Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-12-04
OFFICERS INSTALLED
By the Cuban lnsurgents-List Sent by
COnsul-Generai Lee.

Dy the Cuban Jnsurgents-List Sent by
COnsul-Generai Lee
Washington, December 3.-Consui
General Lee has informed the State De-
partment that the insurgents in Cuba
elected and installed at Yaza, Porto
Principe, on October Goth, the follow
ing officers: President, Bartolo Masso;
Vice President, Pomirgo Mendez Ca
pote; Secretary Of War, Jose B. Ale
man; Secretary of the Treasury, Earn
isto Font Stearling; Secretary OF For
eign Affairs Andrea Moreno de Ia
Tore; Secretary of the Interior, Man
uel r. Silva; General in Chief, Maxine
Gomez; Lieutenant General, Calixto
Garcia.
Havana, Deceber 3-Senor Canelejas,
the special commissioner of the Spanish
Government, has returned from his
visit to the province of Pinar del Rio.
He says they are in the province 10000
"concentrado" peasants gathered in
from the country in the neighborhood
of the towns for protection from the in
surgents, or to prevent them from join
ing the enemy, and that they are all in
want Of this number $4,000 are or
phans and the majority are children of
tender years. The commissioner adds
that the concentrates are badly distrib-
uted. At Pinar del Rio, the capital, for
instance, there are only 469 of these
unfortunate people, while at towns like
Candelaria there are over 1000 of the
sufferers. The municipal authorities of
such places, the commissioner says, are
without resources and therefore unable
to do anything to relieve the destitu-
ton.
There is great anxiety here to know
the terms of the message Of President
Mckinley to Congress. The central
committee of the autonomist party has
passed vote of confidence in it's pres
ident, as a result Of the latters nego-
tiations with the Reformist party to
bring about union of both parties.
Consequently Jose Pellon, Carlos Font,
Antonio Mesa and Dominguez, all law
yers, have withdrawn their resigna-
tons as members Of the central COM
mittee Of the Autonomists. 1t was Of
fcially announced to-day that the
Spanish cavalry, in pursuing the insur-
gents under General Ducias, who is
said to have been badly defeated recent
ly in Pinar del Rio, by the Spanish
forces under General Bernal, has sur
prlsed an insurgent force, killing 10
OF the enemy and capturing five mount
ed men.
The Marquis de Apexteguia, presi-
dent of the standing committee of the
planters association, expresses the
opinion that all signs indicate the sue
cess of the seasons sugar crop. AL
though the reformists have appointed
a committee to negotiate with the
autonomists, it is believer nevertheless
that nothing definite will be decided
upon until the arrival from Madrid
of the leading members of the party
who have beer appointed as delegates
by the Cuban reformists there and
who are now on the way.
The governor of Pinar del Rio is
endeavoring to relieve the critical sit
uation in that province where a ma
jority of the inhabitants are identified
with the tobacco trade. The crop this
year is only half the normal, though
some good judges have put it at abou.
sixty per cent. of the usual yield
It is rumored here that the agents
of an English syndicate intends to buy
several of the first cuttings, and he is
said to have offered 100000 for
Coruna and e20O,OO for Cabanas and
Carvajal.