The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-24
CUBAN ASSEMBLY,.
The Garcia and Cespedes Factions Not |
ON Speaking Terms.

The Garcia and Cespedes Factions Not
ON Speaking Terms.
SANTIAGO, Oct 2S.--The steamer Rena
de los Angeles returned here to-day after
carrying the Garcia and Cespedes 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 arrival at the destination they
were received by a colored drum band and
escorted on horseback to the residence of
Senor Bartomelow Maso, President of the
so-called provisional Cuban government,
which was gaily decorated with Cuban
flags. Here there was much embracing.
Gen. Calixto Garcia being the popular hero.
About half the delegates to the Assembly.
convened for the selection of officials of the
permanent Cuban government, had arrived.
When the Reina de los Angeles left it was
expected that the opening of the Assembly.
fixed for Oct 20, would be delayed few
days in order to give the remaining dele
gates an opportunity to arrive.
There are many serious complaints re-
garding the postal arrangements in San
tiago Many letters have never reached
their destinations There are no regular
mails, and sometimes as many as ten days
elapse between mail steamers. Often the
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, Guanta-
namo and Songo. and next week Holguin
will be added to the list.
Colonel Hood with six companies Of the
Second Immune Regiment, will leave to-
morrow for Gibara, en- route for Holguin.
Dr. Donaldson, the collector of the port,
may accompany Colonel 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 bitterly assailing
each other Ell Cubano strenuously objects
to Mayor McLeary working in the mayors
Office in his shirt sleeves. claiming that
such a costume is undignified. All the pa
pers publish in each issue the resolution of
the United States Congress guaranteeing a
stable form of government for Cuba All
business people apparently wish for annex
alton to the United States, the desire in
creasing daily, as it is feared that many
factions will grow up under influence of
rival leaders.
The iron companies find it impossible to
get workmen for the mines, as neither the
Cubans nor the Jamaican negroes want
hard work. especially away from the city.
Inc SpanlSn-Amerlcan company is work
ing 175 men at Baiquiri, but needs GOO At
Jaruga there is only 200 men, whereas 700
are required. The pay is from 10 cents up
wards day.
General Wood. accompanied by a large
staff. to-day visited the scenes of the fight
ing around Santiago, going over the ground
at La Quasimas where the Rough Riders
had their first fight. They found the field
for more than half a mile literally covered
with empty Mauser cartridges showing the
immense amount of firing uone by the
Spanish Thousands of bullets were found
lInDedded in trees. many of the latter being
SO riddled that they are now decaying
Along the route. here and there, at the
graves Of our brave soldiers, the whole par
ty dismounted to study the scenes of events
of such high historical interest. General
Wood intends to place a cross at the spot
where fell Captain Capron, of Troop L, Of
the Rough Riders, and another few yards
away. where fell Sergt. Hamilton Fish, jr,
OF the same troop.