The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-10-24
FROM CUBA.
Doings Since
The w ar.
NATIVES ANXIOUS
For Annexation To the
United States.

Santiago de Cuba, Oct 23.-The
steamer Reina de Los Angeles returned
here today after carrying the Garcia
and Cespades factions to Santa Cruz
del Sur to attend the Cuban assembly.
Her captain reports that during the
voyage neither faction spoke to the
other. On arriving at the destination
they were received by large crowd
and a band and escorted on horseback
to the residence of Senior Bartolome
Masso, president of the so-called pro-
visionsl Cuban government, which
was gally decorated with Gu
ban flags. Here there was
much embracing, Gen. Calixto Gar
cha being apparently the popular hero.
Only about half the delegates to the
assembly convened for the selection of
officials Of the permanent Cuban gov
eminent had arrived. When the Reina
del Los Angeles left it was expected
that the opening of the assembly fixed
for October q would be delayed few
days in order to give the remaining
delegates an opportunity to arrive.
There are many serious complaints re-
garding the postal arrangements In
Santiago. Many letters have never
reached their destination
There are no regular mails and some
times as many as ten days elapse be-
tween mail steamers. Often mails go by
tramp steamer. generally one bound
for Baltimore. The local force is in
sufficient. as it has to supply several
other places, among them Manzanillo.
Caimanera Guantanamo and Songo
and next week Holguin will be added
to the list.
Col. Hood, with six companies of the
I'd immune regiment, will leave tomor-
row for Gibara, en- route for Holguin
DR.. Donaldson the collector of this port
may accompany Col. Hood to make ar
rangements as to the customs there
The freedom of the press is much
abused in Santiago, the local papers
complaining of all the officials and bit
terly assailing each other Ell Cubanc
strsnuously objects to Mayor McLeary
working in the mayors office in his
shirt sleeves, claiming that such cos
TUNE Is undfgnified All the papers pub
lish in each issue the resolution of the
United States congress guaranteeing a
stable form Of government for Cuba
All business people apparently wish
" oAaAANANbtcA " Tic OuJI6Q 1ldtGS,
the desire increasing daily, as it is
feared that many factions will grow up
under the influence of rival leaders.
The iron companies find it impossible
to get Workmen for the mines, as Meth
er the Cubans nor the Jamaican ne
groes want hard work, especially away
from the city. The Spanish American
Company is working 175 men at Daiqui-
ri, but needs 600. At Juragua there are
only 200 men, where 700 are required.
Pay is from Is cents a day upward.
Men have been sent for in Spain.
Gen. Wood, accompanied by a large
staff, today visited the scene of the
fighting around Santiago, going over
the ground at Laquasina, where the
rough riders had their first fight, They
found the field, for more than half a
mile, literally covered with empty Maui
ser cartridges, showing the immense
amount of firing done by the Spanish.
Thousands of bullets We're found i'm
bedded in trees, many of the latter be-
ing so riddled that they are now de-
caying.
Along the route here and there, at
the graves of our brave soldiers, the
whole party dismounted to study the
scenes of events of such high historical
interest. Gen. Wood intends to place a
cross at the spot whore fell Capt. Allyn
K. Capron, Of Troop L Of the rough
riders, and few yards away, where
fell Sergeant Hamilton Fish, Jr., of the
same troop.