The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-08-07


-AbsoIute Need for Real
American HoteI-Diflculty of
Teaching Natives to Be Clearly.
SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Aug. 6.-Thc
dirty condition of this city. the heaps
of foul refuse that cucumber the
streets. the maladorous alleys and by
ways, the lack of sanitary arrange
ments and drainage of any description
are all matters that will require rene
dying if this is to become an American
city. 1t should be remembered that
the weeks of the blockade the fear of
bombardment, the scarcity of food and
the general decentralization existing In
a besieged town have done much to add
to the conditions of filth and poor SAN
itation that normally prevail. For gen
erations the people have lived regard
less of the first rules Of hygiene; the
lower classes are ignorant of all pre-
cautionary measures, and it is not sur
prising when our American officers Is
sue an order through the civil governor
of Santiago, stating that all houses
must at once be thoroughly cleaned,
inside and out, the order is disregard
ed. Orders are constantly issued to the
people to report at ol:ce the death Of
any one in their household, and threats
of fine and enforced labor as a pun
ishment carry little weight Extreme
measures will have to be taken to
bring about a proper condition Of af-
fairs in this respect. and it will take
many months of example and stringent
enforcement of regulations to bring
the people to an observance Of what Is
clearly best for their health.
IN THE HOSPITAL,
In the military hospital of the city
there were, on July &c. 562 cases of the
prevalent malarial fever; 121 cases of
dysentery; Sc cases of diarrhoea PA
cases of anaemia, and 10 cases of yell
low fever. The yellow fever cases are
all among the Spanish soldiers A week
ago there were six cases of this fever,
and among the total of nineteen cases,
there have been six deaths since the
American arrival. Sixteen Of the 1888
wounded Spanish soldiers in the hos
pital have died since the United States
troops took possession CT that town. To
the city of Santiago there is this ad-
vantage from the rains of the wet sea-
son: The waters rsuh down the steep
streets and sweeps away all manner Of
refuse and rubbish. Flushing the streets
as the rains do is like flushing the sew
ers in an American city.
DAILY NEWSPAPER.
Since July 1. and until July %, this
city was without daily paper. On
July % the Espectador made It's first
appearance and printed the full Span
ish text of President McKinley's proc
lamation to the people of Cuba. The
Espectador is running a series of ar
ticles on New York city. this subject
being supposedly of prime interest to
its readers at this time. A three-col
unn article on the inscriptions of the
Egyptian obeliSk in Central park ap-
peared in the last issu, and the pub
Usher promises the Declaration of the
Independence Of the United States in
the near future. Espectador enjoys
the distinction of being the only Span
ish paper published in this island free
of Spanish censorship.
a newspaper printed in Spanish and
English is promised soon, and Company
F. of the Thirty-third Michigan volun-
teer infantry, have brought out pa
per called Company F Enterprise.
which is the first American paper pub
lished in the city of Santiago de Cuba.
YANKEE THRIFT.
present. There is around town a rag
ecu lilstH WIKI d SiIleItIeiiiS VI SpdHlS II
who has turned several dollars by
buying up swords and machetes from
SpSriards and the city pawnShopS to
sell them again to American relic hunt
ers. There is the man with the capt.
tai to invest who awaits but sure and
remunerative opportunity. and there Is
the man who buys up bargains in
American horse flesh from sick or
wounded officers going home, hoping
to sell the animals at profit. The
first steamer from the United States
has brought many men to look over
this new field for business opportuni-
ties and there will be American sharp
Hess and enterprise pitted against the
Cuban and Spaniard. If Santiago Pre- s.
pers and money is easy there will be a
good field here for the gambler and his
outfit, if the laws viii allow him to
operate. With prosperity and a good
hotel there is promise in Santiago of a
wide open town that will be a sure
attraction to men of certain stamp.
The arrival of so many strangers in
Santiago during the last two weeks has
taved the towns accommodations
which were never ample, to the utmost
The lack Of anything like proper hotels
and restaurants will continue to be q
detriment to the city until some one
with a knowledge of what Americans
want steps in and opens a hotel. The
Anglo-American club of Santiago, ar
institution founded over three years
ago by the English-speaking residents
of this place has been the salvation Of
many Americans since the occupation
The club affords limited number OIL