Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-08-26
CAUSE TROUBLE.
Colored Troopers Are Thieves
and Brawlers.
Insurgents Raised Their Flag Over the MI.
nicipal Building.

Santiago, Aug. 23.-On Friday night
at San Luis, a negro sentinel of the
Eighth Illinois battalion, which is gar
risoning the town, was shot by Cubans.
The Cubans attempted to pass the
sentry, when the latter challenged them.
AS they failed to understand the chal-
lenge, they were fired upon, one of them
being injured. The crowd returned the
fire, killing the sentinel
The citizens of San Luis complain of
the action of the undisciplined negroes.
charging them with thefts, brawling
and one criminal assault. General
Lawton has sent one of his staff officers
to investigate the trouble. General
Shafter visited the town to investigate
the alleged outrages by the military.
He expressed DISGUST at the undiscl-
plned condition Of the Eighth Illinois
regiment.
Saturday the Cuban authorities raised
a Cuban flag over the municipal build
ing. General Wood ordered the flag to
be lowered The San Carlos club and
several merchants also raised Cuban
flags. Colonel Hood was asked for pro-
lection from the American soldiers. On
account Of several flags being raised
several stores were threatened, and
guards of soldiers were placed about
two of them Bad feeling exists be-
tween the soldiers and the Cubans
-Four crematories have been estab-
lished for the burning of garbage. The
city's sanitary condition is consider
ably improved. Seven hundred Gu
bans are employed in street cleaning
The order prohibiting the sale of beer
has done much to lessen the number Of
arrests and the disorderly conduct.
Sunday morning Clara Barton. on -
Red Cross society's ship, Clinton. sailed
for Havana. leaving 100 tons Of medical
supplies an drood for distribution among
the Cubars. There was a great crowd
at the wharf to witness Miss Barton's
departure. and demonstrations of graft
tude were made on all sides.
on the breaking up of General Wheel
er's camp on the Caucy road Friday the
tents ana general equipment of tho dl-
vision headquarters were left in charge
OF the quartermaster's department.
During the night the Cubans stealthilE-
condsgatcd all the tents. stores. arms
and personal effects of the soldiers.
| There is no clue to the robbers on
| Saturday General LaWton ordered the
ammunition and arms to be brought into
| town: but it was too late. Everything
was gone. General Kents brigade, sta
| toned three miles from Santiago, also
| lost tents, and the soldiers marched
| into town barofooted. their shoes and
| everything having been stolen. the Gu
| bans ,quipping themselves with arms
| tents and provisions Of the Americans
They are continually stalking about thu
| camps, and constant vigilance is neces-
| sarY.
There are ass patients in the hosp!ta
| at Siboncy. and the authorities urge
their immediate removal. Climatic
| debility is as had as the fever. The
doctors say that delay in moving the
| patients will menace their lives. Tn,
death rate is high.
General Shafter recommends that al
the Mauser rifles and the ammunition
for the same be shipped to some arsena
in the north with as little delay as pos
| sibe to prevent rust. There are sev-
eral millions of this ammunition ant
| probably 10000 or 1000 stands OF thes,
| arms. OF course a large number OF
those turned in were Remington anC
other inferior weapons. The surrende
at Barracoa shows a total of %. 726 sur
rendered, a little less than 5000 Of then
| being guerllas and volunteers leaving
| about p 900 to be shipped.