New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-10-31
CUBANS CLAMOR FOR OFFICE.
A DlSCOUKAGING OUTLOOK AT MANIA
Milo.
GENERAL WOOD BESIEGED BY INsIRGENT FAC
TloNs LED BY RABI AND RIos-sPAN-
IsH WRECKS CLAIMED.

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TIoNs LED BY RABI AND RIOS SPAN
IsH WRECKS CLAIMED
Manzanillo oct 30-The visit Of General
= Leonard Wood Governor Of the Military De-
partment OF Santiago has been Instrumental In
bringing all the elements among the Cubans
to the front. No fewer than two thousand in
surgents. of whom five hundred are officers.
want Offices. and their clamor almost amounts
demand.
There two leading factions. one headed
by General Jesus Rab and the other by Gen
eral Rios. At present most OF the Offices are
held by representatives of the Rab faction. in
Guiding the Mayoraty and the custom house
inspectorships General Wood. in order TO
nacify the Rios faction. has given them six
places on the rural police force and turned
over to one Of their people the lighthouse at
Cape Cruz. together with several other minor
appointments But neither party Is satisfied.
each thinking that II ought to have all the
Offices General Rios does not dare express his
opinion publicly OF General Rab, but he feels
that this is his district. as he has had the
nominal charge Of it for three years. and that
It ought to belong to him. so far as appoint
inents Of Cuhans to Office are concerned. and
all the more because he represents General
Calixto Garcia
WILL NOT DISBAND AND WILL NOT WORK
The majority Of the insurgents here have no
money. and go about living from hand to mouth
and wondering wha: Will happen next. Armed
men are not allowed rations. As the Cubals
will not dishand and will not work nothing re
mains for them but TO strut about the city with
machetes and reVOlvers. Some OF them are
nearly naked. others appear in long-egeed
patent leather boots with silver spurs. carry
ing superbIv wrough: Toledo machetes. f."
wear Immaculate white suits and Panama ha's
These are for the most part. the New-fork
CONTINGENT each man now veritahle Bonn
bsstes Furioso.
Except when he is on board the gunboat Hist
which brought him here. General Wood Is be
sieged by these seekers for office. Among the
interviews he has had was one with General
Rios. who wanted the Mayor of Manzanillo, one
OF Rabis faction dismissed. and his own man
appointed to the Mayoralty. General WOOD
asked on what grounds the dismissal could he
sretained He said: is not the Mayor com
netent officer? Has he not an excellent repu-
,atlono Did he not serve bravely and effective
lv throughout the entire war;" To all Of this
| General Rios replied in the affirmative. hut ne
insisted that his own nominee was entitled to
tho MACE because he Rios man. the
interests Of the city and locality we're appar-
entity minor considerations In the mind of the
Cuban commander. But this appears 10 he the
case everywhere among the Cuban insurgents.
Gen.raI Wood and Colonel Petit regard the
outlook as rather discoursging. Suil' they nope
| that some means may soon be founo 10 nreah
I'D the Cuban army. The members OF the rank
,d sic are anxious 70 go 10 work but the lead
ers ,efuse 10 allow them to do so. and the men
do not dare desert they would certainly oe
shot ~ captured. General Wood Is hoping that
the other towns be will visit in his trip around
the province will not present the same vexa-
| tious conditions prevail here. where me Cu-
han problem ia presented In a very difncult
form the most difficult he has yet encountered
FORCE AGAINST ARMED CUBANS.
1t was necessary TO send detachment of the
| 4th Immune Regiment, under a sergeant. 10 the
Rignev plantation in order 10 compel the armed
| Cubans TO allow men to work there The under
! taking. however. proved successful, and two
! hundred men are now regularly employed
The latest advces from Santa Cruz del sur
| the meeting place OF the Cuban Assembly 40
not report the arrival there OF General MaXimo
Gomez hut there are persistent rumo's mat
| the friends Of Come: VINO are delegates TO 'le
Assembly will endeavor 10 embarrass Generai
Cslixto Garcia and his supporters.
Lieutenant Young and the officers Of the Hist
have been most enthusiastically welcomed mere
| by the Cubans who are grateful for the heip
many times extended to them The gallant
| little boat during the war was as mucn an oo-
ject OF love to the Cubans along the coast as
/ Of fear to the Spaniards. She vas quite as
well known to both parties as the New-fork
! City Hall is TO the residents Of the metropolis
Lieutenant Young has formally claimed. on be-
half Of the United States Navy, the wrecks or
| the Spanish gunboats that went ashore or were
sunk by the United States gunboats in the
memorable engagement of Manzaniilo on
July |.
After a final conference with Colonel Petit
regarding the management Of the district, Gen
eral Wood left Manzano for Santiago at noon
to-day board the Hist. on Wednesday next
he will proceed to Guantanamo from which
point after first returning to Santiago again. he
will leave for the north coast Of the province 10
be gone probably a week ten DAYS.
Two companies Of Colonel Pettit's immunes
are 10 he sent Immediately TO Bayamon
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