Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-07-21
FREE FROM YELLOW FEVER
Not Case in the United States So
Far as Surgeon General Wy
man Knows.
MAY INVEST IN CUBAN ENTERPRISES.
Gable Laid Between Guantanamo Bay and
Santiago-WuI Capture the Caroline Is
iands-A Cargo of Provisions Landed In
Havana by a Biockad de Runner-Stea mer
Bought to Garry Water to Cuba


Washington, July 17.-Surgeon Gen
eral Wyman. of the marine hospital
service. says there is not single case
of yellow fever in this country, SO far
as he knows, and no prepare tions are
making to receive yellow fever pa
tients. 1t is his understanding that
Secretary Alger will soon order the
two companies of soldiers now at Tor
tugas, off the Florida coast, to some
other point and this place will then
revert to the marine hospital service,
in whose custody it was before the
war broke out.
May Invest in Cuban Enterprises.
Washington, July 1.-THE Ameri-
canization of Cuba will follow not
far in the rear of military operations.
Agents of capital interested in the
possible opportunities at Santiago are
here. They wish to learn what kind
of government is to be esta blished,
and whether the authority of the
United States can be depended upon
to protect American interests If the
results of the inquiries are satisfac-
tory, American money will be put in
to various franchises at Santiago at
once.
A Cable Laid.
Playa del Este, July The signal
service completed the laying of the
cable yesterday between Baiquiri and
Guantanamo bay. The French cable
between Guantanamo bay and Santa
go de Cuba will at once be reconnected
and turned over to the company. The
government will use it's own cable for
business between these two poin is.
The last cable from Santiago de Cuba
was caught by the anchor of the Mas
sachusetts, near Aguadores, just as
the surrender of Santiago was an
nounced. The finding of the cable
was accidental. 1t has been decided
to buoy the cable for future use and
not to cut it.
VIII CAPTURE the Caroline Islands.
San Francisco, July I7.-Advices
from Honolulu indicate that the coast
defense vessel Mon terey will take
possession of the Caroline islands
before reaching Manila. While in
Honolulu harbor, Commander Lentz,
of the Mon erey, borrowed charts of
the Carolines from Capt. Bray, of the
missionary bark Morning Star and
also consulted with that navigator re-
garding the harbors of the islands.
Commander Lentz promised to return
the charts when he reached the Philip
pines.
Ran the Blockade into Havana
Key West, Fla, July 1.-THE large
steamer Maria Eldorado, which
left one of the Venezuelan ports sew
eral weeks ago. ostensibly bound for a
Central American port, has landed a
cargo of provisions in Havana. after
successfully running the blockade,
and, in addition. transported there
about 800 men from Chilli and Vene-
zuela, who have volunteered in the
service of Spain.
A Steamer to Garry Water to Cuba.
Philadelphia, July 1.-THE British
tank steamer Lucilene, now at this
port, has been bought by the govern
ment to carry water to Cuba and else
where. The Lucilene was launched
five years ago at Stockton, Eng, and
is built Of iron and steel. She can
carry 1000, 900 gallons of water.