The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-11-05
NEWS FROM MANZANILLO.
Arrival of Gen. Wood, Commander of the
Department Lieut.. Young the
Hero of the Hour.

Manzanillo, Oct. 29.-The United
States gunboat Hist arrived here last
night with Gen. Wood, commander OF
the military department of Santiago,
accompanied by Lieut.. Matthew Ham
ma. On landing Gen. Wood vas clos
eted with Col. Petit and his adjutant,
and he was subsequently received by
Col. Pettit's entire regiment. Gen.
Wood then visited the barracks, hos
pitfalls, palaces, customhouse and post
Office.
Making Every Effort to Prevent the Dis
banding of His Troops.
Col. Petit reports that the Cuban
general Rios is apparently making
every effort to prevent the disbanding
of his troops. The Cuban commander
wishes each sugar estate in the
neighborhood to tell him how many
men he can employ, and he will guar
antee to supply all required on o n
dition that only soldiers are employed.
The planters unanimously refuse to
fall in with such an arrangement, o n
sidering that it would be a trades
union of the worst possible kind, and
would also tend to keep up the Cuban
military organization, which, in the
interests of the island, the planters
are very anxious to break up. In their
opinion, it would be better to have no
commerce than to attempt it on such
conditions.
The Hero of the Hour.
Lieut.. Lucien Young, commander OF
the Hist, created more excitement on
landing than even Gen. Wood himself.
Crowds gathered at the wharf to SEQ
the young commander who, with Lieu
tenants Holm and Jungen, of the Hor-
net and Wampatuck, defeated a whole
1otilla of Spanish gunboats at Manza-
Milo on July 1 last. The people Of
Manzanillo consider Lieut.. Young a
hero and a terror, and think he ought
to be an admiral, for, although the
Spanish shore battery in that memora-
BILE engagement continued to lombard
the American gunboats, it is generally
admitted here that it was the shooting
of the Hist hat caused the people to
flee to the mountains.
The Wrecks Of the Spanish War Ships.
Lieut.. Victor Blue, who has been in
specting the wrecks of the Spanish
gunboats, considers it quite impracti-
cable to raise them, but he believes the
Spanish steamer PurissIma Concep-
cion, which the Spaniards ran ashore in
the hopes of saving her cargo when
pursued by an American wal ship, can
be raised, as she appears to be in good
condition. A local merchant, however,
claims to have purchased the hull and
its contents from the Spanish authori-
ties.
The Cuban general. Jesus Rabi, paid
a visit to Manzanillo Thursday and was
enthusiastically received by the Gu
ban element.
Jealous of Gen. Garcia's Preferment.
According to reports from the Gu
ban assembly at Santa Cruz del Sur,
Gen. Calixto Garcia has been chosen
permanent chairman of the organiza-
ton. Gen. Maxine Gomez is expected
there to-day Or tomorrow, and it ap-
pears that the Cespedes faction be-
lieves that it can count upon the help
| Of Gen. Gomez to break the authority
of Garcia. The Cespedas faction ex-
poets Gen. Gomez to appoint a court
martial to try Gen. Garcia for offenses
covering practically everything from
murder to petty larceny, but the prob
ability is that Gen. Gomez, recognizing
Garcia's ascendancy in the assembly,
will not force the issue.