvi-
val of commercial activity.
Miss Clara Barton. yesterday, began
distributing supplies ana relieving
thousands of eases of distress from
hunger and sickness. The ice factory
has resumed work and the water sup
ply Will be turned on. today.
The change in the appearance of the
city is Kaleidoscope. and a couple Of
days, when further shipments arrive.
viii suffice for the normal business to
revive. All the stores are open. this
morning, by Gen. McKibbins orders
but the saloons remain closed for the
present. The electric light plant is
working and the pawn shops are doing
their medals, spurs and swords and
civil employees offer their tortoise shell
gold head canes of office for Il mere
song, which are in turn bought at fancy
prices by American soldiers. officers or
newspaper correspondents as relics Of
the war. There have been more ma
chetos sold to our men as souvenirs
than were laid down on the morning of
the surrender and crosses, serVic"
stripes, and orders are cheerfully part
ed with for American cash.
There is no readymade clothing in the
city except blue and white, striped
lined uniforms, and many of our men
are dressed in these Spanish uniforms
They present strange appearance anu
are greeted with laughter. The readl-
ness and avidity with which the store
keepers accept greenbacks is remarka-
bic. Cigars and tobacco are nowhere
to be found, as all the factories have
been closed for months and they had no
stock on hand. our men expected to
find quantities of tobacco when Santi-
ago fell and they were greatly disap-
pointed at not being able to find any
thing to smoke
The Spaniards feel no resentment ami
are accepting their defeat with soldier
ly dignity. Many Of the Spanish sol
dierS are anxious to become American
citizens and are applying for natural
ization.
A number of the officers of high rank
in the Spanish army condemn their
governments policy in dividing its
forces in Cuba, Porto Rico and the
Philippine islands, instead of concen-
trating them and possibly saving one
colony. The cutting of the fleet is al
so strongly censureq.
The useable ammunition of the
Spanish troops here was exhausted be-
fore the surrender, as the 12.O00,0oo
cartridges found in the magazines OF
Santiago do not fit the Mauser rifles.
The Spaniards say our troops fought
like tigers and that their discipline
was excellent. but they insist that
more lives We're lost on either eide
than was anticipated by the conditso1S