New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-18
DISTRESSFUL SANTA CLARA
OBSERVATIONS OF AN ARMY OfFlCG'
ON A RECENT VIsIT-DEATH RATES
HIGH AND RATIONS SHORT

U,s,,,eton March II (SpeciaD-Assisiant Sec
retarv of War Meikiejohn made public To-Day an
ohstroc, Of the itinerary Of an Army oncer re
Gently through the Province OF santa 'i"1" ~
and about San Domingo. The officer says
The country very picturesque ou' C,apa his
Been practicaly wiped out. Nothing wqr1ny ~, "a
mention remains but the T4lw@y go passed for
nurnber OF miles The city OF San lSni To 10
q rso~nlation of about three thousand. HooIlso,
= Pp'as AJordazo Alvarez and JicOtea belong 20
~ ,no5nicpoiity Of San Domingo Jcotea IL o.
,iSs6 INTO three parts and each part oelohss 1V a
w. ,t - y,,nicpalitv Before the war the munic-
naitv also included the towns Of Iabucl'9 -, en-
i-oS,Sr we're destroyed during the war Ihe
population Of the municipality OF Sqn ro1 nr7V
previous 20 tho war was Zoo Is nov e'%ht T,''s
sl-9 The deaths have run rom shy - ~ IneSple
month ia the cry prom saraen The reports
Tor June July and August NJ snoE Hctobe g" ises
ll,O asaSns deaths: the last fifteen days six
deaths In December ISIS there were IOllS -, peto -
u go nc Sfa,ion with two lines OF railroad, the
Cordenas and Jucoro and Sagna Rtll~@y,, nv
hove a Govern eut and private ttlesTapn LILY,
n = civ Of san Domingo has a private teleeTaph
line, and the "Guarca 'lvlI mao 04eP4''' '
bur # has been destroyed
SIX HUNDRED FAMILIES GO.
SIX hundred families have left the city OF san
Domingo and gone into the country The district
-, Co, Domingo IS a tobacco district and some
small gardening Is engaged in. Both the large
s,,gsr "o4ntrals" near the town were destroyed
Ar.rg Tho late war san Jose the only "centI7u
LEI d! , P| fer vi.ted a. The streets Of san Do
mnso are in fair coaai5on pWS' great distress
,oanv ~ mem starving. one man was seen VINO
beforc the war owned three hunoreN 49, % i~'
b.. who is now found begging IN me sueeIA A.
TN town ~ san Domingo has no jail OF nos
ritaL. the prisoner and slcN ueng sen y ~ .6er
ov, They sIaughtor steer q day in me Town
a. present L s e.timaieq NAT no IeWer 'H 80 .h
thousand nations nortn are ness ~Ss -0 bca,t
entire municipality The mail aVeIHges n9 iT,S
thry letters sent and the same nHh ysa S.
Amounted TO $50 Tor 1sas-'@ 81 90. The tax
co..eetei from January ! 10 January IS inclusive
s,oorr.cs ~ only ses 70 About One-half Of the
Sormer TAX collected was on personally and realty,
!; o. ,res '' YAK q two cents pound on beef
The salary OF the aloaloe Is $50 year ~ 600
doetor 49, SH.el ,oeIi, e. s6S The town has eigh-
gs aD eac3 Las, september rations fur
I,~oTo S'n Dom,,So the oficer proceeded 20 Rod
rro nine miles distant. who're he was met 10y me
tween san pomirg go end Rodrgo II on,y d ~ a.
20 Is d small place Il dozen houses and me
o. liz Official ~ tire town is woman who teacnes
SCHOOL At the time she had twenty-five PupIs.
b,.s ana girls together. The town mas no GocI4 t
AVID no drugs. The people Of the town nae SUI
+ red great deal from starvation tho snl"4Il va,
TIE wafer comes from Amaro spring tnrce IN nl ,
distant. and IS hnuleo on car, N C5sAS GOD caes
hahiienfs are rcnre-eilfed as belhs OF GOO CIa
and waile extremely neat. are also extremely
poor IN oUEMADo GJrNEs.
From Rodrigo a trip was made to Quemsdo
cnines. over narrow trail much overgrown with
underbrush Il Is twelve miles distant from Rod-
rso The entire populaio Of the town turned
on, on The arrival Of the officer and his escort
- r,i-o+.on ~ the city is $500 The munich
pality 50 called. consists or (uenado ,IulHesS
Caeuagus and CarabaitS' ana las PoP'-0'0' "
s. ssnbunbia. Pasooavado and St Valentine be
rf .f.