The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-08-23
SILVER IN CUBA.
It's Relation to Gold Fixed
at the Ratio Of One to
Two in Santiago.

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/ The camps Of the United States troops
are regularly laid out on the low-rolling
hills that lead up to tine mountains north
! of the city. Good water is at hand; the
country is open, and the sites have been
chosen with view to the best drainage
practicable. Nevertheless the army lives
virtually in the mud
The daily consumption of quinine is
enormous. One regiment of some 425
men uses 5, 400 grains a day. Many do
not use the drug; but among those who
do thirty grains a day is an average dose.
Early in the morning, as soon as the
men have breakfasted, a corporal of each
troop takes its sick to the regimental
doctor. The complaints are practically
| the same in all cases-pains in the back
of the head, persistent diarrhoea. Sleep
| lessness. fever and delirium at night
The rains out among the foothills seem
/ to be heavier than here in town. Never
| a day passes without two or more sharp
tropical downpours. generally in the
afternoon. The morning and midday sun
is fierce but its only redeeming feature
is its use in drying out the damp blankets
and clothing. But the months of hard
1 est rain are still to come. September
/ and October bring downpours lasting a
week al a time.
/ The food the men now get is good and
abundant. The Commissary Department
has successfully met the task of trans
porting rations from the wharves to the
camps, a distance of six miles, and, aided
| by contributions from the Red Cross
| Society, our soldiers happily have enough
| This helps them to retain a measure Of
! health and strength.
The National Relief Commission has
acted along the same lines as the Red
Cross Society. Its Philadelphia branch
| was allotted six thousand cuolc rect on
| the steamer Resolute on which to convey
to the army its contributions. This space
| was filed with provisions and delieaeIes,
reading matter. clothing and paJamas.
/ Four Thousand dollars IN cash was also at
/ hand for expenditure as the accompany
| ing committee saw lit. Colonel Gibson, U.
/ S. A. retired has been in charge OF the
| distribution from Santiago, and mas
adopted an excellent method. As the re-
ports Of the surgeons OF the different regl-
/ ments come TO his notice, he sends 10
| each regiments consignment OF delacacles,
i food and clothing, based upon the numper
| of sick reported, and III TINS way ne
ferent doctors. who can superlntend the
actual handling out of the comforts sent
| from PHILADELPHIA.
/ In a former letter the writer called at
! tention to the fact that there were no
1 civil courts in operation in Santiago, be-
| cause the Spanish judges had declined to
| forswear their allegiance TO SPAN aEd 70
ny tausSS II ene ny. t;1,,, 4bs fallo,,1inr
states "a siis i i,teras3il
/ I'VE are informed that the gentlemen
VINO coli'ose - ssosts 1oasr31ich as
their honor as Spaniards and their oaths
| of fidelity to their Kings did not aiioW
,-,+ ~ - +be TYnited S}aTes In, Cuba.
l'i siSisihts ~ ~ sba tar,ns of Mr. Mo
resfenation was
ts oiiis eourse sifl,sidn Of nantanamc
49, boaIo 1S,.onphf "a General Shafter's :
| natioe trbe toHn il without food and
/ 15itbn1t fha means Of procuring any from
| esantiaeo .s there is no trafisnortation
| .tes tsss NO, I,as heen ordered ia proceed
i fhifi1er At once CARRYING to the mer-
| cha,rfs Inc provisions so urgently needed.
! snd The Red Cross Society will also send
| That General Wood Military Governor
/ Of the city is very careful to avoid po-
| litical djscllssion and uupleasantness Is
/ shown nv the Incident of ENRIQUE Tru-
| iii1o M rruiillo nuhlished for some
| time in Nav York iity a Cuban news
/ paper called .slll Porvenir.'' AS soon as
| Santiago was in our possession he sailed
| from New York FOR this. his native city.
! with the intention of publishing here a
paper that would be loud in it's cries for
free Cuba In this project was foreseen
! and Mr. Truiillo's request was denied Ii
| js ,,ndersto1d that he has anneaied to
| VVashineefon for a reversal of the decision
| against him
| Santiasro7 oon, ,naroiaJ .ircles bave nod
,,,eb sl 81 si, 90 49,,
iss,,ad froq +be paIsca c, eirr
llas 'iseSg q .itlz =
liig ths e dile NAanes o. 4iaiasn l money as alia
rates o. escnaAge. ls.l ~ mas aIfeaoy peeh
po.islsu put ever since tlle -A5herlcais oc-
eupied the town the retail dealers have
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