The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-08-27
SPANISH COMPLAINTS
Americans Charged With Inhumane
Treatment of Prisoners.
TOTAL COST OF THE WAR
CLAIMED THAT 1T REACHES
THREE BILLION PESETAS.
Spanish Officers Concede the Superb
GRITTY of American Artillery-Dis-
position of Troops in the Philip
pines-Carlists and Republicans
Will Not Attend the Cortes.

London, Aug. 27.-The Madrid CORE
spondent of the Daily Mail says the Off
! GERS and soldiers who have returned from
Santiago de Cuba, bitterly accuse the
Americans of unfulflled promises made
at the time of the equalization of San
tiago. The Americans, they say, forced
the Spanish troops 10 encamp on spot
ish defenders of Ell Caney were buried.
The rains almost unearthed the bodies,
the stencil from which produced an cpl
demic. The Americans. the Spaniards as
cert, kept the latter without TODD and the
officers received only timed SardineS.
Most of them returned seriously i'll from
the results of prolonged hunger. Several
die daily.
The government has resolved, the CORE
spondent says, to appoint the eX.Spanish
consul at Key West as diplomatic agent
at Washington until peace shall have been
signed.
Madrid, Aug 26.-The Spanish army
officers who arrived on steamer Alicante,
which reached Corunna on the 24th inst,
with the first of the Spanish repatriated
soldiers, were given a banquet by repre-
SentattVeS of the Madrid press. The Off
Spanish nations adhered TO the methods or
civilized warfare throughout the cam
paign. They concede the superiority OF
American artillery. The health of the
troops which arrived on the Alicante Is
already greatly improved.
The cabinet was in session again today.
Premier Sagasta said the government was
principally occupied with the disposition
of the troops that had capitulated at
Manila. 1t would be better, he thought.
to transport them TO the Vizcaya islands
than to bring them home, but the ques-
ton must be decided by agreement with
the American government.
London, Aug. 21.-The Madrid CORE
spondent of the Times telegraphs: The
papers here publish the Official text of the
terms of capitulation of Manila. 1t mere
~ confirms the American reports and does
not refer to Governor General Augustus
sudden disparure, which is still mystery
An official telegram from General Blanco
states that several famished Americans
who had been maltreated by insurgents
under General Maxine Gomez have ar
rived at Havana and presented themselves
to the Spanish authorities.
COST. OF THE WAR.
According to the latest calculations, the
total cost of the war is 5000, 900, 90 pesetas.
The delight which the press exhibited
been somewhat dampened by the rumor
that the government would introduce at
the first sitting bill to continue the sus-
pension of the constitutional guarantees
and the press censorship. There is reaS-
on to believe, however, that the question
has not yet been decided
Madrid, Aug. 26.-rhe Carlist and Repuo-
lican members of the corteS have decided
not to attend the forthcoming session,
and they will issue manifesto to the
country explaining the reason for their
absence.
FL Heraldo asserts that in view of the
existing difficulties regarding the appoint
ment Of peace commissioners, 1t Is pos
sible the cortes may be called upon TO
make nominations.
Official reports from Manila are to the
effect that all of the officials residing in
the capital are in good health. There is
no communication between Manila and
provinces.
A steamer arrived at Bilboa today
bringing the crew of q Spanish merchant
vessel which was captured by the Ameri
cans during the war.
Vienna Aug 27.-The Fremdenblatt sug-
gests that Spain, for financial reasons.
might eventually sell the Philippines to
her creditor, France while America, if she
them Ss for Brtisb territoryg in Centra
America Other Austrian papers think
that if America demands the cession of
the Philippines she will inevitably come,
into conflict with Russia and Europe.