The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-07-25
INDIGNANT CuBANs
RRoTEsT AGAINST sHAFTER's
POLICY AT SANTIAGO
WANT sPANIARDs ousTED
Work Of the Red Cross in Feeding the
\ Starving Is Rapidly Progressing.
\ Spanish Mail Sent North

SANTIAGO DE CUBA, July %, VIA King
ston, Jamaica. July "a. $3.50 p. m.-The dis
tributton of relief from the Red Cross
steamer State OF Texas is progressing fe-
vorably. Ample storage room has been pro-
vided free Of charge. Eight hundred ra-
tons were distributed yesterday and
enough has been given today to relieve i'm
mediate wants.
The State of Texas brought principally
corn meal, flour, rice, beans, lard and ba-
con. She is no longer under charter to the
Red CROSS society and has returned to the
United States.
SANTIAGO DE CUBA, July %, via King
ston, July IA, 10 p. m.-The Cubans here
resent General Skaters attitude in ignor-
Ing General Garcia and In refusing to allow
the Cuban troops to enter Santiago or to
consult General Garcia on terms of the sur
render of the, city. General Garcia's action
In withdrawing his troops In the interior,
his letter to General Shafter and the resig-
nation of his command forwarded to Gen
sral Gomez are approved and applauded by
Ill classes Of natives. General Garcia re-
fused to accept a subordinate place, insist
ing that he was an ally. General Skaters
answer, saying that this was war between
the United States and Spain, irrespective
Of Cuba's individual interests, and Presi-
dent McKinley's instructions with refer
ence to Nhe admission of the surrendered
district, published here yesterday, are in
kerpreted las a tacit avowal Of American
intention to, annex the island and not to
grant independence.
, This is opposed by the Cubans. Senior
Joaquin Castillo, president of the San Car
los Cuban cltb, and brother of General
Castillo, urge6 an official protest to Presi-
dent Mckinley without delay, saying: ISL
Ience now wotld indicate our consent to the
American attitude, which is plain breach
Of faith thatt Cubans cannot possibly toll
erate.''
A meeting was held this afternoon at the
San Carlos club TO discuss the matter, and
1t is probable that protest will be drawn
which will be submitted.
is understood that many who were
present at the meeting favored the scheme
Of a protectorate, by the United States,
with eventual annexation after five or six
years. but the protest is on matter of
principle the main objection being the con-
tinuation in office of Spanish officials ap-
lpointed hy Madrid, on the ground that
Epaniards, as a conquered nation, should
not be vested with authority over Cubans,
the allies and coadjhtors of the United
States and the representatives OF a free
and independent people. Such is understood
to have been the tenor Of the meeting.
SANTIAGO, July q, via Port Antonio
and Kingston, July "a delayed In transmits
sion.)-The United States troops are suffer-
Ing in great numbers from heat and mala-
ria. Two hundred cases In General Kent's
division. seventy In General Lawtons and
eight In General Ludlow's were reported
this morning. The horses were also pros
trated.
Frank MCGOWAN, Company G. Ninth in
fantry, died yesterday of consumption.
Twenty bags Of mail were Seized at San
tiago postoffice on the day of the American
occupation. 1t consists of Spanish official
and private correspondence. Yesterday the
Spanish customs authorities asked to have
the bags turned over to them. hut the re-
quest was refused and the matterswas sent
TO New York today by the steamer Concho.