The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-03-04
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From Our Soldier Correspondent.
MANZANILLO. Cuba, Feb. 1s.-All
signs OF trouble with the Cubans have
disappeared and the boys in blue are
once more resting easier. General Jesus
Rabl paid visit to Colonel Petit, the
military governor on Saturday, Feb
ruary 6, and said the rumor which had
been circulated about his army coming
to town and attaching the commissary,
was false and 1t hnd been started by
the Spanish residents who wanted to
see trouble between the Americans and
Cubans. He said his army had no idea
OF engaging In battle wlth]the Ameri-
cans, but they wished to be friends Of
the men who represent Uncle Sam.
During the excitement the regiment
was held in readiness all the time. Ex-
ira ammunition was issued, detachments
were sent to occupy the block houses
surrounding the city, patrols were sent
OUT and three veteran so dlers. men
who have sold!ered on the western
plains and tralled the willy Apache and
know what It Is to hear the wnr-whoop
of blood-thirsty Sioux and thoroughly
understand scouting, were sent out and
made careful survey Of the surround
ing country, but found no truce OF the
Cubnns within many miles OF Manzanll-
10. The men composing the scouting
party were z. II. Hendricks and John
Hearne, OF our company, under COM
mand Of "Alkali Ike" q veteran 'front.'
iersman sJs
Manzanillo has greatly changed since
we first came here, and from the dull
dead place It was when we landed, has
grown into thriving, busy town: new
stores have been opened, goods and pro-
visions have come into the. place and
not 4 day passes without a boat from
Jamaica or down the coast discharges
Its cargo. The day we arrived in the
harbor but one lighter could be found to
unload the transport; now there is at
least ten tied to the COCKS. ready to IN
load any steamer which stops here.
New docks are being built, new Ice
plant has been erected and the troops
are being supplied with ice daily, which
Is Indeed 4 good thing. Nearly all the
Cubans are working at grading the
streets and perfecting sewerage sys-
TEN, which will drain the city and give
1t presentable appearance. People
who left Manzanillo when war started
almost four years ago, have returned.
"Undressed kids" have started TO dis
appear from the streets. and 1t Is not
an unusual thing to meet an American
on the street. II certainly makes 4 fell
low feel good to see the smiling coua-
tenancc of one of our own courtrymen,
or better still, TO see an American gIrl.
Why, even an American vaudeville COM
pany has hired the only theatre in town
and Is giving good performances. Ev-
erything seems to be improving, and
the place has begun to take somewhat
the appearance OF an American town.
Several old shacks which were occupied
by reconCentrados have been condemn
ed by DR.. Ford MS being unhealthy, and
have been destroyed. 1t will not be long
until 1t Is the business center It was
"befoah de wah."
Tuesday night of this week a fandan-
go was given by crowd OF Cubans. a
crowd Of American soldiers passed by
In the dance. The Cubans objected and
the soldiers were asked to leave. This
they did and after getting outside pro-
ceeded to serenade the house BY bounc-
Ing cobble-stone5 off the door. This
angered the Cubans and a shot was
fired; as result one American soldier
Is suffering from bullet wound In the
head, three Cubans are In Jail and no.
body knows who did the shooting.
But four companies are at present in
ManzanIllo; the other companies with
the exception OF those occupying near
I)V towns have gone on six days
march irto the Interior. Company G is
one OF the companies remaining here.
Ash Wednesday was celebrated In n
very peculiar way. Every child you
met on the street carried a handful of
flour. and when passing person would
throw the, Hour and hit the unlucky In
divldual where the "puddler wears his
towel" or perhaps hit you In the face.
filling your eyes. nose and mouth with
the stuff. The natives seemed to take
1t as q great Joke. but the Americans
failed to see Il that way.
The kitchen stan OF Company G Is
composed Of first cook. Dorse Noble.
with Frank Combs second in command
They ara assisted In their work by Prl-
Yates Snider. Hollo and Joe Hunter.
Two 'machatchoes" ore also employed
TO pack" water. THIS excellent staff
of cooks thoroughly understand their
business and know how to make flap
jacks like mother used to make" but 1t
Is reported that Snider while boiling
some water. burned the stun; OF course
nobody believes It.
Sergeant Iukens. who has been de-
tailed In the commissarr department.
will soon return to the company.
Private Joe Sieboid one of RltchIe-
towa's heroes In Company G, Is enjoy
ing himself. but he says he misses the
West Virginia hills arc the Ohio river
Prlvates Wilson and Sutton,who have
been working In the bake-shop. haye
returned for duty In the company.
Sergeant Jansen has been detailed as
sergeant of the canteen.
The boys of Company G are anxlously
awaiting the orders 10 return home ana
be mustered out, but when they will no.
body knows.
B. S. HtNECKER.