The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-08-16

Santiago de Cuba. Aug. 15.-Trouble
with the Cubans is breeding. Their at
titude is one of sullen hostility toward
Americans The better class in Cuba
favor the annexation of the island to
the United States. and majority OF the
masses are ready and anxious to accept
! the shelter and protection afforded Dy
an American protectorate; but they
| are Influenced by a certain class or
rabid orators and breeders or sedltlon
| and rebellion against anything smack
| ing of law and order.
This inlammatory class demands and
urges the recognition of Cuba for Gu
bans, and spurns all offers or sugges-
| lions tending to prosperity under an
American protectorate and excites pop
| ular discomfort. This is exactly the
class that pushes itself most into evil
| dence, and whose views and opinions
are most overheard and published.
Their advice to the Cubans is to re-
pudiate all offers of peace or a cessa-
| ton of hostilities. and to look upon an
armistice as an agreement between the
United States and Spain on their own
account. and not binding upon She free
and independent state of Cuba, whose
| liberating army not only repudiates
/ pacification, but will ignore the arnlS-
tice to the point of continuing TO wage
war and shooting every Spaniard in the
| field
| A wild rumor is afioat to the effect
that the Cuban army will attack san
tiagO and capture it. to the glory of the
| Cuban arms, as soon as the AInerlca-,
garrison is weakened. This is directly
traceable to the same source.
The influence exerted by such = body
of men against law and order is formid-
| able This people needs suppression
with an iron hand. While still in en-
| bryo, this influence is already felt
| among certain classes, who refuse 10
work or serve the government until
clear statement of the freedom and IN
/ dependence of their country is made
! A knowledge of this condition is imper-
alive to the moulding of future polioies
and to explain whatever harsh steps
may be rendered necessary in dealing
with the insurgents
CUBANS WILL DISBAND.
| II D. ma secret meeting was held
| tonight at the palace between the COM
handing officers of the American army
and the Cuban leaders. The strictest
secrecy was maintained, but it can be
said with good authority that General
! Garcia was present. The meeting last
ed an hour and a half. The information
obtained is to the effect that the Gu
/ ban situation was thoroughly reviewed,
! ana II was ItSOlNSQ " QASbelAA0 lii
ban army. and the United States should
pay the men off. This involves the ex-
penditure of SIS, 100000 but it is most
| inportant TO the prosperity of the
I island, where the wealth is almost en-
tirely agricultural, nobody daring 10
cultivate his lands while the insurgent
bands are in the fields, raiding and
burning.
SPANISH BODIES BURNED
The Spanish Reamer Isla de Luzon
sailed this morning for Spain, having
on board 2136 Spanish soldiers. The
/ steamer Isla de Panay will probably
I sail tomorrow. and she will be followed
by the De Satrusetegui. The Monte
video arrived this morning, and viii
begin loading at once.
The embarkatiOn of the prisoners is
being pushed with great activity. This
is rendered imperative by their hor-
rible condition. The mortality is so
great in the Spanish camp, where dis
! ease is rampant. that no longer are the
I dead buried. A funeral pile of IN or
/ twelve bodies is made, saturated with
kerosene and set fire to, cremating the
bodies in the open air.
The transport Breakwater sailed this
morning with the Twelfth infantry.
The City of Macon viii sail this after
noon with the Seventeenth regiment,
|
/ battery c of the Fourth artillery, the
remnants of the Ninth and Tenth cav
airy, the Calling gun detachments and
! Colonel Parker'S two companies of the
Thirty-fourth Michigan.
The Clinton has arrived from Tampa
with medical supplies and several doc
tors
CUSTOMS RECEIPTS.
The official report submitted to Cen
eral Shafter by Collector of the Port
Donaldson shows the customs reve-
nues from July so to Aug. IS to be
So. 215, an excellent showing for the
first fortnight of American admins
tration.
Miss Clara Barton of the Red Cross
society today cabled President Mckin-
| ley. requesting that a vessel be given
her at once for the purpose of taking
relief supplies to the starving CubanS
in Havana, where, according to reports,
want and distress prevail. 1t is eX-
pected that a vessel will be placed at
the service of the Red Cross society
| Immediately, as there is an abundant
stock of supplies here, only awaiting
/ means of transportation. ard the eX-
cellent and far-reaehing work Miss
Barton has done here seems 10 deserve
recognition to the extent of furnishing
her an opportunity for further much
needed relief work in Havana
SKATER COMING HOME.
washington, Aug. ia cable mes
sage was received at the war depart
ment this morning from General Shat
ter at Santiago de Cuba, saying that
he expects that the last of the troops
of his corps (the Fifth will have left
| O.