Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1898-07-23


Guns Fired-Dlstress Great, but Little
Sickness In rown-Ordor Maintained.
Santiago de Cuba, July 1a-The
American flag Is floating in triumph
over the governors palace at Santiago
do Cuba. Gen. Mckibbcn has been
appointed temporary military gov
ernor. The ceremony Of hosting the
stars and stripes was worth all the
blood and treasure IL cost.
A vast concourse Of 10, 600 people wit
messed the stirring and thrilling scene
that will live forever in the minds OF
oil the Americans present. A finer
stage setting for dramatic episode 1t
would be difficult to imagine. The
palace, q picturesque old dwelling in
the Moorish style OF architecture,
faces the Plaza de la Reina, the princi-
pal public square. Opposite rises
the imposing Catholic cathedral.
On ono side Is quaint, bril-
liantly painted building, with broad
verandas-the club Of San Carlos
ON the other building Of the same
description Is the Cafe de 10 Venus
Across the plaza was drawn up the
Ninth infantry, headed by the Sixth
cavalry band. In the street facing
the palace stood n picked troop of the
Second cavalry, with drawn snbers,
under command OF Capt Brett
Massed on the stone tagging between
the band and the line Of horsemen
were the brigade commanders Of Gen.
Skaters division with their stalls
On the red-tilcd roof Of the palace
stood Capt McKittrick, Lieut. Miley
and Lieut. Wheeler; Immediately above
them, upon the flagstaff, the illumi-
mated Spanish arms and the legend
SYLVIA Alfonso MIL" All about,
pressing against tho veranda rails,
crowding to windows and doors and
lining the roofs, were the people OF
the town, principally women and non
combatants AS the chimes OF the old
cathe dral rang out the hour OF II yes
terday the infantry and cavalry pre-
sented arms Every American uncov.
cred, and Capt. McKittrick hoisted tho
stars and stripes. As the brilliant
folds unfurled in o gentle breeze
against 1eckless sky, the cavalry
band broke into the strains Of "Thc
Star Spangled BANNER making the
American pulse leap and the American
heart thrill with joy. At the same
instant the sound OF the distant boom
ing OF Capt Capron's battery, firing n
salute Of 81 guns, drifted in.
When the music ceased. from oil dircc.
tions around our line came floating
across the plaza the strains of the reg
mental bands and the muflied hoarse
cheers OF our troops.
The infantry came to order arms a
moment later, after the flag was up.
and the band played Rally Round
the Flag, Boys" Instantly Gen. Nc
Ribbon called for three cheers for Gen.
Shaftcr, which were given with great
enthusiasm, the band playing Sousa's
1.-THE Stars and Stripes Forever" The
ceremony over, Gen. Shafter and his
staff returned to the American lines,
leaving the city in the possession OF
the municipal authorities, subject to
the control of Gen. Mckibbon.
Scenes In the Captured city.
Santiago de Cuba, July 1a-Sincc
four o'clock yesterday morning q
stream of refugees has been pouring
into the city, some naked, and all hun.
cry, skeletons and foot sore. Many
had fallen by the wayside. The town
Of Santiago presents dismal sight
Most Of the houses have been sacked
and the stores have all been looted,
and nothing to eat can be had for love
or money. In the streets Of the city yes
terdny morning. ut the entertainments,
ut the breastworlks and every hundred
feet or so of the barbed wire fences
were the living skeletons of Span
ish soldiers. Among the arrivals
yesterday were the German, ia
penese and Portuguese consuls and
their families, the British and French
consuls having arrived Saturday.
Gen. Pando was never here, but $500
men from Manzanillo arrived on July
8, making the total garrison here 1000.
The contact mines In the harbor were
removed the day Admiral Cervera left,
but two chains of electric mines, one
from Estrella Point aud tho other
from Socapa, are still down. The
armament Of the shore batteries OF
Santiago consists of FIVE brass six-inch
muzzle-loaders, in the Moro fortifica-
tions; two six-inch Hontorins, from
the cruiser Mercedes, and three 81
centimeter mortars, never used, in the
Socapa upper battery; two useless 81
centimeter mortars, two eighteenth
meter muzzle-loadcrs and four
eight-inch centimeter field pieces
In the Estrella battery; one 81
millimeter and one 95-millimeter Nor.
denieldt and one s7-millimeter Hotch-
kiss, in the Socapa lower battery, and
two six.ipch Hontorias, two nine-cen-
timeter Krupps and two 15-centimeter
mortars at Punta Gorda. FOUR Span
ish merchant steamers-the Mortera,
the Beins do Los Angles. the Tomas
Brooks and the Mexico-and the gun
boat Alvarado are now In the harbor.
Market Place Was Sacked.
The market place had been Sucked
by the troops TWENTY-FIVE thousand
refugees are CHARTERED at FL Caney,
5000 ut Firmeza and 1000 ut Cubanitas
cl Boniato and San Vinccute, where
they have been living for fortnight
In one case 500 were crowded into one
building, which was q regular pigsty,
with q horrible stencil.
Spanish Laid Down Their Arms
Santiago de Cuba, July 1S Amid i'm.
pressive ceremonies the Spanish troops
laid down their arms between the lines
Of the Spanish and American forces ut