The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1898-07-21

but Refused to BE Present.
Santiago de Cuba, July 19.-Strenu-
Gus efforts to prevent the spread of in
fictitious diseases among the American
troops in front of Santiago de Cuba
were made so soon as the city surren-
dered and for the past 80 hours our sol
diers have been sent as rapidly as pos
sible to the hills to the north of the
city, where new camps have been
established. Every thing 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. Of the regiments here only
those which are not in the slightest
infected will be allowed to go to Porto
Rico. The others will remain here for
the present, encamped on the high
ground north of Santiago. Two i'm
mune regiments from New Orleans
and Mobile are expected here
daily and upon their arrival
they will be sent to the city,
forming the only American garrison
which will remain there. The physi-
cal condition of our troops is not con-
sidered serious, now that the number
of cases of fever is growing less all the
time, and it is believed that the dis
ease will disappear with the removal
of the soldiers to healthier localities
and the extra precautions which are
being taken. Gen. Wheeler's cavalry
division is practically free from sick
ness and probably will be allowed to
go to Porto Rico, to take part in the
compaign.
a fact which is impressed more and
more every day upon the American
officers and men is the increasing
strained relations between the Ameri
cans and Gen. Garcia's Cuban soldiers
Indeed, the situation has now reached
point where there is practically no
communication between the armies
and their relations border on those of
hostile rather than the relations which
one would suppose should exist be-
tween allies. After Gen. Shafter an
nounced his decision not to let
the Cuban junta enter the city of San
tiago deep mutterings were heard
among Gen. Garcia's men. 1t was evil
dent that the Cubans were greatly dis
appointed at the step taken by the
American commander, for they had
confidently counted upon having San
tiago turned over to loot and, plumber
as they had in succession sacked Bal
quiri, Siboney and Ell Caney. Conse-
quently their disappointment was
keen when they ascertained that they
were not to be permitted to take pos
session of the city upon Gen. ToraPs
surrender.
The Cuban soldiers now fully real
ize that there is a rising sentiment
against them in the army. They hear
nothing but words of scorn from our
men as they pass EDWARDS, Juggling
their bacon and hard tack into the
woods. Even our officers no longer
conceal their disgust for their allies,
and it is understood that the war
friendship displayed towards them at
first has now turned into contempt,
for the Cubans have neither fought
nor worked.
The correspondent of the Associated
press, who sends this dispatch says a
group of Cubans refused point blank
to aid in building roads and, during
the two days of heavy fighting, while
they were lettering in the rear, our
surgeons sought in vain to secure as
sistance from them, even to cut poles
for improvised filters for our wounded.
Gen. Shafter sent an invitation to
Gen. Garcia to attend the ce remony of
raising the American flag over Santa
go, but the Cuban general showed his
resentment by sending a reply which
amply confirmed the course which he
and his ragged, ignorant soldiers have
followed during the weeks of hard
fighting and campaigning which have
resulted in the fall of Santiago. He
declined the invitation, saying he
hated the Spaniards and added that he
did not want to be where any of them
were. Since that time the Cubans
have remained in their camp, eating
American rations, and our troops have
had no communication with them.
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