The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-11-29


of their color, as the negroes have
made equally patriotic efforts with the
whites to secure the liberty Of Cuba
and consequently no objection should
be made to the coming of good negro
COlOniStS.
General Wood today appointed Senor
Edualdo Tamayo, chief justice OF the
supreme court and Seniors Jose Berale
and VI de J. Mandualal associate JUS
tices. The chief justices will receive
a salary Of SO, 500 per annum and each
Of the associate justices a salary OF
$4,000. These are about half the sal
aries paid the chief justices and asso-
ciate justices during the Spanish reg
ime, but, owing to the fact that Off
cials now receive full pay instead, of
as before, being paid less than half
of their salaries, the positions are real
~ worth more than they were during
the Spanish regime.
The Cuban, Spanish and American
resident of Santiago, recognizing the
great value to the province of the SER
vices Of General Wood are consider
ing the matter of having the generals
portrait painted by a celebrated artist
to be kept at the palace as a momentO
of the first American governor of the
province. The clubs and papers of all
parties are alike interested in the pro-
ject.
Lieutenant Christian, of the Second
immune regiment, arrived this morn
ing overland from Holguin, bearing
dispatches from Colonel Hood. These
advices report that the regiment is in
IL,
cases of smallpox and only four cases
of slight illness. At Gibara there are
100 Cubans in the hospital suffering
from smallpox and at Holguin over
300 cases are reported.
BRINGING SICK SOLDIERS HOME
Newport News, Va, November 90
United States hospital ship Relief ar
rived at Old Point this morning from
Porto Rico, bringing it's second load
of sick soldiers to the new hospital.
There were on board 250 patients.
Only a few were seriously ill, the ma
jority being convalescents. The men
were we'll cared for on the ship, which
is the most thoroughly equipped hos
pital vessel in the service.
SHIPPING LUMBER TO HAVANA.
Meridian, Miss, November 26.-The
| Laurel (Miss.) Lumber mills, Of East
man, Gardiner & Co., today began
| shipping lumber to Havana for the
| United States military barracks there
| This is part of the 20,O00,0O0 feet which
| will be placed by the government.
A sTINGING LETTER.
New York, November 26.-When
| the war investigation commission met
eral of the national guard of the state
of New York, testified that he found
the camp of the Eighth New York
regiment at Chichamauga in very un-
sanitary condition.
A number of other witnesses were
examined, but nothing new was
brought out. Captain Howell read
| letter addressed to the commission
| by Robert R. Roosevelt, secretary OF
| the committee of the society for the
protection of soldiers.
General Dodge suggested that the
letter be received and filed.
Captain Howell seconded the motion
saying: We have invited all the wit
nesses to tell us everything they know
We have made and are making every
honest effort to get witnesses and tC
get the truth from them. | do not see
that Mr.. RoOsevelt's letter deserve:
any answer. | am ready to stand OF
the records of the commission wher
| the commission has made a record
but | do not need Mr.. Roosevelt or any
| one else to make up my mind for me-
General Beaver spoke in the same
| lines and by general consent Genera
Dodge's suggestion was adopted.
The afternoon session completed tn,
! work of the commission in this city
| The members of the commission Wen
! to Boston tonight snd will receive al
intending witnesses at the Parke,
house Monday morning at 8 o'clock.
The letter written to the commits
sion by Mr.. Roosevelt read in part a:
| follows:
| Il have noticed in the morning press
that one of your members criticise:
| the witnesses who have testified at tbs
/ request of the committee formed in
| this city to protect the soldiers. for the
| reason that while establishing the
| fact that much gronndless and mex
cusa Die suffering was inflicted on the
! army. they do not fix the responsibility
nor show who is TO blame. If the
! views OF your commission are correct
| ly reported, there seems TO be q mis-
! understanding between us. We sup
| posed that ali the witnesses were to do
was to prove the facts and that the
commission would fix the responsible