New-York tribune., 1899-06-11
AT CAMP COLUMBIA.
SOLDIERS GET SOAKED IN THE1B
TENTS FROM THE HEAVY RAINS
NOTES FROM HAVANA.


with picture of General weyler pasted on II
was borne to-day at the head of q party or hftJ
spaniards, who were on their way to emoars
for Spain. As the party proceeded. It's mem
bers cried viva Espana." Two Cubans. Carlos
Cruzado and Miguel Atieza, were met by the
Spaniards who endeavored to compel them 70
hurrah for Spain. This the Cubans refused Ia
do replying with shouts OF viva Cuba!' Ths .
leader OF the mob Vicente Mora, attacked
Ateza and was assisted by his companions
Atieza was roughly handled. and received q
number OF severe bruizes. The police inter-
fered and arrested Mora, but sent the remain
der of the party on board ship.
The cab strike is still on. Numerous com.
plants have been made 10 the Mayor by retail
merchants, whose business suffers greatly ip
consequence OF the strike.
NEED OF BARRACKS FELT.
The soldiers at Camp Columbia are still living
I'm tents the barracks for their accommodation
not having been finished The daily heavy rains
are causing great annoyance. All the tents are
of new brown hospital canvas, which was
thought to be the best obtainable for the Gle
mate but has proved utterly unfit. The chemi'
calls used in the dye eat the fibre and make tne
tents leak after week Of exposure. The daily
rains soak quickly through and drench the men.
who are disgusted All the tents have wooden
floors and cots. but unless the barracks are soon
completed. sickness Will probably develop al
though under the present conditions. the health
of the soldiers Is remarkable.
The Army health report for the city OF Hae
vana is gratifying to General Ludlow. or the
two thousand men less than per cent are SICK
This is a better average than Is usual anywhere
in the United States Among the troops ore
few cases of serious sickness. these being main
" persons who are suffering from typhoid fever.
of which there are four cases. The ordinary
health OF the city remains good One supposed
case of yellow fever is reported on board the
steamer Ardanmhor fran Cartagena. Some OF
the Army doctors say the patient is suffering
from yellow fever but DR. w. T. Drummer, CHIEF
Quarantine officer, declares that he is not. The
ship has been quarantned and the man removed
to the hospital. He was taken sick two days
before the steamer arrived at Havana In
future vessels arriving from Cartagena VIII be
obliged to undergo temporary quarantine.
SPANISH Ex-GUERnLAs CAUGHT.
Jose Maria Gomez, Governor Of Santa Glars,
teegraphs to Sehor Domingo Mendez Capote.
Secretary Of Government. in General Brookes
Advisory Cabinet ;hat the rural guard at
Yaguajay have captured three Spanish gueril-
las-Salina Sanchez, Leon Perea and Juan
Prado-who have terrorized the inhabitants OK
that vicinity Of late, threatening lone travellers
and taking horses oxen and money. They re-
Gently took a horse from a Cuban, giving him
an order on the Mayor OF Yuguajay for pay
ment they saying that the war OF independence
has begun.
Advces from Sagua say that Captain Raf-
ferty is paying the soldiers, amid great enthusi-
asm Many Of the troops are anxious TO re-
ceive the money as they are suffering from lack
of implements to begin the cultivation or the
land and earn sufficient money to purchase
necessaries. =,
The total number of arms delivered up In
Matanzas comprises seventeen rifles, hve car
bines and one Remington.
CAPTAIN Weber in dredging the upper end or
the harbor has cut ,20O-foot channel through
the artificial shore, and hundred years ac-
cumulation OF dumpage from the old Spanish
dumps has been removed from the Santa Cata-
lima branch Of the harbor. The former yeiiow
fever breeder has been thoroughly cleanseo,
the shore scraped and the deposit taken out to
sea Some ten thousand barrels OF lime wero
used in the vicinity. ..,.
The American civilians here have petitioned
the Grand Master Of Masons TO allow the forma-
ton Of a lodge for English speakers.
BANDIT CHIEF LYNCHED AT HoLGuiN'