The National tribune., 1898-08-25


time TO collect information and decide
what policy the United States should
adopt in the far East"
| The London Times pronounces Sagasta S
contentious q bSurd.
MONDAY. AUG. 20.
CUBA
The friction with the insurgents at San
tiago still continues. Saturday the C;Iban
civil authorities raised Cuban flag over
the Municipal Building. Gen. Wood
ordered the flag to be lowered. The San
Carlos Club and several merchants also
| raised Cuban flags. Col. Hood was asked for
prote ction from the American soldiers. On
account of the Cuban flags being raised
number of stores were thre atened, and
guards of so diers were placed about two
of them. Bad feeling exists between the
soldiers and the CubanS.
On the breaking up OF Gen. Wheeler S
camp on the Caney road on Friday the
tents and the general equipment OF he
Division Headquarters were left in charge
of the QuarteTmaster's Department. Dur
ing the night the Cubans stealthlly Con
fiscated all the tents, stores, arms, and
personal effects of the soldiers. There is
no clew to the robbers. On Saturday Gen.
Lawton ordered the ammunition and arms
TO be brought into town, but it was too
late Everything was gone.
Gen. Kent's Brigade, stationed three
IillSS tIou odltihSoy cii'O iOS' 'hSA VIC,
and the soldiers marched into town bare
footed. their shoes and everything port
able having been stolen, the Cubans
e1uipping themselves with the arms,
tents, and provisions of the Americans.
They are continually stalking about the
camps, and constant vigilance Is neceS-
sary.
Gen. Shafter reports the total number OF
men surrendered to him as 25,726, little
less than 1900 of whom were vo unteers and
guerriilas leaving 81 900 to be returned to
Spain. All these will be shipped by
Saturday.
Gen. Shafter has received a remarkable
address on behalf of II 600 Spanish sol
dierS and also one to the soldiers OF the
American army, in which it i, said
Soldiers OF the American Army: We
would not be fulfilling our duty as we'll
born men, in whose breasts there live
gratitude and courtesy, should we embark
for our beloved Spain without sending to
you our most cordial and sincere good
wishes and farewell. We fought you with
arior, with all our strength, endeavorng
to gain the victory, but without the slight
est rancor or hate toward the American
Nation We have been vanquished by you
so our Generals and chiefs judged In
signing the capitulatiO tom, but our sur
render and the bloody battles preceding it
have left in our souls no place for resent
ment against the men who fought SO nob.y
and lou fOuSHI stifa dStCo III
compliance with the same call OF duiy as
we, for we all but represent the power OF
our respective States.
you fought us as men, face to face,
with great courage, as before Stated,
quality which we had not met with dur
ing the three years we have carried on
this war against people without religion,
without morals, without conscience, and
of oubtful origin, who could not con
front the enemy, but, hidden, shot their
noble victims from ambush and then i'm
mediateIy fed. This was the kind OF
warfare we had TO sustain in this un-
fortunate land You have complied ex-
actly with all the laws and usaees OF war,
as recognized by the armies of the most
civilized nations of the world; have given
honorable burial to the dead OF the van
Quished; have cured their wounded with
great humanity; have respected and
cared for your prisoners and their com
fort, and, lastly, to us, whose condition
was terrible, you have given freely OF food,
of your stock of medicines, and you have
honored US with distinction and courtesy,
for after the fighting the two armies
mingled with the utmost harmony.
With this high sentiment OF apprecIa-
ton from us all there remains but to ex-
press our farewell and with the greatest
sincerity We wish you all happiness and
health in this land, which Will no longer
belong 20 our dear Spain, but VIII be
yours who have conquered it by force and
watered it with your blood, as your con
science called for, under the demand OF
civilization and humanity; but the de-
scendents of the Congo and of Guinea
with the blood of unScrupuiouS
Spaniards and OF traitors and adventurers,
these people are not able to- exercise Or
enjoy their liberty, for they will find it a
burden TO comply with the laws which
govern civilized communities.
From II 600 Spanish soldiers.
PEDRO LOPEZ DE CASTILLO,
Soldier Of Infantry"
MADRID.
The opposition parties, supported by the
press and public opinion, are urging the
Government TO resist the American pre-
tensions in the PhiIipDineS. The belief