The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1898-07-21
Because Santiago Was Not
Turned Over to Them After
Capture.
Americans Despise Cubans Be
cause They Will Neither
Fight Nor Work

SANTIAGO, July Is, via Kingston,
Jamaica, July 20.-Strenuous efforts
to prevent the spread Of infectious
diseases among the American troops in
front Of Santiago de Cuba were made
90 soon as the city surrendered, and
for the past SO hours our soldiers have
been sent as rapidly as possible to the
hills to the north of the city, where
new camps have been established.
Everything possible is being done to
Improve the sanitary conditions of the
camps, especially in the case Of troops
which are expected to take part in the
expedition to Porto Rico. Two inn
mune regiments from New Orleans and
Mobile are expected here daily, and
npon their arrival, they will be sent to
the city, forming the only American
garrison which will remain there.
General Wheeler's cavalry di vision
IA practically free from sickness and
probably viii DO allowed to go to Porto
Rico to take part in the campaign.
strainesi Relations With Cubans.
A fact which is Impressed more and
more every day upon.the American of.
1icers and men is the increasing
strained relations between the Amer
icans and General Garcia's Cuban
soldiers. Indeed, the situation has
now reached a point where there is
practically no Communication between
the armies and their relations border
ON those of hostile armies rather than
the relations which one would suppose
should exist between allies.
After General Shafter announced his,
decision not to let the Cuban junta en-
ter the city of Santiago, deep mutter.
ines were heard among General Gar.
cia's men. 1t was evident the Cubans
were greatly disappointed at the step
taken by the American commander.
for they had confidently counted upon
having Santiago
Turned over to xaot and Plumber
ms they had in succession sacked Bal.
,auiri, Siboney and El Caney. Conse-
.ouently their disappointment was keen
when they ascertained that they were
mot to be permitted to take possession
.of the city upon General Toral's sur.
srender. On Friday last Castillo, a
bbrother of General Demetrius Castillo,
yswent to General Shafter's headquarters
An order to ascertain the cause of this,
40 the Cub bans, inexplicable relation.
.Why 10 Santiago foreman in the
hands of our enemies9' abe asked.
"The Spaniards are mot our enc
anies," replied General sShafter. "We
ARE fighting the soldiers of Spain, but
eve have no desire to ,dsspoil her citi.
,sens. No Cuban will 5eallowed to en-.
ter the city, nor will any American.
The government OF the city is for the
,people to decide. When the American
sarmy leaves it presume it will be
burned over to You, but mot till then. :
Castillo, VIII o came direct from Cen
sGaxcia's camp, did not attempt to con-
soeal his chagrin-
Hear Only Words .df>scorn.
YThe Cuban soldiers now fully realize
that there is rising sentiment against
sthem in the army. They hear nothing
lint, words Of scorn FROM senr men. as
Shey pass UPWARDS, Juggling their bacon
and bareback. into the woods. Even
our officers no longer conceal their dis
sxnst for their allies, and it is under.
atood that the warm friendship dis
.played towards them at Rrst has now
1nrned into contempt, for The Cubani
have neither fought nor worked. The
1oauras pondent OF the Associated Press
who sends this dispatch saw a,group o.
Cnbans refuse point blank go aid II
Building roads. and during the twe
DAYS neavy fighting, while they were
1oiterinp in the rear, our surgeon:
sought in vain to secure assistance
from them, evea to cut poles fsr I'M
prov,sed filters for our wounded.
Hundreds of such instances are Re1nl
told anOnnd the camp fires, until TIM
name of Cuban is usually wreaaleo
with camp profanity. and very rarely Y
n kind word spoken OF them. La lac
IN some sauarters there is a dispOsiticI
TO prophesF an early collision betvaaf
our men and the Cuhans.
Roth Claim the Pr.zes.
The question has arisen between TIT
army and nary officials as to the dis
nos,tlon to be made of the half dozeI
syh,ch were ia the harb0r of Santiago
q. az the time OF the surrender. Rear Ad
miral Sampson arrived in the city to
AAy on the Vixen and claimed thu
steamers were prizes of the navy. IL
also was desiroSs of placing priz'
crawg on board of them. Genera
Smarter, however rsfusep TO recognize
Admiral SIMPSONS Gains. he de
clared the steamers with every thlns
e.se in Santiago had surrendered &
him. The question apparently Is sfll
undecided. But at any rate, the ad
n,,ra. returned % his fiagshtp withou
having distributed pr.zs crews anon:
& !, le f,,srchantmeD, and ahs latter ar!
s.,li III possesssoa q the army,