The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-29
Lieut.. Young, of the Hist, Who Sunk
the Spanish GunbOnts in the Hnr-
Dor, Regarded as "a Hero.
CUBANS NOT DISBANDING
GEN. RIOS TRYING TO KEEP HIS SOL
DIERS TOGETHER.
Cespedes Faction i'm the Assembly Re-
the Conservative Garcia.

MANZANILLO, Oct 2S.-The United
States gunboat Hist arrived here tonight
with Gen. Leonard Wood, commander of
the military department of Santiago, ac-
companied by Lieut.. Matthew Hanna. On
landing General Wood was visited by Col.
Petit and his adjutart, and he was subse-
quently received by Colonel Pettit's entire
regiment. General Wood then visited the
barracks, hospitals, palaces, custom house
and postoffice.
Colonel Petit reports that the Cuban gen.
eral, Rios, is apparently making every eff
fort to prevent the disbanding of his troops.
The Cuban commander wishes all the sugar
estates in the neighborhood to tell him how
many men they can employ, and he will
guarantee to supply the required number OH
condition that only soldiers are employed.
The planters unanimously refuse to fall in
with such an arrangement, considering 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 interest of the island. the planters
are very anxious to break up. In their
opinion it would be better to have no com
merce than to attempt it on such condi-
tons
There is practically no sickness in Col.
Pettit's regiment. and yellow fever has been
unknown here for several years. Man
zanillo is in good sanitary condition.
Lieut.. Lucien Young, the commander of
the Hist created more excitement on land
ing than even General Wood himself.
Crowds gathered at the wharf to see the
young commander, who. with Leutenants
Holme and Jungen, of the Hornet and
Wampatuck. defeated a whole flotilla of
SnaniSh is of Tn
last. The people of Manzanillo consider
Lieutenant Young hero and terror, and
think he ought to be an admiral, for, al
though the Spanish shore batteries in that
memorable engagement continued to bonn
bard the American gunboats, it is generally
admitted here that it was the shooting of
the Hist that caused people to flee to the
mountains. In many parts of the city are
still visible the marks OF the Hists shells.
Lieut.. Victor Blue, who has been inspect
ing the wrecks of the Spanish gunboats
considers it quite impracticabe to raise
them, but he believes the Spanish steamer
Purissima Conception, which the Spaniards
ran ashore in the hope of saving her cargo
when pursued by an American war ship, can
be raised, as she appears to be in good con-
dition. A local merchant, however. claims
to lave purchased the hull and its contents
from the Spanish authorities.
The Cuban general. Jesus Rabi, paid a
visit to Manzanillo yesterday, and was en-
Enthusiastically received by the Cuban ele-
ment.
According to reports from the Cuban AS
sembly at Santa Cruz del Sur. Gen. Calixto
Garcia has been chosen permanent chair
man of the organization. Gen. Maxine Go
mez is expected there tomorrow or next
day, and it appears that the Cespedes fac
ton believes it can count on the help of
General Gomez to break the authority Of
Garcia. The Cespedes faction expects Gen.
Gomez to appoint a court-martial to try
General Garcia for offenses covering prac-
tically everything from murder to petty lar
ceny, but the probability is that General
Gomez, recognizing Garcia's ascendency in
the Assembly. will not force the issue.