The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-07-21
much more serious than reported His
Iefr arm has haau aup11tat rcd and fo-

much more serious than reported. His
left arm has been amputated and to-
night he is in a serious condition
Santiago now presents a bright and
cheerful picture TO what it did two
days ago. Over 80 steamers flying the
Stars and Stripes lie proudly in or
near the harbor. Small boats are plying
briskly to and fro on the blue waters.
Several large steamers, the State of
Texas. Leona and Arkansas. are along
side the wharves, busily engaged in I'M
loading their large cargoeS of supplies
and provisions. In short, everything
denotes hustle and activity. To the
graveyard appearance of the city yes
terday has succeeded today a scene of
life and energy, traffic and general ac-
tivity. The immense sheds along the
water front are already packed with
merchandise. and the large stores rent
ed along Marina street are busy receiv-
ing goods. which are being steadily un-
loaded Everywhere there are signs of
a revival of commercial activity and
prosperity The change in the appear
ance of the city is Kaleidoscope and a
couple of days, when further shipments
arrive. win suffice for the normal bust
ness TO revive.
Trades and business houses opened
their doors for the first time today.
cleared their warehouses and made
ready for the receipt of goods. All the
stores are open this morning, by Cen
eral McKibben's orders, but the sa-
Icons are closed for the present, in or
der to avoid the possibility of a clash
between the soldiers in case of drunk
enness. The electric light plant is work.
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BOOM IN WAR RELICS.
The Dawnshops are doing a rushing
business, their counters being crowded
by people Of all sorts of colors and con-
ditions, pawning heirlooms, clothes,
dresses and furniture. officers tender
their medals. spurs and swords, and
civil employees their tortoise shell,
gold-headed canes of office, for a mere
song, which are in turn bought at fancy
prices by American soldiers, officers or
newspaper correspondents as relics of
war. There have been more machetes
sold to cur men as souvenirs than were
laid down on the morning of the sur
render. and crosses. service stripes and
orders are cheerfully parted with for
a n'erican cash.
There is no ready-made clothing in the
city except blue and white striped linen
dressed in these Spanish uniforms. They
present strange appearance and are
greeted with laughter.
The readiness and avidity with which
markable.
General Skaters orders to close all the
rum shops has had the effect of keeping
the city quiet and peaceful. So far there
have been no drunken brawls or noises.
WANT TO BECOME CITIZENS.
Many of the Spanish soldiers are anx-
ious to become American citizens and are
applying for naturalization papers.
\ number of officers of high rank in
the Spanish army condemn their govern
ant lsvrT1 -
Cuba, Porto Rico and the Philippines. in
stead of concentrating them and possibly
saving one colony. The cutting up of the
fleet is also strongly cenSured and the
Spanish naval officers all argue that it is
impossible under the present crippled con-
ditiOn of Spain to make a successful re-
siStance anywhere.
The disable ammunition of the Spanish /
troops here was exhausted before the sur 4
render, as the 100000 cartridges found in I
the magazines of Santiago do not fit the /
Mauser rifles.
LIVES WE'RE WASTED.
The Spaniards say our troops fought I
ike tigers, and that their discipline was /
but they insist that more lives
we're lost on either side than was war
-anted by the conditions of July l. They
assert that our troops could have walked
nto the city without having a shot fired
It them. as there We're no soldiers left
xithin the walls at that time II appears
hat they had only a few thousand men T
ina L1dI LneN all went TO III 0dneN at the
line that battle was fought, leaving San
iago unprotected. Reinforcements. how
sver, arrived later and brought the num-
Der of Spanish troops up to 5000 men,
At the battle of III Canev. our casual
les exceeded those of the SDanardS.
While they had 400 men killed to our 20O
hey had only 500 men. wounded to our
800. The list of the wounded has been
since to over 1900 men, who
ire lying in the Principe, Alfonso. Mer-
,edes and other hospitals here
4INARES PROPOSED SURRENDER.
General Linares cabled to Madrid on
July 9, before General Skaters demand
or the surrender of Santiago a long mes
age setting forth the inability of the
ity to hold out against an enemy super
Or in numbers, with the Spaniards dying
f fever and starvation and demoraliZed
government. for the sake 81 humanity.
o offer to capitulate, but adding, that if
rdered to remain to die like a rat in a
rap, he would do so. as his soldiers were
ong their duty. although realizing that
mistake had been made. Somehow in
in regard to the message
aaked out, and the Spanish officers here
re loud in their condemnation of General
mares. whom they accuse of faint
Xtent of under the plea of a slight
Tound." laying the mantle of the shame
( surrender upon General Toral's Shout
ers, instead of facing the disgrace him
elf. This feeling is general among the
len. who, passing the palace where the
tars and stripes are flying, Slench their
SIS and mutter: Que verguenza para la
atria- Poro 10 merece bien." What a
hame to our country. But she deserves