The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-10-05
DISORDER AMONG CUBANS.
ArART wELDtNOT HOREraHEzUTDTsS
Won EET OTuHRS LLROR

Going Among the Soldiers Of west Cuba
en- the Same Drrand-PoPulhr UlAmoP
Against Americans - Measures TARen
To AIlAy the Trouble at M~anEAnillO.
Special osSis DsspstcA to Tur sUN.
SANTIAGO DE oUBA. ocA A-aen. Oalixto Gar
cia, his son, Col. Carlos Garcia. and three or
four other prominent Cubans will leave for the
interior to-day to Sndeavor to allay the rest
~lessness among the Cuban armed forces which
is daily becoming moro menacing to the peace
Of the province. The party In supplied with
ratlons by the American Commissary. and It
is said by persons whose sources OF iniormA-
ton are good that Gen. Garcia goes as an
American Commissioner. The party 10 sup
piled with ratlons for q three weeks trip. and
will keep In communication with Gen. Lawton
and Gen. Wood.
Gen. Garcia believes that through his great
personal influence he can allay the popular
clamor against the Americans. His plan 10 to
visit Guantanamo. JlGuani. Gibara. Baracoa.
FL Cobre and other places whore largo bodies
OF Cuban soldiers are congregated. and tell
these mon OF q plan he has decided upon Of 60
ing to the United States later in the fall to en-
deavor to induce The Washington Government
to secure q Cuban loan sufficiently large to pay
them some OF the money due them for their
three years. service in the field.
Cons. Lawton and Wood have assurances
from good sources that the payment OF $780,
600 to the Cuban troops throughout the island
will satisfy the many recRlcitrants and cause
them to return TO their homes and 20 to work.
Complaints Of disorders from remote places
are daily becoming moro numerous. Col. Ray
Of the Third 1mmunes. . battalion OF which
regiment is CHARTERED at Guantanamo, reported
yesterday that Cuban soldiers. underline Cuban
Dan padpO papAU had haap fnkinO mAnhafaa
and knives away from pacincos who wanted to
begin work on the plantations around Guam
tanamo. Col. Ray arrested and put in jail .
Cuban Lieutenantand two men who disarmeda
workman. and the Cuban Colonel commanding
the regiment to which the offenders belonged
approved Dol. Rays action. This expression OF
approval is not believed to be genuine, how
ever. because 30 many instances OF the same
hiRh-handed business are reported.
Apacihco on q plantation in the Guantanamo
district was killed and several horses were
stolen q week ago A detachment Of the Third
Immunes with Col. Brooks, an Englishman
formerly an officer in the Cuban army. was
sent after the perpetrators. Gen. Pedro Perez
recently executed three men Of his
for robbing plantations.
Tho situation at Manzanillo Is such that Gen,
Wood will despatch a battalion Of the Third
Immunes to that place on board the lighter
Los Angeles to-day to get ct the truth Of the
trouble. Gen, Wood. in pursuance OF orders
from Washington. VIII reorganiBe the Spanish
civil government In the ManEanillo district and
instruct Col. Ray to support the civil admins
tration by force Of arms II necessary. The
Gen. Lawton that the Cubans won't work.
neither will they allow the Spaniards and
p~acincos to gather the crops.
Ten Cuban soldiers who had come from the
Cobre district to obtain free rations attacked
the municipal guard at the depot here on Sat
urday night. They told the guard that they
had won their freedom and would not tolerate
the retention OF Spaniards in ONCE any longer.
Tho guard. who was q member OF the old
Spanish force. was rescued. and the Cubans
were dispersed by Capt. Mendoza Of Gen. Law
toms staff.
In the districts occupied by American troops
the plantations are being worked. but 1t is i'm
possible to get hands enough to do the work
thoroughly. Very few Of the Cubans In this
part OF the island have disbanded In pur-
suance Of the orders to that effect recently
issued by the provisional Government ct
~CamAguey. The latest reports from Bara-
Goa are to the effect that the Cubans have
placed a Gordon OF pickets about the town
to stop and turn back every man who says he
is going into the country to work. The two
companies OIL AmoTlChu LEOOpS az DdIACOu arc
not sufficient to protect the workmen on the
plantations. Reports from the interior say
that many men have lately deserted the Cuban
camps with the arms and rations they had Sc
cured from the Americans and have organized
guerrilla bands.
Gen. Calixto Garcia has also despatched Col.
Toriente Of his staff on an important mission
to the western part of the island In connection
with the American policy here. 1t 10 said on
good authority that the scheme was author
lied by Gen. Lawton in pursuance Of instruc-
tons from Washington.
Col. Toriente will visit Gen. Rodriguez. COM
mander Of the insurrectionary forces in the
western end OF the island. after which he will
see Gen. Menocal. tho commander in the prov
ince OF Havana. and Gen. Pedro Betancourt.
the commander in the province of Matanzas.
all Of whom are personal friendso OF Gen. Garcia
Col. Tortente will outline to them Gen. Gar
cia's plan Of going to the United States and en-
deavorinR to get the American Government to
secure . loan for the payment OF the Cuban,
forces. He will urge the commanders to dis
band az many Of their men as possible and to-
send them TO gather the crops.
Gen. G0rciA's action is entirely independent
Of tho Cuban Government at CamaGuey. Gems.
Rodriguez. Menocal and Betanoourt will be
approached in the matter on grounds Of per-
sonAl friendship. and their patriotism VIII DO
appealed to.
A friend Of Gen. Garcia told the correspond
emit Of Tn Bur to-day that thousands Of the
| Cubans would disbAnd and go home II they did
not fear that the Cuban Provisional Govern-
ment would treat them 40 deserters II It ever
became the government In owe
Word was received from Guantanamo to-day
to the effect that the Cuban Colonel Pedro
Perez had concluded an arrangement with the
Americans to march Suoh Of his forces az have
not turned Guerrillas and made common cause
with the Spanish Guerrillas in the hills
into Guantanamo. with the Cuban nag at their
head. on Oct. 8. whom they will surrender their
arms to the Americans and 90 quietly to their
homes and begin work. Many OF Col. Perez's
men have left his camp since learning that he
was treating with the Americans.
Gen. GarclA's agent will sail for Batabano on
the first south coast boat.
Prominent Cpba1s have protested 70 Gem
| Wood against Allowing moro jamaica negroes
| and lAbOr0rB from the United States TO come to