The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-11-05
THE LATEST CUBAN NEWS.
Common Sense Views of Gen. Wood,
Military Governor of the Prov
ince of Santiago.
YELLOW FEVER HAS BEEN ELIMINATED.
The Red Cross Society Warmly Commend
ed-Leading Cubans Anxious for Thet
People to Return to Work-Rights of tbs
Blacks Demanded by q Representative
Neyro-CounseI Sumner Justified.

Santiago de Cuba, Nov. 2.-Gen.
Leonard Wood, governor of the mill
tary department of Santiago, author
ICES the statement hat there has moi
been a ease of yellow fever in Santl'
ago city during the last 60 days, ano
that the ordinary sickness during the
same period has been 80 per cent. less
than usual at this season of the. year.
The Red Cross Society Warmly Com
mended.
In view of the fact that a good many
people have been unnecessarily fright
ened by fictitious tales of suffering:
Gen. Wood asks that hereafter all ap-
plications to the various societies FOL
aid be referred to him. If the case Is
a really needy one he will indorse the
application. Gen. Wood does no wish
to be understood as saying that no
private assistance is wanted in Santi-
ago. On the contrary much will still
be needed, though the present supply
is ample for present contingencies.
He warmly commends the Red Cross
society for continuous help and fol
supplies, which, under the direction OF
officers appointed by him, have been
effectively distributed
VIII Abolish the Yellow Fever Stan.
1t is now expected that within the
next Is days the staff of the yellow fe-
yer hospital will be abolished. 1t has
been maintained merely to care for a
few suspected cases, and, as the cooler
weather is now here, its further serv-
ices are not needed.
Anxious for Their People to Return to
Work.
The leading Cubans are very anxious
to have their people return to work.
They are preparing plans to be laid
before the government that will en-
able all insurgents who are willing to
get employment in building railways
in various parts of the island. The
idea would be to pay for the lines by
local taxation. the roads thus becom-
ing government property and eventu-
ally ~reverting to the Cubans. 1t is be-
lieved that 10000 men now idle can be
given regular employment in this
way.
The Rights OF the Blacks Demanded by Q
Representative Negro.
A representative negro has written
a letter to Gen. Wood demanding that
the negroes who, he says, constitute
a large majority of the population OF
the province, shall be given their
rights, and announcing his intention
to form a labor party composed OF
blacks.
a party that will labor is really
wanted here. for Gen. Wood is assert
ing that if the people of the district
will not work he will authorize the
immigration of foreign miners and
workmen. Matters can not remain
any longer at a standstill.
Counsel Edward sumner Justified.
Regarding the trouble over the con-
signment of supplies received here last
Saturday by the steamer Port Victor,
Gen. Wood now says that Edward
Sumner. counsel for the Helen Gould
War Relief association, who claimed a
right to distribute the supplies, was
quite justified in the stand he took. as
it prevented any useless waste or mis-
appropriation of the relief.
So far as the yellow fever hospital
was concerned in the affair, Gen. Wood
says DR.. Quicker had no need to apply
to any society for any supplies, as
the guartermaster's department had
more than enough to supply all the
troops requirements.