The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1898-07-20
Are Not Marked by Even a Show
of Cordiality- Cubans Are
Displeased
Because Santiago Wes Not
Turned Over to Them After
Capture.
Americans Despise Cubans Be-
cause They Will Neither
Fight Nor Work.

SANTIAGO. July lS, via Kingston,
Jamaica, July 0.-Strenuous efforts
to prevent the spread OF infectious
diseases among the American troops In
front Of Santiago de Cuba were made
SO soon as the city surrendered, and
for the past SO hours our soldiers have
been sent as rapidly as possible to the
hills to the north OF the city, where
new camps have been established.
Everything possible is being done to
improve the sanitary conditions Of the
camps. especially in the case of troops
which are expected to take part in the
expedition to Porto Rico. Two i'm.
mune regiments from New Orleans aud
Mobile are expected here daily. and
upon their arrival. they will be sent to
the city, forming the only American
garrison which will remain there.
General Wheeler's cavalry di vision
Is practically free from sickness and
probably will be allowed to go to Porto
Rico to take part in the campaign.
Strained Relations with Cub.na
A fact which is impressed more aud
more every day upon the American Of.
fcers and men Is the increasing
strained relations between the Amer.
leans and General Garcias Cuban
soldiers. Indeed. the situation has
now reached point where there is
practically no communication between
the armies and their relations border
on those Of hostile armies rather than
the relations which one would suppose
should exist between allies.
After General Shafter announced his
decision not to let the Cuban junta en-.
ter the city Of Santiago, deep mutter.
ings were heard among General Gar.
cia's men. 1t was evident the Cubans
were greatly disappointed at the step
taken by the American commander,
for they had confidently counted upon
having Santiago
Turned Over to Loot and Plunder
ns they had in succession sacked Bal.
quiri. Siboney and FL Caney. Conse.
quently their disappointment was keen
when they ascertained that they were
not to be permitted TO take possession
of the city upon General Toral's sur.
render. On Friday last Castillo. o
brother of General Demetrius Castillo,
went to General Skaters headquarters
in order to ascertain the cause Of this,
to the Cubans, inexplicable relation.
why is Santiago to remain in the
hands Of our encmies?" he asked.
"The Spaniards are not our ene-
miles," replied General Shafter. I'VE
are fighting the soldiers Of Spain, but
we have no desire to despoil her citi.
zens. No Cuban will DO allowed to ell.
ter the city. nor will any American
The government Of tho city is for the
people to decide. When the American
army leaves it I presume it will be
turned over to you, but not till then. -
Castillo, VIII o came direct from Gen.
Garcia's camp. did not attempt to con.
ceal his chagrin.
Hear Only Words Of Scorn.
Tho Cuban soldiers now fully realise
that there is q rising sentiment agains,
them in the army. They hear nothing
but words Of scorn from our men, as
they pass on wards. Juggling their bacon
and hardtack. into the woods. Even
our officers no longer conceal their dis.
gust for their allies. and it is under.
stood that the warm friendship dis.
played towards them at first has now
turned into contempt. for the Cubans
have neither fought nor worked. The
correspondent OF the Associated Press
who sends this dispatch saw . group ol
Cubans refuse point blank to aid In
building roads, and during the two
days heavy fighting. while they were
lettering in the rear. our surgeons
sought In vain to secure assistance
from them, even to cut poles for i'm.
provised littors Tor our wounded.
Hundreds Of such instanoes are beine
told around the camp fires. until the
name OF Cuban is usually wreathed
with camp profanity. and very rarely i.
. kind word spoken OF them. In fac
in some quarters there is . disposition
70 prophesy an early collision between
our men and the Cubans.
both Claim tho Pris.a
The question has arisen between tn,
army and navy officials as to the dis
position to be made Of the half dozer
large Spanish merchant steamer
which were In the harbor Of Santiag,
ot the time Of the surrender. Rear Ad
miral Sampson arrived In the oity to
day ON the Vixen and claimed tn,