Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-12-23
SANTIAGO SWEPT CLEAN
oooss or HOUSES SMASHED IN.


washington. lpcc. 2s.--ltooett =. i'
81 recial commissioner for the United
900 10 cuba aud Porto Rico. has re-
.,rpsd from santiago and has submE-
I'd hia report to the secretary vi the
,.-,s,iry. While In Porto Rico. Mr.
writer held public hearings. and aii
,.'rs,ns lntorenld In the welfare OF the
',l,nd were invEed to submit state
rsrs and give oral tes;imony. The
chs,nbsr OF commerce. representing the
,.,,-ssrciai and industrial intcres;s
nj ,he province. responded. The
,,,,hinery of the military government.
AIR. Porter says. Is running with far
d.rf,. OF s,n1ohncss. and the men ~
,g,p,lble for u undars.and their busi-
ms thoroughly.
,.'.i al sewers. and the unhappy inii-
y.dual who violates che law ana t'ap.s
~ fTsh Of the sanitary CuuUniai sQneFs
Wbip. l. compelled - work On ne
,rfsIiH FOR thirty days. ms uitcih'
Mas. barbour. wsih lsb men drefstu ir
Ia .iea. whi.e, and ihirty-awp Eo1d
in...d s.a4ta mule-teams and cat,i.
htyitg dug from the EirctiH ~ SanilhgS
ibs nah VI ages, IN now able 10 krNF
thsm ubf1iUcly clean.
Eysry day, by the aid % petroleum,
shI garbage ~ the city u burned. I'M
work uf sauSatlon u no. conhhed 70
IN. s,rccta, but extcnds 90 the dwelling
,.'ssis ship- nnI buildings OF all kinds.
n, ~. ,upiisn this, however. the duv4s
~ houses had to be- smashed IN, aud
g,.rpie makir4, sewers uf che thofulsh-
ms were publicly horae-whlppsd IN
~ streets. Emiut ntly rcspeo able citl-
w., wlre f0rcHily hgn1ght before she
a H...N .HlIFa IHI Ia
IA In Cleaning tho streets they wcrt
a., fbs habls OF dunling. The campaign
~ Moi In a complete surrender to
H. sInltary authorities, and ghc in
btbItan.s OF sartlago, regardless %
Lac have hnd ,helr nrst objcc. lesson
IN H. nsW ocder OF thlugs lnauguratod
by Inc war. Several important stress
have been rcpavcd. an the public build
~ nav" been thoroughly CLEANED. she
sSrt ,yen extending - the upsra
bluss,
m. law s,ourts. which were abolished
vbsn Cien. shnftcr took the cily. haya
hs,n reorEtuizcd. In The Eaing manner
loeai government has boon restored ana
A nt.ive mayor and city officials ap-
pointed. ghe only rquiremYs bolns
th1t pgrFons accptlngsiuuh Offices shall
t4ke the oath recognizing she military
oerupa,lpn " che island by the United
g.at's. but In M way committing chem
10 any future form ~ government.
Thf Spartirdf, VIII u IN. pos ssiun -
clin. ~. ony lssuncd control OF tho
htiiclary, but - tie municipal govern.
mint. Tho argcr porticu ~ .hc taxes
ussi for musg opal purposes were
dN.igfd. w,n the 0ghcr rev cnucs, In
chlnr =. which. uays xae rypori. .thlr
iei go spain or lnso spanish p1ckeiH.
ST. I0ricr utivifc- that their taxes
hsnufter must 10. USED Tor local pur-
n1fa. as FAR ~ may b. deemed pitc-
icibic, and that .hry be- c1ilfreed ana
d.iburlcd by properly ceneuiu,tl locil
a4ih rides. Tbs fui4l difrIicih OF sAn-
iarn hive been ~ dsp,tfed ,aai It VIII
be- impoussise 90 ccHeci tuxc- over ara
nf1ve thof, NEEDED Tor ihe bare nccct-
Eilit OF schools fcr the poor, an prob
ally fmali sums 90 improve sanitary
tlrI..i1rs.
The Gavin % prosperity. however.
rs1ud be- the signal Tor irAuguri ina
eyritmat.r work on courcry fl1ds TAt
money expended ON roal1, WI ihtr
from the general funds q. she ll'ani VT
fun she lpcai budgNr, wnuii cen
back hlr,ircd fold. Il q slated. ma
make Safrllgo one 90 me riches, sugar
c1nra a-l fruii-gf ditgrio,t IN ~
Wer; lrc,ca. Bauaras can Do grown