The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-10-28
RODRIGUEZ CALLS ON WOOD
HB WANTS 0UBh GlRRIsoNED NJ nv
sUReENT TROOPS

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Gen. wood Tells Him That American Sol
disrs Gan Maintain Order TIL Congress
Decides Upon the Future Of the Island-
Capitalists wish to conhectssntiaEo with
avana by . Broad-GauGe Railroad.
SS.asI Gable DerpakA 70 rzn RpS.
SANTIAGO IN CuBA. Oct. 27.-The Cuban
leader. Gen. Mayia Rodriguez. made q formal
call on Gen. Wood at the palace this morning.
returning Gen. Woods visit TO the San Carlos
Club last night, where q reception was given to
Gen. Rodriguez. Both oalls were entirely un-
of1oial. Gen. Wood merely dropped in at the
San Carlos Club for Eve minutes at the urgent
request Of the leading Cubana Of the city. who
had rendered the reception to Gen. Rodriguez.
Gen. Wood did not 90 as the commanding Gen.
eral Of the province. He was not accompanied
by any member Of his stan. Nothing that oc-
CURED during his short stay could be construed
as q recognition by him. in his of1clal capacity
Of Commander Of the Department Of Santiago.
Of Gen. Rodriguez as an oflcer Of the So
called Cuban army or as other than q promiE
nent Cuban citizen.
He received Gen. R~odriRuez's visit this morn
Ing in the same unofficial way. Gen. Rodrl-
guen told Gen. Wood that the Cubans in all
parts OF the island were friendly toward him
for his active and intelligent administration of
the AFFAIRS OF Santiago province. and for his ef-
forts to relieve distress among the poor Cubans.
He also said that he had instructed all Cuban
officers in this part OF the island to stand ready
to execute any order from Gen. Wood that
might be given to them. Gen. Rodriguez de-
clared that the Cubans and Americans were
coming to O better understanding, and that
Affairs would run smoothly until q definite de-
clsion as to the future status OF the island was
reached. He proposed to Gen. Wood that he
take 900 Cuban soldiers in Santiago province.
place an American of1cer over them. and use
them for garrison duty. sending home the
American troops not used to the climate. He
said he believed that such q scheme could be
followed with profit throughout the island as
soon as the Spanish evacuation was completed.
A similar proposition was made blythe Cuban
General Rios. who commands 1900 troops
about Manzanillo. to Col. Petit yesterday.
Gen. Rios offered to police the Manzanillo dis
trict and garrison the city. and all he wanted
in return were rations and clothes. Col. Petit
teleRraphed to Gen. Wood for instructions. Gen.
Wood replied instructinR Col. Petit not TO ac-
oept the offer and not to give rations to Cuban
soldiers who applied for relief with arms In
their hands.
Ger. Woods answer to Gen. Rodriguez was
that the American troops in Santiago were ca
pable OF maintaining order until Congress de-
cided what the future OF the island was to be.
Gen. Wood left for MnnZanillo on the Runboat
Hist at 5 O'Clock this afternoon. He was ac-
companied by Lieut.. Matthew Hanna. He will
be absent until Sunday. Col. Beacon will be
in command OF the department here until his
return.
Before leaving Gen. Wood forwarded to WASH
inEton q recommendation that concessions to
two companies made up Of English. American.
and Cuban capitalists be Immediately granted.
One OF these companies wants to construct an
overhead trolley street line system In the city.
The other proposes to build a standard
line from the city OF Santiago to the western
limit of the province to connect with the line
to be built from Havana as soon as q stable
government is established. This company
Will build from Santiago to Guantanamo and
Manzanillo.
Gen. Wood wrote a sharp note to the French
made by the Consul for information as to why
French citizens were not allowed to land In
Santiago. The Consul's note was inspired by
Gen. Woods action during the past fortnight
In sending back several schooner loads Of
pauper immigrants from Hayti and Martinique.
Tho Consul was informed that no paupers
would be allowed to come to Santiago. and that
Gen. Wood would continue to send them back
as fast as they arrived. without reference to
their nationality.
Gen. Wood to-day appointed jose Maria y |
Barela a Judge Of the Court OF First Instance. |
which is the Spanish equivalent Of the Ameri-
can Circuit Court. This is the second judicial
appointment within q week. the other being
that NJ Apfanio Raloadn