The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-10-17

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Judge Advocate Blount has been agree
ably surprised at finding In many In
stances his work simplihed.
General callxto Garcia desires 70 con-
tradict the statement made by several
newspapers that he is receiving pay
from the United States government for
his assistance in disbanding the Cuban
troops. He declares that he Is a, patriot
and is not in need Of money.
General Garcia had a long interview
with General Wood this morning re-
questing transportation to Santa Cruz
del Sur He told General Wood II was
important for him to 60 there "ln order
to frustrate the plot 70 overthrow the
supremacy OF those who had fought for
Cuba for three years and to put In their
places non-combatants and tmml
grants"
General Wood agreed to provide him
with transportation by the Bessie, on
her next trip to Manzanillo, which win
probably be tomorrow.
General Wood has received orders
from washington to secure information
as to such places in the province Of San
tiago as the spaniards are evacuating
and to send troops thlther Immediately,
as well us 70 take over the civil govern
ment.
Naval Constructor Hobson, who has
arrived here from the wreck Of the
Spanish cruiser Cristobal Colon will
leave tomorrow for Guantanamo on
business connected with the lnfanta
Maria Teresa, which he expects to get
on to the United States before the end
OF the month. For the last few days he
has been engaged in preparing to raise
the Crlstobal Colon, work which Is
practically impossible from the sea, be-
cause OF the dangerously heavy swell.
The operations will, therefore, be con-
Quoted from the shore. Mr.. Hobson has
built trolley line out TO the ship dis
lance Of $50 feet with suspension
bridge: and the compressed air pumps
are now In position. On his return
from Guantanamo he will push his OPP
eratlons vigorously, as he still-feels alb
solutely certain Of raising the hull un-
injured
In Guantanamo bay there are several
schooners loaded with coal for the fleet.
Demurrage expenses being very heavy,
the senior officer, Captain Chester, or
dered sheds to be built on shore 20 that
the vessels might unload, thus making
temporary coallng depot. This act
has raised q tremendous hubub among
the Cubans and is one reason given by
tho Cuban general, Perez, for not dis
banding his troops. He claims that the
Americans have no right to establish q
coallng station without the permission
OF the Cuban government. It Is general
ly believed at Santiago among the Gu
bans that his promise to disband was
only a scheme to obtain rations for
himself and his troops, BY pretending to
go to work; whereas now he makes
several excuses for not disbanding.
Lieut.. Col A. A. Wiley, Lieut..Gov-
ernnr of Santiago, has returned from a
trip to Guantanamo In his report to
General Wod regarding the condition OF
the civil government thnreh SAYS thR
rotten and cumbersome mRchihery Of
the clerical stnffs Is large enough 70
keep going a city Of ten times the popu-
latloE and size Of Guantanamo. In the
mayors Office he found ten clerks,
messenger and janitor at salaries
ranging from $3.50 a month down to $40,
all clamOrlng for pay from July 20,
cleaning that they had been ordered by
the American authorities to stay on
duty.
The police department there consists
Of a chief, Lieutenant, a sergeant, a
corporal and fourteen men, with salaries
Of from $175 month down to SIS.
Lieut.. Col Wiley recommends that the
mayors stan be reduced TO one clerk
and an uffice boy. and the police de-
partment to one marshal and three as
sistants.
From O'Clock this morning the city
was alive with flags. music and process
sions. The church bells at dawn began
to celebrate the thlrtieth anniversary
Of the declaration OF Cuban tndepend-
ence, which was postponed from October
10. on account Of the rain.
The principal procession LEFT the
Plaza de Martes at o'clock for the
cemetery, where were unveiled the mon
ments presented by the Cuban refugees
who lived in Jamaica In honor Of Mard
and Cespedes The widow Of Cespedes
was the guest of honor.
The procession marched through the
principal streets, which were decorated
with flags and flowers. The ceremonies
at the cemetery were very impressive,