Evening journal., 1898-10-24
THECUBAS CONGRESS-
Garcia and Cespedes Factions
Not on Speaking Terms.
CJBlBS OBgcI 10 HARD WORK.
Eininfg Companies ct santiago Can't
Get LnbcrcFs--Absurdit OF Gu
ban Prcss-Objects to Mayors
working In shirt Sleeves.

SANTIAGO. Cuba, oct. 24.-The
steamer Heina de las Angeles has re-
turned here after carrying the Garcia
and Cespedea 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 their destination they were
received by q colored drum band and
escorted on horseback TO the residence
OF Senior Baitclome Maso, president Of
the 80 called provisional Cuban govern
ment, which was eayly decorated with
Cuban flags. Here there was much en-
bracing General CaliXto Garcia being
apparently the popular hero. Only
about half the delegates to the assem-
bly,, convened for the selection of om-
cials TO the permanent Cuban govern
ment had arrived. When the Reina de
las Angeles left It was expected that
the opening of the assembly, fixed for
Oct. 20. would be delayed a few days in
order to give the remaining delegates
an opportunity TO arrive.
There are many serious complaints
regarding the postal arrangements in
Santiago. 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 a
tramp steamer generally one bound for
Baltimore. The local force is INSULT
cient, as it has to supply several other
places, among them Manzanillo, Caima-
nera Guantanamo and Songo, and next
week Holguin will be added to the list.
The freedom Of the press is much
abused in Santiago, the local papers
complaining Of all the officials and Bit
terly assailing each other. El Cubano
strenuously objects to Mayor McLeary
working in the mayors Office in his
shirt sleeves, claiming that such a cos
tune is undignined. All the papers
publish in each issue the resolution OF
The United States congress guarantee
ing a stable form of government for
cuba.
All business people apparently wish
for annexation to the United States
/ the desire increasing daily, as 1t is
feared that many factions wiz grow
up under the influence of rival lead rs
The iron companies find it impossible
TO get workmen for the mines, as nei-
ther the Cubans nor the Jamaican ne
groes want hard work, especially away
from the city. The Spanish-Americar
company is working 175 men at Dali
quri. but needs coo. At Juragua there
are only 200 men, whereas zoo are re-
4uired. The pay is from rs cents day
upward Men have been sent for &c
pain
General Wood, accompanied by q
/ large staff, yesterday visited the scenes
Of the fighting around Santiago. going
over the ground at La Quasina where
the Rough Riders had their first fight
They found the field for more than hall
a mile literally covered with empty
Mauser cartridges showing the inn,
mense amount of firing done by thI
Spanish Thousands Of bullets were
found imbedded in trees, many of th'
latter being so riddled that they arr
now decaylng. Along the route here
and there. at the graves Of our brave
/ soldiers. the whole party dismounted t
study the scenes of events of such high
historical interest.
/ General Wood intends to place a cross
/ at the spot where fell Captain Allyn X
( Capron Of Troop L Of the Rough Rid
ers, and another a few yards away
where fell Sergeant Hamilton Fish, Jr.
/ of the same troop.