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FOUGHT FOR FOOD.
IncOnceivnble Scenes of Want and
Woe in Santiago.

Copyrighted by the Associated Press.
SANTIAGO DE CUBA, July IS (via
Kingston, July lO.-The Red Cross So
ciety's steamer State Of Texas, arriv-
ed yesterday at o'clock in the after
noon. and this morning, at daybreak,
DR.. Elwen, who was in charge Of I'M
loading, secured eight stores In the
heart Of the city and one large barn
on the docks, engaged eight stevedores
and began to unload the steamer, about
6 o'clock. She had 1.40O tons Of pro-
visions on board. The distribution be-
gan al o'clock, allowing pound and
half Of rations to each citizen. When
the unloading began scores Of half
starved citizens rushed to the dock,
fighting, trampling one another under
foot, breaking open the cases and s.. eal-
ing the supplies. Finally a picket Of
troops was placed on the wharf, re-
fusing admittance to any one.
The entire cargo had been landed be-
fore the distribution began. Each ap-
icant was furnished with a ration
ticket, supplied by the local commits
sioners, with Gen. McKibbin's indorse-
ment.
The water supply of the city, which
was cut off on July 8, above Ell Caney.
by Gen. Garcia's troops, leaving the
town without water, will be turned on
again tonight. The ice factory resum-
ed work today, using the rain water
supply in the cisterns.
All the liquor stores, wholesale and
retail, are closed under Gen. Skaters
hI1f no icb
large stock Of rum on hand, which they
are exchanging for our bareback and
corned beef.
Last night the city was very quiet,
and there were no disturbances, the
distribution Of the supplies from the
State of Texas being anxiously await
ed, as there was literally nothing in
the city to eat. Before the refugees
left for Ell Caney, flour was selling at
$3.50 per barrel, barrels of beans at
sec per 100 pounds, condensed milk at
S. a tin, and hard tack at 81 per piece.
At Ell Caney the prices were still higher
SIS for a tin Of condensed milk and IS
for piece Of hard tack. The ruin and
want in the city are almost inconceiy-
able.
Twenty-Five Cubans, political prison.
ers, are still in the local Jail, but
petition has been submitted by Cuban
residents to Gen.. McKibbin, the tenn
porary military governor, and their re-
lease is expected.
Admiral Sampson, accompanied by
Commodore Schley and marine staff.
landed at o'clock this morning, from
the Vixen, and met the municipal off,
GERS Of Santiago.
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Elementary to the main operations con-
Quoted by the army.
MILITARY UNDERTAKING.

The strategists, military and naval.
are agreed in the view that the taking
OF Porto Rico is primarily military
undertaking, and Admiral Simpsons
orders are on these lines. The navy
department is rapidly moving the large
fleet Of auxiliary craft, made up Of
merchant ships. large ocean-going
ships, tugs, ETC., from Atlantic coast
seaports to Cuba, where they will be
placed on blockade duty, thus releasing
the larger ships for more active duty at
Porto Rico and coast of Spain. Three
of these craft were sent south today,
and most all of them will be on the
way In week, stopping only long
enough at Norfolk to have their bat
teries strengthened. When the war
broke out a large number of these
auxiliary craft were purchased. They
have been distributed along the coast
from Maine to Florida, at some forty
or more points, making an effective
coast patrol. There Is felt to be no
further need of this patrol so that with
the exception of a few important points
the auxiliary craft will be withdrawn
for service in Cuba. Capt Bartlett
has the work in charge and Is rapidly
hurrying it to completion.
Bids will be opened in New York, in
the presence of Col. Hecker chief of
the transportation bureau Of the war
department, for the conveyance home
to Spain Of the Spaniards captured by
Shafter. Meanwhile, in advance Of the
Opening bid has come to the depart
ment from one of the big foreign steam
ship lines, proposing to carry $4,000 men
from Santiago to Cadiz for the lump
sum OF f125. 600. Any increase or di-
munition In the number will be charg-
ed for in the same proportion. This
bid is being held up subject to the
formal opening tomorrow.
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While working in barn, the building

while working in a barn, the building
being blown down.
At Marinette the roof of the Jail was
blown off and carried a distance Of
forty feet and the flag pole on the city
hall was snapped off. The Marlnette
planning mill was badly twisted. The
city electric light company's store
building was lifted from it's foundation
and badly damaged. So severe was
the storm that street car traffic was
suspended for time.
At Fond du Lac the storm leveled
several arches, which had been erected
for the Catholic knights convention,
ard huge trees were uprooted.
Watertown reports an unusually
heavy fall Of rain and many trees up
rooted. Crops were badly damaged
Black River Falls experienced the
worst storm of the season, but outside
of considerable damage to crops there
were no serious effects.
BELOIT, Wis, July 19.-The most
damaging storm that has visited Beloit
in fifteen years occurred at o'clock
this afternoon. Trees and wires In all
parts of the city were blown down, rem
dering the streets impossible. Several
business blocks were unroofed, includ-
ing the McClinchy building and God
dard & ALIENS factory. A smokestack
was blown down at Fairbanks, Morse
& Co.'s factory, and horse killed by
a live wire.
A late special from Fond du Lac says
the residences of Peter Adams and
Frank Eggers, east of the city, were
torn from their foundations.
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SANTIAGO Is A PEST-HOLE
SANITARY CONDITIONS OF THE
PLACE SOMETHING AWFUL
Result of an Examination Made by
Gen. Shafter-TOwn Lacks Every
Sanitary Feature-VisiOns of q
Happy Past Dispel1ed by Lepers
Running mt Large on the Streets
-Four Hospitals Filled.

SANTIAGO, July IS (via Kingston,
July 19.)-Gen. Shafter has had a thor
ough examination made of the sanitary
condition of Santiago. The work was
done by DR.. Goodfellow, Of the gen.
erals staff, and by civilian physician,
DR.. Orlando D. Wiker They find that.
although there are at present but six
cases Of yellow fever in the city, in ad-
dition to two suspects, the town Is ripe
for an epidemic. Santiago and Rio ia
metro are considered the greatest fever
breeding centers in the world. This
town lacks every sanitary feature at
Its best, and now after two months
siege, leaving it dirty and repellant, 1t
is a veritable pest hole. The awful
stenches that arise from the streets
stagger and choke one.
The city Of Santiago Is a typical
tropical place, with narrow, crooked
streets and low, one-storied dwellings.
Many Of the houses are succeed and
painted with startling colors, sky blue
and vivid shades of green predominant
ing. These, with the red tiles of the
roofs and the quaint verandas, show
evidences Of past picturesqueness, but
everything is now in a state Of dilapi-
dalton and decay, and the city is but
shadow of. it's former self. The ma
jority of the houses are absolutely
ruins, and public squares. once green
with fountains playing in their CEN
ter, are now utterly neglected. The iron
fences are broken and rusted, while
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Porto Rico Is seventy miles east Of Hayti,
1,O25 miles from Key West, 300 miles from
the east coast Of Cuba, 1.5O0 miles from New
York and 1900 miles from Norsok, where cur
flying squadron has It's base Of supple From
Cape Verde, the rendezvous of the Spanish
fleet, 1t is 400 miles, and fro1n the Canaries
$500 miles. 1t is 5000 miles from Cadiz. By
occupying it it is believed the United States
will control the situation in the North A.
lantic. The Army and Navy Journal says:
Porto Rico is about 10S miles long by 81
wide. It's area is about three and one-half
times that of Rhode Island, being 800 square
miles, Its geographical contour Is that OF
an irregular parallelogram; its physical con-
ditions are those of most islands in tropical
countries, i. e., mountains in the center and
a moderate belt Of level land on the coast.
The average height of the mountain ranges,
which run east and west, is about 1,500 feet.
The highest peak, Ell Yungue, in Sierra de
Loquillo, in the northeast, Is $500 feet In
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-07-20
old merry-go-round told Of happier
days. but on every side there were evil
dences OF the pinches of the siege and
of starvation.

OF starvation.
LUNCHEON AT THE PALACE.
The palace was reached soon after 10
o'clock. There Gen. Toral introduced
Gen. Shafter and the other American
generals to the alcalde, Senior Forneo.
and to the chief Of police, Senior Gull
telleras, as we'll as to the other mu-
nicipal authorities. Luncheon was then
served at the palace. The meal consist
ed mainly of rum, wine, coffee, rice
and toasted cheese. This scant fare
occasioned many apologies upon the
part Of the Spaniards, but it spoke elo-
quently Of their heroic resistance. The
fruit supply Of the city was absolute
ly exhausted, and the Spanish had
nothing to live on except rice, on which
the soldiers In the trenches of Santi-
ago have subsisted for the last twelve
days. In addition, the water supply of
the city had been cut off for the last
two days. Since the refugees left the
city and the surrender Of the place was
seen to be inevitable a reign Of terror
existed. The city's business was sus-
pended, stores were closed, and the SOL
diers were apparently allowed full Ii
cense to plumber and sack at will. At
noon, after the American flag had been
raised, Gen. Shafter turned the city
over to Gen. McKibbin, who, with the
Ninth infantry, will enforce order in
conjunction with the civil authorities.
The Spanish soldiers are encampad
in lines on the reverse side Of the hill
on which are our entertainments. Manv
Of them believe, as they have been
told SO, that the United States has pur-
chased the island of Cuba, and that
our government will pay them their ar
rears Of pay and return them to Spain.
They repudiate the idea that they have
surrendered.
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TODAY's BULLETIN.

Page.
: MILES off for Porto Rico.
Big Expedition Going Right Away.
Sad Day for Spaniards.
Santiago Pest Hole.
Big Storm in Wisconsin.
Toral May Be Court Martialed
2-The Great Northern Shops.
County Roads and Bridges.
3Fifteenth Regiment Mustered.
Third in Fight at Santiago.
Fourteenth Anxious to Go Forward.
The Thirteenth at Honolulu.
Editorial.
Senator Nelson on Bankruptcy.
Minnesota Day al Omaha.
minneapolis Defeats Indianapolis.
st. Joseph Beats Detroit
Chinaman's Desperate Deed.
Much Gold From Kiondike.
Capitol Corner Stone Laying.
6-Bar Silver, 59Ac.
Cash Wheat in Chicago, 75Ac.
Phillips Case Carried Up.
Steamer Dubuque Partly Wrecked.
Foresters Frozen Out.
Warden VOTERS Check.
S-Republican State Committee.
Randolph Street Car Service.
Amending the Game Laws.
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height. The low coast land ranges from five
to ten miles in width. The island is well
watered. having about 1900 streams nearly
fifty of which are considerable rivers. The
climate is hot, but no, unhealthy, and the ISL
and is free from beasts OF prey and ssrpents,
although infested with ra:s, centipedes and
mosquitoes.
The rainy season in Porto Rico does not
begin until September and lasts until March.
Owing to the hills the northern lowlands
have superabundance of moisture while
the south suffers from drought, resultant of
the prevailing winds. 1t is extremely fertile,
its staples being sugar coffee and other trop-
icai products, tobacco. cotton, rice, .yams,
planiains. etc; Large herds Of ecatle are
raised, and it has undeveloped mines of god.
copper, coal and salt. Its exports are about
double those of Jamaica, and amounted in
1896, in the four principal items of coffee,
sugar, molasses and tobacco, to about $16,-
800, coo. Its exports to Spain In 1885 were
over Sc, OOO,0 eco; it's imports from 1t about So
100000. During 1895 LOTT vessels, about /, OOO,-
600 tons, entered at the various ports. Its
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population Is somewhat over 900,Co0, half
white one third mixed blood and the r, st
''The island has about 47O miles of tele-
graph, 1877 Of railway, and 10 miles pro
iected The railroads run, first from Aqua
dilla. in the northwest, through Mayaguez
to San German; second, from Ponce, ON the
south, to Coa1no, eastward in the interior, and
third, from San Juan Bauti sta, on the north
east directly across the island southerly.. to
Guayama BY building about thirty miles
from Coamo to Guayama, the island would be
thoroughly in railroad connection; " Is
probable that this has been concentrates IN
harbors are San Juan on the north, Ponce -
the SOUTH Mayaguez on the West .. and Ma
the northeast is situated on an island called
Moro, connected with the mainland by
bridges. Its population is 24.ooo. The harbor
is one of the best in the West Indies hav-
ing comparatively unobstruclei entrance,
with a depth at wharves, of ten to thirteen
feet at low and eleven and one-half to fifteen
feet at high water. 1t is a place Of some
strength. Ponce, on the south, is the largest
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town, having about 40 000 inhabitants. MAYA
guez, on the west, has about 27,O00. 1t has
a good harbor for vessels not exceeding six
teen feet draught
Porto Rico is very valuable possession
to Spain, both strategicslly and financially
Its revenue for 1S94-5 was 5,454 SOS pesos; its
expenditure, 1905, 667. A peso is about %
cents In value. Compact and Symmetrical Porto
Rico could be occupied and held by a reason
able force and Spain deprived OF a consider
able revenue. Our fleets could then be 10 a
great extent released for effective hostil lis
The typographical conditions are favorable to
its occupancy by moderate forces. The great
want is good roads and bridges, VIII ell
traffic along the coast being at times inte--
rupted, but as we would simply need to Oc-
cupy the three or four important seaports,
that would not initiate against cur opera
tons.
THE island is the most healthy OF the
Antilles, and the land breezes so constant at
night In the other Islands OF the group. are
seldom felt here The prevailing winds ara
east and east-northeast. with frequent bTeezss
from the north between November and March.
Much injury is done at times by hurricanes"
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In the military hospital, where there
are fhirty-seven wounded Spanish Off
GERS and 431 wounded soldiers and sail
ors. In addition, there are hundreds
OF cases of malaria and dysentary and
six cases Of yellow fever.
The sailors were wounded in the bat
tie on July and 2. They were disem-
barked from the fleet Of Cervera to as
sist in resisting the attack Of the Amer
lean troops by land.
These sailors say that when the
Spanish fleet sailed out of the harbor
half of the sailors and marines on
board had been fighting and working
in the trenches ashore for forty-eight
hours previously. Admiral Ceryera.
they also assert, sacrificed his fleet In
obedience to the popular clamor, both
In Spain and Cuba, including Santiago.
that he should give battle to the Amer
lean fleet.
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War News in Brief.

Porto Rican expedition delayed for
day, but now believed to be under way.
} Overwhelming force Of troops to be sent
to Porto Rico
Spaniards at Santiago have surrendered
10000 rifles and a vast quantity of ammu.
milton.
Gen. Shafter to send officers and trooos
to receive surrender of Spaniards in out
} lying districts of Santiago province.
Admiral Dewey reports all quiet at Ma.
Mia, and stories of German interference
are discredited at Washington.
Work to be resumed in the iron mines
at Santiago.
Cubans giving trouble because prevented
from pillaging Santiago.
Government to open bids today for the
transportation of Spanish prisoners at
Santiago to Spain.
Madrid threatens Gen. Toral with court
martial because he surrendered all the
province OF Santiago, and calls upon Gen
Blanco for an explanation.
German government refuses official In
formation on the Irene incident at Ma
MIA.
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LOOKING TO GERMANY.

Spain Hopes to Escape the Payment
of Indemnity.
LONDON, July 20.--The Madrid cor
respondent of the Standard says:
'Senor Sagasta prefers to solicit the
assistance of France, but Duke Almo-
devar de Rio favors using Germany as
the trump card to terminate war by
seeking her action against America in
the Philippines. Spain certainly wish
es to utilize the rivalry between France
and Germany to further Spanish in
terests by retaining the Philippines and
avoiding the payment of war indem-
nityn
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from Spain until Havana had been
taken.
The morning papers comment upon
the peculiar and interesting situation
developed by the antagonism between
the Americans and Cubans at Santiago.
The Daily Chronicle hopss that Com
modore Schley has been falsely report
ed as talking about change in Euro
pean frontiers. 1t says: IF tie United
States really intends to send fleet
to Spain the less 1t says about its in
tentionS the better for us all 4"
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DEAD TO THE WORLD.
Madrid Censor Cuts on All News
From Spain.

LONDON, July 20.-Owing to the
severity of the censorship at Madrid
the London morning newspapers today
are quite without dispatches from Mad
rid, save a few brief ones sent by way
of the frontier. The Madrid papers are
without dispatches from Paris. Even
the Spanish provincial papers got moth
ing from the capital. The Madrid pso-
Ile susnect that the negotiations al
Santiago conceal some sort of jugglerv.
and it is also said the government
wieids only a nominal control over
Capt. Gen. Blanco, his attitude and
that of his army being the chief OBJ
stacles to peace.
The Washington correspondent Of the
Daily Telegraph says that President
Mckinley, yesterday CTUesday), stated
that he expected no peace proposals
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NOT SERIOUS.
Reported Poisoning of Soldiers at
Camp AIger.

WASHINGTON, July 19.-Fifty-two
men, members of Company A, Twenty
second Kansas volunteers, who are sta
toned at Camp Alger, were taken v,o-
lently Ill shortly after breakfast to-
day. There were symptoms pointing
to poisoning and the investigation
proved that they had partaken OF
hash, which had been cooked in a COP
per vessel, and which had remained
in it over night. Antidotes were adj
ministered and twenty-seven of the
men recovered at once and were able
to resume their position in camp The
others are doing nicely and none are
seriously poisoned.
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MISERABLE REFUGEES.

Hundreds of Them Trudging From
Ell CRney to Santiago.
BEFORE SANTIAGO, July 16 (via
Kingston, July 19).-Delayed in trans
mission-The refugees at FL Caney re-
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we're "lnd storm, followed by heavy
rain, prevailed in Wisconsin this after
noon, extending as far north as Mari
rette and west as far as Black River
Falls. Many buildings were damaged.
trees were uprooted and crops In many
sections leveled. Up to o'clock to-
night nearly two inches of rain had
fallen in Milwaukee and it was still
raining.
At one time the wind reached a. We
locity OF forty miles an hour. Wires
are down in all directions. large
chimney on the Iron block was broken
Off, falling through the roof. No one
was irjured.y The North avenue water
tower was struck by lightning, but
the damage incurred was not serious.
The storm was preceded by an unusual
ly hot wave
At Marshfield the storm was terrific,
blowing off the steeple of the Evan
gel1oal church and tearing down the
smokestack from the Marshfleld brew.
cry. The roof of the Marshfeld chair
factory and also that Of the Roddis We
neer factory were damaged and the
Hafer & Kalschel mill was RACED
Plate glass was blown In in several
places. Frank Korneck was killed ar
Hewitt, four miles from Marshfield
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Gen. 1ORAL THREATENED
MAR BE cOURT-MAR7IALEDBy THE
MADRID GOVERNMENT
CABINET DISCUSSES sURREN-
DER OF SANTIAGO PROVINCE
HAS ASKED CAPT. GEN p,.xc
FOR AN EXPLANATION

Ministers Are Greatly Per,urh.,
over News From Cube, md
Crisis Is Again Threatenea-p
mored Dissensions as tn p..
Froposftfons-SDan Eearsn,
That the United States wouI,
ASK Too Much If Peace Were
Suggested Mt the Present Time
FOrlOrn Hopes.
MADRID. July 19.-The papers an
nounce that the cabinet council veg
terday was occupied with the capItura-
ton of Santiago de Cuba. One minister
expressed surprise that Gen. ToraI had
included the whole military division
OF the province In the surrender. and
Capt. Gen. Blanco has been asked 10
send details. When these have been
received the question Of a court martial
will be considered
El impartial warns the members OF
the cabinet that for Spain to sue for
peace would be an avowal that now
she is vanquished. Moreover they be-
lieve that the United States, exultant
over the success at Santiago, would
only be content with exorbitant terms
and, therefore, 1t rs preferable to con-
tinue the war in the hopes of recon
quering some of the lost territory.
las the government makes no state
ments," says Ell impartial, "it is be
lieved the cabinet disagrees over the
question"
1t is believed a cabinet crisis is i'm
minent.
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AUSTRIAN OPINION.

United States Cannot BE Coerced by
European Powers.
LONDON, July 20.-The Vienna COR
respondent of the Times, discussing
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To Pay shafter,s Men.

WASHINGTON, July 19.-Nineteen pay
masters, under the comamrd of Mai. Sniff
fers, sailed today for Santiago to pay Gen.
Skaters command.
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WISCONSIN STORM SWEPT
HAVOC OF THE WINDS IN THE
BADGER STATE

building Blown Down on n Man Mt
Hewitt - Heavy Damage to
buildings at MarshfeId-The
Roof of the Jail Blown Or at
Mar1nette-Arches LeveIed Mt
Fond du Lac.
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the fountains, on account of the dearth
Of the water supply, have long been
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tern OF defense as planned amazed our
soldiers. Although primitive, it was
well done. Each approach to the CITY
was thrice barricaded and wired. the
barbados being high enough and suffi
clently strong to withstand rapid ap-
preach. The slaughter among our
troops would have been frightful hal
1t ever become necessary to storm the
city. Around the hospitals and public
buildings, along the west side of the
line. there were additional works and
emplacements for guns, though no guns
were mounted in them.
The streets of Santiago are crool,ed
with narrow lines of ancient houses.
most of which are very dilapidated, but
every veranda of every house was
thronged by Its curious inhabitants and
disarmed soldiers. These were mostly
Of the lower class.
Few expressions Of any kind were
heard along the route. Here and there
was shout for free Cuba by some
Cuban sympathizers, but as a rule
there was only low mutterings. The
better class Of Spaniards remained in
doors or satisfied their curiosity from
behind drawn blinds. Several Spanish
ladies. In tumbledown carriages, avert
ed their faces as we passed. The
sQualor of the streets was frightful.
The bones Of dead horses and other
animals were bleaching in the streets,
and buzzards, as tame as sparrows,
hoped aside to let us pass.
The windows Of the hospitals, In
which there are over 1900 sick men,
were crowded with invalids who drag
ged themselves to them to witness our
coming. In one square Q relic Of an
The Progress., 1898-12-24

Wagner Bros are said to have
the incest, choicest, and neatest
Dressed Meats in the city. Give
them a trial.
City Market House.