The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-17
THE CUBAN ASSEMBLY.
Election of a President May Not Come
Before November.

SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Oct. 16-The
meeting of the Cuban Assembly at Santa
Cruz is fixed for Oct. 2O but owing to lack
of transportation facilities the members of
the Assembly will be unable to arrive at
Santa Cruz on time, and the end of the
month probably will have come before the
election of a President and Cabinet takes
place. Ell Cubano, a daily paper of San
tiago predicts the election of the following
ticket: President, Gen. Maximo Gomez;
Vice President, Senior Bartolome Maso; Sec
retary of foreign affairs, DR.. Domingo Men
dez Capote; home secretary, Senior Ben
jamin Guerra; secretary of justice, Senor
Jose A. Lanuza; secretary of war, Gen.
Calixto Garcia; secretary of public instruc-
ton, Senior Enrique Varona.
The local papers are much wrought up
over propositions denying the right OF the
Americans to grant concessions which Cuba
libre would repudiate.
General Wood has received a letter from
Haiti requesting permission by many re-
turning Cuban families to bring with them
agricultural implements free of duty. Gen.
Wood replied that President Mckiniey's
proclamation permitted this.
The telephone wires in the neighborhood
of Santiago have been broken and torn
down by Cubans for use in binding hay
ricks. General Wood has ordered the ar
rest of all persons found to be concerned
in the affair.
Manv things have occurred which tend to
show that the Spanish land system or
registration is apparently perfect. Judge
Advocate BIount has been agreeahly sur
nrised at finding in many instances his
work simplified.
General Calixto Garcia desires to contra
dict the statement made by several news
naners that he is receiving pay from the
United States government for his assist
anoe in disbanding the Cuban troops. He
declares that he is a patriot and is not in
need of money. General Garcia had long
interview with General Wood this morning,
requesting transportation to Santa Cruz del
SIR. He told General Wood it was impor-
tant for him to be there, ''in order to frus-
trate the plot to overthrow the supremacy
of those who had fought for Cuba for three
years and to put in their places noncombat-
ants and immigrants"
General Wood agreed to provide him with
transportation by the Bessie on her next
trip to Manzanillo, which will probably be
tomorrow.
General Wood has received orders from
Washington to secure information as to
such places in the province of Santiago as
the Spaniards are evacuating and to send
troops thither Immediately, as well as to
take over the civil government. He is still
awaiting news from Holguin before send
ing the Second Immune Regiment there.
The ice plant presented to Santiago some
time ago by citizens of New York is nearly
ready for use. It has capacity of seven
tons daily and an annex for refrigerating
meat.
Last night i've American negro teamsters
got into an alteration with three police
men, whom they disarmed and beat severe
". The four are now under arrest. Owing
to possible disturbances tonight the mill
tary guards were quadrupled and all saloons
were ordered closed.
General Wood has received requests from
two companies for railway concessions-one
line between Santiago and Manzanillo and