Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-08-04
SITUATION At SANTIAGO.
Native Residents Presenting Claims
for Losses Sustained at the
Hands of Cuban Troops.
WANT AMERICAN TROOPS TO REMAIN.
Santiago Merchants Afraid to Do Business
for Fear the City May Be Turned Over
to Cubans-Sampson TeIegraph< That
One OF the Spanish Warships Has Been
Eloated-Shafser Reports His Sick.

Santiago de Cuba. July S1.-A fea-
| ture of the situation here is the con-
slant stream of native residents who
are presenting claims to the authori-
ties here against the United States
/ government for losses sustained at the
hands of Cuban troops, damage to
property, robbery and plumber, during
the last three years. The claims are
promptly returned with an expression
of regret. The daily passes issued
| through the lines exceed 500. To-day
it was discovered that they are be-
| ing used to take rum and tobacco to
| the Spanish, with whom a good traffic
is kept up. Future bearers of passes
will be searched
| Among the passengers on the Ward
line steamer Philadelphia on her re-
| turn trip to New York will be Don Al
doom, the new collector of the port at
Santiago. The full cabin capacity has
been engaged. She will probably take
full cargo of iron ore. the first since
the war broke out. All foreign orders
for goods h ave been countermanded.
There is a distinct sentiment here for
continuation of the occupation and
| the definite establishment of an Amer
| lean protectorate. Local merchan is
|
ing up petition requesting the estab-
| iishment of a bonded warehouse at
Santiago, so that in case they desire to
reship goods to Porto Rico they may
be saved the payment of double duties.
Under the Spanish regime the entry of
goods in bond here was unknown.
Merchandise imported and reshipped
to Porto Rico. another Spanish colony,
paid duties twice.
Senior Enrique Trujillo, the editor of
the Porvenir of New York, the organ
Of the Cuban insurgents, arrived here
yesterday on board the Philadelphia
and applied to Gen. Wood for a license
to establish Cuban paper here. But
the character of the proposed publica-
| ton was not considered desirable by
the general at present and permission
to publish it was absolutely refused.
Gen. Shafter has had some cable cor
respondence with Adjt. Gen. Corbin
tending to allay the fear among Span
ish and foreign merchants here that
the American troops are to be with
drawn from Santiago and the city
| given over to the custody of the Gu ban
soldiers. Represen tations had been
made to Gen. Shafter of the alleged
| impossi bility of resumption of bust
ness unless assurances were given
by the United States government
that enough American troops
would remain to main tain or
der and that stable government
| would be established. Gen. Shafter
cabled to Adjt Gen. Corbin requesting
authority to give the desired assurance
in the name of the president. Gen.
Shafter says the four immune regi-
in all 5, 900 men, half of whom are ex-
pected to-day. will remain to garrison
| the city. He has recommended the
withdrawal of the cavalry and their
return north as soon as their state of
health will permit 1t is understood
that the rest of the Fifth army corps
will go to Montauk point, L. l., and
there is great rejoicing among the
| troops.
The Infanta Maria Teresa FIoated.
Washington, July 31.-The navy de
partment has posted the following ca
blegram from Admiral Sampson:
| Playa. July 29-The Infanta Maria Teresa.
upon which the wreckers are now engaged.
| will be f1oated and brought to Guantanamo as
soon as a small leak is located. which is some
where in the bow of the ship Whether this
leak is due to a small valve being left open OF
| a hole which may have been made in the bow
is not yet known. Her own pumps being
used to remove the water there being steam
| in one of her boilerS-SampSon-
shafrer Reports on His Sick Men,
Washington, July 31.-The war de.
partmeut posts the following:
Santiago de Cuba. July 29.-Adjutant General
| Washington: Sanitary conditions for July %:
Total sick, 4.27S; total fever cases 3,406; new
cases fever. 800: cases fever restored to duty
$50; death. Private Michael McGoldrick, First
infantry; cause. asthenia following malaria
fever.--Shafter.