Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-09-03
DISBANDMENT Of CUBANS.
American Methods Are Being Rapidly In
troduced In Santiago.

troduced In Santiago.
A special dispitch to the Globe Dem
ocrat, under date of the 9th ultimo,
says that General Castillo, of the Gu
ban army, came to Santiago on the
previous day, at the invitation of
General Lawton, to have an interview
with the American commander egard-
ing the disbandment of the Cuban
forces in the Santiago province. The
two officers had long talk at the
palace, after which General Castillo
returned to Boniato.
General Castillo expressed the opin-
ion that the disbandment of the Gu
bans could be effected without trouble,
but nothing definite was decided upon.
He said that the hostility of the Gu
bans growing out of the refusal of the
Americans to permit joint military
occupation of the conquered territory,
with the Cuban flag floating over the
palace beside the stars and stripes, was
disappearing, and under advice of cool
heads their scheme of making an
armed demand for their alleged rights
had been abandoned.
The Cuban forces at Cobre, Boniato,
Gibara and other places in the noun
tains are subsisting on the country,
and have made no applications to Gen.
eral Lawton for rations. Complaints
from the railroad companies and plan
tation owners of depredations are re.
ceived occasionally, but as a general
thing good order prevails in the prov
ince.
General Lawton today instructed
General Wood to formulate q plan of
civil government based on the old re-
gime, with notifications. He thinks it
advisable that the number of officers
necessary to the government of the
city should be fixed Immediately. Gen.
eral Wood will fix the the salaries and
make the nominations, which will be
submitted to General Lawton for his
approval.
Native officers will be appointed as
far as possible, as they understand the
language and temper of the people
better than the Americans do. The
police force is to be organized. The
force will be increased, and the senti-
nels, whose presence in the city arous-
es discomfort, will be withdrawn and
called into service only on special re-
quest to guard life and property.
The Fifth infantry has garrisoned all
of the central places. Each garrison
is under command of two or more off,
GERS, and is in readiness for any emer-
gency that may arise.
The orders prohibiting or limiting the
sale of commodities by licensed vend-
ers have all been rescinded.
General. Skaters regulation requir-
ing vessels to remain unloaded in the
harbor until all of the duties upon
their cargoes have been paid has been
abolished, and the public warehouses
and wharves have been thrown open to
commerce. One of the wharves has
been reserved for public use.
Gen. Lawton has ordered that the
stars and stripes be displayed upon
public buildings from sunrise to sun
set. Carrying arms by troopers, ex-
cept when on duty, is prohibited, and
sentries will not be allowed to load
their guns except upon the order of an
officer.
Four earthquake shocks were felt
here between lilo and Ills o'clock
this morning. They were felt most
along the water front, where the build
ings were swayed, glassware was shak-
en- and broken, and floors were
cracked.