The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-07-15

OFF SANTIAGO, July 10 (via Port
Antonio, July ia correspondent Of
the Associated Press had an interview
with Gen. Garcia. Garcia appears a
man OF bS years, with an impressive
presence, large, swarthy- skinned and
gray-haired. He touched his broad
Panama In acknowledg ment Of the sa-
lutte and spoke in broken English.
am a little tired" said he. I'VE
have had hard struggle" and his
worn jean suit and muddy-top boots
with single Anticipated brass spur
on the right one, showed this.
The enemy entrenched itself in San
tiago in very good shape" he cortin-
ued; because naturally the place Is
one of the best in the world for that
purpose"
Gould the troops outside of the city
or at other points have made junc.ion
with them at any time?" was asked
Decidedly not said Gen. Garcia.
Pando was completely cut off. See
this" and he pointed to the tracing
cloth map before him with a finger
trembling with excited energy. "Pando,
who amounts to nothing as general
anyway" this with a hoarse laugh,
was at Manzanillo with nearly 1000
troops. That is the point at which the
river Caute empties into the sea. In
the valleys toward Santiago we had
men who held them back, but the ele-
mentS did even more. He could not
come over the hills during the rainy
season, which is now on in the interior
even worse than on the sea coast. The
coast was his only hope, and there he
would have had to brave the fire Of
your ships. Behind hin., he had yell
low fever in it's worst shape"
SPANISH TROOPS
Where else in Eastern Cuba are
the Spanish troops?"
Back of Holguin, on the north
coast" said the general, once more
pointing to the map Between them
and Santiago is an almost impossible
range of mountains. In the passes are
n1achetes and Cubans, and, thanks to
the United States, there are now rifles
and ammunition. Gen. Loque has TO-
900 troops at Holguin, but they are be-
ing reduced in number very rapidly.
The records show that the deaths in
the Spanish army in Cuba have been
close to 10000 a year. There will be
double that number this year, to say
nothing Of the loss caused by the ar
rival of the American troops and the
war. 1 mean that from yellow fever
and the insurgent warfare their num-
bers have already been reduced very
greatly. Death StareS them in the
face and they know it. would not
be surprised to see one-half Of them
lay down their arms and join us at
the first opportunity.
1.-The disaffection is particularly
strong among the home guards, AMI
but for the presence Of the imported
soldier they would come out of the
cities and surrender now. The United
States navy has done wonderful
work."
The correspondent also talked with
Garcia's surgeon, Col. Maliente, who
also spoke English. There is no
great danger of yellow fever along the
southern coast" he said. "The fever
district is along Cauto valley, where
Pando and his 1000 Spaniards are.
The fever along the coast during the
rainy season is a mere malarial fever
easily prevented by the free use of
quinine. We have never found it very
bad even in the interior, when we have
plenty of that drug. We know. that
the Spanish are entirely out of drugs,
and they must be suffering terribly.
Our spies in the cities have been I'M
able to secure any quinine for a num-
Der of weeks at any price, and we
know that the army surgeon seized
the small supplies in the drug stores
of Santiago"