The herald., 1898-10-08
ORDERS GIVEN GEN. LEE
TO PREPARE TO MOVE HIS MEN
TO HAVANA
GARCIA IS DOING HIS BEST
officials Hope he Will Sue
ceed in Securing the Disarmament
Of the Cuban Army
Associated Press Special Wire.

Associated Press Special Wire.
. WASHINGTON, Oct 7.-Maj.- Gen. .
. Fitzhugh Lee received an order from
. the War Department today directing .
. him to move his command from Jack
. sonville, Fla, to Savannah, Ca, and .
Q get it in readiness to embark for Ia
. vana the last Of this month. Den.
Q Lee leaves tonight for Savannah TO
. make preliminary arrangements to .
. carry his orders into effect.
Garcia at Work
NEW YORK, Oct IA dispatch to the
Herald from Santiago de Cuba says:
Gen. Garcia left the city Thursday morn
ing on his mission through Santiago Pro-
vince, acting as an agent of the American
government to arrange the details for the
disbandment of the Cuban army In the
east. He will confer with the military
commanders In the outlying districts, us
ing his strong influence to induce the peace
ful disarming of the Cuban soldiers and
their return to work.
The Cuban leader left the city with an
escort of sixty men and was accompanied
by Lieut.. Pamoz, Captain Escabante and
Lieut.. Colante as his aides. He will go to
J.guani Bayamo and Manzanilla. visiting
on his way all the other important Cuban
commands. The tour will probably occupy
three weeks and his party received rations
for that period from Gen. Lawton.
The officials of the American administra-
tion here prophesy good results from MS
negotiations, believing that his efforts will
be successful in getting this province rid
OF the large number Of insurgent bands
Il..l 4 H. ,twNy n III
ton Of outlawry. levying contributions on
the planters and preventing the resump-
tion Of peaceful pursuits by those who are
desirous of doing SO.
Gen. Garcia is, however. daily losing In
(luence among the Cubans. His denying
the authority of the provincial government
has estranged the majority of the moderate
party, while the extremists resent his
friendly feeling for the United States and
his cooperation with the administration
here. Many Of the latter characterize him
as renegade from the principles OF In
dependence, and openly avow that he Is
allowing himself to be sold to the Ameri-
cans.
His motives are looked upon with suspi-
cion, and his desire to remove the friction
between the Cubans and Americans is
openly stated to be trap for the defeat of
Cuban independence This feeling will mill
itate greatly against his usefulness from
the American standpoint.
AS the result of Garcia's negotiations.
Gen. Perez will assemble the remaining
troops of his command in the vicinity of
Guantanamo October 10, and will there
disarm and disband. This news has given
great satisfaction, being the first instance
of the voluntary disbandment Of an impor-
tant insurgent command.
A scheme will be presented to the Cuban
Assembly of Delegates by 100 officers of the
Cuban army, proposing the raising Of a
fund locally among the planters to pay the
insurgent army.
The Assembly will be asked to guarantee
the loan by means Of the Cuban revenues,
which security. 1t is believed, the planters
will accept. Garcia's proposal to go to the
United States to raise a similar loan Is not
looked upon with favor by the Cubans I'M
less the United States is behind in the
matter.
1t is scarcely possible now that the As
sembly can meet on the 10th as first pro-
posed. Probably the first meeting will be
heM on the goth. The tabulated returns
thus far received here show the entire DOM
nance of the party adherent to the pres
ent provisional government, which will
probably be reelected.
The first business to be dealt with is the
question of the payment and disbandment
of the army. The next Is the relation which
Cuba will have to the United States and the
final matter for settlement is the future
government Of the island
A Bad Situation
WASHINGTON, Oct. THE situation
in Cuba will have considerable bearing
upon the reorganization Of the army.
General Wade Is sending reports to Wash
ington which show things in extremely bod
shape down there. These reports are kept
profound secrets by the department.
Whether they relate wholly to the irritat-
Ing action. Of insurgents or to fear Of
chicanery on the part of Spain cannot be
ascertained.
MA HTrTRr AMI HAHE