New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-11-06
CONDITIONS ~ SANTIAGO
CAPTAIN MYERS TELLS OF CLEARING THE
MOUNTAINS OF OUTLAWS


Among the plucly young officers who fought
at Santiago was Captain Myers, OF the 9Th
Cavalry, United States Army As a surgeon he
was very active on the firing lines at El Canev
and San Juan Hill He has returned 10 this
country after an interesting career and has
just resigned his commission with the intention
OF practising medicine. probably at his home in
Washington. =. G.
Captain Myers has brought from Santiago an
ugly rife wound and severe attack Of fever
and ague. from the effects Of which he IS now
convalescent at his rooms in the Westminster
Hotel. in this city
Speaking Of the condition Of affairs in santi-
ago Province he said
our men arc gradually clearing the remote noun
tam districts OF outlaws. who. when found. are
~ - ~ - .iillH OF h,le gam arthoI-
was about nighrfan. when ! got my last wound.
but thny iavr r' bc. rev al FL caney
a Mauser bullet fred AZ long range 10y bandit IL
entered my side and followed the rib around for
the chaparral In this way
We brought up some logs OF the finest ma
Aoeeny on me transport this trip They were three
or four feet In diameter There magnificent
fifteen miles Of Santiago Owing 10 the absence of
anything Ike roads. IL is impossible 10 get oar this
a huge twc-whccied cart and place one end Of
the big stick on the axle Six oxen then drag
il' i'ib SlpNiS ana IdlIlAliH tl'Ih lit'''
forests arc Of immense extent and ~ great value.
The proposed railroad VIII facilitate numbering
operations. and look for the time when We shall
have much mahogany furniture made from Cuban
timbe-
Game Of many kinds abounds and i'm tho last three
months ! shot many twenty deer. These are
like our Virginia variety. only little smaller The
regular article In our camp bill Of fare. | used an
ordinary cavalry carbine on account of its hght
weight and shot the regulation metal lackrtrd
.3l-calihre ammunition one day shot three deer.
The plantations generally are being put INTO q
good state OF cultivation. In fact. many are pro
or twenty years. In tho Old days Planter Won a
often have his crops connscated by the Spaila as
on The himsy plea that among his one hundred
negro WOrkmon there was suspected foIoNrI 'i
NaccO The Snaniards would come and XIII anout
The whole outfit To- make sure that the oaHoAiou5
man should NOT escape.
There is az present great demand FOR hreo Ing
10 send large quantity al stock OF this KIND ~
the island 4 number OF Americans are coming
money I'm Santiago. They send over 10 some or IN"
ncighhoring islands and buy MP the cattle FOR aoou
so each These they sell I'm Santiago for about -
each for beef The harhor tax Is only 81
head. There is great demand for beer on ne
hoof there and American cattle are preferred, 10
the thin scraggy specimens from Porto RICO me
native guinea grass furnishes splendid 1000 LOT
COWS and oxen the year around.
A good deal OF American capital is invested IN
Santiago and most Of the Cuban and Spanish
merchants are already American citizens, having
taken our their papers during the stirring times or
the rebellion and the Spanish war. The streets
much torn mp last summer nut aspnalt ana
concrete now take the place u the Oh stone pave
monts and II is possible 20 roll around I'D your aN-
tomobile comfortably as ia New ork