The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-09-23
SANTIAGO SITUATION
RECEIPTS OF THE PORT MUCH
MORE THAN THE EXPENSES.
10 Santa Crux-Capotc ON the
Conditions Existing.


| Santiago de Cuba. September %, 1850
u. m.--By the courtesy OF General Law
tom the Associated Press correspondent
was totGy Afforded an opportunity to
peruse tho report maze by Captain Thomas
Donaldson, covering tbs transactions OF.
the custom house Al Santiago, during the
period between July Is and \septemosr Ii.
| 4 he sum OF Si0,,iSS was collected from
the various sources and payments we've
maze OF slS, l0l for sanitary and similar
| M poses, city pclnc aud municipal sal
al.,S, ga s,i.ts OF Customs ncuse olIic,ais
ana miscellaneous expenses.
| Collector DonAldson makes strong
plea for a revenue cutter 10 cruise in these
waters ana ala IN the enforcement Oh ,Ae
| quarantine laws, the protection of wrecked
| d. oporty, etc.
| me report closes with manifest OF the
| numerous sources of public revenue 1ne
sums authoritluvely collected aud duly
| accounted tor will be more tnan sufficient
| 10 support in an adequate manner tnc ex-
| penses OF administering the province even
| II the rates OF assessment were reuucea Ia
| view of the impoverished condition OF this
uortlon of the island General Lawton was
| greatly pleased with the IMPORT ana on It's
reception paid high compliment TO Col
| lector DoGaiUgon.
| Two hundred miles from Santiago is the
| desoiale ASKING village OF Santa Cruz
| Here the Cuban sovetume ut has ostab-
| lished headquarters and during the past
| month have held sessions for the conguct
OF Glfairs of the several towns in complete
! charge Of the Cubans. When the Assa-
| clated Press correspondent moved to Santa
| Cruz two night ago. he was inducted mo
| the office OF vice President Capote, where,
around u liable Lighted only by candle
in a bottle, the officials of the embryo
government were engaged In writing or
| dcrs and other executive documents. The
reason for the change of the seat OF the
| government from the fofmor place is to be
able 10 communicate more quickly with the
outer world.
Vice President Capotc said; when war
| between The Unitod States and Spain was
| oer.a AIRED the government decided unan
| imously to assist ain cooperate to secure
| the indtpgbQ9nce of Cuba and designated
| me TO act as special envoy TO see Presi-
| uent McKi,dey with rcEaid TO the best
methoas 10 make the o.opt ration most Ell
foctivc.
Though was not received officially /
met and talked with several members OF
the cabinet and my efforts for the ,stab-
lshment Of friendly relations and regular
communication with the United States re-
suited fayorably. | had no difficulty in ar
ranging h. necessary particulars in this
rotation Although formal recognition OF
the CUBAN government was not given me.
nevertheless the president ana olher o.
| ficlals In Washington realized that the bo iy
oi men "hloh represented constituted INC
government IN the mlhas OF thousands OF
cuoahS ana was lhe real otUe'al voice OF
thousands of men then under arms and Of
pracura''y all those VINO were IN syhpa-
thy with the revolution,
me result OF th!s conference was 'hat
was assured that me uhlted states "ouIu
cooperate directly with those at the head
OF aHairS IN CUBA Tor me attainment oil
| me OBJ els OF the war rms eIhteh'e ga me.
as felt unat the cubdns would receive all
! the necessary assistance from Americans 10
| establish permanent ana stable govern
mont whether the CUBAN soVerAennt was
| recognized or MOI. When returned 10 NI.a
| ! found my cofnpatriots we're perfectly VIII
| ing to help any way 10 carry ou I'VE Dol
| Icy which The United States sci torth IN me
act of congress relntiVe 10 Inc war ne
Cubans under arms aaYe peen ooeoieHt 20
ne Cuhan government az constituted ana