The age-herald., 1898-07-09
CUBANS KILLED
 ALL PRISONERS Mutilated Bodies and Robbed the Dead and Dying SpaniardS. KNOWLEDGE OF MASSACRE Reached the Spanish Garrison at Santiago
 and Prevents a Surrender. OUTRAGES REPORTED TO SKATER Issued Orders That the Cubans Should
 be Properly Dealt With. OWING TO DANGER OF YELLOW FEVER None of the Troops Will Be Allowed to En- ter the City of Santiago After Its
 Capitulation Was Serg. Me-
 Kinney Who Shot Linares.
Issued Orders That the Cubans Should
 be Properly Dealt With.
OWING TO DANGER OF YELLOW FEVER
Copyrighted by the Associated Press

Before Santiago, July T. Per the Associat- ed Press Dispatch Boat Dauntless, Via Port Antonio and Kingston, Jamaica, July S.-1 D. m.-One secret of the determined Spanish soldiery in Santiago to fight to the death was the belief which prevailed among them that prisoners taken by the Americans would be put to the sword.
 It is now known that after the fall of Fl Caney on July l, the Spanish soldiers who escaped along the foot hills, marched directly into General Garcia's men, posted to the north of Santiago. They fought desperately, but were shown no mercy by the Cubans and were macheted to the last man. General Del Key, who was in com mand, was brutally mutilated. The knowledge of these massacres found its way into Santiago and prompted the Spanish garrison to die rather than sur- render.
 The volunteer surrender of the wounded Spanish officers and men has dispelled the delusion and is helping to induce General Toral to consider the proposition to capl- tulate After the fall of Fl Caney the Cubans sacked the town. Information or the two outrages was promptly sent to General Shafter, who issued orders that any Cuban found rifling the bodies of dead or wounded Spaniards would be promptly dealt with. To prevent the possibility of Cubans plundering Santiago when it capi- tulates it has been decided to forbid the Cubans entering the town.
 Danger of Yellow Fever
 Owing to the danger of yellow fever, none of the soldiers will be allowed to go in.
 It was Sergeant Mckinney, of Company B. Ninth infantry, who shot and disabled General Linares, the commander of the Spanish forces in Santiago. The Spanish general was hit about an hour before San Juan hill was taken on July 1. Our men saw a Spanish officer evidently a general, followed by his staff, riding frantically about the Spanish position, rallying his men, Sergeant Mckinney asked Lieuten- ant Wiser's permission to try shot at the officer, and greatly regretted to find the request refused. Major Bole was con- suited He acquiesced, with the injunction that no one else was to fire. Sergeant Mc- Kinney sent for a shell, slid 1t into rifle adjusted the sights for 1,OOO yards, and fred It fell short. Then he put in another, raised the sights for another 1000 yards, took careful aim and let her go.
 The officer on the white horse threw up his arms and fell forward. "That is for Corporal Joyce," said Mckinney, as he saw that his ball had reached the mark. The officer on the white horse was Gen eral Lnares himself. It was afterwards learned that he was shot in the left shoul- der He immediately relinquished the command to General Toral.