The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-08-16

| santiago de CUBA, aug 10--1AOuOAC
with the Cubans is breeding. Their at
titude is one of sullen hostility toward
Americans The better class in Cuba
favor the annexation of the island to
che United States. and majority of the
masses are ready and anxious to accept
A., the shelter and protection AFFORDED by
an American protectorate; but they
are influenced by a certain class or
rabid orators and breeders OF sedlt1on
and rebellion against anything smack
ing of law and order.
This inflammatory class demands and
urges the recognition of Cuba for Gu
bans, and Spurns all offers or sugges-
tions tending to prosperity under an
! American protectorate and eXcites pop
ular discomfort This is exactly the
class that pushes itself most into evil
dence. and whose views and opinions
are most overheard and published.
! Their advice to the Cubans is to re-
pudiate all offers of peace or a cessa-
ton of hostilities. and to look upon an
armistice as an agreement between the
United States and Spain on their own
| account and not binding upon ghe Tree
! and independent state of Cuba, whose
| liberating army not only repudiateS
| pacificatiOn. but will ignore the arnls-
! tice to the point of continuing to wage
war and shooting every Spaniard in the
| field
I A wild rumer is afioat to the effect
that the Cuban army will attack San
| tiago and capture it, to the glory of the
| Cuban arms, as soon as the American
! garrison is weakened. This is directly
traceable to the same source
/ The influence eXerted by such = body
| of men against law and order is torm1d-
able This people needs suppression
with an iron hand. While still in en-
bryo. this influence is already felt
among certain classes, who refuse 10
| work or serve the government until
! clear statement of the freedom and in
/ dependence of their country is made
A knowledge of this condition is i1nper-
alive to the moulding of future poliSies
and to explain whatever harsh steps
may be rendered necessary in dealing
with the insurgents
CUBANS WILL DISBAND.
II D. ma secret meeting was held
tonight at the palace between the COM
manding officers of the American army
and the Cuban leaders. The strictest
secrecy was maintained, but it can be
said with good authority that General
Garcia was present. The meeting last
ed an hour and half. The information
obtained is to the effect that the Gu
ban situation was thoroughly reviewed,
and it was resolved to diSband the Gu
ban army. and the United States should
nav the men off. This involves the ex-
penditure of SIC, 900 900, but it is most
important to the prosperity of the
island. where the wealth is almost en-
tirely agricultural, nobody daring TO
cultivate his lands while the insurgent
bards are in the fields, raiding and
burning.
SPANISH BODIES BURNED.
The Spanish Reamer Isla de Luzon
sailed this morning for Spain, having
on board 2.136 Spanish soldiers. The
steamer Isla de Panay viii probably
sail tomorrow. and she wi1 be followed
by the De Satrusetegui. The Monte
video arrived this morning, and will
begin loading at once.
The embarkation of the prisoners is
being pushed with great activity. This
is rendered imperative by their hor-
rible condition. The mortality is so
great in the Spanish camp, where dis
ease is rampant. that no longer are the
dead buried. A funeral pile of IN or
twelve bodies is made, saturated with
kerosene and set fire to, cremating the
bodies in the open air.
The transport BreakWater sailed this
morning with the Twelfth infantry.
The City of Macon will sail this after
noon with the Seventeenth regiment,
and the Leona leaves tomorrow with
battery c of the Fourth artillery, the
remnants of the Ninth and Tenth cav
airy, the Calling gun detachments and
Colonel Parker'S two companies of the
Thirty fourth Michigan
The Clinton has arrived from Tampa
with medical supplies and several doc
tors.
CUSTOMS RECEIPTS.
The official report submitted to Gen
eral Shafter by Collector of the Port
Donaldson shows the customs reve-
nues from July 80 to Aug. Is to be
SCI. 215. an excellent showing for the
first fortnight Of American admins
tratiOn.
Miss Clara Barton of the Red Cross
society today cabled President McKin-
ley. requesting that a vessel be given
her at once for the purpose of taking
relief supplies TO the starving CubanS
in Havana, where, according to reports,
want and distress prevail. 1t is eX-
pected that a vessel will be placed at
the service of the Red Cross society
Immediately as there is an abundant
stock of supplies here, only awaiting
! means of transport and the ex-
cellent and far-reaehing work Miss
Barton has done here seems TO deserve
recognition to the extent of furnishing
her an opportunity for further much
needed relief work in Havana
SHAFTER COMING HOME.
Washington, Aug. ia cable mes
sage was received at the war depart
ment this morning from General Shat
ter at Santiago de Cuba, saying that
of his corps (the Fifth will have left
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