Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-10-27
TOR CUBAN INDEPENDENCE
A Manifesto Supported by Many
Spaniards Openly Proclaiming
Cuban Independence.
a FREE-FoR-ALL sRAB-As-GRAB-cAa.
Great Discontent Among Spanish Troops
In Cuba-Gen. Blanco's DISARMAMENT
Decree-Cuban Patriot Clubs in Ha-
Notwithstanding o Holy War Against
Americans.

Havana, via Key West, Oct. 24.-Paz
Y Libertad, one of the daily papers OF
| Cienfuegos, published with the sane
| ton of the government, prints a mani
festo with over 300 signatures, great
many of which are those of Spaniards,
openly proclaiming Cuban independ-
| ence.
Owing to the fact that the Spanish
| officers are selling commissary stores
| at any price obtainable, army supplies
| are now a drug in the market in the
| interior, making legitimate trade i'm
| possible.
Corruption and Robbery Daily Becoming
| More Open.
1t is asserted that as the Spanish
rule in Cuba draws to close, corrup-
ton and robbery daily become more
open and wholesale. The commission
of transportation, charged with fur
nishing passage tickets to Spanish of
fcers returning to Spain, charges an
arbitrary rate of four dollars each for
a berth. If the victim refuses to give
up he is made to wait for several
steamers, the commission claiming
that there is no room.
A Free-For-An Grab-as-Grab-Can Game.
Generally the officer is glad to pay
the tax in order to get away. This
abuse is openly spoken of, but the
present situation is free-for-all, grab
as-grab-can game, and every one APP
pears eager to make money while the
Spanish sun shines.
The official report of the burials in
the city of Havana since the first of
the present year shows that there have
been 1881 interments. The average
death rate keeps on steadily at Al pei
day.
Great Discomfort Among the Spanish
Troops.
Great discomfort prevails among the
Spanish troops because ofnon-payment
in some cases for six months, in 9th
ers for seven months, and in still 9TH
ers for even eight months, and the sol
diers fear that they will be embarked
for Spain without receiving their pay.
The poor quality of the food sup
piled to nearly all the soldiers has oc-
casioned much ill-feeling, and serious
insubordination is feared in several To-
calities. In the province of Puerto
Principe of the 400 members of the
civil guard 300 have deserted and gone
over to the insurgents. At Nuevitas
the Tarragona battalion became in
subordinate and attempted to join the
insurgents on account of the short ra-
tions and the wretched quality of the
food supplied by their chief. Gen.
March, in command in that province,
on learning of this occurrence, went to
Nuevitas and succeeded in quoting
the soldiers by furnishing them with
good and plentiful rations.
Oesertions Stopped by Gen. Blanco's Dis
bandment Decree.
Many soldiers until recently were
deserving, but Gen. Blaneo's decree re-
garding disarmament has put stop to
the OBJECTIONS. Over 5000 soldiers
have been mustered out since the is
suance of the decree. The sanitary
brigades of Havana, Guanabacoa, Regla
and Guines, with those OF several 9th
er localities in Havana province, have
petitioned Gen. Blanco that they
be disbanded. They may remain in
the island. Some of the engineer brig
AIDES have also solicited their dis
charges here. The greater part of
them are composed of the best-drilled
soldiers. Over 400 of the 700 members
of the Orden publico at Havana have
also asked that they be mustered out
in order that they may remain in
Cuba, and so per cent. of all the civil
guards in the island have made SIM
liar request. None of the artillery
men, however, have asked to be al
lowed to remain. The reason for this
Cuban Patriot Clubs Organized in Havana.
About so Cuban patriotic clubs have
been organized in Havana under the
management, in a large majority of
cases, of physicians, lawyers and 9TH
er professional men. Many of the
members of some of these clubs at
tended the first meetings wearing the
Cuban and American flags crossed.
The presiding officers of several of the
clubs, noticing the insignia in the but
ton holes of the members, ordered
that in future only the Cuban flag
should be worn. In many instances
the order was complied with.
Preaching q Holy War Against the Amer
leans.
The Cuban general Rego has arrived
at Havana from Puerto Principe, and
is preaching in the Havana cafes and
the insurgent camps near the city a
holy war against the Americans He
has interviewed many of the leaders
of the Cubans, and has urged the car
rying on of the war against the Amer
leans if independence is not at once
granted to Cuba.
The Cuban colonel Torriente has also
arrived in Havana from the east, and
is carrying on strong campaign
against the Americans and Calixto
Garcia, whom he processes to look
upon as traitor to the Cubans and as
having basely sold himself for Ameri
can gold.
Col. Torriente, in an interview with
the editor of one of the leading news
papers of Havana, made all sorts OF
declarations against Gen. Calixto Gar
cha and the Americans, but the censor
would not allow an account of the in
terview to be published, fearing that
it might give rise to disturbance.
saenIsh Residents Criticise Spanish Chiefs
Who are Acting suspiciously.
During the last two weeks several
hundred Remington carbines and
large quantities of ammunition have
been sent from Havana, it is pre-
sumed, by some of the Spanish chiefs
The Spanish residents, manufacturers
merchants and planters are somewhat
alarmed and criticise in very severe
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