The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-11-02
NO YELLOW FEVER
Santiago City Has Been Free OF the
Plague for Sixty Days.


SANTIAGO DE CUBA Nov. General
Leonard Wood, governor of the military de-
partment of Santiago, authorizes the state
ment that there has not been a case of
yellow fever in Santiago city during the
last sixty days and that the ordinary sick
ness during the same period has been 80
per cent. less than usual at this season of
the year. In view of the fact that a good
many people have been unnecessarily
frightened by fictitious tales of suffering,
General Wood asks that hereafter all APP
plicants to the various societies for aid be
referred to him. II the case is really
needy one he will indorse the application.
General Wood does not wish to be under
stood as saying that no private assistance
is wanted in Santiago. on the contrary,
much will still be needed, though the pres
ent supply is ample for present contin-
gencies. He warmly commends the Red
Cross Society for continuous help and for
supplies, which. under the direction of Of
ficers appointed by him, have been effective
ly distributed. 1t is now expected that
within the next fifteen days the staff of the
yellow fever 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 services
are not needed.
The leading Cubans are very anxious to
have their people return to work. They are
preparing plans to be laid before the gov
eminent that will enable all insurgents who
are willing to work to get employment in
building railways in various parts of the ISL
and. The idea would be to pay for the lines
by local taxation, the roads thus becoming
government property and eventually revert
ing TO the Cubans 1t is believed that 10000
men now idle can be given regular employ
ment in this way.
The transport Victor, which leaves to-
morrow for the United States, will carry
a number OF sick to Hampton Roads and
New York city. She will also take the
bodies. of a number of United States SOL
diers killed in action. These have been
Fears are expressed here to-day that the
former Spanish cruiser Infanta Maria
Teresa, which left Guantanamo bay on Sat,
urday for the United States, accompanied
by the repair ship Vulcan. may have met
with a hurricane on Sunday night.
Telegraph wires will be stretched imme-
diately 10 Holguin to bring the regiment
stationed there into immediate communica-
tion with the officers here.
Santiago newspapers are asking General
Wood to appoint a civilian as mayor Of the
city, and ne will probably designate Senior
Leonardo Rios. who was mayor under the
Spanish regime and was appointed by Gen
eral Shafter the first civil governor after
the American occupation holding the Office
for several weeks. Senior Rios is a. Cuban
by birth. Formerly he was an autonomist,
but at present he is apparently identified
with the extremist section of the Cuban
army.
A representative negro has written a let
ter to General Wood demanding that the
negroes, who, he says, constitute large
majority of the population of the province,
shall be given their rights, and ANNOUNCE
ing his intention to form labor party COM
posed of blacks A party that will labor is
really what is wanted here, General Wood
asserting that If the people of the district
will not work he will authorize the immi-
grafton of foreign miners and workmen.
Matters cannot remain longer at stand
still.
Regarding the trouble over the consign-
ment of supplies received here last Satur-
day by the steamer Port Victor, General
Wood now says that Edward Sumner,
counsel for the Helen Gould War Relief
Association. who claimed right to dis
tribute the supplies, was justified in the
stand he took. as it prevented any useless
waste Misrepresentation of the relief.
So far as the yellow fever hospital was con-
ceTned in the affair, General Wood says DIR.
Quicker had no need to apply to any society
for any supplies, the quartermaster's de-
partment had more than enough to supply
all the troops requirements